Do vs. Make Flashcards
DO
En general, “do” considera más la acción.
Se usa “do” para acciones, actividades, y trabajos. Se utiliza en un sentido amplio, como de “realizar”. En general, estas acciones y actividades no producen un objeto físico.
Se utiliza “do” cuando hablamos de cosas en general, cuando no decimos exactamente qué actividad. En este sentido, se utiliza mucho con los pronombres indefinidos como “something”, “anything”, “nothing”, etc.
MAKE
Utilizando “make” nos referimos más al resultado de la acción.
Se utiliza “make” en el sentido de “fabricar”, “elaborar” o “crear”. Se usa para actividades en que se crea algo que se puede tocar, un objeto físico.
¿Qué haces hoy?
No hago nada.
What are you doing today?
I’m not doing anything.
Siempre hace cosas buenas para su novia.
He’s always doing nice things for his girlfriend.
¿Haces algo importante ahora mismo?
Are you doing anything important right now?
hacer el bien
do good
“He is always doing good on animal’s behalf”
Hacerlo bien
do right/wrong
You should better do right your homework or the teacher will get mad
or
You should better do your homework right or the teacher will get mad
hacer daño
do damage
You can be thankful they didn’t damage the tires.
hacer lo (mejor) posible
do one’s best
I will do my best to solve this problem on time!
hacer un favor
do a favor
Do me the favor and don’t bring her back!
hacer justicia
do justice
“Thank you, my dear, for doing me justice,” responded the Wizard, gratefully.
hacer investigación
do research
She’d done research on the drugs; they were anti-anxiety pills and a bunch of other fun drugs
hacer daño
do harm
Thankfully, the boy was located before any major harm was done.
hacer negocios
do business
Foreign investors are reluctant to do business here again
arreglarse el cabello
do one’s hair
You can’t forget about getting your wedding day hair and makeup done.
tomar una decisión
make a decision
I have to make a decision on these issues.
hacer una elección
make a choice
To make a choice from this list,
simply press the right arrow key to select the chosen value.
trazar/hacer un plan
make a plan
If we want to succeed we must make a good plan prior.
hacer preparativos
make arrangements
You should make arrangements for someone to take
you home from the hospital.
concertar una cita
make an appointment
Make an appointment with an eye doctor.
cometer un error
make a mistake
What if I make a mistake and ruin a component of
the kit?
ganar dinero
make money
As a way to make money during school, he began
working for a multi-level marketing company.
dar una excusa
make an excuse
They make the excuse that they have a duty
to their children.
hacer un esfuerzo
make an effort
Please make an effort to discuss things with your
host family.
hacer un intento
make an attempt
There was no time
to do anything else but to make an attempt to save them.
reírse/burlarse de
make fun of
And he knows they make fun of him behind his back for it.
hacer progresos
make progress
Ours is a
great effort to make progress towards the goal.
hacer (un) ruido
make (a) noise
They make noise, and their parents get
angry and beat them.
hacer la guerra/paz
make war/make peace
You must make peace with your enemy,
hacer una llamada
make a phone call
He needs to make a phone call right away!
hacer una confesión
make a confession
He wants to make a confession.
hacer un descubrimiento
make a discovery
She’s about to make a great discovery on this matter.
hacer un cambio
make a change
It will definitely make a change at National level.
reparar el daño
[causado al alguien]
make amends
We made a list of all persons we had
harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
hacer un comentario
make a comment
Got a question or want to make a comment?
hacer una declaración/afirmación
make a statement
I would now like to make a statement on two recent events.
pronunciar/hacer
un discurso
make a speech
He is making a speach to the UN staff regarding the delay of the referendum
hacer diferencias/
marcar la [una] diferencia
make a difference
We focus our action on particular areas
where Norway can make a difference.
hacer amigos
make friends
So it was easier to make friends with people from other
countries
hacer el amor
make love
Her dream is to make love on the beach.
encender un fuego
hacer una fogata
make a fire
It’s getting cold, we’d better make a fire to warmup.
causar impresión
make an impression
Make sure you brush your hair and wear a clean suit—you want to make a good impression on your first day in the office.
hacer un lío
make a mess
That wine has made a real mess of the carpet.
dar un argumento concreto
ser contundente
make a point
From then on he made a point of avoiding her.
hacer una promesa
make a promise
He made a promise to help her.
hacer una sugerencia
make a suggestion
Excuse me, I want to make a suggestion that may well change the whole context.
encontrar tiempo (para)
make time
You need to make time to wash that car!
tender la cama
make the bed
The maid forgot to make the bed this morning.
