making

n.

1. 1. The act of one that makes.
   2. The process of coming into being: trouble in the making.
2. The means of gaining success or realizing potential: That job will be the making of you.
3. 1. Something made.
   2. The quantity made at one time.
4. 1. The abilities or qualities needed for development. Often used in the plural: She has the makings of a fine teacher.
   2. The material or ingredients needed for making or doing something: all the makings for an apple pie.
5. makings Informal. The paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette.

IN BRIEF: The act that results in something coming to be.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. — Howard W. Newton

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act that results in something coming to be
  Synonyms: devising, fashioning

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fremstilling, fabrikation, konstruktion

idioms:

• be the making of    være udslagsgivende for, være det som fører til succes, være vendepunktet for
• have the makings of    have forudsætninger for, have betingelser for
• in the making    ved at blive til, tage form

Nederlands (Dutch)
(mv) verdiensten, maaksel, vloeitjes en shag, benodigdheden

Français (French)
n. - fabrication, confection, construction, création (d'un poste)

idioms:

• be the making of    être ce qui a fait de qn ce qu'il est
• have the makings of    avoir tout pour faire qch
• in the making    en préparation, en cours de fabrication, en train de se produire, en marche (l'Histoire)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Herstellung, Anlagen, Profit

idioms:

• be the making of    Grund eines Fortschritt sein
• have the makings of    alle Voraussetzungen für etwas haben
• in the making    im Entstehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατασκευή, δημιουργία, φτιάξιμο

idioms:

• be the making of    είμαι υπεύθυνος για την επιτυχία
• have the makings of    έχω τα προσόντα του, είμαι από τη στόφα/την πάστα του
• in the making    εν τη γενέσει, εν τω γίγνεσθαι, εν εξελίξει

Italiano (Italian)
confezione

idioms:

• be the making of    maturare
• have the makings of    avere la stoffa di
• in the making    in erba, in via di formazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estrutura (m), material (m), matéria-prima (f)

idioms:

• be the making of    ser a causa do bom êxito de
• have the makings of    ter qualidades
• in the making    em formação

Русский (Russian)
создание, производство, форма, заработок

idioms:

• be the making of    содействовать успеху кого-либо
• have the makings of    иметь все материалы для приготовления чего-л.
• in the making    в процессе создания

Español (Spanish)
n. - construcción, elaboración, confección, preparación, formación, composición, creación

idioms:

• be the making of    ser la causa del éxito o la fortuna de
• have the makings of    tener o contar con la capacidad o potencial de
• in the making    en formación, en desarrollo, en preparación, en marcha

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillverkning, förtjänst, förutsättningar, material

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
制造, 形成, 组合, 一次的制造量, 成功的因素, 赚头

idioms:

• be the making of    是成为...需要的素质, ...的形成
• have the makings of    具有...所需的能力或条件
• in the making    在形成中, 在制造中, 在发展中, 即可出现的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 製造, 形成, 組合, 一次的製造量, 成功的因素, 賺頭

idioms:

• be the making of    是成為...需要的素質, ...的形成
• have the makings of    具有...所需的能力或條件
• in the making    在形成中, 在製造中, 在發展中, 即可出現的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 만들기 , 제조, 성공의 원인, 이익, 적성

idioms:

• be the making of    성공의 원인
• have the makings of    소질이 있다
• in the making    만들어지고 있는 , 발달중인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 作ること, 製造, 成功させる原因, 製造量, 作り出される物, 素質, 材料, 構造, 原料, 要素, 利益

idioms:

• be the making of    成功の原因になる
• have the makings of    素質がある
• in the making    製造中の, もたらされる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمل, صنع, خلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עשייה, תכונות הכרחיות, רווחים, גורם, עושה, פיסת הנייר והטבק להכנת סיגריה‬

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