three and four make seven

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella

to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?

we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda

to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora

I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos

I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta

I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

to go to London, to the States, to Ireland — andare a Londra, negli Stati Uniti, in Irlanda

to go to town, to the country — andare in città, in campagna

to go home — andare a casa

to go up, down, across — salire, scendere, attraversare

to go into the room — entrare nella stanza

to go shopping — andare a fare spese

to go for a walk, a drink — andare a fare una passeggiata, a bere qualcosa

to go on holiday, on a journey — andare in vacanza, a fare un viaggio

he's gone to get some wine — è andato a prendere il vino

go and answer the phone — va a rispondere al telefono

to go to school — andare a scuola

to go to the doctor's — andare dal dottore

she went running up the stairs — ha salito le scale di corsa

he went complaining to the principal — è andato a lamentarsi dal direttore

I must go, I must be going — devo andare

the train goes at six o'clock — il treno parte alle sei

half the money goes on school fees — metà dei soldi partono per le tasse scolastiche

the cake has all gone — la torta è sparita

there goes my chance of winning! — ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria!

it can't go by post — non può essere spedito per posta

to go before parliament — essere presentato in parlamento

to go red — arrossire, diventare rosso

to go white — diventare bianco, imbiancare

to go mad — impazzire

to go metric — adottare il sistema metrico

to go unnoticed — passare inosservato

to go unpunished — restare impunito

the question went unanswered — la domanda è rimasta senza risposta

to go free — essere rimesso in libertà

his voice, hearing is going — sta perdendo la voce, sta diventando sordo

the battery is going — la pila si sta scaricando

three hours went by before... — passarono tre ore prima che...

three days to go — mancano solo tre giorni

how's the time going? — come stiamo col tempo?

it's just gone seven o'clock — sono appena passate le sette

he'll have to go! — se ne deve andare!

that lampshade'll have to go! — quella lampada deve sparire!

six down and four to go! — sei (sono) fatti e quattro da fare!

to get the fire going — accendere il fuoco

we have several projects going at the moment — abbiamo diversi progetti in corso al momento

let's get going! — cominciamo! partiamo!

to get things going — darci dentro, muoversi

ready, steady, go! — pronti, partenza, via!

the road goes down to the sea, goes up the mountain — la strada scende verso il mare, sale verso la montagna

this road goes past the cemetery — questa strada prosegue oltre il cimitero

it's true as far as it goes — è vero fino a un certo punto

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude — questo contribuisce molto a spiegare il suo atteggiamento

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — al giorno d'oggi con cento sterline non si fa molto

you can make Ј 5 go a long way — si possono fare molte cose con 5 sterline

where do these plates go? — dove vanno questi piatti?

the suitcases will have to go in the back — dovremo mettere le valigie dietro

it won't go into the box — non ci sta nella scatola

five into four won't go — il cinque nel quattro non ci sta

how does the song go? — come fa la canzone?

as the saying goes — come dice il proverbio

what he says goes — quello che dice lui, va bene

it goes without saying that — è chiaro che

anything goes — tutto è permesso, qualsiasi cosa va bene

to be going to do — stare per fare

it's going to snow — nevicherà, sta per nevicare

I'm going to phone him right now — gli telefono subito

I'm not going to be treated like that! — non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così!

the party went very well — la festa è andata molto bene

the way things are going... — da come vanno le cose...

it's old, as Australian towns go — per essere una città australiana, è vecchia

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — non è stata una brutta festa rispetto alla media

those rugs are going cheap — li vendono a poco quei tappeti

I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — prenderò un caffè, se ce n'è

I'll have whatever's going — prenderò quello che c'è

it's the best machine going — è la migliore macchina sul mercato

there's a job going at their office — c'è un posto vacante nel loro ufficio

the money will go towards a new roof — i soldi serviranno a pagare il tetto nuovo

everything that goes to make a good teacher — tutto quel che ci vuole per fare un buon insegnante

she's gone and told everybody! — è andata a dirlo a tutti!

he went and won the competition! — si è dato una mossa e ha vinto il concorso!

you've really gone and done it now! — questa volta l'hai davvero fatta grossa!

then he had to go and lose his wallet — come se non bastasse, ha anche perso il portafoglio

all his money goes on drink — tutti i suoi soldi vanno in alcolici

I don't know where all my money goes (to)! — non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi!

the cat went "miaow" — il gatto ha fatto "miao"

he went like this with her fingers — ha fatto così con le dita

you go next — dopo tocca a te

you go first — prima tu, dopo di te

to go — da asporto

two hamburgers to go! — due hamburger da portare via!

we had gone ten miles before we realized that... — abbiamo fatto dieci miglia prima di accorgerci che...

are you going my way? — fai la mia stessa strada? vai nella mia direzione?

that's how it goes! that's the way it goes! — così va il mondo! così è la vita!

it's your go — è il tuo turno, tocca a te

whose go is it? — a chi tocca?

he had several goes at the exam — ha tentato l'esame diverse volte

to have a go at sb. — prendersela con qcn.

to make a go of sth. — fare un successo di qcs.

he's always on the go — è sempre in movimento, non si ferma mai

(it's) no go! — (è) impossibile! (non c'è) niente da fare!

from the word go — dall'inizio

in one go — in un colpo solo, in una volta

to go to London, to the States, to Ireland — andare a Londra, negli Stati Uniti, in Irlanda

to go to town, to the country — andare in città, in campagna

to go home — andare a casa

to go up, down, across — salire, scendere, attraversare

to go into the room — entrare nella stanza

to go shopping — andare a fare spese

to go for a walk, a drink — andare a fare una passeggiata, a bere qualcosa

to go on holiday, on a journey — andare in vacanza, a fare un viaggio

he's gone to get some wine — è andato a prendere il vino

go and answer the phone — va a rispondere al telefono

to go to school — andare a scuola

to go to the doctor's — andare dal dottore

she went running up the stairs — ha salito le scale di corsa

he went complaining to the principal — è andato a lamentarsi dal direttore

I must go, I must be going — devo andare

the train goes at six o'clock — il treno parte alle sei

half the money goes on school fees — metà dei soldi partono per le tasse scolastiche

the cake has all gone — la torta è sparita

there goes my chance of winning! — ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria!

it can't go by post — non può essere spedito per posta

to go before parliament — essere presentato in parlamento

to go red — arrossire, diventare rosso

to go white — diventare bianco, imbiancare

to go mad — impazzire

to go metric — adottare il sistema metrico

to go unnoticed — passare inosservato

to go unpunished — restare impunito

the question went unanswered — la domanda è rimasta senza risposta

to go free — essere rimesso in libertà

his voice, hearing is going — sta perdendo la voce, sta diventando sordo

the battery is going — la pila si sta scaricando

three hours went by before... — passarono tre ore prima che...

three days to go — mancano solo tre giorni

how's the time going? — come stiamo col tempo?

it's just gone seven o'clock — sono appena passate le sette

he'll have to go! — se ne deve andare!

that lampshade'll have to go! — quella lampada deve sparire!

six down and four to go! — sei (sono) fatti e quattro da fare!

to get the fire going — accendere il fuoco

we have several projects going at the moment — abbiamo diversi progetti in corso al momento

let's get going! — cominciamo! partiamo!

to get things going — darci dentro, muoversi

ready, steady, go! — pronti, partenza, via!

the road goes down to the sea, goes up the mountain — la strada scende verso il mare, sale verso la montagna

this road goes past the cemetery — questa strada prosegue oltre il cimitero

it's true as far as it goes — è vero fino a un certo punto

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude — questo contribuisce molto a spiegare il suo atteggiamento

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — al giorno d'oggi con cento sterline non si fa molto

you can make Ј 5 go a long way — si possono fare molte cose con 5 sterline

where do these plates go? — dove vanno questi piatti?

the suitcases will have to go in the back — dovremo mettere le valigie dietro

it won't go into the box — non ci sta nella scatola

five into four won't go — il cinque nel quattro non ci sta

how does the song go? — come fa la canzone?

as the saying goes — come dice il proverbio

what he says goes — quello che dice lui, va bene

it goes without saying that — è chiaro che

anything goes — tutto è permesso, qualsiasi cosa va bene

to be going to do — stare per fare

it's going to snow — nevicherà, sta per nevicare

I'm going to phone him right now — gli telefono subito

I'm not going to be treated like that! — non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così!

the party went very well — la festa è andata molto bene

the way things are going... — da come vanno le cose...

it's old, as Australian towns go — per essere una città australiana, è vecchia

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — non è stata una brutta festa rispetto alla media

those rugs are going cheap — li vendono a poco quei tappeti

I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — prenderò un caffè, se ce n'è

I'll have whatever's going — prenderò quello che c'è

it's the best machine going — è la migliore macchina sul mercato

there's a job going at their office — c'è un posto vacante nel loro ufficio

the money will go towards a new roof — i soldi serviranno a pagare il tetto nuovo

everything that goes to make a good teacher — tutto quel che ci vuole per fare un buon insegnante

she's gone and told everybody! — è andata a dirlo a tutti!

he went and won the competition! — si è dato una mossa e ha vinto il concorso!

you've really gone and done it now! — questa volta l'hai davvero fatta grossa!

then he had to go and lose his wallet — come se non bastasse, ha anche perso il portafoglio

all his money goes on drink — tutti i suoi soldi vanno in alcolici

I don't know where all my money goes (to)! — non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi!

the cat went "miaow" — il gatto ha fatto "miao"

he went like this with her fingers — ha fatto così con le dita

you go next — dopo tocca a te

you go first — prima tu, dopo di te

to go — da asporto

two hamburgers to go! — due hamburger da portare via!

we had gone ten miles before we realized that... — abbiamo fatto dieci miglia prima di accorgerci che...

are you going my way? — fai la mia stessa strada? vai nella mia direzione?

that's how it goes! that's the way it goes! — così va il mondo! così è la vita!

it's your go — è il tuo turno, tocca a te

whose go is it? — a chi tocca?

he had several goes at the exam — ha tentato l'esame diverse volte

to have a go at sb. — prendersela con qcn.

to make a go of sth. — fare un successo di qcs.

he's always on the go — è sempre in movimento, non si ferma mai

(it's) no go! — (è) impossibile! (non c'è) niente da fare!

from the word go — dall'inizio

in one go — in un colpo solo, in una volta

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

want to know — wissen wollen

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

to and fro — hin und her

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

to count (up) to 20 —

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich