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1 make oneself at home
(to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home: Make yourself at home!) βολεύομαι σαν στο σπίτι μου -
2 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) γίνομαι κατανοητός -
3 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) γίνομαι κατανοητός -
4 make oneself scarce
(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) γίνομαι άφαντος -
5 Make
v. trans.P. and V. ποιεῖν, ἐργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι.Make a living: V. συλλέγειν βίον; see Live.Construct: P. and V. συντιθέναι, συμπηγνύναι, συναρμόζειν, P. κατασκευάζειν, συνιστάναι, V. τεύχειν; see also Build.Mould, fashion: P. and V. πλάσσειν, V. σχηματίζειν.Render: P. and V. ποιεῖν, καθιστάναι, παρέχειν (or mid.), P. παρασκευάζειν, ἀπεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποδεικνύναι, ἀποφαίνειν, Ar. and V. τιθέναι (rare P.), V. κτίζειν, τεύχειν.Compel: P. and V. ἀναγκάζειν, ἐπαναγκάζειν, βιάζεσθαι, καταναγκάζειν, Ar. and P. προσαναγκάζειν, Ar. and V. ἐξαναγκάζειν, V. διαβιάζεσθαι.What makes you say this? P. τί παθὼν ταῦτα λέγεις;Bring it about that: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως (aor. subj. or fut. indic.).Produce, cause: P. and V. ποιεῖν, V. τεύχειν. P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι.In periphrastic expressions, use P. and V. ποιεῖσθαι, V. τιθέναι, τίθεσθαι; e.g., make haste: P. σπουδὴν ποιεῖσθαι.Make amedds for: see under Amends.Steal: P. διακλέπτειν; see Steal.Make for, hasten to: P. and V. ὁρμᾶσθαι εἰς (acc.).Seek: P. and V. ζητεῖν (acc.).Tend towards: P. and V. τείνειν εἰς (acc.), πρός (acc.), P. συντείνειν εἰς (acc.), or ἐπί (acc.), or πρός (acc.); see Tend.Public support made rather for the Lacedaemonians: P, ἡ εὔνοια ἐποίει τῶν ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον εἰς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους (Thuc. 2. 8).Make free with: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Carry out (a promise, etc.): see Accomplish.Make light of: see Disregard.Make merry: P. and V. εὐωχεῖσθαι, κωμάζειν.Make of understand, interpret: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν (acc.), ἐκλαμβάνειν (acc.).Construct of: P. and V. συντιθέναι ἐκ (gen.).Be made of, be constructed of: P. συγκεῖσθαι ἐκ (gen.).Make up, dress up, v. trans.: P. and V. σκευάζειν, Ar. and P. ἐνσκευάζειν; v. intrans.: Ar. and P. ἐνσκευάζεσθαι.Trump up: P. and V. πλάσσειν, (acc.), P. κατασκευάζειν (acc.), συσκευάζειν (acc.).Help to make up: P. συγκατασκευάζειν (acc.).Constitute: P. and V. εἶναι, καθεστηκέναι (perf. of καθιστάναι).Help in forming: P. συγκατασκευάζειν.Make up (a quarrel. etc.): P. and V. εὖ τιθέναι (or mid.), καλῶς τιθέναι (or mid.) P. λύεσθαι, κατατίθεσθαι, διαλύεσθαι, Ar. and P. καταλύεσθαι.Straightway a widespread rumour was bruited in our ears that you and your lord had made up your former quarrel: V. διʼ ὤτων δʼ εὐθὺς ἦν πολὺς λόγος σὲ καὶ πόσιν σὸν νεῖκος ἐσπεῖσθαι τὸ πρίν (Eur., Med. 1139).Make up for, make amends for: P. and V. ἀκεῖσθαι (acc.) ἀναλαμβάνειν (acc.), ἰᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐξιᾶσθαι (acc.).——————subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Make
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6 make a hit with
(to make oneself liked or approved of by: That young man has made a hit with your daughter.) αρέσω πολύ,κάνω άριστη εντύπωση -
7 make a fool of oneself
(to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid: She made a fool of herself at the party.) γελοιοποιούμαι -
8 make a name for oneself
(to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc: He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.) αποκτώ φήμη,γίνομαι διάσημος -
9 assert oneself
(to state one's opinions confidently and act in a way that will make people take notice of one: You must assert yourself more if you want promotion.) προβάλλω τις διεκδικήσεις μου -
10 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) αναλαμβάνω την ευθύνη -
11 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) αναλαμβάνω την ευθύνη -
12 Bestir oneself
v.P. and V. ἐγείρεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bestir oneself
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13 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) βγάζω χρήματα εκμεταλλευόμενος ευκαιρία ή ξένο κεφάλαιο -
14 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) βγάζω χρήματα εκμεταλλευόμενος ευκαιρία ή ξένο κεφάλαιο -
15 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) ξεχωρίζω2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) διακρίνω3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) ξεχωρίζω4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) (αυτοπαθές)διακρίνομαι•- distinguished -
16 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) σπίτι,σπιτικό2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) πατρίδα3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) ίδρυμα4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) οίκος5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) κατοικία2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.)2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.)3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.)3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) (προς το/στο)σπίτι2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) βαθιά,στο στόχο•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
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17 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) καταλαβαίνω2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) καταλαβαίνω3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) καταλαβαίνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι, εννοώ•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) αντίληψη2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) κατανόηση3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) συνεννόηση, συμφωνία•- make oneself understood- make understood -
18 get over
1) (to recover from (an illness, surprise, disappointment etc): I've got over my cold now; I can't get over her leaving so suddenly.) ξεπερνώ, συνέρχομαι2) (to manage to make (oneself or something) understood: We must get our message over to the general public.) κάνω κατανοητό, περνώ3) ((with with) to do (something one does not want to do): I'm not looking forward to this meeting, but let's get it over (with).) ξεμπερδεύω -
19 get through
1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) διεκπεραιώνω2) (to pass (an examination).) περνώ3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) καταφέρνω να φτάσω4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) γίνομαι κατανοητός -
20 grovel
['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) σέρνομαι σαν σκουλήκι
См. также в других словарях:
make oneself at home — {v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. * /If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home./ * /John was an outdoor man and could make himself at home in the woods at night./… … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself at home — {v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. * /If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home./ * /John was an outdoor man and could make himself at home in the woods at night./… … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself felt — make oneself (or one s presence) felt make people keenly aware of one; have a noticeable effect the economic crisis began to make itself felt … Useful english dictionary
make oneself acquainted with — index ascertain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself answerable — index promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself answerable for — index guarantee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself felt — index persuade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself scarce — index retreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself useful — index pander Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
