| Subject | English | French |
| gen. | a skirt will make a better impression than a pair of trousers | une jupe fera meilleur effet qu'un pantalon |
| gen. | careful, you'd better not make any mistakes! | attention, il ne faudrait pas que tu te trompes! |
| gen. | drink this, it'll make you feel better | bois ça, ça va te réconforter |
| inf. | have a whisky, it'll make you feel better | prends un whisky, ça te remontera |
| inf. | he'd better make out his will! | il peut faire son testament! |
| law | liable to make good damage in kind | tenu à réparation en nature |
| gen. | make a better offer | surenchérir sur une offre |
| fin. | to make good a deficit | combler un déficit |
| law | to make good any damage | réparer les dommages |
| agric. | to make good any deficits after they have occurred | recouvrement à posteriori des déficits |
| commer., transp., nautic. | make good as general average | bonifier en avarie commune |
| gen. | make good any damage | réparer un préjudice |
| law | to make good any damage | réparer |
| gen. | to make good any damage | réparer un préjudice |
| gen. | make somebody better | remettre quelqu'un sur pied |
| gen. | make somebody better | remettre quelqu'un d'aplomb |
| gen. | since there's nothing better, I'll make do with it | faute de mieux, je m'en contenterai |