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1 make mountains out of molehills
göra en höna av en fjäderEnglish-Swedish dictionary > make mountains out of molehills
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2 make
n. produkt, sort--------v. göra; skapa; orsaka* * *[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.) göra, tillverka, skapa2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) få (förmå) att, tvinga att3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) göra4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjäna, göra []5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) bli6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) bli7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) få till, uppskatta till8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) utnämna (utse) till9) (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?) göra [], komma [], lägga []2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) märke- 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
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3 make out
förstå; ställa ut (check etc.); tyda* * *1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) urskilja, uppfatta, begripa2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) låta påskina3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) skriva ut4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) hångla -
4 out of the habit of
(to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) -
5 make a mountain out of a molehill
göra en höna av en fjäder, förstora upp saker och ting* * *(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) göra en höna av en fjäder, förstora upp alltingEnglish-Swedish dictionary > make a mountain out of a molehill
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6 make a laughingstock out of
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7 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) köra (kasta) ut2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) producera, tillverka3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) röja ur, tömma4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) bege sig ut, ställa upp sig5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) stänga av, släcka6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) visa sig vara -
8 even out
1) (to become level or regular: The road rose steeply and then evened out; His pulse began to even out.) jämna (plana) ut, bli jämn2) (to make smooth: He raked the soil to even it out.) jämna ut (till)3) (to make equal: If Jane would do some of Mary's typing, that would even the work out.) jämna ut, bli lika -
9 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) dryga ut2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) nödtorftigt dra sig fram -
10 hollow out
(to make hollow: They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat.) holka (gröpa) ur, göra ihålig -
11 pad out
(to fill with a soft material to make the right size: The actor's costume was padded out to make him look fat.) stoppa upp, vaddera -
12 knock out
förbluffa; besegra i en tävling; slå ut, knocka (boxning)* * *1) (to make unconscious by a blow, or (in boxing) unable to recover within the required time: The boxer knocked his opponent out in the third round.) knocka, slå knock-out2) (to defeat and cause to retire from a competition: That team knocked us out in the semi-finals (noun knock-out).) välta -
13 clear out
1) (to get rid of: He cleared the rubbish out of the attic.) rensa ut, skaffa bort2) (to make tidy by emptying etc: He has cleared out the attic.) tömma, städa ur -
14 draw out
dra ut på; få någon att öppna sig* * *1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) ta ut2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) dra ut på, förlänga3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) köra ut -
15 break out in
(to (suddenly) become covered in a rash, in sweat etc: I'm allergic to strawberries. They make me break out in a rash.) få utslag -
16 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) dra någonting fram i ljusetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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17 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) dra någonting fram i ljusetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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18 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) gå in genom ena örat och ut genom det andraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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19 level out
(to make or become level: The road levels out as it comes down to the plain.) bli jämn[], plana ut -
20 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) tunna[] ut, bli glesare
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