policy of arm-twisting

вырабатывать политику — to make / elaborate policy

выступить со своей политикой — to advance one's policy

говорить о политике — to talk politics

заниматься политикой — to deal in / to be engaged in politics, to politicize

интересоваться политикой — to be interested in politics

координировать политику — to coordinate a policy

критиковать чью-л. политику — to assault / to criticize smb.'s policy

круто изменить политику — to reverse a policy

навязать стране какую-л. политику — to force / to impose a policy on a country

начать проводить новую политику — to initiate a new policy

одобрять чью-л. политику — to approve / to endorse a policy

оправдывать свою политику — to justify / to validate one's policy

определять политику — to shape / to determine the policy

осуждать чью-л политику — to condemn smb.'s policy

отвергать политику — to reject a policy

отказаться от проводимой политики — to abandon / to give up / to drop the policy

отойти от проводимой политики — to drift away from the policy

очернить чью-л. политику — to denigrate smb.'s policy

пересмотреть свою политику — to re-examine / to review / to revise one's policy

повышать действенность политики — to enhance the effectiveness of one's policy

поддерживать политику — to uphold / to support a policy

придерживаться страусовой политики — to bury one's head in the sand

проводить политику — to carry on / to conduct / to follow / to pursue a policy

провозгласить политику — to proclaim a policy

разъяснять политику — to spell out a policy

скрывать истинный характер своей политики — to disguise the true nature of one's policy

смягчить политику в отношении какой-л. страны — to moderate a policy toward a country

соответствовать политике правительства — to be commensurate with government policy

стать приверженцем какой-л. политики — to commit oneself to a policy

авантюристическая политика — policy of adventure, adventurist(ic) policy

аграрная политика — agrarian / farm policy

последовательное осуществление аграрной политики — consistent implementation of the agrarian policy

агрессивная политика, политика агрессии — policy of aggression, aggressive policy

противодействовать политике агрессии — to counteract the policy of aggression

альтернативная политика — alternative policy

аннексионистская политика, политика аннексий — policy of annexation, annexationist policy

антинародная политика — antipopular policy

антинациональная политика — antinational policy

безнадёжная политика — no-win policy

безответственная политика — irresponsible policy

бесперспективная политика — blind-alley policy

близорукая / недальновидная политика — shallow / short-sighted policy

блоковая политика — bloc policy

"большая политика" — "big politics"

великодержавная политика — great-power policy

вероломная политика — treacherous policy

внешнеторговая политика — foreign trade policy

внешняя политика — foreign / external / exterior policy / politics

выступать против чьей-л. внешней политики — to attack smb.'s foreign / policy

дискредитировать чью-л. внешнюю политику — to discredit smb.'s foreign policy

играть активную роль во внешней политике — to be active in international politics

изменить внешнюю политику применительно к чему-л. — to adopt one's foreign policy to smth.

клеветать на чью-л. внешнюю политику — to libel smb.'s foreign policy

лежать в основе внешней политики страны — to be the corner stone of a country's foreign policy

неправильно понимать / интерпретировать чью-л. внешнюю политику — to misunderstand smb.'s foreign policy

определить основные направления внешней политики — to define the main lines of a foreign policy

пересмотреть предпосылки (своей) внешней политики — to re-examine the premises of one's foreign policy

распознать истинный характер внешней политики — to detect the true nature of the foreign policy

скрывать истинный характер (своей) внешней политики — to disguise the true nature of one's foreign policy

альтернативная (внешняя) политика — alternative (foreign) policy

конструктивная внешняя политика — constructive foreign policy

миролюбивая внешняя политика — peace-oriented foreign policy

внешняя политика РФ — Russian foreign policy

главный / центральный вопрос внешней политики — core of foreign policy

изменения / сдвиги во внешней политике — shifts in foreign policy

кардинальное изменение внешней политики — reversal of foreign policy

краеугольный камень внешней политики — cornerstone of foreign policy

направление внешней политики — line of foreign policy

определяющий / решающий фактор внешней политики — key determinant factor of foreign policy

основа внешней политики — basis of foreign policy

побудительный мотив внешней политики — impetus of foreign policy

предпосылки внешней политики — premises of one's foreign policy

преемственность во внешней политике — continuity in foreign policy

стоять за преемственность во внешней политике — to stand for the continuity in a foreign policy

проведение внешней политики — conduct of foreign policy

противоборствующие теории внешней политики — competing theories of foreign policy

решительное обновление внешней политики — determined reshaping of foreign policy

совершенствование внешней политики — refinement of foreign policy

средство внешней политики — instrument of foreign policy

формирование внешней политики — formulating of foreign policy

характер внешней политики — character of foreign policy

цели (и задачи) внешней политики — objectives of foreign policy, foreign policy objectives

внутренняя политика — domestic / internal / home policy / politics

военно-силовая политика — policy of military force

воинственная политика — fighting / belligerent policy

выжидательная политика — wait-and-see / temporizing / expectant / Fabian policy, waiting game

гибельная политика — ruinous policy

гибкая политика — flexible policy

государственная политика — public policy

возводить терроризм в ранг государственной политики — to make terrorism a state policy

губительная политика — disastrous policy

дальновидная политика — forward-looking / far-sighted policy

двойственная политика — true-track policy

проводить двойственную политику — to play a double game

двухпартийная политика — bipartisan policy

демографическая политика — demographic policy

денежно-кредитная / монетарная политика — monetary policy

ужесточить денежно-кредитную политику — to tighten monetary policy

эффективность денежно-кредитной политики — effectiveness / strength of monetary policy

дипломатичная политика — diplomatic policy

дискриминационная внешнеторговая политика — unfair trade practices

долгосрочная политика — long-run policy

единая политика цен — common pricing policy

жёсткая — tough policy

захватническая политика — annexationist / expansionist policy

здравая политика — sane policy

имперская политика — imperial policy

инвестиционная политика — investment policy

интервенционистская политика — interventionist policy

кадровая политика — cadres / personnel policy

капитулянтская политика — defeatist policy, policy of defeat / capitulation

классовая политика — class / class-motivated policy

конкурентная политика — competition policy

конструктивная политика — constructive policy

кредитная политика — credit control, lending / credit / crediting policy

жёсткая кредитная политика — tight monetary policy

колониалистская политика — colonialist policy

колониальная политика — colonial policy

международная политика — international policy / politics

заниматься вопросами международной политики — to deal with international policy

изменить внешнюю политику применительно к чему-л. — to adapt international policy to smth.

радикально изменить внешнюю политику — radically to change / to reverse international policy

формировать международную политику — to mould international politics

международная валютная политика — international monetary policy

тонкости международной политики — subtletics of international politics

милитаристская политика — policy of militarism

мирная политика, политика мира — policy of peace

мировая политика — world politics / policy

водоворот мировой политики — vortex of world politics

миролюбивая политика — peace / peaceable / peaceful policy

придерживаться миролюбивой политики — to abide by / to adhere to a peaceful policy

мудрая политика — wise policy

надклассовая политика — aboveclass policy, policy independent of class

налоговая политика — fiscal / tax / taxation policy

наступательная политика — vigorous / active policy

научно обоснованная политика — scientifically grounded policy

националистическая политика — nationalistic policy

неоколониалистская политика — neo-colonialist policy

независимая политика — policy of go-it-alone, independent policy

непоследовательная политика — flip and flop policy

нереальная / оторванная от жизни политика — unrealistic politics

нерешительная политика — vacillating policy

обанкротившаяся политика — bankrupt policy

обструкционистская политика — obstructionist policy

ответственная политика — responsible policy

пагубная политика — damaging policy

последовательная политика — coherent / consistent policy

предательская политика — treacherous policy

примиренческая политика — conciliatory policy

приспособленческая политика — time-serving policy

продажная политика — peanut politics

протекционистская политика — protectionist policy

разумная политика — sane policy

расистская иммиграционная политика — racist / racial immigration policy, racist policy on immigration

раскольническая политика — divisive policy

реалистичная политика — realistic policy

реальная политика — practical politics

реваншистская политика — revenge-seeking / revanchist policy

ревизионистская политика — revisionist policy

региональная политика — regional policy

сепаратистская политика — separative policy

силовая политика — power politics

смелая политика — audacious policy

современная политика — present-day policy

согласованная политика — coordinated / agreed policy

соглашательская политика — policy of class collaboration / conciliation / compromise

социально-экономическая политика — social and economic policy

тарифная политика — tariff policy

торговая политика — trade / commercial policy

традиционная политика нейтралитета — traditional policy of neutrality

тред-юнионистская политика — trade-unionist policy

трезвая политика — sober / sound policy

умеренная политика — middle-of-the-road / moderate policy

финансово-бюджетная / фискальная политика — fiscal policy

центристская политика — centrist policy

человеконенавистническая политика апартеида — inhuman policy of apartheid

эгоистическая политика — egoistical policy

экономическая политика — economic policy

дискреционная экономическая политика — discretionary economic policy

эмиссионная политика — emission policy

в фарватере чьей-л. политики — in the wake of smb.'s policy

выработка политики — policy-making

дискредитирование политики — discrediting of policy

жёсткий курс в политике — tough policy

изменение политики — policy shift

колебания в политике — lurches of policy

крутой поворот в политике — a reversal of policy

мягкий курс в политике — soft policy

сторонник проведения мягкого курса в политике — soft-liner

навязывание политики извне — imposition of policy from outside

политика блефа — policy of bluff

политика бронированного кулака — mailed fist policy

политика булавочных / мелких уколов — policy of pin-pricks

политика в защиту статус-кво — policy in favour of the status quo

политика в области закупок — purchasing policy

политика, ведущая к инфляции — inflationary policy

политика в области социального обеспечения — social welfare policy

политика (метрополии) в отношении туземного населения колонии — native policy

политика взаимных уступок — give-and-take policy, policy of accommodation

политика выжженной земли — scorched-earth policy

политика выжидания — dilatory policy

"политика выкручивания рук" — arm-twisting policy, policy of arm-twisting

политика геноцида — policy of genocide

политика государства, направленная на усиление своего господства — power politics

политика дальнего прицела — far-reaching / range policy

"политика дефляции" — "deflation policy"

политика диктата — policy of diktat

отвергать политику диктата — to reject the policy of dictates

политика доброй воли — policy of goodwill

политика доверия — policy of trust

политика дружбы и согласия — policy of outstretched hand

политика жёсткой экономии — cheese-paring policy

"политика завинчивания гаек" по отношению к кому-л. — "policy of tightening the screws" on smb.

политика запугивания — policy of intimidation / deterrence

политика канонерок — gunboat policy

политика кнута и пряника — carrot and stick policy

политика конфронтации — policy of confrontation

политика корректирования / приспособления — adjustment policy

политика мира — policy of peace, peace policy

"политика монетаризма" — monetarist policy

"политика наведения мостов" — policy of bridge-building

политика, направленная на стимулирование экономического роста — expansionary policy

политика насилия — policy of violence

политика национального примирения — policy of national reconciliation

политика невмешательства — policy of noninterference, let alone / hands-off policy

традиционная политика нейтралитета — traditional policy of neutrality

политика неприсоединения — policy of nonalignment

политика ограничений — policy of austerity

"политика открытого неба" — open-skies policy

политика партии — party policy

"политика плаща и кинжала" — cloak and dagger policy

политика попустительства — policy of connivance

политика, построенная на заблуждениях — policy built on delusions

политика преемственности — policy of continuity

политика препятствий — policy of obstruction

политика примирения — policy of conciliation

политика проведения контроля над вооружением — arms control policy

политика, проводимая в пользу одной партии — partisan politics / policy

политика разрядки напряжённости — policy of detente

политика расовой сегрегации — policy of racial segregation

политика репрессий — retaliatory policy

политика с позиции силы — position-of-strength policy, policy of force

политика сдерживания — containment policy

политика сохранения статус-кво — policy of the status quo

политика стабилизации экономической конъюнктуры — stabilization policy

политика терпимости — policy of tolerance

политика тотального противоборства — policy of total contention

"политика увязок" — policy of linkage

политика умиротворения — appeasement policy

политика устрашения — policy of deterrence

политика холодной войны — cold war politics / policy

возродить политику холодной войны — to revive the cold war policy

политика эмбарго — embargo policy

резкое изменение политики — switch in policy

сглаживание острых углов в политике — watering down of the policy

творцы политики — policy-makers

¿qué haces? — what are you doing?

¿qué haces ahí? — what are you doing there?

no sé qué hacer — I don't know what to do

hace y deshace las cosas a su antojo — she does as she pleases

¡eso no se hace! — that's not done!

no hizo nada por ayudarnos — she didn't do anything to help us

haz todo lo posible por llegar a tiempo — do everything possible to arrive on time

hacer algo por hacer —

no tiene sentido hacer las cosas por hacerlas — there's no point doing things just for the sake of it

él protestó y yo hice lo mismo — he protested and I did the same

no viene tanto como lo solía hacer — he doesn't come as much as he used to

hacer dinero — to make money

el gato hizo miau — the cat went miaow, the cat miaowed

el árbol no hace mucha sombra — the tree isn't very shady, the tree doesn't provide a lot of shade

¿me puedes hacer el nudo de la corbata? — could you knot my tie for me?

hacer el pelo/las uñas a algn — to do sb's hair/nails

hacer la barba a algn — to trim sb's beard

¿qué hace tu padre? — what does your father do?

está haciendo turismo en África — he's gone touring in Africa

hacer un papel — to play a role {o} part

hacer el papel de malo — to play the (part of the) villain

6 y 3 hacen 9 — 6 and 3 make 9

este hace 100 — this one makes 100

y cincuenta céntimos, hacen diez euros — and fifty cents change, which makes ten euros

este hace el corredor número 100 en atravesar la meta — he's the 100th runner to cross the finishing line

voy a hacer 30 años la próxima semana — I'm going to be 30 next week, it's my 30th birthday next week

les hice venir — I made them come

siempre consigue hacerme reír — she always manages to make me laugh

le gustaba hacerme rabiar — he enjoyed making me mad

yo haré que vengan — I'll make sure they come

hizo construirse un palacio — she had a palace built

hicieron pintar la fachada del colegio — they had the front of the school painted

esto lo hará más difícil — this will make it more difficult

hacer feliz a algn — to make sb happy

te hace más delgado — it makes you look slimmer

has hecho de mí un hombre muy feliz — you've made me a very happy man

yo le hacía más viejo — I thought he was older, I had him down as being older

te hacíamos en el Perú — we thought you were in Peru

hacer el cuerpo al frío — to get one's body used to the cold

hacer dedos — to do finger exercises

hacer piernas — to stretch one's legs

• hacer a algn [con] (=proveer) —

me hizo con dinero — he provided me with money

haces bien en esperar — you're right to wait

haces mal no contestando a sus llamadas — it's wrong of you not to answer his calls

hizo como que no se daba cuenta {o} como si no se diera cuenta — he made as if he hadn't noticed, he pretended not to have noticed

hizo como si me fuera a pegar — he made as if to strike me

• [dar que] hacer — to cause trouble

dieron que hacer a la policía — they caused {o} gave the police quite a bit of trouble

la llave hace a todas las puertas — the key fits all the doors

hace a todo — he's good for anything

¿te hace que vayamos a tomar unas copas? — how about going for a drink?, what do you say we go for a drink?

¿te hace un cigarrillo? — how about a cigarette?, do you fancy a cigarette?

hacer de malo — to play the villain

haz por verlo si puedes — try to get round to seeing him if you can

hacer por hacer algo — to try to do sth, make an effort to do sth

hace calor/frío — it's hot/cold

hizo dos grados bajo cero — it was two degrees below zero

¿qué tiempo hace? — what's the weather like?

ojalá haga buen tiempo — I hope the weather's nice

hace tres años que se fue — he left three years ago, it's three years since he left

hace tres años que no lo veo — I haven't seen him for three years, it's three years since I (last) saw him

ha estado aquí hasta hace poco — he was here only a short while ago

no hace mucho — not long ago

hace un mes que voy — I've been going for a month

¿hace mucho que esperas? — have you been waiting long?

hace de esto varios años — it is some years since this happened

está perdido desde hace 15 días — it's been missing for a fortnight

hace sed — I'm thirsty

hace sueño — I'm sleepy

hacen buena pareja — they make a lovely couple

me hicieron una visita — they paid me a visit

me hizo un regalo — she gave me a gift

¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?

aún queda mucho por hacer — there is still a lot (left) to do

dar que hacer — to make a lot of work

nadie hizo ninguna objeción — nobody raised any objections

nos hizo un relato de sus aventuras — he related his adventures to us

este jabón no hace espuma — this soap doesn't lather

esos chistes no me hacen gracia — I don't find those jokes funny

estos zapatos me hacen daño — these shoes hurt my feet

las vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'

el visitante que hacía el número mil — the thousandth visitor

no hace más que quejarse — she does nothing but complain

no hice más que cumplir con mi deber — I only did my duty

le gustaría hacer teatro — she would like to work in the theater

hacer un curso de cocina — to do a cookery course

niño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!

aquí se hace lo que digo yo — around here what I say goes

no sé qué hice con los recibos — I don't know what I did with the receipts

hacerle algo a alguien — to do something to somebody

yo no le hice nada — I didn't do anything to her

el perro no te hace nada — the dog won't hurt you

toca bien el piano - antes lo hacía mejor — she plays the piano well - she used to play better

voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it

¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?

eso no le hace nada — that doesn't matter at all

te hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son

la hizo su mujer — he made her his wife

hizo pedazos la carta — she tore the letter into tiny pieces

ella lo hizo posible — she made it possible

hacer algo de algo — to turn something into something

hacer algo de alguien — to make something of somebody

quiero hacer de ti un gran actor — I want to make a great actor of you

ese vestido te hace más delgada — that dress makes you look thinner

hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf

me hizo llorar — it made me cry

hizo caer al niño — he knocked the child over

hágalo pasar — tell him to come in

hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf

vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! — you're going to make me lose my temper!

hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf

me hizo esperar tres horas — she kept me waiting for three hours

me hizo abrirla — he made me open it

hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf

hizo que todos se sentaran — he made everybody sit down

hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made

hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened

te hacía en Buenos Aires — I thought you were in Buenos Aires

yo que lo hacía casado! — I had the idea that he was married!

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?

¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?

le hace a todo — she does a bit of everything

yo no le hago a la pintura — I don't go in for painting

hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes

haces mal en mentir — it's wrong of you to lie

hice como que no oía — I pretended not to hear

hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody

hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy

le va a hacer bien salir un poco — it'll do her good to get out a bit

hacerle a algo — to fit something

esta tapa no le hace al frasco — this lid doesn't fit the jar

no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse

¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?

hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy

hace tres grados — it's three degrees

(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso — the weather was terrible

hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?

parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry

hace dos años que murió — he's been dead for two years

¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?

hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago

hace mucho que lo conozco — I've known him for a long time

no lo veo desde hace años — I haven't seen him for years

hasta hace poco — until recently

se me hizo un nudo en el hilo — I got a knot in the thread

se hace toda la ropa — she makes all her (own) clothes

se hicieron una casita — they built themselves a little house

se hicieron una casita — they had a little house built

se hizo la cirugía estética — she had plastic surgery

voy a hacerme las manos — I'm going to have a manicure

me hice un tajo en el dedo — I cut my finger

¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?

¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?

hacerse un nombre — to make a name for oneself

hacerse enemigos — to make enemies

hacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun

se hace de noche muy pronto — it gets dark very early

se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos hizo de noche esperándolo — it got dark while we were waiting for him

¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?

esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo interminable — it seemed interminable

se me hace difícil creerlo — I find it very hard to believe

hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing

no consigo hacerme a la idea — I can't get used to the idea

no te hagas el inocente — don't act the innocent

me vio pero se hizo el loco — he saw me but pretended he hadn't

hacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side

el ejército se hizo con la ciudad — the army took the city

tengo que hacerme con esa carta — I must get hold of that letter

logró hacerse con el control de la compañía — he managed to gain control of the company

se hicieron de gran fama — they became very famous

se hizo de muchos amigos — he made a lot of friends

hacen buena pareja — they make a lovely couple

me hicieron una visita — they paid me a visit

me hizo un regalo — she gave me a gift

¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?

aún queda mucho por hacer — there is still a lot (left) to do

dar que hacer — to make a lot of work

nadie hizo ninguna objeción — nobody raised any objections

nos hizo un relato de sus aventuras — he related his adventures to us

este jabón no hace espuma — this soap doesn't lather

esos chistes no me hacen gracia — I don't find those jokes funny

estos zapatos me hacen daño — these shoes hurt my feet

las vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'

el visitante que hacía el número mil — the thousandth visitor

no hace más que quejarse — she does nothing but complain

no hice más que cumplir con mi deber — I only did my duty

le gustaría hacer teatro — she would like to work in the theater

hacer un curso de cocina — to do a cookery course

niño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!

aquí se hace lo que digo yo — around here what I say goes

no sé qué hice con los recibos — I don't know what I did with the receipts

hacerle algo a alguien — to do something to somebody

yo no le hice nada — I didn't do anything to her

el perro no te hace nada — the dog won't hurt you

toca bien el piano - antes lo hacía mejor — she plays the piano well - she used to play better

voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it

¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?

eso no le hace nada — that doesn't matter at all

te hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son

la hizo su mujer — he made her his wife

hizo pedazos la carta — she tore the letter into tiny pieces

ella lo hizo posible — she made it possible

hacer algo de algo — to turn something into something

hacer algo de alguien — to make something of somebody

quiero hacer de ti un gran actor — I want to make a great actor of you

ese vestido te hace más delgada — that dress makes you look thinner

hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf

me hizo llorar — it made me cry

hizo caer al niño — he knocked the child over

hágalo pasar — tell him to come in

hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf

vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! — you're going to make me lose my temper!

hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf

me hizo esperar tres horas — she kept me waiting for three hours

me hizo abrirla — he made me open it

hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf

hizo que todos se sentaran — he made everybody sit down

hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made

hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened

te hacía en Buenos Aires — I thought you were in Buenos Aires

yo que lo hacía casado! — I had the idea that he was married!

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?

¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?

le hace a todo — she does a bit of everything

yo no le hago a la pintura — I don't go in for painting

hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes

haces mal en mentir — it's wrong of you to lie

hice como que no oía — I pretended not to hear

hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody

hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy

le va a hacer bien salir un poco — it'll do her good to get out a bit

hacerle a algo — to fit something

esta tapa no le hace al frasco — this lid doesn't fit the jar

no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse

¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?

hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy

hace tres grados — it's three degrees

(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso — the weather was terrible

hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?

parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry

hace dos años que murió — he's been dead for two years

¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?

hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago

hace mucho que lo conozco — I've known him for a long time

no lo veo desde hace años — I haven't seen him for years

hasta hace poco — until recently

se me hizo un nudo en el hilo — I got a knot in the thread

se hace toda la ropa — she makes all her (own) clothes

se hicieron una casita — they built themselves a little house

se hicieron una casita — they had a little house built

se hizo la cirugía estética — she had plastic surgery

voy a hacerme las manos — I'm going to have a manicure

me hice un tajo en el dedo — I cut my finger

¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?

¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?

hacerse un nombre — to make a name for oneself

hacerse enemigos — to make enemies

hacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun

se hace de noche muy pronto — it gets dark very early

se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos hizo de noche esperándolo — it got dark while we were waiting for him

¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?

esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo interminable — it seemed interminable

se me hace difícil creerlo — I find it very hard to believe

hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing

no consigo hacerme a la idea — I can't get used to the idea

no te hagas el inocente — don't act the innocent

me vio pero se hizo el loco — he saw me but pretended he hadn't

hacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side

el ejército se hizo con la ciudad — the army took the city

tengo que hacerme con esa carta — I must get hold of that letter

logró hacerse con el control de la compañía — he managed to gain control of the company

se hicieron de gran fama — they became very famous

se hizo de muchos amigos — he made a lot of friends