transitiveto cause [with dative ‘for/in someone’ and accusative abstract noun ‘fear, pain, difficulty, happiness, etc.’] (often translated idiomatically with English make followed by an adjective)

Die Nacht macht mir Angst.Night makes me afraid.

transitiveto make (to transform) [with accusative ‘something’ and aus (+ dative) ‘from something else’] (often translated idiomatically with English turn (something into something else))

Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen.The mill turns wheat into flower.

colloquial · transitiveto come to, to total, to cost (to require the payment of)

Wie viel macht das?How much does that come to?

transitiveto make, to be (the result of a calculation)

Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf.Seven plus five makes twelve.

transitiveto be, to play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)

colloquial · transitiveto signify, to mean [with nichts, viel, etc.] (translated idiomatically as English (not) matter)

Das macht nichts!That doesn't matter!

colloquial · intransitiveto make, to make oneself out to be, to act, to play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way))

Jetzt macht er auf Elder Statesman.Now he's playing the elder statesman.

euphemistic · colloquial · intransitiveto do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)

groß machento go poop

reflexiveto do, to fare

Machen Sie sich gut?Are you doing well?

reflexiveto look (to have an appearance of being)

Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön.The coat looks very nice.

reflexiveto work out, to be manageable, to be sensible

Allein hineingehen sollte man nicht, man sollte auch nirgends hingreifen mit der bloßen Haut, weil: Da würde man bei -110 Grad auf Metall, da bleibt man kleben, und das macht sich nicht so gut.You shouldn't enter unaccompanied, you also shouldn't touch anything with your bare skin, because at -110 degrees, onto metal, you'd get stuck to it, and that's not going to work out great / that's not a good idea.

colloquial · Dativ · reflexiveto get cracking (on/with), to get a move on (it), to get down (to)

Imperativcome on, let's go

colloquialdo; perform; run

Wir machen es so, wie es uns gefällt.

regionalput

Mach mir bitte eine Wurst auf den Teller.

colloquial · auch mit in etwasoperate; be active in a business field

Acherich macht seit kurzem in Eisenwaren.