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1 maken
3 [scheppen] make, create4 [in een toestand/positie brengen] make5 [uitvoeren, doen plaats hebben] make ⇒ do7 [bedragen] make, be8 [veroorzaken] cause♦voorbeelden:een gebroken schaal maken • mend a broken dishzijn auto laten maken • have one's car repaired/fixedcider wordt van appels gemaakt • cider is made from appleseen tafel die van hout/staal is gemaakt • a table made of wood/steel4 iemand voorzitter maken • make/appoint someone chairmaniemand dood/blind maken • kill/blind someonemaak het kort • make/keep it shortiemand wanhopig maken • drive someone to despairzoiets maakt me woest! • this kind of thing really drives me up the wallhet is maar wat je ervan maakt • it all depends on what you do with/make of iter het beste van maken • make the most of ithij maakt er niet veel van • he is not doing too well, he is making a bit of a mess of ithij maakt er nog niet veel van • he is not very good at it yetervan maken wat ervan te maken valt • make the best of a bad jobhij zal het niet lang meer maken • he is not long for this worldergens een werkplaats van maken • turn something into a workshopje hebt daar niets te maken • you have no business therehij kan mij niets maken • he's got nothing on meje hebt het ernaar gemaakt • you've asked for it6 veel geld maken • make/earn a lot of money8 slachtoffers maken • lead to fatalities/casualtieshet slechte weer maakte dat ze de trein miste • the bad weather caused her to miss the trainje hebt er niets mee te maken • it is none of your businessdat heeft er niets mee te maken • that's got nothing to do with itdan krijg je met mij te maken • in that case you'll have to deal with meze wil niets meer met hem te maken hebben • she doesn't want anything more to do with himmoeder en kind maken het goed • mother and baby are doing wellhij maakt het slecht • he is not (doing too) wellik weet het goed gemaakt • I'll tell you what, I'll make you an offerhoe maakt u het? • how do you do?hoe maakt je broer het? • how is your brother?van een vijf een zes maken • change/turn a five into a sixmaak dat je wegkomt! • get out of here! -
2 redden
2 [uit een situatie helpen] save3 [+ het] [gedaan krijgen] manage♦voorbeelden:we moeten zien te redden wat er te redden valt • we must make the best of a bad jobde toestand/zaak redden • save the dayzichzelf weten te redden • work out one's own salvationredde wie zich redden kan • run for your livesII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich redden〉♦voorbeelden:ik red me best! • I'm managing all right!1 [redding brengen] save♦voorbeelden: -
3 ei
ei1 [biologie] [eicel] ovum, egg2 [met betrekking tot vogels; iets met een eivorm] egg♦voorbeelden:gepocheerde eieren • poached eggseen hard ei • a hard-boiled eggmet rotte eieren gooien (naar iemand) • throw rotten eggs (at someone); 〈 figuurlijk〉 sling mud (at someone)verse eieren • new-laid/fresh eggseen vuil ei • an egg with a blood speckdat is voor haar een zacht(gekookt) eitje • it's a piece of cake for hereen ei leggen/uitbroeden • lay/hatch an eggeieren met spek • bacon and eggs〈 spreekwoord〉 beter een half ei dan een lege dop • half a loaf is better than no bread/than none -
4 eieren kiezen voor zijn geld
eieren kiezen voor zijn geldVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > eieren kiezen voor zijn geld
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5 ervan maken wat ervan te maken valt
ervan maken wat ervan te maken valtVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ervan maken wat ervan te maken valt
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6 we moeten zien te redden wat er te redden valt
we moeten zien te redden wat er te redden valtVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > we moeten zien te redden wat er te redden valt
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make the best of it — make the best of a bad job british phrase to accept a bad or difficult situation without complaining and try to deal with it as well as you can There was no one to help me, so I just had to make the best of it. Having missed his train, he decided … Useful english dictionary
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make the best of things — make the best of sth/it | make the best of things | make the best of a bad job idiom to accept a bad or difficult situation and do as well as you can Main entry: ↑bestidiom … Useful english dictionary
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make the best of — (something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to try to think and act in a positive way when you have to accept a situation which you do not like but cannot change. The room they ve given us is too small really, but we ll just… … New idioms dictionary
make the best of — do as well as possible in a bad situation He has really made the best of his time since beginning his new job … Idioms and examples