Meaning of déan de | Babel Free
Definitions
- make of
- change, fashion, into
- gather into, fix up as
- form into
- reduce to
- divide into, measure in
- convert to
- train, appoint, as
- raise, reduce, the status of
- cause, make appear, to be
- become
Examples
“Rinne sé fíon den uisce.”
He changed the water into wine.
“Rinne siad leaba den fhraoch.”
They made a bed of the heather.
“Rinne rang díobh.”
They were formed into a class.
“Dhéanfadh sí giotaí de.”
She would make bits of him.
“Déan mílte de.”
Measure it in miles.
“Rinne sí Críostaí de.”
She made a Christian out of him.
“Tá eagla orm gur rinneamar namhaid de.”
I'm worried we've made an enemy of him.
“Rinneadh uachtarán de.”
He was appointed president.
“Tá sibh ag déanamh amadáin de.”
You are making a fool of him.
“Rinneadh priosúnach de.”
He was taken prisoner.
“Is maith leis fear mór a dhéanamh de féin.”
He likes to make a big man of himself.
“Rinne bean di.”
She became a woman.
“Dhéanfaidh sioc de.”
It would turn to frost.
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free