makeup
An item's compositionAn item's composition.
» Why do you wear so much makeup?
Зачем ты так красишься?
Зачем ты так сильно красишься?
Навіщо ти так фарбуєшся?
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable, usually)An item's composition.
To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
соста́вsostáv, строе́ниеstrojénije, устро́йствоustrójstvo
складsklad
(countable, uncountable, usually)Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
She is wearing a lot of makeup.
Schminke, Make-up
макия́жmakijáž, гримgrim, гримиро́вкаgrimiróvka
макія́жmakijáž, гримhrym
cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
(uncountable, usually)Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
(uncountable, usually)A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
(uncountable, usually)In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.
Examples
312 sentencesWhy do you wear so much makeup?
Навіщо ти так фарбуєшся?
ruЗачем ты так красишься?
I think Mary is too young to wear makeup.
Я думаю, що Мері занадто мала, щоб користуватися косметикою.
ruЯ думаю, что Мэри слишком маленькая, чтобы носить макияж.
Mary wasn't wearing makeup.
Мері була ненафарбована.
Mary doesn't wear makeup at all.
deMaria schminkt sich überhaupt nicht.
Mary has too much makeup on.
deMaria ist zu stark geschminkt.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
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Origin
Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquilDeverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).
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Forms
plural: makeupsSynonyms
12 synonyms- cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance:make-upwar paint
- an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event:make-up
- the way in which someone or something is composed:constitutioncompositionphysical compositionmake-up
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
7 patterns- too much makeup
- wear makeup
- much makeup
- putting on makeup
- lot of makeup
- was wearing makeup
- without makeup