machen

En français : faire, fabriquer, préparer

1. to make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.) (transitive) · Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! I made you a pie!· Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. You made a mistake.
2. to make, prepare (food, drinks, etc.) (transitive) · Machst du heute das Essen? Are you making dinner today?· sich eine Pizza machen to prepare a pizza for oneself
3. to do, perform, carry out (an action) (to execute; to put into operation) (informal, transitive) · Mach es! Do it!· Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! He did that all by himself!
4. to do (a noun); indicates an activity associated with a noun (transitive) · Sport machen do sports· eine Party machen have a party
5. to go (a specified sound) (to make the sound) (transitive) · Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. The car went "boom" and stopped.
6. to make, to cause (transitive) · Sie hat mich lachen gemacht. She made me laugh.· Deine Witze machen, dass ich lächle. Your jokes make me smile.
7. to cause [with dative ‘for/in someone’ and accusative abstract noun ‘fear, pain, difficulty, happiness, etc.’] (often translated idiomatically with English make followed by an adjective) (transitive) · Die Nacht macht mir Angst. Night makes me afraid.
8. to make (to cause to be) (transitive) · Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. This movie makes me sleepy.