to make a feature of something

be a feature of something — charakteristisch für etwas sein

feature in something — eine [bedeutende] Rolle bei etwas spielen

to have strong/delicate features — markante/feine Gesichtszüge haben

a feature of his style is... — sein Stil ist durch... gekennzeichnet

a feature of this book is... — das Buch zeichnet sich durch... aus

the main feature of the recession — das Kennzeichnende an der Rezession

feature fireplace — offener Kamin

to make a feature of sth — etw besonders betonen, etw zur Geltung bringen

the old volcano, the dominant feature of the island,... — der die Insel dominierende alte Vulkan...

this film features an English actress — in diesem Film spielt eine englische Schauspielerin mit

the room features a large fireplace — eine Besonderheit des Zimmers ist der große Kamin

be a feature of something — charakteristisch für etwas sein

feature in something — eine [bedeutende] Rolle bei etwas spielen

a smile lit up his features — una sonrisa le iluminó el rostro

the house has many original features — la casa conserva muchos detalles arquitectónicos de época

his legs are his best feature — lo mejor que tiene son las piernas

to make a feature of something — destacar* algo, hacer* resaltar algo

he was featured in `The Globe' recently — `The Globe' publicó un artículo sobre él hace poco

the state visit was featured on the television news — se destacó la visita de estado en las noticias de la televisión

the film features her as... — en la película aparece en el papel de...

featuring John Ball — con la actuación de John Ball

rice features prominently in their diet — el arroz ocupa un lugar importante en su alimentación

a regular feature — una crónica regular

a film featuring Garbo as... — una película que presenta a la Garbo en el papel de...

it featured prominently in... — tuvo un papel destacado en...

a smile lit up his features — una sonrisa le iluminó el rostro

the house has many original features — la casa conserva muchos detalles arquitectónicos de época

his legs are his best feature — lo mejor que tiene son las piernas

to make a feature of something — destacar* algo, hacer* resaltar algo

he was featured in `The Globe' recently — `The Globe' publicó un artículo sobre él hace poco

the state visit was featured on the television news — se destacó la visita de estado en las noticias de la televisión

the film features her as... — en la película aparece en el papel de...

featuring John Ball — con la actuación de John Ball

rice features prominently in their diet — el arroz ocupa un lugar importante en su alimentación

I can't make it — je ne peux pas y aller

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

by way of — (as prep)