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make out

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Inglés	Español
make [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	informal (with object: see, perceive)	ver⇒ vtr
I can't make out the sign from this far away.
No alcanzo a ver el cartel desde esta distancia.
distinguir⇒ vtr
divisar⇒ vtr
No logro distinguir el cartel desde esta distancia.
make out, make out that vtr phrasal sep	UK, informal (with clause: pretend)	hacer como que loc verb
Liam tried to make out that he was sick, but it was clear he was not.
Liam trató de hacer como que estaba enfermo, pero obvio que no lo estaba.
fingir⇒ vtr
Liam fingió estar enfermo, pero obvio que no lo estaba.
hacerse⇒ v prnl
pasarse por v prnl + prep
Liam trató de hacerse el enfermo, pero era obvio que no lo estaba.
make [sb/sth] out to be [sth] v expr	(represent as)	pintar a alguien como loc verb
hacer pasar a alguien como loc verb
Note: Often refers to a false claim.
The press are making him out to be the greatest singer since Elvis, but he's not that good.
La prensa lo pinta como el mejor cantante desde Elvis, pero no es tan bueno.
make [sth] out to [sb/sth], make out [sth] to [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep	(cheque: address to)	escribir a nombre de loc verb
Please make your cheque out to "James Stephenson".
Por favor escribe el cheque a nombre de James Stephenson.
make out vi phrasal	US, slang (kiss, touch sexually) (coloquial)	besuquearse⇒ v prnl
besarse⇒ v prnl
(ES: coloquial)	liarse⇒, morrearse⇒ v prnl
(MX: coloquial)	fajar⇒ vi
I saw Carly and Kevin making out behind the library.
Vi a Carla y a Kevin besuqueándose detrás de la biblioteca.
(CO: coloquial)	chuparse⇒ v prnl
make out with [sb] vi phrasal + prep	US, slang (kiss, touch sexually) (coloquial)	besuquearse con v prnl + prep
besarse con v prnl + prep
(ES: coloquial)	liarse con, morrearse con v prnl + prep
(CO: coloquial)	chuparse a v prnl + prep
Last night at the party I made out with a girl.
Anoche en la fiesta me besuqueé con una chica.
make out vi phrasal	US, informal (+ adv: fare: well, etc.)	irle [adverbio] a alguien vi + prep
(cambio de sujeto)	salirle [adverbio] a alguien vi + prep
(informal)	salir [bien, mal] parado, quedar [bien, mal] parado loc verb
I made out very well from the sale of my house!
¡Me fue muy bien con la venta de la casa!
¡La venta de la casa me salió muy bien!
¡Salí bien parado en la venta de la casa!

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
make [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	(decipher)	entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr
descifrar⇒ vtr
I can't make out what you've written here; is that an o or a u?
No logro entender lo que escribiste aquí; ¿eso es una o o una u?
make [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	(understand)	entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr
John had heard both sides of the story, but he still couldn't make out what had really happened between the two brothers.
John había escuchado ambas versiones de la historia, pero seguía sin entender lo que en realidad había pasado entre los dos hermanos.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
make a monkey of [sb], make a monkey out of [sb] v expr	figurative (cause to appear ridiculous)	poner en ridículo a, dejar en ridículo a loc verb
ridiculizar a vtr + prep
make a mountain out of a molehill v expr	figurative (exaggerate a trivial problem)	hacer una montaña de un grano de arena expr
make out like a bandit v expr	slang (profit greatly)	salir ganando loc verb
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear expr	(poor materials make poor products)	aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona queda expr

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'make out' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

antiquate - distinguish - puff out - see - smith

Spanish:

darse el filete - divisar - entrever - vislumbrar - atisbar - fajar - retozar - magrear - darse el lote - distinguir - ligar - percibir - dar vista a - morrear - cachondear - extender - ligarse a

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Synonyms: see, discern, perceive, detect, spy, more...

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do not want to make a fool out of self
don't make a mountain out of the molehill
don't make pants out of my skin
Everything you do, you seem to make a problem out of it.
Get off / Make out
hard to make out (question)
he could make a start out of me
he could make it out if he could dream it
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I make a monkey out of you all
I make a point out of your pointy head
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I'd never make anything out of myself - grammar
I’m not the enemy you make me out to be
If anyone drops out (can't make it)...
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