kiss and make up: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    General Englishinformal
    • To reconcile after a quarrel or disagreement; to restore friendly relations between people, often by forgiving one another.
    • To end an argument by mutual concession or affectionate gesture.

    Examples

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    • After their heated argument, Tom and Lisa decided to kiss and make up before dinner.

      After their heated argument, Tom and Lisa decided to kiss and make up before dinner.

    • You two should kiss and make up instead of holding grudges for so long.

      You two should kiss and make up instead of holding grudges for so long.

    • They kissed and made up quickly after realizing the misunderstanding was trivial.

      They kissed and made up quickly after realizing the misunderstanding was trivial.

  • 2.

    General Englishneutral
    • (Literal) To kiss someone as part of making peace or reestablishing a friendly relationship.

    Examples

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    • She kissed him gently on the cheek to make up after their disagreement.

      She kissed him gently on the cheek to make up after their disagreement.

    • Before leaving the room, they kissed and made up, restoring their friendship.

      Before leaving the room, they kissed and made up, restoring their friendship.

    • They had kissed and made up by the time the party started, smoothing over the tension.

      They had kissed and made up by the time the party started, smoothing over the tension.

    • He hoped that a tender kiss would help them make up after the argument.

      He hoped that a tender kiss would help them make up after the argument.

Examples:

  • EN: Did you kiss and make up?
    ES: ¿Os habéis reconciliado?
  • EN: - Let's kiss and make up. No, let's just make up.
    ES: - Hagamos las paces con un beso.
  • EN: Then she phones and wants to kiss and make up.
    ES: y luego suena el teléfono y la sirena quiere un beso de reconciliación.
  • EN: Now kiss and make up.
    ES: Rápido.
  • EN: Oh, why don't you kids kiss and make up, huh?
    ES: Por qué no se besan y hacen las paces, ¿eh?
  • EN: You ready to kiss and make up?
    ES: ¿Por qué no la besas y reconcilias?
  • EN: Then we kiss and make up.
    ES: Entonces nos besaremos y haremos las paces.
  • EN: Now c'mon, kiss and make up. And let's go and have a drink.
    ES: Venga, haced las paces y tomemos una copa.
  • EN: Well, I'll leave you two to kiss and make up. I've got to go.
    ES: Bueno, les dejaré para que se besen y hagan las paces.
  • EN: No? That's too bad. Because if you were mad we could kiss and make up.
    ES: Qué pena, porque si lo estuvieras, lo podríamos arreglar con un beso.
  • EN: Let's kiss and make up.
    ES: - Hagamos las pacecitas.
  • EN: Then they'll kiss and make up.
    ES: Después se reconcilian con besos.
  • EN: Hey Tony, why don't you two kiss and make up, eh?
    ES: Eh, Tony, ¿por qué no os decidís y os dais un beso, eh?
  • EN: Oh, Matt, it's time for you two to kiss and make up.
    ES: Matt, ya es hora de que hagan las paces.
  • EN: I think the thing to do is to kiss and make up, Mother.
    ES: Creo que lo que tenemos que hacer es besarnos y hacer las paces, madre.
  • EN: Did you kiss and make up?
    ES: ¿Os habéis reconciliado?
  • EN: - Let's kiss and make up. No, let's just make up.
    ES: - Hagamos las paces con un beso.
  • EN: Then she phones and wants to kiss and make up.
    ES: y luego suena el teléfono y la sirena quiere un beso de reconciliación.
  • EN: Now kiss and make up.
    ES: Rápido.
  • EN: Oh, why don't you kids kiss and make up, huh?
    ES: Por qué no se besan y hacen las paces, ¿eh?
  • EN: You ready to kiss and make up?
    ES: ¿Por qué no la besas y reconcilias?
  • EN: Then we kiss and make up.
    ES: Entonces nos besaremos y haremos las paces.
  • EN: Now c'mon, kiss and make up. And let's go and have a drink.
    ES: Venga, haced las paces y tomemos una copa.
  • EN: Oh, Matt, it's time for you two to kiss and make up.
    ES: Matt, ya es hora de que hagan las paces.
  • EN: I think the thing to do is to kiss and make up, Mother.
    ES: Creo que lo que tenemos que hacer es besarnos y hacer las paces, madre.

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