New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: make off · make for · make out · rake off · take off · make at · make up · take on · make over · shake off

make of

1 (v + prep) use opportunities TRANSITIVEleas a bhaint as c m utairbhe a bhaint as c m uyou can make something of yourself now féadfaidh tú cuma éigin a chur ort féin anoisthey made little of their good fortune at first is beag tairbhe a bhain siad as an ádh a bhí orthu ar dtúshe really made something of himself d'éirigh go han-mhaith leis, chruthaigh sé go maith dó féin 2 (v + prep) understand, form opinion TRANSITIVEciall a bhaint as c m ubrí a bhaint as c m uadhmad a bhaint as c m utuig as PhrV c m uwhat do you make of it? cén chiall a bhainfeása as?, céard a cheapfá de? → see make

Phrases and Examples in other entries

acknowledgement »

she made a slight acknowledgement of his presence rinne sí comhartha beag lena thaispeáint go raibh sé feicthe aici
acquaintance »

to make sb's acquaintance (also to make the acquaintance of sb, to make acquaintance with sb) meet sb casadh le duine, bualadh le duineit's nice to make your acquaintance is deas casadh leat, is deas aithne a chur ort
acquaintance »

to make the acquaintance of sth (also to make sth's acquaintance, to make acquaintance with sth) experience sth eolas a chur arit's the best way to make acquaintance with the place is é an bealach is fearr é le heolas a chur ar an áit, is é an bealach is fearr é chun blaiseadh a fháil den áit
across »

they're making improvements across all areas of the curriculum tá feabhsuithe á ndéanamh acu i ngach réimse den churaclam
across »

they made a shelter of branches draped across with a shawl rinne siad scáthlán de chraobhóga agus seál crochta trasna orthu
admission »

I made an admission of guilt d'admhaigh mé go raibh mé ciontach
alloy »

it's made of a copper-nickel alloy de chóimhiotal coprainicile atá sé déanta
amount »

no amount of money could make him happy ba chuma cá mhéad airgid a bheadh aige, ní bheadh sé sásta; ní shásódh airgead an domhain mhóir é
another »

to make money is easy, to make a lot of money is another thing altogether tá sé éasca airgead a dhéanamh, rud difriúil ar fad é go leor airgid a dhéanamh
arm-twisting »

no amount of arm-twisting will make me change my mind ní athróidh mé m'intinn is cuma cén brú a chuirfear orm
arse »

I made a complete arse of myself rinne mé amadán ceart asam féin, rinne mé leibide ceart asam féin
ass »

to make an ass of yourself informal amadán a dhéanamh díot féin, ceap magaidh a dhéanamh díot féin
asshole »

to make an asshole of yourself amadán a dhéanamh díot féin, ceap magaidh a dhéanamh díot féin, asal ceart a dhéanamh díot féin
authorship »

he made a career out of fiction authorship bhain sé a bheatha amach leis an scríbhneoireacht ficsin
aware »

I made him aware of it chuir mé ar a shúile dó é, chuir mé ar an eolas é fá dtaobh de
ball up »

it's made of silk and so it'll ball up nice and small déanta de shíoda atá sé agus is féidir é a chuachadh ina mheall beag deas mar sin
best »

to make the best of sth do dhícheall a dhéanamh le ...it wasn't great but we made the best of it ní raibh sé iontach ach rinneamar ár ndícheall leis
big »

to make a big thing (out) of sth (also to make a big thing about sth) scéal mór a dhéanamh de rudhe had an accident but didn't want to make a big thing of it bhain taisme de ach níor mhaith leis scéal mór a dhéanamh deok, no need to make a big thing of it maith go leor, ní gá seanbhailéad a dhéanamh de
birch wood »

it's made out of birch wood de bheith atá sé déanta
botch »

to make a botch of sth praiseach a dhéanamh de rud, prácás a dhéanamh de rud, cocstí a dhéanamh de rud, cac a dhéanamh de rud informal

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