Spanish Idioms - Hacer Part 2

to be cold (weather) Hace mucho frío; llevaré un suéter. It's very cold; I will take a sweater.

to pay a visit Tú y Carlos le hicieron una visita a Emilia. You and Carlos paid a visit to Emilia.

to exert force Necesitamos hacer fuerza para botar esa puerta. We need to exert force to bring that door down.

to become Marta se hizo rica de la noche a la mañana. Marta became rich overnight.

to match Una blusa roja no hace juego con una falda rosada. A red blouse doesn't match a pink skirt.

to provide oneself with Se hizo de mucho dinero antes de conquistarla. He provided himself with a lot of money before winning her heart.

to play the role of Mariza va a hacer el papel de bruja en la obra. Mariza is going to play the role of witch in the play.

to build up one's hopes to fool oneself Creo que te hiciste ilusiones con él. I believe you build up your hopes with him.

to be bad weather La próxima semana va a hacer mal tiempo. Next week is going to be bad weather.

to like to be coaxed A Georgina le gusta hacerse de rogar. Gerogina likes to be coaxed.

to mock; to scoff at No es correcto que hagas mofa de Raúl. It is not right that you mock Raúl.

to become late Se nos hace tarde debemos estar en casa antes de las 10. It's getting late we should be home before 10.

to play pranks Esos chiquillos siempre hacen morisquetas en la iglesia. Those little ones always play pranks at church.

to hurt oneself Ellos van a hacerse daño saltando de ese peñasco. They will hurt themselves jumping off that rocky outcrop.

to make peace No discutamos más hagamos las paces. Let's not argue anymore let's make peace.

to turn a blind eye Vi a Flor en el mercado y se hizo de la vista gorda. I saw Flor at the market and she turned a blind eye.

to break to pieces; to tear Hiciste pedazos mi set de cristalería. You broke into pieces my set of glasses.

to play dead Cuando entraron los ladrones él se hizo el muerto. When the thieves broke in he played dead.

to place an order El mensajero viene a hacer un pedido de rosas. The messenger is here to place an order of roses.

to pretend not to understand Dijimos que cada uno pagaba su comida y Byron se hizo el sueco. We said everybody should pay their food and Byron pretended not to understand.

to ask a question ¿Le puedo hacer una pregunta? Can I ask you a question?

to play dumb No lavaste los platos y ahora te haces el tonto. You didn't do the dishes and now you play dumb.

to inform Debemos hacerles saber a nuestros padres a qué hora regresaremos. We must inform our parents what time we should get back.

to get one’s mouth water Sólo vi el pie de queso y se me hizo agua la boca. I just saw that cheesecake and my mouth started watering.