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61 certain

egyes, bizonyos
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['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) biztos

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) biztos

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) bizonyos

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) egy kevés

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') hogyne!

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

English-Hungarian dictionary > certain
62 make

1. n

1) виробництво; виготовлення

2) виріб, робота

3) форма, конструкція; модель, фасон; стиль

4) марка; тип; сорт; вид

5) розвиток

6) видобута (виготовлена) кількість продукції; виробіток

7) склад (характеру)

8) ел. замикання

9) карт. тасування; оголошення (козиря, гри)

10) військ., розм. підвищення в чині; нове призначення

2. v (past і p.p. made)

1) робити; виготовляти, виробляти; готувати

2) складати; підготовляти

3) створювати, творити

4) здійснювати, робити

5) утворювати; формувати

6) тренувати, вчити (тварин)

1) вважати, гадати

what time do you make it? — як ви гадаєте, котра зараз година?

8) розм. украсти, поцупити

9) розм., груб. жити з кимсь

10) заробляти, наживати (гроші, майно)

how much do you make a week? — скільки ви заробляєте за тиждень?

to make a good thing of smth. — добре заробити (нажитися) на чомусь

11) укладати (угоду); домовлятися (про час, місце тощо)

to make a date — призначати побачення

12) призначати (на посаду)

13) прибирати; наводити порядок

to make a room — прибрати кімнату

14) виступати (з доповіддю); виголошувати (промову)

15) зчиняти (галас, скандал)

16) проходити, проїжджати (відстань)

to make eight miles a day — проїжджати (проходити) вісім миль за день

17) досягати (якогось місця); заходити (у гавань тощо)

18) спорт. забити (м'яч)

19) примушувати, спонукати

he made me tell him the truth — він примусив мене сказати правду

20) складати, дорівнювати

twenty shillings make a pound — двадцять шилінгів складають фунт

two and three make five — два і три буде п'ять

make after — переслідувати

make against — боротися (виступати) проти

make at — кидатися (рушити) на

make away — утекти

make away with — усунути, убити, збутися (когось)

make back — повернутися

make for — сприяти, підтримувати; прямувати (простувати) до

make for home — прямувати додому

make off — іти геть, утікати, зникати

make out — виписувати; складати; розрізняти; розбиратися, розуміти; доводити; амер., розм. жити, існувати

how is he making out? — як він живе?, як у нього ідуть справи?

make up — збирати; складати; вигадувати; помиритися; помирити; компенсувати, надолужувати; виготовляти (ліки)

to make up for lost time — надолужити втрачений час

to make up one's mind — вирішити, зважитися

let's make (it) up! — давайте помиримося!

to make sure (certain) that... (of smth.) — переконатися в чомусь; з'ясувати щось

to make the acquaintance of smb., to make smb.'s acquaintance — познайомитися з кимсь

to make oneself at home — бути як вдома

to make a long face — мати невдоволений (засмучений) вигляд

to make little (light) of smth. — ставитися несерйозно (зневажливо) до чогось

to make much of smb. (smth.) — високо цінувати когось (щось); приділяти велику увагу комусь (чомусь)

to make hay — нажитися, нагріти руки

to make one's jack — розм. домогтися успіху

to make a get-away — утекти

to make a hole in smb. — застрелити когось

to make a hole in the water — утопитися

to make time — прибути вчасно (за розкладом)

to make the train — встигнути на поїзд

to make the dust (feathers, fur) fly — амер. розпочати сварку; зчинити бучу; накинутися (на когось)

I shall make it hot for him! — я всиплю йому!

to make a shot — спробувати вгадати

to make a bad shot — не вгадати, попасти пальцем в небо

to make (both) ends meet — зводити кінці з кінцями

to make a long story short — коротше кажучи

to make the pot boil — заробляти на шматок хліба; халтурити

to make an example of smb. — покарати когось для науки іншим

to make a cat's paw of smb. — зробити когось своїм знаряддям

to make a clean breast of smth. — щиро признатися в чомусь

to make a song and dance about smth. — зчиняти шум (галас) через щось

to make the air blue — лихословити, лаятися

to make a good time — спорт. показати хороший час; швидко подолати певну відстань

to make a save — спорт., розм. врятувати ворота

to make a lodgement — військ. захопити плацдарм

to make old bones — дожити до глибокої старості

to make a poor mouth — прибіднятися

to make ducks and drakes — розтринькувати, розбазарювати; ризикувати; діяти необачно

to make a rod for oneself — покарати самого себе

to make it snappy! — коротше!, швидше!

to make bricks without straw — робити щось марно; займатися марною справою

to make or break — або пан, або пропав

make haste slowly — присл. тихіше їдеш, далі будеш

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I [meik] n
1) форма, конструкція; модель, фасон; марка, тип, сорт

2) виробництво, робота; виготовлення

3) виготовлена або добута кількість; продукція; видобуток

4) конституція, статура

5) склад ( характеру)

6) eл. замикання кола

7) кapт. оголошення ( козиря е гри)

8) кapт. тасування

9) вiйcьк.; жapг. підвищення в чині; нове призначення
II [meik] v
( made)

1) робити; виготовляти, виробляти; виконувати

2) складати, робити, підготовляти

3) створювати, творити

4) здійснювати, робити

5) утворювати; формувати; тренувати, учити ( тварин)

6) вважати, думати, гадати

7) cл. вкрасти

8) cл. жити з ким-небудь

9) заробляти, наживати ( гроші)

10) знаходити, заводити ( друзів)

11) призначати ( на посаду); надавати ( звання)

12) прибирати ( приміщення); доводити до ладу; наводити ( порядок)

13) виступати ( з доповіддю); видавати ( звуки); викликати, спричиняти ( шум); дзенькати, стукати, шуміти

14) влаштовувати ( скандал); зчиняти ( галас); викликати, створювати ( сенсацію)

15) робити ( знімок); фотографувати

16) здійснювати ( поїздку)

17) проходити, проїжджати ( яку-небудь відстань)

18) досягати ( якого-небудь місця); прийти, увійти (у гавань, в історію); ( for) направлятися, іти ( куди-небудь); рухатися ( в напрямку); накидатися, нападати ( на кого-небудь)

19) cпopт. досягти ( мети)

to make the finish — фінішувати; забити ( м'яч)

20) брати, долати (перешкоду, бар'єр, труднощі)

21) кapт. брати ( взятку); бити; оголошувати ( козир або гру); тасувати ( колоду); здавати ( карти)

22) мop. вказувати ( час); бити склянки

23) їсти (сніданок, обід, вечерю)

24) підніматися ( про воду)

25) to make smb do smth змушувати, примушувати, спонукувати кого-небудь робити що-небудь зрозуміти [довідатися]

26) to make smth do smth викликати, спричинити що-небудь, бути причиною чого-небудь

27) to have smth made виражає дію, здійснену з ініціативи або спонукання якої-небудь особи
III [meik]
1) як дієслово-зв'язка в складеному іменному присудку становити, дорівнювати; бути

to make one of — бути одним з; бути учасником; бути в числі; виявлятися, ставати; утворювати, становити, складати

to make a quorum — становити кворум

2) у сполученні з наступним іменником виражає дію, що відповідає значенню іменника

to make a stop — зупинятися

3) у сполученні з наступним прикметником виражає дію, що відповідає значенню прикметника

to make merry — веселитися

to make good — домогтися успіху, досягти мети компенсувати, відшкодувати

English-Ukrainian dictionary > make
63 certain

adj. kesin, muhakkak, mutlâk, şüphesiz, güvenilir, kuşkusuz, emin, belirlenmiş, belirli, belli; herhangi bir, falanca

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malum
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['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) kuşkusuz, şüphesiz

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) emin, hiç kuşkusuz, kesin

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) bir, bazı, kimi

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) biraz, bir miktar

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') tabiî, hay hay, memnuniyetle

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

English-Turkish dictionary > certain
64 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
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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
65 certain

• todellinen

• todenmukainen

• ilmeinen

• varma

• ehdoton

• eittämätön

• erinäiset

• eräs

• erinäinen

• absoluuttinen

• aito

• uskottava

• välttämätön

• tietty

• kiistaton

• muuan

• määrätty

• selvä

• luottavainen

• luotettava

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'sə:tn 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) varma

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) varma

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) eräs, tietty

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) eräänlainen, tietty

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') tietenkin

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

English-Finnish dictionary > certain
66 certain

['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) drošs; nešaubīgs

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) drošs; noteikts

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) kāds; zināms

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) zināms

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') protams!

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain
* * *

drošs, noteikts; nešaubīgs, pārliecināts; zināms, kāds

English-Latvian dictionary > certain
67 certain

['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) tikras

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) tikras, įsitikinęs

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) kažkoks, kažkuris

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) tam tikras, kažkoks

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') žinoma

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

English-Lithuanian dictionary > certain
68 certain

adj. säker; viss

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['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) sann

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) säker

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) viss

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) viss

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') naturligtvis, absolut

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

English-Swedish dictionary > certain
69 certain

['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) jistý

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) jistý, zaručený

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) jakýsi, nějaký; někdo

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) jistý, určitý

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') ovšem

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain
* * *

• určitý

• jistý

• jist

English-Czech dictionary > certain
70 certain

['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) istý

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) istý

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) nejaký; niekto

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) istý

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') iste(že), pravdaže

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain
* * *

• spolahlivý

• urcitý

• istý

• nezrelý

English-Slovak dictionary > certain
71 certain

['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) sigur

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) sigur

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) anumit

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) anumit

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') bineînţeles

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

English-Romanian dictionary > certain
72 certain

['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) σίγουρος

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) βέβαιος

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) κάποιος

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) σχετικός

•

- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') φυσικά!

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

English-Greek dictionary > certain
73 certain

['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certo

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) seguro

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) certo

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) certo

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- certainly
2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') claro

- certainty
- for certain - make certain

English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > certain
74 make or break

(make or break (тж. make or mar))

возвеличить или погубить; ≈ либо пан, либо пропал

I always tell my girl to make sure beforehand that she has a good man and true, and the chance will neither make her nor break her. (Ch. Dickens. ‘Barnaby Radge’, ch. III) — я всегда говорю моей дочери: надо сперва убедиться, что имеешь дело с порядочным и преданным человеком, и тогда удачи и неудачи в жизни не будут зависеть от воли случая.

Certain critics are so influential that they can make or mar a book. (W. S. Maugham, ‘A Writer's Notebook’, ‘Preface’) — Некоторые критики так влиятельны, что могут по своей прихоти вознести книгу или погубить.

She knew that men in the mining world, with whom she talked politely, could make or break Dick as suited their purposes. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 24) — Она знала, что этим людям, с которыми она так любезно сейчас разговаривает, ничего не стоит, поскольку они занимают известное положение в горной промышленности, либо помочь ее Дику, либо погубить его, смотря по тому, что им выгоднее.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > make or break
75 make a point of smth.

(make a point of (doing) smth.)

1) считать что-л. важным, существенным; обратить особое внимание на что-л.; подчеркнуть важность чего-л.; считать что-л. обязательным для себя, считать своим долгом; поставить себе за правило [этим. фр. faire un point de]

Blackberries tasted of rain. Soames made a point of eating one every year and by the flavour could tell what sort of year it had been. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. II) — Ежевика поспела водянистая. Сомс имел обыкновение каждый год съедать одну ягодку; он утверждал, что по ее вкусу можно определить, дождливый ли был год.

She grinned and I saw why she made a point of not laughing. With her mouth closed she was a rather pretty girl. (E. Hemingway, ‘The Sun Also Rises’, ch. III) — Девушка ухмыльнулась, и я понял, почему она упорно не хочет смеяться. С закрытым ртом она очень недурна собой.

‘Is there much of a flap at Corps?’ ‘Yes, there's a certain amount of it, but you can never tell with Major Bane, he always makes a point of laughing a thing off.’ (C. MacInnes, ‘To the Victors the Spoils’, ‘The Rehearsal’) — - Нет ли панических настроений в войсках? - Кое у кого есть, но ведь от Бейна толку не добьешься. Он старается все обратить в шутку.

Mary isn't even New Baytown born. She came from a family of Irish extraction but not Catholic. She always makes a point of that. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Winter of Our Discontent’, part I, ch. III) — Мэри даже не уроженка Нью-Бейтауна. Ее родные ирландского происхождения, но не католики. Последнее обстоятельство она всегда подчёркивает.

2) настаивать на чём-л.

However, there is my card since you make a point of having it. (Fl. Marryat, ‘Under the Lilies and Roses’, ch. XXX) — Хорошо, вот моя визитная карточка, если вы так настаиваете.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > make a point of smth.
76 make sure

(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) være sikker på; sikre sig

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(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) være sikker på; sikre sig

English-Danish dictionary > make sure
77 certain as two and two make four

( (as) certain (или clear) as (that) two and two make four)

ясно как дважды два четыре

The only God that is of use is a being who is personal, supreme and good, and whose existence is as certain as that two and two make four. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Summing Up’, ch. 69) — Единственным полезным Богом было бы существо личное, высшее и доброе, чье существование так же бесспорно, как то, что дважды два - четыре.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > certain as two and two make four
78 make sure

(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) asegurar(se) (de)

make sure

v.

• cerciorar v.

English-spanish dictionary > make sure
79 make sure

(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) ganga úr skugga um

English-Icelandic dictionary > make sure
80 make sure

(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) megbizonyosodik vmiről

English-Hungarian dictionary > make sure

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make certain — to take action in order to be sure that something happens or to be sure that it is true make certain (that): You should call to make absolutely certain everything is in order … English dictionary
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make certain of of doing something — make certain of sth/of doing sth idiom to do sth in order to be sure that sth else will happen • You ll have to leave soon to make certain of getting there on time. Main entry: ↑certainidiom … Useful english dictionary
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make certain — take action to ensure that something happens. ↘establish whether something is definitely correct. → certain … English new terms dictionary
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