make-up

🇺🇸 /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmeɪk ʌp/
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Tags Oxford5000CEFR-A2
noun
B2

products like lipstick or powder used to make your face look better

She uses make-up to look nice for special events.

C1

the mix of feelings and traits that make a person who they are

Her kind nature is part of her make-up.

C1

the parts or people that form something and how they fit together

The make-up of the group includes people from many countries.

R

a test you take if you missed or failed the first one

He will take the make-up test next week.

translation

n. products like lipstick or powder used to make your face look better; the mix of feelings and traits that make a person who they are; the parts or people that form something and how they fit together; a test you take if you missed or failed the first one

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