Mache
making; fashioning; (slang) show; pretense.
English translations
- 01
make
- 02
do
Word details
- German meaning
- Als Partizip Präsens von 'machen', beschreibt es eine andauernde Tätigkeit des Herstellens oder Verursachens.
- English meaning
- Making
- Synonym
- tuend, handelnd
- German example
- Die Maschine ist unaufhörlich Töne machend.
- English example
- The machine is incessantly making noises.
Related words
- machen
To do
- Macherin
Doer
- Machete
machete
- Machenschaft
Scheme, Plot
- Macher
Doer, achiever
- Nägel mit Köpfen machen
To get down to brass tacks
- Sensationsmache
Sensationalism
- die Nacht zum Tag machen
Burn the midnight oil
- publikmachen
to publicize, to make public
- kaputtmachen
To break, to destroy
- freimachen
Clear
- Anmache
Pick-up attempt
- stutzig machen
Make suspicious
- ungeschehen machen
To undo
- stark machen
To empower
- schlappmachen
Give up
- den Hof machen
"To court someone" means to flatter someone to win their favor, often in a romantic way.
- zurückmachen
to undo
- Käsemacherin
Cheesemaker (female)
- Schuhmacher
A shoemaker is a person who makes or repairs shoes.
- Dickmacher
Fattening food
- Filmemacherin
Filmmaker (female)
- untertan machen
To subjugate
- bekanntmachen
To introduce
- den Bock zum Gärtner machen
To put the fox in charge of the henhouse
- langmachen
Stretch
- reinmachen
To clean
- losmachen
To untie, to detach
- kundmachen
To announce, to proclaim
- starkmachen
to encourage, to strengthen
- lockermachen
To loosen
- irremachen
To make someone go crazy means to confuse or disorient someone.
- abmachen
To agree
- gleichmachen
To equalize
- Engelmacher
A person who performs illegal abortions.
- die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen
To count one's chickens before they hatch
- Uhrmacher
Watchmaker
- Käsemacher
Cheesemaker
- Uhrmacherin
Watchmaker (female)
- Weichmacher
Plasticizer
- Panikmache
Panic-mongering, fear-mongering
- Wichtigmacher
A person who tries to make themselves seem more important than they are.
- Einmacher
Preserver (of food)
- Angstmacherei
Fearmongering
- rückgängig machen
Undo
- durchmachen
Go through
- nachmachen
Imitate
- sich aus dem Staub machen
To make a quick getaway
- lustig machen
To make fun of
Example sentences with “Mache”
Das ist alles nur Mache. (That is all just a show/pretense.)
Frequently asked questions
How is 'Mache' used in German?
In the phrase 'alles nur Mache', it implies that something is faked or staged. It is a feminine noun (die Mache).