Usage examples of "hace" in Spanish with translation to English

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¿Que tal hace su trabajo? How does this work?
La ocasión hace al ladrón. Opportunity makes a thief.
Hoy hace un tiempo perfecto. The weather is perfect today.
Se casaron hace tres meses. They got married three months ago.
La vaca Lola, la vaca Lola, tiene cabeza y tiene cola, y hace muuuuu. Lola the cow, Lola the cow, she's smart and she brings trouble, and she goes mooooo.
Tom odia conducir cuando hace niebla. Tom hates driving when it's foggy.
El mismo ímpetu de carácter que hace de un hombre un audaz villano, de haberse hecho útil para la sociedad, esa sociedad sería bien organizada. The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful to society, had that society been well organized.
Tu corbata hace buen par con tu traje. Your tie blends well with your suit.
Tom hace lo que quiere. Tom does what he wants.
La práctica hace al maestro. Practice makes perfect.
Hoy hace muy buen tiempo. The weather was very good today.
Me agripé hace dos días. I caught a cold two days ago.
En la mayoría de los deportes, el equipo que más duro entrena, normalmente es el que se hace con el triunfo. In most sports the team that practice hardest usually brings home the bacon.
Tom hace trabajos de calidad. Tom does quality work.
La unión hace la fuerza. Unity makes strength.
Hoy hace un calor terrible. The heat is terrible today.
Le conocí hace tres años. I got acquainted with him three years ago.
¿Qué hace tu hermana ahora? What is your sister doing now?
Tom me hace sentir necesitado. Tom makes me feel needed.
Hace mucho frío este invierno. It is very cold this winter.
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