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1 promise

1. noun
1) (assurance) Versprechen, das

somebody's promises — jemandes Versprechungen

give or make a promise [to somebody] — [jemandem] ein Versprechen geben

I'm not making any promises — ich kann nichts versprechen

give or make a promise of something [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas versprechen

it's a promise — ganz bestimmt

2) (guarantee) Zusicherung, die

3) (fig.): (reason for expectation) Hoffnung, die

a painter of or with promise — ein vielversprechender Maler

promise of something — Aussicht auf etwas (Akk.)

show [great] promise — zu großen Hoffnungen berechtigen
2. transitive verb
1) (give assurance of) versprechen

promise something to somebody, promise somebody something — jemandem etwas versprechen

2) (fig.): (give reason for expectation of) verheißen (geh.)

promise somebody something — jemandem etwas in Aussicht stellen

promise to do/be something — versprechen, etwas zu tun/zu sein

3)

promise oneself something/that one will do something — sich (Dat.) etwas vornehmen/sich vornehmen, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verb
1)

promise well or favourably [for the future] — vielversprechend [für die Zukunft] sein

2) (give assurances) Versprechungen machen

I can't promise — ich kann es nicht versprechen

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['promis] 1. verb
1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) versprechen

2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) versprechen

3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) Hoffnung erwecken
2. noun
1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) das Versprechen

2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) die Hoffnung

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prom·ise

[ˈprɒmɪs, AM ˈprɑ:-]

I. vt

1. (pledge)

▪ to \promise sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw versprechen

▪ to \promise to do sth versprechen, etw zu tun

▪ to \promise [sb] that... [jdm] versprechen, dass...

▪ to \promise oneself sth sich dat etw versprechen; (intend) sich dat etw schwören

2. (have the potential)

▪ to \promise to be sth versprechen, etw zu sein

the men's final \promises to be an exciting match das Finale der Männer verspricht ein spannendes Spiel zu werden

3.

▶ to \promise sb the earth/moon jdm das Blaue vom Himmel versprechen fam

II. vi

1. (pledge) versprechen

I \promise! ich verspreche es!

to do sth as \promised etw wie versprochen tun

2. (be promising)

to \promise well viel versprechen

III. n

1. (pledge) Versprechen nt

and that's a \promise! großes Ehrenwort!, versprochen!

\promises, \promises! Versprechen, nichts als Versprechen!

to break/keep one's \promise [to sb] sein Versprechen [gegenüber jdm] brechen/halten

to make a \promise ein Versprechen geben [o machen]

I'm not making any \promises ich kann [aber] nichts versprechen

2. no pl (potential)

to have got \promise viel versprechend sein

to show \promise aussichtsreich sein; (person) viel versprechend sein

a \promise of fine weather/success eine Aussicht auf gutes Wetter/Erfolg

a young person of \promise eine viel versprechende junge Person

to show [great] \promise [sehr] viel versprechend sein

3.

▶ a \promise is a \promise versprochen ist versprochen

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['prɒmɪs]
1. n

1) (= pledge) Versprechen nt

their promise of help — ihr Versprechen zu helfen

promise of marriage — Eheversprechen nt

under promise of (form) — mit dem Versprechen (+gen)

is that a promise? — ganz bestimmt?

to make sb a promise —

make me one promise — versprich mir eins

I'm not making any promises — versprechen kann ich nichts

to hold or keep sb to his promise — jdn an sein Versprechen binden

promises, promises! — Versprechen, nichts als Versprechen!

2) (= hope, prospect) Hoffnung f, Aussicht f

a young woman of promise — eine vielversprechende junge Frau

to hold out a or the promise of sth to sb — jdm Hoffnungen auf etw (acc) machen

to show promise —

she had a promise of passion in her eyes — ihre Augen verrieten Leidenschaft

2. vt
(= pledge) versprechen; (= forecast, augur) hindeuten auf (+acc)
to promise (sb) to do sth — (jdm) versprechen, etw zu tun

to promise sb sth, to promise sth to sb — jdm etw versprechen

to promise sb the earth — jdm das Blaue vom Himmel herunter versprechen

promise me one thing —

to be promised to sb (dated) I'm not promising anything but... — jdm versprochen sein (old) ich will nichts versprechen, aber...

I won't do it again, I promise you —

you'll regret this, I promise you — ich verspreche dir, das wirst du bereuen

this promises trouble — das sieht nach Ärger aus

this promises better things to come — das lässt auf Besseres hoffen

it promised to be another scorching day — der Tag versprach wieder heiß zu werden

the Promised Land ( Bibl, fig ) — das Gelobte Land

3. vi

1) (= pledge) versprechen

(do you) promise? — versprichst du es?

I'll try, but I'm not promising —

but you promised! — aber du hast es doch versprochen!

2)

to promise well — vielversprechend sein

4. vr

to promise oneself sth — sich (dat) etw versprechen

I've promised myself never to do it again — ich habe mir geschworen, dass ich das nicht noch einmal mache

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promise [ˈprɒmıs; US ˈprɑ-]

A s

1. Versprechen n, Zusage f ( beide:

to sb jemandem gegenüber):

a promise is a promise versprochen ist versprochen;

promise of ( oder to) help Versprechen zu helfen;

promise to pay Zahlungsversprechen;

to break (keep) one’s promise sein Versprechen brechen (halten);

to make a promise ein Versprechen geben;

breach of promise

a) Wortbruch m,

b) Bruch m des Eheversprechens

2. fig Hoffnung f, Aussicht f ( beide:

of auf akk, zu inf), Erwartung f:

a young man of (great) promise ein vielversprechender oder hoffnungsvoller junger Mann;

to show some (great) promise gewisse (gute) Ansätze zeigen

B v/t

1. versprechen, zusagen, in Aussicht stellen:

I promise you

a) das kann ich Ihnen versichern,

b) ich warne Sie;

to be promised (in die Ehe) versprochen sein; → earth A 1, moon A 1

2. fig versprechen, erwarten oder hoffen lassen, ankündigen:

to promise o.s. sth sich etwas versprechen oder erhoffen;

it promises to be a fine day der Tag verspricht schön zu werden

C v/i

1. ein Versprechen geben, Versprechungen machen: she won’t come. but she promised! aber sie hat es (doch) versprochen!;

I promise versprochen!

2. fig Hoffnungen erwecken:

he promises well er lässt sich gut an;

the weather promises fine das Wetter verspricht gut zu werden

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1. noun
1) (assurance) Versprechen, das

somebody's promises — jemandes Versprechungen

give or make a promise [to somebody] — [jemandem] ein Versprechen geben

I'm not making any promises — ich kann nichts versprechen

give or make a promise of something [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas versprechen

it's a promise — ganz bestimmt

2) (guarantee) Zusicherung, die

3) (fig.): (reason for expectation) Hoffnung, die

a painter of or with promise — ein vielversprechender Maler

promise of something — Aussicht auf etwas (Akk.)

show [great] promise — zu großen Hoffnungen berechtigen
2. transitive verb
1) (give assurance of) versprechen

promise something to somebody, promise somebody something — jemandem etwas versprechen

2) (fig.): (give reason for expectation of) verheißen (geh.)

promise somebody something — jemandem etwas in Aussicht stellen

promise to do/be something — versprechen, etwas zu tun/zu sein

3)

promise oneself something/that one will do something — sich (Dat.) etwas vornehmen/sich vornehmen, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verb
1)

promise well or favourably [for the future] — vielversprechend [für die Zukunft] sein

2) (give assurances) Versprechungen machen

I can't promise — ich kann es nicht versprechen

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n.

Gelöbnis -se n.

Versprechen n.

Versprechung f.

Zusage -n f. v.

verheißen v.

versprechen v.

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2 promise

promise [ˈprɒmɪs]

1. noun

   a. ( = undertaking) promesse f

• to make sb a promise faire une promesse à qn

• is that a promise? c'est promis ?

• to keep one's promise tenir sa promesse

• promises, promises! des promesses, toujours des promesses !

   b. ( = potential) promesse(s) f(pl)

• he shows great promise il a un grand avenir devant lui

2. transitive verb

   a. promettre ( sb to do sth à qn de faire qch)

• I promise you! je vous le promets !

• "I will help you" she promised « je vous aiderai » promit-elle

• I can't promise anything je ne peux rien (vous) promettre

   b. ( = give outlook of) promettre

• this promises to be difficult ça promet d'être difficile

   c. ( = assure) assurer

• he did say so, I promise you il l'a vraiment dit, je vous assure

3. intransitive verb

promettre

• I promise! je vous le promets !

• this doesn't promise well ce n'est guère prometteur

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['prɒmɪs] 1.
noun

1) ( undertaking) promesse f

to break one's promise — manquer à sa promesse

they held him to his promise — ils lui ont fait tenir sa promesse

2) [U] ( hope) espoir m

3) [U] ( likelihood of success)

she shows great promise — elle promet beaucoup
2.
transitive verb

1) ( pledge)

to promise somebody something — promettre quelque chose à quelqu'un

as promised — comme promis

2) ( give prospect of) annoncer

it promises to be a fine day — la journée s'annonce belle

3) ( assure) assurer

it won't be easy, I promise you — cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( give pledge) promettre

do you promise? — c'est promis?

2) fig

to promise well — [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien

this doesn't promise well for the future — cela ne présage rien de bon pour le futur

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3 make

make

A n ( brand) marque f ; what make is your car? de quelle marque est ta voiture? ; what make of computer is it? quelle est la marque de cet ordinateur?

B vtr ( prét, pp made)

1 ( create) faire [dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise] ; to make the bed faire le lit ; to make a rule établir une règle ; to make the law faire or édicter fml les lois ; to make sth from faire qch avec ; wine is made from grapes le vin se fait avec du raisin ; to make sth for sb, to make sb sth faire qch pour qn ; to be made for sb être fait pour qn ; to be made for each other être fait l'un pour l'autre ; to make room/the time for sth trouver de la place/du temps pour qch ; to make sth out of faire qch en ; what is it made (out) of? en quoi est-ce fait? ; it's made (out) of gold c'est en or ; to see what sb is made of voir de quoi est fait qn ; let's see what he's made of voyons de quoi il est fait ; show them what you're made of! montre-leur de quel bois tu te chauffes ○ ! ; to be as clever as they make them être malin comme pas un ○ ; to make A into B faire B à partir de A ; to make fruit into jam faire de la confiture à partir des fruits ; to make a house into apartments transformer une maison en appartements ; made in France/by Macron fabriqué en France/par Macron ; God made man Dieu a créé l'homme ;

2 (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies] ; to make sb happy/jealous/popular rendre qn heureux/jaloux/populaire ; to make sb hungry/thirsty donner faim/soif à qn ; to make oneself available/ill se rendre disponible/malade ; to make oneself heard/understood se faire entendre/comprendre ; to make sth bigger agrandir qch ; to make sth better améliorer qch ; to make sth worse aggraver qch [problem, situation] ; to make sb's cold better soulager le rhume de qn ; to make exams easier, to make passing exams easier, to make it easier to pass exams faciliter les examens ; to make it easy/possible to do [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit facile/possible de faire ; that made it easy for me to leave cela a facilité mon départ ;

3 ( cause to do) to make sb cry/jump/think faire pleurer/sursauter/réfléchir qn ; I made her smile je l'ai fait sourire ; to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I made her forget her problems/lose patience je lui ai fait oublier ses problèmes/perdre patience ; it makes me look fat/old ça me grossit/vieillit ; it makes me look ill ça me donne l'air malade ; to make sth do faire que qch fasse ; to make sth happen faire que qch se produise ; to make the story end happily faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien ; to make sth work [person] réussir à faire marcher qch [machine etc] ; to make sth grow/burn [person] réussir à faire pousser/brûler qch ; [chemical, product] faire pousser/brûler qch ; it makes your face look rounder ça fait paraître ton visage plus rond ; it makes her voice sound funny cela lui donne une drôle de voix ;

4 (force, compel) to make sb do obliger qn à faire ; they made me (do it) ils m'ont obligé, ils m'ont forcé, ils m'y ont forcé ; to be made to do être obligé or forcé de faire ; he must be made to cooperate il faut qu'il coopère ; to make sb wait/talk faire attendre/parler qn ;

5 ( turn into) to make sb sth, to make sth of sb faire de qn qch ; it's been made into a film on en a fait or tiré un film ; to make sb a star faire de qn une vedette ; we made him treasurer on l'a fait trésorier ; we made Tom treasurer on a choisi Tom comme trésorier ; to be made president for life être fait président à vie ; to make sb one's assistant faire de qn son adjoint ; to make a soldier/a monster of sb faire de qn un soldat/un monstre ; it'll make a man of you hum ça fera de toi un homme ; he'll never make a teacher il ne fera jamais un bon professeur ; she'll make a good politician elle fera une fine politicienne ; to make sb a good husband être un bon mari pour qn ; to make sth sth, to make sth of sth faire de qch qch ; to make a habit/a success/ an issue of sth faire de qch une habitude/une réussite/une affaire ; do you want to make something of it? ( threatening) tu veux vraiment qu'on en discute? ; to make too much of sth faire tout un plat de qch ○ ; that will make a good shelter/a good tablecloth cela fera un bon abri/une bonne nappe ;

6 (add up to, amount to) faire ; three and three make six trois et trois font six ; how much does that make? ça fait combien? ; that makes ten altogether ça fait dix en tout ; that makes five times he's called ça fait cinq fois qu'il appelle ;

7 ( earn) gagner [salary, amount] ; to make £300 a week gagner 300 livres sterling par semaine ; he makes more in a week than I make in a month il gagne plus en une semaine que je ne gagne en un mois ; how much ou what do you think she makes? combien crois-tu qu'elle gagne? ; to make a living gagner sa vie ; to make a profit réaliser des bénéfices ; to make a loss subir des pertes ;

8 (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position] ; atteindre [ranking, level] ; faire [speed, distance] ; to make the camp before dark arriver au or atteindre le camp avant la nuit ; to make the six o'clock train attraper le train de six heures ; we'll never make it nous n'y arriverons jamais ; to make the first team entrer dans la première équipe ; to make the charts entrer au hit-parade ; to make the front page of faire la une ○ de [newspaper] ; to make six spades ( in bridge) faire six piques ; to make 295 ( in cricket) faire or marquer 295 ;

9 (estimate, say) I make it about 30 kilometres je dirais 30 kilomètres environ ; I make the profit £50 les bénéfices doivent s'élever à 50 livres sterling ; I make it five o'clock il est cinq heures à ma montre ; what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu? ; what do you make the distance (to be)? quelle est la distance à ton avis? ; let's make it six o'clock/five dollars disons six heures/cinq dollars ; can we make it a bit later? peut-on dire un peu plus tard? ; what do you make of it? qu'en dis-tu? ; what does she make of him? qu'est-ce qu'elle pense or dit de lui? ; I don't know what to make of it je ne sais quoi en penser ; I can't make anything of it je n'y comprends rien ;

10 ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, day] ; a good wine can make a meal un bon vin peut assurer la réussite d'un repas ; it really makes the room [feature, colour] ça rend bien ; that interview made her career as a journalist cette interview lui a permis de faire carrière dans le journalisme ; it really made my day ça m'a rendu heureux pour la journée ; ‘go ahead, make my day!’ iron ‘allez, vas-y!’ ; to make or break sb/sth décider de l'avenir de qn/qch ;

11 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [woman] ;

12 sout ( eat) prendre [meal] ;

13 Elec fermer [circuit] ;

14 Games ( shuffle) battre [cards] ;

15 Games ( win) to make a trick faire une levée.

C vi ( prét, pp made)

1 ( act) to make as if to do faire comme si on allait faire ; she made as if to kiss him elle a fait comme si elle allait l'embrasser ; he made like ○ he was injured il a fait semblant d'être blessé ;

2 ( move) ⇒ make after, make for, make towards ;

3 ( shuffle cards) battre.

Idioms

to be on the make ○ ( for profit) avoir les dents longues ; ( for sex) être en chasse ○ ; to make it ○ (in career, life) y arriver ; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir ; ( be on time for train etc) y être ; ( have sex) s'envoyer en l'air ○ (with avec) ; I'm afraid I can't make it malheureusement je ne peux pas y aller ; if they don't make it by 10pm s'ils n'arrivent pas avant 10h.

Phrasal verbs

■ make after:

▶ make after [sb] poursuivre.

■ make at:

▶ make at [sb] attaquer (with avec).

■ make away with = make off.

■ make do:

▶ make do faire avec ; to make do with se contenter de qch ;

▶ make [sth] do se contenter de.

■ make for:

▶ make for [sth]

1 ( head for) se diriger vers [door, town, home] ;

2 ( help create) permettre, assurer [easy life, happy marriage] ;

▶ make for [sb]

1 ( attack) se jeter sur ;

2 ( approach) se diriger vers.

■ make good:

▶ make good réussir ; a poor boy made good un garçon pauvre qui a réussi ;

▶ make good [sth]

1 ( make up for) réparer [damage, omission, loss] ; rattraper [lost time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ;

2 ( keep) tenir [promise].

■ make off filer ○ ; to make off across the fields/towards the town s'enfuir à travers les champs/vers la ville ; to make off with sth/sb se tirer ○ avec qch/qn.

■ make out:

▶ make out

1 ( manage) s'en tirer ○ ; how are you making out? comment ça marche ○ ? ;

2 US ( grope) se peloter ○ ;

3 ( claim) affirmer (that que) ; he's not as stupid as he makes out il n'est pas aussi bête qu'il (le) prétend ;

▶ make out [sth], make [sth] out

1 (see, distinguish) distinguer [shape, writing] ;

2 ( claim) to make sth out to be prétendre que qch est ;

3 (understand, work out) comprendre [puzzle, mystery, character] ; to make out if or whether comprendre si ; I can't make him out je n'arrive pas à le comprendre ;

4 ( write out) faire, rédiger [cheque, will, list] ; to make out a cheque GB ou check US to sb faire un chèque à qn, signer un chèque à l'ordre de qn ; it is made out to X il est à l'ordre de X ; who shall I make the cheque out to? à quel ordre dois-je faire le chèque? ;

5 ( expound) to make out a case for sth argumenter en faveur de qch ;

▶ make oneself out to be prétendre être [rich, brilliant] ; faire semblant d'être [stupid, incompetent].

■ make over:

▶ make over [sth], make [sth] over

1 ( transform) transformer [building, appearance] (into en) ;

2 ( transfer) céder [property] (to à).

■ make towards:

▶ make towards [sth/sb] se diriger vers.

■ make up:

▶ make up

1 ( put make-up on) to make oneself up se maquiller ;

2 ( after quarrel) se réconcilier (with avec) ;

3 to make up for ( compensate for) rattraper [lost time, lost sleep, missed meal, delay] ; combler [financial loss, deficit] ; compenser [personal loss, bereavement] ;

4 to make up to ○ faire de la lèche à ○ [boss, person] ;

▶ make up [sth], make [sth] up

1 ( invent) inventer [excuse, story] ; you're making it up! tu inventes! ; to make sth up as one goes along inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;

2 ( prepare) faire [parcel, bundle, garment, road surface, bed] ; préparer [prescription] ; composer [type] ; she had the fabric made up into a jacket elle s'est fait faire une veste avec le tissu ;

3 ( constitute) faire [whole, personality, society] ; to be made up of être fait or composé de ; to make up 10% of constituer 10% de ;

4 ( compensate for) rattraper [loss, time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ; to make the total up to £1,000 compléter la somme pour faire 1 000 livres au total ;

5 ( put make-up on) maquiller [person, face, eyes] ;

6 ( stoke up) alimenter, s'occuper de [fire] ;

7 to make it up ( make friends) se réconcilier (with avec) ; I'll make it up to you somehow ( when at fault) j'essaierai de me faire pardonner ; ( when not at fault) je vais trouver quelque chose pour compenser.

■ make with ○:

▶ make with [sth] US ( hurry and bring) se dépêcher d'apporter ;

▶ make it with [sb] se faire ◑.

Big English-French dictionary > make
4 promise

'promis
1. verb
1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) prometer

2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) prometer

3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) prometer

2. noun
1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promesa

2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) futuro

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- promising

promise¹ n promesa

you made me a promise that you wouldn't do it again me prometiste que no lo volverías a hacer

to break a promise faltar a una promesa

to keep a promise cumplir una promesa

promise² vb prometer

you promised me that you would help me me prometiste que me ayudarías

he promised to marry her le prometió casarse con ella

I promise! ¡te lo prometo!

El gerundio de promise se escribe promising

promise

tr['prɒmɪs]

noun

1 (pledge) promesa

2 (expectation, hope) esperanza, esperanzas nombre femenino plural

transitive verb

1 prometer

■ you promised to help me prometiste ayudarme

■ he promised not to tell anyone prometió no decírselo a nadie

2 (seem likely) prometer

intransitive verb

1 (gen) prometer; (swear) jurar

■ I promise te lo prometo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a promise prometer

to break a promise faltar a una promesa

to keep a promise cumplir una promesa

to promise the moon prometer el oro y el moro, prometer la luna

to show promise ser prometedor,-ra

the Promised Land la Tierra Prometida

promise ['prɑməs] v, - ised ; - ising : prometer

promise n

1) : promesa f

he kept his promise: cumplió su promesa

2)

to show promise : prometer

promise

n.

• palabra s.f.

• porvenir s.m.

• profesa s.f.

• promesa s.f.

v.

• asegurar v.

• augurar v.

• prometer v.

• pronosticar v.

'prɑːməs, 'prɒmɪs
I

noun

1) c ( pledge) promesa f

I can't make any promises — no puedo prometer nada

to keep one's promise — cumplir (con) su (or mi etc) promesa

you broke your promise — no cumpliste (con) tu promesa, faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa

2) u ( potential)

his work was full of promise o showed a lot of promise — su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( pledge) prometer

to promise somebody something, to promise something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien

he promised himself a holiday — se prometió tomarse unas vacaciones

she promised them (that) she wouldn't tell anybody — les prometió que no se lo diría a nadie

to promise to + INF — prometer + inf or prometer que + indicativo

promise not to tell anybody! — prométeme que no se lo dirás a nadie

2) ( give indication of) prometer

it promises to be an exciting week — promete ser una semana emocionante

2.

vi prometer; ( swear) jurar

I did, I promise! — lo hice, te lo juro!

I won't laugh, I promise — no me voy a reír, te lo prometo

['prɒmɪs]
1. N

1) (=pledge) promesa f

a promise is a promise — lo prometido es deuda

promises, promises! — iro ¡mucho prometer y poco hacer!

is that a promise? — ¿me lo prometes?

• to break one's promise — no cumplir su promesa, faltar a su promesa

• to hold or keep sb to his promise — obligar a algn a cumplir su promesa, hacer que algn cumpla su promesa

• to keep a/one's promise — cumplir una/su promesa

• to make (sb) a promise — hacer una promesa (a algn)

I made him a promise that I'd come and visit him — le hice la promesa de que or le prometí que vendría a visitarlo

I might do it but I'm not making any promises — puede que lo haga, pero no prometo nada

• promise of marriage — palabra f de matrimonio

• to release sb from his promise — absolver a algn de su promesa

• the party has received many promises of support — al partido se le ha prometido mucho apoyo
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2) (=hope, prospect)

• full of promise — muy prometedor

• she fulfilled or lived up to the promise she'd shown in the '84 Olympics — demostró estar a la altura de lo que prometía en las Olimpiadas del 84

• America held (out) the promise of a new life — América representaba la promesa de una nueva vida, América daba esperanzas de una nueva vida

• a young man of promise — un joven que promete

• she showed considerable promise as a pianist — prometía mucho como pianista

2. VT

1) (=pledge) prometer

the promised aid had not been sent — no se había enviado la ayuda prometida

to promise (sb) that — prometer (a algn) que

I promised that I'd go — prometí que iría

promise me you won't tell her — prométeme que no se lo dirás

to promise (sb) to do sth — prometer (a algn) hacer algo

you must promise me to do as I say — tienes que prometerme que harás lo que yo te diga

he promised faithfully to return it — dio su palabra de que lo devolvería

I promised myself I would go and visit her — me prometí que iría a visitarla

buy that new dress you've been promising yourself — cómprate ese nuevo vestido que te habías hecho el propósito de comprarte

she telephoned, as promised — llamó, tal y como había prometido

to promise sb sth, promise sth to sb — prometer dar algo a algn

- promise sb the earth or the moon

- the Promised Land

2) (=forecast, augur) augurar

their policies promise little for the future — su política no augura un futuro muy prometedor

those clouds promise rain — esas nubes amenazan lluvia

it promises to be hot today — el día se presenta caluroso

the debate promises to be lively — el debate se presenta animado

3) (=assure) prometer, jurar

there's no-one here, I promise you — no hay nadie aquí, te lo prometo or juro

3. VI

1) (=pledge) prometer

"(do you) promise?" - "all right, I promise" — -¿lo prometes? -bueno, lo prometo

I can't promise but I'll try — no te prometo nada, pero haré lo que pueda

"I can't make it" - "but you promised!" — -no puedo -¡pero lo habías prometido!

2) (=augur)

• to promise well, such a good beginning promises well for the future — un principio tan bueno resulta muy prometedor or augura un buen futuro

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['prɑːməs, 'prɒmɪs]
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noun

1) c ( pledge) promesa f

I can't make any promises — no puedo prometer nada

to keep one's promise — cumplir (con) su (or mi etc) promesa

you broke your promise — no cumpliste (con) tu promesa, faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa

2) u ( potential)

his work was full of promise o showed a lot of promise — su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( pledge) prometer

to promise somebody something, to promise something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien

he promised himself a holiday — se prometió tomarse unas vacaciones

she promised them (that) she wouldn't tell anybody — les prometió que no se lo diría a nadie

to promise to + INF — prometer + inf or prometer que + indicativo

promise not to tell anybody! — prométeme que no se lo dirás a nadie

2) ( give indication of) prometer

it promises to be an exciting week — promete ser una semana emocionante

2.

vi prometer; ( swear) jurar

I did, I promise! — lo hice, te lo juro!

I won't laugh, I promise — no me voy a reír, te lo prometo

English-spanish dictionary > promise
5 promise

'promis 1. verb
1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) love

2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) gi løfte om, garantere

3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) tegne (til), love godt
2. noun
1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) løfte, tilsagn

2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) løfterike utsikter

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- promising

love
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løfte

I
subst. \/ˈprɒmɪs\/

1) løfte, lovnad

2) tilsagn

3) forespeiling, utsikt

• there was every promise of...

det var alle utsikter til...

4) forjettelse

be under a promise være bundet av et løfte

bind oneself by a promise binde seg til et løfte

be full of promise love godt, være løfterik

give\/afford promise of gi løfte om, love godt

give something a lick and a promise fare over med harelabb

have a\/the promise of ha fått løfte om

hold out the promise of something to a person forespeile noen noe

keep a promise holde et løfte

keep one's promise holde sitt løfte

make\/give a promise (av)gi et løfte

of great\/high promise eller full of promise løfterik, svært lovende

• a man of great promise

en svært lovende mann

on the promise of mot løfte om

promises are like piecrust to be broken løfter er til for å brytes

show promise være lovende, se lovende ut, love godt
II
verb \/ˈprɒmɪs\/

1) love, utlove

2) ( formelt) gi tilsagn til

3) bebude, varsle

• the clouds promise rain

skyene varsler om regn

4) love, gi løfte om, gi forventning om, gi håp om

• early mist promises a fine day

morgentåke gir løfter om en fin dag

5) tegne til, se ut til å ville, tyde på

• it promises to be a fine day

det ser ut til å bli en fin dag

be promised something få løfte om, bli lovet noe

I promise jeg lover, det lover jeg

I promise you ( hverdagslig) jeg forsikrer deg, jeg lover deg

• I promise you it won't be easy

det blir ikke enkelt, det lover jeg deg

promise the moon (and the stars) eller promise the earth\/pie in the sky love gull og grønne skoger

promise well\/fair love godt, se lovende ut

English-Norwegian dictionary > promise
6 promise

n

1) обещание; обязательство

2) надежда

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to backtrack on a promise — отказываться от своего обещания

to carry out one's promise — выполнять свое обещание

to cling to one's promise — держаться своего обещания / обязательства

to consider oneself free of contractual promises — считать себя свободным от взятых обязательств

to deliver on one's promises — выполнять свои обещания

to fulfill a promise — сдержать обещание

to hold out promise for the poor — обнадеживать бедноту

to keep one's election promises — сдержать свои предвыборные обещания

to make good one's promise — сдержать свое обещание

to obtain firm promises — получать твердые заверения

to renege on one's promise — нарушать свое обещание

to stick to one's promise — придерживаться своего обещания

to view a promise with caution — осторожно отнестись к чьему-л. обещанию

- campaign promise
- clear promise
- promise of more to come

Politics english-russian dictionary > promise
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1. I
abs

the ebb was making начинался отлив; the tide making we weighed anchor во время прилива мы бросили якорь
2. II
1) make in some manner this toy makes easily эту игрушку легко сделать: hay ought to make well [in this drying breeze] [на таком сухом ветерке] сено должно хорошо просушиться /сохнуть/

2) make somewhere make upstream (downstream) идти /плыть/ вверх (вниз) по течению

3) make in some manner the tide is making fast вода быстро прибывает; winter is making earnestly наступает настоящая зима

4) make in some manner make well (poorly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. зарабатывать; he always makes pretty handsomely он всегда недурно зарабатывает
3. III
1) make smth. make machines (tools, paper, chairs, hats, etc.) делать /производить/ машины и т. д., make bricks делать /обжигать/ кирпичи; make a boat (a bridge, a house, a road, etc.) (подстроить лодку и т. д.: make a dress (a coat, a blouse, etc.) делать /шить/ платье и т. д.; make a film снимать фильм: make lunch (jelly, a good supper, etc.) делать /готовить/ завтрак и т. д., make coffee варить кофе; make tea заварить чай; make bread (ис-)печь хлеб; make a garden (a park, flower-beds, etc.) разбивать сад и т. д.; make hay косить траву: make a path делать /прокладывать/ дорожку: where will they make a camp? где они раскинут /разобьют/ лагерь?; make beds стелить /заправлять/ постели; make a fire разжигать камин или раскладывать костер; make nests вить гнезда; beavers make their holes бобры роют норы

2) make smth. make one's reputation (one's name) создать себе репутацию (имя); make smb.'s character формировать чей-л. характер; make one's own life строить свой собственную жизнь, самостоятельно строить свой жизнь; make haste торопиться; make progress делать успехи; make preparations делать приготовления; make plans разрабатывать / вынашивать/ планы; he is making plans to go away он собирается /намеревается/ уехать; who made this ridiculous rule? кто придумал это глупое правило?; make war вести войну, воевать; are they willing to make peace? a) они согласны заключить мир?; б) они готовы примириться? || make a stand занимать принципиальную позицию: make love а) ухаживать; говорить ласковые слова; б) ласкать, заниматься любовью

3) make smb., smth. one big deal made the young man молодой человек добился успеха благодаря лишь всего одной крупной сделке; hard work made him он добился успеха упорным трудом; wars made and unmade this country эта страна возвеличилась благодаря войнам, и они же привели ее к гибели; industry has made Manchester Манчестер превратился в важный центр благодаря развитию промышленности

4) make smth. make trouble (a fuss, a mess, etc.) создавать неприятности и т. д.; he made a terrible to-do он устроил ужасный скандал; don't make noise не делай шума, не шуми; make a change (a disturbance, a panic, etc.) вызывать изменение и т. д., make mischief а) наносить вред; б) шалить, безобразничать; this makes a great difference это совсем другое дело; it makes no difference это ничего не меняет. это все равно; make a great hit coll. иметь огромный успех

5) make smth. make eighty miles (five kilometres, etc.) сделать / пройти/ восемьдесят миль и т. д.; make twenty knots идти со скоростью двадцать узлов; make good time а) идти /двигаться/ с хорошей скоростью; б) sport. показать хорошее время

6) make smth. соll. make port (harbour, home, land, one's destination, etc.) добираться до /достигать/ порта и т. д., he's tired out, he'll never make the summit он уже выдохся, ему ни за что не добраться до вершины; make the tram (the bus, the next flight, etc.) успевать на /поймать/ трамвай и т. д.; I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn't make it я надеялся попасть на собрание, но в последнюю минуту понял, что не успею

7) make smth. make good grades получать хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score получить больше всего очков; who made the score? кто выиграл /победил/?; I doubt whether he will make much сомневаюсь, чтобы он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он многого добьется; those plants will not make much, the soil is too poor эти растения не пойдут /не будут хорошо расти/, здесь плохая почва; do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? вы думаете такой ширины стол пройдет в дверь?; make the team (the best-seller list, the first ten, etc.) попасть в команду и т. д.; this news made the front page это известие поместили на первой полосе [газеты] || make it добиться успеха; make one's point доказать свою течку зрения; has he made his point? понятно, что он хотел сказать?

8) make smth. make a good salary (three pounds a week, a profit, etc.) получать хорошее жалованье и т. д.; make a living зарабатывать на жизнь; make money а) зарабатывать деньги; б) разбогатеть; make a fortune приобрести состояние; make a loss потерпеть /понести/ убыток; make smb. make friends приобрести /завеете/ друзей; make enemies нажить врагов

9) make smth. one hundred pence make a pound сто пенсов составляют фунт; twelve inches make one foot в одном футе двенадцать дюймов; that makes 40 cents you owe me итак, ты мне должен сорок центов; this made his tenth novel это был уже его десятый роман; how many people make a quorum? сколько человек требуется /необходимо/ для кворума?; how many players make а, football team? сколько человек в футбольной команде?; will you make one of the party? не составите ли вы нам компанию?, не присоединитесь ли вы к нам?; "mouse" makes "mice" in the plural множественное число от "mouse" - "mice"

10) make smth. make a will (a deal of transfer, a promissory note, a bill of exchange, etc.) составлять завещание и т. д.; make a list составлять список; make a report написать отчет, подготовить доклад; make a contract (a bargain, an agreement, etc.) заключать /подписывать/ контракт и т. д.

11) semiaux make smth. make a stop остановиться, сделать остановку; make a landing сделать посадку; make a pause сделать паузу; make a move а) стронуться с места, двинуться; it's ten o'clock, it's time we made a move уже десять часов, нам пора двигаться / отправляться/; don't make a move! ни с места!, не двигаться!; б) сделать ход; make a start начать; make a good start положить хорошее начало; make an early start рано отправиться в путь; make a jump прыгнуть; make a sign сделать /подать/ знак; make a bow поклониться; make a curtsey сделать книксен; make a call а) нанести короткий визит; I have to make a few calls мне надо забежать в несколько мест: б) позвонить по телефону; let me make a call first разрешите мне сначала позвонить по телефону; make a trip совершать /предпринимать/ поездку; make a speech произнести речь, выступить с речью; make an offer /а proposition/ внести предложение, предложить; make a proposal сделать предложение, предложить выйти замуж; make an answer /а reply/ дать ответ, ответить; make a denial отклонять; опровергать, помещать опровержение; make a joke отпустить шутку; make a complaint (по)жаловаться; make a vow дать клятву, поклясться; make a choice выбирать, делать выбор; make a mistake сделать /допустить/ ошибку, ошибиться; make inquiries наводить справки; make a sacrifice приносить жертву, жертвовать; make room /place/ подвинуться, освободить место; make way освободить дорогу /путь/, отойти в сторону; make a face скорчить рожу, гримасничать

12) aux make smb. make a lawyer (a good teacher, a bad farmer, a waiter, an excellent husband, etc.) быть хорошим юристом и т. д., he makes a good carpenter он хороший плотник: he made a very poor musician из него получился очень плохой музыкант; one good verse doesn't make a poet одно хорошее стихотворение еще не дает права называться поэтом; he and his cousin would make a handsome couple он и его кузина составляют прекрасную пару; make smth. cold tea makes an excellent drink холодный чай make прекрасный напиток; dry wood makes a good fire сухое дерево хорошо горит; that makes a good answer! вот хороший ответ!; this makes no sense в этом нет никакого смысла; это бессмысленно; these plays (their letters to each other, etc.) make pleasant reading эти пьесы и т. д. приятно читать; his adventures make all exciting story рассказ о его приключениях слушаешь с волнением
4. IV
1) make smth. in some manner make smth. quickly (eventually, inevitably, unhesitatingly, etc.) делать что-л. быстро и т. д.; make smth. lawfully (scientifically. delicately, persistently, etc.) делать /осуществлять/ что-л. на законных основаниях и т. д.

2) make some distance in some time make 200 miles an hour (ten miles a day, etc.) делать двести миль в час и т. д.; we made only three miles that day в тот день мы прошли /проделали/ только три мили; some airplanes can make over 500 miles an hour скорость некоторых самолетов превышает пятьсот миль в час

3) make smth. at some time he will never make much он никогда не добьется успеха

4) make sonic money in some time make L 2000 a year зарабатывать /получать/ две тысячи фунтов в год; how much money do you make a week (a month, a year, etc.)? сколько [денег] вы получаете /зарабатываете/ в неделю и т. д.?
5. V
1) make smb. smth. make him a new toy (her a dress, the children a swing in the garden, etc.) сделать ему /для него/ новую игрушку и т. д., make her a cup of tea приготовь /подай/ ей чашку чаю

2) make smth. smth. make it a rule взять [что-л.] за правило; he made it a rule to get up early он взял себе за правило рано вставать; make it one's business считать это своим делом; don't make cheating a practice не привыкай обманывать; he made a certificate his object он поставил себе целью получить диплом

3) make smb. smb. make smb. one's heir (him king, a page knight, him a teacher, etc.) сделать кого-л. своим наследником и т. д., make a priest a bishop возвести священника в сан епископа; make smb. a judge (one's spokesman, one's special envoy, etc.) назначать кого-л. судьей и т. д., they made him chairman его выбрали председателем; make a colonel general присвоить /дать/ полковнику звание генерала; произвести полковника в генералы; make smb. a duke (a peer, etc.) дать /пожаловать/ кому-л. титул герцога и т. д., he intended to make his son a barrister (a soldier, a carpenter, etc.) он хотел, чтобы его сын стал адвокатом и т. д.; he made her his wife он сделал ее своей женой, он женился на ней; make smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен; make oneself a martyr сделать из себя мученика, пойти на муки; make this character an important person (Hamlet a figure of tragic indecision, Shylock a tragic figure, her a figure of fun, etc.) делать из этого персонажа значительную личность и т. д.

4) make smth. smth. add one more egg and make it a round dozen прибавь еще одно яйцо, и будет /получится/ дюжина

5) make it smth. shall we make it Tuesday? договоримся на вторник?; can you come at six? - make it half past вы можете прийти в шесть? - Лучше условимся на половину седьмого; I shall make it tomorrow я договорись на завтра

6) make smth. smth. make the distance about 70 miles полагать /считать/, что расстояние равно примерно семидесяти милям; I make the total about L 50 по-моему, общая сумма составит фунтов пятьдесят; how large do you make the crowd? как вы думаете, сколько в этой толпе человек?; what do you make the time? сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?; what time do you make it? - I make it half past four сколько сейчас времени, по-вашему? - Мне кажется, что сейчас примерно половина пятого

7) semiaux make smb. smth. make smb. an offer (one or two attractive proposals, a bid for the antique table, etc.) сделать кому-л. какое-л. предложение и т. д.; I made her a present of the vase я подарил ей эту вазу; he made me a sign он сделал /подал/ мне знак; she made him a face она скорчила ему рожу

8) 0 make smb. smb. she will make him a good wife (a good mother, a loyal friend, etc.) она будет ему хорошей женой и т. д.; make smb. smth. this cloth will make me a good suit из этого отреза мне выйдет хороший костюм
6. VI
1) make smb., smth. be of some nudity his upbringing made him selfish воспитание сделало его эгоистом; her eyes made her beautiful глаза делали ее прекрасной; he was trying to make himself agreeable он старался быть приятным; we shall try to make your stay here agreeable мы постараемся [сделать так], чтобы ваш визит сюда доставил вам удовольствие; make oneself responsible взять на себя ответственность; make children immune against this disease создать /выработать/ у детей иммунитет против /к/ этой болезни; this portrait makes him too old на портрете он выглядит гораздо старше [, чем он есть на самом деле]; this opera made him immortal эта опера принесла ему бессмертие; make his novels (the song, this new theory, the actress, etc.) popular (famous) сделать его романы и т. д. популярными, создать /принести/ популярность (славу) его романам и т. д.; don't stand about doing nothing - make yourself useful не стойте без дела, помогите [нам]; you've made my nose too big вы нарисовали мне слишком большей нос; make smb., smth. be in some state make smb. happy (rich, poor, etc.) сделать кого-л. счастливым и т. д., make the prisoners free освободить заключенных; make oneself comfortable удобно устроиться; they are coming, make yourselves ready они приближаются, будьте готовы; she is seeing it for the first time, we must make her ready такое она увидит впервые, надо ее подготовить; make smb. angry рассердить кого-л.; her answers made him furious ее ответы взбесили его: make smb. sick a) вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; what made you sick? отчего вам стало плохо?; б) coll. раздражать кого-л.: your questions make me sick мне надоели ваши вопросы, меня тошнит от ваших вопросов; hot weather makes some people sleepy в жару некоторых людей клонит ко сну; it will make you ridiculous in their eyes это выставит вас в смешном свете в их глазах; make it flat сплющить что-л. || make it worth smb.'s while компенсировать кому-л. что-л.; if you help me with this job I'll make it worth your while если вы поможете мне в этом [деле], я в долгу не останусь / вы не будете внакладе/: make oneself (one's point) clear ясно излагать свои мысли (аргументы)

2) make smb. be in some state what makes you so late? что вас так задержало?, отчего вы так опоздали?; it made her more careful после этого она стала осторожнее
7. VII
1) make smb., smth. do smth. make smb. stop (go, laugh, cry, sign a statement, repeat a story, fall asleep, etc.) заставить кого-л. остановиться и т. д.: they made me feel ashamed они меня смутили; make smb. understand а) заставить кого-л. понять; б) дать кому-л. понять; don't make me do it не вынуждай меня это делать / к этому/; I can make him believe anything I choose я могу убедить его в чем угодно; it makes me think you are right это убеждает меня в вашей правоте; I can't make anyone hear не могу достучаться или дозваться, дозвониться к кому-л.; make an engine start завести мотор; make the kettle boil вскипятить чайник; make water boil довести воду до кипения; I can't make the fire burn никак не могу разжечь костер или развести огонь; what makes the grass grow so quickly? отчего трава растет так быстро?; the wind made the bells ring колокольчики звенели на ветру: onions make our eyes smart от лука [у нас] щиплет глаза; his account made our hair stand on end от его рассказа у нас волосы встали дыбом || make smth. do обходиться чем-л.: there is not much money but I'll make it do денег немного, но я постараюсь, чтобы их хватило; I shall have to make this coat do for a bit longer придется еще немного походить в старом пальто id make both ends meet сводить концы с концами

2) make smb. do smth. most of the chronicles make the king die in 1026 согласно большинству хроник король умер в тысяча двадцать шестом году; some scholars make Homer come from one city, others from another ученые спорят о месте рождения Гомера
8. IX
make smth., smb. done make the results (the news, his arrival, the invention, etc.) known обнародовать результаты и т. д., сообщить о результатах и т. д., make smth. felt сделать что-л. ощутимым; make oneself known а) назвать себя; б) заставить о себе говорить, заявить о себе, добиться известности; make him known to my father познакомить его с моим отцом, представить его моему отцу; make oneself understood ясно изъясняться; сан you make yourself understood in English? вас понимают, когда вы говорите по-английски?; he couldn't make himself /his voice/ heard above the noise of the traffic он не мог перекричать уличный шум, его не было слышно из-за уличного шума; we must make him respected необходимо вызвать к нему уважение /заставить людей уважать его/
9. XI
1) be made somewhere be made in England (in France, etc.) производиться /выпускаться/ в Англии и т. д. ; made in USSR сделано в СССР; be made in a factory производиться /делаться/ на фабрике; be made of (with, from, into) smth. be made of wood (of silk, of plastic, etc.) быть [сделанным] из дерева и т. д., this cloth is made of cotton эта ткань делается из хлопка; what is this made of? из чего это сделано?; а bow is made of stick and string лук делается из палки и бечевки; cheese is made from milk (cereal is made from grain, rubber is made from sap, etc.) сыр делают из молока и т. д., gas is made from coal газ производят из каменного угля; wool is made into cloth из шерсти делают /ткут/ ткань; grapes are made into raisins из винограда сушат изюм; the skin of the walrus is made into leather из шкуры моржа выделывают кожу; their food is always made with garlic в пищу они всегда добавляют чеснок; I like my coffee made with milk я люблю кофе [приготовленный] с молоком; be made for smb., smth. these houses are made for our workers эти дома построены для наших рабочих; this hat was made for you эту шляпку сделали [специально] для вас; this car is made for speed эти автомашины производятся специально для скоростной езды; be made with /by/ smth. this can be made with a knife это можно сделать ножом; this tool is made by a very intricate process изготовление этого инструмента сопряжено с большими сложностями; this thing is made by hand (by machinery) эту вещь делают вручную (на машине); be made by smb., smth. this was made by my friend это сделал (построил, создал и т. п.) мой друг; these experiments are made by robots эти опыты выполняют роботы; this grotto was not made by nature, it was made by man это не естественный грот, он создан человеком || be made to order (to measure) быть сделанным /сшитым/ на заказ; all his clothes are made to order он шьет все свои вещи [у портного], он делает все свои вещи на заказ id be made of different stuff быть совсем другим человеком, make быть сделанным из другого теста; let them all see what you are made of пусть все видят, что ты за человек /чего ты стоишь/; а first-class job was made of his house его дом прекрасно отремонтировали

2) be made the decision is made решение вынесено; be made at some time unless a move is made very soon, it will be too late если в ближайшее время что-либо не сделают, будет слишком поздно; be made by smb. the first move was made by my brother первый шаг сделал мой брат; be made of smth. effective use was made of this money эти деньги были потрачены с пользой; be made for smth. these rules were made for a special purpose эти правила были составлены с особой целью; be made to do smth. the regulations were made to protect children эти правила созданы /выработаны/ для защиты детей || note should be made следует обратить внимание; а careful note should be made of what he says нужно внимательно отнестись /прислушаться/ к тому, что он говорит

3) be made smb. he was made commander-in-chief (general manager, president of the club, a judge, etc.) его назначили главнокомандующим и т. д., he was made an officer его произвели в офицеры; he was made a knight он был посвящен в рыцари; he was made prisoner его взяли в плен; be made by smb., smth. the recommendation was made by the committee эта рекомендация была предложена комиссией; the writer was made by his first book с первой же книги его признали настоящим писателем; be made for smb. they are made for each other они созданы друг для друга

4) be made to be of some state be made known придать гласность; the results are to be made known on application результаты сообщают, если подано соответствующее заявление; the full story was never made public все подробности этой истории так и не стали достоянием общественности; be made about smth., smb. much fuss has been made about it (about the affair, about her, etc.) вокруг этого и т. д. была поднята большая шумиха; be made to do smth. the pupil was made to write his biography (to speak up, to stay after lessons, etc.) ученика заставили написать свою биографию и т. д.; the crowd was made to disperse толпу разогнали; these two statements cannot be made to agree эти два заявления противоречат друг другу

5) be made on (out of, by, etc.) smth. how much will be made on the business? какой доход будет получен от этого предприятия /даст это предприятие/?; а good deal of capital will be made out of this это принесет солидный капитал: I have по desire for money that has been made by dishonest means я не хочу брать деньги, заработанные нечестным путем

6) be made of smth. nothing could be made of the scribble in his note books (of her note, of his mumbling, etc,) ничего нельзя было понять из каракулей в его тетради и т. д.

7) be made with smb. a treaty has been made with other countries был заключен договор с другими странами
10. XII
have smth. made for smth. I must have a coat made for the winter мне нужно отдать сшить зимнее пальто
11. XIII
1) || make believe делать вид; he made believe to work hard (to throw a ball, not to know anything, etc.) он делал вид, что он усердно работает и т. д., make believe to be a scholar воображать себя ученым

2) semiaux make to do smth. he made to go он хотел было уйти; he made to stop me он попытался было остановить меня; he made to snatch her bag он рванулся вперед, чтобы вы хватить у нее сумку

3) · make do with (without, on) smth. I will have to make do with cold meat for dinner (with a very short holiday, with an old wireless set, etc.) мне придется довольствоваться холодным мясом вместо обеда и т. д.; I shall have to make do without a coat придется мне обойтись без пальто; I don't know how she makes do on so small an income не знаю, как она сводит концы с концами при таком небольшом заработке; I shall make do on biscuits and cheese сыра и галет мне будет достаточно
12. XV
1) || make good coll. добиться успеха; I never believed that he would make good я никогда не верил, что он чего-нибудь добьется; talent and education are necessary to make good in this field чтобы добиться успеха в этой области, необходимы талант и образование

2) || make good smth. оправдывать что-л.; he made good his promise он выполнил /сдержал/ свое обещание; she made good her claims она доказала справедливость или законность своих притязаний: you will have to make good your boast тебе придется доказать, что это не пустое хвастовство; make good its title tic) be ranked as an independent science обосновать /доказать/ свое право считаться самостоятельной наукой; make good the damage (the shortage, the loss, etc.) возмещать убытки и т. д. ; any money that you cannot account for you will have to make good тебе придется возместить /вернуть/ все деньги, за которые ты не сумеешь отчитаться

3) 0 || make sure /certain/ быть уверенным или удостовериться; have you made sure of the facts (of the timetable, of the results, etc.)? вы проверили факты и т. д.?, вы убеждены в правильности фактов и т. д.?; if you want to make sure of a seat you had better book in advance если вы хотите наверняка иметь билет, закажите его заранее / заблаговременно/; first they made sure of him сначала они [проверили его и] убедились в его надежности; I want to make sure of catching her (of getting there in time, of having a good seat, of his answering the letter, etc.) я хочу быть уверенным, что застану ее и т. д.,make sure that the letter was delivered (that the doors are locked, that there is no one here, etc.) убедиться, что письмо доставлено и т. д.; will you please make sure that they are all here? проверьте, пожалуйста, все ли она пришли; I made certain that he would do so я был уверен, что он так и поступит; make bold осмеливаться; make bold to ask a favour (to call on you, to express my opinion, etc.) осмелиться просить об одолжении и т. д.; I make bold to say that he knows nothing about it осмелюсь утверждать, что он ничего об этом не знает; make light of smth. не придавать чему-л. особого значения; she made light of her troubles (of this accident, of a situation, of other people's illness, etc.) она легко относится к своим неприятностям и т. д., она особенно не переживает из-за своих неприятностей и т. д.; make ready подготовиться; make merry веселиться; make merry over his victory радоваться /веселиться/ по случаю его победы; make free with smth. пользоваться чем-л., не стесняясь
13. XVI
1) make after smb. make after the fox (after the rabbit, after the escaped convict, etc.) броситься /пуститься/ преследовать лису и т. д., she made after him like a mad woman она как безумная бросилась за ним; in the morning we made after them утром мы пустились за ними вслед; make at smb. he gave a shout and made at me он издал крик и (на)бросился на меня; the dog made at the postman собака накинулась на почтальона; the angry woman made at me with her umbrella рассерженная женщина (накинулась на меня с зонтиком; make for /toward/ smb., smth. make for the crowd (for the sea, for the nearest town, toward a distant hill, for home, etc.) двигаться по направлению /направляться/ к толпе и т. д., he quickly made for /toward/ the door он бросился к двери; she made for the sound of guns она пошла туда, откуда раздавались выстрелы; the dog made for the robber собака бросилась за грабителем; make for the open sea направиться в открытое море

2) make on smth. coll. make on this business (on shares, on oil, etc.) заработать на этом деле и т. д., he made pretty handsomely on that bargain он неплохо заработал /нажился/ на этой сделке

3) 0 make for smth. make for better understanding between countries ( for the happiness of all, for a friendly atmosphere in the club, for peace, for stability of marriage, etc.) способствовать лучшему взаимопониманию между странами и т. д.; does early rising make for good health? полезно ли для здоровья рано вставать?; that weather makes for optimism в такую погоду и настроение хорошее; new facts made for the prisoner's acquittal новые факты ускорили вынесение /помогли вынесению/ оправдательного приговора заключенному; make against smth. experience makes against this assertion опыт опровергает это утверждение; your behaviour makes against your chance of success ваше поведение не способствует /мешает/ вашему успеху
14. XXI1
1) make smth. out of /from, of, with/ smth. make bottles out of glass (bricks of clay, flour from wheat, a box out of a bit of mahogany, etc.) делать бутылки из стекла и т. д., make wreaths of daisies плести венки из маргариток; make a megaphone of one's hands сложить руки рупором; the cake was spoilt as she made it with a bad egg торт был испорчен, так как она положила в тесто несвежее яйцо; what do you make with flour (with the eggs, with these things, etc.)? что вы делаете из муки и т. д.?; what will you make with all these flowers? что вы будете делать с таким количеством цветов?; what can you make out of this stuff? что ты можешь сделать / сшить/ из этого материала?; make smth. in smth. make a hole in the ground выкопать яму в земле; make a gap in the hedge проделать лаз /дыру/ в изгороди; it made a hole /а dent/ in my savings (in my reserves, in smb.'s finances, etc.) от этого пострадали мои сбережения и т. д., make smth. for smth. make an opening for the wires сделать входное отверстие для проводов; make a hole for a tree выкопать яму под дерево; he made a bookcase for his apartment он сам сделал в своей квартире книжный шкаф; make smth. into smth. make milk into cheese and butter (hide into leather, wood into pulp, etc.) перерабатывать молоко на масло и сыр и т. д.; make these huts into temporary houses (it into a stock company, the desert into a garden, etc.) превращать эти хижины во временное жилье и т. д., make these books into bundles связать книги в пачки; make a story into a play переделать повесть в пьесу

2) make smth. of smb. make an example of smb. ставить кого-л. в пример; make fun of smb. подшучивать или издеваться над кем-л.; make a laughing-stock of smb. сделать кого-л. посмешищем, выставлять кого-л. в смешном виде; make a fool /an ass/ of him (of her husband, etc.) делать из него и т. д. дурака; make a fool (a beast, a pig, etc.) of oneself вести себя как дурак и т. д., make a nuisance of oneself надоедать /докучать, досаждать/ кому-л.; make an exhibition /а spectacle, a show/ of oneself привлекать к себе внимание; make smth. of smth. make a profession of smth. сделать что-л. своей профессией; make a business of politics заниматься политикой профессионально; make a parade / a show/ of one's talents щеголять /кичиться/ своими талантами; make a boast of smth. хвастаться / хвалиться/ чем-л.; make a secret of smth. делать из чего-л. тайну /секрет/; he was asked to help but he made a hash /a muddle, a mess/ of everything его просили помочь, а он все испортил; make hell of smb.'s life превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад; make a note of his telephone number записать номер его телефона; make notes of a lecture записать лекцию; you must make a mental note of what he is saying вы должны запомнить /взять на заметку/, что он говорят; don't make a habit of it смотри, чтобы это не превратилось в привычку; make the most of smth. максимально использовать что-л.; make the best of one's delay (of this scanty information, of his absence, etc.) наилучшим образом /наиболее эффективно/ использовать задержку и т. д.; make a good thing of it извлечь из этого пользу; make good use of this opportunity воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; make a good (a bad) job of smth. хорошо (плохо) справиться с чем-л.; make smth. for smb., smth. make a name for oneself стать известным; make a reputation for oneself создать себе репутацию; make allowance (s) for circumstances (for smb.'s inexperience, for her age, etc.) делать скидку на обстоятельства и т. д.; make arrangements for a meeting (for a party, for a dance, for their departure, etc.) подготовить собрание и т. д., make much for the peace of the world много сделать для сохранения мира; make smb., smth. with smb. make friends with smb. подружиться с кем-л., наладить с кем-л. дружеские отношения; а quarrel with smb. поссориться с кем-л.; make peace with smb. помириться с кем-л.; make smth. in (on, etc.) smth., smb. make a name in the world снискать мировую славу, приобрести известность во всем мире; make an impression on smb. производить на кого-л. впечатление; make war upon smb., smth. a) идти войной на кого-л., что-л.; б) вести войну с кем-л., чем-л. || make love to smb. а) ласкать кого-л., заниматься любовью с кем-л., б) ухаживать за кем-л.; говорить кому-л. ласковые слова

3) make smb. of smb. his parents want to make a doctor (a lawyer, a soldier, an actor, etc.) of their son родители хотят, чтобы их сын стал врачом и т. д., make a man of him сделать из него человека; make a friend of her children подружиться с ее детьми; make a friend of an enemy превратить врага в друга; make smb. into smb. make them into slaves (him into a bully, her into a sophisticated hostess, etc.) превратить их в /сделать из них/ рабов и т. д.

4) make smth. over smth. make a fuss (a row, a scandal, etc.) over smth. поднимать шум и т. д. по какому-л. поводу; make a to-do over a trifle поднимать шумиху из-за пустяка

5) make smth. for smth. make a dash for the open window (a bolt for the door, a bee-line for the gates, etc.) броситься к открытому окну и т. д., make smth. to smth. make one's way to the station (to the river, to the house, back to the tower, etc.) пойти /направиться/ к станции и т. д., make smth. by smth. make the crossing by ferry переправиться на пароме; make smth. at smb. make a grab at him попытаться схватить его || it's time we were making tracks for home нам уже пора повернуть к дому

6) make some distance in some time we made the whole distance in ten days мы прошли весь путь /покрыли все расстояние/ за десять дней; we've made 80 miles since noon с полудня мы проделали восемьдесят миль

7) make smth. in some time the train will make Moscow in five hours поезд будет в Москве через пять часов

8) make smth. at /in/ smth. make good grades at school получать [в школе] хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score in the match получать в этом матче больше всех очков /самый лучший результат/; make one's way in the world преуспеть, добиться успеха || coll. he'll make it through college ему удастся окончить колледж; he made six towns on this trip во время этой поездки он посетил шесть городов /побывал в шести городах/

9) make smth. by (out of, from, in, etc.) smth. make a good deal by it хорошо на этом заработать; make much profit out of this undertaking извлекать большую выгоду из этого предприятия; he made a great fortune out of tea он составил большое состояние на торговле чаем; make a great deal of money in oil много заработать на нефти; make a living from literary work зарабатывать [на жизнь] литературным трудом; make a loss on the transaction потерпеть /понести/ убытки на этой сделке

10) make smth. of smth., smb. read this letter and tell me what you make of it прочтите это письмо и скажите, как вы его расцениваете; what do you make of the new assistant? какое у тебя впечатление /что ты думаешь/ о новом помощнике?; make much of this article ( of her work, of this man, etc.) быть высокого мнения об этой статье и т. д., newspapers made much of his achievements газеты превозносили его успехи; she makes too much of the boy уж слишком она носится с этим мальчиком; make little of smth., smb. относиться пренебрежительно к чему-л., кому-л., не считаться с чем-л., кем-л.; he made little of his feat он принижал значение своего героического поступка

11) make smth. of smth. I could make nothing of his words (of all this scribble, of her letter, etc.) я ничего не мог понять из его слов и т. д., его слова были мне совершенно непонятны и т. д., you will make more of it than I вы в этом лучше разберетесь [, чем я]; I can make no sense of what he says я не вижу никакого смысла в том, что он говорит; what are we to make of his behaviour? как нам следует /нам прикажете/ понимать его поведение?

12) make smth. with smb. they made a bargain with him они заключили с ним сделку || make a settlement on smb. распорядиться имуществом в пользу кого-л.

13) semiaux make smth. for smb. make room for smb. [подвинуться и] дать кому-л. место; can you make room for one more man? найдется место еще для одного человека?; make way for others посторониться, дать дорогу другим; make smth. at smb. he made a face at them он состроил им рожу; don't make eyes at him не строй ему глазки

14) 0 make smth. in some time he will make a sergeant in six months через шесть месяцев он станет сержантом
15. XXII
1) make smth. of doing smth. make a practice of working in his garden in the morning (of helping others, of doing his exercises in front of an open window, etc.) взять за правило по утрам работать в его саду и т. д.; he makes a practice of cheating он всегда обманывает; make a point of being on time у него принцип make не опаздывать /быть пунктуальным/; she made it a point of being very patient with these children она особенно старалась быть терпеливой с этими детьми

2) make smth. by doing smth. make one's living by giving piano lessons (by writing books for children, by selling flowers, etc.) зарабатывать на жизнь уроками игры на фортепиано и т. д.; she makes money by nursing она зарабатывает деньги, ухаживая за больными; she made her name by writing memoirs она прославилась своими мемуарами
16. XXIV1
|| make it as smb. coll. добиться успеха, будучи кем-л.; I wanted to make it as a writer мне хотелось добиться успеха на писательском поприще
17. XXVI
make smth. [that]... this makes the fifth time you've failed this examination ты уже [в] пятый раз проваливаешься на этом экзамене

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > make
8 make

1.
[meɪk]transitive verb, made [meɪd]

1) (construct) machen, anfertigen (of aus); bauen [Damm, Straße, Flugzeug, Geige]; anlegen [See, Teich, Weg usw.]; zimmern [Tisch, Regal]; basteln [Spielzeug, Vogelhäuschen, Dekoration usw.]; nähen [Kleider]; durchbrechen [Türöffnung]; (manufacture) herstellen; (create) [er]schaffen [Welt]; (prepare) zubereiten [Mahlzeit]; machen [Frühstück, Grog]; machen, kochen [Kaffee, Tee, Marmelade]; backen [Brot, Kuchen]; (compose, write) schreiben, verfassen [Buch, Gedicht, Lied, Bericht]; machen [Eintrag, Zeichen, Kopie, Zusammenfassung, Testament]; anfertigen [Entwurf]; aufsetzen [Bewerbung, Schreiben, Urkunde]

make a film — einen Film drehen

make a dress out of the material, make the material into a dress — aus dem Stoff ein Kleid machen

a table made of wood/of the finest wood — ein Holztisch/ein Tisch aus feinstem Holz

made in Germany — in Deutschland hergestellt

show what one is made of — zeigen, was in einem steckt (ugs.)

be [simply] 'made of money — (coll.) im Geld [nur so] schwimmen (ugs.)

be 'made for something/somebody — (fig.): (ideally suited) wie geschaffen für etwas/jemanden sein

make a bed — (for sleeping) ein Bett bauen (ugs.)

make the bed — (arrange after sleeping) das Bett machen

have it made — (coll.) ausgesorgt haben (ugs.)

2) (combine into) sich verbinden zu; bilden

blue and yellow make green — aus Blau und Gelb wird Grün

3) (cause to exist) machen [Ärger, Schwierigkeiten, Lärm, Aufhebens]

make enemies — sich (Dat.) Feinde machen od. schaffen

make time for doing or to do something — sich (Dat.) die Zeit dazu nehmen, etwas zu tun

4) (result in, amount to) machen [Unterschied, Summe]; ergeben [Resultat]

two and two make four — zwei und zwei ist od. macht od. sind vier

they make a handsome pair — sie geben ein hübsches Paar ab

qualities that make a man — Eigenschaften, die einen Mann ausmachen

5) (establish, enact) bilden [Gegensatz]; treffen [Unterscheidung, Übereinkommen]; ziehen [Vergleich, Parallele]; erlassen [Gesetz, Haftbefehl]; aufstellen [Regeln, Behauptung]; stellen [Forderung]; geben [Bericht]; schließen [Vertrag]; vornehmen [Zahlung]; machen [Geschäft, Vorschlag, Geständnis]; erheben [Anschuldigung, Protest, Beschwerde]

6) (cause to be or become)

make angry/happy/known — etc. wütend/glücklich/bekannt usw. machen

make somebody captain — jemanden zum Kapitän machen

make a star of somebody — aus jemandem einen Star machen

make a friend of somebody — sich mit jemandem anfreunden

make oneself heard/respected — sich (Dat.) Gehör/Respekt verschaffen

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

shall we make it Tuesday then? — sagen wir also Dienstag?

that makes it one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

make it a shorter journey by doing something — die Reise abkürzen, indem man etwas tut

7)

make somebody do something — (cause) jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun; (compel) jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

make somebody repeat the sentence — jemanden den Satz wiederholen lassen

be made to do something — etwas tun müssen; (be compelled) gezwungen werden, etwas zu tun

make oneself do something — sich überwinden, etwas zu tun

what makes you think that? — wie kommst du darauf?

8) (form, be counted as)

this makes the tenth time you've failed — das ist nun [schon] das zehnte Mal, dass du versagt hast

will you make one of the party? — wirst du dabei od. (ugs.) mit von der Partie sein?

9) (serve for) abgeben

this story makes good reading — diese Geschichte ist guter Lesestoff

10) (become by development or training)

the site would make a good playground — der Platz würde einen guten Spielplatz abgeben

he will make a good officer — aus ihm wird noch ein guter Offizier

11) (gain, acquire, procure) machen [Vermögen, Profit, Verlust]; machen (ugs.) [Geld]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt]; sich (Dat.) erwerben [Ruf]; (obtain as result) kommen zu od. auf, herausbekommen [Ergebnis, Endsumme]

how much did you make? — wieviel hast du verdient?

that makes one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

12) machen [Geste, Bewegung, Verbeugung]; machen [Reise, Besuch, Ausnahme, Fehler, Angebot, Entdeckung, Witz, Bemerkung]; begehen [Irrtum]; vornehmen [Änderung, Stornierung]; vorbringen [Beschwerde]; tätigen, machen [Einkäufe]; geben [Versprechen, Kommentar]; halten [Rede]; ziehen [Vergleich]; durchführen, machen [Experiment, Analyse, Inspektion]; (wage) führen [Krieg]; (accomplish) schaffen [Strecke pro Zeiteinheit]

13)

make much of something — etwas betonen

make little of something — (play something down) etwas herunterspielen

they could make little of his letter — (understand) sie konnten mit seinem Brief nicht viel anfangen

I don't know what to make of him/it — ich werde aus ihm/daraus nicht schlau od. klug

what do you make of him? — was hältst du von ihm?; wie schätzt du ihn ein?

14) (arrive at) erreichen [Bestimmungsort]; (coll.): (catch) [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Zug usw.]

make it — (succeed in arriving) es schaffen

15)

something makes or breaks or mars somebody — etwas entscheidet über jmds. Glück oder Verderben (Akk.)

make somebody's day — jemandem einen glücklichen Tag bescheren

16) (consider to be)

What do you make the time? - I make it five past eight — Wie spät hast du es od. ist es bei dir? - Auf meiner Uhr ist es fünf nach acht

17)

make 'do — vorlieb nehmen

make 'do with/without something — mit/ohne etwas auskommen
2. intransitive verb,
made

1) (proceed)

make toward something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

2) (act as if with intention)

make to do something — Anstalten machen, etwas zu tun

make as if or as though to do something — so tun, als wolle man etwas tun
3. noun
1) (kind of structure) Ausführung, die; (of clothes) Machart, die

2) (type of manufacture) Fabrikat, das; (brand) Marke, die

make of car — Automarke, die

3)

on the make — (coll.): (intent on gain) hinter dem Geld her (abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/44737/make_for">make for

- make off

- make off with

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

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[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) machen

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) bringen zu

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) machen

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) machen

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ergeben

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) sich erweisen als

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) schätzen

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) machen zu

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) machen
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) die Marke

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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make

[meɪk]

I. NOUN

1. ECON (brand) Fabrikat nt, Marke f

the newer \makes of computer are much faster die neuen Computergenerationen sind viel schneller

it's jam of my own \make das ist selbst gemachte Marmelade

\make of car Automarke f

2. (of a person)

people of her \make are rare Leute wie sie [o fam ihrer Machart] sind selten

3. ( pej fam: search)

to be on the \make (for sex) auf sexuelle Abenteuer aus sein; (for money) geldgierig sein; (for power) machthungrig sein; (for profit) profitgierig sein; (for career) karrieresüchtig sein

to put the \make on sb AM (sl) versuchen, jdn ins Bett zu kriegen fam

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<made, made>

1. (produce)

▪ to \make sth etw machen; company, factory etw herstellen

the pot is made to withstand high temperatures der Topf ist so beschaffen, dass er hohe Temperaturen aushält

‘made in Taiwan’ ‚hergestellt in Taiwan‘

this sweater is made of wool dieser Pullover ist aus Wolle

God made the world in 7 days Gott erschuf die Erde in 7 Tagen

to \make bread Brot backen

to \make clothes Kleider nähen

to \make coffee/soup/supper Kaffee/Suppe/das Abendessen kochen

to \make a copy of sth etw kopieren

to \make a movie [or film] einen Film drehen

to \make peace Frieden schließen

to \make a picture ( fam) ein Foto machen

to \make a recording of sth etw aufnehmen

to \make a snowman einen Schneemann bauen

to \make steel/a pot Stahl/einen Topf herstellen

to \make time sich dat [die] Zeit nehmen

to show what one's [really] made of zeigen, was in einem steckt

▪ to \make sb sth [or sth for sb] etw für jdn machen

he made us some coffee er machte uns Kaffee

▪ to be made for sth für etw akk [wie] geschaffen sein

the doll wasn't made for banging around die Puppe ist nicht dazu gedacht, herumgeschleudert zu werden

these two were made for each other die zwei sind wie geschaffen füreinander

2. (become)

▪ to \make sth etw werden; (be) etw sein

I don't think he will ever \make a good lawyer ich glaube, aus ihm wird nie ein guter Rechtsanwalt [werden]

she'll \make a great mother sie wird eine tolle Mutter abgeben

let's \make a circle lasst uns einen Kreis bilden

champagne and caviar \make a wonderful combination Champagner und Kaviar sind eine wunderbare Kombination

to \make a good answer/excuse eine gute Antwort/Entschuldigung sein

to \make a match gut zusammenpassen

to \make fascinating reading faszinierend zu lesen sein

3. (cause) machen

to \make noise/a scene/trouble Lärm/eine Szene/Ärger machen

to \make sb one's wife jdn zu seiner Frau machen

▪ to \make sth do sth:

the wind is making my eyes water durch den Wind fangen meine Augen an zu tränen

you \make things sound so bad du machst alles so schlecht

the dark colours \make the room look smaller die dunklen Farben lassen das Zimmer kleiner wirken

▪ to \make sb do sth jdn dazu bringen [o geh veranlassen], etw zu tun

what made you move here? was brachte dich dazu, hierher zu ziehen?

what made you change your mind? wodurch hast du deine Meinung geändert?

stories like that \make you think again Geschichten wie diese bringen dich zum Nachdenken

to \make sb laugh jdn zum Lachen bringen

to \make oneself look ridiculous sich akk lächerlich machen

to \make sb suffer jdn leiden lassen

4. (force)

▪ to \make sb do sth jdn zwingen, etw zu tun

go to your room! — no, and you can't \make me! geh auf dein Zimmer! — nein, und es kann mich auch keiner dazu zwingen!

5. + adj (cause to be) machen

the good weather made Spain so popular das schöne Wetter hat Spanien so beliebt gemacht

to \make the best of a situation das Beste aus einer Situation machen

to \make sb angry/happy jdn wütend/glücklich machen

to \make sth easy etw leicht machen

to \make oneself heard sich dat Gehör verschaffen

to \make oneself known to sb sich akk jdm vorstellen, sich akk mit jdm bekanntmachen

to \make sth public etw veröffentlichen

to \make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen

6. (transform to)

▪ to \make sb/sth into sth:

the recycled paper will be made into cardboard das Recyclingpapier wird zu Karton weiterverarbeitet

this experience will \make you into a better person diese Erfahrung wird aus dir einen besseren Menschen machen

we've made the attic into a spare room wir haben den Speicher zu einem Gästezimmer ausgebaut

7. (perform)

▪ to \make sth mistake, progress, offer, suggestion etw machen

he made a plausible case for returning home early er überzeugte uns, dass es sinnvoll sei, früh nach Hause zu gehen

they made about 20 miles a day on foot sie legten etwa 20 Meilen am Tag zu Fuß zurück

I'll have a steak — no, \make that chicken ich nehme ein Steak — ach nein, bringen Sie doch lieber das Hühnchen

to \make an appointment einen Termin vereinbaren

to \make a bargain ein Schnäppchen machen

to \make a bid for sth ein Angebot für [o über] etw akk machen

to \make a book STOCKEX eine Aufstellung von Aktien machen, für die Kauf- oder Verkaufsaufträge entgegengenommen werden

to \make a call anrufen

to \make a deal einen Handel schließen

to \make a decision eine Entscheidung fällen [o treffen]

to \make a deposit eine Anzahlung leisten

to \make a donation eine Spende vornehmen

to \make an effort sich akk anstrengen

to \make a face ein Gesicht ziehen

to \make a good job of sth bei etw dat gute Arbeit leisten

to \make a move (in game) einen Zug machen; (in business, personal life) etwas unternehmen; body sich akk bewegen

to \make a payment eine Zahlung leisten

to \make a promise ein Versprechen geben, etw versprechen

to \make reservations reservieren

to \make a request for sth um etw akk bitten

to \make small talk Konversation betreiben

to \make a speech/presentation eine Rede/Präsentation halten

to \make a start anfangen

to \make good time doing sth bei etw dat schnell vorankommen

to \make way [or space] [or room] den Weg frei machen

to \make a withdrawal from a bank Geld bei einer Bank abheben

8. (amount to)

▪ to \make sth with numbers etw ergeben

five plus five \makes ten fünf und fünf ist zehn

today's earthquake \makes five since January mit dem heutigen Erdbeben sind es fünf seit Januar

this \makes the third time my car has broken down das ist nun das dritte Mal, dass mein Auto eine Panne hat

9. (earn, get)

▪ to \make sth:

he \makes £50,000 a year er verdient [o fam macht] 50.000 Pfund im Jahr

to \make enemies sich dat Feinde machen

to \make a fortune sein Glück machen

to \make friends Freundschaften schließen

to \make a killing einen Riesengewinn machen

to \make a living seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

to \make a lot of money out of sth mit etw dat viel Geld verdienen [o fam machen]

to \make a name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen

to \make profits/losses Gewinn/Verlust machen

10. (appoint)

▪ to \make sb president/advisor/ambassador jdn zum Präsidenten/Berater/Botschafter ernennen

11. (consider important)

▪ to \make sth of sth:

she \makes a lot of politeness sie legt viel Wert auf Höflichkeit

don't \make too much of his grumpiness gib nicht zu viel auf seine mürrische Art

12. (estimate)

how much do you \make the total? was hast du als Summe errechnet?

I \make the answer [to be] 105.6 ich habe als Lösung 105,6 herausbekommen

what do you \make the time? was meinst du, wie viel Uhr ist es wohl?

13. ( fam: get to, reach)

▪ to \make sth etw schaffen

could you \make a meeting at 8 a.m.? schaffst du ein Treffen um 8 Uhr morgens?

I barely made it to the meeting ich habe es gerade noch zur Versammlung geschafft

the fire made the front page das Feuer kam auf die Titelseite

he made captain/sergeant/manager AM er hat es bis zum Kapitän/Feldwebel/Manager gebracht

to \make the bus/one's train/one's plane den Bus/seinen Zug/sein Flugzeug kriegen

to \make the deadline den Termin einhalten [können]

to \make the grade sich akk qualifizieren, es schaffen

to \make the finals/a team SPORT sich akk für das Finale/ein Team qualifizieren

to \make the big time ( fam) groß einsteigen fam

to \make it to the top Karriere machen

to \make it es schaffen

the patient may not \make it through the night der Patient wird wahrscheinlich die Nacht nicht überstehen

14. (render perfect)

those curtains really \make the living room diese Vorhänge heben das Wohnzimmer ungemein

this film has made his career der Film machte ihn berühmt

that made my day! das hat mir den Tag gerettet!

you've got it made! du hast ausgesorgt!

15. (have sex)

to \make love sich akk lieben, miteinander schlafen

▪ to \make sb AM, AUS (sl) mit jdm ins Bett gehen fam

he tried to \make her er hat versucht, sie ins Bett zu kriegen fam

to \make it with sb (fam!) es mit jdm treiben fam

16. NAUT

to \make port Meldung an den Hafenmeister machen

to \make sail in See stechen

to \make way vorankommen

17. ELEC

to \make contact den Stromkreis schließen

18.

▶ to \make a beeline [or dash] for sth/sb schnurstracks auf etw/jdn zugehen

▶ to \make or break sth/sb das Schicksal von etw/jdm in der Hand haben

▶ to \make a day/an evening of it den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht bleiben

let's \make a night of it die Nacht ist noch jung

▶ to \make a go of it es schaffen, in etw dat Erfolg haben

▶ made in heaven perfekt

▶ to be made of money Geld wie Heu haben

▶ to \make sense Sinn ergeben [o machen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<made, made>

1. (be about to)

to \make to leave/eat dinner/start a fight sich akk anschicken, zu gehen/Abend zu essen/einen Streit anzufangen

just as we made to leave the phone rang gerade als wir gehen wollten, klingelte das Telefon

2. (pretend)

▪ to \make as if to do sth aussehen, als ob man etw tun wolle

he made as if to leave the room er machte Anstalten, das Zimmer zu verlassen

stop making like you know everything! hör auf so zu tun, als wüsstest du alles!

▪ to \make like... AM so tun, als ob...

the boy made like he was sick so he wouldn't have to go to school der Junge stellte sich krank, damit er nicht zur Schule musste

3. AM ( dated sl: hand over)

▪ to \make with the money/jewels Geld/Juwelen [über]geben

\make with the money bags, baby! her mit dem Geld, Baby! fam

4.

▶ to \make do with/without sth mit/ohne etw dat auskommen [o hinkommen]

can you \make do with a fiver? reicht dir ein Fünfpfundschein?

▶ to \make do and mend ( prov) flicken und wiederverwerten, was man hat, sich akk mit etw dat zufriedengeben

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make [meık]

A s

1. a) Machart f, Ausführung f

b) Erzeugnis n, Produkt n, Fabrikat n:

our own make (unser) eigenes Fabrikat;

of best English make beste englische Qualität;

I like the make of this car mir gefällt die Ausführung oder Form dieses Wagens;

is this your own make? haben Sie das (selbst) gemacht?

2. Mode: Schnitt m, Fasson f

3. WIRTSCH (Fabrik)Marke f

4. TECH Typ m, Bau(art) m(f)

5. Beschaffenheit f, Zustand m

6. Anfertigung f, Herstellung f, Produktion f

7. Produktion(smenge) f, Ausstoß m

8. a) (Körper)Bau m

b) Veranlagung f, Natur f, Art f

9. Bau m, Gefüge n

10. Fassung f, Stil m (eines Romans etc)

11. ELEK Schließen n (des Stromkreises):

be at make geschlossen sein

12. Kartenspiel:

a) Trumpfbestimmung f

b) Bridge: endgültiges Trumpfgebot

c) Mischen n (der Karten)

13. be on the make sl

a) schwer dahinter her sein, auf Geld oder auf seinen Vorteil aus sein,

b) auf ein (sexuelles) Abenteuer aus sein,

c) (gesellschaftlich) nach oben drängen,

d) im Kommen oder Werden sein

B v/t prät und pperf made [meıd]

1. allg z. B. Anstrengungen, Einkäufe, Einwände, eine Reise, sein Testament, eine Verbeugung, einen Versuch machen:

make a fire Feuer machen;

make a price einen Preis festsetzen oder machen;

make a speech eine Rede halten;

make it 2-1 SPORT auf 2:1 stellen;

he’s (as) stupid as they make them umg er ist so dumm wie sonst was; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)

2. machen:

a) anfertigen, herstellen, erzeugen ( alle:

from, of, out of aus)

b) verarbeiten, bilden, formen ( alle:

to, into in akk, zu):

make a man of sb einen Mann aus jemandem machen

c) Tee etc (zu)bereiten:

he made himself a cup of coffee er machte sich eine Tasse Kaffee

d) ein Gedicht etc verfassen, schreiben

3. errichten, bauen, einen Park, Weg etc anlegen

4. (er)schaffen:

God made man Gott schuf den Menschen;

you are made for this job du bist für diese Arbeit wie geschaffen

5. fig machen zu:

he made her his wife;

make a doctor of sb jemanden Arzt werden lassen

6. ergeben, bilden, entstehen lassen:

oxygen and hydrogen make water Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff bilden Wasser

7. verursachen:

a) ein Geräusch, Lärm, Mühe, Schwierigkeiten etc machen

b) bewirken, (mit sich) bringen:

prosperity makes contentment

8. (er)geben, den Stoff abgeben zu, dienen als (Sache):

this makes a good article das gibt einen guten Artikel;

this cloth will make a suit dieses Tuch wird für einen Anzug reichen

9. sich erweisen als (Personen):

he would make a good salesman er würde einen guten Verkäufer abgeben;

she made him a good wife sie war ihm eine gute Frau

10. bilden, (aus)machen:

this makes the tenth time das ist das zehnte Mal

11. (mit adj, pperf etc)machen:

make angry zornig machen, erzürnen; → make good

12. (mit folgendem Substantiv) machen zu, ernennen zu:

they made him (a) general, he was made a general er wurde zum General ernannt;

he made himself a martyr er machte sich zum Märtyrer

13. mit inf ( aktivisch ohne to, passiv mit to) jemanden lassen, veranlassen oder bringen oder zwingen oder nötigen zu:

make sb wait jemanden warten lassen;

he was made to wait for an hour man ließ ihn eine Stunde warten;

we made him talk wir brachten ihn zum Sprechen;

they made him repeat it, he was made to repeat it man ließ es ihn wiederholen;

make sth do, make do with sth mit etwas auskommen, sich mit etwas begnügen oder behelfen;

that coat makes him look absurd in dem Mantel schaut er einfach lächerlich aus; → laugh B

14. fig machen:

make much of

a) viel Wesens um etwas od jemanden machen,

b) viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk)

15. sich eine Vorstellung von etwas machen, etwas halten für:

what do you make of it? was halten Sie davon?

16. umg jemanden halten für:

I make him a greenhorn

17. schätzen auf (akk):

I make the distance three miles;

how old do you make him? wie alt schätzen Sie ihn?

18. feststellen:

I make it a quarter to five nach meiner Uhr ist es Viertel vor fünf

19. erfolgreich durchführen: → escape C 1

20. jemandem zum Erfolg verhelfen, jemandes Glück machen:

I can make and break you ich kann aus Ihnen etwas machen und ich kann Sie auch erledigen

21. sich ein Vermögen etc erwerben, verdienen, Geld, einen Profit machen, einen Gewinn erzielen: → name Bes Redew

22. schaffen:

a) eine Strecke zurücklegen:

make it es (räumlich od zeitlich) schaffen ( → B 23);

he didn’t make it to the emergency exit er schaffte es nicht bis zum Notausgang;

sorry, I couldn’t make it any earlier ich konnte leider nicht früher kommen

b) eine Geschwindigkeit erreichen, machen:

make 60 mph

23. umg etwas erreichen, schaffen, einen akademischen Grad erlangen, SPORT etc Punkte, auch eine Schulnote erzielen, einen Zug erwischen:

make it es schaffen ( → B 22);

he made it to general er brachte es bis zum General;

make the team bes US sich einen Platz (in der Mannschaft) erobern; → regular A 14

24. sl eine Frau rumkriegen, umlegen (verführen)

25. ankommen in (dat), erreichen:

make port SCHIFF in den Hafen einlaufen

26. SCHIFF Land etc sichten, ausmachen

27. Br eine Mahlzeit einnehmen

28. ein Fest etc veranstalten

29. Kartenspiel:

a) Karten mischen

b) einen Stich machen

30. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen, einen Kontakt herstellen

31. LING den Plural etc bilden, werden zu

32. sich belaufen auf (akk), ergeben, machen:

two and two make four 2 und 2 macht oder ist 4

33. besonders Br ein Tier abrichten, dressieren

34. obs übersetzen (in eine andere Sprache)

35. US sl jemanden identifizieren

C v/i

1. sich anschicken, den Versuch machen ( beide:

to do zu tun):

he made to go er wollte gehen

2. (to nach)

a) sich begeben oder wenden

b) führen, gehen (Weg etc), sich erstrecken

c) fließen

3. einsetzen (Ebbe, Flut), (an)steigen (Flut etc)

4. (statt passiv) gemacht oder hergestellt werden

5. Kartenspiel: einen Stich machen

6. make as if ( oder as though) so tun, als ob oder als wenn:

make believe vorgeben ( that dass; to do zu tun);

make like US sl sich benehmen oder aufführen wie

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1.
[meɪk]transitive verb, made [meɪd]

1) (construct) machen, anfertigen (of aus); bauen [Damm, Straße, Flugzeug, Geige]; anlegen [See, Teich, Weg usw.]; zimmern [Tisch, Regal]; basteln [Spielzeug, Vogelhäuschen, Dekoration usw.]; nähen [Kleider]; durchbrechen [Türöffnung]; (manufacture) herstellen; (create) [er]schaffen [Welt]; (prepare) zubereiten [Mahlzeit]; machen [Frühstück, Grog]; machen, kochen [Kaffee, Tee, Marmelade]; backen [Brot, Kuchen]; (compose, write) schreiben, verfassen [Buch, Gedicht, Lied, Bericht]; machen [Eintrag, Zeichen, Kopie, Zusammenfassung, Testament]; anfertigen [Entwurf]; aufsetzen [Bewerbung, Schreiben, Urkunde]

make a film — einen Film drehen

make a dress out of the material, make the material into a dress — aus dem Stoff ein Kleid machen

a table made of wood/of the finest wood — ein Holztisch/ein Tisch aus feinstem Holz

made in Germany — in Deutschland hergestellt

show what one is made of — zeigen, was in einem steckt (ugs.)

be [simply] 'made of money — (coll.) im Geld [nur so] schwimmen (ugs.)

be 'made for something/somebody — (fig.): (ideally suited) wie geschaffen für etwas/jemanden sein

make a bed — (for sleeping) ein Bett bauen (ugs.)

make the bed — (arrange after sleeping) das Bett machen

have it made — (coll.) ausgesorgt haben (ugs.)

2) (combine into) sich verbinden zu; bilden

blue and yellow make green — aus Blau und Gelb wird Grün

3) (cause to exist) machen [Ärger, Schwierigkeiten, Lärm, Aufhebens]

make enemies — sich (Dat.) Feinde machen od. schaffen

make time for doing or to do something — sich (Dat.) die Zeit dazu nehmen, etwas zu tun

4) (result in, amount to) machen [Unterschied, Summe]; ergeben [Resultat]

two and two make four — zwei und zwei ist od. macht od. sind vier

they make a handsome pair — sie geben ein hübsches Paar ab

qualities that make a man — Eigenschaften, die einen Mann ausmachen

5) (establish, enact) bilden [Gegensatz]; treffen [Unterscheidung, Übereinkommen]; ziehen [Vergleich, Parallele]; erlassen [Gesetz, Haftbefehl]; aufstellen [Regeln, Behauptung]; stellen [Forderung]; geben [Bericht]; schließen [Vertrag]; vornehmen [Zahlung]; machen [Geschäft, Vorschlag, Geständnis]; erheben [Anschuldigung, Protest, Beschwerde]

6) (cause to be or become)

make angry/happy/known — etc. wütend/glücklich/bekannt usw. machen

make somebody captain — jemanden zum Kapitän machen

make a star of somebody — aus jemandem einen Star machen

make a friend of somebody — sich mit jemandem anfreunden

make oneself heard/respected — sich (Dat.) Gehör/Respekt verschaffen

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

shall we make it Tuesday then? — sagen wir also Dienstag?

that makes it one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

make it a shorter journey by doing something — die Reise abkürzen, indem man etwas tut

7)

make somebody do something — (cause) jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun; (compel) jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

make somebody repeat the sentence — jemanden den Satz wiederholen lassen

be made to do something — etwas tun müssen; (be compelled) gezwungen werden, etwas zu tun

make oneself do something — sich überwinden, etwas zu tun

what makes you think that? — wie kommst du darauf?

8) (form, be counted as)

this makes the tenth time you've failed — das ist nun [schon] das zehnte Mal, dass du versagt hast

will you make one of the party? — wirst du dabei od. (ugs.) mit von der Partie sein?

9) (serve for) abgeben

this story makes good reading — diese Geschichte ist guter Lesestoff

10) (become by development or training)

the site would make a good playground — der Platz würde einen guten Spielplatz abgeben

he will make a good officer — aus ihm wird noch ein guter Offizier

11) (gain, acquire, procure) machen [Vermögen, Profit, Verlust]; machen (ugs.) [Geld]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt]; sich (Dat.) erwerben [Ruf]; (obtain as result) kommen zu od. auf, herausbekommen [Ergebnis, Endsumme]

how much did you make? — wieviel hast du verdient?

that makes one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

12) machen [Geste, Bewegung, Verbeugung]; machen [Reise, Besuch, Ausnahme, Fehler, Angebot, Entdeckung, Witz, Bemerkung]; begehen [Irrtum]; vornehmen [Änderung, Stornierung]; vorbringen [Beschwerde]; tätigen, machen [Einkäufe]; geben [Versprechen, Kommentar]; halten [Rede]; ziehen [Vergleich]; durchführen, machen [Experiment, Analyse, Inspektion]; (wage) führen [Krieg]; (accomplish) schaffen [Strecke pro Zeiteinheit]

13)

make much of something — etwas betonen

make little of something — (play something down) etwas herunterspielen

they could make little of his letter — (understand) sie konnten mit seinem Brief nicht viel anfangen

I don't know what to make of him/it — ich werde aus ihm/daraus nicht schlau od. klug

what do you make of him? — was hältst du von ihm?; wie schätzt du ihn ein?

14) (arrive at) erreichen [Bestimmungsort]; (coll.): (catch) [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Zug usw.]

make it — (succeed in arriving) es schaffen

15)

something makes or breaks or mars somebody — etwas entscheidet über jmds. Glück oder Verderben (Akk.)

make somebody's day — jemandem einen glücklichen Tag bescheren

16) (consider to be)

What do you make the time? - I make it five past eight — Wie spät hast du es od. ist es bei dir? - Auf meiner Uhr ist es fünf nach acht

17)

make 'do — vorlieb nehmen

make 'do with/without something — mit/ohne etwas auskommen
2. intransitive verb,
made

1) (proceed)

make toward something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

2) (act as if with intention)

make to do something — Anstalten machen, etwas zu tun

make as if or as though to do something — so tun, als wolle man etwas tun
3. noun
1) (kind of structure) Ausführung, die; (of clothes) Machart, die

2) (type of manufacture) Fabrikat, das; (brand) Marke, die

make of car — Automarke, die

3)

on the make — (coll.): (intent on gain) hinter dem Geld her (abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make off with

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

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n.

Fabrikat -e n.

Herstellung f.

Marke -n f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made)

= knüpfen v.

machen v.

vornehmen v.

English-german dictionary > make
9 make

meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) lage, skape, forme

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) tvinge, få til å

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gjøre

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene, innbringe

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være, utgjøre

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) bli

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) gjøre til, utnevne

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gjøre, komme med
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merke, fabrikat, modell

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

bygge
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gjøre
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lage
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merke
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nå
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produsere
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rekke
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skape
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utgjøre

I
subst. \/meɪk\/

1) merke, fabrikat

2) arbeid, tilvirkning, form, støpning (om person), stil, type

on the make ( om sosial mobilitet) på vei oppover på sjekkeren

put the make on (amer.) forsøke å sjekke opp
II
verb ( made - made) \/meɪk\/

1) lage, tilberede, fremstille, produsere, skape, danne

• God made woman

Gud skapte kvinnen

2) ( om klær e.l.) sy, strikke

3) ( om noe skriftlig) skrive

4) ( om seng) re (opp)

5) ( med adjektiv) gjøre, få til å bli

• it makes me happy

det gjør meg glad

6) gjøre til, utnevne til, utpeke til

• they made him their king

de utnevnte ham til konge

7) tvinge til, få til, la

• he makes me work hard

han tvinger meg til å arbeide hardt

• the author made the heroine die

forfatteren lot heltinnen dø

8) tjene, tjene inn, innbringe

• make a fortune

tjene en formue

9) bli, være, danne, utgjøre

• this makes the tenth time

dette er tiende gang

• three times three make(s) nine

tre ganger tre er ni

10) ( om beregning eller tolkning) anslå til, tolke som, forstå som

• what do we make of this?

hvordan skal vi forstå dette?

• I make it ten o'clock

jeg tror klokken er ti

11) fastsette til, bestemme til, sette til, beramme til

• we make the price 10 dollars

vi setter prisen til ti dollar

12) ( om distanse) tilbakelegge, kjøre, gå

• we can make 80 km in an hour

vi kan tilbakelegge 80 km på en time

13) nå (i tide), rekke, komme frem til

• Granny made the bus

bestemor rakk bussen

14) (amer., hverdagslig) bli, avansere til

• Jones made sergeant in six months

Jones avanserte til sersjant på seks måneder

15) ( om tidevann) komme inn, sette inn, tilta

• the tide is making now

tidevannet kommer inn nå

16) ( slang) forføre

• he's been trying to make Janice for the last three years

han har prøvd å forføre Janice i tre år nå

be as... as they make them være så...som man kan få blitt

• he is as honest as they make them

han er ærligheten selv

• she is as sweet as they make them

hun er så søt som hun kan få blitt

be made of money ( hverdagslig) være laget av penger

be made up of bestå av

have (got) it made ( hverdagslig) være sikret suksess

be made up ( nordengelsk) være kjempefornøyd

make after ( gammeldags) sette etter, følge etter

make against være en ulempe for, tale imot

• that makes against your chances

det minsker sjansene dine

make as if eller make as though late som om, gjøre mine til å...

• he made as if he didn't hear us

han lot som om han ikke hørte oss

• he made as if to go

han gjorde mine til å gå

make a speech holde en tale

make at løpe mot

• she made at the door

hun løp mot døren

angripe, slå etter, hytte til

• he made at me with his stick

han hyttet til meg med kjeppen sin

make away stikke, dra

make away with stikke av med, forsvinne med

• the cashier made away with all the money

kassereren stakk av med alle pengene

gjøre ende på, kvitte seg med, rydde av veien, ta livet av

make believe late som

• they made believe that they were on a desert island

de lot som om de var på en øde øy

make do klare seg, greie seg

• you'll have to make do without a car

du får klare deg uten bil

make do and mend klare seg med det man har

make down clothes ( hverdagslig) sy om klær

make for søke seg til, dra til, styre mot, begi seg til, gå til, skynde seg til, løpe mot

• in the summer people make for the coast

om sommeren drar folk ut til kysten

overfalle, angripe, gå løs på

• the dog made for me

hunden angrep meg

fremme, bidra til, støtte, lede til

• this makes for his advantage

dette taler til hans fordel

make good innfri, virkeliggjøre, gjøre alvor av, gjennomføre

• make good one's promise

holde\/innfri et løfte

• make good one's escape

komme seg unna\/unnslippe

(amer.) godtgjøre, erstatte, dekke, gjøre opp for (seg), betale for seg

• make good a loss

dekke et tap

( hverdagslig) lykkes, gjøre det bra, ha hellet med seg, gjøre suksess, gjøre det stort

• he went to Canada, where he soon made good

han dro til Canada, hvor han raskt gjorde suksess

make into ( om forandring) gjøre (om) til, forvandle til, omarbeide til

• the room was made into a study

rommet ble gjort om til kontor

make it lykkes, klare seg

make it up (with) forsones (med), bli venner igjen (med), gjøre opp (med)

make it with somebody ( slang) ligge med noen

make light of bagatellisere, ta lett på, slå bort

make like (amer.) late som

• they make like they don't know me

de later som om de ikke kjenner meg

make off stikke av, rømme

• the tourists made off without paying

turistene stakk av uten å betale

make or break være eller ikke være, briste eller bære

• it is make or break this time

det må briste eller bære denne gangen

make out skrive ut, utstede

• make out a cheque

skrive ut en sjekk

tyde, oppfatte, skjelne, se

• I can't make out her handwriting

jeg klarer ikke å tyde håndskriften hennes

forstå, fatte, begripe, forstå seg på, bli klok på

• I can't make him out

jeg blir ikke klok på ham

påstå, hevde, fremstille som, gi seg ut for

• he made out that I was there

han hevdet at jeg var der

klare seg, lykkes, trives

• she made out very well

hun klarte seg svært bra

make peace slutte fred

make sail ( sjøfart) sette seil

make short of long kort sagt

make someone's day gi noen en fin dag, gi noen en minneverdig dag gjøre noen glad, glede noen

make the most of få mest mulig ut av, utnytte så godt som mulig, dra størst mulig nytte av, gjøre (et) stort nummer (ut) av

make time finne tid, ta seg tid

make time with (amer.) flørte med

make to gjøre tegn til å...

• he made to go

han gjorde tegn til å gå

make towards gå til, føre til, lede til, styre mot, begi seg til, skynde seg til, løpe mot

• this road makes towards Paris

denne veien fører til Paris

make up utgjøre, danne, skape sette sammen, lage (i stand), sette opp, opprette, skrive

• make up a list

sette opp en liste

finne på, dikte opp, lyve opp

• it was all made up

det var bare funnet på

lage (i stand), tilberede, gjøre ferdig, sette sammen, røre sammen

• she made up the dessert from old pieces of cake

hun laget desserten av gamle kakebiter

pakke inn

• make it up into a parcel

pakk det inn som en pakke

sminke, maskere (teater)

• he was made up as a girl

han var sminket som en jente

gjøre opp, avslutte

• make up the account

fylle ut, komplettere, dekke

• he had to make up the deficit

han måtte dekke underskuddet selv

(amer., universitet) gå om igjen, kontinuere, ta (om) igjen ( typografi) brekke om gjøre opp, bli venner igjen

• make up a quarrel

make up (for) erstatte, godtgjøre, ta igjen, oppveie

• make up for the loss

erstatte tapet

make up one's mind bestemme seg

make up to somebody smiske for noen

make with ( slang) komme med, ta frem

English-Norwegian dictionary > make
10 make

I [meɪk]
nome

1) (brand) marca f.

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.

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to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
II 1. [meɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

2) (cause to be or become)

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

3) (cause to do)

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

4) (force)

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

5) (turn into)

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

6) (amount to)

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

7) (earn) guadagnare, prendere [ salary]

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]

9) (estimate, say)

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

11) el. chiudere [ circuit]

12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]

to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

- make after

- make do

- make for

- make good

- make into

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make towards

- make up

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to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo

I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)

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[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fare, creare

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) fare

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) rendere

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) guadagnare

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) fare

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) diventare, essere

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) valutare

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nominare

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fare
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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make /meɪk/
n.

1 [u] fabbricazione; produzione; fattura; confezione

2 marca; tipo; ( d'abito) forma, taglio: spare parts for all makes of car, pezzi di ricambio per auto di tutte le marche

3 [u] costituzione fisica (o morale); carattere; temperamento: a man of this make, un uomo di siffatto temperamento

4 (elettr.) chiusura d'un circuito: at make, nel momento in cui si chiude il circuito (o avviene il contatto)

5 ( slang USA) donna: She's an easy make, è una che ci sta

6 ( slang USA) informazioni su un criminale

● (elettr.) make contact, contatto in chiusura; contatto normalmente aperto □ (econ.) make-work activities, attività creatrici di (posti di) lavoro □ ( slang) to be on the make, essere intento a far quattrini (o a far carriera); essere in cerca di sesso □ ( slang USA) to put the make on sb., tentare un approccio con q.; provarci con q.
♦ (to) make /meɪk/
(pass. e p. p. made)

A v. t.

1 fare; creare; costruire; comporre; formare; confezionare; fabbricare; produrre; causare; rendere; nominare: to make tea [bread, wine], fare il tè [il pane, il vino]; DIALOGO → - At the museum- I'll make some sandwiches, faccio dei panini; What time do you make it?, che ora fai?; to make roads [bridges], costruire strade [ponti]; What is it made of?, di che cosa è fatto?; di che cosa è?; Two and two make four, due più due fa quattro; to make a noise, far rumore; to make a mistake, fare un errore (o uno sbaglio); They made him president, lo hanno fatto (o nominato) presidente

2 (causativo) fare; costringere; obbligare; indurre: Don't make me laugh!, non farmi ridere!; He made her cry, la fece piangere; This photograph makes you look older, questa fotografia ti fa (apparire) più vecchio; They made her resign ( o She was made to resign), la costrinsero a dimettersi

3 valutare; supporre; ritenere; credere: I make the distance about ten miles, suppongo che la distanza sia di circa dieci miglia

4 (spec. naut.) arrivare a, raggiungere; toccare: We made land at sunrise, abbiamo toccato terra (o siamo approdati a terra) all'alba

5 diventare; dimostrarsi; essere per (q.): I think he will make a good teacher, credo che diventerà un buon insegnante

6 avere, sentire, farsi ( un dubbio, uno scrupolo, ecc.)

7 fare la fortuna di: Fleet Street can make or break a politician, i giornali inglesi possono fare la fortuna o provocare la rovina di un uomo politico

8 guadagnare: to make money, fare soldi, guadagnare soldi; She makes €50,000 a year, guadagna €50 000 all'anno

9 fare (fig.); completare; rendere perfetto: It's the furniture that really makes a house, è il mobilio che fa una casa

10 farcela ad arrivare a: We made the airport in ten minutes, in dieci minuti siamo riusciti ad arrivare all'aeroporto

11 ( slang USA) capire

12 ( slang USA) identificare; riconoscere

13 (volg.) farsi ( una donna; volg.); avere rapporti sessuali con (q.)

B v. i.

(lett. o arc.) fare per; stare per; fare la mossa di: to make as if, far mostra di; fingere di; He made as if he were going to strike me, fece come per colpirmi

● to make an appointment with sb., prendere un appuntamento con q. □ to make approaches to sb., cercare di avvicinare q. □ to make st. available to sb., mettere qc. a disposizione di q. □ to make believe, fare finta, fingere □ to make the best of st., sfruttare al meglio qc. □ to make the best of a bad job (o of a bad bargain), fare buon viso a cattiva sorte □ to make bold, diventare audace; osare: I make bold to say that…, oso (o mi permetto di) dire che… □ to make or break = to make or mar ► sotto □ a make or break case, un caso di o la va o la spacca □ a make or break plan, un piano disperato; un progetto audacissimo □ to make a call, fare una (breve) visita; (telef.) fare una telefonata; (naut.) fare scalo □ to make the cards (o the pack), fare le carte; mescolare e dare le carte □ to make certain, assicurarsi; accertarsi: Make certain that the door is locked, assicurati che la porta sia chiusa a chiave! □ (elettr.) to make a circuit, chiudere un circuito □ to make it clear that…, mettere in chiaro (o chiarire) che… □ (elettr.) to make a contact, stabilire (o chiudere) un contatto □ to make a decision, prendere una decisione; decidere □ to make st. do (o to make do with st.), far bastare qc.; arrangiarsi con qc. □ to make do and mend, tirare avanti con quello che si ha ( con un abito vecchio, ecc.) □ (naut.) to make fast, ormeggiarsi; dar volta a ( un cavo) □ to make st. fast, assicurare (o legare) qc. □ to make a fool of oneself, rendersi ridicolo; fare una figuraccia □ to make friends with sb., fare amicizia con q. □ to make fun of sb., prendere in giro q. □ to make good, aver successo, fare fortuna; ( anche) tornare sulla retta via □ to make st. good, risarcire ( una perdita); recuperare ( il tempo perduto); mantenere ( una promessa); mettere in atto ( una minaccia); dimostrare la validità di ( un argomento, ecc.): to make good a promise, tener fede a una promessa □ to make good time, andare in fretta; (autom., aeron., naut.) viaggiare bene (o in orario) □ to make a habit of st., prendere l'abitudine di fare qc. □ to make headway, (naut.) fare abbrivio in avanti; (fig.) far progressi □ (fam.) to make it, farcela; riuscire; fare in tempo, arrivare in tempo; avere successo, sfondare (fig.): DIALOGO → - Parent-teacher meeting- Can you make it?, ce la fai?; Unfortunately I can't make it to Florence, purtroppo non ce la faccio a venire a Firenze □ (fam.) to make it big, avere un grande successo; sfondare davvero (fig.) □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to make it difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam.) to make it (o things) hot for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam. USA) to make like st. (o sb.), imitare qc. (o q.); fare finta di essere qc. (o q.) □ to make little of, tenere in scarsa considerazione; trarre scarso vantaggio da □ to make sb. lose his balance, sbilanciare q. □ to make love ► love □ (arc.) to make merry, far festa; far baldoria □ (fig. fam.) to make mincemeat of sb., fare a pezzi (o distruggere) q. □ to make the most of st., trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc.; sfruttare al massimo qc.: He makes the most of the little he has, sfrutta al massimo quel poco che possiede; DIALOGO → - At the museum- We'll just have to make the most of it now we're here, dobbiamo godercelo il più possibile dal momento che siamo qui □ to make much of, tenere in gran conto; trarre grande vantaggio da □ to make no bones about doing st., non esitare (fam.: non fare una piega) a fare qc. □ to make no difference, non fare differenza, essere indifferente □ to make oneself (seguito da aggettivo, causativo) farsi; rendersi: to make oneself understood, farsi capire; Make yourself useful, renditi utile! □ to make oneself, fare per sé; farsi ( anche) mettersi; considerarsi: to make oneself a cup of tea, farsi una tazza di tè; Make yourself at home!, mettiti comodo!; fa come se fossi a casa tua! □ to make ready, preparare; approntare; prepararsi □ to make room (o place) for sb., far posto a q. □ (naut.) to make sail, far vela, salpare; ( anche) aumentare la velatura □ (comm.) to make a sale, fare una vendita □ to make sense, avere senso: These words don't make sense, queste parole non hanno senso; to make sense of st., capire q., cavare un significato da q.; Can you make sense of this article?, ci capisci qualcosa in questo articolo? □ to make sure, accertarsi, assicurarsi; fare in modo (di) □ (a bridge) to make a trick, fare una presa □ to make one's way, dirigersi, andare: to make one's way home, prendere la strada di casa □ to make way for sb., far largo a q. □ to make one's way in the world, farsi strada nel mondo; fare carriera □ ( boxe) to make the weight, fare il peso □ (prov.) Make hay while the sun shines, batti il ferro finché è caldo!
NOTA D'USO: - to make-
* * *
I [meɪk]
nome

1) (brand) marca f.

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.

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to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
II 1. [meɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

2) (cause to be or become)

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

3) (cause to do)

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

4) (force)

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

5) (turn into)

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

6) (amount to)

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

7) (earn) guadagnare, prendere [ salary]

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]

9) (estimate, say)

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

11) el. chiudere [ circuit]

12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]

to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

- make after

- make do

- make for

- make good

- make into

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make towards

- make up

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to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo

I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)

English-Italian dictionary > make
11 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
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2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

3) (=earn) ganar

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

6) (=cause to succeed)

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

7) (=constitute)

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda
to make sb do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

* * *

I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > make
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['prɒmɪs]
1. n

promessa

to make sb a promise — fare una promessa a qn

he made me a promise — mi ha fatto una promessa

to keep one's promise — mantenere la propria promessa

it's a promise! — promesso!

a young man of promise — un giovane promettente

to show promise — promettere bene

2. vt

promettere

to promise (sb) to do sth — promettere (a qn) di fare qc

she promised to write — ha promesso di scrivere

to promise sb sth; to promise sth to sb — promettere qc a qn

to promise sb the earth or the moon fig — promettere a qn mari e monti

to promise o.s. sth — promettere a se stesso (-a) qc

3. vi

I can't promise, but... — non te (or ve etc) lo prometto, ma...

to promise well — promettere bene

English-Italian dictionary > promise **** prom·ise
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[meɪk] 1. pt, pp made, vt
object, mistake, remark robić (zrobić perf); clothes szyć (uszyć perf); cake piec (upiec perf); noise robić, narobić ( perf) +gen; speech wygłaszać (wygłosić perf); goods produkować (wyprodukować perf), wytwarzać; money zarabiać (zarobić perf); ( cause to be)

to make sb sad/happy — zasmucać (zasmucić perf)/uszczęśliwiać (uszczęśliwić perf) kogoś; ( force)

to make sb do sth — zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do (z)robienia czegoś; ( equal)

2 and 2 make 4 — dwa i dwa jest cztery
2. n
marka f

to make the bed — słać (posłać perf) łóżko

to make a fool of sb — ośmieszać (ośmieszyć perf) kogoś

to make a profit — osiągać (osiągnąć perf) zysk, zarabiać (zarobić perf)

to make a loss — business przynosić (przynieść perf) straty; company ponosić (ponieść perf) straty

may I make a suggestion? — czy mogę coś zaproponować?

he made it — ( arrived) dotarł na miejsce; ( arrived in time) zdążył; ( succeeded) udało mu się

what time do you make it? — którą masz godzinę?

to make good —
3. vt
threat, promise spełniać (spełnić perf); damage naprawiać (naprawić perf); loss nadrabiać (nadrobić perf)

he has made good — powiodło mu się, odniósł sukces

to make do with — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) +instr

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

* * *
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) tworzyć, robić

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) zmusić, spowodować, skłonić do

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) uczynić

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zarabiać, uzyskiwać

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) być, wynosić

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) być, stać się

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniać jako

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) mianować, wybierać

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) uczynić, robić, wykonywać
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marka

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

English-Polish dictionary > make
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promise ['prɒmɪs]

1 noun

(a) (pledge) promesse f;

∎ to make or to give sb a promise faire une promesse à qn, donner sa parole à qn;

∎ to keep a promise respecter ou tenir une promesse;

∎ she always keeps her promises elle tient toujours ses promesses, elle tient toujours (sa) parole;

∎ don't make promises if you can't keep them on ne fait pas de promesses quand on ne peut pas les tenir;

∎ I'm not making any promises but I'll try my best je ne promets rien, mais je ferai de mon mieux;

∎ I kept or held him to his promise j'ai fait en sorte qu'il tienne parole;

∎ to break one's promise manquer à sa parole, ne pas tenir ses promesses;

∎ these are empty promises ce sont de vaines promesses;

∎ a promise of help une promesse d'assistance;

∎ to hold out the promise of sth to sb laisser espérer qch à qn, faire miroiter qch à qn;

∎ he did it under (the) promise of a Parliamentary seat il l'a fait parce qu'on lui a promis un siège de député;

∎ I'm under a promise of secrecy j'ai promis de garder le secret ou de ne rien dire;

∎ a promise is a promise chose promise, chose due;

∎ promises, promises! toujours des promesses!

(b) (potential) promesse f;

∎ she is full of promise, she shows promise elle est pleine de promesse ou promesses;

∎ an artist of promise un artiste qui promet;

∎ a young man with every promise of a brilliant future un jeune homme promis à un brillant avenir

2 transitive verb

(a) (pledge) promettre;

∎ to promise sth to sb, to promise sb sth promettre qch à qn;

∎ to promise (sb) to do sth promettre (à qn) de faire qch;

∎ I can't promise (you) anything je ne peux rien vous promettre;

∎ he promised himself a good meal il se promit mentalement de faire un bon repas;

∎ she promised him (that) she would come elle lui a promis de venir ou qu'elle viendrait;

∎ you'll get into trouble, I promise you! tu auras des ennuis, je te le promets ou tu verras ce que je te dis!;

∎ the weather forecast promised us three days of good weather la météo nous a promis ou annoncé trois jours de beau temps

(b) (indicate) promettre, annoncer;

∎ it promises to be hot today le temps promet d'être ou s'annonce chaud aujourd'hui;

∎ the clouds promised a thunderstorm les nuages annonçaient de l'orage;

∎ next week already promises to be difficult la semaine prochaine promet déjà d'être difficile ou s'annonce déjà difficile

(c) (in marriage)

∎ she was promised to the King's son at birth dès sa naissance, elle fut promise au fils du roi

3 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) promettre;

∎ he wanted to come but he couldn't promise il espérait pouvoir venir mais ne pouvait rien promettre;

∎ I'll wait for you - (do you) promise? je t'attendrai - tu le promets? ou promis?;

∎ OK, I promise! d'accord, c'est promis!;

∎ but you promised! mais tu avais promis!

(b) to promise well (enterprise) promettre, s'annoncer bien; (person) être prometteur ou plein de promesses; (results, harvest, negotiations) s'annoncer bien;

∎ his first article promises well son premier article promet ou est prometteur

►► American Religion Promise Keepers = mouvement intégriste chrétien américain exclusivement composé d'hommes;

Bible & figurative Promised Land Terre f promise

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promise [ˊprɒmɪs]

1. n

1) обеща́ние;

to give ( или to make) a promise обеща́ть
;

to keep one's promise сдержа́ть обеща́ние, исполня́ть обе́щанное
;

to break ( или to go back on) one's promise не сдержа́ть обеща́ния

2) перспекти́ва;

a young man of promise многообеща́ющий молодо́й челове́к
;

a pupil of promise in music учени́к, подаю́щий больши́е наде́жды в му́зыке
;

to give ( или to show) promise подава́ть наде́жды
;

to hold out promises сули́ть, обеща́ть

2. v

1) обеща́ть

2) разг. уверя́ть;

I promise you уверя́ю вас

3) подава́ть наде́жды, сули́ть

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > promise
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promise

A n

1 ( undertaking) promesse f ; to make a promise to sb faire une promesse à qn ; to break/keep one's promise manquer à/tenir sa promesse ; they held him to his promise ils lui ont fait tenir sa promesse ; under a promise of secrecy sous la promesse du secret ; ‘I'll come next time!’-‘is that a promise?’ ‘je viendrai la prochaine fois!’-‘c'est promis?’ ;

2 ¢ (hope, prospect) espoir m ; there seems little promise of peace il semble qu'il y ait peu d'espoir de paix ; her early life held little promise of her future happiness sa jeunesse ne laissait pas présager de son bonheur futur ; full of Eastern promise plein des charmes de l'Orient ;

3 ¢ ( likelihood of success) she shows great promise elle promet beaucoup ; a young writer of promise un jeune écrivain qui promet.

B vtr

1 ( pledge) to promise sb sth promettre qch à qn ; to promise to do promettre de faire ; she promised me (that) she would come elle m'a promis qu'elle viendrait ; they promised him their support/to do ils lui ont promis leur soutien/de faire ; I can't promise anything je ne peux rien promettre ; as promised comme promis ;

2 ( give prospect of) annoncer, promettre ; the clouds promised rain les nuages annonçaient de la pluie ; it promises to be a fine day la journée s'annonce belle ;

3 ( assure) assurer ; it won't be easy, I promise you cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure ;

4 ‡ to be promised in marriage to sb être promis en mariage à qn.

C vi

1 ( give pledge) promettre ; do you promise? c'est promis? ; I promise je le promets ; but you promised! mais tu avais promis! ;

2 fig to promise well [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur ; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien ; this doesn't promise well for the future cela ne présage rien de bon pour le futur.

D v refl to promise oneself sth se promettre qch ; to promise oneself to do se promettre de faire.

Idiom

to promise sb the earth promettre la lune à qn.

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17 make

make [meɪk]

faire ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1A (e)-(g), 1B (b)-(d), 1C (d), 1D (a)-(c) fabriquer ⇒ 1A (a) établir ⇒ 1A (c) former ⇒ 1A (d) rendre ⇒ 1B (a) atteindre ⇒ 1C (a), 1C (b) gagner ⇒ 1C (d) marquer ⇒ 1D (d) faire le succès de ⇒ 1E (a) marque ⇒ 3 (a)

(pt & pp made [meɪd])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (construct, create, manufacture) faire, fabriquer;

∎ to make one's own clothes faire ses vêtements soi-même;

∎ to make a meal préparer un repas;

∎ I'll make some tea je vais préparer du thé;

∎ they make computers ils fabriquent des ordinateurs;

∎ made in Japan (on packaging) fabriqué au Japon;

∎ a vase made of or from clay un vase en ou de terre cuite;

∎ what's it made of? en quoi est-ce que c'est fait?;

∎ what do you make aluminium from? à partir de quoi est-ce qu'on fabrique l'aluminium?;

∎ he makes models out of matchsticks il fait des maquettes avec des allumettes;

∎ Knitting to make one/two faire un jeté simple/double;

∎ they're made for each other ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre;

∎ familiar we're not made of money! on n'a pas d'argent à jeter par les fenêtres!;

∎ familiar I'll show them what I'm made of! je leur montrerai de quel bois je me chauffe ou qui je suis!

(b) (cause to appear or happen → hole, tear, mess, mistake, noise) faire;

∎ it made a dent in the bumper ça a cabossé le pare-chocs;

∎ he's always making trouble il faut toujours qu'il fasse des histoires

(c) (establish → law, rule) établir, faire;

∎ I don't make the rules ce n'est pas moi qui fais les règlements

(d) (form → circle, line) former

(e) Cinema & Television (direct, act in) faire;

∎ she's making a documentary elle fait un documentaire;

∎ he's made several films with Ridley Scott il a fait plusieurs films avec Ridley Scott

(f) (indicating action performed)

∎ to make an offer faire une offre;

∎ to make a request faire une demande;

∎ to make a note of sth prendre note de qch;

∎ to make a speech faire un discours;

∎ to make a phone call passer un coup de fil;

∎ the Queen will make an official visit to Japan la reine va se rendre en visite officielle au Japon;

∎ we've made a few changes nous avons fait ou apporté quelques modifications;

∎ the police are making inquiries la police procède à une enquête;

∎ I have no further comments to make je n'ai rien à ajouter

(g) (tidy)

∎ to make one's bed faire son lit

B.

(a) (with adj or pp complement) (cause to be) rendre;

∎ to make sb happy/mad rendre qn heureux/fou(folle);

∎ to make oneself useful se rendre utile;

∎ this will make things easier cela facilitera les choses;

∎ it makes her tired ça la fatigue;

∎ what makes the sky blue? qu'est-ce qui fait que le ciel est bleu?;

∎ I'd like to make it clear that it wasn't my fault je voudrais qu'on comprenne bien que je n'y suis pour rien;

∎ make yourselves comfortable mettez-vous à l'aise;

∎ it was hard to make myself heard/understood j'ai eu du mal à me faire entendre/comprendre;

∎ a child would make our happiness complete il ne nous manque qu'un enfant pour que notre bonheur soit parfait

(b) (with noun complement or with "into") (change into) faire;

∎ the film made her (into) a star le film a fait d'elle une vedette;

∎ to make a success of sth réussir qch;

∎ he was made president for life il a été nommé président à vie;

∎ they made Bonn the capital ils ont choisi Bonn pour capitale;

∎ they made Strasbourg the capital of Europe ils ont fait de Strasbourg la capitale de l'Europe;

∎ he makes a joke of everything il tourne tout en plaisanterie;

∎ the building has been made into offices l'immeuble a été réaménagé ou converti en bureaux;

∎ I'll make you a present of it je t'en ferai cadeau;

∎ the latest cheque makes the total £10,000 le dernier chèque porte la somme totale à 10 000 livres;

∎ I can't come in the morning, shall we make it 2 p.m.? je ne peux pas venir le matin, est-ce que 14 heures vous conviendrait?;

∎ if we made it a Wednesday… si on faisait ça un mercredi…;

∎ can we make it your place? est-ce qu'on peut faire ça chez toi?;

∎ better make it or that TWO whiskies mettez-moi un deuxième whisky

(c) (with verb complement) (cause) faire;

∎ what makes you think they're wrong? qu'est-ce qui te fait penser qu'ils ont tort?;

∎ peeling onions makes my eyes water les oignons me font pleurer;

∎ I can't make the coffee machine work je n'arrive pas à faire marcher la machine à café;

∎ you make it look easy à vous voir, on croirait que c'est facile;

∎ the hat/photo makes you look ridiculous tu as l'air ridicule avec ce chapeau/sur cette photo;

∎ don't make me laugh! ne me fais pas rire!

(d) (force, oblige)

∎ to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn; (stronger) forcer ou obliger ou contraindre qn à faire qch;

∎ they made me wait ils m'ont fait attendre;

∎ if he doesn't want to do it you can't make him s'il ne veut pas le faire, tu ne peux pas l'y obliger ou forcer;

∎ she made herself keep running elle s'est forcée à continuer à courir

C.

(a) (attain, achieve → goal) atteindre;

∎ we made all our production targets nous avons atteint tous nos objectifs de production;

∎ their first record made the top ten leur premier disque est rentré au top ten;

∎ you won't make the team if you don't train tu n'entreras jamais dans l'équipe si tu ne t'entraînes pas;

∎ the story made the front page l'histoire a fait la une des journaux

(b) (arrive at, get to → place) atteindre;

∎ we should make Houston/port by evening nous devrions arriver à Houston/atteindre le port d'ici ce soir;

∎ did you make your train? as-tu réussi à avoir ton train?

(c) (be available for)

∎ I won't be able to make lunch je ne pourrai pas déjeuner avec toi/elle/vous/ etc;

∎ can you make Friday afternoon? vendredi après-midi, ça vous convient?;

∎ I can make two o'clock je peux être là à deux heures

(d) (earn, win) faire, gagner;

∎ how much do you make a month? combien gagnes-tu par mois?;

∎ she made her first million selling beauty products elle a gagné son premier million en vendant des produits de beauté;

∎ what do they make out of the deal? qu'est-ce qu'ils gagnent dans l'affaire?, qu'est-ce que l'affaire leur rapporte?

D.

(a) (amount to, add up to) faire;

∎ 17 and 19 make or makes 36 17 plus 19 font ou égalent 36;

∎ if Kay comes, that will make eight si Kay vient, ça fera huit;

∎ that makes £4, Madam ça fait ou fera 4 livres, Madame;

∎ that makes the third time you've been late this week c'est la troisième fois que vous êtes en retard cette semaine;

∎ how old does that make him? quel âge ça lui fait?

(b) (reckon to be)

∎ I make the answer 257 d'après moi, ça fait 257;

∎ I make it $14 each si je compte bien, ça fait 14 dollars par personne;

∎ what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu?

(c) (with noun complement) (fulfil specified role, function etc) faire;

∎ these shoes will make an excellent Christmas present ces chaussures feront un très beau cadeau de Noël;

∎ he'll make somebody a good husband ce sera un excellent mari;

∎ he'd make a good teacher il ferait un bon enseignant;

∎ they make a handsome couple ils forment un beau couple;

∎ her reminiscences make interesting reading ses souvenirs sont intéressants à lire

(d) (score) marquer;

∎ Smith made his second century Smith a marqué deux cents points

E.

(a) (make successful) faire le succès de;

∎ it's her performance that makes the film tout le film repose sur son interprétation;

∎ if this deal comes off we're made! si ça marche, on touche le gros lot!;

∎ you've got it made! tu n'as plus de souci à te faire!;

∎ what happens today will make us or break us notre avenir dépend entièrement de ce qui va se passer aujourd'hui

(b) American (in directions)

∎ make a right/left tournez à droite/à gauche

(c) (idioms)

∎ to make it (arrive) arriver; (be successful) réussir; (be able to attend) être là;

∎ I'll never make it for ten o'clock je ne pourrai jamais y être pour dix heures;

∎ we made it to the airport with an hour to spare nous sommes arrivés à l'aéroport avec une heure d'avance;

∎ if he doesn't make it back in ten minutes, start without him s'il n'est pas revenu dans dix minutes, commencez sans lui;

∎ I hope she makes it through the winter j'espère qu'elle passera l'hiver;

∎ he'll never make it as a businessman il ne réussira jamais dans les affaires;

∎ I can't make it for supper tomorrow je ne peux pas dîner avec eux/toi/ etc demain;

∎ American familiar to make sb, to make it with sb (have sex with) coucher avec qn

2 intransitive verb

∎ (act) to make (as if) to faire mine de;

∎ she made (as if) to stand up elle fit mine de se lever;

∎ familiar I walked in trying to make like a businessman je suis entré en essayant d'avoir l'air d'un homme d'affaires^□ ;

∎ familiar he's always making like a tough guy il essaie toujours de jouer les durs;

∎ familiar make like you don't know anything fais comme si tu ne savais pas;

∎ familiar make like you're asleep! fais semblant de dormir!^□ ;

∎ familiar I didn't know what it was all about but I made like I did je ne savais pas de quoi il était question, mais j'ai fait comme si;

∎ to make believe imaginer;

∎ make believe you're a bird imagine que tu es un oiseau;

∎ to make do (with) (manage) se débrouiller (avec); (be satisfied) se contenter (de);

∎ it's broken but we'll just have to make do c'est cassé mais il faudra faire avec ou nous débrouiller avec;

∎ we could make do with ten nous pourrions nous débrouiller avec dix

3 noun

(a) (brand) marque f;

∎ what make of washing machine have you got? quelle est la marque de votre machine à laver?, qu'est-ce que vous avez comme machine à laver?

(b) (in bridge) contrat m

(c) familiar (idiom)

∎ to be on the make (financially) chercher à se faire du fric, chercher à s'en mettre plein les poches; (looking for sexual partner) chasser, draguer

➲ make away with inseparable transitive verb

partir avec;

∎ he made away with the cash il est parti avec l'argent

➲ make for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (head towards) se diriger vers; (hastily) se précipiter vers;

∎ the plane is making for Berlin l'avion se dirige sur Berlin;

∎ he made straight for the fridge il se dirigea tout droit vers le frigo;

∎ when it started to rain everyone made for the trees quand il s'est mis à pleuvoir, tout le monde s'est précipité vers les arbres;

∎ the truck was making right for him le camion fonçait droit sur lui;

∎ he made for his gun il fit un geste pour saisir son pistolet

(b) (contribute to) mener à;

∎ the treaty should make for a more lasting peace le traité devrait mener ou aboutir à une paix plus durable;

∎ this typeface makes for easier reading cette police permet une lecture plus facile;

∎ a good diet makes for healthier babies un bon régime alimentaire donne des bébés en meilleure santé

➲ make of

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (understand) comprendre à;

∎ I don't know what to make of that remark je ne sais pas comment interpréter cette remarque;

∎ can you make anything of these instructions? est-ce que tu comprends quelque chose à ce mode d'emploi?

(b) (attach importance to)

∎ I think you're making too much of a very minor problem je pense que tu exagères l'importance de ce petit problème;

∎ you're making too much of this tu y attaches trop d'importance;

∎ the press has made a lot of this visit la presse a fait beaucoup de bruit autour de cette visite;

∎ the prosecution made much of this fact l'accusation a fait grand cas de ce fait;

∎ familiar do you want to make something of it, then? (threat) tu cherches des histoires ou quoi?

2 inseparable transitive verb

(think of) penser de;

∎ what do you make of the Caines? qu'est-ce que tu penses des Caine?

➲ make off intransitive verb

partir

➲ make off with inseparable transitive verb

partir avec;

∎ he made off with the cash il est parti avec l'argent

➲ make out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (see) distinguer; (hear) entendre, comprendre; (read) déchiffrer;

∎ I could just make out the outline of the castle je distinguais juste la silhouette du château;

∎ I couldn't make out what he said je ne comprenais pas ce qu'il disait;

∎ I can't make out the address je n'arrive pas à déchiffrer l'adresse

(b) (understand) comprendre;

∎ I couldn't make out how to fit it together je ne comprenais pas comment l'assembler;

∎ I can't make her out at all je ne la comprends pas du tout

(c) (claim) prétendre;

∎ she made out that she was busy elle a fait semblant d'être occupée;

∎ don't make yourself out to be something you're not ne prétends pas être ce que tu n'es pas;

∎ it's not as bad as everyone makes out ce n'est pas aussi mauvais qu'on le prétend

(d) (fill out → form) remplir;

∎ to make out a cheque (to sb) faire un chèque (à l'ordre de qn);

∎ who shall I make the cheque out to? je fais le chèque à quel ordre?

(e) (draw up → list) dresser, faire; (→ will, contract) faire, rédiger, établir; (→ receipt) faire

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (manage) se débrouiller^□ ;

∎ I'm sure she'll make out whatever happens je suis sûr qu'elle se débrouillera quoi qu'il arrive;

∎ how did you make out at work today? comment ça s'est passé au boulot aujourd'hui?

(b) very familiar (sexually) se peloter;

∎ to make out with sb peloter qn

➲ make over separable transitive verb

(a) (transfer) transférer, céder;

∎ she has made the estate over to her granddaughter elle a cédé la propriété à sa petite-fille

(b) American (convert → room, house) réaménager;

∎ the garage had been made over into a workshop le garage a été transformé en atelier

(c) (change the appearance of) transformer

➲ make up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (put make-up on) maquiller;

∎ to make oneself up se maquiller;

∎ he was heavily made up il était très maquillé ou fardé

(b) (prepare) faire, préparer;

∎ we can make up a bed for you in the living room nous pouvons vous faire un lit dans le salon;

∎ the chemist made up the prescription le pharmacien a préparé l'ordonnance;

∎ the fire needs making up il faut remettre du charbon/du bois sur le feu

(c) (invent) inventer;

∎ I'm sure he made the story up je suis sûr qu'il a inventé cette histoire (de toutes pièces);

∎ I'm making it up as I go along j'improvise au fur et à mesure

(d) Typography mettre en pages

(e) (idiom)

∎ to make up with sb, British to make it up with sb se réconcilier avec qn;

∎ have you made up or British made it up with him? est-ce que vous vous êtes réconciliés?

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (constitute) composer, constituer;

∎ the different ethnic groups that make up our organization les différents groupes ethniques qui constituent notre organisation;

∎ the cabinet is made up of eleven ministers le cabinet est composé de onze ministres;

∎ it's made up of a mixture of different types of tobacco c'est un mélange de plusieurs tabacs différents

(b) (compensate for → losses) compenser;

∎ to make up lost ground regagner le terrain perdu;

∎ he's making up time il rattrape son retard

(c) (complete)

∎ this cheque will help you make up the required sum ce chèque vous aidera à atteindre le montant requis;

∎ we need two more players to make up the team nous avons besoin de deux joueurs de plus pour que l'équipe soit au complet;

∎ I'll make up the difference je mettrai la différence

3 intransitive verb

(a) (put on make-up) se maquiller

(b) (become reconciled) se réconcilier

➲ make up for inseparable transitive verb

compenser;

∎ the pay doesn't make up for the poor conditions le salaire ne compense pas les piètres conditions de travail;

∎ how can I make up for all the trouble I've caused you? que puis-je faire pour me faire pardonner tous les ennuis que je vous ai causés?;

∎ also figurative she's making up for lost time now! elle est en train de rattraper le temps perdu!

➲ make up to

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (idiom) I promise I'll make it up to you someday tu peux être sûr que je te revaudrai ça (un jour)

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to make up to sb (try to win favour) essayer de se faire bien voir par qn; (make advances) faire du plat à qn

➲ make with inseparable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ make with the drinks! à boire!;

∎ make with the music! musique!

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18 make up

make up

1) (put make-up on) truccarsi

2) (after quarrel) riconciliarsi ( with con)

3)

to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [ deficit]; colmare [ personal loss]

4)

to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [ boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up

5) (invent) inventare [excuse, story]

6) (prepare) fare [parcel, garment, bed, prescription]

7) (constitute) fare, costituire [whole, society]

to be made up of — essere composto di o da

to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di

8) (compensate for) recuperare [loss, time]; compensare [ deficit]

9) (put make-up on) truccare [person, face, eyes]

to make oneself up — truccarsi

10) (stoke up) alimentare [ fire]

11)

to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi ( with con)

to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn

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1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) inventare

2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) comporre

3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) completare

4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) truccarsi

5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) (fare la pace)

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1. vt + adv

1) (invent: story) inventare

he made up the whole story — ha inventato tutta la storia

2) (put together, prepare: list, parcel, bed) fare, (food, medicine) preparare

she made the books up into a parcel — ha impacchettato i libri

3) (settle: dispute) mettere fine a

to make it up with sb — far la pace con qn

4) (complete: total, quantity) completare

I need £5 to make up the sum we require — mi occorrono 5 sterline per raggiungere la somma stabilita

5) (compensate for: loss, deficit, lost time) recuperare, compensare, colmare

to make it up to sb (for sth) — compensare qn (per qc)

I'll make it up to you somehow, I promise — ti ricompenserò in qualche modo, prometto

6) (constitute) comporre

to be made up of — essere composto (-a) di or formato (-a) da

women make up thirteen per cent of the police force — il tredici percento del corpo di polizia è formato da donne

7) (apply cosmetics to) truccare

2. vi + adv

1) (after quarrelling) fare la pace, riconciliarsi

they had a quarrel, but soon made up — hanno litigato, ma hanno subito fatto la pace

2) (apply cosmetics) truccarsi

she spends hours making herself up — passa delle ore a truccarsi

3)

(catch up) to make up on sb — riprendere qn

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make up

1) (put make-up on) truccarsi

2) (after quarrel) riconciliarsi ( with con)

3)

to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [ deficit]; colmare [ personal loss]

4)

to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [ boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up

5) (invent) inventare [excuse, story]

6) (prepare) fare [parcel, garment, bed, prescription]

7) (constitute) fare, costituire [whole, society]

to be made up of — essere composto di o da

to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di

8) (compensate for) recuperare [loss, time]; compensare [ deficit]

9) (put make-up on) truccare [person, face, eyes]

to make oneself up — truccarsi

10) (stoke up) alimentare [ fire]

11)

to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi ( with con)

to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn

English-Italian dictionary > make up
19 promise

{'prɔmis}
I. 1. обещание
to give/make a PROMISE обещавам
to keep/redeem one's PROMISE изпълнявам обещанието си, устоявам на думата си
to keep someone to his PROMISE изисквам от някого да изпълни обещанието си
2. нещо обещано
3. добри перспективи, благоприятни указания
of (great/high) PROMISE многообещаващ
to give/show PROMISE обещавам много, давам големи надежди
land of PROMISE обетована земя
II. 1. обещавам, давам обещание/дума
to PROMISE an immediate reply обещавам да отговоря незабавно
2. давам надежди, откривам добри перспективи
3. предсказвам, предричам, давам причини да се очаква
to PROMISE oneself очаквам с нетърпение (нещо приятно)
PROMISEd land обетована земя

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{'prъmis} n 1. обещание; to give/make a promise обещавам; to keep/r(2) {'prъmis} v 1. обещавам, давам обещание/дума; to promise an imm

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обещание; обещавам; предсказвам; предричам; предвещавам;

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1. i. обещание 2. ii. обещавам, давам обещание/дума 3. land of promise обетована земя 4. of (great/high) promise многообещаващ 5. promised land обетована земя 6. to give/make a promise обещавам 7. to give/show promise обещавам много, давам големи надежди 8. to keep someone to his promise изисквам от някого да изпълни обещанието си 9. to keep/redeem one's promise изпълнявам обещанието си, устоявам на думата си 10. to promise an immediate reply обещавам да отговоря незабавно 11. to promise oneself очаквам с нетърпение (нещо приятно) 12. давам надежди, откривам добри перспективи 13. добри перспективи, благоприятни указания 14. нещо обещано 15. предсказвам, предричам, давам причини да се очаква
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promise[´prɔmis] I. n 1. обещание; to give ( make) a \promise давам дума, обещавам; to keep ( redeem) o.'s \promise изпълнявам обещанието си, устоявам на думата си; to break ( go back on) o.'s \promise не изпълнявам обещанието си, не устоявам на думата си; to make no \promise(s) не обещавам; his \promises are like piecrust той обещава, но не изпълнява; 2. нещо обещано; I claim your \promise дай ми обещаното; 3. добри перспективи; потенциал; благоприятни указания; of great ( high) \promise многообещаващ; to give \promise, to show ( great) \promise обещавам много, давам (големи) надежди у (of); II. v 1. обещавам, давам дума; the \promised land (the land of \promise) обетованата земя; 2. предсказвам, предричам, вещая; 3. давам надежди, откривам перспективи (за); to \promise well ( fair) будя надежди, откривам добри перспективи; в добро състояние съм; • \promise you разг. уверявам те.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > promise
20 promise

ˈprɔmɪs
1. сущ.
1) обещание to go back on one's promise ≈ не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise ≈ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное to renege on, repudiate a promise ≈ отказываться от обязательства She made a promise to write every week. ≈ Она обещала писать каждую неделю. They kept their promise that the debt would be repaid promptly. ≈ Они сдержали слово и выплатили долг вовремя. broken promise campaign promise empty promise hollow promise rash promise sacred promise solemn promise
2) а) перспектива, вид, ракурс. проекция б) залог( чего-л.), надежда( на что-л.) This scholarship is given for promise, rather than for attainment. ≈ Грант дается в надежде (на результаты в будущем), а не за уже существующие достижения. Syn: pledge
1., earnest II, forerunner ∙ land of promise
2. гл.
1) обещать, давать обещание I've promised the next dance to Jim. ≈ Следующий танец я обещала Джиму.
2) разг., уст. уверять Syn: assure, warrant
2.
3) а) подавать надежды б) сулить, предвещать, быть знаком( чего-л.) Dark clouds promise rain. ≈ Темное небо предвещает дождь. From what little I've seen of your book so far, I would say that it promises well. ≈ Та небольшая часть твоей книги, которую мне удалось прочесть, говорит о том, что должно получиться неплохо.
4) диал. обещать руку и сердце, обручиться Syn: betroth обещание - conditional * (юридическое) условное обещание или обязательство - parole * устное обещание то, что обещано, обещанное - I claim your * я требую то, что вы обещали перспектива, надежда - a youth of great * многообещающий юноша, юноша, подающий надежды > the Land of P. (библеизм) земля обетованная > * is debt давши слово, держись > *s are (like piecrust) made to be broken обещания не долговечнее корки пирога;
на то и обещания, чтобы их нарушать обещать;
давать обещание, обязательство, обязываться - to * money обещать деньги - he always *s readily он всегда охотно дает обещания (разговорное) уверять - I * you уверяю вас - it was not so easy, I * you поверьте, это было не так легко подавать надежды;
сулить, предвещать - the weather *s large crops такая погода сулит хороший урожай > * little but do much поменьше обещай, побольше делай > he *s mountains and performs molehills он горазд на обещания;
наобещает с три короба, а не сделает почти ничего binding ~ обязывающее обещание break a ~ нарушать обещание to keep one's ~ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное;
to break( или to go back on) one's promise не сдержать обещания campaign ~ предвыборное обещание ~ обещание;
to give (или to make) a promise обещать a pupil of ~ in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке;
to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды gratuitous ~ обязательство без встречного удовлетворения to hold out ~s сулить, обещать;
the land of promise библ. земля обетованная ~ разг. уверять;
I promise you уверяю вас implied ~ подразумеваемое обещание ineffective ~ пустое обещание to keep one's ~ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное;
to break (или to go back on) one's promise не сдержать обещания to hold out ~s сулить, обещать;
the land of promise библ. земля обетованная promise брать обязательство ~ давать обещание ~ договорная обязанность ~ надежда ~ обещание;
to give (или to make) a promise обещать ~ обещание ~ обещать ~ перспектива;
a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек ~ перспектива ~ подавать надежды, сулить ~ разг. уверять;
I promise you уверяю вас ~ of gift обещание субсидии ~ of guarantee обещание гарантии ~ of payment обещание платежа ~ to pay a debt обещание уплатить долг ~ to perform an agreement обещание выполнить соглашение a pupil of ~ in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке;
to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды standing ~ постоянное обязательство ~ перспектива;
a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек

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