Usage examples of "makes up for" in English with translation to French

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Her genius makes up for her lack of experience. Son génie (à elle) compensa son manque d'expérience.

What she lacks in charisma she makes up for with hard work. Ce qu'elle manque en charisme elle le compense par sa force de travail.

This beautiful autumn weather we've been having makes up for the wet summer. Ce bel automne que nous avons eu compense bien l'été pluvieux.

We must make up for the loss. Nous devons compenser la perte.

You must make up for the loss. Tu dois compenser la perte.

We will make up for the loss. Nous compenserons la perte.

Money cannot make up for lost time. L'argent ne compense pas le temps perdu.

I must make up for the loss. Il faut que je compense cette perte.

We demanded that she should make up for the loss. Nous exigeâmes qu'elle compense la perte.

We must make up for the loss in some way. On doit compenser les pertes d'une manière ou d'une autre.

DNA is a complex chemical that makes up a gene. L'ADN est un composé chimique complexe qui constitue un gène.

We must make up for lost time. Nous devons rattraper le temps perdu.

Tom has put his car up for sale. Tom a mis sa voiture en vente.

The old couple gave him up for lost. Le vieux couple le prit pour mort.

Britain was not geared up for war then. À cette époque, l'Angleterre n'était pas préparée pour la guerre.

Let's toss up for it? On tire à pile ou face ?

School will soon break up for the summer vacation. L'école va bientôt s'arrêter à cause des vacances d'été.

I'm not up for it. Je ne me sens pas d'attaque.

They gave him up for lost. Ils le laissèrent pour mort.

My daughter's getting all gussied up for her first date. Ma fille se fait toute belle pour son premier rendez-vous galant.

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