I'd like to make it clear that

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

to make o.s. clear — explicarse claramente

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico bien?

it is (absolutely) clear to me that... — no me cabe (la menor) duda de que...

are we clear that we want this? — ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?

a clear soup — una sopa clara

on a clear day — en un día despejado

clear blue eyes — ojos azul claro

to have a clear head — tener la cabeza despejada

as clear as a bell —

I could hear his voice as clear as a bell — oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad

a clear profit — una ganancia neta

£3 clear profit — una ganancia neta de 3 libras

• a clear majority — una mayoría absoluta

three clear days — tres días enteros

he jumped clear across the river — atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto

you could hear it clear across the valley — se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle

I decided to keep clear of him — decidí evitarle

keep clear of my daughter! — ¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!

stand clear of the doors! — ¡apártense de las puertas!

to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb — estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn

he'll get £250 clear — sacará 250 libras netas

they went clear to Mexico — llegaron hasta Méjico

to be in the clear — (=out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro

message in clear — mensaje m no cifrado

the plane just cleared the roof — el avión no tocó el tejado por poco, el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado

this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre — entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos

he was cleared of murder — fue absuelto de asesinato

to clear o.s. of a charge — probar su inocencia de una acusación

you will have to be cleared by Security — será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad

the plan will have to be cleared with the director — el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director

to clear a cheque — (=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque; (=double check) compensar un cheque

he cleared £50 on the deal — sacó 50 libras del negocio

he clears £250 a week — se saca 250 libras a la semana

we have just about cleared our costs — nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos

half-price to clear — liquidación a mitad de precio

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

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

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

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?

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

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

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

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

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

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

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

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