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1 make a go (of something)
(to make a success (of something): He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it.) få til at lykkes* * *(to make a success (of something): He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it.) få til at lykkes -
2 make a go (of something)
(to make a success (of something): He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it.) få til at lykkes* * *(to make a success (of something): He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it.) få til at lykkes -
3 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) trække i langdrag; gøre lovlig meget ud af* * *(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) trække i langdrag; gøre lovlig meget ud af -
4 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) trække i langdrag; gøre lovlig meget ud af* * *(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) trække i langdrag; gøre lovlig meget ud af -
5 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
6 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
7 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (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.) skabe; lave; gøre2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) få til at3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gøre4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være; være lig med6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) blive; blive til7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) udnævne til; vælge som9) (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?) gøre2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) mærke- 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* * *[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (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.) skabe; lave; gøre2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) få til at3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gøre4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være; være lig med6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) blive; blive til7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) udnævne til; vælge som9) (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?) gøre2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) mærke- 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 -
8 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af* * *(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af -
9 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af* * *(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af -
10 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af* * *(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af -
11 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af* * *(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) få ud af -
12 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) gøre godt igen* * *(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) gøre godt igen -
13 make certain
(to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) sikre sig* * *(to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) sikre sig -
14 make it up
1) (to become friends again after a quarrel: It's time you two made it up (with each other).) blive gode venner igen2) (to give compensation or make amends for something: I'm sorry - I'll make it up to you somehow.) kompensere; dække* * *1) (to become friends again after a quarrel: It's time you two made it up (with each other).) blive gode venner igen2) (to give compensation or make amends for something: I'm sorry - I'll make it up to you somehow.) kompensere; dække -
15 make sure
(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) være sikker på; sikre sig* * *(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) være sikker på; sikre sig -
16 make-up
1) (cosmetics applied to the face etc: She never wears any make-up.) makeup; sminke2) (the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition: Violence is just not part of his make-up.) personlighed; væsen* * *1) (cosmetics applied to the face etc: She never wears any make-up.) makeup; sminke2) (the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition: Violence is just not part of his make-up.) personlighed; væsen -
17 make a point of
(to be especially careful to (do something): I'll make a point of asking her today.) lægge vægt på* * *(to be especially careful to (do something): I'll make a point of asking her today.) lægge vægt på -
18 make do
( with with) (to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing: There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.) klare sig med* * *( with with) (to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing: There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.) klare sig med -
19 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) få det bedste ud af det* * *(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) få det bedste ud af det -
20 make history
(to do something very important, especially to be the first to do something: The Wright brothers made history when they were the first to fly an aeroplane.) gå over i historien* * *(to do something very important, especially to be the first to do something: The Wright brothers made history when they were the first to fly an aeroplane.) gå over i historien
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