you have to make certain for yourself

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

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

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

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

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

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

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

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

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

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

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

Sicherheit darüber verschaffen, dass... — to assure oneself that...

verschaffen Sie sich persönlich Sicherheit darüber — you have to make certain for yourself

woher nimmst du die Sicherheit,...? — how can you be so sure...?

mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit — almost certainly, probably if not certainly

das ist mit Sicherheit richtig — that is definitely right

das lässt sich nicht mit Sicherheit sagen/beweisen — that cannot be said/proved with any degree of certainty

Sicherheit und Ordnung — law and order

die öffentliche Sicherheit — public safety or security

innere Sicherheit — internal security

die Sicherheit der Bevölkerung — the safety or security of the people

soziale Sicherheit — social security

jdn/etw in Sicherheit bringen — to get sb/sth to safety

sich in Sicherheit bringen — to get (oneself) to safety

es gelang mir in letzter Minute, mich im Keller in Sicherheit zu bringen — at the last minute I managed to get to the safety of the cellar

Sicherheit im Straßen-/Flugverkehr — road/air safety

in Sicherheit sein, sich in Sicherheit befinden — to be safe

sich in Sicherheit wiegen or wähnen — to think oneself safe

jdn in Sicherheit wiegen — to lull sb into a (false) sense of security

jdn in Sicherheit wähnen — to think sb safe

halber — in the interests of safety

schnallen Sie sich zu Ihrer Sicherheit an — fasten your seat belt for your own safety

mit tödlicher Sicherheit — with deadly accuracy

Sicherheit im Auftreten — self-confident or self-assured manner

die Sicherheit der Arbeitsplätze — job security

in Sicherheit sein — be safe

Sicherheit im Auftreten — [self-]confidence of manner

die Sicherheit der Arbeitsplätze — job security

in Sicherheit sein — be safe

Sicherheit im Auftreten — [self-]confidence of manner

estos datos constatan la existencia de vida en el planeta — this data proves the existence of life on the planet

la autopsia constata que fue un ataque al corazón — the post mortem confirms that it was a heart attack

pude constatar que era verdad — I was able to establish that it was true

yo mismo pude constatar su calidad — I was able to see the quality of it for myself

- el presidente ha vuelto a ganar -constató el portavoz — "the president has won again," stated the spokesman

pudo constatar que la muerte se había producido por asfixia — he was able to establish that death had been caused by suffocation

pudo constatar que la muerte se había producido por asfixia — he was able to establish that death had been caused by suffocation

te vi en el parque — I saw you in the park

desde aquí lo verás mejor — you can see it better from here

lo he visto con mis propios ojos — I saw it with my own eyes

me acuerdo como si lo estuviera viendo — I remember it as if I were seeing it now, I remember it as if it were yesterday

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si te he visto no me acuerdo —

le pedí que me ayudara, pero si te he visto no me acuerdo — I asked him to help me but he (just) didn't want to know

ver algn/algo venir —

-¿que ha dimitido? -eso ya lo veía venir — "he's resigned?" - "well, you could see it coming"

ya te veo venir, ¿a que quieres que te preste el coche? — I know what you're after, you want to borrow the car, don't you?

los vi paseando por el parque — I saw them walking in the park

la vi bajar la escalera — I saw her come downstairs

eso lo he visto hacer aquí muchas veces — I have often seen that done here

te veo muy triste — you look very sad

esta casa la veo pequeña para tanta gente — I think this house is too small for so many people

no poder (ni) ver a algn —

no lo puedo (ni) ver — I can't stand him

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!

¡hasta más ver! — see you again!

ayer fui a ver a tu hermano — I went to see your brother yesterday

el médico todavía no la ha visto — the doctor hasn't seen her yet

yo he visto dos guerras mundiales — I have lived through two world wars

y usted que lo vea, y tú que lo veas —

-¡a celebrarlo con salud el año próximo! - ¡y usted que lo vea! — "many happy returns!" - "thank you!"

este tema lo veremos en la próxima clase — we'll be looking at this subject in the next lesson

ya verás como al final tengo que hacerlo yo — I'll end up doing it myself, you'll see

no veo la diferencia entre uno y otro — I can't see the difference between them

ya veo que tendré que hacerlo yo solo — I can see I'll have to do it myself

-¿ves que no son iguales? -pues, no lo veo — "can't you see they're not the same?" - "no, I can't"

-gana más de cien mil al mes -¡ya ves! — "she earns more than 100,000 a month" - "well, there you go!"

la preocupación se dejaba ver en su cara — the worry showed in his face

ahora veo la importancia del problema — I see how serious the problem is now

no veo muy claro para qué lo quiere — I can't really see what he wants it for

no veo nada en contra de eso — I see nothing against it

no le veo solución al conflicto — I can't see a solution to the conflict

yo este tema no lo veo así — I don't see this issue that way

el proceso se verá en mayo — the case will be heard in May

-es demasiado pequeño -¿y eso qué tiene que ver? — "it's too small" - "what's that got to do with it?"

esto tiene que ver con lo que estudiamos ayer — this has to do with what we were looking at yesterday

yo no tuve nada que ver en la venta del terreno — I had nothing to do with the sale of the land

a ver niños, ¿cuál es la capital de Francia? — now, children, what is the capital of France?

a ver ese niño, que no se quede solo — don't leave that child on his own

a ver qué dicen las noticias sobre el robo — let's see if there's anything about the robbery on the news

a ver qué está pasando — let's see what's happening

-estás estudiando mucho -¡a ver, no queda más remedio! — "you're doing a lot of studying" - "well, I haven't got much choice!"

¡a ver, cállate ya! — shut up, will you!

¡a ver si te crees que no lo sé! — surely you don't think I don't know about it!

no veo muy bien con el ojo derecho — I can't see very well with my right eye

como vimos ayer en la conferencia — as we saw in the lecture yesterday

como veremos más adelante — as we shall see later

tengo un hambre que no veo — I'm famished!

un coche que no veas — an amazing car

ver y callar —

no digas nada, tú solo ver y callar — you'd better keep your mouth shut about this

según voy viendo... — as I am beginning to see...

-¿quién ha venido? -no sé, voy a ver — "who is it?" -"I don't know, I'll go and see"

- al final siempre me toca hacerlo a mi -ya veo — "in the end it's always me that has to do it" - "so I see"

¿ves?, así es mucho más fácil — you see? it's much easier like this

a mi modo de ver — as I see it, the way I see it

• ver de hacer algo — to see about doing sth, try to do sth

no solo no perdí, sino que arrasé, ¡para que veas! — not only did I not lose, but I won by a mile, so there!

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todo quedó en veremos — it was all left in the air

¿por qué no me llamaste, vamos a ver? — why didn't you call me, I'd like to know?

-¿podré ir a la fiesta? -ya veremos — "can I go to the party?" - "we'll see"

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

a mi/su ver — in my/his view

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

verse venir algo — to see something coming

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

a mi/su ver — in my/his view

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

verse venir algo — to see something coming

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with