make out

make out
1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) distinguir, divisar
2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) pretender
3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) hacer
4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) darse el lote, pegarse el lote
make out vb entender
I can't make him out no le entiendo
make out vt
1) write: hacer (un cheque)
2) discern: distinguir, divisar
3) understand: comprender, entender
make out vi
: arreglárselas
how did you make out?: ¿qué tal te fue?
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (discern) \<\<object/outline\>\> distinguir*; (from a distance) divisar; \<\<sound\>\> distinguir*

I can't make out what she's saying — no entiendo lo que dice

I can't make out the address — no logro descifrar la dirección

b) (figure out) (colloq) entender*, comprender
2)
a) (write) \<\<list/invoice\>\> hacer*; \<\<receipt\>\> hacer*, extender* (frml)

make the check out to P. Jones — haga el cheque pagadero a or a favor de P. Jones

b) (put forward)

to make out a case for/against something/somebody — presentar argumentos a favor/en contra de algo/alguien

Sense II
3) v + adv
a) (do, fare) (colloq)

how did you make out in the exam? — ¿qué tal te fue en el examen? (fam)

b) (sexually) (AmE sl) neck II
Sense III
4) (claim, pretend)
a) v + adv + o

she made out it was her own work — dio a entender que lo había hecho ella misma

you're not as ill as you make out — no estás tan enfermo como pretendes or como quieres hacer creer

b) v + o + adv

he's not as rich as he makes himself out to be — no es tan rico como pretende

1. VT + ADV
1) (=write out) [+ cheque] hacer, extender; [+ receipt, list] hacer; [+ document] redactar; (=fill in) [+ form] llenar

to make a cheque out to somebody — hacer or extender un cheque a favor de algn

the cheque should be made out to Pérez — el cheque debe extenderse a nombre de Pérez

2) (=see, discern) [+ distant object] distinguir, divisar
3) (=decipher) [+ writing] descifrar
4) (=understand) entender, comprender

I can't make her out at all — no la entiendo or comprendo en absoluto

can you make out what they're saying? — ¿entiendes lo que dicen?

I can't make it out at all — no consigo entenderlo

5) (=claim, imply)

you make him out to be better than he is — lo haces parecer mejor de lo que es en realidad

he's not as rich as people make out — no es tan rico como dice la gente

the situation is not so bad as you make it out to be — la situación no es tan grave como la pintas

the play makes him out to be a fool — en la obra aparece como una idiota

to make out that — dar a entender que

they're making out it was my fault — están dando a entender que fue culpa mía

all the time he made out he was working — estuvo todo el tiempo haciéndonos creer que estaba trabajando

she made out it was a wrong number — hizo como que se había equivocado de número

2.
VI + ADV * (=get on) (with person) llevarse

how do you make out with your neighbours? — ¿cómo te llevas con tus vecinos?

how did you make out at the audition? — ¿qué tal te fue en la audición?

how are you making out on your pension? — ¿cómo te las arreglas con la pensión?

to make out with sb — (US) * (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

* * *
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (discern) \<\<object/outline\>\> distinguir*; (from a distance) divisar; \<\<sound\>\> distinguir*

I can't make out what she's saying — no entiendo lo que dice

I can't make out the address — no logro descifrar la dirección

b) (figure out) (colloq) entender*, comprender
2)
a) (write) \<\<list/invoice\>\> hacer*; \<\<receipt\>\> hacer*, extender* (frml)

make the check out to P. Jones — haga el cheque pagadero a or a favor de P. Jones

b) (put forward)

to make out a case for/against something/somebody — presentar argumentos a favor/en contra de algo/alguien

Sense II
3) v + adv
a) (do, fare) (colloq)

how did you make out in the exam? — ¿qué tal te fue en el examen? (fam)

b) (sexually) (AmE sl) neck II
Sense III
4) (claim, pretend)
a) v + adv + o

she made out it was her own work — dio a entender que lo había hecho ella misma

you're not as ill as you make out — no estás tan enfermo como pretendes or como quieres hacer creer

b) v + o + adv

he's not as rich as he makes himself out to be — no es tan rico como pretende


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