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1 provisorisch
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2 (men moet) roeien met de riemen die men heeft
(men moet) roeien met de riemen die men heeft(one must) make do/manage/make shift with what one has (got), (one must) make the best of itVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > (men moet) roeien met de riemen die men heeft
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3 riem
1 [gordel] belt2 [snaar, drijfriem] belt3 [band om iets vast te binden] strap 〈aan schoen/horloge〉 ⇒ belt 〈 over schouder〉, sling 〈van fototoestel/kijker/geweer〉, leash 〈 van hond〉4 [meervoud] [veiligheidsgordels] seat belts5 [roeispaan] oar6 [hoeveelheid papier] ream♦voorbeelden:schoenen met riempjes • strap shoes5 de riemen strijken/opsteken • lower/raise the oars〈 figuurlijk〉 (men moet) roeien met de riemen die men heeft • (one must) make do/manage/make shift with what one has (got), (one must) make the best of it -
4 hulpmiddel
• aid• arrangement• attachment• device• expedient• make-shift• resource• shift• tool -
5 omzetten
3 [verzetten] move, shift6 [muziek] transpose (into)7 [scheikunde] convert♦voorbeelden:(voor) een miljoen omzetten • have a turnover of a millionzonlicht omzetten in elektrische energie • convert sunlight into electrical energy〈 juridisch〉 een terdoodveroordeling in levenslang omzetten • commute a sentence from death to life imprisonment
См. также в других словарях:
make shift — ► make shift dated manage or contrive to do something. Main Entry: ↑shift … English terms dictionary
make|shift|y — «MAYK SHIHF tee», adjective. = makeshift. (Cf. ↑makeshift) … Useful english dictionary
make|shift — «MAYK SHIHFT», noun, adjective. –n. something made to use for a time instead of the right thing; temporary substitute: »When the electric lights went out, we used candles as a makeshift. Spools and buttons were the child s makeshifts for toys.… … Useful english dictionary
make shift — make do, manage to the best of one s ability … English contemporary dictionary
make shift — dated manage or contrive to do something. → shift … English new terms dictionary
To make shift — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make shift — Shift Shift, n. [Cf. Icel. skipti. See {Shift}, v. t.] 1. The act of shifting. Specifically: (a) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution. [1913 Webster] My going to Oxford… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make shift — phrasal to manage with difficulty … New Collegiate Dictionary
make shift — phrasal : to try to get along or succeed under difficulties or with inferior means * * * do what one wants to do in spite of not having ideal conditions … Useful english dictionary
make·shift — /ˈmeıkˌʃıft/ adj : used as a usually rough and temporary replacement for something A large box served as a makeshift table … Useful english dictionary
shift — shift; shift·abil·i·ty; shift·able; shift·er; shift·ful; shift·i·ly; shift·i·ness; shift·less; shift·man; make·shift; blue·shift·ed; make·shift·ness; shift·less·ly; shift·less·ness; … English syllables
