making

making
making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ]
noun
fabrication f ; [of dress] confection f
• cheese-/wine-making fabrication f du fromage/du vin
• all his troubles are of his own making tous ses ennuis sont de sa faute
• decision-making prise f de décisions
• he wrote a book on the making of the film il a écrit un livre sur la genèse du film
• it was the making of him ( = made him successful) son succès est parti de là
► in the making
• a new system is in the making un nouveau système est en train de se créer
• a star in the making une star en herbe
• it's a disaster in the making ça risque de tourner au désastre
• it's history in the making c'est l'histoire en train de se faire► the makings of
• he has the makings of a minister il a l'étoffe d'un ministre
• we have all the makings of a great movie il y a tous les ingrédients pour faire un grand film
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['meɪkɪŋ]
noun
1) (of film, programme) réalisation f; (of industrial product) fabrication f; (of clothes) confection f

problems of somebody's own making — des problèmes du propre fait de quelqu'un

a disaster is in the making — une catastrophe est en train de se produire

2) (of person, personality)

to be the making of somebody — (past events) être ce qui a fait de quelqu'un ce qu'il/elle est

this contract will be the making of her — ce contrat sera le point de départ de sa carrière

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to have all the makings of — avoir tout pour faire


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