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" You make yourself blacker than you are," he said.
– Tu te fais plus noir que tu n’es, dit-il.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

"You would have to live here many months," she said, in conclusion, "to understand what difficulties I have met with in improving Clochegourde; what persuasions I have had to use to make him do a thing which was most important to his interests.
— Enfin, me dit elle en terminant, il faudrait demeurer ici quelques mois pour savoir combien de peines me coûtent les améliorations de Clochegourde, combien de patelineries fatigantes pour lui faire vouloir la chose la plus utile à ses intérêts!
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

They say they would rather be without them, that they bother them, and why don't they go and make love to Miss Smith and Miss Brown, who are plain and elderly, and haven't got any lovers?
Elles disent qu’elles s’en passeraient volontiers, qu’ils les ennuient, et qu’ils feraient mieux d’aller courtiser Mlle Smith ou Mlle Brown, qui ont déjà coiffé Sainte-Catherine sans parvenir à en trouver.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka

And we'll remake our life together, and happiness. We'll make the days again; we'll remake the nights.
On r’fera aussi la vie ensemble et le bonheur ; on refera les jours, on refera les nuits.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

Then one morning her mother had been unable to get up, and had died; her voice too weak to make itself heard, her eyes full of big tears.
Alors, un matin, sa mère n’avait pu se lever, et elle était morte, la voix éteinte, les yeux pleins de grosses larmes.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile

And one and all passed into the large dining-room where a big wood fire was burning, its gay flames shining like a ray of springtide amid the fine mahogany furniture of English make laden with silver and crystal.
Et l’on passa dans la salle à manger, où brûlait un grand feu, dont les flammes joyeuses luisaient telles qu’un rayon de printemps, au milieu des fins meubles anglais d’acajou clair, chargés d’argenterie et de cristaux.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

No, no, you'll niver make Hurry's scalp pass for more than a good head of curly hair, and a rattle pate beneath it!"
Non, – non, vous ne ferez jamais passer la chevelure de Hurry pour quelque chose de plus qu’une bonne touffe, de cheveux frisés, recouvrant une tête sans cervelle !
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

For the purpose of studying the phosphorescence produced near the regions of the red rays, I simply make use of a large metal box, without a cover, inverted over a small spirit lamp.
Lorsqu'il s'agit d'étudier la phosphorescence produite aux régions du rouge, je me sers simplement d'une large boite métallique, sans couvercle, renversée sur une petite lampe à alcool.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908

Why, when I arrived here, the King and his government and the young nation working to make a great capital for itself, seemed to me of no account whatever!
Si vous saviez, lorsque je suis arrivé ici, combien le roi avec son gouvernement, combien ce jeune peuple travaillant à se faire une grande capitale, étaient pour moi des quantités négligeables !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile

But no; he preferred to make a display of his rags, and paraded them on Sundays in the most frequented parts of the Cours Sauvaire.
Il affichait ses guenilles, les étalait le dimanche, en plein cours Sauvaire.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

He wished to make himself feared, for he thought that his powerful army would grant him the' leading part on the stage of Europe, without any necessity of fighting for it.
Il tenait à se faire craindre, considérant que sa puissante armée lui permettrait de jouer le premier rôle en Europe, sans avoir besoin de tirer l'épée.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

They were to keep their horses by the rocks, and supply them with the mule-bucket, so as to make no fresh tracks at the water.
Ils avaient pour instructions de tenir leurs chevaux au milieu des rochers et de leur porter à boire avec un seau, de manière à ne pas faire d'empreintes fraîches auprès de l'eau.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

The others, dragging themselves on their elbows, began to make splashing movements, by way of casting off the clammy infernal covering that weighed them down.
Les autres ébauchaient des mouvements en clapotant, se traînant sur les coudes, rejetant l’infernale couverture pâteuse qui les écrasait.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

" Well! mademoiselle," said Campardon to Hortense, " does not all this make you long to do the same ?"
– Eh bien! mademoiselle, demanda Campardon à Hortense, cela ne vous donne donc pas envie d'en faire autant?
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

Allow to dissolve and then make up to 1 litre with water.
Laisser dissoudre, puis compléter à 1 litre avec de l'eau.
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Collocations

in-house make

fait maison

make longer

rallonger

make possible

rendre possible

make thinner

amincir

make a turn

faire un virage

make a turn

virer

make a higher bid

enchérir

make out

dresser

make a pass

faire une passe

make a correction

faire une correction

make a drop

faire un amorti

make a flèche

faire une flèche

make gestures

faire des gestes ostensibles

make the weight

faire le poids

make foray

faire une incursion

Word forms

make

verb

Basic forms
Past	made
Imperative	make
Present Participle (Participle I)	making
Past Participle (Participle II)	made

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I make	we make
you make	you make
he/she/it makes	they make

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am making	we are making
you are making	you are making
he/she/it is making	they are making

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have made	we have made
you have made	you have made
he/she/it has made	they have made

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been making	we have been making
you have been making	you have been making
he/she/it has been making	they have been making

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I made	we made
you made	you made
he/she/it made	they made

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was making	we were making
you were making	you were making
he/she/it was making	they were making

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had made	we had made
you had made	you had made
he/she/it had made	they had made

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been making	we had been making
you had been making	you had been making
he/she/it had been making	they had been making

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will make	we shall/will make
you will make	you will make
he/she/it will make	they will make

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be making	we shall/will be making
you will be making	you will be making
he/she/it will be making	they will be making

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have made	we shall/will have made
you will have made	you will have made
he/she/it will have made	they will have made

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been making	we shall/will have been making
you will have been making	you will have been making
he/she/it will have been making	they will have been making

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would make	we should/would make
you would make	you would make
he/she/it would make	they would make

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be making	we should/would be making
you would be making	you would be making
he/she/it would be making	they would be making

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have made	we should/would have made
you would have made	you would have made
he/she/it would have made	they would have made

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been making	we should/would have been making
you would have been making	you would have been making
he/she/it would have been making	they would have been making

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am made	we are made
you are made	you are made
he/she/it is made	they are made

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being made	we are being made
you are being made	you are being made
he/she/it is being made	they are being made

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been made	we have been made
you have been made	you have been made
he/she/it has been made	they have been made

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was made	we were made
you were made	you were made
he/she/it was made	they were made

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being made	we were being made
you were being made	you were being made
he/she/it was being made	they were being made

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been made	we had been made
you had been made	you had been made
he/she/it had been made	they had been made

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be made	we shall/will be made
you will be made	you will be made
he/she/it will be made	they will be made

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been made	we shall/will have been made
you will have been made	you will have been made
he/she/it will have been made	they will have been made

make

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	make	makes
Possessive case	make's	makes'