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he drives me crazy

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1 she drives me crazy

Разговорное выражение: я от неё с ума сошёл (я её люблю/ненавижу)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she drives me crazy
2 It drives me crazy.

expr.

Es macht mich verrückt. ausdr.

English-german dictionary > It drives me crazy.
3 Deli olmak işten değil

It drives one crazy

İngilizce Sözlük Türkçe > Deli olmak işten değil
4 drive

1. past tense - drove; verb
1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) conducir

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) llevar (en coche)

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conducir

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) hincar, clavar, mandar

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) hacer funcionar, mover, impulsar

2. noun
1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) paseo en coche

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) camino de entrada

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpetu, empuje, dinamismo

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campaña

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) drive

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) lectura de disquete

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- driver
- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on

drive¹ n

1. paseo en coche / vuelta en coche

shall we go for a drive? ¿vamos a dar una vuelta en coche?

2. camino de la entrada

there was a car parked in the drive había un coche aparcado en el camino de la entrada

drive² vb conducir

I don't like driving in the city no me gusta conducir por la ciudad

I drive to work voy a trabajar en coche

El pasado de drive es drove y el participio pasado es driven; el gerundio se escribe driving

drive

tr[draɪv]

noun

1 (trip) paseo en coche, vuelta en coche; (journey) viaje nombre masculino

■ we went for a drive dimos una vuelta en coche

■ it's only a 20-minute's drive (away) sólo está a 20 minutos en coche

■ it's a two-hour drive es un viaje de dos horas

2 (road) calle nombre femenino; (driveway) camino de entrada

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (golf) golpe nombre masculino inicial, tiro de salida; (tennis) golpe nombre masculino fuerte, drive nombre masculino

4 (campaign) campaña

■ sales drive promoción

■ membership drive campaña para atraer socios

■ a no-smoking drive una campaña antitabaco

5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ofensiva, avanzada

6 (energy, initiative) energía, ímpetu nombre masculino, empuje nombre masculino, dinamismo

7 (need, compulsion) necesidad nombre femenino, impulso, instinto

■ sex drive instinto sexual

8 (propulsion system) transmisión nombre femenino, propulsión nombre femenino; (of wheeled vehicle) tracción nombre femenino

■ front-wheel drive tracción delantera

■ four-wheel drive tracción en las cuatro ruedas

■ right/left-hand drive con el volante a la derecha/izquierda

9 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (competition, tournament) torneo

■ whist drive torneo de whist

transitive verb (pt drove tr[drəʊv], pp driven tr['drɪvən])

1 (operate - vehicle) conducir

■ she can drive a lorry sabe conducir un camión

■ what car do you drive? ¿qué coche tienes?

■ he drives a bus es conductor de autobús

2 (take - person) llevar (en coche)

■ I'll drive you home te llevaré a casa

■ could you drive me to the airport? ¿podrías llevarme al aeropuerto?

3 (cause to move - person) hacer, obligar a; (- animal) arrear

■ he was driven back by the flames las llamas le hicieron retroceder

■ the war is driving prices up la guerra está haciendo subir los precios

4 (of wind - blow) llevar; (of water) llevarse

■ the wind drove the boat off course el viento alejó al barco de su rumbo

5 (provide power for, keep going) hacer funcionar, mover

■ the river drives the waterwheel el río mueve el molino

6 (strike in - stake) hincar; (- nail) clavar; (hit - ball) mandar

7 (construct - tunnel) perforar, abrir; (- motorway) construir

8 (force, compel to act) forzar, obligar; (cause to be in state) llevar, empujar

■ you're driving me crazy me estás volviendo loco

■ the pain was driving her mad el dolor la enloquecía

■ he is driven by greed lo impulsa la codicia

9 (make work hard, overwork) hacer trabajar

■ you've been driving yourself to hard te has estado exigiendo demasiado

intransitive verb

1 (vehicle) conducir

■ can you drive? ¿sabes conducir?

■ he's learning to drive está aprendiendo a conducir

■ I drove here vine en coche

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras

■ in England, people drive on the left en Inglaterra, la gente conduce por la izquierda

2 (of rain, hail, snow) azotar, barrer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to drive a coach and horses through something saltarse algo a la torera

to drive a hard bargain saber cómo conseguir lo que uno,-a quiere, ser buen,-na negociador,-ra

to drive something home hacer entender algo

drive ['draɪv] v, drove ['dro:v] ; driven ['drɪvə n] ; driving vt

1) impel: impeler, impulsar

2) operate: guiar, conducir, manejar (un vehículo)

3) compel: obligar, forzar

4) : clavar, hincar

to drive a stake: clavar una estaca

5) or to drive away : ahuyentar, echar

6)

to drive crazy : volver loco

drive vi

: manejar, conducir

do you know how to drive?: ¿sabes manejar?

drive n

1) ride: paseo m en coche

2) campaign: campaña f

fund-raising drive: campaña para recaudar fondos

3) driveway: camino m de entrada, entrada f

4) transmission: transmisión f

front-wheel drive: tracción delantera

5) energy: dinamismo m, energía f

6) instinct, need: instinto m, necesidad f básica

drive (Computing)

n.

• lector s.m.

n.

• empuje s.m.

• mando s.m.

• paseo s.m.

• paseo en carro s.m.

drive (s.o.) nuts

expr.

• volverle (a una persona) loca v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven) = clavar v.

• conducir v.

• empujar v.

• forzar v.

• guiar v.

• hostigar v.

• impulsar v.

• llevar en carro v.

• manejar v.

• rodar v.

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1. draɪv
(past drove; past p driven) transitive verb

1) ( Transp)

a) \<\<car/busain\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotear

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

2)

a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*

c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*

3)

a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)

b) ( compel to act)

to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición

c) ( overwork)

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

2.

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

II

noun

1) c ( in vehicle)

to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

2) c

a) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)

b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)

3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte

4)

a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m

b) c ( compulsion) ( Psych) impulso m, instinto m

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

b) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada f

c) ( in US football) ataque m

6)

a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión f

b) u ( Auto)

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delanteraasera

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

[draɪv] (vb: pt drove) (pp driven)
1. N

1) (=journey, outing)

it's a long drive — se tarda mucho en coche

it's only a short drive from here — desde aquí se tarda poco en coche

one hour's drive from London — a una hora en coche de Londres

it's a 50 mile drive — está a una distancia de 50 millas

to go for a drive — ir a dar una vuelta or un paseo en coche
test 4.
2) (=private road) (in front of garage) entrada f ; (to large house) camino m (de acceso), avenida f

his car was parked in the drive — su coche estaba aparcado en la entrada

3) (Tennis) golpe m directo, drive m ; (Golf) drive m

4) (=energy, motivation) empuje m, dinamismo m

• to have drive — tener empuje or dinamismo

• to lack drive — no tener empuje or dinamismo

5) (Psych) (=impulse) impulso m, instinto m

sex drive — libido f, líbido f, apetito m sexual

to have a high/low sex drive — tener la libido or líbido alta/baja, tener mucho/poco apetito sexual

6) (=campaign, effort) campaña f

a recruitment drive — una campaña de reclutamiento

a sales drive — una promoción de ventas

the drive towards industrialization — el camino hacia la industrialización

7) (Tech) (=power transmission system) transmisión f, propulsión f
(Aut)
• four-wheel drive — tracción f en las cuatro ruedas

a four-wheel drive jeep — un jeep con tracción en las cuatro ruedas

• front-wheel/ rear-wheel drive — tracción f delanteraasera

• a left-hand/ right-hand drive car — un coche con el volante a la izquierda/derecha

8) (=gear position in automatic car) marcha f

to put the car in drive — poner el coche en marcha

9) (Comput) (also: disk drive) unidad f de disco

CD-ROM drive — unidad f de CD-ROM

10) (=tournament)

whist drive — certamen m de whist

11) (Mil) (=attack) ofensiva f

2. VT

1) (=operate) [+ car, bus, train] conducir, manejar (LAm); [+ racing car, speedboat] pilotar

he drives a taxi — es taxista

she drives a Mercedes — tiene un Mercedes

2) (=carry) [+ passenger] llevar (en coche)

I'll drive you home — te llevo a tu casa

he drove me to the station — me llevó a la estación

3) (=power) [+ machine, vehicle] hacer funcionar

4) (=cause to move)

they drive the cattle to new pastures — conducen el ganado a otros pastos

the wind drove the rain into our eyes — el viento hacía que la lluvia nos azotaba en los ojos

a strong wind was driving the clouds across the sky — un viento fuerte arrastraba las nubes por el cielo

the gale drove the ship off course — el temporal hizo que el barco perdiera su rumbo

troops drove the demonstrators off the streets — las tropas obligaron a los manifestantes a abandonar las calles

5) (=push, hammer) [+ nail, stake] clavar ( into en)

to drive a post into the ground — clavar or hincar un poste en el suelo

she drove her fist straight into his face — le dio con el puño justo en la cara
home 2., 2)
6) (=excavate) [+ tunnel] abrir, construir; [+ hole] perforar; [+ furrow] hacer

7) (=force)

I was driven to it — me vi forzado a ello

competition has driven prices down — la competencia ha hecho que bajen los precios

hunger eventually drove him out of the house — finalmente el hambre lo empujó a salir de la casa

high prices are driving local people out of the area — el que los precios sean tan altos está haciendo que la gente se vaya a vivir a otras zonas

the recession drove them into bankruptcy — la recesión los llevó a la bancarrota

• to drive sb to despair — llevar a algn a la desesperación

• to drive sb to drink, his worries drove him to drink — sus problemas le llevaron a la bebida

it's enough to drive you to drink — hum te crispa los nervios

• to drive sb mad — volver loco a algn
bargain 1., 1), home 2., 2)
8) (=impel, motivate) empujar, mover

he was driven by greed/ambition — lo empujaba or movía la avaricia/ambición

to drive sb to do sth, drive sb into doing sth — empujar or llevar a algn a hacer algo

depression drove him to attempt suicide — la depresión le empujó or llevó a intentar suicidarse

what drove you to write this book? — ¿qué le empujó or llevó a escribir este libro?

9) (=overwork)

to drive sb hard — hacer trabajar mucho a algn

she is driving herself too hard — se está exigiendo demasiado

10) (Sport) [+ ball] mandar

3. VI

1) (=operate vehicle) conducir, manejar (LAm)

can you drive? — ¿sabes conducir or (LAm) manejar?

to drive on the left — circular por la izquierda

2) (=go)

he drove alone — hizo el viaje en coche solo

we've driven 50 miles in the last hour — hemos recorrido 80km (con el coche) en la última hora

next time we'll drive there — la próxima vez iremos en coche

he drives around in an expensive car — va por ahí en un coche de esos caros

• to drive at 50km an hour — ir (en un coche) a 50km por hora

• we'll drive down in the car this weekend — este fin de semana bajaremos en coche

• he drove into a wall — chocó con un muro

• to drive to London — ir a Londres en coche

3) (=handle) conducirse, manejarse (LAm)

the new Ford drives really well — el nuevo Ford se conduce or (LAm) se maneja muy bien

4) (=beat)

heavy rain drove against the window — la fuerte lluvia azotaba el cristal

4.

CPD

drive shaft N — (Aut) árbol m motor

- drive along

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive on to

- drive out

- drive over

- drive up

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I
1. [draɪv]
(past drove; past p driven) transitive verb

1) ( Transp)

a) \<\<car/bus/train\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotear

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

2)

a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*

c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*

3)

a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)

b) ( compel to act)

to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición

c) ( overwork)

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

2.

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

II

noun

1) c ( in vehicle)

to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

2) c

a) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)

b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)

3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte

4)

a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m

b) c ( compulsion) ( Psych) impulso m, instinto m

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

b) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada f

c) ( in US football) ataque m

6)

a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión f

b) u ( Auto)

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delantera/trasera

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

English-spanish dictionary > drive
5 tarumba

adj.

crazy (informal).

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tarumba

► adjetivo

1 familiar mad, crazy, bonkers

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar tarumba to be bonkers

volver tarumba a alguien (enloquecer) to drive somebody bonkers 2 (aturdir) to confuse

volverse tarumba (enloquecer) to go bonkers 2 (aturdirse) to get confused

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adjetivo crazy (colloq)

me vuelve tarumba — he drives me crazy (colloq)

volverse tarumba — (fam) to go crazy (colloq)

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adjetivo crazy (colloq)

me vuelve tarumba — he drives me crazy (colloq)

volverse tarumba — (fam) to go crazy (colloq)

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tarumba

adjective

crazy ( colloq)

lo volvió tarumba she drove him crazy, he went crazy o flipped out over her ( colloq)

volverse tarumba ( fam); to go crazy ( colloq)

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tarumba adjetivo
crazy (colloq);
◊ me vuelve tarumba he drives me crazy (colloq)

tarumba adj fam crazy, bonkers, nuts

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tarumba adj
Fam crazy;
volver tarumba a alguien to drive sb crazy;

volverse tarumba to go crazy

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tarumba

adj fam

crazy fam ;

volverse tarumba go crazy

Spanish-English dictionary > tarumba
6 neura

adj.

1 neurotic (informal).

2 dither, all excited, thrilled, very excited.

f.

bug, mania.

le dio la neura de las maquetas he caught the model-making bug

f. & m.

neurotic, neurotical person.

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neura

► nombre femenino

1 familiar obsession

■ ahora le ha dado la neura de que no quiere ir a clase now he's got it into his head that he doesn't want to go to school

► adjetivo

1 familiar neurotic

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 neurotic

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I
adjetivo (fam)

eso me pone neura — that drives me crazy o (BrE) mad (colloq)

es tan neura — he's so neurotic
II
masculino y femenino (fam)

1) ( persona)

es un neura — he's a complete neurotic (colloq)

2) neura femenino

está con la neura — she's in a real state (colloq)

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I
adjetivo (fam)

eso me pone neura — that drives me crazy o (BrE) mad (colloq)

es tan neura — he's so neurotic
II
masculino y femenino (fam)

1) ( persona)

es un neura — he's a complete neurotic (colloq)

2) neura femenino

está con la neura — she's in a real state (colloq)

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neura¹

adjective

( fam):

eso me pone neura that drives me crazy o ( BrE) mad ( colloq)

es tan neura he gets so uptight about everything ( colloq), he gets in such a state o in such a flap about everything ( colloq), he's so neurotic

neura²

masculine and feminine

( fam)

A (persona) neurotic

es un neura he's neurotic, he's a complete neurotic, he gets so uptight o in such a flap o in such a state about everything ( colloq)

B

neura feminine: está con la neura she's really uptight ( colloq), she's in a real flap o state ( colloq)

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neura adjetivo (fam):
◊ eso me pone neura that drives me crazy o (BrE) mad (colloq);

es tan neura he's so neurotic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam)
1 ( persona):
◊ es un neura he's a complete neurotic (colloq)

2
◊ neura sustantivo femenino: está con la neura she's in a real state (colloq)

neura
I adj fam nervy, neurotic
II m, f fam neurotic
III f fam craze
' neura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
neurasténico

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neura Fam

♦ adj

neurotic;

no seas tan neura don't be so neurotic

♦ nmf

neurotic;

es un neura he's a complete neurotic, he's really neurotic

♦ nf

1. [manía] bug, mania;

le dio la neura de las maquetas he caught the model-making bug;

le dio la neura y se fue al Nepal she took it into her head to go to Nepal

2. [neurastenia]
estar con la neura to be really down

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neura

f fam

:

le entró la neura she got uptight fam

Spanish-English dictionary > neura
7 frenético

adj.

1 frantic, frenetic, excited, frenzied.

2 hectic, frenetic.

3 amock.

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frenético

► adjetivo

1 (exaltado) frenzied, frantic

2 (colérico) wild, mad

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(f. - frenética)

adj.

frantic

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ADJ (=desenfrenado) frantic, frenzied; (=furioso) furious, wild

ponerse frenético — to lose one's head

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- ca adjetivo frenzied, frenetic

ponerse frenético — (fam) to go crazy o wild

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= frantic, frenetic, furious, delirious, ecstatic, manic, berserk, frenzied.

Ex. Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.

Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

Ex. The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.

Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.

Ex. Rowe's style can be characterized as ricocheting from one idea, quotation, or anecdote to another, and there is a manic quality to the reasoning.

Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

Ex. There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

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* estar frenético = be furious.

* ponerse frenético = go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

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- ca adjetivo frenzied, frenetic

ponerse frenético — (fam) to go crazy o wild

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= frantic, frenetic, furious, delirious, ecstatic, manic, berserk, frenzied.

Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.

Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.

Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.

Ex: Rowe's style can be characterized as ricocheting from one idea, quotation, or anecdote to another, and there is a manic quality to the reasoning.

Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

* estar frenético = be furious.

* ponerse frenético = go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

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frenético -ca

adjective

frenzied, frenetic

ponerse frenético ( fam); to go crazy o wild o berserk ( colloq)

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frenético
◊ -ca adjetivo

frenzied, frenetic;
ponerse frenético (fam) to go crazy o wild
frenético,-a adjetivo frantic: me pone frenético que hables con la boca llena, it drives me crazy when you talk with your mouth full

' frenético' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- frenética
English:
frantic
- frenetic
- frenzied
- furious
- hectic
- manic

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frenético, -a adj

1. [colérico] furious, mad;

su hermana lo pone frenético his sister drives him mad

2. [enloquecido] frenzied, frantic

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frenético

adj frenetic

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frenético, -ca adj

: frantic, frenzied

♦ frenéticamente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > frenético
8 enloquecer

v.

1 to drive mad (volver loco).

2 to go mad.

3 to drive wild or crazy (gustar mucho).

le enloquece el esquí she's mad o crazy about skiing

4 to madden, to craze, to drive mad, to derange.

5 to become crazy, to go crazy, to become mad, to go insane.

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enloquecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver loco) to drive mad

2 familiar (gustar) to be mad/crazy about, be wild about

■ le enloquece el teatro she's mad about the theatre

► verbo intransitivo

1 (volverse loco) to go mad/crazy, go out of one's mind

► verbo pronominal enloquecerse

1 to go mad/crazy, go out of one's mind

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1.

VT (=volver loco) to drive mad; (=enfurecer) to madden, drive crazy

2.

VI

le enloquece la música pop — she's mad about pop music

3.

See:

enloquecerse

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1.
verbo transitivo to drive... crazy o mad

el dolor la tiene enloquecida — the pain is driving her crazy
2.
enloquecer vi

1) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

enloqueció de celos — he was driven crazy o insane with jealousy

2) (fam) ( gustar mucho)

me enloquece el jazz — I'm crazy about jazz (colloq)
3.
enloquecerse v pron

a) ( entusiasmarse) to go crazy, go mad

enloquecerse por algo — to be crazy o mad about something (colloq)

b) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

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= go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, get + a buzz from.

Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.

Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.

Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.

Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.

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* enloquecerse por = go + gaga (over).

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1.
verbo transitivo to drive... crazy o mad

el dolor la tiene enloquecida — the pain is driving her crazy
2.
enloquecer vi

1) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

enloqueció de celos — he was driven crazy o insane with jealousy

2) (fam) ( gustar mucho)

me enloquece el jazz — I'm crazy about jazz (colloq)
3.
enloquecerse v pron

a) ( entusiasmarse) to go crazy, go mad

enloquecerse por algo — to be crazy o mad about something (colloq)

b) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

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= go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, get + a buzz from.

Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.

Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.

Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.

Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.

* enloquecerse por = go + gaga (over).

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enloquecer [E3 ]

vt

to drive … crazy o ( esp BrE) mad

■ enloquecer

vi

A (perder el juicio) to go crazy o ( BrE) mad, go out of one's mind enloquecer DE algo:

enloqueció de celos he was driven crazy o insane o mad with jealousy, he went out of his mind with jealousy

B ( fam)

(gustar mucho): me enloquece la música pop I'm crazy o ( esp BrE) mad about pop music ( colloq)

■ enloquecerse

v pron

1 (entusiasmarse) to go crazy, go mad ( esp BrE) enloquecerse POR algo to be crazy o mad ABOUT sth ( colloq)

2

(trastornarse): se enloquece de dolor the pain drives him crazy o mad

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enloquecer ( conjugate enloquecer) verbo transitivo
to drive … crazy o mad
verbo intransitivo ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad;
◊ enloqueció de celos he was driven crazy o insane with jealousy

enloquecer
I verbo intransitivo to go mad: enloqueció después del accidente, when the accident occurred he flew into a fit of rage
II verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder el juicio) to drive mad: la muerte de su esposa lo enloqueció, the death of his wife drove him to insanity
2 familiar (gustar mucho) le enloquecen las carreras de coches, she's crazy about motor racing

' enloquecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perturbar
- zafarse
English:
go
- lose
- madden
- rail

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enloquecer

♦ vt

1. [volver loco] to drive mad

2. [gustar mucho a] to drive wild o crazy;

le enloquece el esquí she's mad o crazy about skiing

♦ vi

to go mad;

enloquecía de angustia/dolor he was half-crazy with worry/pain

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enloquecer

I v/t drive crazy o

mad

II v/i go crazy o

mad;

me enloquece el chocolate I’m mad about chocolate

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enloquecer {53} vt

alocar: to drive crazy

♦ See also the reflexive verb enloquecerse

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enloquecer vb

1. (volver loco) to drive crazy [pt. drove; pp. driven]

este ruido me está enloqueciendo this noise is driving me crazy

2. (volverse loco) to go crazy

todas las chicas enloquecieron all the girls went crazy

3. (gustar mucho) to be crazy about

le enloquecen los juegos de ordenador he's crazy about computer games

Spanish-English dictionary > enloquecer
9 desesperar

v.

1 to drive to despair (quitar la esperanza a).

2 to exasperate, to drive mad.

3 to irritate.

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desesperar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer perder la paciencia) to drive to despair, make lose one's patience

2 (exasperar) to exasperate

► verbo intransitivo

1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair

■ desespero de volverla a ver I've lost hope of ever seeing her again

► verbo pronominal desesperarse

1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair

2 (irritarse) to get irritated, become exasperated

■ se desespera por todo everything exasperates her

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verb

1) to despair

2) exasperate

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1. VT

1) (=exasperar)

mi hermano me desespera — my brother drives me mad o crazy, my brother is infuriating o maddening

me desespera que el tren llegue tarde — it's infuriating o maddening when the train is late

2) (=desalentar)

no dejes que sus críticas te desesperen — don't let their criticism make you lose hope o heart, don't let their criticism get to you *

tantos problemas la desesperaron y acabó dimitiendo — all these problems drove her to despair and in the end she resigned

2.

VI (=perder la esperanza) to despair, lose hope

sigue adelante, no desesperes — keep at it, don't despair o lose hope

desesperar de hacer algo — frm to despair of doing sth, lose all hope of doing sth

- el que espera, desespera

3.

See:

desesperarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to drive... to distraction o despair

me desespera que nunca me haga caso — it's exasperating the way she never takes any notice of me
2.
desesperar vi to despair, give up hope

desesperar de algo — to despair o give up hope of something
3.
desesperarse v pron to become exasperated

se desespera (de) ver que va tan lento — it exasperates him to see it going so slowly

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= despair, yield + despair.

Ex. Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.

Ex. It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.

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* desesperarse = yield to + despair.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to drive... to distraction o despair

me desespera que nunca me haga caso — it's exasperating the way she never takes any notice of me
2.
desesperar vi to despair, give up hope

desesperar de algo — to despair o give up hope of something
3.
desesperarse v pron to become exasperated

se desespera (de) ver que va tan lento — it exasperates him to see it going so slowly

* * *

= despair, yield + despair.

Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.

Ex: It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.

* desesperarse = yield to + despair.

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desesperar [A1 ]

vt

su lentitud me desespera I find his slowness exasperating, he's so slow, it drives me crazy o to distraction

me desespera que nunca me haga caso it's maddening o infuriating o exasperating the way she never takes any notice of me

■ desesperar

vi

to despair, give up hope

no desesperes, ya se arreglarán las cosas don't despair, everything will be all right

desesperar DE algo to despair o give up hope OF sth

desesperaban ya de encontrarlos vivos they were already despairing of o giving up hope of finding them alive

■ desesperarse

v pron

to become exasperated

se desespera y le grita she becomes exasperated o gets infuriated and she shouts at him

se desespera de ver que va tan lento it exasperates him to see it going so slowly

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desesperar ( conjugate desesperar) verbo transitivo
to drive … to distraction o despair
verbo intransitivo
to despair, give up hope
desesperarse verbo pronominal
to become exasperated
desesperar verbo transitivo
1 to drive to despair
2 (poner nervioso, irritado) to exasperate
' desesperar' also found in these entries:
English:
despair

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desesperar

♦ vt

1. [quitar la esperanza a] to drive to despair

2. [irritar, enojar] to exasperate, to drive mad;

me desespera cuando se pone a hablar así it makes me mad when he starts talking like that;

si hay algo que me desespera es la desorganización if there's one thing that exasperates me o drives me mad, it's lack of organization

♦ vi

to despair, to give up hope;

no desesperes, aún se puede hacer algo don't despair o give up hope, something can still be done;

desesperar de hacer algo to give up all hope of doing sth;

desesperan ya de encontrar supervivientes they have given up hope of finding survivors

♦ See also the pronominal verb desesperarse

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desesperar

I v/t infuriate, exasperate

II v/i give up hope (de of), despair (de of)

* * *

desesperar vt

: to exasperate

desesperar vi

: to despair, to lose hope

♦ See also the reflexive verb desesperarse

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desesperar vb

1. (perder la esperanza) to despair

no desesperes, todo saldrá bien don't despair, everything will be all right

2. (exasperar) to drive mad [pt. drove; pp. driven]

me desespera la gente que siempre llega tarde people who are always late drive me mad

Spanish-English dictionary > desesperar
10 volver loco

v.

to drive crazy, to drive wild, to drive mad, to madden.

El sufrimiento trastorna a Ricardo Suffering drives Richard crazy.

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(v.) = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off

Ex. If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.

Ex. And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.

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(v.) = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off

Ex: If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.

Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.

Spanish-English dictionary > volver loco
11 impazzire

go mad or crazy

far impazzire qualcuno drive someone mad or crazy

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impazzire v. intr.

1 to go* mad; to go* insane; to go* crazy: è impazzito in seguito allo shock ricevuto, he went mad as a result of the shock he received; impazzire dal dolore, to be maddened by pain; sono impazzito a trovare quella ricevuta, I went crazy (o mad) looking for that receipt; impazzisce per il jazz, he is mad about jazz; impazzire per una donna, to be crazy (o mad o wild) about a woman // far impazzire qlcu., to drive s.o. mad (o crazy): quella ragazza mi fa impazzire, that girl drives me crazy

2 (di apparecchiature) to go* haywire: il computer è impazzito, the computer has gone haywire

3 (cuc.) to curdle, to separate: la maionese è impazzita, the mayonnaise has curdled (o separated).

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[impat'tsire]
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) to go* mad, crazy (anche fig.)

impazzire di gioia — to leap with joy

sta impazzendo di dolore — pain is driving him mad

fare impazzire qcn. — to drive sb. mad, to madden sb.

sei impazzito? — colloq. are you nuts o out of your head?

è bella da impazzire — she's ravishing

mi fa male da impazzire — it hurts like hell

2) (andare pazzo) to be* mad, crazy ( per about)

3) [ bussola] to spin; [ apparecchiatura] to go* haywire

4) gastr. [ maionese] to separate, to curdle

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impazzire

/impat'tsire/ [102]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 to go* mad, crazy (anche fig.); impazzire di gioia to leap with joy; sta impazzendo di dolore pain is driving him mad; fare impazzire qcn. to drive sb. mad, to madden sb.; sei impazzito? colloq. are you nuts o out of your head? è bella da impazzire she's ravishing; mi fa male da impazzire it hurts like hell

2 (andare pazzo) to be* mad, crazy ( per about)

3 [ bussola] to spin; [ apparecchiatura] to go* haywire

4 gastr. [ maionese] to separate, to curdle.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > impazzire
12 quicio

m.

1 (door)jamb.

estar fuera de quicio (on hinge side)(figurative) to be out of kilter

sacar de quicio a alguien (figurative) to drive somebody mad

sacar las cosas de quicio (figurative) to blow things (up) out of all proportion

2 hinge, spindle, male pivot, swivel.

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quicio

► nombre masculino

1 pivot hole

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar fuera de quicio familiar to be beside oneself

sacar a alguien de quicio familiar to get on somebody's nerves

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SM doorjamb

- estar fuera de quicio

- sacar a algn de quicio

estas cosas me sacan de quicio — these things make me see red o drive me mad

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masculino doorjamb

sacar de quicio a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)

sacar las cosas de quicio — (Esp) to blow things up out of all proportion

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* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* fuera de quicio = pissed off, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.

* sacado de quicio = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).

* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* * *

masculino doorjamb

sacar de quicio a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)

sacar las cosas de quicio — (Esp) to blow things up out of all proportion

* * *

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* fuera de quicio = pissed off, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.

* sacado de quicio = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).

* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

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quicio

masculine

doorjamb

sacar a algn de quicio to drive sb crazy

me saca de quicio con sus bromitas he really gets on my nerves o he drives me crazy with his stupid little jokes ( colloq)

sacar las cosas de quicio ( Esp); to blow things up out of all proportion

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quicio sustantivo masculino
doorjamb;
◊ sacar de quicio a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq)

quicio m (de puerta) jamb
♦ Locuciones: estaba fuera de quicio, she was out of her mind
figurado sacar de quicio, (las cosas) to get things out of all proportion
(a alguien) to drive sb mad

' quicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llantina
English:
back
- bug
- clingy
- distraction
- exasperate
- infuriating
- drive
- vex
- wild

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quicio nm

1. [de puerta, ventana] jamb [on hinge side]

2. Comp

sacar de quicio a alguien to drive sb mad;

me saca de quicio que utilice tantas palabrotas I really hate it when she uses so much bad language;

sacar las cosas de quicio to blow things (up) out of all proportion

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quicio

m

:

sacar de quicio a alguien fam drive s.o. crazy fam

* * *

quicio nm

1)

estar fuera de quicio : to be beside oneself

2)

sacar de quicio : to exasperate, to drive crazy

* * *

quicio n

sacar de quicio a alguien to drive somebody mad

Spanish-English dictionary > quicio
13 deli

"1. insane, crazy, mad. 2. lunatic, insane person. 3. idiotic, foolish (person). 4. mad about; devotee (of). -si crazy about: futbol delisi crazy about soccer. - alacası colloq. crazy-colored, wild with colors. - bal poisonous honey. - bayrağı açmak colloq. to fall madly in love. - çıkmak 1. to go crazy. 2. to blow one´s top, get angry. - divane olmak /a/ to be crazy about, be mad about, be a devotee of. -ye dönmek 1. to jump with joy. 2. to get frantic, be in a frenzy. -nin eline değnek vermek to give the whip hand to a harmful person. - etmek /ı/ to drive (someone) wild. - gibi 1. madly. 2. recklessly. - gömleği straitjacket. - güllabicisi formerly an attendant in a mental hospital. - güllabicisi gibi like a patient and indulgent nurse. - güllabiciliği etmek to indulge a spoiled person, pander to the whims of a spoiled person. -ye her gün bayram. proverb Every day is a holiday for a fool. - ırmak wild and torrential river. - kızın çeyizi gibi 1. scattered all over. 2. poorly chosen (clothes, furnishings). - olmak /a/ 1. to be madly in love (with), be smitten (by). 2. to be furious (with/about). - olmak işten (bile) değil. It drives one crazy. - orman a vast and dense forest. - pösteki sayar gibi struggling with a thankless and repetitious job. - Raziye colloq. woman or girl who acts crazy. - saçması utter nonsense. - saraylı gibi (woman) oddly decked out in gaudy clothes. "

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14 trastornar

v.

1 to drive mad (volver loco).

2 to worry, to trouble.

3 to turn upside down.

Ellos trastornaron la pastelería They turned the bakery upside down.

4 to upset.

5 to drive crazy, to derange, to drive nuts.

El sufrimiento trastorna a Ricardo Suffering drives Richard crazy.

6 to disrupt.

7 to subvert, to turn upside down, to overturn, to upset.

Ella trastorna sus planes She subverts=upsets their plans.

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trastornar

► verbo transitivo

1 (revolver) to turn round, turn upside down

2 (alterar - planes) to disrupt; (- paz, orden) to disturb

3 (estómago) to upset

4 figurado (molestar) to bother, trouble, annoy

5 figurado (enloquecer) to drive crazy

► verbo pronominal trastornarse

1 (perturbarse) to go mad, go out of one's mind

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verb

to disrupt, upset

* * *

1. VT

1) (=perturbar) [+ mente] to disturb, unhinge; [+ persona] to drive crazy, mentally disturb

esa chica le ha trastornado — that girl is driving him crazy, he's lost his head over that girl

2) * (=encantar) to delight

le trastornan las joyas — she's crazy about jewels, she just lives for jewels

3) (=alterar) [+ persona] to upset, trouble, disturb; [+ ideas] to confuse, upset; [+ proyecto] to upset; [+ vida] to mess up; [+ sentidos] to daze, mess up; [+ nervios] to shatter; [+ orden público] to disturb; [+ objetos] to mix up, turn upside down

2.

See:

trastornarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to disturb

la muerte de su hijo la trastornó — her son's death left her deeply disturbed

esa chica lo ha trastornado — (fam) he's lost his head over that girl (colloq)

2) ( alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt
2.
trastornarse v pron

1) persona to become disturbed

2) planes to be upset

* * *

= dislocate, unfix, disrupt.

Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.

Ex. The author considers how to ' unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.

Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to disturb

la muerte de su hijo la trastornó — her son's death left her deeply disturbed

esa chica lo ha trastornado — (fam) he's lost his head over that girl (colloq)

2) ( alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt
2.
trastornarse v pron

1) persona to become disturbed

2) planes to be upset

* * *

= dislocate, unfix, disrupt.

Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.

Ex: The author considers how to ' unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.

Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.

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trastornar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona› to disturb

la muerte de su hijo le trastornó la mente or lo trastornó his son's death disturbed the balance of his mind

esas lecturas terminaron trastornándole la mente reading those books finally drove him out of his mind

esa chica lo ha trastornado ( fam); he's lost his head over that girl ( colloq)

B (alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt

ha trastornado la paz de la casa it has disturbed o upset o disrupted the calm of the house

■ trastornarse

v pron

A «persona» to become disturbed

B «planes» to be upset o disrupted, to go wrong

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trastornar ( conjugate trastornar) verbo transitivo
1 (Psic) to disturb;
◊ la muerte de su hijo la trastornó her son's death left her deeply disturbed;

esa chica lo ha trastornado (fam) he's lost his head over that girl (colloq)
2 ( alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt
trastornarse verbo pronominal (Psic) to become disturbed
trastornar verbo transitivo
1 (volver loco) to drive mad
2 (causar molestias) to trouble
3 (alterar, desbartar) to disrupt
' trastornar' also found in these entries:
English:
disrupt
- subvert
- turn
- unhinge
- upset

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trastornar

♦ vt

1. [volver loco] to drive mad

2. [inquietar] to worry, to trouble

3. [alterar] [planes, orden] to disrupt;
[vida] to turn upside down;
el cambio de trabajo lo trastornó mucho the change of job caused him a lot of disruption

4. [estómago] to upset

♦ See also the pronominal verb trastornarse

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trastornar

v/t

1 plan upset

2 ( molestar) inconvenience

3 ( perturbar)

:

trastornar la mente de alguien affect s.o. mentally

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trastornar vt

: to disturb, to upset, to disrupt

♦ See also the reflexive verb trastornarse

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trastornar vb

1. (en general) to upset [pt. & pp. upset]

la huelga de trenes ha trastornado mis planes the train strike has upset my plans

2. (volver loco) to drive mad [pt. drove; pp. driven]

todos estos problemas la han trastornado all these problems have driven her mad

Spanish-English dictionary > trastornar
15 Г-81

МОЗОЛИТЬ/НАМОЗОЛИТЬ ГЛАЗА кому highly coll VP
1. (subj: human or concr) to be annoying, irritate s.o. with one's or its constant presence

X мозолит Y-y глаза == X is a pain in the neck (to Y)
X drives Y crazy thing X is an eyesore (to Y) X is a nuisance (to Y) person X makes a nuisance of himself.
«Мастера - они всегда мозолят людям глаза и от них отделываются при первой же возможности» (Максимов 2). "Such men (master-craftsmen) are always a pain in the neck to others, and they get rid of them at the first available opportunity" (2a).

«Да за каким он дьяволом мне сдался? - рассердился Михаил. -И так каждый день глаза мозолит» (Абрамов 1). "What the hell do I want to see him for?" said Mikhail angrily. "He drives me crazy every day as it is" (1a).

Или вот ходики с отломанной стрелкой. И ходики, и отломанная стрелка мозолили ему (Петру Васильевичу) глаза лет уже не менее сорока, но только теперь Петру Васильевичу подумалось: «А стрелка-то отломана, да...» (Максимов 3). Then there was the wall-clock with the broken hand. The clock and the broken hand had been an eyesore to him (Pyotr Vasilievich) for a good forty years, yet only now did the thought enter his head: "Hm, the hand's broken off..." (3a).

«Я предупреждал (ссыльных): приходите (в столовую) часам к двум, когда сотрудники уже пообедали, не шумите, не мозольте глаза, тихо, мирно, аккуратно» (Рыбаков 2). "I warned them (the exiles) all not to get here (to the canteen) before two o'clock, after the employees have eaten, and not to make any noise, not to be a nuisance, but to be quiet, peaceable, and tidy" (2a).

Лапшин:) Я к нашим в гостиницу проеду, а ты поди отсюда. Покушал - и поди, не мозоль глаза (Розов 2). (L.:) I'm going to see our lot in the hotel. You make yourself scarce. You've had your bit. So off you go, don't make a nuisance of yourself (2a).

2. \Г-81 чем (subj: human to pester s.o. with constant complaints about sth., reproaches etc: X мозолит Y-y глаза Z-ом = X is (always) bugging Y about Z
X is (getting) after Y about Z X is on Yb case about Z.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-81
16 мозолить глаза

• МОЗОЛИТЬ/НАМОЗОЛИТЬ ГЛАЗА кому highly coll

[VP]

=====

1. [subj: human or concr]

⇒ to be annoying, irritate s.o. with one's or its constant presence:

- X мозолит Y-y глаза≈ X is a pain in the neck (to Y);

- X drives Y crazy;

- thing X is an eyesore (to Y);

- X is a nuisance (to Y);

- person X makes a nuisance of himself.

     ♦ "Мастера - они всегда мозолят людям глаза и от них отделываются при первой же возможности" (Максимов 2). "Such men [master-craftsmen] are always a pain in the neck to others, and they get rid of them at the first available opportunity" (2a).

     ♦ "Да за каким он дьяволом мне сдался? - рассердился Михаил. - И так каждый день глаза мозолит" (Абрамов 1). "What the hell do I want to see him for?" said Mikhail angrily. "He drives me crazy every day as it is" (1a).

     ♦ Или вот ходики с отломанной стрелкой. И ходики, и отломанная стрелка мозолили ему [Петру Васильевичу] глаза лет уже не менее сорока, но только теперь Петру Васильевичу подумалось: "А стрелка-то отломана, да..." (Максимов 3). Then there was the wall-clock with the broken hand. The clock and the broken hand had been an eyesore to him [Pyotr Vasilievich] for a good forty years, yet only now did the thought enter his head: "Hm, the hand's broken off..." (3a).

     ♦ "Я предупреждал [ссыльных]: приходите [в столовую] часам к двум, когда сотрудники уже пообедали, не шумите, не мозольте глаза, тихо, мирно, аккуратно" (Рыбаков 2). "I warned them [the exiles] all not to get here [to the canteen] before two o'clock, after the employees have eaten, and not to make any noise, not to be a nuisance, but to be quiet, peaceable, and tidy" (2a).

     ♦ [Лапшин:] Я к нашим в гостиницу проеду, а ты поди отсюда. Покушал - и поди, не мозоль глаза (Розов 2). [L.:] I'm going to see our lot in the hotel. You make yourself scarce. You've had your bit. So off you go, don't make a nuisance of yourself (2a).

2. мозолить глаза чем [subj: human]

⇒ to pester s.o. with constant complaints about sth., reproaches etc:

- X мозолит Y-y глаза Z-ом≈ X is (always) bugging Y about Z;

- X is (getting) after Y about Z;

- X is on Y's case about Z.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мозолить глаза
17 намозолить глаза

• МОЗОЛИТЬ/НАМОЗОЛИТЬ ГЛАЗА кому highly coll

[VP]

=====

1. [subj: human or concr]

⇒ to be annoying, irritate s.o. with one's or its constant presence:

- X мозолит Y-y глаза≈ X is a pain in the neck (to Y);

- X drives Y crazy;

- thing X is an eyesore (to Y);

- X is a nuisance (to Y);

- person X makes a nuisance of himself.

     ♦ "Мастера - они всегда мозолят людям глаза и от них отделываются при первой же возможности" (Максимов 2). "Such men [master-craftsmen] are always a pain in the neck to others, and they get rid of them at the first available opportunity" (2a).

     ♦ "Да за каким он дьяволом мне сдался? - рассердился Михаил. - И так каждый день глаза мозолит" (Абрамов 1). "What the hell do I want to see him for?" said Mikhail angrily. "He drives me crazy every day as it is" (1a).

     ♦ Или вот ходики с отломанной стрелкой. И ходики, и отломанная стрелка мозолили ему [Петру Васильевичу] глаза лет уже не менее сорока, но только теперь Петру Васильевичу подумалось: "А стрелка-то отломана, да..." (Максимов 3). Then there was the wall-clock with the broken hand. The clock and the broken hand had been an eyesore to him [Pyotr Vasilievich] for a good forty years, yet only now did the thought enter his head: "Hm, the hand's broken off..." (3a).

     ♦ "Я предупреждал [ссыльных]: приходите [в столовую] часам к двум, когда сотрудники уже пообедали, не шумите, не мозольте глаза, тихо, мирно, аккуратно" (Рыбаков 2). "I warned them [the exiles] all not to get here [to the canteen] before two o'clock, after the employees have eaten, and not to make any noise, not to be a nuisance, but to be quiet, peaceable, and tidy" (2a).

     ♦ [Лапшин:] Я к нашим в гостиницу проеду, а ты поди отсюда. Покушал - и поди, не мозоль глаза (Розов 2). [L.:] I'm going to see our lot in the hotel. You make yourself scarce. You've had your bit. So off you go, don't make a nuisance of yourself (2a).

2. намозолить глаза чем [subj: human]

⇒ to pester s.o. with constant complaints about sth., reproaches etc:

- X мозолит Y-y глаза Z-ом≈ X is (always) bugging Y about Z;

- X is (getting) after Y about Z;

- X is on Y's case about Z.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > намозолить глаза
18 machen

I v/t

1. (tun) do; was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?; so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that; da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things; er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg. he won’t do it for less than 500 euros; was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [Am. along]) ?; mach’s gut! umg. see you; (alles Gute) all the best; gut gemacht! well done!, good show!; das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem; mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg., iro. the things I put up with; sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world; die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)

2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make; ein Foto machen take a photograph; das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, Am. clean up) the room; Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework; eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam; einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk; einen Fehler machen make a mistake; einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course; eine angenehme / unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant / an unpleasant experience; jemanden zum General machen make s.o. a general; zu oder für etw. ( nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for s.th.; er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iro. work doesn’t agree with him hum.; jemanden traurig / glücklich etc. machen make s.o. sad / happy etc.; den Schiedsrichter machen umg. be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee); das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it; das macht Durst it makes you thirsty; der Wagen macht 160 km / h umg. the car does 100 mph; Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc.

3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to; 4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty; was macht das? Rechnung etc.: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg.; das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros; was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?

4. (ausmachen): was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg. so what?; das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind; es macht mir nichts I don’t mind; sie macht sich nichts / nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care / doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything / doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered / not really bothered about money umg.; er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen / Alkohol etc. he doesn’t particularly like cake / alcohol etc., he’s not particularly keen on (Am. not wild about) cake / alcohol etc.; mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart

5. umg. (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give; ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday; nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka

6. Sl. euph.: es machen (Sex haben) have it off (Am. get it on) ( mit with); es jemandem machen give it to s.o.

II v/refl

1. sich ( gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (Am. along) (fine); sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good ( bei jemandem on s.o.); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression; sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression; er macht sich gut als... he makes a good...; wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?; er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss; wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [Am. along]) ?; die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner; das macht sich schon wieder umg. it’ll sort itself out

2. sich an etw. machen get down to (work on) s.th.; ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; Weg

III v/i

1. umg.: macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!; mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!; mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg.

2. umg.: lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him; lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me; lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try

3. umg.: machen in (+ Dat) WIRTS. deal in, sell; in Politik machen umg. be in politics; er macht in Schriftstellerei umg. he dabbles in writing

4. umg.: auf etw. machen umg. (etw. spielen) act ( oder play) s.th., pretend to be s.th.; auf Künstler machen umg. act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg.; auf unschuldig / doof machen umg. act ( oder play) the innocent / the fool; sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish

5. Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat; Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat

6. umg. euph. (die Notdurft verrichten): ( klein) machen wee; ( groß) machen shit; sich (Dat) vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (Am. wet one’s pants) from fear; der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (Am. diaper); der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet

7. (hat oder ist) Dial. (sich begeben) go; wir haben oder sind 1966 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1966 we made it to West Germany; gemacht

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to create; to be; to do; to make; to fix

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mạ|chen ['maxn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = tun to do

was machst du heute Abend? — what are you doing this evening?

was machen wir mit dem restlichen Brot? — what shall we do with the rest of the bread?

die Hausarbeit/den Garten machen — to do the housework/the garden

er machte sich (dat) Zucker in den Kaffee (inf) — he put sugar in his coffee

ich muss noch so viel machen — I still have so much to do

ich mache dir das schon — I'll do that for you

gut, wird gemacht — right, will do (inf)

gut, mache ich — right, will do (inf) or I'll do that

wie mans macht, ists verkehrt — whatever you do is wrong

was habe ich nur falsch gemacht? — what have I done wrong?

er macht, was er will — he does what he likes

soll ich ihn nach seinem Gehalt fragen? – so etwas macht man nicht! — shall I ask how much he earns? – you don't ask that (question)!

wie machen Sie das nur? — how do you do it?

das lässt sich machen/nicht machen — that can/can't be done

das ist zu/nicht zu machen — that can/can't be done

ich kann da auch nichts machen — I can't do anything about it either

ich mache es wohl am besten so, dass ich etwas früher komme — I would do best to come a bit earlier

es ist schon gut gemacht, wie sie die Rolle der Ophelia mit echtem Leben erfüllt — it's wonderful how she brings the role of Ophelia to life

damit/mit ihr kann man etwas machen — you could do something with it/her

das lässt er nicht mit sich machen — he won't stand for that → auch gemacht

was machst du da? — what are you doing (there)?

was hast du denn nun wieder gemacht? — what have you done now?

was machst du denn hier? — what ( on earth) are you doing here?

was macht denn das Fahrrad hier im Hausflur? — what's this bicycle doing in the hall?

was macht die Arbeit? — how's the work going?

was macht dein Bruder ( beruflich)? — what does your brother do (for a living)?

machs kurz! — make it short!

machs gut! — all the best!

er wirds nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long

selber machen (sl) — to bring oneself off (inf)

mit mir kann mans ja machen! (inf) — the things I put up with! (inf)

2) = anfertigen, zubereiten to make

Bier wird aus Gerste gemacht — beer is made from barley

aus Holz gemacht — made of wood

sich/jdm etw machen lassen — to have sth made for oneself/sb

er ist für den Beruf wie gemacht — he's made for the job

das Essen machen — to make the meal

jdm einen Drink machen (Cocktail) — to make or mix sb a drink

3) = verursachen, bewirken Schwierigkeiten, Arbeit to make (jdm for sb); Mühe, Schmerzen to cause (jdm for sb)

jdm Angst/Sorgen/Freude machen — to make sb afraid/worried/happy

jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen machen — to give sb hope/courage/a headache

das macht Appetit — that gives you an appetite

das macht Hunger — that makes you hungry

das macht die Kälte — it's the cold that does that

jdn lachen/weinen/etw vergessen machen — to make sb laugh/cry/forget sth

machen, dass etw geschieht — to make sth happen

mach, dass er gesund wird! — make him better!

das machen die vielen Zigaretten, dass du hustest — it's all those cigarettes that make you cough

(viel) von sich reden machen — to be much talked about

4) = hervorbringen Laut, Geräusch to make

mäh/miau machen — to baa/miaow

brumm machen — to go "brumm"

wie macht das Kindchen? — say please!

wie macht das feine Hündchen? — be a clever dog!

5) = bilden Kreuzzeichen, Kreis to make

die Straße macht einen Knick — the road bends

6)

machen + SubstantivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Substantiv.einen Ausflug machen — to go on an outing

Bilder machen — to take photos

ein Defizit machen — to make a loss

ein Diplom machen — to do a diploma

einen Doktor machen — to do a doctorate

ein Fest machen — to have a party

Fotos machen — to take photos

das Geschirr machen — to do the dishes

einen Gewinn machen — to make a profit

Grimassen machen — to make a face

einen Handstand machen — to do a handstand

auf jdn/etw Jagd machen — to hunt sb/sth

einen Kopfsprung machen — to take a header (Brit), to dive (headfirst)

Nachtdienst machen — to do night duty

eine Party machen — to have a party

Pause machen — to have a break

mach mir mal einen (guten) Preis! — make me an offer!

eine Prüfung machen — to do (esp Brit) or take an exam

Punkte machen — to get points

jdm die Rechnung machen — to make up sb's bill

Schicht machen — to work shifts

einen Spaziergang machen — to go for a walk

ein Spiel machen — to play a game

See:

= haltmachen

7) machen + AdjektivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Adjektiv.to make

jdn nervös/unglücklich machen — to make sb nervous/unhappy

etw größer/kleiner machen — to make sth bigger/smaller

etw sauber/schmutzig machen — to get sth clean/dirty

etw leer machen — to empty sth

etw kürzer machen — to shorten sth

einen Stuhl frei machen — to vacate a chair

jdn wieder sehend machen — to make sb see again

machs dir doch bequem/gemütlich — make yourself comfortable/at home

mach es ihm nicht noch schwerer — don't make it harder for him

nicht leicht — he doesn't make it easy for himself

8) = ergeben inf to make; Summe, Preis to be

das macht ( zusammen) 23 — that makes 23 altogether

drei und fünf macht or machen acht — three and five makes or is eight

fünf mal vier macht or machen zwanzig — five fours are twenty, five times four is twenty

was macht die Rechnung? — how much is the bill?, what does the bill come to?

was or wie viel macht sechs geteilt durch zwei? — what is six divided by two?

100 cm machen einen Meter — 100 cm make a metre (Brit) or meter (US)

was or wie viel macht das ( alles zusammen)? — how much is that altogether?

9) = spielen inf THEAT to play; Dolmetscher, Schiedsrichter etc to be

den Weihnachtsmann machen — to play Santa Claus

den Ghostwriter für jdn machen — to be sb's ghostwriter

10)

= Notdurft verrichten inf einen Haufen or sein Geschäft machen (euph:) (Hund) — to do its business (euph)

See:

→ Aa, Pipi etc

11) = ordnen, reparieren, säubern to do

das Auto machen lassen — to have the car seen to or done

er macht mir die Haare (inf) — he does my hair

das Bett machen — to make the bed

ich muss noch die Betten machen —

mach den Fleck aus der Bluse, ehe du sie wäschst — get the stain out of the blouse before you wash it

12)

andere Wendungen◆ machen + aus aus dem Haus könnte man schon etwas machen — you could really make something of that house

eine große Sache aus etw machen — to make a big thing of sth

machen — to make something of oneself

jdn zum Star/Helden machen — to turn sb into a star/hero

jdn zum Wortführer/Sklaven/zu seiner Frau machen — to make sb spokesman/a slave/one's wife

jdm etw zur Hölle/Qual machen — to make sth hell/a misery for sb

macht nichts! — it doesn't matter!

macht das was? — does that matter?

das macht durchaus etwas — it does indeed matter

das macht mir doch nichts! — that doesn't matter to me!

der Regen/die Kälte macht mir nichts — I don't mind the rain/cold

die Kälte macht dem Motor nichts — the cold doesn't hurt the engine

es macht mir nichts, durch den Regen zu gehen — I don't mind walking in the rain

viel aus jdm/etw machen — to like sb/sth

wenig aus jdm/etw machen — not to be very keen on (esp Brit) or thrilled with (esp US) sb/sth

mach dir nichts draus! — don't let it bother you!

einen schönen Abend/ein paar gemütliche Stunden machen — to have a nice evening/a few pleasant hours

ein Vergnügen aus etw machen — to take delight in sth

sich (dat) Umstände/Mühe machen — to go to a lot of bother/trouble

machen Sie sich keine Umstände — don't go to any trouble

sich (dat) Sorgen machen — to worry

sich (dat) (auf etw acc) Hoffnungen machen — to have hopes (of sth)

jdn zum Freund/Feind machen — to make sb one's friend/enemy

etw zur Aufgabe/zum Grundsatz/Motto machen — to make sth one's job/a principle/one's watchword

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1)

= tun lass mich mal machen — let me do it

2)

machen + Adjektiv das macht müde/gesund/schlank — that makes you tired/healthy/slim

das Kleid macht alt/schlank — that dress makes you look old/slim

3) = sich beeilen inf to get a move on (inf), to hurry up

mach schon!, mach schnell or schneller! — get a move on! (inf), hurry up!

ich mach ja schon! — I'm being as quick as I can!

sie machten, dass sie nach Hause kamen — they hurried home

mach, dass du hier wegkommst or verschwindest! — (you just) get out of here!

4) = Notdurft verrichten inf to go to the toilet (esp Brit) or bathroom (esp US) or restroom (US); (Hund etc) to do its business (euph); (

in die Hosen machen (lit, fig) — to wet oneself

ins Bett machen — to wet the bed

groß/klein machen (baby-talk) — to do a poo/wee (baby-talk)

5) = reisen dial to go

nach Amerika machen — to go to America

über die ( grüne) Grenze machen — to go over the border

6)

Redewendungen◆ machen auf etw (acc ) (inf) jetzt macht sie auf große Dame — she's playing the grand lady now

er macht auf Staatsmann — he's playing the statesman

sie macht auf verständnisvoll/gebildet — she's doing her understanding/cultured bit (inf)

jetzt macht sie auf beleidigt — now she's acting the injured innocent (Brit), now she's acting insulted (esp US)

er macht auf Schau — he's out for effect (inf)◆ machen in etw (dat) (inf, beruflich) to be in sth

er macht in Politik — he's in politics

er macht in Nächstenliebe/Großzügigkeit — he puts on a show of compassion/generosity

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) ◆ sich machen= sich entwickeln to come on

wie macht sich der Garten? — how is the garden coming on?

2) = aussehen to look

der Schal macht sich sehr hübsch zu dem Kleid — the scarf looks very pretty with that dress

3)

andere Wendungen machen — to get down to sth

sich auf den Weg machen — to get going

sich über das Essen machen (inf) — to get stuck in (inf)

sich zum Fürsprecher/Anwalt machen — to make oneself spokesman/advocate

sich verständlich machen — to make oneself understood

sich bei jdm beliebt/verhasst machen (inf) — to make oneself popular with/hated by sb

See:

→ wichtigmachen

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1) have

2) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) do

3) go

4) (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.) make

5) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) make

6) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) make

7) (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?) make

8) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) play at

9) (to cause to become: His remarks rendered me speechless.) render

10) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) send

11) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) take

12) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) take

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ma·chen

[ˈmaxn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1. (anstelle eines genaueren Verbs)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

hast du die Kartoffeln/Türen/das Badezimmer gemacht? have you done the potatoes/doors/bathroom?

2. (fertigen)

▪ etw \machen to make sth

Fotos [von jdm/etw] \machen to take photos [of sb/sth]

Gedichte \machen to write poems

jdm/sich etw \machen lassen to have sth made for sb/[for one]

sich dat ein Kleid \machen lassen to have a dress made [for one]

sich dat die Haare \machen lassen (fam) to have one's hair done

für etw akk wie gemacht sein (fam) to be made for sth

▪ etw aus etw dat \machen to make sth out of sth

aus diesem Haus \machen wir ein Atelier we're turning this house into a studio

▪ aus etw dat gemacht sein to be made of sth

der Saft ist aus Birnen gemacht the juice is made out of pears

3. (geben)

eine Empfehlung \machen to put in sep a recommendation

jdm einen guten Preis \machen Käufer to make sb a good offer; Verkäufer to name a good price

einen Vorschlag \machen to make [or sep put in] a suggestion

4. (zubereiten)

▪ [jdm] etw \machen to make [sb] sth, to make sth [for sb]

einen Drink \machen to make a drink

das Essen \machen to prepare/cook food

ein Essen \machen to make [or cook] a meal

das Frühstück \machen to make [or get] breakfast

Kaffee \machen to make coffee

5. (aufräumen)

das Bett \machen to make the bed

sein Zimmer \machen to tidy up sep one's room

6. (veranstalten)

▪ etw \machen to organize sth

eine Party \machen to give [or have] [or throw] a party

7. (verursachen)

▪ etw \machen:

dieser Film macht tränende Augen this film puts the tears in your eyes [or fam is a real tear jerker]

jdm Angst \machen to frighten sb

jdm Appetit \machen to whet sb's appetite, esp BRIT fam also to make sb peckish

jdm Arbeit \machen to give sb work to do

ein dummes Gesicht \machen (fam) to make [or pull] a silly face

jdm Durst/Hunger \machen to make sb thirsty/hungry

einen Eindruck \machen to make an impression

Feuer \machen to light a fire

einen Fleck in etw akk machen to stain sth

jdm eine Freude \machen to make sb happy

jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen \machen to give sb hope/courage/a headache

Lärm \machen to make a noise

Licht \machen to switch on sep the light

Mühe \machen to be a lot of trouble [or effort]

keine Mühe \machen to be no trouble

sich dat Mühe/Umstände \machen to go to a lot of trouble [or effort]

das macht überhaupt keine Mühe that's no trouble at all

Musik \machen to play some music

einen Schmollmund \machen to pout

jdm Sorgen \machen to make sb worried, to give sb cause for concern

sich dat Sorgen \machen to worry

▪ das macht etw that's because of sth

das macht das häufige Trinken that comes from drinking often

das macht die frische Luft, dass wir so hungrig sind it's the fresh air that makes us so hungry

8. (durchführen)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

eine Aktion [für etw akk] \machen to promote sth

eine Arbeit/seine Hausaufgaben \machen to do a job [or task]/one's homework

eine Beobachtung \machen to observe sb/sth

eine Bestellung \machen to place [or sep put in] an order

einen Besuch \machen to [pay sb a] visit

eine Dummheit \machen to do something stupid

ein Examen \machen to take [or BRIT also sit] an exam

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch [o verkehrt] you [just] can't win

einen Fehler \machen to make a mistake

den Haushalt \machen to keep house

das ist zu \machen that's possible

das lässt sich \machen that might be possible

eine Mitteilung \machen to make an announcement

da ist nichts zu \machen nothing can be done, that's not possible

nichts zu \machen! nothing doing! fam

jd kann [da] nichts \machen sb can't do anything

eine Reise \machen to go on a journey

eine Sause mit jdm \machen (sl) to go on a pub crawl esp BRIT [or AM esp to go bar-hopping] with sb fam

einen Spaziergang \machen to go for a walk

ein Spiel \machen to play a game

Sport \machen to do sport

etw nicht unter etw dat \machen (fam) to not do sth for less than sth

eine Verbeugung \machen to make [or take] a bow, to bow

wie machst du/wie \machen Sie das nur? how [on earth] do you do it?

wird gemacht! (fam) no problem, will do! fam

jd wird das schon \machen (erledigen) sb'll do it; (in Ordnung bringen) sb'll sort it out

9. (absolvieren)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

das Abitur \machen ≈to do [one's] A levels BRIT

einen Kurs \machen to take a course

eine Ausbildung \machen to do an apprenticeship

eine Elektrikerausbildung \machen to train to be an electrician

10. + adj (werden lassen)

jdn/etw berühmt/reich/schön \machen to make sb/sth famous/rich/beautiful

mach es dir bequem! make yourself comfortable [or at home]!

dieser Hut macht mich viel jünger this hat makes me [look] much younger

▪ etw aus jdm \machen to make sb sth

etwas aus sich/jdm \machen to make something of oneself/sb

▪ jdn zu etw dat \machen to make sb sth

mein Vater hat mich zu seinem Nachfolger gemacht my father has made [or named] me his successor

er machte sie zu seiner Frau (veraltet) he took her to be his wife old

jdn zu seinem Verbündeten \machen to make sb one's ally

▪ sich akk zu etw dat \machen to make oneself sth

sich akk zum Anführer \machen to make oneself the leader

11. (erzielen)

▪ etw \machen:

wir \machen jetzt dreimal so viel Umsatz we have now tripled our turnover

ein Geschäft \machen to make a deal

große Geschäfte \machen to make big money [or AM also big bucks] fam

einen Gewinn/Verlust \machen to make a profit/loss

Millionen \machen to make millions

Punkte/Tore \machen to score points/goals

ein Vermögen \machen to make a fortune

12. (tun)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

was möchten Sie gern \machen? what would you like to do?

lass uns etwas \machen! let's do something!

genau so werden wir es \machen that's how we'll do it

musst du viel \machen? do you have a lot to do?

was macht sie damit? what's she doing with it?

was willst du mit diesem Zeug \machen? what are you going to do with this stuff?

was soll ich nur \machen? what am I to do?

ich weiß nicht, was ich noch \machen soll I don't know what else to do

ich weiß nicht, wie man es macht I don't know how to do it

was machst du da? what are you doing?; (misstrauisch) what on earth are you doing there?, what are you up to?

was hat sie wieder gemacht, dass alle so ärgerlich sind? what's she been up to [or fam gone and done] this time to make everyone so angry?

was macht denn deine Frau? how's your wife?

und was \machen Sie so? and what are you doing nowadays?

was macht die Arbeit/Gesundheit? how's work/your health?, how are you work-wise/health-wise? fam

was soll ich da groß \machen? what do you expect me to do?

was macht deine Brille in der Mikrowelle? what are your glasses doing in the microwave?

dagegen kann man nichts \machen there's nothing you can do about it

mach was dran! (fam) like it or lump it fam

gut gemacht! well done!

mach's gut (fam) take care, so long fam

mit mir kann man es ja \machen (fam) the things I put up with

so etwas macht man nicht that's [or it's] bad manners

da kann man nichts \machen nothing can be done

\machen, was man will to do as one pleases [or wants

13. (bilden)

▪ etw \machen:

die Straße macht eine scharfe Kurve the road bends sharply

sie macht eine gute Figur she cuts a good figure

14. (fam: aufbauen)

▪ jdn \machen to make sb

15. (sl: Rolle spielen)

▪ jdn/etw \machen to do [or play] sb/sth

wer macht hier den Boss? who's the boss here?

16. (fam: nachahmen)

▪ jdn/etw \machen to do sb/sth

17. (fam: vorgeben)

▪ etw [für jdn] \machen to act as sth [for sb]

18. (fam: kosten)

das macht zehn Euro that's [or that'll be] ten euros [please]

was macht das [zusammen]? what does that come to [in total]?

19. (fam: ergeben)

drei mal drei macht neun three times three is [or makes] nine

20. (fam: rufen)

▪ etw \machen to call out sth sep

21. (bes kindersprache: Laute von sich geben)

der Hund macht „wau, wau“ the dog goes “woof woof” usu childspeak

22. (sl: Sex haben)

▪ es [mit jdm] \machen to do it [with sb] fam

▪ es jdm \machen to give it to sb fam

23. (fam: schaden)

macht nichts! no matter [or problem]!

das macht [doch] nichts! never mind!, no harm done!

macht das was? does it matter?

was macht das schon? what does it matter?

jdm/etw etwas/nichts \machen to harm/not harm sb/sth

24. (geschaffen)

▪ für etw akk [o zu etw dat] [nicht] gemacht sein to be [not] made for sth

25. (fam: reparieren)

▪ [jdm] etw \machen to mend [or fix] [or repair] sth for sb

▪ etw \machen lassen to get [or have] sth mended [or fixed] [or repaired

26.

▶ sein Geschäft \machen (euph fam) to relieve oneself form or euph

II. UNPERSÖNLICHES TRANSITIVES VERB

1. + adj (werden lassen)

es macht jdn glücklich/traurig/wütend it makes sb happy/sad/angry

es macht jdn verrückt it drives sb mad [or fam crazy]

es macht mich verrückt, dass ich so viel Werbung sehe it drives me crazy to see so many advertisements

2. (schaden)

es macht etwas/nichts/viel it matters/doesn't matter/matters a lot

es macht jdm etwas/nichts/viel sb minds/doesn't mind/minds a lot

es macht mir nichts, wenn du hierbleibst I don't mind you [or form your] staying here

3. (fam: Ton abgeben)

es macht „piep“, wenn du einen Fehler machst it goes “peep” [or it peeps] when you make a mistake; s.a. lang

III. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (bewirken)

mach ich! [as] good as done!

gemacht! (fam) done!, OK! fam

▪ \machen, dass etw geschieht to ensure [or see to it] that sth happens

wie hast du gemacht, dass die Kinder so artig sind? how did you get the children to be so well behaved?

mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!

2. (gewähren)

mach nur/ruhig! go ahead!

jdn [mal/nur] \machen lassen (fam) to leave sb to it

3. (werden lassen)

Liebe macht blind love makes you blind

4. (aussehen lassen)

Streifen \machen dick stripes make you look fat

5. (usu pej fam: sich stellen)

auf cool/in Großzügigkeit \machen to act cool/generous [or the cool/generous guy]

auf vornehm \machen to give oneself [or to put on] airs

▪ auf etw akk \machen to pretend to be sth, to act the sth

sie macht immer auf vornehme Dame she always acts the elegant lady

6. (euph fam: pinkeln) to pee fam, BRIT fam also to wee; (defäkieren) to poo[h] fam

groß/klein \machen to poo[h]/pee [or BRIT also wee] fam

▪ auf/in etw akk \machen to pee [or BRIT also wee]/poo[h] on/in sth fam

ins Bett \machen Kind to wet the bed

7. (fam: betreiben)

▪ in etw dat \machen:

ich mache jetzt in Wolle/Versicherungen I'm in wool/insurance [or the wool/insurance business

8. (fam: eilen)

mach/\machen Sie [schon]! get a move on! fam

mach schneller! hurry up!

▪ \machen, dass man etw tut to get a move on and do sth fam

9. (fam: leben)

ich mach sowieso nicht mehr lang I'm not long for this world anyway

10. Hilfsverb: sein o haben DIAL (gehen)

aufs Land/in die Stadt \machen to go to the country/into town

IV. REFLEXIVES VERB

1. (beginnen)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \machen to get on with sth

sich akk an die Arbeit \machen to get down to work

sich akk an ein Manuskript \machen to start working on a manuscript

2. (fam: entwickeln)

das Wetter macht sich wieder there will soon be good weather

▪ sich akk gut \machen to turn out well, to come along nicely

das Baby macht sich gut the baby is doing fine fam

3. (passen)

das Bild macht sich gut an der Wand/im Flur the picture looks good on the wall/in the hall

4. (leisten)

▪ sich akk \machen to do well for oneself

die neue Sekretärin macht sich gut the new secretary is doing well

5. (gewinnen)

▪ sich dat etw \machen to make sth

sich dat etw zur Aufgabe \machen to make sth one's mission

sich dat [mit etw dat] Feinde/Freunde \machen to make enemies/friends [with sth]

6. + adj (werden)

sich akk elegant \machen to smarten [oneself] up

sich akk schmutzig \machen to get dirty

sich akk [bei jdm] verhasst \machen to incur [sb's] hatred

sich akk verständlich \machen to make oneself understood

7. (fam: gelegen sein)

sich dat etwas/nichts/viel/wenig aus jdm/etw \machen to care/not care at all/care a lot/not care much for sb/sth; (sich nicht ärgern) to get a little upset/not get upset at all/get really upset/not get upset much about sth

mach dir/\machen Sie sich nichts d[a]raus! don't worry about it!, don't it get you down!

8. (gestalten)

▪ sich dat etw \machen:

wir \machen uns einen schönen Tag let's have an enjoyable day

mach dir ein paar schöne Tage enjoy yourself for a few days

9. (erledigen)

das macht sich akk von selbst it takes care of itself

V. AUXILIARVERB

<machte, gemacht o seltener machen>

der Wein wird dich das vergessen \machen the wine will help you [to] forget

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make

aus diesen Äpfeln machen wir Saft — we will make juice from these apples

sich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made

Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit

dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it

etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something

jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.

2)

jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate

jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price

3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>

jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself

jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail

4) (verursachen)

jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody

jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody

jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope

das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite

das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather

das macht das viele Rauchen — that comes from smoking a lot

mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!

ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station

5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>

seine Hausaufgaben machen — do one's homework

ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph

ein Examen machen — take an exam

einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk

eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip

einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong

er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros

6)

jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.

etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter

mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home

das Kleid macht sie älter — the dress makes her look older

7) (tun) do

musst du noch viel machen? — do you still have a lot to do?

mach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!

was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done

mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me

8)

was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?

was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?

9) (ergeben) (beim Rechnen) be; (bei Geldbeträgen) come to

zwei mal zwei macht vier — two times two is four

was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?

das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros

10) (schaden)

was macht das schon? — what does it matter?

macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?

macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter

11) (teilnehmen an)

einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course

12) (ugs.): (veranstalten) organize, (coll.) do <trips, meals, bookings, etc.>

ein Fest machen — give a party

13)

machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!

14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>

das Bett machen — make the bed

sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails

15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)

sein Geschäft machen — relieve oneself

groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) mit Adj

sich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up

sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty

sich verständlich machen — make oneself clear

das macht sich bezahlt! — it's worth it!

2) (beginnen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something

3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on

du hast dich aber gemacht! — you've made great strides!

4) (passen)

das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here

5)

mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you

ich mache mir nichts daraus — it doesn't bother me

sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something

6)

wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening

7)

sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies

sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody

8)

wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
3.
intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)

mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)

mach schneller! — hurry up!

2)

das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring

das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty

das Kleid macht dick — the dress makes one look fat

3) (tun)

lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me

4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)

ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants

5) (ugs.)

auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve

auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady

6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go

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machen

A. v/t

1. (tun) do;

was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?;

so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that;

da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things;

er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg he won’t do it for less than 500 euros;

was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [US along]) ?;

mach’s gut! umg see you; (alles Gute) all the best;

gut gemacht! well done!, good show!;

das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem;

mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg, iron the things I put up with;

sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world;

die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)

2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make;

ein Foto machen take a photograph;

das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, US clean up) the room;

Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework;

eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam;

einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk;

einen Fehler machen make a mistake;

einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course;

eine angenehme/unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant/an unpleasant experience;

jemanden zum General machen make sb a general;

zu oder

für etwas (nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for sth;

er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iron work doesn’t agree with him hum;

jemanden traurig/glücklich etc

machen make sb sad/happy etc;

den Schiedsrichter machen umg be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee);

das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it;

das macht Durst it makes you thirsty;

der Wagen macht 160 km/h umg the car does 100 mph; → Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc

3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to;

4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty;

was macht das? Rechnung etc: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg;

das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros;

was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?

4. (ausmachen):

was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg so what?;

das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind;

es macht mir nichts I don’t mind;

sie macht sich nichts/nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care/doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything/doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered/not really bothered about money umg;

er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen/Alkohol etc he doesn’t particularly like cake/alcohol etc, he’s not particularly keen on (US not wild about) cake/alcohol etc;

mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart

5. umg (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give;

ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday;

nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka

6. sl euph:

es machen (Sex haben) have it off (US get it on) (

mit with);

es jemandem machen give it to sb

B. v/r

1.

sich (gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (US along) (fine);

sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good (

bei jemandem on sb); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression;

sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression;

er macht sich gut als … he makes a good …;

wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?;

er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss;

wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [US along]) ?;

die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner;

das macht sich schon wieder umg it’ll sort itself out

2.

sich an etwas machen get down to (work on) sth;

ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; → Weg

C. v/i

1. umg:

macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!;

mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!;

mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg

2. umg:

lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him;

lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me;

lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try

3. umg:

machen in (+dat) WIRTSCH deal in, sell;

in Politik machen umg be in politics;

er macht in Schriftstellerei umg he dabbles in writing

4. umg:

auf etwas machen umg (etwas spielen) act ( oder play) sth, pretend to be sth;

auf Künstler machen umg act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg;

auf unschuldig/doof machen umg act ( oder play) the innocent/the fool;

sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish

5.

Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat;

Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat

6. umg euph (die Notdurft verrichten):

(klein) machen wee;

(groß) machen shit;

sich (dat)

vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (US wet one’s pants) from fear;

der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (US diaper);

der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet

7. (hat oder ist) dial (sich begeben) go;

wir haben oder

sind 1987 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1987 we made it to West Germany; → gemacht

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make

aus diesen Äpfeln machen wir Saft — we will make juice from these apples

sich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made

Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit

dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it

etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something

jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.

2)

jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate

jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price

3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>

jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself

jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail

4) (verursachen)

jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody

jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody

jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope

das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite

das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather

das macht das viele Rauchen — that comes from smoking a lot

mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!

ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station

5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>

seine Hausaufgaben machen — do one's homework

ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph

ein Examen machen — take an exam

einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk

eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip

einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong

er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros

6)

jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.

etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter

mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home

das Kleid macht sie älter — the dress makes her look older

7) (tun) do

musst du noch viel machen? — do you still have a lot to do?

mach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!

was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done

mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me

8)

was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?

was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?

9) (ergeben) (beim Rechnen) be; (bei Geldbeträgen) come to

zwei mal zwei macht vier — two times two is four

was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?

das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros

10) (schaden)

was macht das schon? — what does it matter?

macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?

macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter

11) (teilnehmen an)

einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course

12) (ugs.): (veranstalten) organize, (coll.) do <trips, meals, bookings, etc.>

ein Fest machen — give a party

13)

machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!

14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>

das Bett machen — make the bed

sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails

15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)

sein Geschäft machen — relieve oneself

groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) mit Adj

sich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up

sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty

sich verständlich machen — make oneself clear

das macht sich bezahlt! — it's worth it!

2) (beginnen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something

3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on

du hast dich aber gemacht! — you've made great strides!

4) (passen)

das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here

5)

mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you

ich mache mir nichts daraus — it doesn't bother me

sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something

6)

wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening

7)

sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies

sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody

8)

wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
3.
intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)

mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)

mach schneller! — hurry up!

2)

das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring

das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty

das Kleid macht dick — the dress makes one look fat

3) (tun)

lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me

4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)

ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants

5) (ugs.)

auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve

auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady

6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go

* * *

v.

to make v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made)

to perform v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > machen
19 drive

[draɪv] n

1) ( act of driving) Fahrt f, Fahren nt;

to go for a \drive eine [Spazier]fahrt machen;

to go for a \drive in the new car eine Spritztour mit dem neuen Wagen machen;

to take sb out for a \drive jdn auf eine Spazierfahrt mitnehmen, mit jdm spazieren fahren

2) ( distance driven) Fahrt f, [Fahr]strecke f;

they live a day's \drive north of us sie wohnen eine Tagesfahrt nördlich von uns

3) ( driveway) Fahrstraße f, Fahrweg m; ( car entrance) Einfahrt f; ( approaching road) Zufahrt[sstraße] f, Zufahrtsweg m; ( to large building) Auffahrt f

4) no pl mech, tech ( transmission) Antrieb m;

all-wheel \drive Allradantrieb m;

front-wheel \drive Vorderradantrieb m, Frontantrieb m; auto Steuerung f, Lenkung f;

left-/right-hand \drive Links-/Rechtssteuerung f

5) no pl ( energy) Tatkraft f, Dynamik m, Energie f; psych Trieb m;

she lacks \drive es fehlt ihr an Elan;

sex \drive Geschlechts-/Sexualtrieb m, Libido f ( geh)

to have \drive Schwung [o Elan] haben;

he has the \drive to succeed mit seiner Energie wird er es schaffen

6) ( vigorous campaign) Aktion f, Kampagne f;

to organize a \drive to collect money eine Sammelaktion organisieren;

economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen fpl;

to be on an economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen durchführen;

fund-raising \drive Spenden[sammel]aktion f;

membership/recruitment \drive Anwerbungskampagne f, Mitgliederwerbeaktion f

7) tennis, sports ( powerful stroke) Treibschlag m, Treibball m, Drive m

8) comput Laufwerk nt;

disk \drive Diskettenlaufwerk nt;

CD-ROM \drive CD-ROM-Laufwerk nt

9) agr ( of animals) Treiben nt;

cattle \drive Viehtrieb m vt <drove, -n>

1) ( operate vehicle)

to \drive sth car, truck etw fahren; racing car etw steuern; coach etw lenken;

to \drive an automatic einen Wagen mit Automatik fahren

2) ( use vehicle)

to \drive sth etw fahren;

to \drive a sports car/ Porsche einen Sportwagen/Porsche fahren

3) ( provide transport)

to \drive sb jdn fahren;

I drove my daughter to school ich fuhr meine Tochter zur Schule

4) ( force movement)

to \drive an animal mule, ox ein Tier antreiben;

to be driven from a place aus einem Ort vertrieben werden; ( fig)

he \drives himself too hard er mutet sich zu viel zu

5) ( propel)

to \drive sth somewhere etw irgendwohin treiben;

the rain was \driven against the windows by the wind der Wind peitschte den Regen gegen die Fenster

6) ( cause to become) treiben;

he \drives me crazy er macht mich wahnsinnig;

what drove you to do that? was hat Sie dazu gebracht, das zu tun?

7) ( force into a state)

to \drive sb/sth [somewhere] jdn/etw [irgendwohin] treiben;

the government has \driven the economy into deep recession die Regierung hat die Wirtschaft in eine tiefe Rezession gestürzt;

a succession of scandals eventually drove the minister out of office eine Reihe von Skandalen zwang den Minister schließlich zur Amtsniederlegung; ( hum)

banning boxing would simply \drive the sport underground ein Verbot des Boxsports würde nur dazu führen, dass dieser Sport heimlich weiter betrieben wird;

to \drive sb to drink jdn zum Trinken bringen;

to \drive sb to suicide jdn in den Selbstmord treiben;

to \drive sb to do sth jdn dazu treiben [o bewegen] [o bringen], etw zu tun;

it was the arguments that drove her to leave home wegen der Streitereien verließ sie schließlich ihr Zuhause

8) ( render)

to \drive sb mad [or crazy] [or insane] jdn verrückt machen;

it's driving me mad! das macht mich nochmal wahnsinnig!;

to \drive an animal wild ein Tier wild machen;

to \drive sb wild jdn heißmachen ( fam)

9) ( hit into place)

to \drive sth into sth etw in etw akk schlagen [o treiben];

to \drive a post into the ground einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen;

to \drive sth between sth etw mit etw dat spalten;

to \drive a wedge between two people einen Keil zwischen zwei Menschen treiben

10) ( provide power)

to \drive sth engine etw antreiben

11) ( in golf)

to \drive a ball einen Ball treiben

PHRASES:

to \drive a hard bargain hart verhandeln;

you want £2000 for that? you certainly \drive a hard bargain! 2000 Pfund wollen Sie dafür? das ist ja wohl total überzogen! ( fam)

to \drive a coach and horses through sth etw auseinandernehmen ( fig)

to \drive one's message [or point] home seinen Standpunkt klarmachen vi <drove, -n>

1) ( operate vehicle) fahren;

who was driving at the time of the accident? wer saß zurzeit des Unfalls am Steuer?;

someone drove into the back of his car yesterday jemand ist ihm gestern hinten ins Auto gefahren;

to \drive fast/ slowly/ carefully schnell/langsam/vorsichtig fahren;

to learn to \drive [Auto] fahren lernen, den Führerschein machen

2) ( travel by automobile) mit dem Auto fahren;

are you going by train? - no, I'm driving fahren Sie mit dem Zug? - nein, mit dem Auto;

I always \drive to work ich fahre immer mit dem Auto zur Arbeit;

to \drive on/ past weiter-/vorbeifahren

3) ( function) fahren, laufen

drive through bottle shop

¿ Kultur?

Drive through bottle shops gibt es überall in Australien. Oft gehören sie zu Hotels und sehen wie eine offene Garage oder Scheune aus, weshalb man sie auch liquor barns nennt. Man kann mit dem Auto hineinfahren und ohne aussteigen zu müssen, kann man Wein, Bier und Spirituosen kaufen und wird direkt durch das offene Autofenster bedient.

English-German students dictionary > drive
20 tarumba

tarumba adjetivo crazy (colloq);
◊ me vuelve tarumba he drives me crazy (colloq)

tarumba adj fam crazy, bonkers, nuts

English-spanish dictionary > tarumba

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