making

mak·ing  (mkng)

n.

1.

a. The act of one that makes.

b. The process of coming into being: trouble in the making.

2. The means of gaining success or realizing potential: That job will be the making of you.

3.

a. Something made.

b. The quantity made at one time.

4.

a. The abilities or qualities needed for development. Often used in the plural: She has the makings of a fine teacher.

b. The material or ingredients needed for making or doing something: all the makings for an apple pie.

5. makings Informal The paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette.

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making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ]

n

1.

a.  the act of a person or thing that makes or the process of being made

b.  (in combination) watchmaking

be the making of to cause the success of

in the making in the process of becoming or being made a politician in the making

4. something made or the quantity of something made at one time

5. make-up; composition

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	making - the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" devising, fashioning production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" cartography, mapmaking - the making of maps and charts film making, movie making, moviemaking - the production of movies
	2.	making - an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" qualification fitness, fittingness - the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" eligibility - the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" ineligibility - the quality or state of being ineligible
	3.	making - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

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making

noun

creation, production, manufacture, construction, assembly, forging, composition, fabrication a book about the making of the movie

plural noun

beginnings, qualities, potential, stuff, basics, materials, capacity, ingredients, essence, capability, potentiality He had the makings of a successful journalist.

in the making budding, potential, up and coming, emergent, coming, growing, developing, promising, burgeoning, nascent, incipient Her drama teacher says she is a star in the making.

Translations

making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] N

1. (= production) → fabricación f; (= preparation) → preparación f; (= cutting and assembling) [of clothes] → confección f
I wasn't involved in the making of the film → no colaboré en el rodaje de la película
the building has been five years in the making → llevan cinco años construyendo el edificio
it's a disaster in the making → es un desastre en potencia
it's history in the making → esto pasará a la historia
the mistake was not of my making → no soy yo el responsable del error
she was caught in a trap of her own making → había caído en su propia trampa
it was the making of him → fue lo que lo consagró

2. makings → elementos mpl (necesarios), ingredientes mpl
a chain of events that had all the makings of a Hollywood epic → una cadena de acontecimientos que tenía todos los elementos or ingredientes de una epopeya de Hollywood
I have the makings of a meal in the fridge → con lo que tengo en la nevera puedo hacer una comida
he has the makings of an actor → tiene madera de actor

making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ]

n

(= production, creation) → réalisation f
a book about the making of this movie → un livre sur la réalisation de ce film
cake making → préparation de gâteaux

in the making → en formation, en gestation
a star in the making → une star en herbe

to be of one's own making [problem, trouble, crisis] → être de sa faute
The university's financial troubles are entirely of its own making → Les problèmes financiers de l'université sont entièrement de sa faute.
BUT L'université est seule responsable de ses problèmes financiers. makings

npl (= potential) to have the makings of sth → avoir l'étoffe de qch
He has the makings of an actor → Il a l'étoffe d'un acteur.

making

n

(= production) → Herstellung f; (of food) → Zubereitung f; in the making → im Werden, im Entstehen; the film was three months in the making → der Film wurde in drei Monaten gedreht; here you can see history in the making → hier hat man den Finger am Puls der Geschichte (liter); a star/dictator in the making → ein werdender Star/Diktator; it’s a civil war/a disaster in the making → es bahnt sich ein Bürgerkrieg/eine Katastrophe an; the mistake was not of my making → der Fehler war nicht mein Werk; many of her problems are of her own making → an vielen ihrer Probleme ist sie selbst schuld; it was the making of him → das hat ihn zum Mann gemacht; (= made him successful) → das hat ihn zu dem gemacht, was er (heute) ist

makings pl → Voraussetzungen pl → (of zu); he has the makings of an actor/a general etc → er hat das Zeug zu einem Schauspieler/General etc; the situation has all the makings of a strike → die Situation bietet alle Voraussetzungen für einen Streik

making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] n

a. (Comm) (gen) → fabbricazione f; (of dress, food) → confezione f
it's still in the making → non è ancora finito
it's history in the making → è un momento storico
it was the making of him → ha fatto di lui un uomo

b. he has the makings of an actor (qualities, potential) → ha la stoffa dell'attore
the makings of a good film → quello che ci vuole per fare un buon film

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making [ˈmeɪkɪŋ] n

a. (Comm) (gen) → fabbricazione f; (of dress, food) → confezione f
it's still in the making → non è ancora finito
it's history in the making → è un momento storico
it was the making of him → ha fatto di lui un uomo

b. he has the makings of an actor (qualities, potential) → ha la stoffa dell'attore
the makings of a good film → quello che ci vuole per fare un buon film