■ make out

■ make out
■ make out
A v. t. + avv.
1 compilare; completare; riempire; fare: to make out one's tax return, compilare la dichiarazione dei redditi; to make out a cheque, riempire (o staccare) un assegno
2 vedere chiaramente; scorgere: I couldn't make out who it was, non riuscivo a vedere chi fosse
3 decifrare: I cannot make out his handwriting, non riesco a decifrare la sua scrittura
4 capire (qc. o q.): I cannot make out what he's trying to say, non riesco a capire quello che cerca di dire
5 trovare una spiegazione per (qc.): How do you make that out?, e tu, come lo spieghi?
6 pretendere (d'essere); far passare (q.) per; far apparire: She makes herself out to be younger than she is, pretende d'essere più giovane di quanto non sia
7 dichiarare; affermare: He made out that he had been robbed, affermava d'essere stato derubato
B v. i. + avv.
1 cavarsela; farcela
2 passarsela, spassarsela (con q.)
3 (fam. USA) pomiciare; amoreggiare (con q.).

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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