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? — deniko
ruЗачем ты так красишься? — nina99nv
I think Mary is too young to wear makeup.
Я думаю, що Мері занадто мала, щоб користуватися косметикою. — Anjy
ruЯ думаю, что Мэри слишком маленькая, чтобы носить макияж. — odexed
Mary wasn't wearing makeup.
Мері була ненафарбована. — deniko
Mary doesn't wear makeup at all.
deMaria schminkt sich überhaupt nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary has too much makeup on.
deMaria ist zu stark geschminkt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
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