make up

make up

1) (put make-up on) truccarsi

2) (after quarrel) riconciliarsi (with con)

3)

to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [deficit]; colmare [personal loss]

4)

to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up

5) (invent) inventare [excuse, story]

6) (prepare) fare [parcel, garment, bed, prescription]

7) (constitute) fare, costituire [whole, society]

to be made up of — essere composto di o da

to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di

8) (compensate for) recuperare [loss, time]; compensare [deficit]

9) (put make-up on) truccare [person, face, eyes]

to make oneself up — truccarsi

10) (stoke up) alimentare [fire]

11)

to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi (with con)

to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn

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1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) inventare

2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) comporre

3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) completare

4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) truccarsi

5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) (fare la pace)

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1. vt + adv

1) (invent: story) inventare

he made up the whole story — ha inventato tutta la storia

2) (put together, prepare: list, parcel, bed) fare, (food, medicine) preparare

she made the books up into a parcel — ha impacchettato i libri

3) (settle: dispute) mettere fine a

to make it up with sb — far la pace con qn

4) (complete: total, quantity) completare

I need £5 to make up the sum we require — mi occorrono 5 sterline per raggiungere la somma stabilita

5) (compensate for: loss, deficit, lost time) recuperare, compensare, colmare

to make it up to sb (for sth) — compensare qn (per qc)

I'll make it up to you somehow, I promise — ti ricompenserò in qualche modo, prometto

6) (constitute) comporre

to be made up of — essere composto (-a) di or formato (-a) da

women make up thirteen per cent of the police force — il tredici percento del corpo di polizia è formato da donne

7) (apply cosmetics to) truccare

2. vi + adv

1) (after quarrelling) fare la pace, riconciliarsi

they had a quarrel, but soon made up — hanno litigato, ma hanno subito fatto la pace

2) (apply cosmetics) truccarsi

she spends hours making herself up — passa delle ore a truccarsi

3)

(catch up) to make up on sb — riprendere qn

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make up

1) (put make-up on) truccarsi

2) (after quarrel) riconciliarsi (with con)

3)

to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [deficit]; colmare [personal loss]

4)

to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up

5) (invent) inventare [excuse, story]

6) (prepare) fare [parcel, garment, bed, prescription]

7) (constitute) fare, costituire [whole, society]

to be made up of — essere composto di o da

to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di

8) (compensate for) recuperare [loss, time]; compensare [deficit]

9) (put make-up on) truccare [person, face, eyes]

to make oneself up — truccarsi

10) (stoke up) alimentare [fire]

11)

to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi (with con)

to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn