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  • 21 mark

    n. Mark (förnamn)
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)
    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time

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  • 22 refinement

    n. raffinering; förfining; finess
    * * *
    1) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) förfining, elegans
    2) ((an) improvement: to make refinements.) förbättring

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  • 23 right

    n. höger (politik)
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) höger
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rätt, riktig
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rätt
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rätt
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rätt, rättighet
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rätt
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) höger
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) höger[]
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) just, precis
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) genast, strax, meddetsamma
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) alldeles, helt
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) rakt, rätt
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) höger
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rätt
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) räta upp, komma på rätt köl
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rätta till, gottgöra
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') visst!, ska ske!
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing
    6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) högerorienterad, -vriden
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 24 shine

    n. sken, glans; solsken; fint väder; skoputsning
    --------
    v. skina, lysa, stråla; blänka; överglänsa; putsa (skor)
    * * *
    1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb
    1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) lysa, skina
    2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) glänsa, skina
    3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) putsa
    4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) glänsa, vara lysande
    2. noun
    1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) glans, sken
    2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) putsning
    - shiny
    - shininess

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  • 25 show

    n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande
    --------
    v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda
    * * *
    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 26 start

    n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats
    --------
    v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång
    * * *
    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starta
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) börja
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, sätta (få) i gång
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) början, start
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) försprång
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hoppa (rycka) till
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock

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  • 27 sure

    adj. säker; tillförlitlig, pålitlig
    --------
    adv. säkert
    * * *
    [ʃuə] 1. adjective
    1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) säker, förvissad
    2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) säker
    3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) säker
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') []visst!, []klart!
    - sureness
    - sure-footed
    - as sure as
    - be sure to
    - be/feel sure of oneself
    - for sure
    - make sure
    - sure enough

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  • 28 tidy

    adj. ren, snygg, välstädad, ordentlig
    --------
    n. överdrag, skydd
    --------
    v. städa
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) prydlig, proper
    2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) nätt, rundlig, skaplig
    2. verb
    ((sometimes with up, away etc) to put in good order; to make neat: He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.) städa []
    - tidiness

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  • 29 turn

    n. sväng, kurva; svängning, vändning; tur, omgång; tjänst (gentjänst etc.); syfte
    --------
    v. svänga; vända; vrida; snurra
    * * *
    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snurra, vrida
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) vända []
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) svänga
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) vända mot, rikta
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) svänga runt, vika om, runda
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) förvandla, göra, bli
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) bli, göra
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) vridning, vändning
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) varv, omgång
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) avtagsväg, tvärgata
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

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  • 30 change

    n. ändring; byte; småpengar; växel
    --------
    v. ändra; byta; växla till småpengar; förändras
    * * *
    [ ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) ändra, förändra[]
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) byta
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) byta []
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) förvandla[]
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) växla
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) förändring
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) ändring
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) byte, ombyte
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) småpengar
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) växel
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) omväxling, ombyte
    - change hands
    - a change of heart
    - the change of life
    - change one's mind
    - for a change

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  • 31 form

    n. form, gestalt; blankett; lång bänk (utan ryggstöd); forma; ett fält inom ett hypertext dokument med möjligheten att mottaga användares input (data, Internet)
    --------
    v. bilda; forma; gestalta; dana; inrätta; klara sig; ordna; forma sig; formas
    * * *
    I 1. [fo:m] noun
    1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) gestalt, skepnad, figur
    2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) form, typ
    3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulär, blankett
    4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) form, etikett
    5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) klass, årskurs
    2. verb
    1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) bilda
    2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) ta form
    3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) formera sig
    4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) utgöra
    - be in good form
    - in the form of
    II [fo:m] noun
    (a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) bänk

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  • 32 head

    adj. huvud-, främsta
    --------
    n. huvud; direktör; ledarställning; kris; höjdpunkt; ölskumm; hängiven person; stå i spetsen för något; topp; en anordning i drivenheten som läser och skriver data (data)
    --------
    v. stäva, styra; ta kurs mot
    * * *
    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) huvud, skalle
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) huvud
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) huvud[]
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) överhuvud, chefs-, huvud-
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) huvud, topp, spets, knopp, krona
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) källa
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) övre ända, övre del, huvudända
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) tät, spets
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) ha svårt/lätt för
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rektor
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) person, man, skaft, vardera
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) hög udde
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) krona, topp
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) anföra, leda, stå överst []
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) leda
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) styra [], var på väg mot
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) förse med rubrik (överskrift, titel), rubricera
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) nicka
    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

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  • 33 hit

    n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé
    --------
    v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna
    * * *
    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit
    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with

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  • 34 nose

    n. näsa; nos, snabel; näbb
    --------
    v. lukta; vädra, få väderkorn på; nosa på
    * * *
    [nəuz] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) näsa
    2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) luktsinne, väderkorn
    3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nos
    2. verb
    1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) nosa []
    2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) snoka
    - - nosed
    - nosey
    - nosy
    - nosily
    - nosiness
    - nose-bag
    - nosedive
    - nose job
    3. verb
    (to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)
    - lead by the nose
    - nose out
    - pay through the nose
    - turn up one's nose at
    - under a person's very nose
    - under very nose
    - under a person's nose
    - under nose

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  • 35 reproduce

    v. fortplanta, reproducera; återge
    * * *
    [ri:prə'dju:s]
    1) (to make or produce a copy of; to make or produce again: Good as the film is, it fails to reproduce the atmosphere of the book; A record-player reproduces the sound which has been recorded on a record.) reproducera, återge
    2) ((of humans, animals and plants) to produce (young, seeds etc): How do fish reproduce?) fortplanta sig
    - reproductive

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  • 36 acoustics

    n. akustik; läran om ljuden; ljudförhållanden
    * * *
    1) ( noun plural the characteristics (eg of a room or hall) which make hearing in it good or bad.) akustik, ljudförhållanden
    2) ( noun singular the science of sound.) akustik

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  • 37 bargain

    n. handel; uppgörelse; kap, fynd
    --------
    v. förhandla; göra upp
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (something bought cheaply and giving good value for money: This carpet was a real bargain.) förmånlig affär, kap, fynd
    2) (an agreement made between people: I'll make a bargain with you.) uppgörelse, affär
    2. verb
    (to argue about or discuss a price etc: I bargained with him and finally got the price down.) köpslå, pruta

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  • 38 best

    adv. på bästa sätt
    --------
    n. (den, det, de) bästa; finkläder
    --------
    v. överlista; kugga
    * * *
    [best] 1. adjective, pronoun
    ((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) bäst
    2. adverb
    (in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) bäst
    3. verb
    (to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) besegra
    - bestseller
    - the best part of
    - do one's best
    - for the best
    - get the best of
    - make the best of it

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  • 39 character

    n. karaktär, läggning; figur, personlighet; bokstav el. symbol; digital återgivning av en bokstav el. en symbol (data); personlighetsbeskrivning, beskrivning av egenskaper och benägenheter
    * * *
    ['kærəktə] 1. noun
    1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet
    2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) [] karaktär
    3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) anseende, rykte
    4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) rollfigur, diktad person
    5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personlighet, lustig typ (kurre)
    6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) typ, tecken
    2. noun
    (a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) kännetecken, karaktärsdrag
    - characterize
    - characterise
    - characterization
    - characterisation

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  • 40 effort

    n. ansträngning; försök; prestation
    * * *
    ['efət]
    1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) ansträngning, kraftansträngning
    2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) ansträngning, bemödande
    3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) prestation
    - effortlessly

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  • make good — (also make it (big)) INFORMAL ► to become rich and successful: »After years of hard work, she finally made good. »Los Angeles is full of people who go there to make it big like the stars in Hollywood. Main Entry: ↑make …   Financial and business terms

  • make good — make (it) good American & Australian to become successful or to achieve something you want. The film s main character is a poor Mexican boy who made it good in Chicago. He ll make good, you ll see. He works hard and knows what he s after …   New idioms dictionary

  • make good on — (something) American & Australian, informal to give back money that you owe someone, or to keep a promise to do something. I want to make good on that loan I got from Joan. Tom made good on his promise to paint the living room …   New idioms dictionary

  • make good — (someone s something) to succeed in doing something difficult. She made good her escape from the hospital …   New idioms dictionary

  • make good (to) —  Make an adjustment or special allowance when a problem arises; a free repeat of an advertisement when there has been a mistake.  ► “They [global managers] seriously doubt the U.S. Treasury would fail to make good its interest payments on its… …   American business jargon

  • make good — ► make good 1) compensate for (loss, damage, or expense). 2) fulfil (a promise or claim). 3) be successful. Main Entry: ↑good …   English terms dictionary

  • make good — index fulfill, indemnify, keep (fulfill), pay, recoup (reimburse), redress, refund …   Law dictionary

  • make good — verb act as promised (Freq. 1) make good on promises • Hypernyms: ↑observe, ↑keep • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * phrasal : to make valid or complete …   Useful english dictionary

  • make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ good — v. phr. 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise. Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake. John s mother promised to take him …   Словарь американских идиом

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