make for

contribuir a, propiciar

Ayudar a producir un resultado o hacer que sea más probable.

En inglés sencillo: To help cause a particular result or make it more likely.

• Good friends make for a happy life.
• The short chapters made for easy reading.
• Heavy traffic does not make for a relaxing journey.

Cómo se usa: make for something (Clear instructions make for fewer mistakes.)

Sinónimos: contribute to, lead to, result in

Expresiones frecuentes: make for success, make for good reading

hacer para, preparar para

Crear algo destinado a una persona o finalidad concreta.

En inglés sencillo: To create something intended for a particular person or purpose.

• I make lunch for my children.
• She made a scarf for her father.
• Can you make a poster for the party?

Cómo se usa: make something for someone (I made a card for my sister.)

Sinónimos: create for

Expresiones frecuentes: make something for someone, make for someone

dirigirse a, encaminarse a

Avanzar hacia un lugar, normalmente con intención de llegar a él.

En inglés sencillo: To move towards a place, usually because you want to reach it.

• We should make for home.
• The crowd made for the nearest exit.
• She is making for the station on foot.

Cómo se usa: make for somewhere (When the rain started, we made for shelter.)

Sinónimos: head for, go towards

Expresiones frecuentes: make for home, make for the exit

tomar por, identificar como

Considerar que alguien es un determinado tipo de persona.

En inglés sencillo: To decide that someone is a particular kind of person.

• They made him for a criminal.
• The officer made the stranger for a spy.
• Did you make her for a police officer?

Cómo se usa: make someone for someone/something (The detective made him for a thief.)

Sinónimos: take for, identify as

Expresiones frecuentes: make someone for something, make for a criminal