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1) постараться, позаботиться, принять мерыMake sure you're all packed by tonight, now, because we want to leave first thing in the morning. (E. O'Connor, ‘All in the Family’, ch. III) — Постарайся запаковать все сегодня вечером, так как завтра рано утром мы уезжаем.
He isn't plotting anything. He is simply making sure that the case will be heard by the Council. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Diplomat’, ch. 41) — Ничего Эссекс не затевает. Он просто добивается, чтобы вопрос был поставлен в Совете Безопасности.
2) (of) убедиться, удостовериться; выяснить, проверить (тж. make certain (of))Though I couldh't see the face I had no doubt that it was Bronson, but I felt that I ought to turn the body over to make sure. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Footprints in the Jungle’) — Хоть лица и не быль видно, я не сомневался, что это Бронсон. Но для того, чтобы окончательно в этом убедиться, нужно было перевернуть тело.
‘Now take this hat,’ said Alf, producing one from nowhere... ‘Nothing in it, is there? Make sure, dear, make sure. Never take the magician's word for it.’ (J. B. Priestley, ‘They Walk in the City’, ch. IV) — - Теперь возьмите эту шляпу, - сказал Алф, извлекая неизвестно откуда цилиндр... - В ней ничего нет, не правда ли? Проверьте, проверьте, дорогая. Никогда не верьте фокуснику на слово.
3) быть уверенным, убеждённымWhen I heard you on the phone, I made sure you were one of those tall Englishmen with a bored look, an eyeglass and a little moustache. And now you're all different. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Faraway’, ch. IV) — Когда я разговаривала с вами по телефону, я была уверена, что вы этакий скучающий англичанин, высокий, с усиками и моноклем, а вы оказались совсем другим.
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