make green

meɪk ɡriːn

made green

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Definition of make green - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

colorchange the color of something to green

They decided to make the walls green.

environmentmake something environmentally friendly

The company plans to make its operations green.

eco-friendly

sustainable

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with green

green light

traffic signal allowing vehicles to go

The car moved when the green light appeared.

turn green

change color to green

The traffic light will turn green soon.

go green

adopt environmentally friendly practices

Many companies are trying to go green to reduce their carbon footprint.

think green

consider the environmental impact of actions or decisions

We should think green when planning new buildings.

get a green light

receive permission or approval to start something

We can start the project if we get a green light.

get the green light

be approved to start

The film got the green light after months of planning.

give the green light

allow something to start or proceed

The manager gave the green light to the new project.

given the green light

adj.

allowed to start or continue

The construction was given the green light after the inspection.

little green man

small alien with green skin

The movie featured a little green man from Mars.

obtaining the green light

exp.

getting permission to proceed with something

The project is finally obtaining the green light.

Examples of make green in a sentence

The artist wanted to make the sky green in his painting.
They aim to make green all their packaging by next year.
Efforts to make green the city's public transport are underway.

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French:verdir, ...
German:grün streichen, umweltfreundlich gestalten, ...
Italian:colorare, rendere ecologico, ...
Spanish:pintar de verde, ecologizar, ...
Portuguese:pintar de verde, tornar mais ecológico, ...
Chinese:刷成绿色, 绿化, ...
Japanese:緑にする, 環境に優しくする, ...
Arabic:صَبَغَ, جَعَلَ صَدِيقًا لِلْبِيئَةِ, ...
Hebrew:לִצְבּוֹעַ בְּיָרוֹק, לַהֲפוֹךְ לִידִידוּתִי לַסְּבִיבָה, ...
Russian:покрасить в зелёный цвет, сделать экологичным, ...
Ukrainian:фарбувати, екологізувати, ...
Hindi:हरा करना, पर्यावरण के अनुकूल बनाना, ...
Bengali:সবুজ করা, পরিবেশ বান্ধব করা, ...
Catalan:pintar de verd, fer ecològic, ...
Czech:zazelenit, ekologizovat, ...
Danish:gøre grøn, ...
Dutch:groen maken, ...
Greek:βάφω πράσινο, περιβαλλοντοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:zöldre festeni, környezetbaráttá tenni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានពណ៌បៃតង, កែលម្អឲ្យមានភាពមិត្តភាពចំពោះបរិស្ថាន, ...
Korean:초록색으로 만들다, 친환경적으로 만들다, ...
Persian:سبز کردن, دوستدار محیط زیست کرد, ...
Polish:pomalować na zielono, uczynić ekologicznym, ...
Portuguese (BR):pintar de verde, tornar sustentável, ...
Romanian:a vopsi în verde, a ecologiza, ...
Swedish:göra grön, göra miljövänlig, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นสีเขียว, ทำให้เป็นมิตรกับสิ่งแวดล้อม, ...
Turkish:yeşile boyamak, çevre dostu hale getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhuộm xanh, làm cho thân thiện với môi trường, ...

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