they did / they made
Sie machten George für den Misserfolg verantwortlich.
They blamed George for the failure.
Sie sangen und tanzten, sie machten viel Spaß.
They sang and danced, they had a lot of fun.
— Andrej Rubljow (1966)
They closed the doors.
What they did was wrong.
Sie machten Picknick auf dem Feld.
They had a picnic in the field.