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1 make the case

1) Общая лексика: собрать доказательную базу (http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/Letting+Mexicans+make+case/4984352/story.html), составить исковое заявление

2) СМИ: вести дело

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make the case
2 make a case

Общая лексика: создать доказательную базу (http://www.edc.spb.ru/conf2001/Aseev.html), обосновать необходимость, объяснять необходимость

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make a case
3 make out case

Общая лексика: доказать свою правоту, обосновать свою точку зрения, привести аргументы в пользу своего предложения

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make out case
4 make out ... case

/vt/ доказывать... справедливость иска

Англо-русский экономический словарь > make out ... case
5 make out case

membuktikan ketidaksalahan

English-Indonesian dictionary > make out case
6 make-up case

n. несесер за шминка

English-Macedonian dictionary > make-up case
7 make a case for

Общая лексика: обосновать (Taking all of this into account, it's difficult to make a case for water fluoridation on public health grounds.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make a case for
8 make Federal case out of (something)

Сленг: осуждать чьи-то поступки

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make Federal case out of (something)
9 make the case for

Фразеологизм: приводить убедительные доводы в пользу (чего-л.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make the case for
10 make Federal case out of

Сленг: (something) осуждать чьи-то поступки

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make Federal case out of
11 to make a case for

Pol. préconiser; argumenter en favÉUr de; défendre; justifier

English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to make a case for
12 ♦ case

♦ case (1) /keɪs/
n.

1 caso; occasione; situazione; eventualità; caso esemplare; esempio: in some cases, in alcuni casi; case by case, caso per caso; an extreme case, un caso estremo; a clear case of, un evidente caso di; We'll make an exception in your case, nel tuo caso faremo un'eccezione; My case is different, la mia situazione è diversa; a classic case of pearls before swine, un classico esempio di perle gettate ai porci NOTA D'USO: - casual, case o coincidence?-

2 (med.) caso; (rif. a persona) caso, malato, paziente: ten cases of meningitis, dieci casi di meningite; a mental case, un malato mentale; The next case was a little girl, il caso (o il paziente) seguente era una bambina

3 caso (poliziesco); inchiesta: a murder case, un caso di omicidio; The police are investigating the case, la polizia sta svolgendo indagini sul caso; to be on a case, occuparsi di un caso; to solve a case, risolvere un caso

4 (leg.) causa; processo; caso giudiziario: court case, causa; processo; a libel case against «The Sun», una causa per diffamazione contro il «Sun»; divorce case, causa di divorzio; famous cases, cause celebri; the case before the court, la causa in giudizio; to lose [to win] a case, perdere [vincere] una causa; to dismiss a case, archiviare una causa (o un processo); The case will be heard next week, la causa sarà discussa la prossima settimana

5 (leg.) tesi; argomenti e prove (pl.): the case for the defence [for the prosecution], la tesi della difesa [dell'accusa]; to have a good case, avere argomenti e prove valide; avere una pretesa fondata; He has no case, la sua posizione è indifendibile; la sua pretesa non è fondata

6 argomenti (pl.); ragioni (pl.); motivi (pl.): a case for [against] st., argomenti a favore di [contro] qc.; to make out a good case for [against], portare buone ragioni a favore di [contro]; sostenere [attaccare] con argomenti forti; to state one's case, esporre le proprie ragioni; There is a strong case for restricting traffic in the town centre, ci sono ottime ragioni per limitare il traffico in centro

7 (rif. a persona) tipo; caso: a hard case, un tipo difficile; un osso duro; a hopeless case, un caso senza speranza

8 (fam., antiq.) tipo curioso (o eccentrico); sagoma

9 (gramm.) caso: object case, caso accusativo; genitive case, caso genitivo; nominative case, caso nominativo

● case conference, riunione ( di insegnanti, assistenti sociali, ecc.) per discutere di un caso particolare □ (ling.) case grammar, grammatica dei casi □ case history, storia di un caso ( come parte di una casistica); (med.) anamnesi □ a case in point, un esempio significativo; un esempio calzante □ a case of mistaken identity, uno scambio di persona □ (leg.) case law, diritto giurisprudenziale, giurisprudenza ( complesso delle sentenze emesse in passato) □ (med.) case sheet, cartella clinica □ ( anche econ.) case study, studio di un caso specifico; studio analitico; (al pl., anche) casistica; (fig.) esempio istruttivo, caso esemplare □ case-study method, metodo dei casi specifici; casistica □ as is the case, come è; come avviene: Is voting compulsory here, as is the case in Australia?, è obbligatorio votare qui, come lo è in Australia? □ as the case may be, a seconda del caso □ ( slang USA) to be on sb. 's case, stare addosso a q., rompere q. (pop.); stressare q. (pop.) □ ( slang USA) to get off sb. 's case, lasciare in pace qc.; piantarla (fam.); smetterla di rompere (pop.) □ to make the case for st., fornire argomenti a sostegno di qc.; perorare una certa causa □ if that is the case, in tal caso; se le cose stanno così □ in any case, in ogni caso; a ogni modo; comunque □ in case, nel caso che; caso mai: In case you haven't heard, I'd better tell you…, nel caso tu non lo sappia, sarà bene che ti dica…; in case it rains, nel caso che piova; caso mai piovesse □ in case of, in caso di: in case of fire, in caso di incendio; in case of need, in caso di bisogno; al bisogno; all'occorrenza; occorrendo □ in that case, in tal caso □ It's a case of…, si tratta di; non c'è che…: It's a case of knowing when to stop, si tratta di sapere quando fermarsi □ just in case, non si sa mai: I'll buy some more sugar, just in case, compro dell'altro zucchero, non si sa mai □ I rest my case, (leg., a conclusione di un'arringa) ho concluso; (fig.) ho detto tutto, non ho altro da aggiungere □ should that be the case, se così fosse; in tal caso □ That is the case, le cose stanno proprio così □ That is not the case!, non è vero!; le cose non stanno così!
♦ case (2) /keɪs/
n.

1 astuccio; fodero; custodia; cassetta; porta-: jewelry case, astuccio per gioielli; portagioielli; violin case, custodia di violino; cigarette case, portasigarette; glass case, vetrina; teca

2 involucro; fodera; guaina; ( di salumi) pelle: umbrella case, fodera di ombrello

3 (mil.) fodero ( di fucile, arma bianca); fondina ( di pistola, ecc.)

4 cassa; scatolone; ( di bottiglie) cassa (da 12): packing case, cassa da imballaggio; a grandfather clock in a mahogamy case, una pendola con la cassa di mogano; a case of Merlot, una cassa (di 12 bottiglie) di Merlot

5 (GB, = suitcase) valigia

6 (bot.) involucro; baccello

7 bossolo ( di cartuccia)

8 intelaiatura, telaio ( di porta, finestra)

9 copertina ( di libro)

10 (tipogr.) cassa ( di caratteri); ( per estens.) carattere maiuscolo o minuscolo: lower case, minuscolo; upper case, maiuscolo

11 (mecc.) ► casing, def. 2

● ( di un libro) case binding, rilegatura in cartone; cartonatura □ case-bound, rilegato in cartone; cartonato □ (comput.) case sensitive, sensibile alle maiuscole/minuscole □ (mil., stor.) □ case shot, mitraglia ( da cannone).
(to) case /keɪs/
v. t.

1 mettere in una cassa (o in un astuccio, ecc.); chiudere; racchiudere

2 rinfoderare, ringuainare ( un'arma)

3 ( slang USA) fare una ricognizione di; studiare: to case the joint, fare una ricognizione sul posto ( di un colpo progettato).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ case
13 case

case [keɪs]

1. noun

   a. ( = fact, example) cas m

• if that's the case dans ce cas

• as is the case here comme c'est le cas ici

• is it the case that...? est-il vrai que... ?

• as the case may be selon le cas

• it's a clear case of sexual harassment c'est un cas flagrant de harcèlement sexuel

• six cases of pneumonia six cas de pneumonie

• the most serious cases were sent to hospital les cas les plus graves ont été hospitalisés

• he's a hopeless case son cas est désespéré

• in this case dans ce cas

• in that case dans ce cas

• in any case en tout cas

• in most cases dans la plupart des cas

• in nine cases out of ten neuf fois sur dix

► in case au cas où

• in case he comes au cas où il viendrait

• I'm in charge here, in case you've forgotten! (inf) c'est moi qui commande ici, au cas où vous l'auriez oublié !

• in case of en cas de

• just in case à tout hasard

   b. (legal) affaire f

• he's a suspect in the case il fait partie des suspects dans cette affaire

• to try a case juger une affaire

• to win one's case gagner son procès

• the case for the prosecution l'accusation f

   c. ( = argument) arguments mpl

• to make a case for sth plaider en faveur de qch

• to make a good case for sth présenter de bons arguments en faveur de qch

• there is a strong case for compulsory vaccination les partisans de la vaccination obligatoire ont de solides arguments

• to have a good/strong case avoir de bons/solides arguments

   d. (British = suitcase) valise f ; ( = box) (for bottles) caisse f ; (for goods on display) vitrine f ; (for jewels) coffret m ; (for camera, binoculars) étui m

• violin/umbrella case étui m à violon/parapluie

2. compounds

► case history noun [of patient] antécédents mpl médicaux ; [of client] dossier m

► case work noun (Social work) travail m sur le terrain

► case law noun droit m jurisprudentiel

► case study noun étude f de cas

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I 1. [keɪs]
noun

1) (instance, example) cas m

on a case by case basis — au cas par cas

in which case —

in that case — en ce cas, dans ce cas-là

in such ou these cases — dans un cas pareil

in 7 out of 10 cases — 7 fois sur 10, dans 7 cas sur 10

a case in point — un cas d'espèce, un exemple typique

it's a case of substituting X for Y — il s'agit de substituer X à Y

2) (state of affairs, situation) cas m

such ou this being the case — en ce cas, dans ce cas-là

is it the case that...? — est-il vrai que...?

as ou whatever the case may be — selon le(s) cas

should this be the case ou if this is the case — si c'est le cas

3) Law

the case for the Crown — GB

the case for the State — US l'accusation f

the case for the defence — la défense

to state the case — exposer les faits

the case against Foster — les faits qui sont reprochés à Foster

the case is closed — Law, fig l'affaire or la cause est entendue

4) ( convincing argument) arguments mpl

to make a good case for something — donner des arguments convaincants en faveur de quelque chose

to argue the case for something — donner des arguments en faveur de quelque chose

there's a strong case for/against doing — il y a de bonnes raisons pour/pour ne pas faire

5) ( trial) affaire f, procès m

criminal case — affaire criminelle

divorce/murder case — procès en divorce/pour meurtre

to win one's case — gagner son procès

his case comes up next week — il passe en jugement la semaine prochaine

famous cases — causes fpl célèbres

6) ( criminal investigation)

the Burgess case — l'affaire Burgess

to work ou be on a case — enquêter sur une affaire

a blackmail case — une affaire de chantage

the cases of Sherlock Holmes — les enquêtes de Sherlock Holmes

7) Medicine ( instance of disease) cas m; ( patient) malade mf

8) ( client) cas m

9) (colloq) ( person)

he's a real case! — c'est vraiment un cas!

a hopeless case — un cas désespéré

a hard case — un dur; head case

10) Linguistics cas m

in the accusative case — à l'accusatif
2.
in any case adverbial phrase (besides, anyway) de toute façon; ( at any rate) en tout cas
3.
in case conjunctional phrase au cas où (+ conditional)

in case it rains — au cas où il pleuvrait

take the map just in case — prends le plan au cas où
4.
in case of prepositional phrase en cas de
II 1. [keɪs]
noun

1) ( suitcase) valise f

2) (crate, chest) caisse f

3) ( display cabinet) vitrine f

4) (for spectacles, binoculars, cartridge, weapon) étui m; ( for jewels) écrin m; (of camera, watch) boîtier m; (of piano, clock) caisse f
2.
(colloq) transitive verb ( reconnoitre)

to case the joint — faire du repérage

English-French dictionary > case
14 CASE

case [keɪs]

1. noun

   a. ( = fact, example) cas m

• if that's the case dans ce cas

• as is the case here comme c'est le cas ici

• is it the case that...? est-il vrai que... ?

• as the case may be selon le cas

• it's a clear case of sexual harassment c'est un cas flagrant de harcèlement sexuel

• six cases of pneumonia six cas de pneumonie

• the most serious cases were sent to hospital les cas les plus graves ont été hospitalisés

• he's a hopeless case son cas est désespéré

• in this case dans ce cas

• in that case dans ce cas

• in any case en tout cas

• in most cases dans la plupart des cas

• in nine cases out of ten neuf fois sur dix

► in case au cas où

• in case he comes au cas où il viendrait

• I'm in charge here, in case you've forgotten! (inf) c'est moi qui commande ici, au cas où vous l'auriez oublié !

• in case of en cas de

• just in case à tout hasard

   b. (legal) affaire f

• he's a suspect in the case il fait partie des suspects dans cette affaire

• to try a case juger une affaire

• to win one's case gagner son procès

• the case for the prosecution l'accusation f

   c. ( = argument) arguments mpl

• to make a case for sth plaider en faveur de qch

• to make a good case for sth présenter de bons arguments en faveur de qch

• there is a strong case for compulsory vaccination les partisans de la vaccination obligatoire ont de solides arguments

• to have a good/strong case avoir de bons/solides arguments

   d. (British = suitcase) valise f ; ( = box) (for bottles) caisse f ; (for goods on display) vitrine f ; (for jewels) coffret m ; (for camera, binoculars) étui m

• violin/umbrella case étui m à violon/parapluie

2. compounds

► case history noun [of patient] antécédents mpl médicaux ; [of client] dossier m

► case work noun (Social work) travail m sur le terrain

► case law noun droit m jurisprudentiel

► case study noun étude f de cas

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[keɪs]
noun (abrév = computer-aided software engineering) CPAO f

English-French dictionary > CASE
15 make

make [meɪk]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. noun

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp made

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1. transitive verb

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► When make is part of a set combination, eg make a case, make sure, look up the other word.

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   a. ( = produce) faire ; [+ machines] fabriquer

• I'm going to make a cake je vais faire un gâteau

• he made it himself il l'a fait lui-même

• two and two make four deux et deux font quatre

• how much does that make (altogether)? combien ça fait (en tout) ?

• that makes a total of 18 points ça fait 18 points en tout

• to make a payment effectuer un paiement

• to make sth into sth else transformer qch en qch

► made + preposition

• they were made for each other ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre

• made in France (on label) fabriqué en France

• the frames are made of plastic la monture est en plastique

• this car wasn't made to carry eight people cette voiture n'est pas faite pour transporter huit personnes

   b. [+ money] [person] gagner ; [company] réaliser un bénéfice net de ; [product] rapporter

• he makes $400 a week il gagne 400 dollars par semaine

• the company made $1.4 million last year la société a réalisé un bénéfice net de 1,4 millions de dollars l'année dernière

• the deal made him £500 cette affaire lui a rapporté 500 livres

   c. [+ destination] arriver à ; [+ train, plane] avoir

• will we make Paris before lunch? est-ce que nous arriverons à Paris avant le déjeuner ?

• the novel made the bestseller list le roman est devenu un best-seller

• he made (it into) the first team il a réussi à être sélectionné dans l'équipe première

   d. ( = reckon) what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu ?

   e. ( = ensure success of) the beautiful pictures make the book ce livre doit beaucoup à ses magnifiques images

• that film made her ce film l'a consacrée

• he's got it made (inf) son avenir est assuré

• to make or break sb assurer ou briser la carrière de qn

• his visit made my day! (inf) sa visite m'a fait un plaisir fou ! (inf)

   f. ( = be, constitute) faire

• he'll make a good footballer il fera un bon footballeur

• they make a handsome pair ils forment un beau couple

• these books make a set ces livres forment une collection

   g. (set structures)

► to make sb do sth ( = cause to) faire faire qch à qn ; ( = force) obliger qn à faire qch

• to make sb laugh faire rire qn

• what made you believe that...? qu'est-ce qui vous a fait croire que... ?

• they made him tell them the password ils l'ont obligé à leur dire le mot de passe

• I don't know what makes him do it je ne sais pas ce qui le pousse à faire ça► to make sb sth ( = choose as)

to make sb king mettre qn sur le trône

• he made John his assistant il a fait de John son assistant► to make of

• what did you make of the film? que penses-tu de ce film ?

• what do you make of him? qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui ?► to make sb + adjective

• to make o.s. useful se rendre utile

• to make sb happy/unhappy rendre qn heureux/malheureux

• make yourself comfortable mettez-vous à l'aise

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► Look up other combinations, eg make sb thirsty, make o.s. ridiculous, at the adjective.

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► to make believe ( = pretend) faire semblant ; ( = imagine) imaginer

• let's make believe we're on a desert island imaginons que nous sommes sur une île déserte► to make do ( = manage) se débrouiller

• I'll make do with what I've got je vais me débrouiller avec ce que j'ai

• you'll have to make do with me ( = be satisfied) tu vas devoir te contenter de moi► to make it ( = come) venir ; ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = succeed) réussir

• I can't make it je ne peux pas venir

• he made it just in time il est arrivé juste à temps

• you've got the talent to make it tu as tout pour réussir

• can you make it by 3 o'clock? est-ce que tu peux y être pour 3 heures ?► to make it + time, date, amount

• let's make it 5 o'clock si on disait 5 heures ?

• I'm coming tomorrow -- okay, can you make it the afternoon? je viendrai demain -- d'accord, mais est-ce que tu peux venir dans l'après-midi ?

2. intransitive verb

( = act)

► to make as if

• he made as if to strike me il fit mine de me frapper

• she made as if to protest, then hesitated elle parut sur le point de protester, puis hésita

3. noun

   a. ( = brand) marque f

• it's a good make c'est une bonne marque

• what make of car do you drive? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme voiture ?

   b. ► to be on the make (inf) ( = trying to make money) chercher à se remplir les poches (inf) ; ( = trying to get power) avoir une ambition dévorante

4. compounds

► make-believe noun

• to play at make-believe jouer à faire semblant

• she lives in a world of make-believe elle vit dans un monde d'illusions adjective• his story is pure make-believe son histoire est pure fantaisie ► make-or-break (inf) adjective décisif

5. Phrasal Verbs

► make for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = go to)

he made for the door il se dirigea vers la porte

• to make for home rentrer (chez soi)

   b. ( = produce) produire ; ( = contribute to) contribuer à

• happy parents make for a happy child des parents heureux font des enfants heureux► make off (inf) intransitive verb se tirer (inf)

► make out

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = manage) (inf) se débrouiller

   b. (US = have sex) (inf!) s'envoyer en l'air (inf !)

• to make out with sb s'envoyer (inf !) qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = distinguish) distinguer ; ( = hear) comprendre ; [+ handwriting] déchiffrer

• I could just make out three figures j'arrivais tout juste à distinguer trois silhouettes

• how do you make that out? qu'est-ce qui vous fait penser cela ?

• I can't make out why he is here je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi il est ici

   b. ( = claim, pretend) prétendre ; ( = portray as) présenter comme

• he's not as stupid as he makes out il n'est pas aussi stupide qu'il le prétend

• the programme made her out to be naive l'émission la présentait comme une femme naïve

• they made him out to be a fool ils disaient que c'était un imbécile

   c. [+ cheque] libeller ; [+ will] faire

• cheques made out to... chèques mpl libellés à l'ordre de...► make over separable transitive verb

   a. ( = assign) [+ money, land] transférer (to à)

   b. ( = remake) [+ garment, story] reprendre ; ( = convert) [+ building] convertir► make up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = become friends again) se réconcilier

   b. ( = apply cosmetics) se maquiller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ story, excuse] inventer

• you're making it up! tu l'inventes (de toutes pièces) !

   b. ( = put together) [+ parcel] faire ; [+ dish, medicine] préparer

• to make up a prescription préparer une ordonnance

• have you made up the beds? as-tu fait les lits ?

   c. [+ deficit] compenser ; [+ sum of money, numbers] compléter

• to make up the difference mettre la différence

• they made up the number with five amateurs ils ont complété l'effectif en faisant appel à cinq amateurs

• to make up lost time rattraper le temps perdu

• to make up lost ground regagner le terrain perdu

   d. ( = repay) to make sth up to sb revaloir qch à qn

• I'll make it up to you je te revaudrai ça

   e. [+ dispute] mettre fin à ; [+ differences] régler

• let's make it up faisons la paix

   f. ( = apply cosmetics to) maquiller

• to make o.s. up se maquiller

   g. ( = compose) composer ; ( = represent) constituer

• the group was made up of six teachers le groupe était composé de six professeurs

• they make up 6% of the population ils constituent 6 % de la population► make up for inseparable transitive verb compenser

• money can't make up for what we've suffered l'argent ne peut compenser ce que nous avons souffert

• he tried to make up for all the trouble he'd caused il essaya de se faire pardonner les ennuis qu'il avait causés

• he made up for all the mistakes he'd made il s'est rattrapé pour toutes les erreurs qu'il avait commises

• to make up for lost time rattraper le temps perdu

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[meɪk] 1.
noun ( brand) marque f

what make is your car? — de quelle marque est ta voiture?
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp made)

1) ( create) faire [cake, film, noise]

to make a rule — établir une règle

to make something from — faire quelque chose avec

wine is made from grapes — le vin se fait avec du raisin

to make something for somebody —

to make somebody something — faire quelque chose pour quelqu'un

to be made for somebody — être fait pour quelqu'un

to make room/the time for something — trouver de la place/du temps pour quelque chose

to make something out of — faire quelque chose en

it's made (out) of gold — c'est en or

let's see what he's made of — voyons de quoi il est fait

to make a house into apartments — transformer une maison en appartements

made in France/by Macron — fabriqué en France/par Macron

God made man — Dieu a créé l'homme

to make the bed — faire le lit

2) (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies]

to make somebody happy — rendre quelqu'un heureux

to make somebody hungry — donner faim à quelqu'un

to make oneself available — se rendre disponible

to make oneself understood — se faire comprendre

to make something bigger/better/worse — agrandir/améliorer/aggraver quelque chose

to make passing exams easier —

to make it easier to pass exams — faciliter les examens

to make it possible to do — [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit possible de faire

3) ( cause to do)

to make somebody cry — faire pleurer quelqu'un

I made her smile — je l'ai fait sourire

to make somebody do something — faire faire quelque chose à quelqu'un

I made her lose patience — je lui ai fait perdre patience

it makes me look fat — ça me grossit

to make something happen — faire que quelque chose se produise

to make the story end happily — faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien

to make something work — [person] réussir à faire marcher quelque chose [machine]

to make something grow — [person] réussir à faire pousser quelque chose; [chemical, product] faire pousser quelque chose

it makes her voice sound funny — cela lui donne une drôle de voix

4) (force, compel)

to make somebody do — obliger or forcer quelqu'un à faire

to make somebody wait/talk — faire attendre/parler quelqu'un

5) ( turn into)

to make somebody something —

to make something of somebody — faire de quelqu'un quelque chose

we made him treasurer — on l'a fait trésorier

we made Tom treasurer — on a choisi Tom comme trésorier

to make somebody one's assistant — faire de quelqu'un son adjoint

it'll make a man of you — ça fera de toi un homme

he'll never make a teacher — il ne fera jamais un bon professeur

to make somebody a good husband — être un bon mari pour quelqu'un

to make something something —

to make something of something — faire de quelque chose quelque chose

to make a habit/an issue of something — faire de quelque chose une habitude/une affaire

it's been made into a film — on en a fait or tiré un film

to make too much of something — faire tout un plat de quelque chose (colloq)

that will make a good shelter — cela fera un bon abri

6) (add up to, amount to) faire

three and three make six — trois et trois font six

that makes ten altogether — ça fait dix en tout

7) ( earn) gagner [salary, amount]

to make a living — gagner sa vie

to make a profit — réaliser des bénéfices

to make a loss — subir des pertes

8) (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position]; atteindre [ranking, level]; faire [speed, distance]

we'll never make it — nous n'y arriverons jamais

to make the first team/the charts — entrer dans la première équipe/au hit-parade

to make the front page — faire la une

to make six spades — ( in bridge) faire six piques

9) (estimate, say)

I make it five o'clock — il est cinq heures à ma montre

what time do you make it? — quelle heure as-tu?

let's make it five dollars — disons cinq dollars

can we make it a bit later? — peut-on dire un peu plus tard?

what do you make of it? — qu'en dis-tu?

I can't make anything of it — je n'y comprends rien

10) ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, meal, day]

it really makes the room — [feature, colour] ça rend bien

it really made my day — ça m'a rendu heureux pour la journée

to make or break — décider de l'avenir de

11) Electricity fermer [circuit]

12) Games ( shuffle) battre [cards]

to make a trick — ( win) faire une levée

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Phrasal Verbs:

- make after

- make do

- make for

- make good

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make towards

- make up

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to be as clever as they make them — être malin comme pas un (colloq)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( for profit) avoir les dents longues; ( for sex) être en chasse (colloq)

to make it — (colloq) (in career, life) y arriver; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir; ( be on time for train etc) y être

I can't make it — je ne peux pas y aller

English-French dictionary > make
16 case

I keis noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razón

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso

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- in case
- in case of
- in that case
II keis noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.)

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.)

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.)

case n

1. caso

a difficult case to solve un caso difícil de resolver

2. maleta

put the cases in the boot mete las maletas en el portaequipajes

in case por si

take your umbrella in case it rains lleva el paraguas por si llueve

case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (instance, situation, circumstances) caso

■ it was a case of mistaken identity fue un caso de identificación equivocada

■ that's not the case no es así

■ in your case en tu caso

2 (problem) caso

■ an extreme case of food poisoning un caso extremo de intoxicación por alimentos

■ a hopeless case un caso perdido

■ a borderline case un caso límite

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL (lawsuit) causa, litigio, pleito; (set of arguments) argumentos nombre masculino plural, razones nombre femenino plural

■ he won his case ganó el pleito

■ you have a good case tus argumentos son buenos

4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL caso

5 familiar (person) caso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a case in point un buen ejemplo

as the case may be según (sea) el caso

in any case en todo caso, en cualquier caso

in case... por si..., en caso de que...

■ in case it rains por si llueve

in case of something en caso de algo

in no case bajo ninguna circunstancia, en ninguna circunstancia

in that case en ese caso

to make out a case for something exponer los argumentos en favor de algo

case history SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL historial nombre masculino clínico

case law SMALLLAW/SMALL jurisprudencia

case study estudio, trabajo

the case for the defence la defensa

the case for the prosecution la acusación nombre femenino

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case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (suitcase) maleta

2 (box) caja, cajón nombre masculino; (small, hard container) estuche nombre masculino; (soft container) funda

■ a case of wine una caja de botellas de vino

3 (in printing) caja

■ lower case caja baja, minúscula

■ upper case caja alta, mayúscula

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to case the joint slang reconocer el terreno (antes de cometer un robo)

case ['keɪs] vt, cased ; casing

1) box, pack: embalar, encajonar

2) inspect: observar, inspeccionar (antes de cometer un delito)

case n

1) : caso m

an unusual case: un caso insólito

ablative case: caso ablativo

a case of the flu: un caso de gripe

2) box: caja f

3) container: funda f, estuche m

4)

in any case : de todos modos, en cualquier caso

5)

in case : como precaución

just in case: por si acaso

6)

in case of : en caso de

case

n.

• argumento convincente s.m.

• bujeta s.f.

• caja (Electrónica) s.f.

• cajón s.m.

• caso s.m.

• cápsula s.f.

• cárter s.m.

• especie s.f.

• estuche s.m.

• forro s.m.

• funda s.f.

• pleito s.m.

• vitrina s.f.

v.

• encajonar v.

• ensanchar v.

I keɪs
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

I [keɪs]
1. N

1) (Brit) (=suitcase) maleta f, valija f (S. Cone), veliz m (Mex); (=briefcase) cartera f, maletín m, portafolio(s) m (LAm); (=packing case) cajón m ; [of drink] caja f ; (for jewellery) joyero m, estuche m ; (for camera, guitar, gun etc) funda f ; (for spectacles) (soft) funda f ; (hard) estuche m ; (for watch) caja f ; (=display case) vitrina f ; [of window] marco m, bastidor m ; [of cartridge] funda f, cápsula f

2) (Typ) caja f

lower case — minúscula f

upper case — mayúscula f

2. VT

1) (=encase)

her leg was cased in plaster — tenía la pierna escayolada or enyesada

cased in concrete — revestido de hormigón

2)

to case the joint ** — estudiar el terreno para un robo

II [keɪs]
1. N

1) (gen) (also Med) caso m

it's a sad case — es un caso triste

it's a hopeless case — (Med) es un caso de desahucio

a fever case — un caso de fiebre

he's working on the train-robbery case — está investigando el caso del robo del tren

• as the case may be — según el caso

• it's a case for the police — este es asunto para la policía, esto es cosa de la policía

• it's a case of... — se trata de...

it's a clear case of murder — es un claro caso de homicidio

• a case in point — un ejemplo al respecto or que hace al caso

• if that is the case — en ese caso

2) (Jur) (gen) caso m, proceso m ; (=particular dispute) causa f, pleito m ; (=argument) argumento m, razón f

the Dreyfus case — el proceso de Dreyfus; (more loosely) el asunto Dreyfus

• there is no case to answer — no hay acusación para contestar

• there's a strong case for reform — hay buenos fundamentos para exigir una reforma

there's a case for saying that... — puede decirse razonablemente que...

there is a case for that attitude — hay argumentos en favor de esa actitud

the case for the defence — la defensa

the case for the prosecution — la acusación

• to have a good or strong case — tener buenos argumentos or buenas razones

• to make (out) a case for sth — dar razones para algo, presentar argumentos en favor de algo

to make the case for doing nothing — exponer las razones para no hacer nada

• to put or state one's case — presentar sus argumentos, exponer su caso

• to rest one's case — terminar la presentación de su alegato

3) (with "in")

(just) in case — por si acaso, por si las moscas *

in case he comes — por si viene, (en) caso de que venga

in your case — en tu caso

• in any case — de todas formas, en cualquier caso, en todo caso

• in most cases — en la mayoría de los casos

• in no case — en ningún caso, de ninguna manera

• in case of emergency — en caso de emergencia

as in the case of — como en el caso de

• in such a case — en tal caso

• in that case — en ese caso

4) (Ling) caso m

5) * (=eccentric person)

he's a case — es un tipo raro *, es un caso

6) **

• get off my case! — ¡déjame ya en paz!

• to be on sb's case — estar siempre encima de algn

to get on sb's case — meterse en la vida de algn

2.

CPD

case file N — historial m

case grammar N — gramática f de caso

case history N — (Med) historial m médico or clínico

what is the patient's case history? — ¿cuál es el historial del enfermo?

I'll give you the full case history — le contaré la historia con todos los detalles

case law N — jurisprudencia f

case study N — estudio m de casos

case system N — (Ling) sistema m de casos

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I [keɪs]
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

English-spanish dictionary > case
17 case

I noun
1) (instance, matter) Fall, der

if that's the case — wenn das so ist

it is [not] the case that... — es trifft [nicht] zu od. stimmt [nicht], dass...

it seems to be the case that they have... — sie scheinen tatsächlich... zu haben

as is generally the case with... — wie das normalerweise bei... der Fall ist

as the case may be — je nachdem

in case... — falls...; für den Fall, dass... (geh.)

[just] in case — (to allow for all possibilities) für alle Fälle

in case of fire/ danger — bei Feuer/Gefahr

in case of emergency — im Notfall

in the case of — bei

in any case — (regardless of anything else) jedenfalls

I don't need it in any case — ich brauche es sowieso nicht

in no case — (certainly not) auf keinen Fall

in that case — in diesem Fall

2) (Med., Police, Soc. Serv., etc., or coll.): (person afflicted) Fall, der

he is a mental/psychiatric case — er ist ein Fall für den Psychiater

3) (Law) Fall, der; (action) Verfahren, das

the case for the prosecution/defence — die Anklage/Verteidigung

put one's case — seinen Fall darlegen

4) (fig.): (set of arguments) Fall, der; (valid set of arguments)

have a [good] case for doing something/for something — gute Gründe haben, etwas zu tun/für etwas haben

make out a case for something — Argumente für etwas anführen

5) (Ling.) Fall, der; Kasus, der (fachspr.)

6) (fig. coll.) (comical person) ulkiger Typ (ugs.); (comical woman) ulkige Nudel (ugs.)
II 1. noun
1) Koffer, der; (small) Handkoffer, der; (briefcase) [Akten]tasche, die; (for musical instrument) Kasten, der

2) (sheath) Hülle, die; (for spectacles, cigarettes) Etui, das; (for jewellery) Schmuckkassette, die

3) (crate) Kiste, die

case of oranges — Kiste [mit] Apfelsinen

4) (glass box) Vitrine, die

[display] case — Schaukasten, der

5) (cover) Gehäuse, das
2. transitive verb
1) (box) verpacken

2) (sl.): (examine)

case the joint — sich (Dat.) den Laden mal ansehen (ugs.)

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I [keis] noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) der Fall

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) der Fall

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) der Fall

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) der Fall

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) der Fall

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) der Fall

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- academic.ru/116781/in_case">in case
- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) der Kasten

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) die Kiste

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) der Schrank

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case¹

[keɪs]

n

1. (situation, instance) Fall m

is that the \case with you? trifft das für Sie zu?

if that is the \case... wenn das der Fall ist...; (is true) wenn das stimmt [o zutrifft]...

in the \case of her having failed... sollte sie nicht bestanden haben,...

it's not a \case of choice but of having to mit Wollen hat das nichts zu tun, eher mit Müssen

in \case of an emergency im Notfall

a \case in point ein [zu]treffendes Beispiel

in most \cases meistens, in den meisten Fällen

as [or whatever] the \case might [or may] be wie dem auch sein mag, wie auch immer

in \case... für den Fall, dass..., falls...

in \case the police come, hide the money versteck das Geld, falls [o für den Fall, dass] die Polizei kommt

bring a map, just in \case you get lost bring eine Karte mit, nur für den Fall, dass du dich verirrst

just in \case für alle Fälle

in any \case (besides)

I haven't been invited in any \case ich bin sowieso nicht eingeladen

we'll have a look, but it may be too expensive for us in any \case wir schauen es uns mal an, es ist aber vielleicht sowieso zu teuer für uns; (at least)

the school, or in any \case the head, is against the council's plans die Schule, oder zumindest der Rektor, ist gegen die Gemeindepläne; (regardless)

in any \case, they ended up having a big argument am Ende haben sie sich jedenfalls [o auf jeden Fall] heftig gestritten

in no \case unter keinen Umständen, auf keinen Fall

2. (matter) Angelegenheit f, Frage f

a \case of conscience eine Gewissensfrage

3. LAW (matter) [Rechts]fall m, Sache f; (suit) Verfahren nt

is he the detective on the \case? ist er der Kriminalbeamte, der den Fall bearbeitet

the \case went against her es wurde gegen sie entschieden

there was no \case against her es lag nichts gegen sie vor

an assault \case ein Fall m von Körperverletzung

murder \case Mordfall m

civil/criminal \case Zivil-/Strafsache f, Zivil-/Strafverfahren m

to come down to \cases zur Sache kommen

to lose/win a \case einen Prozess verlieren/gewinnen

to state one's \case ( also fig) seinen Fall vortragen a. fig

4. MED Fall m

\case of malaria (illness) Malariafall m, Fall m von Malaria; (patient) ein Malariakranker

mental \case Geisteskranke(r) f(m)

5. usu sing (arguments) Argumente pl (for/against für/gegen + akk)

there's a good [or strong] \case for buying our products es gibt viele [gute] Gründe, unsere Produkte zu kaufen

is there a good \case for reinstating him? was spricht dafür, ihn wieder einzusetzen?

to make [out] a \case against/for sth gegen/für etw akk argumentieren

to make out a good \case for sth gute [o überzeugende] Argumente für etw akk vorbringen

to overstate the \case etw zu vehement vertreten

6. no pl LAW (evidence) Beweisvorbringen nt fachspr

let's hear the \case for the defence die Verteidigung hat das Wort

the \case rests die Beweisführung ist abgeschlossen

I rest my \case ( fig fam) genau, das sage ich ja schon die ganze Zeit! fam

a good [or strong] \case ein aussichtsreiches Vorbringen fachspr

he has a good [or strong] \case seine Klage erscheint aussichtsreich

no \case to answer unschlüssiges Vorbringen fachspr

there is no \case to answer das Vorbringen ist unschlüssig fachspr

she has no \case to answer die gegen sie erhobene Klage ist unschlüssig fachspr

the court decided that there was no \case to answer die Klage wurde als unschlüssig abgewiesen fachspr

the prosecution failed to make a \case [for him] to answer die Staatsanwaltschaft konnte keinen schlüssigen Beweise [gegen ihn] vorbringen

to close the \case die Beweisaufnahme schließen

7. ( fig: person)

he's a \case ( also hum fam) er ist eine komische Type fam

a hard \case ein schwieriger Fall; (criminal) ein schwerer Junge fam

to be a hopeless/sad \case ein hoffnungsloser/trauriger Fall sein

8. no pl ( fam: nerves)

to be [or get] on sb's \case jdm auf die Nerven gehen fam

get off my \case! hör auf, mich zu nerven! fam

9. LING Fall m, Kasus m fachspr

to be in the accusative/genitive \case im Akkusativ/Genitiv stehen

case²

[keɪs]

n

1. (suitcase) Koffer m

2. (for display) Vitrine f, Schaukasten m

3. (packaging plus contents) Kiste f; for instruments Kasten m

a \case of wine eine Kiste Wein

4. (small container) Schatulle f; (for hat) Schachtel f; (for spectacles) Etui nt; (for musical instrument) Kasten m; (for CD, MC, umbrella) Hülle f

5. TYPO Setzkasten m

lower/upper \case letter Klein-/Großbuchstabe m

to be written in lower/upper \case letters kleingeschrieben/großgeschrieben sein

case³

[keɪs]

vt ( fam)

to \case the joint sich dat den Laden mal ansehen sl

to \case a place einen Ort inspizieren

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I [keɪs]
n

1) (= situation) Fall m

if that's the case — wenn das der Fall ist, wenn das zutrifft or stimmt

is that the case with you? — ist das bei Ihnen der Fall?, trifft das auf Sie zu?

if it is the case that you're right... — sollten Sie wirklich or tatsächlich recht haben..., im Fall(e), dass Sie tatsächlich recht haben...

if it is a case of his not having been informed — wenn er nicht benachrichtigt worden ist

such being the case — da das der Fall ist, da dem so ist (geh)

as the case may be — je nachdem

2) (= instance, police case MED ETC) Fall m

in most cases — meist( ens), in den meisten Fällen

a typical case (of) —

it's a clear case of double standards — das ist ein klarer Fall von Doppelmoral

in case — falls

(just) in case — für alle Fälle

in case of emergency — im Notfall m, bei Gefahr f

in any case — sowieso

in this/that case — in dem Fall

in no case — unter keinen Umständen, auf keinen Fall

in such a case — in einem solchen Fall

five cases of smallpox/pneumonia — fünf Pockenfälle/Fälle von Lungenentzündung f

3) (JUR) Fall m

to win one's case — seinen Prozess gewinnen

the case for the defence/prosecution — die Verteidigung/Anklage

what's the case for the prosecution? — worauf stützt sich die Anklage?

could we hear the case for the defence? — das Wort hat die Verteidigung

the Keeler case — der Fall Keeler

in the case Higgins v Schwarz —

to take a case to the High Court — einen Fall vors oberste Gericht bringen

to make out a good case for sth — überzeugende Argumente für etw liefern

the case for/against the abolition of capital punishment — die Argumente für/gegen die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe

you haven't got a case — das Belastungsmaterial reicht nicht für ein Verfahren; (fig) Sie haben keine Handhabe

to have a good case (Jur) — gute Chancen haben durchzukommen

you/they have a good case — es ist durchaus gerechtfertigt, was Sie/sie sagen

there's a very good case for adopting this method — es spricht sehr viel dafür, diese Methode zu übernehmen

they do not have a very good case — sie haben nicht viel Chancen, damit durchzukommen

to put one's case — seinen Fall darlegen

to put the case for sth —

there's a strong case for legalizing pot — es spricht viel für die Legalisierung von Hasch

there's a good case for voting Labour — es gibt viele Gründe, Labour zu wählen

the court decided that there was no case against him — das Gericht entschied, dass nichts gegen ihn vorlag

a case of conscience — eine Gewissensfrage or -entscheidung

4) (GRAM) Fall m, Kasus m

in the genitive case — im Genitiv

5) (inf: person) Witzbold m, Type f (inf)

a hopeless/sad case —

a hard case — ein schwieriger Fall

6) (inf)

to be on sb's case ( about sth) — jdn (wegen etw) nerven (inf)

to get on sb's case (about sth) — an jdm (wegen etw) herummeckern (inf)

get off my case! — lass mich in Ruhe! (inf)
II
1. n

1) (= suitcase) Koffer m; (= crate, packing case) Kiste f; (= display case) Vitrine f, Schau- or Glaskasten m

a case of champagne — eine Kiste Champagner

2) (= box) Schachtel f; (for jewels) Schatulle f, Kästchen nt; (for spectacles) Etui nt, Futteral nt; (= seed case) Hülse f, Hülle f; (for CD, umbrella) Hülle f; (= pillowcase) Bezug m; (for musical instrument) Kasten m; (of watch) Gehäuse nt

3) (TYP)

upper/lower case — groß-/kleingeschrieben

2. vt (inf)

to case the joint — sich (dat) den Laden ansehen (inf)

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case¹ [keıs]

A s

1. Fall m:

a case in point ein typischer Fall, ein einschlägiges Beispiel;

a clear case of injustice ein klarer Fall von Ungerechtigkeit;

it is a case of es handelt sich um; → shoplifting, etc

2. Fall m, Umstand m, Lage f:

in any case

a) auf jeden Fall, jedenfalls,

b) sowieso;

in no case auf keinen Fall, keinesfalls;

in case

a) auch in case that … im Falle, dass …; falls

b) für alle Fälle;

in case of im Falle von (od gen);

in case of need nötigenfalls, im Notfall;

in that case in diesem Falle;

just in case für den Fall eines Falles;

the case is this die Sache ist die, der Fall liegt so;

as the case may be je nachdem

3. Fall m, Tatsache f:

that is not the case (with him) das ist (bei ihm) nicht der Fall, das trifft (auf ihn) nicht zu;

as is the case with me wie es bei mir der Fall ist;

if that is the case wenn das der Fall ist, wenn das zutrifft

4. Sache f, Angelegenheit f, Frage f:

case of conscience Gewissensfrage;

that alters the case das ändert die Sache;

come down to cases umg zur Sache kommen

5. JUR (Streit-, Rechts) Sache f, (Rechts) Fall m:

the case of Brown der Fall Brown; → leading case

6. besonders JUR

a)(Gesamtheit f der) Tatsachen pl und Beweise pl, Beweismaterial n

b) ( auch begründeter) Standpunkt (einer Partei)

c) allg Argumente pl, (triftige) Gründe pl:

the case for the defence (US defense) die Verteidigung;

make out a case seine Sache beweisen;

make out one’s case triftige Gründe vorlegen, seine Gründe als stichhaltig beweisen;

state one’s case seine Klage oder Verteidigung od (a. allg)seine Sache vortragen;

he has a good ( oder strong) case viele Tatsachen sprechen für ihn, er hat gute Beweise, seine Sache steht gut;

there is a case for it es gibt triftige Gründe dafür, vieles spricht dafür;

have no case against sb nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben; → rest¹ C 7

7. LING Kasus m, Fall m

8. MED (Krankheits)Fall m, Patient(in):

two cases of typhoid zwei Fälle von Typhus, zwei Typhuskranke

9. umg komischer Kauz

10. US umg Verliebtheit f:

they had quite a case on each other sie waren schrecklich ineinander verknallt

B v/t umg eine Bank etc ausbaldowern sl, auskundschaften:

case the joint sich den Laden genau ansehen

case² [keıs]

A s

1. Kiste f, Kasten m:

a case of wine eine Kiste Wein

2. allg Behälter m, Behältnis n, besonders

a) Schachtel f

b) (Schmuck) Kästchen n

c) (Brillen-, Zigaretten- etc) Etui n, (Brillen-, Messer) Futteral n, (Schutz)Hülle f (für Bücher, Messer etc)

d) (Akten-, Schreib) Mappe f

e) Koffer m

f) (Glas) Schrank m

g) (Uhr- etc) Gehäuse n

h) (Kissen) Bezug m, Überzug m

3. Besteckkasten m (eines Chirurgen etc):

case of instruments Besteck n

4. ARCH (Tür-, Fenster) Futter n, Einfassung f

5. Buchbinderei: Einbanddecke f

6. TYPO Setzkasten m: → lower case 1, upper case 1

7. TECH Verkleidung f, Mantel m

8. MIL → case shot

B v/t

1. in ein Gehäuse oder Futteral stecken, mit einem Gehäuse oder einer Hülle umgeben

2. (in) einhüllen (in akk), umgeben (mit)

3. JAGD einen Fuchs etc abziehen, abbalgen

4. Buchbinderei: den Buchblock (in die Einbanddecke) einhängen

5. TECH verkleiden, ummanteln

6. TYPO Lettern in den Setzkasten einordnen

cs. abk WIRTSCH case ( cases pl)

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I noun
1) (instance, matter) Fall, der

if that's the case — wenn das so ist

it is [not] the case that... — es trifft [nicht] zu od. stimmt [nicht], dass...

it seems to be the case that they have... — sie scheinen tatsächlich... zu haben

as is generally the case with... — wie das normalerweise bei... der Fall ist

as the case may be — je nachdem

in case... — falls...; für den Fall, dass... (geh.)

[just] in case — (to allow for all possibilities) für alle Fälle

in case of fire/ danger — bei Feuer/Gefahr

in case of emergency — im Notfall

in the case of — bei

in any case — (regardless of anything else) jedenfalls

I don't need it in any case — ich brauche es sowieso nicht

in no case — (certainly not) auf keinen Fall

in that case — in diesem Fall

2) (Med., Police, Soc. Serv., etc., or coll.): (person afflicted) Fall, der

he is a mental/psychiatric case — er ist ein Fall für den Psychiater

3) (Law) Fall, der; (action) Verfahren, das

the case for the prosecution/defence — die Anklage/Verteidigung

put one's case — seinen Fall darlegen

4) (fig.): (set of arguments) Fall, der; (valid set of arguments)

have a [good] case for doing something/for something — gute Gründe haben, etwas zu tun/für etwas haben

make out a case for something — Argumente für etwas anführen

5) (Ling.) Fall, der; Kasus, der (fachspr.)

6) (fig. coll.) (comical person) ulkiger Typ (ugs.); (comical woman) ulkige Nudel (ugs.)
II 1. noun
1) Koffer, der; (small) Handkoffer, der; (briefcase) [Akten]tasche, die; (for musical instrument) Kasten, der

2) (sheath) Hülle, die; (for spectacles, cigarettes) Etui, das; (for jewellery) Schmuckkassette, die

3) (crate) Kiste, die

case of oranges — Kiste [mit] Apfelsinen

4) (glass box) Vitrine, die

[display] case — Schaukasten, der

5) (cover) Gehäuse, das
2. transitive verb
1) (box) verpacken

2) (sl.): (examine)

case the joint — sich (Dat.) den Laden mal ansehen (ugs.)

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(carpentry) n.

Zarge -n (Tür, Fenster) f. n.

Angelegenheit f.

Fach ¨-er n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Gehäuse - n.

Kiste -n f.

Koffer - m.

Prozess -e m.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > case
18 make

[meɪk] n

1) econ ( brand) Marke f;

what is the \make, model and year of your car? welche Marke, Modell und welches Baujahr hat dein Auto?;

the newer \makes of computer are much more user-friendly die neuen Computergenerationen sind viel benutzerfreundlicher

2) ( search)

to be on the \make for sex sexhungrig sein; for money geldgierig sein; for power machthungrig sein; for profit profitgierig sein; for career karrieresüchtig sein;

to put the \make on sb (Am) (sl) versuchen, jdn ins Bett zu kriegen ( fam) vt <made, made>

1) ( produce)

to \make sth etw machen; company, factory etw herstellen;

the pot is made to withstand high temperatures der Topf ist so beschaffen, dass er hohen Temperaturen widerstehen kann;

‘made in Taiwan’ ‚in Taiwan hergestellt‘;

this sweater is made of wool dieser Pullover ist aus Wolle;

God made the world in 7 days Gott erschuf die Erde in 7 Tagen;

to \make bread Brot backen;

to \make clothes Kleider nähen;

to \make coffee/ soup/ supper Kaffee/Suppe/das Abendessen kochen;

to \make a copy of sth etw kopieren;

to \make a movie [or film] einen Film drehen;

to \make peace Frieden stiften;

to \make a picture ( fam) ein Foto machen;

to \make a recording of sth etw aufnehmen;

to \make a snowman einen Schneemann bauen;

to \make steel/ a pot Stahl/einen Topf herstellen;

to \make time sich dat [die] Zeit nehmen;

to show what one's [really] made of zeigen, was in einem steckt;

to \make sb sth [or sth for sb] etw für jdn machen;

he made us some coffee er machte uns Kaffee;

to be made for sth für etw akk geschaffen sein;

the doll wasn't made for banging around die Puppe ist nicht dazu gedacht, herumgeschleudert zu werden;

these two were made for each other die zwei sind wie geschaffen füreinander;

to \make like sb/ sth ( fam) jdn/etw imitieren [o nachmachen];

2) ( become)

to \make sth etw werden;

I don't think he will ever \make a good lawyer ich glaube, aus ihm wird nie ein guter Rechtsanwalt [werden];

she'll \make a great mother sie wird eine tolle Mutter abgeben;

(be) etw sein;

to \make a good answer/ excuse eine gute Antwort/Entschuldigung sein;

to \make a wonderful combination eine wunderbare Kombination sein;

to \make a match gut zusammenpassen;

to \make fascinating reading faszinierend zu lesen sein;

( form) etw bilden;

let's \make a circle lasst uns einen Kreis bilden

3) ( cause)

to \make noise/ a scene/ trouble Lärm/eine Szene/Ärger machen;

the wind is making my eyes water durch den Wind fangen meine Augen an zu tränen;

what made you change your mind? wodurch hast du deine Meinung geändert?;

stories like that \make you think again Geschichten wie diese bringen dich zum Nachdenken;

you \make things sound so bad du machst alles so schlecht;

the dark colours \make the room look smaller die dunklen Farben lassen das Zimmer kleiner wirken;

to \make sb do sth jdn dazu bringen [o ( geh) veranlassen], etw zu tun;

what made you move here? was brachte dich dazu, hierher zu ziehen?;

to \make sb laugh jdn zum Lachen bringen;

to \make oneself look ridiculous sich akk lächerlich machen;

to \make sb suffer jdn leiden lassen

4) ( force)

to \make sb do sth jdn zwingen, etw zu tun;

go to your room! - no, and you can't \make me! geh auf dein Zimmer! - nein, mich kann keiner zwingen

5) + adj ( cause to be)

the good weather made Spain so popular das schöne Wetter hat Spanien so populär gemacht;

to \make sth easy etw leicht machen;

to \make oneself heard sich dat Gehör verschaffen;

to \make oneself known to sb sich akk jdm vorstellen, sich akk mit jdm bekannt machen;

to \make sth public etw veröffentlichen;

to \make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen

6) ( transform to)

the recycled paper will be made into cardboard das Recyclingpapier wird zu Karton weiterverarbeitet;

this experience will \make you into a better person diese Erfahrung wird aus dir einen besseren Menschen machen;

I'll have a steak - no, \make that chicken ich nehme ein Steak - ach nein, ändern Sie das und bringen Sie ein Hühnchen;

to \make the best of a situation das Beste aus einer Situation machen

7) ( perform)

to \make sth etw machen;

they made about 20 miles a day on foot sie legten etwa 20 Meilen am Tag zu Fuß zurück;

he made a plausible case for returning home early er überzeugte uns, dass es sinnvoll sei, früh nach Hause zu gehen;

to \make an appointment einen Termin vereinbaren;

to \make a bargain ein Schnäppchen schlagen;

to \make a call anrufen;

to \make a case for sth etw vertreten;

to \make a deal einen Handel schließen;

to \make a decision eine Entscheidung fällen [o treffen];

to \make a donation eine Spende vornehmen;

to \make a face ein Gesicht ziehen ( fam)

to \make a move ( in game) einen Zug machen;

(in business, personal life) etwas unternehmen;

( of body) sich akk bewegen;

to \make a promise ein Versprechen geben, etw versprechen;

to \make reservations reservieren;

to \make small talk Konversation betreiben;

to \make a speech/ presentation eine Rede/Präsentation halten;

to \make a start anfangen;

to \make good time doing sth bei etw dat schnell vorankommen;

to \make a withdrawal from a bank Geld bei einer Bank abheben

8) ( amount to)

to \make sth with numbers etw ergeben;

five plus five \makes ten fünf und fünf ist zehn;

if I buy this one, that'll \make it 30 wenn ich diesen hier kaufe, dann macht das zusammen 30;

today's earthquake \makes five since January mit dem heutigen Erdbeben sind es fünf seit Januar;

this \makes the third time my car has broken down das ist nun das dritte Mal, dass mein Auto eine Panne hat

9) (earn, get)

to \make enemies sich dat Feinde machen;

to \make a fortune sein Glück machen;

to \make friends Freundschaften schließen;

to \make a killing einen Riesengewinn machen;

to \make a living seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen;

to \make money Geld verdienen;

to \make a name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen;

to \make profits/ losses Gewinn/Verlust machen

10) ( appoint)

to \make sb president/ advisor/ ambassador jdn zum Präsidenten/Berater/Botschafter ernennen

11) ( consider important)

she \makes a lot of politeness sie legt viel Wert auf Höflichkeit;

don't \make too much of his grumpiness gib nicht viel auf seine mürrische Art;

to \make much of sb ( appreciate) viel von jdm halten;

( praise) jdn über den grünen Klee loben

12) ( estimate)

how much do you \make the total? was hast du als Summe errechnet?;

I \make the answer [to be] 105.6 ich habe als Lösung 105,6 herausbekommen;

what do you \make the time? was glaubst du, wie viel Uhr es ist?

13) (fam: get to, reach)

to \make sth etw schaffen;

could you \make a meeting at 8 a.m.? schaffst du ein Treffen um 8 Uhr morgens?;

I barely made it to the meeting ich habe es gerade noch zur Versammlung geschafft;

we made it to the top of the mountain! wir schafften es bis zur Bergspitze!;

the fire made the front page das Feuer kam auf die Titelseite;

to \make the bus/ one's train/ one's plane den Bus/seinen Zug/sein Flugzeug erreichen;

to \make port Meldung an den Hafen machen;

to \make the big time ( fam) groß einsteigen ( fam)

to \make it to the top Karriere machen, es schaffen;

to \make it es schaffen;

the patient may not \make it through the night der Patient wird wahrscheinlich die Nacht nicht überstehen;

( achieve)

he made captain/ sergeant/ manager (Am) er schaffte es zum Kapitän/Feldwebel/Manager;

to \make the finals/ regionals das Finale/die Bezirksklasse schaffen;

to \make the grade es schaffen ( fam)

to \make a team sports sich akk für ein Team qualifizieren

14) ( make perfect)

those curtains really \make the living room diese Vorhänge verschönen das Wohnzimmer ungemein;

this film has \make his career der Film machte ihn berühmt;

that made my day! das hat mir den Tag gerettet!;

you've got it made! du hast ausgesorgt!

15) ( understand)

I can't \make anything of this philosophy text ich verstehe diesen Philosophietext nicht;

to \make head or tail of sth aus etw dat schlau werden;

I'd love to read his letter but I can't \make head or tail of his writing ich würde liebend gerne seinen Brief lesen, aber ich werde aus seiner Schrift nicht schlau;

to \make sense of an action/ a word/ an argument den Sinn einer Aktion/eines Wortes/eines Arguments verstehen;

( think)

what do you \make of his speech? was hältst du von seiner Rede?;

we don't \make much of him wir halten nicht viel von ihm

16) ( have sex)

to \make love sich akk lieben, miteinander schlafen;

to \make sb (Am, Aus) (sl) mit jdm ins Bett gehen ( fam)

he tried to \make her er hat versucht, sie ins Bett zu kriegen ( fam)

to \make it with sb (fam!) mit jdm ins Bett steigen ( fam)

PHRASES:

to \make a beeline [or dash] for sth/sb schnurstracks auf etw/jdn zugehen ( fam)

to \make a day/an evening of it den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht bleiben;

let's \make a night of it die Nacht ist noch jung;

to \make a go of it es schaffen, in etw dat Erfolg haben;

made in heaven perfekt;

to be made of money Geld wie Heu haben;

to \make sail naut in See stechen;

to \make sense Sinn ergeben [o ( fam) machen];

to \make or break sth/sb das Schicksal von etw/jdm in der Hand haben;

to \make something of it ( fam) Ärger machen;

do you want to \make something of it? suchst du Ärger? vi <made, made>

1) ( chase)

to \make after sb jdm hinterherjagen; police jdn verfolgen

2) ( head for)

to \make for sth auf etw akk zugehen;

( by car or bus) auf etw akk zufahren;

the kids made for the woods to hide die Kinder rannten auf den Wald zu, um sich zu verstecken;

( esp Brit)

we made towards the motorway wir fuhren Richtung Autobahn;

to \make towards the door/ pub/ car auf die Tür/den Pub/das Auto zugehen

3) (be)

to \make for sth etw sein;

( result in) etw ergeben;

faster computers \make for a more efficient system schnellere Computer führen zu leistungsfähigeren Systemen;

Kant \makes for hard reading Kant ist schwer zu lesen

4) (Am) ((dated) sl: hand over)

to \make with the money/ jewels Geld/Juwelen [über]geben;

\make with the money bags, baby! her mit dem Geld, Baby!

5) ( be about to)

to \make to leave/ eat dinner/ start a fight sich akk anschicken, zu gehen/Abend zu essen/einen Streit anzufangen

6) ( pretend)

to \make as if to do sth aussehen, als ob man etw tun wolle;

he made as if to speak es sah aus, als wolle er sprechen;

to \make like... (Am) so tun, als ob...;

the boy made like he was sick so he wouldn't have to go to school der Junge tat so, als ob er krank wäre, damit er nicht zur Schule musste

PHRASES:

to \make do [with sth] mit etw dat auskommen [o hinkommen];

can you \make do with a fiver? reicht dir ein Fünfpfundschein?

English-German students dictionary > make
19 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (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.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (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?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

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

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

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

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

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

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

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

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

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

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

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
show 2., 4)
2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

3) (=earn) ganar

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

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

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

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

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

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

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

6) (=cause to succeed)

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

7) (=constitute)

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

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

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

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda
to make sb do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

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I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

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

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

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

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

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

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

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

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

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > make
20 make-up

noun

1) (Cosmetics) Make-up, das; (Theatre) Maske, die

put on one's make-up — Make-up auflegen; sich schminken; (Theatre) Maske machen; attrib.

make-up bag — Kosmetiktasche, die

2) (composition) Zusammensetzung, die

3) (character, temperament) Veranlagung, die

physical make-up — Konstitution, die

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noun

1) (cosmetics applied to the face etc: She never wears any make-up.) das Make-up

2) (the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition: Violence is just not part of his make-up.) die Veranlagung

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ˈmake-up

n

1. no pl (cosmetics) Make-up nt

to put on \make-up sich akk schminken, Make-up auflegen

to wear \make-up Make-up tragen

2. of a group, a population Zusammensetzung f

3. (character) Persönlichkeit f, Veranlagung f

genetic \make-up genetische Veranlagung

psychological \make-up Psyche f

4. (in printing) Umbruch m; layout Aufmachung f

5. AM (exam) Nachholprüfung f, Nachprüfung f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

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['meɪkʌp]
n

1) Make-up nt; (THEAT) Maske f, Schminke f

the star does his own make-up — der Star schminkt sich selbst or macht seine Maske selbst

she spends hours on her make-up — sie braucht Stunden zum Schminken

2) (= composition of team, party etc) Zusammenstellung f; (= character) Veranlagung f

psychological make-up — Psyche f

loyalty is part of his make-up — er ist loyal veranlagt

it's part of their national make-up — das gehört zu ihrem Nationalcharakter

3) (TYP) Umbruch m; (= layout) Aufmachung f

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make-up s

1. Aufmachung f:

a) FILM etc Ausstattung f, Kostümierung f

b) WIRTSCH Ausstattung f, Verpackung f

c) hum Aufzug m, (Ver)Kleidung f

2. Make-up n:

a) Schminken n, Pudern n

b) Kosmetikum n, Schminke f, Puder m:

without make-up ohne Make-up, ungeschminkt;

make-up case Kosmetiktäschchen n

3. FILM etc Maske f (auch im Abspann)

4. fig Rüstzeug n

5. CHEM etc, auch POL und fig Zusammensetzung f:

the make-up of the Cabinet;

the make-up of the team SPORT die Mannschaftsaufstellung

6. Körperbau m

7. Veranlagung f, Natur f

8. Pose f

9. fig US erfundene Geschichte, Erfindung f

10. SCHULE US

a) Nachprüfung f

b) Wiederholungsprüfung f

11. TYPO Umbruch m

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noun

1) (Cosmetics) Make-up, das; (Theatre) Maske, die

put on one's make-up — Make-up auflegen; sich schminken; (Theatre) Maske machen; attrib.

make-up bag — Kosmetiktasche, die

2) (composition) Zusammensetzung, die

3) (character, temperament) Veranlagung, die

physical make-up — Konstitution, die

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n.

Schminke -n f.

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make a case for something — make a case for (something) to explain why something should be done. Everything seems to be going pretty well, and she has yet to make a case for change. Usage notes: also used in the form make a case that to explain that something is true: It is … New idioms dictionary
make a case for — (something) to explain why something should be done. Everything seems to be going pretty well, and she has yet to make a case for change. Usage notes: also used in the form make a case that to explain that something is true: It is easy to make a… … New idioms dictionary
failure to make a case — index nonsuit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
case — case1 [ keıs ] noun *** ▸ 1 example/instance ▸ 2 situation affecting something ▸ 3 legal matter for court ▸ 4 reasons for/against something ▸ 5 situation/person ▸ 6 container/cover ▸ 7 in language ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an example or instance of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
case — case1 W1S1 [keıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(example)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3 (just) in case 4 in any case 5 in that case 6¦(reason/argument)¦ 7¦(law/crime)¦ 8¦(box/container)¦ 9 it s a case of something 10¦(disease)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
case — 1. n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of a person receiving professional guidance, e.g. from a doctor or social worker. b this person or the circumstances involved. 4 a matter… … Useful english dictionary
Case modding — Case modification (commonly referred to as case modding where an individual project is referred to as a case mod) is the modification of a computer chassis (often just referred to as the case), or a video game console chassis. Modifying a… … Wikipedia
Make-A-Million — is a card game created by Parker Brothers. It was copyrighted in 1934 and released to the public in 1935. The game was first released in Salem, Massachusetts, and then to New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta. The original game was… … Wikipedia
make a federal case out of — US informal : to become very upset or angry about (something that is not important) I agree that he shouldn t have said that, but there s no reason to make a federal case out of it. [=make a big deal about it] Do you have to make a federal case… … Useful english dictionary
Make (software) — make Original author(s) Stuart Feldman Initial release 1977 Type build automation tool In software development, Make is a utility that automatically builds executable programs and libraries from source code by rea … Wikipedia
Make Roads Safe — is a global road safety campaign established with the aim of securing political commitment for road traffic injury prevention around the world. The Make Roads Safe campaign recently played a leading role in arguing for and securing the first ever … Wikipedia

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