Meaning

5 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (uncountable, usually)Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.

  4. (uncountable, usually)A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.

  5. (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 sentences
  1. Why do you wear so much makeup?

    Навіщо ти так фарбуєшся?

    ruЗачем ты так красишься?

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  2. 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.

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  3. Mary wasn't wearing makeup.

    Мері була ненафарбована.

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  4. Mary doesn't wear makeup at all.

    deMaria schminkt sich überhaupt nicht.

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  5. Mary has too much makeup on.

    deMaria ist zu stark geschminkt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
an item's composition — see also composition:
cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance:
Русский
By meaning 2
an item's composition — see also composition:
cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance:

Origin

Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquil

Deverbal 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: makeups

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • too much makeup
  • wear makeup
  • much makeup
  • putting on makeup
  • lot of makeup
  • was wearing makeup
  • without makeup

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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