make of

penser de, interpréter

Comprendre quelqu’un ou quelque chose d’une certaine façon, ou se faire une opinion à son sujet.

En anglais simple : To have an opinion about someone or something, or understand them in a particular way.

• What do you make of this?
• I could not make much of his explanation.
• She did not know what to make of the unexpected gift.

Comment l'utiliser : what do you make of someone/something? (What do you make of his sudden silence?); make something of something (I could make nothing of the instructions.)

Synonymes : interpret, think of

Expressions courantes : make of something, make of someone

faire de, transformer en

Transformer quelqu’un ou quelque chose en une autre sorte de personne ou de chose.

En anglais simple : To turn someone or something into a different kind of person or thing.

• Training made a runner of me.
• Hardship made strong people of the young survivors.
• Could a good teacher make an artist of him?

Comment l'utiliser : make a/an + noun + of someone/something (Years of practice made a fine musician of her.)

Synonymes : make into, turn into

Expressions courantes : make something of someone, make something of something