nounthe making of programmes takes a long timetógann sé an-chuid ama cláir a dhéanamh, glacann sé go leor ama cláir a chur le chéilepolicy makingceapadh polasaíwine makingdéanamh fíona
phrases
to have the makings of sth
(also
to have all the makings of sth
)he has the makings of a writertá mianach scríbhneora ann, ábhar scríbhneora atá ann
in the making
the book was ten years in the makingthóg sé deich mbliana an leabhar a chríochnúwe witnessed history in the makingbhíomar i láthair ag ócáid a mbeadh trácht uirthi sa stair
to be of your own making
the disaster was of their own makingiad féin faoi deara an tubaiste, iad féin a tharraing an tubaiste orthu
to be the making of sb/sth
that job was the making of herba é an post sin an rud ab fhearr a tharla di riamh