Sentence examples of "make up" in English
Nobody knows exactly how many races make up the population of the United States.
Personne ne sait exactement de combien de races se compose la population des États-Unis.
I wish he would make up his mind one way or other.
Je souhaite qu'il puisse se décider, d'une manière ou d'une autre.
I must work hard to make up for lost time.
Il faut que je travaille dur pour rattraper le temps perdu.
We must make up for the loss in some way.
On doit compenser les pertes d'une manière ou d'une autre.
I will make up for the lost time by studying as hard as I can.
Je rattraperai le temps perdu en étudiant aussi fort que je peux.
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