zu Gold machen

to turn into gold

Türkçe: altına dönüşmek

Noun

Gold n.

Verb

machen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Alchemist träumt davon, einfaches Blei zu Gold zu machen.

How it is used

Means 'to turn into gold' (alchemy or metaphor). Neutral register, used in fairy tales or figuratively for success. Common mistake: using for literal alchemy only; it's often metaphorical.

Other verbs that go with Gold

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Gold gewinnento win gold
• Gold holen (im Sport)to win gold
• nach Gold grabento dig for gold
• Gold wert seinto be worth one's weight in gold

All collocations with Gold

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone