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to make fun of somebody

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1 fun

noun

(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) diversión

- funny
- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun of

fun n diversión

it was great fun at the fair fue muy divertido en la feria

to have fun divertirse / pasarlo bien

we had fun at the circus lo pasamos bien en el circo

to make fun of someone reírse de alguien

fun

tr[fʌn]

noun

1 (enjoyment, pleasure) diversión nombre femenino

■ she gets a lot of fun out of painting lo pasa muy bien pintando

■ it'll be good fun when we go camping lo pasaremos muy bien cuando nos vayamos de camping

■ skiing is great fun! ¡esquiar es divertidísimo!

2 (amusement) gracia

■ it's no fun staying in alone on Saturday night no tiene gracia quedarse solo en casa el sábado por la noche

■ well it's not much fun for me pues yo no le veo la gracia

adjective

1 (humorous, amusing) divertido,-a

■ she's great fun to be with es una persona muy divertida

■ swimming is a fun sport nadar es un deporte divertido

■ the outing was fun la excursión fue divertida

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in fun en broma

■ he didn't mean what he said, it was just in fun no lo decía en serio, sólo era en broma

for fun / for the fun of it (for pleasure) para divertirse 2 (for a joke) para hacer la gracia

■ I'm learning Russian just for fun aprendo ruso porque me gusta

to have fun divertirse, pasarlo bien

■ we had great fun at the party nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta

to make fun of reírse de, mofarse de, burlarse de

to poke fun at burlarse de, mofarse de

to spoil the fun aguar la fiesta

■ don't spoil all the fun! ¡no seas un aguafiestas!

what fun! ¡qué divertido!

fun ['fʌn] adj

: divertido, entretenido

fun n

1) amusement: diversión f, entretenimiento m

2) enjoyment: disfrute m

3)

to have fun : divertirse

4)

to make fun of : reírse de, burlarse de

fun

adj.

• divertido, -a adj.

n.

• alegría s.f.

• broma s.f.

• chacota s.f.

• chanza s.f.

• chirigota s.f.

• diversión s.f.

• divertimiento s.m.

• jolgorio s.m.

• zumba s.f.

fun (s.o.)

expr.

• mofarse (de alguien) v.

I fʌn
mass noun diversión f

this is fun! — qué divertido (es esto)!

to have fun — divertirse*, pasarlo or pasársela bien

have fun — pásatelo bien, que te diviertas

it's not my idea of fun — no es lo que yo entiendo por pasarlo or pasarla bien

he's good fun — es muy divertido

to do something for fun o for the fun of it — hacer* algo por gusto

to do/say something in fun — hacer*/decir* algo en broma

fun and games: we had some fun and games with the baby last night ayer pasamos una noche de perros con el bebé; we had some fun and games putting it together again fue toda una odisea volver a armarlo; to make fun of somebody/something reírse* de alguien/algo; to poke fun at somebody/something — burlarse de alguien/algo

II

adjective (before n) < party> (colloq) divertido

he's a fun person — es un tipo divertido

fun run — maratón m or f popular

[fʌn]
1.

N (=enjoyment) diversión f ; (=merriment) alegría f

it's great fun — es muy divertido

he's great fun — es una persona muy divertida

it's not much fun for us — para nosotros no es nada divertido

it's only his fun — está bromeando, te está tomando el pelo

• for or in fun — en broma

to do sth for the fun of it — hacer algo por divertirse

• fun and games — (=lively behaviour) travesuras fpl ; (fig) (=trouble) jaleo m, bronca f

she's been having fun and games with the washing machine — ha tenido muchos problemas con la lavadora

• to have fun — divertirse

have fun! — ¡que os divirtáis!, ¡que lo paséis bien!

what fun we had! — ¡qué bien lo pasamos!, ¡cómo nos divertimos!

we had fun with the passports — iro nos armamos un lío con los pasaportes

• to make fun of sb — burlarse de algn, tomar el pelo a algn *

• to poke fun at — burlarse de

• to spoil the fun — aguar la fiesta

2.

ADJ
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it's a fun thing — es para divertirse

she's a fun person — es una persona divertida

3.

CPD

fun run N — maratón m corto (de ciudad para los no atletas)

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I [fʌn]
mass noun diversión f

this is fun! — qué divertido (es esto)!

to have fun — divertirse*, pasarlo or pasársela bien

have fun — pásatelo bien, que te diviertas

it's not my idea of fun — no es lo que yo entiendo por pasarlo or pasarla bien

he's good fun — es muy divertido

to do something for fun o for the fun of it — hacer* algo por gusto

to do/say something in fun — hacer*/decir* algo en broma

fun and games: we had some fun and games with the baby last night ayer pasamos una noche de perros con el bebé; we had some fun and games putting it together again fue toda una odisea volver a armarlo; to make fun of somebody/something reírse* de alguien/algo; to poke fun at somebody/something — burlarse de alguien/algo

II

adjective (before n) < party> (colloq) divertido

he's a fun person — es un tipo divertido

fun run — maratón m or f popular

English-spanish dictionary > fun
2 fun

fun [fʌn]

1. noun

a. ( = amusement) he had great fun il s'est beaucoup amusé

• have fun! (inf) amusez-vous bien !

• he's good fun on s'amuse bien avec lui

• sailing is good fun c'est amusant de faire de la voile

• what fun! ce que c'est amusant !

• it's not much fun for us ce n'est pas très amusant pour nous

• to spoil his (or our etc) fun [person] jouer les trouble-fête ; [event, weather] gâcher le plaisir

• there'll be fun and games over this decision (inf: ironic) cette décision va faire du potin (inf)

• we had a bit of fun getting the car started (inf) ( = difficulty) pour faire partir la voiture ça n'a pas été une partie de plaisir

b. ► to make fun of sb/sth se moquer de qn/qch

2. adjective

amusant

• it's a fun thing to do c'est amusant à faire

• she's a really fun person on s'amuse vraiment bien avec elle

3. compounds

► fun-loving adjective

• she's a fun-loving girl elle aime s'amuser ► fun run noun course f de fond pour amateurs

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[fʌn]
noun plaisir m, amusement m

to have fun — s'amuser ( doing en faisant; with avec)

we had great fun — nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés

it is fun to do something —

doing something is fun — c'est amusant de faire quelque chose

to do something for fun —

to do something for the fun of it — faire quelque chose pour s'amuser

to do something in fun — faire quelque chose pour plaisanter

half the fun of doing is... — le plus beau de faire est...

it's not much fun — ce n'est pas très amusant ( for pour)

to spoil somebody's fun — gâcher le plaisir de quelqu'un

to have a sense of fun — avoir de l'humour

he's (such) fun — il est (tellement) drôle

she is great fun to be with — on s'amuse beaucoup avec elle

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to become a figure of fun — devenir la risée ( for de)

to have fun and games — s'amuser comme des petits fous

to make fun of ou poke fun at — se moquer de

English-French dictionary > fun
3 fun

1. noun
Spaß, der

have fun doing something — Spaß daran haben, etwas zu tun

have fun! — viel Spaß!

make fun of or poke fun at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen

in fun — im Spaß

for fun, for the fun of it — zum Spaß

spoil the or somebody's fun — jemandem den Spaß verderben

something is [good or great/no] fun — etwas macht [großen/keinen] Spaß

it's no fun being unemployed — es ist kein Vergnügen, arbeitslos zu sein

we had the usual fun and games with him — (iron.): (trouble) wir hatten wieder das übliche Theater mit ihm (ugs.)
2. adjective
(coll.) lustig; amüsant

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noun

(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) der Spaß

- academic.ru/29917/funny">funny
- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun of
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fun

[fʌn]

I. n no pl Spaß m, SCHWEIZ a. Vergnügen nt

it was good \fun es hat viel Spaß gemacht; (funny) es war sehr lustig [o witzig]

it's no \fun having to work on Saturdays es ist nicht lustig, samstags arbeiten zu müssen

that sounds like \fun das klingt gut

to be full of \fun (be active) immer unternehmungslustig sein; (be mischievous) nur Dummheiten im Kopf haben

to do sth for \fun [or the \fun of it] [or the \fun of the thing] etw nur [so] zum Spaß [o spaßeshalber] [o fam aus Jux und Tollerei] machen

to do sth in \fun etw im [o zum] Spaß tun

I didn't mean what I said, it was only in \fun ich hab's nicht so gemeint, das war doch nur Spaß

to get a lot of \fun out of [or from] sth viel Spaß an etw dat haben

children get a lot of \fun out of playing with water Kindern macht es großen Spaß, mit Wasser zu spielen

to have [a lot of] \fun [viel] Spaß haben, sich akk [gut [o köstlich]] amüsieren

have \fun! viel Spaß!

have \fun on your vacation! schöne Ferien!

to have \fun at sb's expense sich akk auf jds Kosten amüsieren

to make \fun of [or poke \fun at] sb sich akk über jdn lustig machen

to put the \fun back into sth etw [doch noch] retten

to spoil sb's/the \fun [of sth] jdm den/den Spaß [an etw dat] verderben

to take the \fun out of sth etw verderben

Rolf broke his leg when we went skiing and that took all the \fun out of it als wir im Skiurlaub waren, hat sich Rolf das Bein gebrochen, das hat uns den ganzen Spaß verdorben

like \fun! ( fam) Pustekuchen! fam

what \fun! super! fam

▶ \fun and games das reine Vergnügen

▶ it's not all \fun and games being/doing sth (not easy) es ist nicht immer einfach, etw zu sein/zu tun; (not fun) es ist nicht immer lustig, etw zu sein/zu tun

▶ \fun is \fun and work is work ( prov) erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen

II. adj attr ( fam)

1. (enjoyable) activity lustig

sth is a \fun thing to do etw macht Spaß

going camping would be a real \fun thing to do ich hätte schrecklich Lust, campen zu gehen fam

2. (entertaining) person lustig, witzig

she's a real \fun person ( fam) sie ist echt witzig fam

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[fʌn]
1. n
(= amusement) Spaß m, (Aus also) Spass m
to have great fun doing sth — viel Spaß daran haben, etw zu tun, viel Spaß an etw (dat) haben

this is fun! — das macht Spaß or Freude!

I'm not doing it for the fun of it — ich mache das nicht zu meinem Vergnügen

we just did it for fun — wir haben das nur aus or zum Spaß gemacht

to spoil the fun — den Spaß verderben

that takes all the fun out of it — das nimmt einem den Spaß or die Freude daran

it's fun doing this/being with him — es macht Spaß, das zu tun/mit ihm zusammen zu sein

it's not much fun for the others though —

life's not much fun sometimes — das Leben ist manchmal nicht gerade das reinste Vergnügen

it's no fun living on your own/being broke — es macht nicht gerade Spaß, allein zu leben/pleite (inf) zu sein

you're no fun to be with any more — es macht keinen Spaß mehr, mit dir zusammen zu sein

he is great fun — man kriegt mit ihm viel Spaß or viel zu lachen (inf)

the children thought he was great fun — die Kinder fanden ihn sehr lustig

the party was good fun — die Party hat viel Spaß gemacht

what fun! — was für ein Spaß!

that sounds like fun — das klingt gut

I wasn't serious, I was just having a bit of fun —

the children had fun and games at the picnic — die Kinder haben beim Picknick viel Spaß gehabt

that should be fun and games (iro) — das kann ja (noch) heiter werden (inf)

to make fun of or poke fun at sb/sth — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen

we had fun getting the car started (inf) — wir hatten ein bisschen Theater, ehe das Auto ansprang (inf)

like fun ( US inf ) — (ja,) Pustekuchen! (inf)

2. adj attr (inf)

squash is a fun game — Squash macht Spaß

he's a real fun person — er ist wirklich ein lustiger Kerl

that sounds like a fun idea — das hört sich prima an (inf)

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fun [fʌn]

A s Spaß m:

for fun, for the fun of it aus oder zum Spaß, spaßeshalber, zum Vergnügen;

in fun im oder zum Scherz;

like fun! US umg von wegen!;

it is fun (doing sth) es macht Spaß(, etwas zu tun);

it is no fun ( oder there is no fun in) doing sth es macht keinen Spaß, etwas zu tun;

it (he) is great fun es (er) ist sehr amüsant oder lustig;

there is no fun like … es geht nichts über … (akk);

have some fun sich amüsieren;

have fun viel Spaß oder Vergnügen!;

have one’s fun and games umg seinen Spaß oder sein Vergnügen haben, sich amüsieren;

make fun of sb sich über jemanden lustig machen;

make fun of sth auch etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen;

this is nothing to make fun of über so etwas spottet man nicht!;

I don’t see the fun of it ich finde das (gar) nicht komisch; → figure A 5, poke¹ A 5

B adj lustig, spaßig:

fun man → funster;

a fun sport ein Sport, der Spaß macht;

have a fun time sich amüsieren

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1. noun
Spaß, der

have fun doing something — Spaß daran haben, etwas zu tun

have fun! — viel Spaß!

make fun of or poke fun at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen

in fun — im Spaß

for fun, for the fun of it — zum Spaß

spoil the or somebody's fun — jemandem den Spaß verderben

something is [good or great/no] fun — etwas macht [großen/keinen] Spaß

it's no fun being unemployed — es ist kein Vergnügen, arbeitslos zu sein

we had the usual fun and games with him — (iron.): (trouble) wir hatten wieder das übliche Theater mit ihm (ugs.)
2. adjective
(coll.) lustig; amüsant

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n.

Freude -n f.

Scherz -e m.

Spaß ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > fun
4 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

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

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

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

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

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

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

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

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

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

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

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

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?

8) ( make fuss)

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

9)

a) ( understand)

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

b) ( think)

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

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

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

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

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

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

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)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

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

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

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

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

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

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
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2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

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

3) (=earn) ganar

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

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

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

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

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

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

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

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

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

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

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

6) (=cause to succeed)

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

7) (=constitute)

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

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

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!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

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

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

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

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
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/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
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 do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
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?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

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
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
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
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
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
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

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

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

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

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

* * *

I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

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

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

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

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

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

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

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

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

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

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

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

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?

8) ( make fuss)

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

9)

a) ( understand)

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

b) ( think)

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

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

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

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

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

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

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)

English-spanish dictionary > make
5 fun

noun

(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) moro, gøy, fornøyelse

- funny
- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun of

fornøyelse
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gøy
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moro
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spøk

I
subst. \/fʌn\/

1) moro, gøy, fornøyelse, morskap

2) fest, løyer, spillopper

be good\/great fun være kjempegøy\/-artig

• she's great fun

hun er kjempeartig

be such fun være så gøy

figure of fun se ➢ figure, 1

for fun eller for the fun of it for moro skyld for fornøyelsens skyld

fun and games ( hverdagslig) moro, lek, dans på roser

• working isn't all fun and games

å jobbe er ikke bare en dans på roser

fun of the fair markedsgjøgling

get a lot of fun out of something ha stor glede av noe, synes noe er veldig morsomt, ha mye moro med noe

have a bit of fun with somebody spøke med noen, erte noen

have fun ha det gøy, more seg (hverdagslig, om samleie) elske

have fun and games ha det gøy kline, flørte

in fun for spøk, på tull, for moro skyld

like fun! ( hverdagslig) pokker heller!

make fun of gjøre narr av

not see the fun of something ikke se det morsomme i noe

• I don't see the fun of it

jeg forstår ikke hva som er så morsomt med det

oh what fun ( ironisk) så gøy, da!, skal dette være morsomt?

poke fun at gjøre narr av

then the fun started ( hverdagslig) så braket det løs, så begynte moroa

what fun! så gøy!, så morsomt!
II
verb \/fʌn\/

( slang) lage moro, lage gøy, lage fest
III
adj. \/fʌn\/

morsom, gøy, artig, pussig

• her birthday party was fun

fødselsdagsfesten hennes var morsom

English-Norwegian dictionary > fun
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/fʌn/ * danh từ - sự vui đùa, sự vui thích; trò vui đùa =to be fond of fun+ thích vui đùa =he is great (good) fun+ anh ta vui thích, anh ta vui đùa !like fun - mạnh mẽ; rất nhanh - nhiều lần - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) chắc chắn là không; không một chút nào; đáng ngờ lắm !to make fun of - (xem) make !to poke fun at somebody - (xem) poke !to say something for (in) fun - nói đùa !what fun! - thật là vui thú! * nội động từ - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) đùa, nói đùa đùa cợt

English-Vietnamese dictionary > fun
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/meik/ * danh từ - hình dáng, cấu tạo (của một vật); kiểu (quần áo); tầm vóc, dáng, tư thế (người) - sự chế nhạo =Vietnamese make+ chế tạo ở Việt Nam =is this your own make?+ cái này có phải tự anh làm lấy không? - (điện học) công tắc, cái ngắt điện !to be on the make - (thông tục) thích làm giàu - đang tăng, đang tiến - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) đang tìm người để ăn nằm với * ngoại động từ - làm, chế tạo =to make bread+ làm bánh =to make verse+ làm thơ =made in Vietnamese+ chế tạo ở Việt Nam =made of ivory+ làm bằng ngà - sắp đặt, xếp đặt, dọn, thu dọn, sửa soạn, chuẩn bị =to make the bed+ dọn giường =to make tea+ pha trà - kiếm được, thu =to make money+ kiếm tiền =to make a profit+ kiếm lãi =to make good marks at school+ được điểm tốt ở trường - làm, gây ra =to make a noise+ làm ồn - làm, thực hiện, thi hành =to make one's bow+ cúi đầu chào =to make a journey+ làm một cuộc hành trình - khiến cho, làm cho =to make somebody happy+ làm cho ai sung sướng - bắt, bắt buộc =make him repeat it+ bắt hắn ta phải nhắc đi nhắc lại điều đó - phong, bổ nhiệm, lập, tôn =they wanted to make him president+ họ muốn tôn ông ta lên làm chủ tịch - ước lượng, đánh giá, định giá, kết luận =to make the distance at 10 miles+ ước lượng quâng đường ấy độ 10 dặm - đến; tới; (hàng hải) trông thấy =to make the land+ trông thấy đất liền =the train leaves at 7.35, can we make it?+ xe lửa khởi hành vào hồi 7 giờ 35, không biết chúng tôi có thể đến kịp không? - hoàn thành, đạt được, làm được, đi được =to make 30 kilometers an hour+ đi được 30 kilômét một giờ - thành, là, bằng =two and two make four+ hai cộng với hai là bốn - trở thành, trở nên =if you work hard you will make a good teacher+ nếu anh làm việc chăm chỉ, anh sẽ trở nên một giáo viên tốt - nghĩ, hiểu =I do not know what to make of it+ tôi không biết nghĩ về điều đó ra sao =I could not make head or tail of it+ tôi chẳng hiểu được đầu đuôi câu chuyện ra sao * nội động từ - đi, tiến (về phía) =to make for the door+ đi ra cửa - lên, xuống (thuỷ triều) =the tide is making+ nước thuỷ triều đang lên - làm, ra ý, ra vẻ - sửa soạn, chuẩn bị !to make after - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) theo đuổi, đeo đuổi !to make against - bất lợi, có hại cho !to make away - vội vàng ra đi !to make away with - huỷ hoại, giết, thủ tiêu, khử - lãng phí, phung phí - xoáy, ăn cắp !to make back off - trở lại một nơi nào... !to make off - đi mất, chuồn, cuốn gói !to make off with - xoáy, ăn cắp !to make out - đặt, dựng lên, lập =ro make out a plan+ đặt kế hoạch =to make out a list+ lập một danh sách =to make out a cheque+ viết một tờ séc - xác minh, chứng minh - hiểu, giải thích, tìm ra manh mối, nắm được ý nghĩa, đọc được =I cannot make out what he has wirtten+ tôi không thể đọc được những điều hắn ta viết - phân biệt, nhìn thấy, nhận ra =to make out a figure in the distance+ nhìn thấy một bóng người đằng xa - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) diễn biến, tiến triển =how are things making out?+ sự việc diễn biến ra sao? !to make over - chuyển, nhượng, giao, để lại =to make over one's all property to someone+ để lại tất cả của cải cho ai - sửa lại (cái gì) !to make up - làm thành, cấu thành, gộp thành, hợp lại, gói ghém, thu vén =to make all things up into a bundle+ gói ghém tất cả lại thành một bó - lập, dựng =to make up a list+ lập một danh sách - bịa, bịa đặt =it's all a made up story+ đó là một câu chuyện hoàn toàn bịa đặt - hoá trang =to make up an actor+ hoá trang cho một diễn viên - thu xếp, dàn xếp, dàn hoà =the two friends have had a quarrel, but they will soon make it up+ hai người bạn xích mích với nhau, nhưng rồi họ sẽ dàn hoà ngay thôi - đền bù, bồi thường =to make some damage up to somebody+ bồi thường thiệt hại cho ai - bổ khuyết, bù, bù đắp !to make with - (từ lóng) sử dụng !to make amends for something - (xem) amends !to make as if !to make as though - làm như thể, hành động như thể !to make beleive - (xem) beleive !to make bold to - (xem) bold !to make both ends meet - (xem) meet !to make free with - tiếp đãi tự nhiên không khách sáo !to make friends with - (xem) friend !to make fun of !to make game of - đùa cợt, chế nhạo, giễu !to make good - (xem) good !make haste! - (xem) haste !to make a hash of job - (xem) hash !to make hay while the sun shines - (xem) hay !to make head - (xem) head !to make head against - (xem) head !to make headway - (xem) headway !to make oneself at home - tự nhiên như ở nhà, không khách sáo !to make love to someone - (xem) love !to make little (light, nothing) of - coi thường, coi rẻ, không chú ý đên, không quan tâm đến !to make much of - (xem) much !to make the most of - (xem) most !to make mountains of molehills - (xem) molehill !to make one's mark - (xem) makr !to make merry - (xem) merry !to make one's mouth water - (xem) water !to make of mar - (xem) mar !to make ready - chuẩn bị sãn sàng !to make room (place) for - nhường chổ cho !to make sail - gương buồm, căng buồm !to make oneself scarce - lẩn đi, trốn đi !to make [a] shift to - (xem) shift !to make terms with - (xem) term !to make too much ado about nothing - chẳng có chuyện gì cũng làm rối lên !to make a tool of someone - (xem) tool !to make up one's mind - (xem) mind !to make up for lost time - (xem) time !to make war on - (xem) war !to make water - (xem) water !to make way - (xem) way !to make way for - (xem) way

English-Vietnamese dictionary > make
8 to give somebody stick

to give somebody stick

(criticize) criticar severamente a alguien 2 (make fun of) burlarse de alguien, cachondearse de alguien

■ we gave him some stick about his new girlfriend nos cachondeamos de él por su nueva novia

■ the government has come in for a lot of stick el gobierno ha sido objeto de duras críticas

English-spanish dictionary > to give somebody stick
9 spotten

v/i mock, laugh, höhnisch: scoff ( über + Akk at); über jemanden spotten (sich lustig machen) make fun of s.o.; spotte nur! it’s all very well for you to laugh ( oder scoff); jeder Beschreibung spotten defy ( oder beggar) description; es spottet jeder Beschreibung auch I can’t find words to describe it

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das Spotten

mockery

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spọt|ten ['ʃpɔtn]
vi

1) (= sich lustig machen) to mock, to poke fun; (= höhnen) to mock, to ridicule, to be derisive

über jdn/etw spotten — to mock sb/sth, to poke fun at sb/sth, to ridicule sb/sth; (höhnisch auch) to deride sb/sth, to ridicule sb/sth

du hast leicht spotten!, spotte (du) nur! — it's easy for you to mock or laugh!, it's all very well for you to mock

..., spottete er —..., he mocked

2) +gen old, liter = Hohn sprechen) to mock; (geh = missachten) der Gefahr to be contemptuous of, to scorn

das spottet jeder Beschreibung — that simply defies or beggars description

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1) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) jeer

2) ((sometimes with at) to express scorn: She scoffed at my poem.) scoff

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spot·ten

[ˈʃpɔtn̩]

vi

1. (höhnen) to ridicule [or mock]

▪ [über jdn/etw] \spotten to make fun [of sb/sth] [or tease sb

2. (geh: missachten)

einer Gefahr/Warnung \spotten to scorn [or dismiss] a danger/warning; s.a. Beschreibung

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intransitives Verb

1) mock; poke or make fun; (höhnischer) ridicule; be derisive

über jemanden/etwas spotten — mock somebody/something; make fun of somebody/something; (höhnischer) ridicule somebody/something; be derisive about somebody/something

2) (fig.) be contemptuous of; scorn

er spottete der Gefahr — (Gen.) (geh.) he was contemptuous of or scorned the danger

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spotten v/i mock, laugh, höhnisch: scoff (

über +akk at);

über jemanden spotten (sich lustig machen) make fun of sb;

spotte nur! it’s all very well for you to laugh ( oder scoff);

jeder Beschreibung spotten defy ( oder beggar) description;

es spottet jeder Beschreibung auch I can’t find words to describe it

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intransitives Verb

1) mock; poke or make fun; (höhnischer) ridicule; be derisive

über jemanden/etwas spotten — mock somebody/something; make fun of somebody/something; (höhnischer) ridicule somebody/something; be derisive about somebody/something

2) (fig.) be contemptuous of; scorn

er spottete der Gefahr — (Gen.) (geh.) he was contemptuous of or scorned the danger

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > spotten
10 amüsieren

I v/t entertain; (belustigen) amuse; die Bemerkung amüsierte ihn he was amused by the remark

II v/refl (sich die Zeit vertreiben) amuse o.s. ( mit with); (sich gut unterhalten) enjoy o.s., have fun, have a good / grand time; wir haben uns amüsiert wie noch nie we had the time of our lives; sich amüsieren über (+ Akk) be amused at ( oder by), (sich lustig machen) make fun of; schadenfroh: gloat over

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to amuse;

sich amüsieren

to enjoy oneself; to be on the loose; to amuse oneself

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amü|sie|ren [amy'ziːrən] ptp amüsiert
1. vt
to amuse
was amüsiert dich denn so? — what do you find so amusing or funny?

lassen Sie sich ein bisschen amüsíéren — have some fun

amüsiert zuschauen — to look on amused or with amusement

2. vr
(= sich vergnügen) to enjoy oneself, to have a good time, to have fun
sich mit etw amüsíéren — to amuse oneself with sth; (iro) to keep oneself amused with sth

amüsíéren — to find sth funny

sich darüber amüsíéren, dass... — to find it funny that...

sich mit jdm amüsíéren — to have a good time with sb

amüsiert euch gut — have fun, enjoy yourselves

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1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) amuse

2) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) tickle

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amü·sie·ren *

[amyˈzi:rən]

I. vr

▪ sich akk \amüsieren enjoy oneself

amüsiert euch gut! have a good time!

▪ sich akk mit jdm \amüsieren to have a good time with sb

▪ sich akk über jdn/etw \amüsieren to laugh about sb/sth

▪ sich dat darüber \amüsieren, dass to laugh about the fact that

II. vt

▪ jdn \amüsieren to amuse sb

du grinst? was amüsiert dich denn so? what are you grinning about?

dein Benehmen amüsiert mich nicht sehr! I don't find your behaviour very amusing!

etw zum Amüsieren finden to find sth amusing

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1.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich vergnügen) enjoy oneself; have a good time

amüsier dich gut! — enjoy yourself!; have a good time!

sich mit jemandem amüsieren — have fun or a good time with somebody

2) (belustigt sein) be amused

sich über jemanden/etwas amüsieren — find somebody/something funny; (über jemanden/etwas lachen) laugh at somebody/something; (jemanden verspotten) make fun of somebody/something
2.
transitives Verb amuse

amüsiert zusehen — look on with amusement

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amüsieren

A. v/t entertain; (belustigen) amuse;

die Bemerkung amüsierte ihn he was amused by the remark

B. v/r (sich die Zeit vertreiben) amuse o.s. (

mit with); (sich gut unterhalten) enjoy o.s., have fun, have a good/grand time;

wir haben uns amüsiert wie noch nie we had the time of our lives;

sich amüsieren über (+akk) be amused at ( oder by), (sich lustig machen) make fun of; schadenfroh: gloat over

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1.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich vergnügen) enjoy oneself; have a good time

amüsier dich gut! — enjoy yourself!; have a good time!

sich mit jemandem amüsieren — have fun or a good time with somebody

2) (belustigt sein) be amused

sich über jemanden/etwas amüsieren — find somebody/something funny; (über jemanden/etwas lachen) laugh at somebody/something; (jemanden verspotten) make fun of somebody/something
2.
transitives Verb amuse

amüsiert zusehen — look on with amusement

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > amüsieren
11 ficher

I.

ficher¹ [fi∫e]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre en fiche) [+ renseignements] to file ; [+ suspects] to put on file

   b. ( = enfoncer) to drive in

II.

ficher² (inf) [fi∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = faire) to do

• qu'est-ce qu'il fiche ? what on earth is he doing?

• il n'a rien fichu de la journée he hasn't done a thing all day (inf)

• j'en ai rien à fiche, de leurs histoires I couldn't care less what they're up to (inf)

   b. ( = donner) to give

• ça me fiche la trouille it gives me the jitters (inf)

• fiche-moi la paix ! leave me alone!

• qui est-ce qui m'a fichu un idiot pareil ! how stupid can you get! (inf)

   c. ( = mettre) to put

• ficher qn à la porte to kick (inf) sb out

• ficher qch par la fenêtre to chuck (inf) sth out of the window

• ça fiche tout par terre (figurative) that messes everything up

• ficher qn dedans ( = faire se tromper) to get sb all confused

• ça m'a fichu en colère that made me really mad (inf)

   d. ► ficher le camp to clear off (inf)

2. reflexive verb

► se ficher

   a.

je me suis fichu dedans ( = me suis trompé) I (really) boobed (inf!)

   b. se ficher de qn ( = rire de) to make fun of sb ; ( = raconter des histoires à) to pull sb's leg

• se ficher de qch to make fun of sth

• se ficher de qn/de qch/de faire qch ( = être indifférent) not to give a damn about sb/about sth/about doing sth (inf)

• là, ils ne se sont vraiment pas fichus de nous they really did us proud!

• je m'en fiche pas mal ! I couldn't care less!

• il s'en fiche comme de sa première chemise or comme de l'an quarante he couldn't care two hoots (inf) (about it) what the heck does he care! (inf)

• j'ai essayé, mais je t'en fiche ! ça n'a pas marché (inf!) I did try but blow me (inf) (Brit), it didn't work I did try but I'll be darned (inf) (US) if it worked

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fiʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( répertorier) to put [something] on a file [œuvre]; to open a file on [personne]

être fiché par la police — to be on police files

2) ( enfoncer) to drive [piquet, clou] ( dans into)

3) (colloq) ( faire) to do

ne rien ficher — to do nothing

n'en avoir rien à ficher — not to give a damn (colloq)

4) (colloq) ( donner)

ficher un coup à quelqu'un — lit to wallop somebody; fig to be a real blow to somebody

ficher la trouille (sl) à quelqu'un — to scare the hell out (colloq) of somebody

5) (colloq) ( mettre)

où est-ce qu'il a bien pu ficher mon journal? — where the hell (colloq) has he put my newspaper?

son arrivée a fichu la soirée par terre or en l'air — his/her arrival ruined the party

ficher quelqu'un dehors or à la porte — ( congédier) to give somebody the boot (colloq); ( faire sortir) to kick somebody out (colloq)

ficher quelqu'un dedans — ( induire en erreur) to make somebody screw up (colloq)

ficher la paix à quelqu'un — to leave somebody alone

2.

se ficher verbe pronominal

1) ( se planter) [flèche, couteau] to stick ( dans in)

2) (colloq) ( se mettre)

se ficher en colère — to fly off the handle (colloq)

se ficher dedans — to screw up (colloq)

3) (colloq) ( ridiculiser)

se ficher de quelqu'un — ( se moquer) to make fun of somebody; ( manquer de respect) to mess somebody about (colloq)

le repas était excellent, ils ne se sont pas fichus de nous — the meal was excellent, they did us proud

se ficher du monde — [personne] to have a hell of a nerve (colloq)

4) (colloq) ( être indifférent)

se ficher de ce que quelqu'un fait — not to give a damn (colloq) (about) what somebody does

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I fiʃe vt
[personne] to put on file, [informations] to file, to put on file

II fiʃe vt
1) * (= donner)

ficher une claque à qn; fiche une claque à qn — to give sb a slap

Il m'a fichu une contravention. — He gave me a damn ticket.

2) (= mettre)

ficher qch dans/sur — to stick * sth in/on, to shove * sth in/on

ficher qn à la porte; fiche qn à la porte — to chuck sb out *

ficher le camp — to clear off *

Fiche(-moi) le camp! — Clear off! *

ficher la paix à qn — to leave sb alone

Fiche-moi la paix! — Leave me alone!

3) * (participe passé fichu; infinitif "fiche" ou "ficher") (= faire) to do

Qu'est-ce qu'il fiche? — What on earth is he doing?

Il a rien fichu depuis ce matin. — He hasn't done a damn thing since this morning. *

4) (participe passé fiché) (= planter) [objet pointu]

ficher qch dans — to stick sth into

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ficher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( répertorier) to put [sth] on a file [œuvre]; to open a file on [personne]; être fiché à la police to be on police files; avec lui je n'ai aucune chance, je suis fiché fig, hum I haven't got a chance with him, I'm in his bad books;

2 ( enfoncer) to drive [piquet, pieu, clou] (dans into);

3 ○( faire) to do; qu'est-ce que tu fiches? what the heck are you doing○?; ne rien ficher to do nothing; je n'ai rien fichu ce matin I didn't do a thing this morning; n'en avoir rien à ficher not to give a damn○;

4 ○( donner) ficher un coup à qn lit to wallop sb; fig to be a real blow to sb; ficher une fessée à qn to smack sb's bottom; ficher une gifle à qn to clout○ sb; ficher la trouille à qn to scare the hell out of sb○; ça fiche mal au dents that gives you toothache GB ou a toothache; ‘il est rentré?’-‘je t'en fiche, je ne l'ai pas revu!’ ‘did he come back?’-‘you must be joking, I haven't seen him since!’; je croyais le rencontrer, mais je t'en fiche! I thought I would meet him but nothing of the sort!;

5 ○( mettre) ficher qch quelque part to chuck○ sth somewhere; où est-ce qu'il a bien pu ficher mon journal? where the hell○ has he put my newspaper?; ficher le feu à qch to set sth on fire; ficher qch par terre to knock sth over; en courant il a fichu le vase par terre he knocked the vase over as he ran past; son arrivée a fichu la soirée par terre or en l'air his arrival ruined the party; ficher qn dehors or à la porte ( congédier) to give sb the boot○, to can sb US; ( faire sortir) to kick sb out○; ficher qn dedans ( induire en erreur) to make sb screw up○ ou mess up; ficher la paix à qn to leave sb alone.

B se ficher vpr

1 ( se planter) [flèche, couteau] to stick (dans qch in sth);

2 ○( se mettre) se ficher en colère to fly off the handle○; se ficher dedans to screw up○; il croyait bien faire mais il s'est fiché or fichu dedans he thought he was doing the right thing but he screwed up○;

3 ( ridiculiser) se ficher de qn ( se moquer) to make fun of sb; ( manquer de respect) to mess sb about○; tu ne vois pas qu'il se fiche de toi? can't you see he's messing you about○?; le repas était excellent, ils ne se sont pas fichus de nous the meal was excellent, they did us proud; se ficher du monde [personne, autorité] to have a hell of a nerve○;

4 ○( être indifférent) se ficher de ce que qn fait not to give a damn (about) what sb does○; je me fiche de ce qu'il dit I don't give a damn○ (about) what he says; elle s'en fiche pas mal she really couldn't give a damn○; ⇒ camp.

I

[fiʃe] verbe transitif

1. [enfoncer] to drive ou to stick (in)

un couteau fiché entre les omoplates a knife stuck right between the shoulderblades

2. [information] to file, to put on file

[suspect] to put on file

il est fiché the police have got a file on him

II

[fiʃe] ( participe passé fichu) verbe transitif

(familier)

1. [mettre]

fiche-le à la porte! throw ou kick him out!

son patron l'a fichu à la porte his boss fired him ou threw him out ou sacked (UK) him

fiche ça dans le placard throw ou stick it in the closet

fiche-moi ça dehors! get rid of this!

je lui ai fichu mon poing dans la figure I punched him in the face

ficher à plat: ce temps me fiche à plat this weather really wipes me out

ficher dedans: c'est cette phrase qui m'a fichu dedans it was that phrase that got me into trouble ou hot water

ficher en l'air: tu l'as fichue en l'air, sa lettre? did you throw away his letter?

ce contretemps fiche tout en l'air this last-minute hitch really messes everything up

ficher en rogne: c'est le genre de remarque qui me fiche en rogne that's the kind of remark that drives me mad

ficher par terre: fais attention sur ce vélo, tu vas te ficher par terre! mind how you go on that bike or you'll fall off!

si c'est fermé mardi, ça fiche tout par terre! if it's closed on Tuesday, everything's ruined!

2. [faire] to do

qu'est-ce que tu fiches ici? what on earth ou the heck are you doing here?

je n'ai rien fichu aujourd'hui I haven't done a thing today

bon sang, qu'est-ce qu'il fiche?

a. [où est-il] for God's sake, where on earth is he?

b. [que fait-il] what the heck is he doing?

3. [donner]

ficher quelque chose à quelqu'un: ça me fiche le cafard it makes me feel down ou depressed

ça m'a fichu la chair de poule/la trouille it gave me the creeps/the willies

fiche-moi la paix! leave me alone!

je t'en ficherai, moi, du champagne! champagne? I'll give you champagne!

je te fiche mon billet que... I'll bet my bottom dollar that...

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se ficher verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier) [se mettre]

ils se sont fichus dans un fossé

a. [en voiture] they drove into a ditch

b. [pour passer inaperçus] they jumped into a ditch

se ficher en l'air to do o.s. in

se ficher dedans to land o.s. right in it

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se ficher de verbe pronominal plus préposition

(familier)

1. [railler]

elle n'arrête pas de se ficher de lui she keeps making fun of him, she's forever pulling his leg

tu te fiches de moi ou quoi? are you kidding me?

300 euros pour ça ? il se fiche de toi! 300 euros for this ? he's trying to swindle you ou he really takes you for a sucker

eh bien, tu ne t'es pas fichu de nous! well, you've really done things in style!

2. [être indifférent à]

je me fiche de ce que disent les gens I don't care what ou I don't give a damn about what people say

je m'en fiche comme de ma première chemise ou comme de l'an quarante ou complètement I don't give a damn (about it), I couldn't care less

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ficher
12 lustig

I Adj. (komisch) funny; (unterhaltend) amusing; (fröhlich) jolly; es war sehr lustig it was great fun; ein lustiger Abend / Film a jolly (umg. fun) evening / a funny film; er ist ein lustiger Typ he’s good (bes. Am. a lot of) fun; das ist ja lustig! (merkwürdig) that’s funny; das kann ja lustig werden! iro., umg. it looks like we’re in for some fun and games; du bist lustig! iro., umg. you’re a right one (Am. a case); bei naiver Bemerkung: umg. don’t make me laugh; sich lustig machen über (+ Akk) laugh at; offen: auch make fun of; ihr fällt immer etwas Lustiges ein she always comes up with a fun idea

II Adv.

1. (komisch) funnily; (unterhaltend) amusingly; (fröhlich) merrily; lustig erzählen tell amusing stories; hier gehts ja lustig zu! everyone seems to be having a good time; iro. we’re having a good time, aren’t we?; die Fahnen flatterten lustig im Wind the flags were fluttering merrily in the wind

2. (sorglos) blithely; er spielte lustig weiter (unbekümmert) he carried on playing as if nothing had happened; lustig drauflossingen / draufloshämmern etc. sing / hammer etc. away

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gay; drolly; cheerful; jocund; comic; funny; droll; merry; jolly

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lụs|tig ['lʊstɪç]
1. adj
(= munter) merry, jolly; Mensch auch jovial; (= humorvoll) funny, amusing; (= emsig) happy, merry, cheerful
es wurde lustig — things got quite merry

seid lustig! — liven up and have a bit of fun

Lustige Person (Theat) — clown, fool, buffoon

Die Lustige Witwe — the Merry Widow

Bruder Lustig (old) — jolly or merry fellow (dated)

das finde ich aber lustig! (iro) — (that's) very or most amusing (iro)

das kann ja lustig werden! (iro) — that's going to be fun (iro)

das kannst du tun, solang[e] du lustig bist (inf) — you can do that as long as you like or please

sich über jdn/etw lustig machen — to make fun of sb/sth

2. adv

1)

(= fröhlich) sich lustig unterhalten — to have a lot of fun

auf ihren Partys geht es lustig zu —

schau doch ein bisschen lustiger — come on, cheer up

2) (= humorvoll) amusingly

3) (inf = unbekümmert) happily

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1) merrily

2) (cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc: merry children; a merry party.) merry

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lus·tig

[ˈlʊstɪç]

adj

1. (fröhlich) cheerful, jolly

ein \lustiger Abend a fun evening

ein \lustiges Gesicht machen to make a funny face

\lustige Farben cheerful colours [or AM -ors]

du bist/Sie sind [vielleicht] \lustig! (iron fam) what do you think you're playing at?, you're really amusing iron

das ist ja \lustig! (iron) that [really] takes the biscuit! [or AM cake!]

sich akk über jdn/etw \lustig machen to make fun [or BRIT a. take the mick[ey] out] of sb [or fam! take the piss out]

solange/wie/wozu jd \lustig ist (fam) as long as/whenever sb wants

er kam und ging wie er \lustig war he came and went as he pleased

2. (fam: unbekümmert) happily, merrily

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (vergnügt) merry; jolly; merry, jolly, jovial < person>; happy, enjoyable < time>

das kann ja lustig werden! — (ugs. iron.) this/that is going to be fun!

sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen — make fun of somebody/something

2) (komisch) funny; amusing
2.
adverbial

1) (vergnügt) <laugh, play> merrily, happily

2) (komisch) funnily; amusingly

sie kann so lustig erzählen — she can tell such funny or amusing stories

3) (unbekümmert) gaily

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lustig

A. adj (komisch) funny; (unterhaltend) amusing; (fröhlich) jolly;

es war sehr lustig it was great fun;

ein lustiger Abend/Film a jolly (umg fun) evening/a funny film;

er ist ein lustiger Typ he’s good (besonders US a lot of) fun;

das ist ja lustig! (merkwürdig) that’s funny;

das kann ja lustig werden! iron, umg it looks like we’re in for some fun and games;

du bist lustig! iron, umg you’re a right one (US a case); bei naiver Bemerkung: umg don’t make me laugh;

sich lustig machen über (+akk) laugh at; offen: auch make fun of;

ihr fällt immer etwas Lustiges ein she always comes up with a fun idea

B. adv

1. (komisch) funnily; (unterhaltend) amusingly; (fröhlich) merrily;

lustig erzählen tell amusing stories;

hier gehts ja lustig zu! everyone seems to be having a good time; iron we’re having a good time, aren’t we?;

die Fahnen flatterten lustig im Wind the flags were fluttering merrily in the wind

2. (sorglos) blithely;

er spielte lustig weiter (unbekümmert) he carried on playing as if nothing had happened;

lustig drauflossingen/draufloshämmern etc sing/hammer etc away

…lustig im adj fond of …; (eifrig) eager to …;

aggressionslustig eager to seek confrontation, confrontational;

schreiblustig fond of writing;

trinklustig fond of drinking

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (vergnügt) merry; jolly; merry, jolly, jovial < person>; happy, enjoyable < time>

das kann ja lustig werden! — (ugs. iron.) this/that is going to be fun!

sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen — make fun of somebody/something

2) (komisch) funny; amusing
2.
adverbial

1) (vergnügt) <laugh, play> merrily, happily

2) (komisch) funnily; amusingly

sie kann so lustig erzählen — she can tell such funny or amusing stories

3) (unbekümmert) gaily

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adj.

blithe adj.

droll adj.

frolicsome adj.

gay adj.

jocular adj.

jocund adj.

jolly adj.

lazy adj.

merry adj. adv.

drolly adv.

jocularly adv.

jocundly adv.

merrily adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lustig
13 Kakao

m; -s, -s

1. cocoa; durch den Kakao ziehen umg. (hänseln) make fun of, kid umg.; (schlecht machen) pull to pieces

2. (Kakaobaum) BOT. cocoa tree, cacao tree

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der Kakao

(Getränk) cocoa;

(Pulver) cocoa

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Ka|kao [ka'kaːo, ka'kau]
m -s, -s
cocoa
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der

(a drink made from the powder: a cup of cocoa.) cocoa

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Ka·kao

<-s, -s>

[kaˈkau]

m

1. (Getränk) cocoa, chocolate milk; (heiß) hot chocolate; (Pulver) cocoa [powder]

2. BOT cocoa palm

3.

▶ jdn/etw durch den \Kakao ziehen (fam) to take the mickey out [or make fun] of sb/sth

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der; Kakaos, Kakaos cocoa

jemanden/etwas durch den Kakao ziehen — (ugs.) make fun of somebody/something; take the mickey out of somebody/something (Brit. coll.)

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Kakao m; -s, -s

1. cocoa;

durch den Kakao ziehen umg (hänseln) make fun of, kid umg; (schlechtmachen) pull to pieces

2. (Kakaobaum) BOT cocoa tree, cacao tree

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der; Kakaos, Kakaos cocoa

jemanden/etwas durch den Kakao ziehen — (ugs.) make fun of somebody/something; take the mickey out of somebody/something (Brit. coll.)

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nur sing. m.

cocoa n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kakao
14 cachondearse

pron.v.

to treat things as a joke.

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cachondearse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar to take the mickey (de, out of), make fun (de, of)

■ ¿te estás cachondeando de mí? are you taking the mickey out of me?

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VPR

1) to take things as a joke

cachondearse de algn — to take the mickey out of sb **, make fun of sb

2) LAm * to get turned on *

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam)

cachondearse de alguien/algo — to make fun of somebody/something

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam)

cachondearse de alguien/algo — to make fun of somebody/something

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cachondearse [A1 ]

v pron

( Esp fam) cachondearse DE algn/algo; to make fun OF sb/sth, take the mickey OUT OF sb/sth ( BrE colloq)

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cachondearse ( conjugate cachondearse) verbo pronominal (Esp fam) cachondearse de algn/algo to make fun of sb/sth
cachondearse verbo reflexivo familiar to take the mickey out [de, of]
US to make fun of
' cachondearse' also found in these entries:
English:
piss

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cachondearse vpr
Esp Fam
no te cachondees, le puede pasar a cualquiera don't laugh, it could happen to anyone;

cachondearse de alguien to make fun of sb, Br to take the mickey out of sb

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cachondearse

v/r fam

make fun (de of)

Spanish-English dictionary > cachondearse
15 amuser

amuser [amyze]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to amuse

• tu m'amuses avec tes grandes théories you make me laugh with your great theories

• amuser la galerie to amuse the crowd

• si vous croyez que ces réunions m'amusent ! if you think I enjoy these meetings!

2. reflexive verb

► s'amuser

a. ( = jouer) to play

b. ( = se divertir) to have fun ; ( = rire) to have a good laugh

• nous nous sommes bien amusés we had a great time (inf)

• c'était juste pour s'amuser it was just for fun

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amyze
1.

verbe transitif ( divertir) to entertain; ( plaire) to amuse [personne]

laisse-le, si ça l'amuse! — let him be, if that's what makes him happy

ce qui m'amuse c'est que — what I find amusing is that

ça les amuse de faire — they enjoy doing

2.

s'amuser verbe pronominal

1) ( jouer) [enfant, animal] to play ( avec with)

pour s'amuser — for fun

dépêche-toi, je n'ai pas le temps de m'amuser — hurry up, I haven't got time to mess about (colloq)

ne t'amuse pas à ce petit jeu avec moi — don't play that little game with me

2) ( passer du bon temps) [enfant, adulte] to have a good time

s'amuser comme des fous — (colloq) to have a great time ou a ball (colloq)

amuse-toi bien! — enjoy yourself!

3) ( s'aviser de)

ne t'amuse pas à faire cela — don't go doing that

4) ( se moquer) liter

s'amuser de quelque chose/quelqu'un — to make fun of something/somebody

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amyze vt
1) (= divertir) to entertain, to amuse

amuser la galerie — to clown around

2) (= faire sourire) to amuse

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amuser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( divertir) to entertain [personne, auditoire, classe]; ( plaire) to amuse [personne]; laisse-le, si ça l'amuse! let him be, if he's happy; tes plaisanteries douteuses ne m'amusent plus your tasteless jokes no longer amuse me; ce qui m'amuse c'est que what I find amusing is that; ça les amuse de faire they enjoy doing; tu crois que ça m'amuse de faire les courses tous les jours? do you think I enjoy doing the shopping every day?; amuse-le pendant que je me prépare keep him entertained while I'm getting ready;

2 ( détourner l'attention de) [personne] to distract [personne, classe]; il ne travaille pas et amuse toute la classe he doesn't work and he distracts the whole class; si tu réussis à les amuser je pourrai téléphoner if you can manage to distract them I'll be able to phone.

B s'amuser vpr

1 ( jouer) [enfant, animal] to play (avec with; dans in); pour s'amuser for fun; dépêche-toi, je n'ai pas le temps de m'amuser fig hurry up, I haven't got time to mess about○; ne t'amuse pas à ce petit jeu avec moi fig don't play that little game with me;

2 ( passer du bon temps) [enfant, adulte] to have a good time, to enjoy oneself; ils s'amusent bien tous les deux! the two of them are having a great time!; amuse-toi bien! enjoy yourself!; il s'amuse à nous faire peur he gets a kick out of scaring us○; j'ai fait ça pour m'amuser I did it for fun;

3 ( s'aviser de) ne t'amuse pas à faire cela don't go doing that;

4 ( se moquer de) liter s'amuser de qch/qn to make fun of sth/sb; on s'amuse de lui en privé people make fun of him in private.

Idiome

s'amuser comme des fous○ to have a great time ou a ball○.

[amyze] verbe transitif

1. [faire rire] to make laugh, to amuse

elle m'amuse she makes me laugh

cela ne m'amuse pas du tout I don't find that in the least bit funny

amuser la galerie (familier) to play to the gallery

2. [plaire à] to appeal to

ça ne l'amuse pas de travailler chez eux he doesn't enjoy ou like working there

tu crois que ça m'amuse d'être pris pour un imbécile? do you think I enjoy being taken for a fool?

si ça t'amuse, fais-le do it if that's what you want, if it makes you happy, do it

3. [divertir] to entertain

4. [détourner l'attention de] to divert, to distract

5. (littéraire) [tromper] to delude, to deceive

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s'amuser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [jouer - enfant] to play

à cet âge-là, on s'amuse avec presque rien at that age, they amuse themselves very easily

s'amuser avec [manipuler] to fiddle ou to toy with

2. [se divertir] to have fun

ils se sont bien amusés they really had a good time

amusez-vous bien! enjoy yourselves!, have a good time!

qu'est-ce qu'on s'est amusés! we had so much fun!

on s'amusait comme des petits fous (familier) we were having a whale of a time

elles ont construit une hutte pour s'amuser they built a hut, just for fun

mais, papa, c'était pour s'amuser! but, Dad, we were only having fun!

ils ne vont pas s'amuser avec le nouveau colonel they won't have much fun with the new colonel

s'amuser aux dépens de quelqu'un to make fun of somebody

3. [perdre son temps]

s'amuser en route ou en chemin

a. (sens propre) to dawdle on the way

b. (figuré) to waste time needlessly

on n'a pas le temps de s'amuser there's no time for fooling around

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s'amuser à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [jouer à] to play

2. [s'occuper à]

il s'amuse à faire des avions en papier en cours he spends his time making paper planes in class

3. [s'embêter à]

si tu crois que je vais m'amuser à ça! if you think I have nothing better to do!

si je dois m'amuser à tout lui expliquer, j'ai pas fini! (familier) if I've got to go and explain everything to him, I'll still be here next week!

4. [s'aviser de]

ne t'amuse pas à toucher ce fil! don't you (go and) touch ou go touching that wire!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > amuser
16 pitorrearse

pron.v.

to make fun.

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pitorrearse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar to make fun (de, of)

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam)

pitorrearse DE alguien — to make fun of somebody

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verbo pronominal (Esp fam)

pitorrearse DE alguien — to make fun of somebody

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pitorrearse [A1 ]

v pron

( Esp fam) pitorrearse DE algn; to make fun OF sb, take the mickey OUT OF sb ( BrE colloq)

se pitorrea de todo she doesn't take anything seriously

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pitorrearse ( conjugate pitorrearse) verbo pronominal (Esp fam) pitorrearse DE algn to make fun of sb

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pitorrearse vpr
Esp Fam
pitorrearse de alguien to make fun of sb, Br to take the mickey out of sb

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pitorrearse

v/r

:

pitorrearse de alguien fam make fun of s.o.

Spanish-English dictionary > pitorrearse
17 payer

payer [peje]

➭ TABLE 8

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ facture, dette] to pay

• payer comptant to pay cash

• c'est lui qui paie he's paying

   b. [+ employé] to pay ; [+ tueur] to hire

• être payé par chèque/en espèces/en nature to be paid by cheque/in cash/in kind

• il est payé pour le savoir ! (figurative) he should know!

   c. [+ travail, maison, marchandise] to pay for

• il m'a fait payer 50 € he charged me 50 euros

• payer les pots cassés to carry the can (inf)

• travail mal payé badly-paid work

   d. ( = offrir) payer qch à qn to buy sth for sb

• payer à boire à qn to buy sb a drink

   e. ( = récompenser) to reward

• il a été payé de ses efforts he was rewarded for his efforts

   f. ( = expier) [+ faute, crime] to pay for

• il l'a payé de sa santé it cost him his health

• il me le paiera ! (en menace) he'll pay for this!

2. intransitive verb

   a. [effort, tactique] to pay off ; [métier] to be well-paid

• payer pour qn to pay for sb ; (figurative) to take the blame instead of sb

   b. (locutions) payer de sa personne to make sacrifices

• l'hôtel ne paie pas de mine the hotel isn't much to look at

3. reflexive verb

► se payer ( = s'offrir) [+ objet] to treat o.s. to

• on va se payer le restaurant we're going to treat ourselves to a meal out

• se payer la tête de qn ( = ridiculiser) to make fun of sb ; ( = tromper) to take sb for a ride (inf)

• se payer une bonne grippe (inf) to have a bad dose of flu

• il s'est payé un arbre (inf) he wrapped his car round a tree

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peje
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( régler) to pay for [achat, travail]; to pay, to settle [facture]; to pay [somme]

payer le téléphone — to pay the phone bill

il m'a fait payer 10 euros — he charged me 10 euros

être payé avec un lance-pierres — (colloq) to be paid peanuts (colloq)

2) ( s'acquitter envers) to pay [employé]

être payé à ne rien faire — to be paid for doing nothing

être trop peu payé — to be underpaid

il est payé pour le savoir! — fig he knows that to his cost!

3) (colloq) ( offrir)

payer quelque chose à quelqu'un — to buy somebody something

je te paie le restaurant — I'll treat you to a meal

4) ( subir des conséquences) to pay for [faute, imprudence]

il a payé sa témérité de sa vie — his rashness cost him his life

payer pour les autres — to take the rap (colloq)

5) ( compenser) to cover

leur réussite la paie de tous ses sacrifices — their success makes all her sacrifices worthwhile

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rapporter) [efforts, peine, sacrifice] to pay off; [profession, activité] to pay

c'est un métier qui paie bien — it's a job that pays well

2) (colloq) ( prêter à rire) to look funny

il payait dans son imitation du patron — he did a funny imitation of the boss

3.

se payer verbe pronominal

1) ( être payable) [service, marchandise] to have to be paid for; [personne, salaire] to have to be paid

2) (colloq) ( à soi-même) to treat oneself to [voyage, dîner]; hum to get [rhume, mauvaise note]; to get landed with [travail, importun]

se payer une cuite — to get plastered (colloq)

se payer un arbre — to crash into a tree

3) ( prendre son dû)

payez-vous sur ce billet — take what I owe you out of this note GB ou bill US

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payer quelqu'un de promesses — to fob somebody off with promises

se payer de mots — to talk a lot of rubbish (colloq)

se payer d'illusions — to delude oneself

se payer du bon temps — (colloq) to have a good time

se payer la tête (colloq) de quelqu'un — ( se moquer) to take the mickey (colloq) out of somebody GB, to razz (colloq) somebody US; ( duper) to take somebody for a ride

il me déteste et il est payé de retour — he hates me and the feeling's mutual

il a payé de sa personne — it cost him dear

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peje
1. vt

1) [créancier, employé] to pay

être bien payé — to be well paid

être mal payé — to be badly paid

Elle a été payée aujourd'hui. — She got paid today.

2) [loyer, cotisation] to pay

3) [achat, réparations] to pay for

Combien as-tu payé ta voiture? — How much did you pay for your car?

J'ai payé ce T-shirt quinze francs. — I paid 15 euros for this T-shirt.

payer cher qch — to pay a lot for sth, fig, [faute] to pay dearly for sth

faire payer quelque chose à quelqu'un — to charge somebody for something, fig (= se venger) to make sb pay for sth

Il me l'a fait payer 10 euros. — He charged me 10 euros for it.

4) (= offrir)

payer qch à qn — to buy sth for sb

Allez, je vous paye un verre. — Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

ils nous ont payé le voyage — they paid for our trip

2. vi

1) [personne] to pay

2) (= rapporter de l'argent) [métier] to pay, to be well-paid

Son métier paye bien. — His job pays good money.

3) [effort, tactique] to pay off

4) (autres locutions)

payer de sa personne — to give of oneself

ne pas payer de mine — not to look up to much

Leurs bureaux ne paient pas de mine. — Their offices don't look like they're up to much.

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payer verb table: payer

A vtr

1 ( régler) to pay for [article, billet, achat, travail, service]; to pay, to settle [facture, note, dette]; to pay [somme, impôt, intérêt, salaire]; combien as-tu payé le livre? how much did you pay for the book?; payer le gaz/téléphone to pay the gas/phone○ bill; elle m'a payé le loyer/une matinée de travail she paid me the rent/for a morning's work; payer 500 euros de loyer to pay 500 euros in rent; payer 200 euros de fournitures to pay 200 euros for the materials; il m'a payé le terrain 100 000 euros he paid me 100,000 euros for the land; j'ai payé le vendeur I paid the shop assistant GB ou salesclerk US; il m'a fait payer 2 euros/la ficelle he charged me 2 euros/for the string; travail bien/mal payé well-/poorly-paid job; payer par chèque/carte de crédit to pay by cheque GB ou check US/credit card; être payé à coups de pied dans les fesses○ or avec un lance-pierres to be paid peanuts○;

2 ( s'acquitter envers) to pay, to settle up with [fournisseur, artisan]; to pay [employé]; payer l'entrepreneur to settle up with ou pay the builder; payer qn pour faire or pour qu'il fasse to pay sb to do; je ne suis pas payé pour ça! that's not what I'm paid to do!; être payé à ne rien faire to be paid for doing nothing; payer qn de ses services to pay sb for their services; avoir du mal à se faire payer to have trouble getting paid; être payé à l'heure/à l'année to be paid on an hourly/annual basis; être trop/trop peu payé to be overpaid/underpaid; ça ne paie pas son homme! it's a poorly-paid job; il est payé pour le savoir! fig he knows that to his cost!;

3 ○( offrir) payer qch à qn to buy sb sth; payer un verre or à boire à qn to buy sb a drink; payer l'avion à qn to pay for sb's plane ticket; viens, je te paie le restaurant come on, I'll treat you to a meal;

4 ( subir des conséquences) to pay for [faute, imprudence]; payer cher sa réussite/d'avoir hésité to pay dearly for one's success/for dithering; tu me le paieras (cher)! you'll pay for this!, I'll make you pay for this!; payer de sa vie to pay with one's life; il a payé sa témérité de sa vie his rashness cost him his life; payer pour les autres to take the rap○, to carry the can○ for the others;

5 ( compenser) to cover; ça me paie mon loyer it covers the ou my rent; leur réussite la paie de tous ses sacrifices their success makes all her sacrifices worthwhile.

B vi

1 ( récompenser) [efforts, peine, sacrifice] to pay off;

2 ( rapporter) [profession, activité] to pay; c'est un métier qui paie bien it's a job that pays well; c'est un métier qui paie mal it's not a job that pays well;

3 ○( prêter à rire) to look funny ou comical; il payait dans son imitation du patron he did a funny imitation of the boss.

C se payer vpr

1 ( être payable) [service, marchandise] to have to be paid for; [personne, salaire] to have to be paid;

2 ○( à soi-même) to treat oneself to [voyage, dîner etc]; iron to get [rhume, mauvaise note]; to get landed with [travail, importun]; se payer une cuite○ to get plastered○; se payer qn◑ ( lui régler son compte) to give sb what for○; ( coucher avec) to bed sb○, to have it off with sb◑; se payer un mur/arbre○ to crash into a wall/tree; se payer un piéton○ to knock down ou to slam○ a pedestrian;

3 ( prendre son dû) payez-vous sur ce billet take what I owe you out of this note GB ou bill US.

Idiomes

payer qn de promesses/belles paroles to fob sb off with promises/fine words; se payer de mots to talk a lot of hot air○; se payer d'illusions to delude oneself; se payer du bon temps○ to have a good time; se payer la tête○ or la gueule◑ or la tronche◑ de qn ( se moquer) to take the piss◑ out of sb, to take the mickey○ out of sb GB, to razz sb US; ( duper) to take sb for a ride; il aime sa femme et il est bien payé de retour he loves his wife and she returns his love; il me déteste et il est payé de retour he hates me and the feeling's mutual; il a payé de sa personne it cost him dear.

[peje] verbe transitif

1. [solder, régler] to pay

payer sa dette à la société to pay one's debt to society

(en usage absolu)

payer comptant/à crédit to pay cash/by credit

je paye par chèque/avec ma carte de crédit/en liquide I'll pay by cheque/with my credit card/(in) cash

payer d'avance to pay in advance

c'est moi qui paie [l'addition] I'll pay, it's my treat

c'est le prix à payer si tu veux réussir that's the price you have to pay for success

payer de ses deniers ou de sa poche to pay out of one's own pocket

payer rubis sur l'ongle to pay (cash) on the nail

2. [rémunérer] to pay

(en usage absolu)

leur patron paie bien their boss pays well

tu es pourtant payé pour le savoir! you of all people should know that!

3. [acheter - repas, voyage] to pay for

payer à boire à quelqu'un to buy somebody a drink

je lui ai payé un collier I bought her a necklace

combien as-tu payé ta maison? how much did your house cost you?, how much did you pay for your house?

je te paie le théâtre I'll take you out to the theatre

combien il t'a fait payer? how much did he charge?

il me l'a fait payer trop cher he overcharged me

4. [obtenir au prix d'un sacrifice]

payer quelque chose de to pay for something with

payer sa réussite de sa santé to succeed at the expense ou the cost of one's health

elle me le paiera! (figuré) she'll pay for this!

c'est payer cher la réussite that's too high a price to pay for success

5. [subir les conséquences de] to pay for (inseparable)

(en usage absolu)

vous êtes coupable, vous devez payer you're guilty, you're going to pay

payer pour les autres to be punished for others

payer les pots cassés to foot the bill (figuré)

6. [dédommager] to compensate, to repay

ses félicitations me paient de mes efforts his congratulations repay me my efforts

payer quelqu'un de belles paroles to fob somebody off with smooth talk

payer quelqu'un d'ingratitude to repay somebody with ingratitude

payer quelqu'un de retour to repay somebody in kind

7. [acheter - criminel] to hire ; [ - témoin] to buy (off)

payer un tueur to hire a gunman

8. [compenser] to pay

la prime d'assurance ne paie pas complètement le remplacement de la voiture the insurance premium does not cover you for full reimbursement of the car

9. [être soumis à - taxe]

certaines marchandises paient un droit de douane you have to pay duty on some goods, some goods are liable to duty

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[peje] verbe intransitif

1. [être profitable] to pay

l'ostréiculture ne paie plus there's no money (to be made) in oyster farming nowadays

c'est un travail qui paie mal it's badly paid work, it's not a well paid job

l'honnêteté ne paie plus it doesn't pay to be honest any more

2. (familier) [prêter à rire] to be ou to look a sight

tu payes avec ces lunettes! you do look a sight with those glasses on!

3. (locution)

payer d'audace to risk one's all

ne pas payer de mine: la maison ne paie pas de mine, mais elle est confortable the house isn't much to look at ou the house doesn't look much but it's very comfortable

payer de sa personne

a. [s'exposer au danger] to put oneself on the line

b. [se donner du mal] to put in a lot of effort

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se payer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

tenez, payez-vous here, take what I owe you

se payer de mots to talk a lot of fine words

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se payer verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to have to be paid for

la qualité se paie you have to pay for quality

tout se paie everything has its price

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se payer verbe pronominal transitif

1. (familier) [s'offrir] to treat oneself to

j'ai envie de me payer une robe I feel like treating myself to a dress ou like buying myself a dress

se payer la tête de quelqu'un to make fun of somebody

s'en payer (une tranche) to have (oneself) a great time

2. (familier) [être chargé de] to be landed ou saddled with

je me paie tout le boulot I end up doing all the work

3. (familier) [recevoir] to get, to land (UK)

je me suis payé un 2 à l'oral I got a 2 in the oral

4. (familier) [supporter] to put up with

on s'est payé leurs gosses pendant tout le week-end we had to put up with ou we were lumbered with their kids the whole weekend

5. (familier) [percuter] to run ou to bump into

elle s'est payé le mur en reculant she backed into the wall

6. (familier) [agresser] to go for

celui-là, à la prochaine réunion, je me le paie I'll have his guts for garters (UK) ou his head on a platter (US) at the next meeting

7. (très familier) [avoir une relation sexuelle avec] to have (très familier), to have it off with (très familier & UK)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > payer
18 frotzeln

umg. vt/i: frotzeln ( über + Akk) make fun of; (Person) auch tease, Brit. auch take the mickey out of

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frọt|zeln ['frɔtsln]
vti (inf)
to tease
über jdn/etw frotzeln — to make fun of sb/sth

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frot·zeln

[ˈfrɔtsl̩n]

vi (fam)

▪ [über jdn/etw] \frotzeln to tease [or rib] [sb/sth], to make fun of sb/sth

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1.
transitives Verb tease
2.
intransitives Verb

über jemanden/etwas frotzeln — make fun of somebody/something

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frotzeln umg v/t & v/i:

frotzeln (

über +akk) make fun of; (Person) auch tease, Br auch take the mickey out of

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1.
transitives Verb tease
2.
intransitives Verb

über jemanden/etwas frotzeln — make fun of somebody/something

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > frotzeln
19 chancear

v.

to jest, to joke, to fool.

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chancear

► verbo intransitivo

1 to joke, jest

► verbo pronominal chancearse

1 to joke (de, about), make fun (de, of)

■ se chancea de todo he makes fun of everything

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VI

See:

chancearse

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1.
verbo intransitivo (Col fam) to joke, kid around (colloq)
2.
chancearse v pron

chancearse de alguien — to make fun of somebody

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= horse around/about.

Ex. Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.

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1.
verbo intransitivo (Col fam) to joke, kid around (colloq)
2.
chancearse v pron

chancearse de alguien — to make fun of somebody

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= horse around/about.

Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.

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chancear [A1 ]

vi

( Col fam) to joke, kid around ( colloq)

■ chancearse

v pron

chancearse DE algn to make fun OF sb

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chancear ( conjugate chancear) verbo intransitivo (Col fam) to joke, kid around (colloq)
chancearse verbo pronominal chancearse de algn to make fun of sb
chancear verbo intransitivo LAm to joke, horse around

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chancear

v/i joke, make wisecracks

Spanish-English dictionary > chancear
20 hueveo

masculino (Chi vulg)

a) ( tomadura de pelo) pisstake(vulg)

agarrar a alguien para el hueveo — to make fun of somebody, to take the piss out of somebody (BrE sl)

b) ( acción de molestar)

está aburrido con los hueveos del cabro — he's fed up with the kid hassling him (colloq)

c) ( molestia) drag, bore

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masculino (Chi vulg)

a) ( tomadura de pelo) pisstake(vulg)

agarrar a alguien para el hueveo — to make fun of somebody, to take the piss out of somebody (BrE sl)

b) ( acción de molestar)

está aburrido con los hueveos del cabro — he's fed up with the kid hassling him (colloq)

c) ( molestia) drag, bore

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hueveo

masculine

( Chi vulg)

1 (tontería) crap (sl), shit ( vulg)

2

(tomadura de pelo): lo agarraron para el hueveo they made fun of him, they took the piss out of him ( BrE sl)

3

(acción de molestar): está aburrido con los hueveos del cabro he's fed up with the kid hassling o bugging him ( colloq)

4

(pérdida de tiempo): se dedicó al hueveo y la echaron she was time-wasting so she got thrown out ( colloq)

5

(desorden): allí adentro hay mucho hueveo it's absolute chaos in there, there's a terrible mess in there

6 (flirteo) flirting

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Del verbo huevear: ( conjugate huevear)

hueveo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

hueveó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
huevear
hueveo
huevear ( conjugate huevear) verbo intransitivo (Chi, Per vulg) ( perder el tiempo) to goof off (AmE colloq), to piss around (BrE sl)
verbo transitivo (Chi vulg) ‹ persona› ( molestar) to bug (colloq), to hassle (colloq);
( tomar el pelo a) to kid
hueveo sustantivo masculino (Chi vulg) ( tomadura de pelo) pisstake (vulg);
◊ agarrar a algn para el hueveo to make fun of sb, to take the piss out of sb (BrE sl)

Spanish-English dictionary > hueveo

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