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1 make oneself at home
• kotiutua* * *(to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home: Make yourself at home!) olla kuin kotonaan -
2 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) tehdä itsensä ymmärretyksi -
3 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) tehdä itsensä ymmärretyksi -
4 make oneself scarce
• häipyä• laputtaa• laittautua tiehensä* * *(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) pysytellä poissa -
5 make oneself conversant with
• perehtyä -
6 make oneself familiar
• perehtyä -
7 make oneself familiar with
• perehtyä -
8 make oneself guilty
• syyllistyä -
9 make oneself guilty of
• syyllistyä -
10 make a hit with
(to make oneself liked or approved of by: That young man has made a hit with your daughter.) saavuttaa suuri suosio -
11 make a fool of oneself
(to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid: She made a fool of herself at the party.) nolata itsensä -
12 make a name for oneself
(to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc: He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.) tehdä nimensä tunnetuksi -
13 assert oneself
• pitää puoliaan* * *(to state one's opinions confidently and act in a way that will make people take notice of one: You must assert yourself more if you want promotion.) tuoda itseään esille -
14 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) ottaa huolehtiakseen -
15 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) ottaa huolehtiakseen -
16 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
17 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
18 distinguish
• olla ominaista• erottaa• ansioitua• tehdä huomatuksi• tehdä ero• kunnostautua* * *di'stiŋɡwiʃ1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) erottaa2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) erottaa3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) erottaa4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) erottua•- distinguished -
19 home
• normaaliasento• huoltokoti• hoitopaikka• hoitola• huoltolaitos• hoitolaitos• asunto• sisäasiain• kohdalleen• pesä• sattuvasti• maali• kotimaa• kotona• kotiin• koto• kotoinen• koti- ja asuinpaikka• kotiin päin• kotimainen• kotipaikka• koti• kotiseutu* * *həum 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) koti2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) syntypaikka3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) koti4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) asuntola5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) koti, asunto2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) kodin, koti-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) kotimainen3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) koti-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) kotiin, kotona2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) täydellisesti, perille•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
20 understand
• oivaltaa• osata• ottaa• saada jokin käsitys• nähdä• tajuta• älytä• ymmärtää• käsittää• luulla tietävänsä* * *1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) ymmärtää2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) ymmärtää3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) ymmärtää•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) ymmärrys2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) ymmärtämys3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) sopimus•- make oneself understood- make understood
См. также в других словарях:
make oneself at home — {v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. * /If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home./ * /John was an outdoor man and could make himself at home in the woods at night./… … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself at home — {v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. * /If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home./ * /John was an outdoor man and could make himself at home in the woods at night./… … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make oneself felt — make oneself (or one s presence) felt make people keenly aware of one; have a noticeable effect the economic crisis began to make itself felt … Useful english dictionary
make oneself acquainted with — index ascertain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself answerable — index promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself answerable for — index guarantee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself felt — index persuade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself scarce — index retreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make oneself useful — index pander Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
