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81 liste
1. sg - lísten, pl - lísterспи́сок м, пе́речень м2. vt, vi 1líste nóget fra én — вы́манить что-л. у кого́-л.
líste sándheden ud af én — вы́ведать пра́вду у кого́-л.
líste sig bag på én — подкра́сться к кому́-л. сза́ди
líste ud — вы́скользнуть (из двере́й)
* * *coax, creep, enumerate, list, slat, slink, sneak, tiptoe* * *I. (en -r)( af træ) list, moulding;(glds: til spædbørn) swaddling-band;( kantstrimmel) list, selvage.II. (en -r)( fortegnelse) list, catalogue;[ lave (el. opstille el. udfærdige) en liste over] make (el. draw up) a list of.III. vb walk softly, steal, creep,( smutte) slip;( nysgerrigt) tiptoe;(neds: lumskt) sneak,( søgende) prowl ( fx prowl about);[ liste af] steal away,( smutte) slip away;[ liste det fra ham] trick him out of it;[ liste en kniv op af lommen] slip a knife out of one's pocket;[ liste sig bag på én] steal (, sneak) up behind somebody;[ liste sig bort] steal (, slip) away;[ liste sig ind på] steal (, creep, sneak) up on;[ liste sandheden ud af ham] worm the truth out of him. -
82 løn
sg - lǿnnen1) за́работная пла́та, зарпла́та ж, жа́лованье с2) награ́да ж* * *earnings, emolument, pay, remuneration, salary, wage, wage-packet* * *I. (en)( arbejdsløn) pay;(+ nærmere bestemmelse) wage ( fx a good wage; work at a weekly wage of £80; they paid him a wage that would be scorned by a schoolboy);( især ugeløn) wages pl;T pay;(mil.) pay;( belønning) reward;[ bære lønnen i sig selv] carry its own reward;[ få løn for] be paid for;[ hvad får han i løn?] what are his wages?T how much does he make (el. get)? what does he get?( om gage) what is his salary?[ få løn som forskyldt] get one's (just) deserts,T get what one asks for;[ der fik han løn som forskyldt] it served him right,T he was asking for it; he deserved all he got;(se også utak, II. værd).II.:[ i løn]( hemmeligt) in secret, secretly,F clandestinely.III. (en)( træ) maple, sycamore. -
83 mening
sg - méningen, pl - méninger1) мне́ние сvǽre af sámme méning — быть того́ же мне́ния
éfter min méning — по моему́ мне́нию, по-мо́ему
2) смысл м, значе́ние с3) наме́рение с* * *drift, judg(e)ment, meaning, opinion, position, sense, view* * *(en -er)( anskuelse) opinion;( betydning, logisk sammenhæng) sense ( fx there is no sense in what he says);( formål) meaning ( med of, fx what is the meaning of his behaviour? the meaning of life); idea ( med of, fx the idea of this arrangement); object ( med of, fx the object of his visit);( hensigt) intention;[ med vb:][ berøve det sin mening] take the meaning out of it;[ give mening] make sense;[ have den mening at] be of the opinion that; believe that;[ sige sin mening] speak one's mind;[ når jeg skal sige min mening] if you ask me;[ skifte mening] change one's mind;[ hvad er meningen?] what's the intention?( hvad skal det gøre godt for?) what is the (big) idea? what is that in aid of?[ er det virkelig din mening?] do you really mean that? are you in earnest?[ er det din mening at] do you mean to say that;(dvs hensigt) do you intend to ( fx visit him);[ det er da vel ikke din mening at] you don't mean to say that;[ det var ikke min mening at] I didn't mean to, it was not my intention to( fx offend him);[ det er meningen at I skal gøre det] you are supposed to do it;[ med præp:][ være af en anden mening] be of (, F: hold) a different opinion, think differently;[ være af den mening at] believe that, take the view that,F be of the opinion that, hold that;[ efter min mening] in my opinion;[ i den bedste mening] with the best of intentions;[ optage i en god mening] put a good construction on;[ det er der god mening i] that makes sense;[ der er ikke megen mening i at gøre det] there is not much point in doing that;[ jeg gjorde det ikke i nogen ond mening] I meant no harm;[ der er ikke mening skabt i det] there is neither rhyme nor reason to it;[ mening med], se ovf;[ er der en mening med livet?] is there a meaning to life?[ mening om] opinion about (el. of);[ hvad er din mening om det?] what is your opinion of it? what do you think of it?[ det kan der ikke være to meninger om] there can be no two opinions about that. -
84 ond
bad, cruel, evil, wicked* * *adj wicked ( fx deed, man, stepmother; we live in a wicked world),( stærkere, F) evil ( fx deeds, man; good and evil);( dårlig) bad ( fx conscience, dream);[ den onde] the Devil;[ med sb:][ ond cirkel] vicious circle (el. spiral);[ ond fe] bad fairy;[ i ondt lune] in a bad mood;[ der har aldrig været et ondt ord imellem os] there has never been a wrong word between us;[ onde tider] hard times;[ ondt vejr] foul weather;[ det onde øje]( i overtro) the evil eye;[ med vb:][ ane ondt] suspect mischief,T smell a rat;F suffer hardship(s);[ få ondt](dvs få kvalme) feel sick,( besvime) faint;[ jeg fik ondt i armene af det] it made my arms ache;(omtr) desperate diseases must have desperate remedies;( ofte =) set a thief to catch a thief;[ give ondt af sig] grumble,T grouse;[ det gør ondt] it hurts;[ det gør ondt i min finger] my finger hurts;(se også ndf: jeg har ondt i);[ hvor gør det ondt?] where does it hurt? where is the pain?[ det gør kun ondt værre] it only makes matters worse;[ det gør mig ondt for ham] I am (el. feel) sorry for him;[ det gør mig ondt at høre det] I am sorry to hear it;[ hvor ondt det end gør mig at sige det] however sorry I am to say it; reluctant as I am to say it;[ jeg har ondt af ham] I am (el. feel) sorry for him;[ hvad øjet ikke ser har hjertet ikke ondt af] what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve for;[ jeg har ondt i fingeren (, armen, benet etc)] my finger (, arm, leg etc) hurts;[ have ondt i]( vedvarende) have a... ache ( fx a headache, (a) backache, (a) stomachache, (a) toothache);[ jeg har ondt ved at tro det] I find it difficult to believe;[ sætte ondt for en] speak ill of somebody;[ sætte ondt blod imellem dem] make a bad blood between them;[ man må tage det onde med det gode] one must take the rough with the smooth;[ være af det onde] be a bad thing;[ det er der ikke noget ondt i] there is no harm in that;[ være ond imod (el. ved) en] be cruel to somebody;T be mad at (el. with) somebody; -
85 pine
anguish, torture* * *I. (en) pain,F torment;[ gøre pinen kort] get it over quickly; get it over and done with;[ holde pinen ud] stick it (out), sweat it out;[ trække pinen ud] prolong the agony.II. *( tortere) torture;( volde smerter) pain,F torment,( stærkere) torture;(fig: pine og plage) torment ( fx tormented with suspicions),( tynge, F) prey on one's mind ( fx the thought of his failure preyed on his mind; there is something that preys on his mind);[ det piner mig] it gives me pain ( fx to see him so depressed);[ pine livet af en] make life a burden to somebody, worry somebody to death;[ pine frem] force ( fx a smile);[ pine maden i sig] force the food down;[ pine en tilståelse ud af ham] extort a confession from him. -
86 redde
rescue, salvage, save* * *vb save ( fx somebody's (, one's) life, one's honour, one's face, one's skin, the situation; he was saved by the bell);( fra øjeblikkelig fare også) rescue ( fx trapped miners, a shipwrecked crew, somebody from a burning house);( bjærge) salvage, save, rescue ( fx a ship, one's furniture from the fire);(fig:) salvage ( fx one's self-respect, one's marriage);( af en vanskelighed, især økon, T) bail out;( i fodbold) save;( skaffe sig) wangle ( fx I wangled a month's leave),[ de reddede] those rescued,( de overlevende) the survivors;[ så var dagen reddet ( for ham)] that made his day;[ med præp & adv:][ redde fra] save from ( fx save him from drowning), rescue from ( fxrescue the house from destruction),(fig) save from, rescue from ( fx save him from the consequences of his foolishness, save (el. rescue) the project from failure, save the firm from bankrupty; rescue something from oblivion); salvage from ( fx salvage the firm from bankruptcy);[ redde noget i land] bring something safely to land,(fig) pilot something to safety,( skaffe sig) wangle (, scrounge) something;[ redde en igennem] get somebody through,[ ikke til at redde] beyond (el. past) hope,( uigenkaldelig tabt) irretrievably lost,(spøg.: uforbederlig) past redemption;[ redde ud af] save (el. rescue, salvage) from ( fx somebody (, something) from a burning house);[ redde en ud af en knibe] get somebody out of a scrape; bail somebody out;[ med sig:][ redde sig] escape, make one's escape, save oneself;( skaffe sig) wangle something, scrounge something;[ redde sig i land] manage to reach the shore;(ved eksamen etc) get through,( lige akkurat) scrape through;[ redde sig ud af] get out of. -
87 rykke
jerk, twitch* * *vb( trække) tug,( pludseligt, hårdt) jerk,T yank ( fx yank something off);( bevæge sig; flytte fx brikker) move;( gå baglæns) back;[ rykke nærmere] move closer, move up,( nærme sig) approach;[ rykke sin stol nærmere] draw up one's chair;[ med præp & adv:][ rykke en for penge] press somebody for payment;[ rykke frem](dvs avancere) advance, move forward;[ rykke frem imod Paris] advance on Paris;[ rykke frem med en indvending] advance an objection;[ rykke i noget] tug (, jerk, T yank, F pluck) at something ( fx at somebody's sleeve);[ rykke én i håret] pull somebody's hair;[ rykke ind](dvs flytte ind) move in,(typ: en linie) indent;[ rykke ind i](mil.) advance into, enter,( invadere) invade;[ rykke en annonce ind i en avis] insert (, T: put) an advertisement in a newspaper;[ rykke ned] move down;( om sportshold også) be relegated ( fx to the second division);[ rykke op]( om sportshold) move up;( om elev) go up, be promoted to the next form;(dvs trække op) pull something up,( voldsomt) tear something up;(se også I. rod);[ rykke en elev op i næste klasse] promote a pupil to the next form;[ rykke sammen](dvs nærmere til hinanden) sit closer, close up, move up;[ rykke tilbage] draw back, move back,(mil.) fall back ( til on, fx prepared positions),( under pres) retreat ( til to);[ rykke ud](hår etc) pull out,( hårdt, F) pluck out;(om brandvæsen etc) turn out;[ rykke ud med sandheden] come out with the truth;[ rykke ud med sproget] come out with it, make a clean breast of it,T come clean;[ få ham til at rykke ud med nogle penge] extract some money from him,T screw some money out of him. -
88 små
adj(pl af lille) small;( mere følelsesbetonet) little;( knap) just (, something) under ( fx it cost something under $200);(se også små-);[ småt](adv, dvs så det bliver småt) small, fine ( fx cut something small(el. fine));[ småt begavet] not very bright;[ have det småt, sidde småt i det] be badly off,( stærkere) be hard up;[ så småt], se ndf;(se også kørende);[ forskellige forb:][ de små] the little ones;[ de små i samfundet] the humbler members of the community;[ for småt fodtøj] tight shoes;(se også sko);[ gå ganske småt] walk quite slowly;[ det går meget småt ( fremad)] we (etc) are not making much headway (medwith);[ i det små] in a small way, on a small scale;[ begynde i det små] make a small beginning;[ det er småt med] we (etc) are low on ( fx supplies, fruit, enthusiasm);( også) fruit is scarce;[ det er småt med (el. står småt til med) hans flid] he is notover-industrious;[ det står småt til med hans begavelse] he is not very bright;[ det står småt til med ham] he is in a bad way;[ så småt]( gradvis) little by little, gradually ( fx he was graduallyimproving);( lidt) a little ( fx it began to annoy me a little), in a small way( fx I was able to help him in a small way);[ jeg har så småt lyst til at] I have half a mind to;[ jeg begyndte så småt at mistænke ham] I began to suspect him;(mil.) our losses were light; -
89 valg
alternative, choice, election, pick, poll, suffrage* * *(mere F, også = ret el. frihed til at vælge) option ( fx if I had the choice (el. option); there is no choice (el. option));( især mellem to ting) alternative ( fx there is no alternative (el.choice));( fx a general election),( valghandling) poll ( fx the date fixed for the poll);[ afholde valg] hold an election,( i samtlige kredse) hold elections, hold a general election;(NB general election bruges ikke om USA);[ frie valg] free elections;[ hemmeligt valg] (voting by) ballot, secret vote;[ være på valg] come up for election;[ gå til valg] go to the polls;[ gå til valg på spørgsmålet] call an election on the issue, take the issue to the country;[ udskrive valg] call an election, go (el. appeal) to the country;[ med vb:][ afholde valg], se forrige afsnit;[ valget faldt på ham] he was chosen,T the choice fell on him;[ give ham frit valg] give (el. allow) him a free choice;(dvs ingen mulighed for at vælge) I have no option (el. choice),( ingen anden mulighed) I have no alternative (el. choice) ( fx but to leave);[ du har valget mellem at betale eller blive smidt ud] you have the alternative (el. a choice) of paying up or being thrown out;[ valget står mellem] the choice lies between;[ træffe sit valg] make one's choice;[ udskrive valg], se forrige afsnit. -
90 aftale
I sg - áftalen, pl - áftalerдогово́р м, соглаше́ние с; договорённость жII 2trǽffe [índgå] en áftale — заключи́ть догово́р
догова́риваться* * *agreement, appoint, appointment, arrange, bargain, compact, contract, date, settle* * *I. (en -r)( ordning) arrangement ( fx I made an arrangement with him about looking after the house);( overenskomst, forlig) agreement ( fx come to an agreement about the pay; sign the agreement);( om at mødes) appointment ( fx I have an appointment with my lawyer; he cancelled all his appointments);( hemmelig, i bedragerisk hensigt) collusion;[ efter aftale] as (previously) arranged;( om medicin) as directed;[ så er det en aftale] that's settled then;[ indgå en aftale med] enter into an agreement with;[ træffe aftale] make an arrangement (, appointment);[ træffe aftale med] arrange with; make an appointment with.II. * arrange ( fx a meeting; to meet somebody; to go to the theatre), agree (on) ( fx agree to act in concert; agree on a day for the next meeting),( om tid, F) appoint ( fx a day);( betinge sig) stipulate;[ aftale at mødes], se mødes. -
91 bane
sg - bánen, pl - báner1) доро́га ж, путь м2) желе́зная доро́гаsénde med bánen — отпра́вить по желе́зной доро́ге
3) спорт. по́ле с; доро́жка ж; трек м4) орби́та жháve fri báne — име́ть свобо́дный вы́бор
* * *alley, blaze, circuit, course, court, lane, orbit, pitch, track* * *I. (en)(glds) ( død) death;( drabsmand) slayer.II. (en -r)(vej i alm) course ( fx he followed the course set out for him; the course of a meteor; the planets in their courses), track ( fx he will follow a different track; the track of the storm (, a comet, the bullet)), path ( fx he has followed a difficult path; the path of the meteor);( livsbane) career ( fx the career he has chosen);( jernbane) railway,(am) railroad,( linie) track, line,(se også banelegeme);( af tapet, tæppe etc) length;( af avispapir) web;( til sport) ( væddeløbsbane) running track,( til hestevæddeløb) racecourse,T (the) turf;(til keglespil etc) alley ( fx a bowling alley);( skydebane) range;( også hockey) pitch,håndbold) court,( golfbane) course, links;[ af banen!] make way!(jernb) the line is clear;[ der er fri bane for reformer] the path is clear for reforms;(jernb) clear the track;[ øl i lange baner] lots of beer;( om satellit) bring (, go) into orbit; orbit;[ tage med banen] go by rail;[sende pr. bane] send by rail;[ bringe et emne på bane] bring up a subject; raise (, F: broach) a subject( over for én with somebody);(fig) enter upon a course.III. vb:[ bane vej for] open a passage for;(fig) prepare (el. pave) the way for;[ bane sig vej] make one's way;[ banet vej] beaten track. -
92 forbehold
sg - fórbeholdet, pl - fórbeholdогово́рка жmed fórbehold — с огово́ркой, усло́вно
* * ** * *(et -) reservation ( fx I have strong reservations about the plan),( forhåndsbetingelse) proviso ( fx with the usual proviso; with the proviso that...);[ med forbehold] with reservations;[ med forbehold af] subject to ( fx increases in cost price); reserving( fx the right to increase prices);[ tage forbehold] make a reservation; make (certain) reservations;[ uden forbehold] without reservation, unconditionally;(fig) unreservedly ( fx praise him unreservedly);[ under forbehold af] subject to ( fx under forbehold af Deresgodkendelse subject to your approval). -
93 omvej
* * *(en -e)( længere vej) long way round ( fx the taxidriver cheated him by going a long way round),( også = afstikker) detour ( fx we had to make a detour of 10 miles because the road was blocked; we made a detour through themountains);(fig) roundabout way (el. method);[ ad omveje] by detours;(fig) by roundabout methods, indirectly;[ jeg hørte det ad omveje] I learnt it indirectly (el. in a roundabout way). -
94 parti
* * *(et -er)( portion) batch;( vareparti) lot ( fx in lots of 50), quantity ( fx in largequantities);(til forsendelse etc) consignment;(politisk etc) party;( i sport og leg) side;( giftermål) match ( fx make a good match; she is a good match);( rolle) part;( i sang) part;( kortspillere) table, four;( spil) game ( fx a game of chess, whist);( i tennisregnskab) game;( billedmotiv) view ( fx view of Dartmoor);[ give partiet] show off, lord it;[ give partiet som millionær] play (el. act) the millionaire;[ være på hans parti] be on his side, side with him;[ tage parti] take sides;[ tage parti for] side with, take the side (el. part) of;[ tage sit parti] make one's choice. -
95 plan
design, device, flat, idea, map, plan, programme, schedule, scheme, system* * *( detaljeret) design ( for for, fx he has ambitious designs for his son);(neds) scheme, design;( program) programme,(am) program;for, fx a design for a new theatre);( køreplan) timetable, schedule ( fx the trains run on schedule);[ det gik efter planen] it went according to plan;[ have planer om at] have plans for -ing, plan to;[ lægge en plan] make a plan;[ lægge planer for] make plans for;(neds) plot ( fx a bomb attack on somebody);[ nære planer om, omgås med planer om] consider,F contemplate ( fx buying a house);(neds) entertain schemes of ( fx revenge).II. (et -er)(mat.) plane;( niveau) level;( vinge på fly) wing;[ i plan med] on a level with;[ døren er i plan med væggen] the door is flush with the wall;[ på højeste plan] at the highest level;[ en konference på højeste plan] a top-level conference;( mellem regeringschefer) a summit conference;[ fortællingen kan læses på to planer] the story can be read at two levels.III. adj( uden buler) even,( vandret) level ( fx surface, ground, road),( især fagligt) plane;( flad) flat ( fx give him something flat to write on);[ plan med] even with, level with;( glat med) flush with. -
96 søge
browse, scavenge, seek, sue* * **( lede) look,( mere energisk) search;( mere energisk) search,(F: i visse faste forb & = opsøge, prøve at få) seek ( fx advice, death, one's fortune, shelter, support; agreement on the proposals, international aid, conversations with the U.S. government, a vote of confidence; seek and ye shall find);( være på jagt efter) be on the look-out for, be in search of,( ivrigt, T) hunt for,( guld, olie etc) prospect for;( ansøge) apply ( fx how many people have applied?),( med objekt) apply for ( fx a post),(mere T) put in for ( fx a job, a pay rise);( bevæge sig) go ( fx further inland),( med objekt) take to ( fx the woods);( besøge hyppigt, F) frequent,( skole også) attend;[ søge at] try to,F seek to ( fx get their co-operation),( stærkere) endeavour to;[ hvem søger De?] who do you want to see?[ jeg har søgt ham flere gange] I have called on him several times;[ med sb:][ søge arbejde] be looking for a job (el. for work),F seek employment;[ søge benådning] petition for mercy;[ bydreng søges] boy wanted;[ søge havn] put into port;[ søge hjælp hos en] ask somebody to help one,F apply to somebody for help;[ søge læge] see (el. consult) a doctor;[ søge oplysninger] make enquiries,F seek information;[ søge plads], se plads;[ søge ens selskab] seek somebody's company;[ søge dårligt selskab] keep bad company;[ med præp & adv:][ søge bort] go away;( fra stilling) apply for a job elsewhere;[ søge efter] look for,( mere energisk) search for,F seek for, seek;[ søge efter ordene] hesitate for words; falter;[gå (ud) for at søge efter noget] go in search of something;[ søge frem til sandheden] try to get at the truth;[ søge i sine lommer] search (, grundigt: ransack) one's pockets;[ søge ind til (, ved)] apply for a post in;[ søge om] apply for;[ søge om benådning] petition for mercy;[ søge ud] pick out,F select;( søge at komme ud) try to get out;[ andre udtryk må søges under...] for other expressions see...; -
97 sørge
grieve, mourn* * *vb grieve, be grieved,( ved dødsfald også) mourn, be mourning;[ sørge for]( tage sig af) take care of ( fx the arrangements, the elderly), look after ( fx the arrangements, the children),(ordne etc) see to ( fx the arrangements, the dinner), provide for( fx their safety);( forsørge) provide for ( fx one's wife and family);( skaffe) provide ( fx food for everybody);[ sørge for at](+ sætning) ( passe på at) take care that ( fx nobody sees you),(ordne etc) see (to it) that ( fx everything is ready), make sure that,F ensure that ( fx the car arrives in time);(+ infinitiv) take care to, be sure to ( fx lock the door);( også) arrange for him to be picked up;[ sørg for at komme i rette tid] make sure (el. mind) you come in time;[ jeg skal sørge for det] I will see to it;[ sørge over] grieve over ( fx one's misspent (, lost) youth),( afdød også) grieve for, mourn for;[ de sørgende] the mourners,( de sørgende efterladte) the bereaved. -
98 undersøge
check out, check up (on), examine, explore, inquire, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, probe, screen, search, sound, study, survey* * ** examine ( fx examine something in (el. through el. with) a microscope; examine a revolver for fingerprints; the doctor examined him; our luggage was examined),( se nøje på også) go over, look over;( for at se om det er i orden også) inspect ( fx a house before buying it),( nøjere, F) scrutinize ( fx a bank note, a document);( prøve) test ( fx his qualifications; have one's eyes tested; test the water for toxic chemicals);( gennemsøge) go over, go through,( grundigere) search;( sag, teori etc) examine;( mere systematisk) investigate ( fx a complaint; the possibilities; the police are investigating the murder),( svagere, T) look (el. go) into,F inquire into ( fx the police are looking (, inquiring) into the matter; they went thoroughly into his story);( kontrollere) check up on ( fx the truth of a statement),( for at se om der er noget galt) probe into ( fx his activities; his conduct of the affair; his financial transactions);( om officiel undersøgelse) set up (el. hold, make) an inquiry into,F conduct an inquiry into ( fx the causes of road accidents, the sinking of the ship),( også om videnskabelig undersøgelse) carry out (, conduct) a study of(el. into) ( fx BBC reporting; the social effects of something; the incidence of leukaemia), carry out (, conduct) a survey of, investigate,( kun om videnskabelig undersøgelse også) research into, make researches into ( fx the effect of chemicals on the human brain). -
99 april
enапре́ль м* * ** * *(en) April;[ den første april] the first of April, All Fool's Day;[( den) 8. april 1983]( over brev) 8 April 1983; 8th April 1983;(især am) April 8(th), 1983;( i tekst) on the eighth of April, 1983; on April (the) 8th, 1983; on 8 April 1983; on April 8, 1983;[ narre ham april] make an April fool of him. -
100 ballade
sg - balládenшум м, сканда́л мlave balláde — шуме́ть, сканда́лить
* * *ballad, firework, fuss, mischief* * *I. (en -r)( vise) ballad;( metrisk form; mus.) ballade.II. (en)(spektakler etc) row; hullabaloo;[ lave ballade] make trouble; kick up a row;( stærkere) raise hell;[ du får ballade (dvs vrøvl) med ham] you'll be in trouble with him.
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make him an offer he can't refuse — Meaning The offer being do as I say or I ll kill you . Origin Line from The Godfather. It is used in all of the Godfather trilogy of films but varies slightly throughout and isn t always easy to hear through all that cotton wool. In the first… … Meaning and origin of phrases
you can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink — The word the is frequently omitted from the proverb and lead substituted for take. c 1175 Old English Homilies (EETS) 1st ser. 9 Hwa is thet mei thet hors wettrien the him self nule drinken [who can give water to the horse that will not drink of… … Proverbs new dictionary
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. — You can lead a horse to water (but you can t make him/it drink). something that you say which means you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to. I made all the arrangements,… … New idioms dictionary
because a man is born in a stable that does not make him a horse — Sometimes attributed to the Duke of Wellington (1769–1852); see quot. 1969. 1833 M. SCOTT Tom Cringle’s Log I. iv. ‘I am an Englishman and no traitor, nor will I die the death of one.’.. ‘Truly..a man does sometimes become a horse by being born… … Proverbs new dictionary
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink — ► you can lead a horse to water but you can t make him drink proverb you can give someone an opportunity, but you can t force them to take it. Main Entry: ↑horse … English terms dictionary
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink — you can lead (or take) a horse to water but you can t make him drink proverb you can give someone an opportunity, but you can t force them to take it … Useful english dictionary
Make Way for Noddy — Format Computer animated children s series Created by Enid Blyton (Noddy character) Mallory L … Wikipedia
make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… … English World dictionary
Make Me Pure — Single by Robbie Williams from the album Intensive Care Released Nove … Wikipedia
make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English