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make an effort (to do something)

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1 make an effort (to do something)

make an effort (to do something)

zich inspannen/proberen (iets te doen)

English-Dutch dictionary > make an effort (to do something)
2 make the effort to do something

sich aufmachen, etwas zu tun

English-German idiom dictionary > make the effort to do something
3 to make every effort to do something

to make every effort to do something

no regatear medios para hacer algo, hacer todo lo posible para hacer algo

English-spanish dictionary > to make every effort to do something
4 effort

'efət
noun

1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) esfuerzo

2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) intento, esfuerzo

3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) obra; intento

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- effortless
- effortlessly

effort n esfuerzo

to make an effort hacer un esfuerzo / esforzarse

effort

tr['efət]

noun

1 (exertion) esfuerzo

■ put a bit more effort into it! ¡haz un poco más de esfuerzo!

■ what a waste of time and effort! ¡vaya pérdida de tiempo y esfuerzo!

2 (attempt, struggle) intento, tentativa

■ in an effort to combat unemployment en un intento de combatir el desempleo

3 (achievement) obra

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

an effort of will una fuerza de voluntad

to be worth the effort valer la pena

to make an effort hacer un esfuerzo, esforzarse

■ we'll make an effort to go haremos un esfuerzo para ir

■ she made no effort to enjoy herself no intentó siquiera divertirse

to make every effort to do something no regatear medios para hacer algo, hacer todo lo posible para hacer algo

effort ['ɛfərt] n

1) exertion: esfuerzo m

2) attempt: tentativa f, intento m

it's not worth the effort: no vale la pena

effort

n.

• conato s.m.

• duelo s.m.

• esfuerzo s.m.

• gestión s.f.

• pretensión s.f.

• puja s.f.

• tentativa s.f.

'efərt, 'efət
noun

1)

a) c u ( attempt) esfuerzo m

to make an effort — hacer* un esfuerzo, esforzarse*

she made no effort to hide her displeasure — no hizo ningún esfuerzo por disimular su descontento

b) u (exertion, strain) esfuerzo m

they've put a lot of effort into it — han trabajado or se han esforzado mucho en ello

it's not worth the effort — no merece or vale la pena

2)

a) c (no pl) ( initiative)

the war effort — campaña solidaria de la población civil durante una guerra

b) c ( achievement) (colloq)

what do you think of my latest effort? — ¿qué te parece mi última obra or creación?

for an amateur, that's not a bad effort — para un aficionado, no está nada mal

['efǝt]
N
1) (=hard work) esfuerzo m

all his effort was directed to... — todos sus esfuerzos iban dirigidos a...

it was an effort to get up, getting up was an effort — levantarse resultaba un esfuerzo

• put a bit of effort into it! — ¡esfuérzate un poco!, ¡pon un poco más de esfuerzo!

• to spare no effort to do sth — no regatear esfuerzos para hacer algo

• without effort — sin ningún esfuerzo

• it's not worth the effort — no merece la pena

it's well worth the effort — merece la pena

2) (=attempt) intento m, tentativa f

• it's not bad for a first effort — no está mal para ser su primer intento or la primera vez que lo intenta

• a good effort — un feliz intento

• in an effort to solve the problem/be polite — en un esfuerzo por resolver el problema/ser amable

• his latest effort — hum su último intento

what did you think of his latest effort? — ¿qué te pareció su última obra?

• to make an effort to do sth — esforzarse en hacer algo, hacer un esfuerzo por hacer algo

he made no effort to be polite — no hizo ningún esfuerzo por ser amable

please make every effort to come — haz un esfuerzo por venir

thank you for making the effort to be here — gracias por tomarse la molestia de venir

• it was a pretty poor effort — fue un intento bastante flojo

• the war effort — los esfuerzos realizados por la población civil durante una guerra

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['efərt, 'efət]
noun

1)

a) c u ( attempt) esfuerzo m

to make an effort — hacer* un esfuerzo, esforzarse*

she made no effort to hide her displeasure — no hizo ningún esfuerzo por disimular su descontento

b) u (exertion, strain) esfuerzo m

they've put a lot of effort into it — han trabajado or se han esforzado mucho en ello

it's not worth the effort — no merece or vale la pena

2)

a) c (no pl) ( initiative)

the war effort — campaña solidaria de la población civil durante una guerra

b) c ( achievement) (colloq)

what do you think of my latest effort? — ¿qué te parece mi última obra or creación?

for an amateur, that's not a bad effort — para un aficionado, no está nada mal

English-spanish dictionary > effort
5 effort

n. krachtsinspanning, poging; prestatie; operatie

effort

[ effət]

1 moeite ⇒ inspanning, poging

2 prestatie

♦voorbeelden:

1   make an effort (to do something) • zich inspannen/proberen (iets te doen)

     his efforts at improving working conditions • zijn pogingen om de werkomstandigheden te verbeteren

     without effort • zonder enige moeite

English-Dutch dictionary > effort
6 effort

effort [efɔʀ]

masculine noun

effort

• faire un effort to make an effort

• faire de gros efforts pour réussir to try very hard to succeed

• faire un effort sur soi-même pour rester calme to make an effort to stay calm

• faire l'effort de to make the effort to

• faire porter son effort sur to concentrate one's efforts on

• encore un effort ! come on, you're nearly there!

• bel effort ! well done!

• sans effort effortlessly

• nécessiter un gros effort financier to require a large financial outlay

• effort de guerre war effort

• effort de volonté effort of will

• cela demande un effort de réflexion that requires careful thought

• tu dois faire un effort d'imagination you should try to use your imagination

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efɔʀ
nom masculin

1) (physique, intellectuel) effort

après bien des efforts — after a great deal of effort

un effort de mémoire — an effort to remember

fais un petit effort d'imagination! — use a bit of imagination!

avec mon dos, je ne peux pas faire d'effort — with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous

allons, encore un petit effort! — ( près du bout) come on, you're almost there!

sans effort — effortlessly

2) (subvention, aide) financial aid; ( mise de fonds) investment, (financial) outlay

3) Physique ( force exercée) stress; ( force subie) strain

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efɔʀ nm
effort

faire un effort — to make an effort

l'effort de guerre — the war effort

Fais un petit effort de mémoire. — Try hard to remember.

effort de volonté — effort of will

faire tous ses efforts — to try one's hardest

faire l'effort de faire — to make the effort to do

sans effort [réussir, évoluer] — effortlessly, without even trying

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effort nm

1 (physique, intellectuel) effort; malgré les efforts des sauveteurs despite all the efforts of the rescue party; après bien des efforts after a great deal of effort; un bel effort a fine effort; un effort de mémoire an effort to remember; faire un effort d'adaptation to make an effort to adapt, to try to adapt; faire tous ses efforts pour faire to make every effort to do; fais un petit effort d'imagination! use a bit of imagination!; avec mon dos, je ne peux pas faire d'effort with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous; faire effort sur soi-même to force oneself to stay calm, to make an effort to stay calm; après deux heures d'efforts, le feu a été maîtrisé after a two-hour struggle, the fire was brought under control; allons, encore un petit effort! ( après échec) come on, one more try!, come on, have another go! GB; ( près du bout) come on, you're almost there!; il transpirait sous l'effort intellectuel he was sweating as he tried to think; triompher sans effort to succeed effortlessly; on n'a rien sans effort you never get anywhere unless you try;

2 (subvention, aide) financial aid; ( mise de fonds) investment, (financial) outlay; faire un effort en faveur des déshérités to give financial aid to those in need; consentir un effort financier pour les écoles to agree to financial aid for schools; représenter un gros effort financier to represent a substantial outlay;

3 Phys ( force exercée) stress; ( force subie) strain.

Composés

effort de cisaillement Phys ( exercé) shear stress; ( subi) shear strain; effort de guerre Mil war effort; effort de torsion Phys torsional stress; effort de traction Phys tensile stress.

[efɔr] nom masculin

1. [dépense d'énergie] effort

effort physique/intellectuel physical/intellectual effort

avec effort with an effort

sans effort effortlessly

encore un (petit) effort! one more try!

fournir un gros effort to make a great deal of effort

tu aurais pu faire l'effort d'écrire/de comprendre you could (at least) have tried to write/to understand

faire un effort to make an effort

chacun doit faire un petit effort everybody must do their share

faire un effort sur soi-même pour rester poli to force oneself to remain polite

faire un effort d'imagination to try to use one's imagination

faire un (gros) effort de mémoire to try hard to remember

faire tous ses efforts pour obtenir quelque chose to do one's utmost ou all one can to obtain something

2. MÉCANIQUE & TECHNOLOGIE stress, strain

effort de cisaillement/torsion shearing/torsional stress

effort de rupture breaking strain

effort de traction traction

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > effort
7 effort

effort [ˈefət]

noun

effort m

• it's not bad for a first effort ça n'est pas si mal pour un début

• in an effort to solve the problem pour essayer de résoudre le problème

• what do you think of his latest effort? (inf) qu'est-ce que tu penses de ce qu'il vient de faire ?

• it's a pretty poor effort (inf) ça n'est pas une réussite

• the famine relief effort la lutte contre la famine

• the government's effort to avoid... les efforts mpl du gouvernement pour éviter...

• the war effort l'effort m de guerre

• with effort avec difficulté

• without effort sans effort

• it's not worth the effort cela n'en vaut pas la peine

► make + effort

• to make an effort to do sth s'efforcer de faire qch

• to make an effort to adapt faire un effort d'adaptation

• to make every effort to do sth faire tout son possible pour faire qch

• to make little effort to do sth ne pas faire beaucoup d'effort pour faire qch

• little effort has been made to investigate this case on ne s'est pas vraiment donné la peine d'enquêter sur cette affaire

• he made no effort to be polite il ne s'est pas donné la peine d'être poli

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['efət]
noun

1) ( energy) efforts mpl

to put a lot of effort into something/into doing — se donner beaucoup de peine pour quelque chose/pour faire

to put all one's effort(s) into doing — consacrer tous ses efforts à faire

to spare no effort — ne pas ménager ses efforts

it's a waste of effort — c'est du travail pour rien

to be worth the effort — en valoir la peine

2) ( difficulty) effort m

it is an effort to do — il est pénible de faire

3) ( attempt)

to make the effort — faire l'effort

he made no effort to apologize — il n'a fait aucun effort pour s'excuser

his efforts at doing — ses tentatives pour faire

to make every effort — faire tout son possible

in an effort to do — pour essayer de faire

joint effort — initiative f commune

this is my first effort — c'est ma toute première œuvre

not a bad effort — pas mal

4) ( initiative) initiative f

war effort — effort m de guerre

5) fig ( exercise) effort m

an effort of will — un effort de volonté

English-French dictionary > effort
8 effort

noun

1) (exertion) Anstrengung, die; Mühe, die

make an/every effort — (physically) sich anstrengen; (mentally) sich bemühen

without [any] effort — ohne Anstrengung; mühelos

[a] waste of time and effort — vergebliche Liebesmüh

make every possible effort to do something — jede nur mögliche Anstrengung machen, etwas zu tun

he makes no effort at all — er gibt sich überhaupt keine Mühe

2) (attempt) Versuch, der

in an effort to do something — beim Versuch, etwas zu tun

make no effort to be polite — sich (Dat.) nicht die Mühe machen, höflich zu sein

3) (coll.): (result) Leistung, die

that was a pretty poor effort — das war ein ziemlich schwaches Bild (ugs.)

whose is this rather poor effort? — welcher Stümper hat das denn verbrochen? (ugs.)

the book was one of his first efforts — das Buch war einer seiner ersten Versuche

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['efət]
noun

1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) die Anstrengung

2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) die Anstrengung

3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) der Versuch

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- academic.ru/23473/effortless">effortless
- effortlessly
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ef·fort

[ˈefət, AM -ɚt]

n

1. (exertion) Mühe f, Anstrengung f

despite all my \efforts, he is still smoking trotz all meiner Bemühungen raucht er immer noch

to be worth the \effort die Mühe wert sein

it is an \effort [for sb] to do sth es kostet [jdn] Mühe, etw zu tun

to make an \effort [to do sth] sich akk anstrengen [o sich dat Mühe geben] [, etw zu tun]

2. (trying) Bemühung f, Bemühen nt kein pl geh

to make an \effort [to do sth] sich akk bemühen [o sich dat Mühe geben] [, etw zu tun]

to not make any \effort to do sth sich dat nicht die geringste Mühe geben [o sich akk nicht bemühen], etw zu tun

3. (outcome) Versuch m

that's a fairly poor \effort das ist eine ziemlich schwache Leistung

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['efət]
n

1) (= attempt) Versuch m; (= strain, hard work) Anstrengung f, Mühe f; (MECH) Leistung f

to make an effort to do sth — den Versuch unternehmen, etw zu tun, sich bemühen, etw zu tun

to make the effort to do sth — sich (dat) die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

to make every effort or a great effort to do sth — sich sehr bemühen or anstrengen, etw zu tun

to make every possible effort to do sth — jede nur mögliche Anstrengung or große Anstrengungen unternehmen or machen, etw zu tun

to make little effort to do sth — sich (dat) wenig Mühe geben, etw zu tun

he made no effort to be polite — er machte sich (dat) nicht die Mühe, höflich zu sein

it's an effort (to get up in the morning) — es kostet einige Mühe or Anstrengung(, morgens aufzustehen)

getting up was an effort — das Aufstehen kostete einige Mühe or Anstrengung

he had to double his efforts —

if it's not too much of an effort for you (iro) — wenn es dir nicht zu viel Mühe macht

with an effort — mühsam

with a great effort of will — mit einer gewaltigen Willensanstrengung

come on, make an effort — komm, streng dich an

it's well worth the effort — die Mühe lohnt sich wirklich

2) (= campaign) Aktion f

the famine relief effort — die Hilfsaktion gegen die Hungersnot

3) (inf) Unternehmen nt

it was a pretty poor effort — das war eine ziemlich schwache Leistung

it's not bad for a first effort —

what did you think of his latest effort? — was halten Sie von seinem jüngsten Unternehmen?

his first effort at making a film —

best film went to a strange Swedish effort — die Auszeichnung für den besten Film ging an ein merkwürdiges schwedisches Machwerk

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effort [ˈefə(r)t] s

1. Anstrengung f:

a) Bemühung f, (angestrengter) Versuch

b) Mühe f, harte Arbeit:

make an effort sich bemühen, sich anstrengen ( beide:

to do zu tun);

make every effort sich alle Mühe geben, sich nach Kräften bemühen;

make massive efforts gewaltige Anstrengungen unternehmen;

put a lot of effort into sich gewaltige Mühe geben bei;

spare no effort keine Mühe scheuen;

with an effort mühsam;

without effort mühelos, ohne Anstrengung;

effort of will Willensanstrengung f;

a good effort! immerhin!, nicht schlecht (für den Anfang)!

2. SPORT etc Leistung f

3. PHYS Sekundärkraft f, Potenzialabfall m

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noun

1) (exertion) Anstrengung, die; Mühe, die

make an/every effort — (physically) sich anstrengen; (mentally) sich bemühen

without [any] effort — ohne Anstrengung; mühelos

[a] waste of time and effort — vergebliche Liebesmüh

make every possible effort to do something — jede nur mögliche Anstrengung machen, etwas zu tun

he makes no effort at all — er gibt sich überhaupt keine Mühe

2) (attempt) Versuch, der

in an effort to do something — beim Versuch, etwas zu tun

make no effort to be polite — sich (Dat.) nicht die Mühe machen, höflich zu sein

3) (coll.): (result) Leistung, die

that was a pretty poor effort — das war ein ziemlich schwaches Bild (ugs.)

whose is this rather poor effort? — welcher Stümper hat das denn verbrochen? (ugs.)

the book was one of his first efforts — das Buch war einer seiner ersten Versuche

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n.

Anstrengung f.

Aufwand -¨e m.

Bemühen -ungen n.

Bemühung -en f.

Bestreben n.

Bestrebung f.

Leistung -en f.

Mühe -n f.

Versuch -e m.

English-german dictionary > effort
9 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

* * *

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
10 make

1.
[meɪk]transitive verb, made [meɪd]

1) (construct) machen, anfertigen (of aus); bauen [Damm, Straße, Flugzeug, Geige]; anlegen [See, Teich, Weg usw.]; zimmern [Tisch, Regal]; basteln [Spielzeug, Vogelhäuschen, Dekoration usw.]; nähen [Kleider]; durchbrechen [Türöffnung]; (manufacture) herstellen; (create) [er]schaffen [Welt]; (prepare) zubereiten [Mahlzeit]; machen [Frühstück, Grog]; machen, kochen [Kaffee, Tee, Marmelade]; backen [Brot, Kuchen]; (compose, write) schreiben, verfassen [Buch, Gedicht, Lied, Bericht]; machen [Eintrag, Zeichen, Kopie, Zusammenfassung, Testament]; anfertigen [Entwurf]; aufsetzen [Bewerbung, Schreiben, Urkunde]

make a film — einen Film drehen

make a dress out of the material, make the material into a dress — aus dem Stoff ein Kleid machen

a table made of wood/of the finest wood — ein Holztisch/ein Tisch aus feinstem Holz

made in Germany — in Deutschland hergestellt

show what one is made of — zeigen, was in einem steckt (ugs.)

be [simply] 'made of money — (coll.) im Geld [nur so] schwimmen (ugs.)

be 'made for something/somebody — (fig.): (ideally suited) wie geschaffen für etwas/jemanden sein

make a bed — (for sleeping) ein Bett bauen (ugs.)

make the bed — (arrange after sleeping) das Bett machen

have it made — (coll.) ausgesorgt haben (ugs.)

2) (combine into) sich verbinden zu; bilden

blue and yellow make green — aus Blau und Gelb wird Grün

3) (cause to exist) machen [Ärger, Schwierigkeiten, Lärm, Aufhebens]

make enemies — sich (Dat.) Feinde machen od. schaffen

make time for doing or to do something — sich (Dat.) die Zeit dazu nehmen, etwas zu tun

4) (result in, amount to) machen [Unterschied, Summe]; ergeben [Resultat]

two and two make four — zwei und zwei ist od. macht od. sind vier

they make a handsome pair — sie geben ein hübsches Paar ab

qualities that make a man — Eigenschaften, die einen Mann ausmachen

5) (establish, enact) bilden [Gegensatz]; treffen [Unterscheidung, Übereinkommen]; ziehen [Vergleich, Parallele]; erlassen [Gesetz, Haftbefehl]; aufstellen [Regeln, Behauptung]; stellen [Forderung]; geben [Bericht]; schließen [Vertrag]; vornehmen [Zahlung]; machen [Geschäft, Vorschlag, Geständnis]; erheben [Anschuldigung, Protest, Beschwerde]

6) (cause to be or become)

make angry/happy/known — etc. wütend/glücklich/bekannt usw. machen

make somebody captain — jemanden zum Kapitän machen

make a star of somebody — aus jemandem einen Star machen

make a friend of somebody — sich mit jemandem anfreunden

make oneself heard/respected — sich (Dat.) Gehör/Respekt verschaffen

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

shall we make it Tuesday then? — sagen wir also Dienstag?

that makes it one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

make it a shorter journey by doing something — die Reise abkürzen, indem man etwas tut

7)

make somebody do something — (cause) jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun; (compel) jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

make somebody repeat the sentence — jemanden den Satz wiederholen lassen

be made to do something — etwas tun müssen; (be compelled) gezwungen werden, etwas zu tun

make oneself do something — sich überwinden, etwas zu tun

what makes you think that? — wie kommst du darauf?

8) (form, be counted as)

this makes the tenth time you've failed — das ist nun [schon] das zehnte Mal, dass du versagt hast

will you make one of the party? — wirst du dabei od. (ugs.) mit von der Partie sein?

9) (serve for) abgeben

this story makes good reading — diese Geschichte ist guter Lesestoff

10) (become by development or training)

the site would make a good playground — der Platz würde einen guten Spielplatz abgeben

he will make a good officer — aus ihm wird noch ein guter Offizier

11) (gain, acquire, procure) machen [Vermögen, Profit, Verlust]; machen (ugs.) [Geld]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt]; sich (Dat.) erwerben [Ruf]; (obtain as result) kommen zu od. auf, herausbekommen [Ergebnis, Endsumme]

how much did you make? — wieviel hast du verdient?

that makes one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

12) machen [Geste, Bewegung, Verbeugung]; machen [Reise, Besuch, Ausnahme, Fehler, Angebot, Entdeckung, Witz, Bemerkung]; begehen [Irrtum]; vornehmen [Änderung, Stornierung]; vorbringen [Beschwerde]; tätigen, machen [Einkäufe]; geben [Versprechen, Kommentar]; halten [Rede]; ziehen [Vergleich]; durchführen, machen [Experiment, Analyse, Inspektion]; (wage) führen [Krieg]; (accomplish) schaffen [Strecke pro Zeiteinheit]

13)

make much of something — etwas betonen

make little of something — (play something down) etwas herunterspielen

they could make little of his letter — (understand) sie konnten mit seinem Brief nicht viel anfangen

I don't know what to make of him/it — ich werde aus ihm/daraus nicht schlau od. klug

what do you make of him? — was hältst du von ihm?; wie schätzt du ihn ein?

14) (arrive at) erreichen [Bestimmungsort]; (coll.): (catch) [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Zug usw.]

make it — (succeed in arriving) es schaffen

15)

something makes or breaks or mars somebody — etwas entscheidet über jmds. Glück oder Verderben (Akk.)

make somebody's day — jemandem einen glücklichen Tag bescheren

16) (consider to be)

What do you make the time? - I make it five past eight — Wie spät hast du es od. ist es bei dir? - Auf meiner Uhr ist es fünf nach acht

17)

make 'do — vorlieb nehmen

make 'do with/without something — mit/ohne etwas auskommen
2. intransitive verb,
made

1) (proceed)

make toward something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

2) (act as if with intention)

make to do something — Anstalten machen, etwas zu tun

make as if or as though to do something — so tun, als wolle man etwas tun
3. noun
1) (kind of structure) Ausführung, die; (of clothes) Machart, die

2) (type of manufacture) Fabrikat, das; (brand) Marke, die

make of car — Automarke, die

3)

on the make — (coll.): (intent on gain) hinter dem Geld her (abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/44737/make_for">make for

- make off

- make off with

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

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[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.) machen

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

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

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

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

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) sich erweisen als

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

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) machen zu

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

- 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
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make

[meɪk]

I. NOUN

1. ECON (brand) Fabrikat nt, Marke f

the newer \makes of computer are much faster die neuen Computergenerationen sind viel schneller

it's jam of my own \make das ist selbst gemachte Marmelade

\make of car Automarke f

2. (of a person)

people of her \make are rare Leute wie sie [o fam ihrer Machart] sind selten

3. ( pej fam: search)

to be on the \make (for sex) auf sexuelle Abenteuer aus 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

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<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 hohe Temperaturen aushält

‘made in Taiwan’ ‚hergestellt in Taiwan‘

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 schließen

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 [wie] 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

2. (become)

▪ to \make sth etw werden; (be) etw sein

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

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

champagne and caviar \make a wonderful combination Champagner und Kaviar sind eine wunderbare Kombination

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

to \make a match gut zusammenpassen

to \make fascinating reading faszinierend zu lesen sein

3. (cause) machen

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

to \make sb one's wife jdn zu seiner Frau machen

▪ to \make sth do sth:

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

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?

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

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, und es kann mich auch keiner dazu zwingen!

5. + adj (cause to be) machen

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

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

to \make sb angry/happy jdn wütend/glücklich machen

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 bekanntmachen

to \make sth public etw veröffentlichen

to \make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen

6. (transform to)

▪ to \make sb/sth into sth:

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

we've made the attic into a spare room wir haben den Speicher zu einem Gästezimmer ausgebaut

7. (perform)

▪ to \make sth mistake, progress, offer, suggestion etw machen

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

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

I'll have a steak — no, \make that chicken ich nehme ein Steak — ach nein, bringen Sie doch lieber das Hühnchen

to \make an appointment einen Termin vereinbaren

to \make a bargain ein Schnäppchen machen

to \make a bid for sth ein Angebot für [o über] etw akk machen

to \make a book STOCKEX eine Aufstellung von Aktien machen, für die Kauf- oder Verkaufsaufträge entgegengenommen werden

to \make a call anrufen

to \make a deal einen Handel schließen

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

to \make a deposit eine Anzahlung leisten

to \make a donation eine Spende vornehmen

to \make an effort sich akk anstrengen

to \make a face ein Gesicht ziehen

to \make a good job of sth bei etw dat gute Arbeit leisten

to \make a move (in game) einen Zug machen; (in business, personal life) etwas unternehmen; body sich akk bewegen

to \make a payment eine Zahlung leisten

to \make a promise ein Versprechen geben, etw versprechen

to \make reservations reservieren

to \make a request for sth um etw akk bitten

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 way [or space] [or room] den Weg frei machen

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

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 sth:

he \makes £50,000 a year er verdient [o fam macht] 50.000 Pfund im Jahr

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 a lot of money out of sth mit etw dat viel Geld verdienen [o fam machen]

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)

▪ to \make sth of sth:

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

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

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 meinst du, wie viel Uhr ist es wohl?

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

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

he made captain/sergeant/manager AM er hat es bis zum Kapitän/Feldwebel/Manager gebracht

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

to \make the deadline den Termin einhalten [können]

to \make the grade sich akk qualifizieren, es schaffen

to \make the finals/a team SPORT sich akk für das Finale/ein Team qualifizieren

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

to \make it to the top Karriere machen

to \make it es schaffen

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

14. (render perfect)

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

this film has made 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. (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!) es mit jdm treiben fam

16. NAUT

to \make port Meldung an den Hafenmeister machen

to \make sail in See stechen

to \make way vorankommen

17. ELEC

to \make contact den Stromkreis schließen

18.

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

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

▶ 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 sense Sinn ergeben [o machen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<made, made>

1. (be about to)

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

just as we made to leave the phone rang gerade als wir gehen wollten, klingelte das Telefon

2. (pretend)

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

he made as if to leave the room er machte Anstalten, das Zimmer zu verlassen

stop making like you know everything! hör auf so zu tun, als wüsstest du alles!

▪ 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 stellte sich krank, damit er nicht zur Schule musste

3. 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! fam

4.

▶ to \make do with/without sth mit/ohne etw dat auskommen [o hinkommen]

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

▶ to \make do and mend ( prov) flicken und wiederverwerten, was man hat, sich akk mit etw dat zufriedengeben

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make [meık]

A s

1. a) Machart f, Ausführung f

b) Erzeugnis n, Produkt n, Fabrikat n:

our own make (unser) eigenes Fabrikat;

of best English make beste englische Qualität;

I like the make of this car mir gefällt die Ausführung oder Form dieses Wagens;

is this your own make? haben Sie das (selbst) gemacht?

2. Mode: Schnitt m, Fasson f

3. WIRTSCH (Fabrik)Marke f

4. TECH Typ m, Bau(art) m(f)

5. Beschaffenheit f, Zustand m

6. Anfertigung f, Herstellung f, Produktion f

7. Produktion(smenge) f, Ausstoß m

8. a) (Körper)Bau m

b) Veranlagung f, Natur f, Art f

9. Bau m, Gefüge n

10. Fassung f, Stil m (eines Romans etc)

11. ELEK Schließen n (des Stromkreises):

be at make geschlossen sein

12. Kartenspiel:

a) Trumpfbestimmung f

b) Bridge: endgültiges Trumpfgebot

c) Mischen n (der Karten)

13. be on the make sl

a) schwer dahinter her sein, auf Geld oder auf seinen Vorteil aus sein,

b) auf ein (sexuelles) Abenteuer aus sein,

c) (gesellschaftlich) nach oben drängen,

d) im Kommen oder Werden sein

B v/t prät und pperf made [meıd]

1. allg z. B. Anstrengungen, Einkäufe, Einwände, eine Reise, sein Testament, eine Verbeugung, einen Versuch machen:

make a fire Feuer machen;

make a price einen Preis festsetzen oder machen;

make a speech eine Rede halten;

make it 2-1 SPORT auf 2:1 stellen;

he’s (as) stupid as they make them umg er ist so dumm wie sonst was; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)

2. machen:

a) anfertigen, herstellen, erzeugen ( alle:

from, of, out of aus)

b) verarbeiten, bilden, formen ( alle:

to, into in akk, zu):

make a man of sb einen Mann aus jemandem machen

c) Tee etc (zu)bereiten:

he made himself a cup of coffee er machte sich eine Tasse Kaffee

d) ein Gedicht etc verfassen, schreiben

3. errichten, bauen, einen Park, Weg etc anlegen

4. (er)schaffen:

God made man Gott schuf den Menschen;

you are made for this job du bist für diese Arbeit wie geschaffen

5. fig machen zu:

he made her his wife;

make a doctor of sb jemanden Arzt werden lassen

6. ergeben, bilden, entstehen lassen:

oxygen and hydrogen make water Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff bilden Wasser

7. verursachen:

a) ein Geräusch, Lärm, Mühe, Schwierigkeiten etc machen

b) bewirken, (mit sich) bringen:

prosperity makes contentment

8. (er)geben, den Stoff abgeben zu, dienen als (Sache):

this makes a good article das gibt einen guten Artikel;

this cloth will make a suit dieses Tuch wird für einen Anzug reichen

9. sich erweisen als (Personen):

he would make a good salesman er würde einen guten Verkäufer abgeben;

she made him a good wife sie war ihm eine gute Frau

10. bilden, (aus)machen:

this makes the tenth time das ist das zehnte Mal

11. (mit adj, pperf etc)machen:

make angry zornig machen, erzürnen; → make good

12. (mit folgendem Substantiv) machen zu, ernennen zu:

they made him (a) general, he was made a general er wurde zum General ernannt;

he made himself a martyr er machte sich zum Märtyrer

13. mit inf ( aktivisch ohne to, passiv mit to) jemanden lassen, veranlassen oder bringen oder zwingen oder nötigen zu:

make sb wait jemanden warten lassen;

he was made to wait for an hour man ließ ihn eine Stunde warten;

we made him talk wir brachten ihn zum Sprechen;

they made him repeat it, he was made to repeat it man ließ es ihn wiederholen;

make sth do, make do with sth mit etwas auskommen, sich mit etwas begnügen oder behelfen;

that coat makes him look absurd in dem Mantel schaut er einfach lächerlich aus; → laugh B

14. fig machen:

make much of

a) viel Wesens um etwas od jemanden machen,

b) viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk)

15. sich eine Vorstellung von etwas machen, etwas halten für:

what do you make of it? was halten Sie davon?

16. umg jemanden halten für:

I make him a greenhorn

17. schätzen auf (akk):

I make the distance three miles;

how old do you make him? wie alt schätzen Sie ihn?

18. feststellen:

I make it a quarter to five nach meiner Uhr ist es Viertel vor fünf

19. erfolgreich durchführen: → escape C 1

20. jemandem zum Erfolg verhelfen, jemandes Glück machen:

I can make and break you ich kann aus Ihnen etwas machen und ich kann Sie auch erledigen

21. sich ein Vermögen etc erwerben, verdienen, Geld, einen Profit machen, einen Gewinn erzielen: → name Bes Redew

22. schaffen:

a) eine Strecke zurücklegen:

make it es (räumlich od zeitlich) schaffen ( → B 23);

he didn’t make it to the emergency exit er schaffte es nicht bis zum Notausgang;

sorry, I couldn’t make it any earlier ich konnte leider nicht früher kommen

b) eine Geschwindigkeit erreichen, machen:

make 60 mph

23. umg etwas erreichen, schaffen, einen akademischen Grad erlangen, SPORT etc Punkte, auch eine Schulnote erzielen, einen Zug erwischen:

make it es schaffen ( → B 22);

he made it to general er brachte es bis zum General;

make the team bes US sich einen Platz (in der Mannschaft) erobern; → regular A 14

24. sl eine Frau rumkriegen, umlegen (verführen)

25. ankommen in (dat), erreichen:

make port SCHIFF in den Hafen einlaufen

26. SCHIFF Land etc sichten, ausmachen

27. Br eine Mahlzeit einnehmen

28. ein Fest etc veranstalten

29. Kartenspiel:

a) Karten mischen

b) einen Stich machen

30. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen, einen Kontakt herstellen

31. LING den Plural etc bilden, werden zu

32. sich belaufen auf (akk), ergeben, machen:

two and two make four 2 und 2 macht oder ist 4

33. besonders Br ein Tier abrichten, dressieren

34. obs übersetzen (in eine andere Sprache)

35. US sl jemanden identifizieren

C v/i

1. sich anschicken, den Versuch machen ( beide:

to do zu tun):

he made to go er wollte gehen

2. (to nach)

a) sich begeben oder wenden

b) führen, gehen (Weg etc), sich erstrecken

c) fließen

3. einsetzen (Ebbe, Flut), (an)steigen (Flut etc)

4. (statt passiv) gemacht oder hergestellt werden

5. Kartenspiel: einen Stich machen

6. make as if ( oder as though) so tun, als ob oder als wenn:

make believe vorgeben ( that dass; to do zu tun);

make like US sl sich benehmen oder aufführen wie

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1.
[meɪk]transitive verb, made [meɪd]

1) (construct) machen, anfertigen (of aus); bauen [Damm, Straße, Flugzeug, Geige]; anlegen [See, Teich, Weg usw.]; zimmern [Tisch, Regal]; basteln [Spielzeug, Vogelhäuschen, Dekoration usw.]; nähen [Kleider]; durchbrechen [Türöffnung]; (manufacture) herstellen; (create) [er]schaffen [Welt]; (prepare) zubereiten [Mahlzeit]; machen [Frühstück, Grog]; machen, kochen [Kaffee, Tee, Marmelade]; backen [Brot, Kuchen]; (compose, write) schreiben, verfassen [Buch, Gedicht, Lied, Bericht]; machen [Eintrag, Zeichen, Kopie, Zusammenfassung, Testament]; anfertigen [Entwurf]; aufsetzen [Bewerbung, Schreiben, Urkunde]

make a film — einen Film drehen

make a dress out of the material, make the material into a dress — aus dem Stoff ein Kleid machen

a table made of wood/of the finest wood — ein Holztisch/ein Tisch aus feinstem Holz

made in Germany — in Deutschland hergestellt

show what one is made of — zeigen, was in einem steckt (ugs.)

be [simply] 'made of money — (coll.) im Geld [nur so] schwimmen (ugs.)

be 'made for something/somebody — (fig.): (ideally suited) wie geschaffen für etwas/jemanden sein

make a bed — (for sleeping) ein Bett bauen (ugs.)

make the bed — (arrange after sleeping) das Bett machen

have it made — (coll.) ausgesorgt haben (ugs.)

2) (combine into) sich verbinden zu; bilden

blue and yellow make green — aus Blau und Gelb wird Grün

3) (cause to exist) machen [Ärger, Schwierigkeiten, Lärm, Aufhebens]

make enemies — sich (Dat.) Feinde machen od. schaffen

make time for doing or to do something — sich (Dat.) die Zeit dazu nehmen, etwas zu tun

4) (result in, amount to) machen [Unterschied, Summe]; ergeben [Resultat]

two and two make four — zwei und zwei ist od. macht od. sind vier

they make a handsome pair — sie geben ein hübsches Paar ab

qualities that make a man — Eigenschaften, die einen Mann ausmachen

5) (establish, enact) bilden [Gegensatz]; treffen [Unterscheidung, Übereinkommen]; ziehen [Vergleich, Parallele]; erlassen [Gesetz, Haftbefehl]; aufstellen [Regeln, Behauptung]; stellen [Forderung]; geben [Bericht]; schließen [Vertrag]; vornehmen [Zahlung]; machen [Geschäft, Vorschlag, Geständnis]; erheben [Anschuldigung, Protest, Beschwerde]

6) (cause to be or become)

make angry/happy/known — etc. wütend/glücklich/bekannt usw. machen

make somebody captain — jemanden zum Kapitän machen

make a star of somebody — aus jemandem einen Star machen

make a friend of somebody — sich mit jemandem anfreunden

make oneself heard/respected — sich (Dat.) Gehör/Respekt verschaffen

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

shall we make it Tuesday then? — sagen wir also Dienstag?

that makes it one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

make it a shorter journey by doing something — die Reise abkürzen, indem man etwas tut

7)

make somebody do something — (cause) jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun; (compel) jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

make somebody repeat the sentence — jemanden den Satz wiederholen lassen

be made to do something — etwas tun müssen; (be compelled) gezwungen werden, etwas zu tun

make oneself do something — sich überwinden, etwas zu tun

what makes you think that? — wie kommst du darauf?

8) (form, be counted as)

this makes the tenth time you've failed — das ist nun [schon] das zehnte Mal, dass du versagt hast

will you make one of the party? — wirst du dabei od. (ugs.) mit von der Partie sein?

9) (serve for) abgeben

this story makes good reading — diese Geschichte ist guter Lesestoff

10) (become by development or training)

the site would make a good playground — der Platz würde einen guten Spielplatz abgeben

he will make a good officer — aus ihm wird noch ein guter Offizier

11) (gain, acquire, procure) machen [Vermögen, Profit, Verlust]; machen (ugs.) [Geld]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt]; sich (Dat.) erwerben [Ruf]; (obtain as result) kommen zu od. auf, herausbekommen [Ergebnis, Endsumme]

how much did you make? — wieviel hast du verdient?

that makes one pound exactly — das macht genau ein Pfund

12) machen [Geste, Bewegung, Verbeugung]; machen [Reise, Besuch, Ausnahme, Fehler, Angebot, Entdeckung, Witz, Bemerkung]; begehen [Irrtum]; vornehmen [Änderung, Stornierung]; vorbringen [Beschwerde]; tätigen, machen [Einkäufe]; geben [Versprechen, Kommentar]; halten [Rede]; ziehen [Vergleich]; durchführen, machen [Experiment, Analyse, Inspektion]; (wage) führen [Krieg]; (accomplish) schaffen [Strecke pro Zeiteinheit]

13)

make much of something — etwas betonen

make little of something — (play something down) etwas herunterspielen

they could make little of his letter — (understand) sie konnten mit seinem Brief nicht viel anfangen

I don't know what to make of him/it — ich werde aus ihm/daraus nicht schlau od. klug

what do you make of him? — was hältst du von ihm?; wie schätzt du ihn ein?

14) (arrive at) erreichen [Bestimmungsort]; (coll.): (catch) [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Zug usw.]

make it — (succeed in arriving) es schaffen

15)

something makes or breaks or mars somebody — etwas entscheidet über jmds. Glück oder Verderben (Akk.)

make somebody's day — jemandem einen glücklichen Tag bescheren

16) (consider to be)

What do you make the time? - I make it five past eight — Wie spät hast du es od. ist es bei dir? - Auf meiner Uhr ist es fünf nach acht

17)

make 'do — vorlieb nehmen

make 'do with/without something — mit/ohne etwas auskommen
2. intransitive verb,
made

1) (proceed)

make toward something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

2) (act as if with intention)

make to do something — Anstalten machen, etwas zu tun

make as if or as though to do something — so tun, als wolle man etwas tun
3. noun
1) (kind of structure) Ausführung, die; (of clothes) Machart, die

2) (type of manufacture) Fabrikat, das; (brand) Marke, die

make of car — Automarke, die

3)

on the make — (coll.): (intent on gain) hinter dem Geld her (abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make off with

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

* * *

n.

Fabrikat -e n.

Herstellung f.

Marke -n f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made)

= knüpfen v.

machen v.

vornehmen v.

English-german dictionary > make
11 effort

'efət
noun

1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) innsats, (kraft)anstrengelse, krafttak

2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) bestrebelse, anstrengelse, strev, flid

3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) forsøk, prestasjon

•

- effortless
- effortlessly

dåd
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forsøk
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gjerning
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kampanje
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strev

subst. \/ˈefət\/

1) (kraft)anstrengelse, innsats, strev

• the war effort

krigsinnsatsen

2) ( teknisk) kraft

3) prestasjon, anstrengelse (spesielt kunstnerisk, spøkefullt)

• in spite of his oratorical efforts the audience soon went to sleep

til tross for hans oratoriske øvelser, falt publikum snart i søvn

4) forsøk, verk, produkt

• that book is not one of his happier efforts

den boken er ikke en av hans mest vellykkede

be an effort koste overvinnelse

be unsparing in one's efforts ikke spare på kreftene, gi alt man har

by one's own efforts ved egen kraft

cost an effort koste overvinnelse

make an all-out effort anstrenge seg til det ytterste, gi alt det en har

make an effort anstrenge seg, gjøre et (alvorlig) forsøk

• make an effort at cheerfulness

anstrenge seg for å virke munter

• make a slight effort to help

gjøre et svakt forsøk på å hjelpe

• make every effort

gjøre sitt ytterste \/ gjøre alt man kan

put effort into something legge arbeid (eller flid) i noe

put forth an effort gjøre en kraftanstrengelse

that's a good effort! ( hverdagslig) ikke verst!, bra gjort!

with effort med besvær

without (apparent) effort uten (synlig) anstrengelse

English-Norwegian dictionary > effort
12 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.) narediti

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- 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
* * *
I [méik]
noun

delo, izdelovanje; economy izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona; technical vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe); electrical spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kart

our own make — naš izdelek

of best English make — najboljše angl. kvalitete

is this your own make — si to sam naredil?

electrical to be at make — biti spojen

slang to be on the make — biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)

British English nautical make and mend — prost čas za mornarje
II [méik]
1.

transitive verb

delati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz); predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v); pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti; figuratively napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.); povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti ( she ŋs him a good wife); znesti, znašati; imenovati za ( he was made a general); (z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk); meniti, misliti, predstavljati si ( what do you make of it); colloquially imeti koga za kaj ( I make him an honest man); zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot); slang zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči; nautical zagledati (kopno); British English jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte; electrical spojiti American slang identificirati koga;

2.

intransitive verb

nameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to); nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda); figuratively povzročiti, pripeljati do

to make advances — truditi se koga pridobiti

to make no account of — ne ozirati se na kaj

to make allowance for — upoštevati, biti uvideven

to make amends for — odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kaj

to make angry — zjeziti

to make an appointment — dogovoriti se za sestanek

to make as if ( —ali as though) — pretvarjati se, hliniti

as you make your bed so you must lie upon it — kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležal

to make a bag — imeti dober lov

to make the bed — postlati

to make believe — pretvarjati se, hliniti

to make a bid for — truditi se za, potegovati se za kaj

to make bold — drzniti si, upati si

to make no bones about — povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kaj

to make one's bread — vzdrževati se sam

slang to make book — ilegalno sklepati stave na konjskih dirkah

this book makes good reading — ta knjiga se dobro bere

to make or break s.o. — pripeljati koga do uspeha ali poloma

to make a clean breast of — priznati, olajšati si srce

to make bricks without straw — delati nekaj neizvedljivega

to make the best of — izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čim

to make cards — mešati karte

to make certain — prepričati se

to make clear — objasniti, razložiti

to make the door upon s.o. — zapreti komu vrata

to make a difference to — biti važno, spremeniti stvar

to make s.th. do — ali to make do with a.th. — zadovoljiti se s čim

to make no doubt — ne dvomiti

to make both ends meet — shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkom

to make eyes at — spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledati

to make an effort — potruditi se

to make excuses — opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati se

to make an example of — eksemplarično kaznovati

to make an exhibition of o.s. — spozabiti se

to make faces at — pačiti se komu

to make a face — nakremžiti se

to make a figure — zgledati smešen

to make a fire — zakuriti

you are made for this job — si kot ustvarjen za to delo

to make one's fortune — obogateti

to make a fool of o.s. — biti za norca

to make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norca

to make free with — brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čim

to make friends with — sprijateljiti se s kom

to make fun ( —ali game) of — zasmehovati koga, zafrkavati

to make a go of — uspeti v čem

to make good — uspeti

to make s.th. good — povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditi

to make a hash of — pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)

to make a habit of it — priti v navado

to make haste — pohiteti

to make hay — pospraviti seno

to make hay of — napraviti zmešnjavo

to make hay while the sun shines — kovati železo dokler je vroče

to make head(way) — napredovati

to make headway against — premagati (težave)

not to make head or tail of — ne razumeti

American to make a hit — postati popularen

to make o.s. at home — biti kakor doma

American to make it — uspeti

nautical to make it so — izvršiti nalog

to make it hot for s.o. — naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati koga

to make things humorously gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)

American to make a killing — nenadoma zaslužiti ali priti do denarja

to make known — sporočiti, objaviti

to make land — zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristanišče

to make light ( —ali little) of — podcenjevati, nalahko jemati

slang to make like — posnemati

to make a living — preživljati se

to make one's own life — živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo pot

to make love to — ljubimkati, spolno občevati s kom

to make one's mark — napraviti karijero, izkazati se

to make one's mark on — vtisniti svoj pečat

to make or mar — pripeljati do uspeha ali poloma

to make a match — dobro se omožiti (oženiti)

to make a good meal — dobro jesti

to make merry — hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veseliti

to make minoemeat of — izpodbiti, popolnoma premagati

to make a monkey out of — osmešiti koga

to make money — dobro zaslužiti, obogateti

to make the most of — čim bolj izrabiti

to make a mountain out of a molehill — napraviti iz muhe slona

to make mouths at — pačiti se komu

to make s.o.'s mouth water — vzbuditi zavist ali željo

to make move — lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, kreniti

to make much of — ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristi

to make a name for o.s. — napraviti si ime

to make a night of it — prekrokati vso noč

to make a noise in the world — postati slaven, zasloveti

to make nothing of — ne razumeti, biti zmeden

to make of — tolmačiti, razlagati si

to make one of — priključiti se

to make the pace — voditi, diktirati tempo

to make passes at — objemati, ljubkovati, dvoriti

to make peace — skleniti mir

to make one's pile — obogateti, spraviti denar na kup

to make a play for — poskužati pridobiti

to make a plunge — lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko staviti

nautical to make port — pripluti v pristanišče

to make a point of — vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditi

to make a price — nastaviti ceno

to make a practice of — imeti navado, navaditi se

to make a racket — biti zelo hrupen, razgrajati

to make ready — pripraviti

to make the rounds — obhoditi (stražar)

to make sail — odpluti, odjadrati

to make o.s. scarce — izginiti

to make a scene — napraviti komu neprijetno sceno

to make no secret of — ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedati

to make shift with — pomagati si, nekako urediti

to make s.o. sit up — koga zelo presenetiti

to make a good (poor) showing — dobro (slabo) se izkazati

to make it snappy — podvizati se

to make s.o. sore — razjeziti koga

to make a splash — napraviti senzacijo

to make a speech — imeti govor

to make great strides — hitro napredovati

to make a stab at — poskusiti kaj narediti

nautical to make sternway — ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovati

to make a stand — zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)

to make sure — prepričati se

to make a clean sweep of — dobro pomesti, vse odstraniti

to make tick — pripraviti do dela

to make good time — hitro napredovati

this makes the 10th time — to je že desetič

to make a good thing of — obrniti v svojo korist

to make a touch — sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditi

to make hacks for — odpraviti se kam, napotiti se

American to make the team — biti sprejet v moštvo

to make a train — ujeti vlak

to make a trial of — poskusiti, preizkusiti kaj

to make o.s. understood — jasno se izraziti

to make use of — uporabiti kaj

to make way — utreti si pot, napredovati

to make one's way in the world — uspeti v življenju

to make one's way — out oditi

to make way for — umakniti se komu

to make s.o. out of his wits — spraviti koga ob pamet

to make war upon — vojskovati se s kom

nautical to make heavy weather — prebijati se po razburkanem morju

to make short work of — hitro kaj končati

to make water — scati

English-Slovenian dictionary > make
13 make

n. merk
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v. maken; vervaardigen; veroorzaken; creëren

make¹

[ meek]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 merk

2 natuur ⇒ karakter, soort

♦voorbeelden:

1   a famous make of dress • een jurk van een beroemd merk

2   a man of your make • een man van jouw slag

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 fabricage ⇒ vervaardiging

2 maaksel ⇒ fabrikaat, makelij

3 〈 elektriciteit〉 sluiting 〈 van stroomcircuit〉

♦voorbeelden:

2   of bad make • van slechte makelij, van slecht fabrikaat

¶ 〈 slang〉 on the make • op (eigen) voordeel uit, op winst uit; op de versiertoer 〈van man/vrouw〉

     that young man is really on the make • die jongeman is een echte streber

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make²

〈 made, made [ meed]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 doen ⇒ zich gedragen, handelen

2 gaan ⇒ zich begeven

3 op het punt staan

4 〈 kaartspel〉de slag maken/winnen ⇒ houden

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 informeel〉 make like a lion • een leeuw imiteren/spelen/nadoen

     make as if/though • doen alsof; op het punt staan

2   make after someone • achter iemand aan gaan

     we were making toward(s) the woods • wij gingen naar de bossen

3   they made to depart • zij stonden op het punt te vertrekken

4   my ace made • mijn aas hield

¶ make believe • spelen, doen alsof

     you'll have to make do with this old pair of trousers • je zult het met deze oude broek moeten doen

     make away/off • 'm smeren, ervandoor gaan

     make away with oneself • zich van kant maken

     make away with • doden; meenemen, jatten

     make off with • weg/meenemen, jatten

     make at someone • op iemand afstormen

     〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 make with • komen met, brengen; doen, uitvoeren

     make with the drinks, I'm parched • kom op met de drank(jes), ik heb een vreselijke dorst

     make with the show • kom op met de show, voer de show op

→ make for make for/, make out make out/, make up make up/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 maken ⇒ bouwen, fabriceren; scheppen; voortbrengen, veroorzaken; bereiden; (op)maken, opstellen 〈 wet, testament〉

2 in een bepaalde toestand/positie brengen ⇒ maken, vormen; maken tot, benoemen tot/als

3 (ver)krijgen ⇒ (be)halen, binnenhalen 〈 winst〉, hebben 〈 succes〉; lijden 〈 verlies〉; verdienen; scoren, maken 〈punt enz.〉

4 laten ⇒ ertoe brengen, doen, maken dat, dwingen

5 voorstellen als ⇒ doen lijken op, afschilderen (als)

6 schatten (op) ⇒ komen op

7 worden ⇒ maken, zijn

8 (geschikt) zijn (voor) ⇒ (op)leveren, worden

9 afleggen ⇒ overbruggen, doen

10 bereiken ⇒ komen tot, halen 〈 snelheid〉, gaan; halen, pakken 〈 trein〉; zien, in zicht krijgen 〈 land〉; bereiken 〈 rang〉, worden ⇒ komen in, halen 〈 ploeg〉

11 doen 〈 met handeling als object〉 ⇒ verrichten, uitvoeren 〈 onderzoek〉; geven 〈 belofte〉; nemen 〈 proef〉; houden 〈 redevoering〉

12 opmaken 〈 bed〉

13 versieren ⇒ 〈 in het bijzonder〉 naar bed gaan met

14 〈 informeel〉 tot een succes maken ⇒ het hem doen, de finishing touch geven

15 〈 elektriciteit〉 inschakelen ⇒ sluiten 〈 stroomcircuit〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   make coffee/tea • koffie/thee zetten

     make dinner • het warme eten klaarmaken

     make a house • een huis bouwen

     God made man • God schiep de mens

     make room • plaats maken

     make over a dress • een jurk vermaken/verstellen

     make a chair from paper • een stoel van papier maken

     〈 figuurlijk〉 show them what you are made of • toon wat je waard bent

     a bridge made of stone • een brug van steen, een stenen brug

     they made a cupboard out of oak • zij maakten een kast van eikenhout

     that boy's as fast/bad as they make 'em • die jongen is zo snel/slecht als maar kan

2   John made her his wife • John trouwde haar

     the letter made mother happy • de brief maakte moeder blij

     the workers made him their spokesman • de arbeiders maakten hem tot hun woordvoerder

     make the news public • het nieuws openbaar maken

     make over something (into) • iets ombouwen (tot), iets veranderen (in)

     make a stone into an axe • van een steen een bijl maken

     you've made such a happy man out of me • je hebt van mij zo'n gelukkig mens gemaakt

3   make a lot of money • veel geld verdienen

     make a profit of two guilders • een winst van twee gulden maken

     〈 kaartspel〉 make a trick • een slag maken/binnenhalen

     he made a lot on this deal • hij verdiende een hoop aan deze transactie

4   you think you can make this old car ride again • je denkt deze oude wagen weer aan de praat te kunnen krijgen

     the police made Randy sign the confession • de politie dwong Randy de bekentenis te tekenen

     the story made her laugh • het verhaal maakte haar aan het lachen

     Tom was made to tell his adventures once more • Tom moest zijn avonturen nog eens vertellen

     she made the food go round • ze zorgde ervoor dat er genoeg eten was voor iedereen

     he made himself heard by speaking loud and clear • hij maakte zichzelf verstaanbaar door hard en duidelijk te spreken

     you can't make me • je kunt me niet dwingen

5   this book makes the Second Worldwar end in 1943 • dit boek laat de Tweede Wereldoorlog eindigen in 1943

     the director made Macbeth a villain • de regisseur maakte van Macbeth een schurk

6   what do you make the time? • hoe laat heeft u het?

     I make it seven thirty • ik heb het half acht

7   a hundred pence make a pound • honderd pence is een pond

     three and four make seven • drie en vier is zeven

     that makes three who want whisky • dat zijn er drie die whisky willen

8   this boy will never make a musician • deze jongen zal nooit een musicus worden

     that novel makes pleasant reading • die roman laat zich lekker lezen

     she will make you the perfect secretary • zij zal de volmaakte secretaresse voor je zijn

     the man is made for this job • de man is geknipt voor deze baan

9   make a few more miles • nog een paar mijl afleggen

10 make an appointment • op tijd zijn voor een afspraak

     after that he made major • daarna werd hij majoor

     this car makes a hundred and thirty km/h • deze auto haalt honderddertig km/u

     make the front pages • de voorpagina's halen

     make port • de haven binnenlopen

     I wonder how that player could make this team • ik vraag me af hoe die speler in dit team kon komen/raken

     make it • op tijd zijn, het halen; 〈 figuurlijk〉succes hebben, slagen

     have it made • geslaagd zijn, op rozen zitten

11 make a decision • een beslissing nemen, beslissen

     make an effort • een poging doen, pogen

     make a phone call • opbellen

     make war against/on/with • oorlog voeren tegen/met

14 the dark colours make the picture • de donkere kleuren maken het schilderij af

     make something of oneself • succes hebben 〈 in het leven〉

¶ this fool can make or break/mar the project • deze gek kan het project maken of breken

     this new film will make him or break him • met deze nieuwe film is het erop of eronder voor hem

     make something do • zich met iets behelpen

     you'll have to make this bike do • je zult het met deze fiets moeten doen

     〈 slang〉 make it • het doen, een nummertje maken, naaien

     let's make it next week/Wednesday • laten we (voor) volgende week/woensdag afspreken

     make little of • onbelangrijk vinden; weinig hebben aan, weinig profijt trekken van; weinig begrijpen van

     he made little of this wonderful opportunity • hij deed weinig met deze prachtkans

     make the most of • er het beste van maken; zoveel mogelijk profiteren van

     make much of • belangrijk vinden; veel hebben aan; veel begrijpen van; veel werk maken van 〈 bijvoorbeeld meisje〉

     they never made much of reading at home • thuis vonden ze lezen nooit belangrijk

     make nothing of • gemakkelijk doen (over), geen probleem maken van; niets begrijpen van

     〈 informeel〉 want to make something of it? • zocht je soms mot?, knokken?

     〈 informeel〉 that makes two of us • dat geldt ook voor mij, hier idem dito

     make over (to) • vermaken (aan), overmaken (aan), toewijzen (aan) 〈geld e.d.〉

     what do you make of that story? • wat denk jij van dat verhaal?

     they couldn't make anything of my notes • ze begrepen niets van mijn aantekeningen

→ make out make out/, make up make up/

English-Dutch dictionary > make
14 make over

((American) to change something or turn it into something else: They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.) convertir, transformar

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<property/money\>\> ceder

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( reuse) \<\<clothes\>\> (AmE) arreglar

3) v + o + adv (AmE)

a) ( with cosmetics) maquillar

b) ( change image of) transformar la imagen de

the candidate had been made over in an effort to win votes — habían transformado la imagen del candidato en un intento de ganar votos

VT + ADV

1) (=assign) ceder, traspasar (to a)

he had made over the farm to his son — le había cedido or traspasado la granja a su hijo

2) (=revamp) [+ organization] modernizar, poner al día

to make o.s. over — cambiar de imagen

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1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<property/money\>\> ceder

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( reuse) \<\<clothes\>\> (AmE) arreglar

3) v + o + adv (AmE)

a) ( with cosmetics) maquillar

b) ( change image of) transformar la imagen de

the candidate had been made over in an effort to win votes — habían transformado la imagen del candidato en un intento de ganar votos

English-spanish dictionary > make over
15 hand something to somebody on a plate

inf на блюдечке (с голубой каемочкой) (достаться легко/без усилий)
His father was wealthy, and he had everything handed to him on a plate.

You can't expect everything to be handed to you on a plate — you've got to make a bit of effort.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > hand something to somebody on a plate
16 Anstrengung

f

1. (Strapaze) strain, stress; die Reise war mit großen körperlichen Anstrengungen verbunden the journey ( oder trip) involved severe physical exertion ( oder hardship)

2. (Bemühung) effort; weitS. auch endeavo(u)r; mit äußerster Anstrengung by a supreme effort; ohne Anstrengung effortlessly; Anstrengungen machen make efforts; die Regierung macht Anstrengungen, die Arbeitslosenzahlen zu senken the government is doing it’s best to lower the unemployment figures

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die Anstrengung

labour; labor; strenuousness; endeavour; tension; effort; strain; endeavor; struggle

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Ạn|stren|gung
f -, -en
effort; (= Strapaze) strain
große Anstrengungen machen — to make every effort

Anstrengungen machen, etw zu tun — to make an effort to do sth

mit äußerster/letzter Anstrengung — with very great/one last effort

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die

1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) effort

2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) effort

3) ((an) effort: They failed in spite of their exertions.) exertion

4) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) strain

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An·stren·gung

<-, -en>

f

1. (Kraftaufwand) exertion no pl

2. (Bemühung) effort

mit äußerster [o letzter] \Anstrengung with one last effort

\Anstrengungen/einige \Anstrengungen machen, etw zu tun to make an effort/several efforts to do sth, to try [several times] to do sth

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die; Anstrengung, Anstrengungen

1) (Einsatz) effort

Anstrengungen machen — make an effort

große Anstrengungen machen, etwas zu tun — make every effort to do something

2) (Strapaze) strain

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Anstrengung f

1. (Strapaze) strain, stress;

die Reise war mit großen körperlichen Anstrengungen verbunden the journey ( oder trip) involved severe physical exertion ( oder hardship)

2. (Bemühung) effort; weitS. auch endeavo(u)r;

mit äußerster Anstrengung by a supreme effort;

ohne Anstrengung effortlessly;

Anstrengungen machen make efforts;

die Regierung macht Anstrengungen, die Arbeitslosenzahlen zu senken the government is doing it’s best to lower the unemployment figures

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die; Anstrengung, Anstrengungen

1) (Einsatz) effort

Anstrengungen machen — make an effort

große Anstrengungen machen, etwas zu tun — make every effort to do something

2) (Strapaze) strain

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f.

effort n.

endeavour n.

strain n.

strenuousness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Anstrengung
17 anstrengen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/refl make an effort, try (hard); stärker: exert o.s.; streng dich doch mal an! umg. you could try a bit harder; iro. don’t strain yourself; angestrengt

II v/t

1. sein Gedächtnis anstrengen rack one’s brains; alle Kräfte anstrengen use all one’s strength, strain every muscle; streng doch mal deinen Grips etc. an! umg. use your brains ( oder head)!

2. JUR.: einen Prozess anstrengen ( gegen jemanden) initiate ( oder commence) proceedings (against s.o.), bring an action (against s.o.)

III vt/i exert, strain, be a strain on; (ermüden) tire (out); (erschöpfen) exhaust; übermäßig anstrengen overtax, overexert; das strengt an it’s hard work; das schlechte Licht strengt die Augen an the poor light puts a strain on ( oder is bad for) the eyes

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to make an effort;

sich anstrengen

to endeavour; to try hard; to take steps; to make an effort; to endeavor; to exert oneself

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ạn|stren|gen ['anʃtrɛŋən] sep
1. vt

1) Augen to strain; Muskel, Gehirn, Geist to exert; (= strapazieren) jdn to tire out; esp Patienten to fatigue

das viele Lesen strengt meine Augen/mich an — all this reading is or puts a strain on my eyes/is a strain (for me)

alle Kräfte anstrengen — to use all one's strength or (geistig) faculties

sein Gedächtnis anstrengen — to rack one's brains

streng doch mal deinen Verstand ein bisschen an — think hard

See:

→ auch angestrengt

2) (JUR)

eine Klage/einen Prozess anstrengen — to initiate or institute proceedings (gegen against)

2. vr
to make an effort; (körperlich auch) to exert oneself
sich mehr/sehr anstrengen — to make more of an effort/a big effort

sich übermäßig anstrengen — to make too much of an effort; (körperlich auch) to overexert oneself

sich anstrengen, etw zu tun — to make an effort to do sth, to try hard to do sth

unsere Gastgeberin hatte sich sehr angestrengt — our hostess had gone to or had taken a lot of trouble

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1) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) exert

2) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) strain

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an|stren·gen

I. vr

1. (sich intensiv einsetzen)

▪ sich akk [bei etw dat/für etw akk] \anstrengen to exert oneself [in/for sth]

sich akk mehr/sehr \anstrengen to make a greater/great effort

sich akk übermäßig \anstrengen to overexert [or overstrain] oneself

2. (sich besondere Mühe geben)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \anstrengen to make a [big] effort [with sth], to try hard for sth

sich akk sehr [mit etw akk] \anstrengen to go to [or take] a lot of trouble [for sth]

▪ sich akk \anstrengen, etw zu tun to try hard to do sth

sich akk sehr \anstrengen, etw zu tun to go to [or take] a lot of trouble to do sth [or in doing sth

II. vt

1. (strapazieren)

▪ jdn \anstrengen to tire sb out

das viele Lesen strengt meine Augen an all this reading puts a strain on my eyes

2. (intensiv beanspruchen)

▪ etw \anstrengen to strain sth

seinen Geist/die Muskeln \anstrengen to exert one's mind/muscles

alle Kräfte \anstrengen to use all one's strength

3. (strapazieren)

▪ jdn [sehr] \anstrengen to [over]tax sb

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1.
reflexives Verb (sich einsetzen) make an effort; exert oneself; (körperlich) exert oneself

sich anstrengen, etwas zu tun — make an effort to do something

sich mehr/sehr anstrengen — make more of an effort/a great effort
2.
transitives Verb

1) (anspannen) strain <eyes, ears, voice>

alle seine Kräfte anstrengen — make every effort; (körperlich) use all one's strength

seine Fantasie anstrengen — exercise one's imagination

2) (strapazieren) strain, put a strain on < eyes>

jemanden [zu sehr] anstrengen — be [too much of] a strain on somebody

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anstrengen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/r make an effort, try (hard); stärker: exert o.s.;

streng dich doch mal an! umg you could try a bit harder; iron don’t strain yourself; → angestrengt

B. v/t

1.

sein Gedächtnis anstrengen rack one’s brains;

alle Kräfte anstrengen use all one’s strength, strain every muscle;

streng doch mal deinen Grips etc

an! umg use your brains ( oder head)!

2. JUR:

einen Prozess anstrengen (gegen jemanden) initiate ( oder commence) proceedings (against sb), bring an action( against sb)

C. v/t & v/i exert, strain, be a strain on; (ermüden) tire (out); (erschöpfen) exhaust;

übermäßig anstrengen overtax, overexert;

das strengt an it’s hard work;

das schlechte Licht strengt die Augen an the poor light puts a strain on ( oder is bad for) the eyes

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1.
reflexives Verb (sich einsetzen) make an effort; exert oneself; (körperlich) exert oneself

sich anstrengen, etwas zu tun — make an effort to do something

sich mehr/sehr anstrengen — make more of an effort/a great effort
2.
transitives Verb

1) (anspannen) strain <eyes, ears, voice>

alle seine Kräfte anstrengen — make every effort; (körperlich) use all one's strength

seine Fantasie anstrengen — exercise one's imagination

2) (strapazieren) strain, put a strain on < eyes>

jemanden [zu sehr] anstrengen — be [too much of] a strain on somebody

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v.

to strain v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anstrengen
18 coller

coller [kɔle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to stick ; (à la colle blanche) to paste ; [+ affiche] to stick up (à, sur on ) ; [+ enveloppe] to stick down ; [+ papier peint] to hang ; (Computing) to paste

• coller qch à or sur qch to stick sth onto sth

   b. ( = appliquer) coller son oreille à la porte/son nez contre la vitre to press one's ear against the door/one's nose against the window

   c. ( = mettre) (inf) to stick (inf)

• colle tes valises dans un coin stick (inf) your bags in a corner

   d. ( = donner) (inf) to give

• il m'a collé une contravention he gave me a fine

• arrête de pleurer ou je t'en colle une ! stop crying or you'll get a smack!

   e. (slang School) ( = consigner) to put in detention

   f. (avec une question) (inf) to catch out

   g. ( = suivre) [+ personne] (inf) to cling to

• la voiture qui nous suit nous colle de trop près the car behind is sitting right on our tail (inf)

• ils nous collent au train (inf) they're right on our tail (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = être poisseux) to be sticky ; ( = adhérer) to stick (à to)

   b. robe qui colle au corps tight-fitting dress

• ce rôle lui colle à la peau the part is tailor-made for him

• depuis, cette réputation lui colle à la peau he's been stuck with this reputation ever since

   c. ( = bien marcher) (inf) ça ne colle pas entre eux they aren't getting along

• il y a quelque chose qui ne colle pas there's something wrong

3. reflexive verb

► se coller

   a. ( = se mettre) (inf)

ils se collent devant la télé dès qu'ils rentrent they plonk themselves (inf) in front of the TV as soon as they come in

• on s'y colle ? shall we get down to it?

   b. se coller à qn [danseur] to cling to sb ; [importun] to stick to sb like glue

• ces deux-là sont toujours collés ensemble (inf) those two always go around together

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kɔle
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( faire adhérer) to stick, to glue [bois, papier, carton]; to paste up [affiche]; to hang [papier peint, tissu mural]; to stick [something] on [étiquette, timbre, rustine®]; to stick down [enveloppe]; to stick [something] together [feuilles, morceaux]; Cinéma to splice [film, bande magnétique]

coller des affiches — to stick ou post bills

il avait les cheveux collés par la peinture — his hair was matted with paint

ta colle ne colle pas bien le carton — your glue isn't very good for sticking card

2) ( appuyer)

coller quelque chose contre or à quelque chose — to press something against something

il avait un pistolet collé à la tempe — there was a pistol pressed to his head

il la colla contre le parapet — he pushed her up against the parapet

3) (colloq) ( mettre) to stick (colloq)

je leur ai collé la facture sous le nez — I stuck (colloq) the bill (right) under their noses

tu vas te faire coller une amende — you'll get landed (colloq) with a fine

si tu continues, je te colle une gifle or je vais t'en coller une — if you keep on, I'm going to slap you

on lui colle une étiquette de chanteur engagé — he's being labelled [BrE] as a political singer

4) (colloq) (dans un examen, un jeu)

je me suis fait coller en physique — I failed ou flunked (colloq) physics

5) (colloq) ( donner une retenue à) to give [somebody] detention [élève]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( adhérer) [colle, timbre, enveloppe] to stick; [pâtes] to stick together; [boue, substance] to stick

coller à un véhicule — fig to drive close behind a vehicle

coller au sujet — to stick to the subject

mon tee-shirt mouillé me collait à la peau — my wet T-shirt was clinging to my skin

ton passé te colle à la peau — fig your past never leaves you

2) (colloq) ( être cohérent)

leur analyse ne colle pas à la réalité — their analysis doesn't fit with the facts

leurs témoignages ne collent pas — their evidence doesn't tally

tout colle! — it's all falling into place!

3.

se coller verbe pronominal

1) ( s'appuyer)

se coller à or contre quelqu'un/quelque chose — to press oneself against somebody/something

ils se sont collés au sol — they lay flat on the ground

l'alpiniste se collait à la paroi — the climber clung to the rockface

2) (colloq) ( pour une activité)

dès qu'il rentre, il se colle devant son ordinateur — as soon as he comes in he's glued (colloq) to his computer

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kɔle
1. vt

1) [timbre, étiquette] to stick on, [enveloppe] to seal, [affiche] to stick up, [papier peint] to hang

coller une étiquette sur qch — to stick a label on sth

2) [morceaux] to stick together, to glue together

coller qch sur qch — to stick sth onto sth, to paste sth onto sth

Il y a un chewing-gum collé sous la chaise. — There's a bit of chewing gum stuck under the chair.

3) fig (= appuyer)

coller son front à la vitre — to press one's face to the window

J'ai collé mon oreille au mur. — I pressed my ear against the wall.

4) * (= mettre, fourrer) to stick * to shove *

5) ÉDUCATION (= punir) to keep in, to give detention to

2. vi

1) (= être collant) to be sticky

2) (= adhérer) to stick

Ce timbre ne colle plus. — This stamp won't stick on.

coller à qch — to stick to sth

3) fig

coller à qn [importun] — to cling to sb, [robe moulante] to cling to sb

une image qui colle à la peau de qn — an image that sb is stuck with

coller au pare-chocs de qn [voiture, chauffeur] — to tailgate sb

coller à la roue de qn — to be right on sb's back wheel

4) (= marcher)

ça colle (= c'est cohérent) [histoires, explications, récits] — that makes sense, (entre deux personnes) they're getting on fine

ça ne colle pas (= ça n'est pas cohérent) [histoires, explications, récits] — they don't hold together, (entre deux personnes) they're not hitting it off

Ça ne colle pas, il faudra revoir tout ça. — It's no good, we'll have to take another look at it.

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coller verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( faire adhérer) to stick, to glue [bois, papier, carton]; to paste up [affiche]; to hang [papier peint, tissu mural]; to stick [sth] on [étiquette, timbre, rustine®]; to stick down [enveloppe]; to stick [sth] together [feuilles, morceaux]; Cin to splice [film, bande magnétique]; repliez la feuille et collez les bords fold the sheet and glue the edges together; coller un timbre sur une enveloppe/un colis to stick a stamp on an envelope/a parcel; coller des affiches to stick ou post bills; coller une photo sur une page to stick a photograph onto a page; il avait les cheveux collés par la peinture his hair was matted with paint; un ruban thermo-collant pour coller les bords an iron-on adhesive strip for taking up hems; ta colle ne colle pas bien le carton your glue isn't very good for sticking card;

2 ( appuyer) coller qch contre or à qch to press sth against sth; coller son front/nez contre la vitre to press one's forehead/nose against the window; elle a collé son genou contre le mien she pressed her knee against mine; il avait un pistolet collé à la tempe there was a pistol pressed to his head; il la colla contre le parapet he pushed her up against the parapet;

3 ○( mettre) to stick○; je leur ai collé l'article/la facture sous le nez I stuck○ the article/the bill (right) under their noses; je lui ai collé le bébé dans les bras I stuck○ the baby in his/her arms; à 15 ans, on m'a collé sur une fraiseuse at 15, they stuck○ me on a milling machine; ils m'ont collé président de l'association they made me chairman of the association; tu vas te faire coller une amende you'll get landed○ with a fine; il lui a collé trois gosses he got her pregnant three times; si tu continues, je te colle une gifle or je vais t'en coller une if you keep on, I'm going to slap you; on lui colle une étiquette de chanteur engagé he's being labelled^GB as a political singer;

4 ○(dans un examen, un jeu) je me suis fait coller en physique I failed ou flunked○ physics; ‘comment s'appelle le premier ministre actuel?’-‘alors là tu me colles!’ ‘what's the present prime minister's name?’-‘you've stumped○ ou got me there!’;

5 ○( donner une retenue à) to give [sb] detention [élève]; se faire coller to have ou get detention;

6 Vin to fine [vin, liqueur].

B vi

1 ( adhérer) [colle, timbre, enveloppe] to stick; [pâtes, riz, semoule] to stick together; [boue, substance] to stick; ta colle colle bien/ne colle pas bien your glue sticks well/doesn't stick very well; coller à la casserole to stick to the pan; coller aux chaussures/mains to stick to one's shoes/hands; coller aux dents to stick to one's teeth; coller à un véhicule fig to drive close behind a vehicle; le coureur collait à la roue de son adversaire fig the runner stuck close to his opponent; dans une dissertation, collez toujours au sujet fig in an essay, always stick to the subject; mon tee-shirt mouillé me collait à la peau/au corps my wet T-shirt was clinging to my skin/body; ta réputation/ton passé te colle à la peau fig your reputation/your past never leaves you;

2 ○( être cohérent) coller à to be consistent ou fit with; ça colle à or avec l'idée qu'on se fait d'elle that's consistent with her image; leur analyse ne colle pas à la réalité their analysis doesn't fit with the facts; leurs témoignages ne collent pas their evidence doesn't tally; tout colle! it's all falling into place!;

3 ( en jouant) to be it.

C se coller vpr

1 ( s'appuyer) se coller à or contre qn/qch to press oneself against sb/sth; j'ai dû me coller au mur pour les laisser passer I had to press myself against the wall to let them pass; les voyageurs étaient collés les uns contre les autres the passengers were pressed against each other; ils se sont collés au sol they lay flat on the ground; l'alpiniste se collait à la paroi the climber clung to the rockface;

2 ○( pour une activité) dès qu'il rentre, il se colle devant la télé/son ordinateur as soon as he comes in he's glued○ to the TV/his computer; je m'y suis collé à 2 heures et je n'ai pas encore terminé I got down to it at 2 o'clock and I still haven't finished; c'est toi qui t'y colles ( à une tâche) it's your turn (to do it).

[kɔle] verbe transitif

1. [fixer - étiquette, timbre] to stick (down) ; [ - tissu, bois] to glue (on) ; [ - papier peint] to paste (up) ; [ - affiche] to post, to stick up (separable), to put up (separable)

2. [fermer - enveloppe] to close up (separable), to stick down (separable)

3. [emmêler] to mat, to plaster

les cheveux collés par la pluie his hair plastered flat by the rain

4. [appuyer] to press

coller son nez à la vitre to press one's face to the window

coller quelqu'un au mur to put somebody against a wall

5. (familier) [suivre] to follow closely, to tag along behind

la voiture nous colle de trop près the car's keeping too close to us

6. (familier) ÉDUCATION [punir] to keep in (separable)

se faire coller to get a detention

[refuser]

se faire coller à un examen to fail an exam

7. (familier) [mettre - chose] to dump, to stick ; [ - personne] to put, to stick

ils l'ont collée en pension/en prison they stuck her in a boarding school/put her in jail

je vais lui coller mon poing sur la figure! I'm going to thump him on the nose!

8. (familier) [imposer] to foist on, to saddle with

coller quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un: ils m'ont collé le bébé pour la semaine they've lumbered (UK) ou saddled me with the baby for a week

[obliger à devenir]

ils l'ont collé responsable de la rubrique sportive they saddled him with the sports editorship

9. œNOLOGIE to fine

10. INDUSTRIE to size

11. INFORMATIQUE to paste

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[kɔle] verbe intransitif

1. [adhérer - timbre] to stick

le caramel colle aux dents toffee sticks to your teeth

[être poisseux] to be sticky

avoir les doigts qui collent to have sticky fingers

coller aux basques ou aux semelles de quelqu'un (familier) to stick to somebody like glue

coller au derrière (familier) ou aux fesses (très familier) de quelqu'un (figuré) to stick to somebody like a limpet

2. [vêtement] to cling

coller à la peau de quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to cling to somebody

b. (figuré) to be inherent to ou innate in somebody

3. (familier) [aller bien]

ça colle! it's OK!, right-ho! (UK)

ça ne colle pas it doesn't work, something's wrong

ça ne colle pas pour demain soir tomorrow night's off

ça ne colle pas entre eux they're not hitting it off very well

ça ne colle pas avec son caractère it's just not like him

les faits ne collent pas les uns avec les autres the facts don't make sense

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coller à verbe plus préposition

[respecter] to be faithful to

coller à son sujet to stick to one's subject

coller à la réalité to be true to life

une émission qui colle à l'actualité a programme that keeps up with current events

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se coller verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se blottir]

se coller à quelqu'un to snuggle up ou to cling to somebody, to hug somebody

se coller à ou contre un mur pour ne pas être vu to press oneself up against a wall in order not to be seen

2. (familier) [s'installer]

les enfants se sont collés devant la télé the children plonked themselves down in front of the TV

3. (locution)

se coller ensemble (très familier) [vivre ensemble] to shack up together

s'y coller (familier) [s'atteler à un problème, une tâche] to make an effort to do something, to set about doing something

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se coller verbe pronominal transitif

(familier)

se coller quelque chose to take something on

il s'est collé tout Proust pour l'examen he got through all of Proust for the exam

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > coller
19 mundfaul

Adj. umg. too lazy to open one’s mouth; siehe auch maulfaul

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mụnd|faul
adj (inf)
too lazy to say much
sei doch nicht so mundfaul! — make an effort and say something!

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mund·faul

adj (fam) uncommunicative

sei doch nicht so \mundfaul! come on, speak up!

was hat er gesagt, sei nicht so \mundfaul! what did he say, come on, spill the beans!

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1.
(ugs.) Adjektiv uncommunicative
2.
adverbial uncommunicatively

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mundfaul adj umg too lazy to open one’s mouth; → auch maulfaul

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1.
(ugs.) Adjektiv uncommunicative
2.
adverbial uncommunicatively

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20 bersakit-sakitan

ail, be sickly; make every effort to do something

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make the effort to do something — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
effort to do something — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
make the effort — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
an effort to do something — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
make it your business to do something — phrase to make an effort to do something because you think it is important She makes it her business to get to know all her staff. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: business … Useful english dictionary
effort */*/*/ — UK [ˈefə(r)t] / US [ˈefərt] noun Word forms effort : singular effort plural efforts Metaphor: When you put a lot of effort into doing something, it is like using a part of your body. Does she have the backbone to stand up to them? Or will she… … English dictionary
effort — [[t]e̱fə(r)t[/t]] ♦ efforts 1) N VAR: oft N to inf If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it. He made no effort to hide his disappointment... Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort... His efforts to reform… … English dictionary
make a mental note — to make an effort to remember something, often something that you want to do later. I made a mental note to call my mother and tell her what he d said. (often + to do something) Last time we had dinner together I made a mental note that you didn… … New idioms dictionary
make it your business to do something — to make an effort to do something because you think it is important She makes it her business to get to know all her staff … English dictionary
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
effort — UK US /ˈefət/ noun ► [C or U] a serious attempt to do something: an effort to do sth »This is part of an ongoing effort to develop the Asian debt market. »The guidelines require that companies make an effort to engender a culture of ethical… … Financial and business terms

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