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| apply make up | v | (put on cosmetics) | a machia vb.tranz. |
| I don't have the time to apply makeup, so it's lucky I have nice skin! |
| apply make up to | vtr | (put cosmetics on sth, sb) | a machia vb.tranz. |
| She applied make up to the pimple to try to hide it. |
| kiss and make up | | | a se împăca vb. |
| | | a face pace vb. |
| make a bed | | | a face patul loc.vb. |
| make a beeline for | | | a se îndrepta spre loc.vb. |
| | | a se duce ţintă la loc.vb. |
| make a bet | | | a face pariu, a pune pariu loc.vb. |
| make a bid | | | a face o ofertă la licitaţie loc.vb. |
| make a big name for yourself | v | (become successful, famous) | a-şi face un nume loc.vb. |
| After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| make a break for | | | a face o pauză pentru loc.vb. |
| make a breakthrough | v | (make an important advance) | a face progrese majore expr. |
| After years of study, they made an important breakthrough in cancer research. |
| make a brief assessment | v | (appraise or judge sth quickly) | a face o scurtă evaluare loc.vb. |
| make a call | | | a da un telefon loc.vb. |
| make a case | v | (argue in favour: of sth) | a pleda în favoarea loc.vb. |
| He had a tough job making a case for being a vegan. |
| make a comeback | | | a avea din nou succes loc.vb. |
| make a comparison | v | (compare and contrast) | a face o comparaţie loc.vb. |
| People always make a comparison between me and Julia Roberts; they think we look alike. |
| make a confession without duress | v | (freely admit one's guilt) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| The police were surprised she made a confession without duress; the thought they would have to pressure her into admitting guilt. |
| make a date | | | a-şi da întâlnire loc.vb. |
| make a deal | v | (do business) | a face o afacere loc.vb. |
| The businessman took his partner out to lunch to make a deal. |
| make a deal | v | (agree on sth) | a bate palma loc.vb. |
| We made a deal that I would do the laundry if he would do the dishes. |
| make a decision | v | (decide, choose) | a lua o hotărâre loc.vb. |
| We could not agree on where to eat, so I had to make a decision. |
| I have to make a decision between buying the red car or the blue car. |
| make a demand | v | (insist on sth being done) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| make a dent | | | a zimţa vb.tranz. |
| make a diagnosis | v | (diagnose) | a pune un diagnostic loc.vb. |
| I am waiting for the doctor to make a diagnosis of my symptoms. |
| After many tests, the doctor still couldn't make a diagnosis. |
| make a difference | v | (have a significant impact) | a conta vb.intranz. |
| | | a schimba lucrurile expr. |
| How does that make a difference? |
| Please give generously - your donations will make a difference. |
| make a distinction | v | (distinguish, differentiate) | a face o distincţie loc.vb. |
| She called me cheap, but I think she needs to make a distinction between cheap and frugal. |
| Some people make a distinction between flowers and weeds, but they can all be beautiful in the right place. |
| make a fool of yourself | | | a se face de râs loc.vb. |
| make a fortune | | | a face o avere loc.vb. |
| make a funny face | | | a face grimase loc.vb. |
| | | a se strâmba vb.reflex. |
| make a fuss | v | informal (complain about sth) | a se plânge vb.reflex. |
| A client was making a fuss at the teller's counter. |
| make a fuss | v | informal (fret over trivial things) | a face mult zgomot pentru nimic expr. |
| You've met George Clooney, so what? No need to make a fuss about it! |
| make a go of it | v | slang (make it successful) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| If we work hard on our relationship, we can make a go of it. |
| It takes a lot of work to make a go of a new business. |
| make a hole in | vtr | (puncture) | a face o gaură în loc.vb. |
| That piece of glass made a hole in your tyre. |
| That meal last night must have made a hole in your wallet. |
| make a living | v | (earn money) | a-şi câştiga existenţa loc.vb. |
| He made a living by trading in stocks and shares. |
| make a loss | v | (lose money) | a înregistra o pierdere vb.tranz. |
| My company made a loss last year, and had to fire three employees. |
| make a mark | | pe o listă | a marca vb.tranz. |
| make a match | v | (pair sth with sth similar) | a face o pereche vb.tranz. |
| I am trying to find two socks that make a match, but they all seem to be different. |
| make a mess | v | (create disorder or dirt) | a face dezordine expr. |
| You can have your mates round for the evening so long as you promise not to make a mess. |
| make a mistake | v | (commit an error) | a face o greşeală loc.vb. |
| Don't be afraid to make a mistake. |
| make a motion | | | a face o mişcare loc.vb. |
| make a move | | | a face ceva pentru loc.vb. |
| make a pass at sb | v | slang (make a sexual advance towards sb) | a face avansuri cuiva vb.tranz. |
| He was disciplined for sexual harassment, after he made a pass at one of the Secretaries. |
| make a plea | v | (plead, appeal for sth) | a pleda vb.intranz. |
| The film star made a plea to the public on behalf of the earthquake relief fund and raised $1m. |
| They all made a 'not guilty' plea in court. |
| make a point | v | (say sth significant) | a pune punctul pe i loc.vb. |
| Will you stop interrupting me? I'm trying to make a point here! |
| make a practice of | | | a lua obiceiul de a loc.vb. |
| make a request | v | (ask for sth) | a cere vb.tranz. |
| To make a request for a new website feature, click here. |
| make a sale | v | (salesperson: close a deal) | a face vânzare loc.vb. |
| A good salesperson can make a sale even after the customer says no. |
| make a sound | v | (utter a noise) | a scoate un sunet loc.vb. |
| Don't make a sound until he's gone - I don't want him to know we are here. |
| make a sound | v | (create a noise) | a scoate un sunet loc.vb. |
| The cat makes a sound like a crying baby to attract its owner's attention. |
| make a special effort | v | (try very hard, be unusually conscientious) | a face un efort special loc.vb. |
| I have to make a special effort to get along with my co-worker. |
| It's your mother's birthday, so please make a special effort to behave. |
| make a speech | v | (address an audience) | a ţine un discurs loc.vb. |
| At the birthday party, everyone asked Grandpa to make a speech. |
| The father of the bride made a speech, welcoming his new son-in-law to the family. |
| make a visit | | | a face o vizită loc.vb. |
| make a will | | | a-şi pune o dorinţă loc.vb. |
| make allowance for | | | a trece cu vederea loc.vb. |
| | | a ţine cont de loc.vb. |
| make allowances for | vtr | (sb: be lenient towards) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| You have to make allowances for him, he is still learning and can't work as fast as you can. |
| make allowances for | vtr | (sth: be lenient because of ) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| make amends | | | a se revanşa vb.reflex. |
| | | a-şi repara greşeala loc.vb. |
| make an adjustment | v | (amend) | a face o modificare vb.tranz. |
| I need to make an adjustment to this belt as it too loose round the waist. |
| make an announcement | v | (declare sth publicly) | a face un anunţ loc.vb. |
| The Prime Minister made an announcement about interest rates in the House of Commons yesterday. |
| May I have your attention? I'd like to make an announcement. |
| make an appearance | v | informal (be present, show up) | a-şi face apariţia loc.vb. |
| The singer made a surprise appearance at the concert. |
| I wonder if the bride's ex-boyfriend will make an appearance at the wedding? |
| make an appearance | v | (perform: appear on stage, etc.) | a-şi face intrarea loc.vb. |
| make an ass of yourself | | | a se prosti vb.reflex. |
| | | a se face de râs loc.vb. |
| make an attempt | v | (try) | a face o încercare loc.vb. |
| The French made an attempt to build the Panama Canal, but failed. |
| make an effort | v | (try hard) | a face un efort loc.vb. |
| You could give up smoking if you make an effort and don't keep putting it off. |
| Let's all make an effort to get along. |
| make an entrance | | | a-şi face intrarea loc.vb. |
| make an entry | | | traducere nedisponibilă |
| make an example of sb | v | (punish sb severely to deter others) | a da drept exemplu negativ pe cineva |
| Whenever I misbehaved in class the teacher made an example of me by keeping me behind after school. |
| make an impression | | | a face impresie loc.vb. |
| make an offer | v | (bid) | a face o ofertă loc.vb. |
| I am going to the agent to make an offer for that house. |
| Let me make you an offer on that car. |
| make as if | | | a face ca şi cum loc.vb. |
| make available | vtr | (provide) | a pune la dispoziţie loc.vb. |
| The government will make £50 million available to support the project. |
| make aware | vtr | (notify, tell) | a informa vb.tranz. |
| I don't know how to make him aware of how much he is hurting her feelings. |
| make believe | vi | (pretend) | a se preface că vb.reflex. |
| make better | vtr | (heal) | a se face bine loc.vb. |
| Let me rub your aching back and make it better. |
| make certain | vtr | (ensure) | a se asigura vb.reflex. |
| Let's make certain we get there early. |
| I always book in advance at the theatre to make certain of getting a good seat. |
| make clear | vtr | (clarify, state clearly) | a clarifica vb.tranz. |
| Let me make clear that I don't object to the person, only to his policies. |
| I just want to make it clear that I won't accept any swearing. |
| make common cause with | | | a se ralia vb.reflex. |
| make concessions | v | (concede) | a face concesii vb.tranz. |
| We can only prevent the strike if we make concessions. |
| make contact with | vtr | (contact, communicate with) | a lua contactul cu loc.vb. |
| I've been trying to make contact with him all day. |
| Perhaps one day aliens will make contact with the Earth. |
| make do | | cu puţin | a se descurca loc.vb. |
| make do with | | puţin | a se mulţumi cu vb.reflex. |
| make ends meet | v | figurative (have enough money to live on) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| In the current economic crisis, families are finding it hard to make ends meet. |
| I can't make ends meet on what you pay me. |
| make for | vtr | (head towards) | a se îndrepta spre vb.reflex. |
| We turned the boat around and made for the nearest harbour. |
| make for | vtr | (produce, create: situation) | a permite, a asigura vb.tranz. |
| Good teamwork makes for greater productivity in the workplace. |
| make friends | v | (get to know people) | a-şi face prieteni loc.vb. |
| When you move to a new city it can be hard to make friends. |
| Jenny was so shy that she found it difficult to make friends at school. |
| make friends | v | informal (be reconciled after a quarrel) | a se împăca vb.reflex. |
| After breaking up the fight, Miss Leonard told the kids to shake hands and make friends. |
| make friends with | | | a se împrieteni cu vb.reflex. |
| make fun of | | | a-şi râde de vb.reflex. |
| make good | | | a reuşi vb.intranz. |
| | | a duce la bun sfârşit loc.vb. |
| make good use of | | ocazie | a profita de loc.vb. |
| | | a-i fi de folos loc.vb. |
| make happy | vtr | (please, satisfy) | a face fericit loc.vb. |
| I agreed to attend the wedding to make my mother happy, although I utterly detest her new husband. |
| make haste | | | a se grăbi să vb.reflex. |
| make headway | | | a face progrese loc.vb. |
| make him see | | | a-l face să vadă, să priceapă loc.vb. |
| make history | vi | (do sth of great significance) | a intra în istorie expr. |
| Neil Armstrong made history as the first man to set foot on the moon. |
| make innocuous | vtr | (render harmless or inoffensive) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| Stella used nearly half a can of air freshener to make the stale smell innocuous. |
| make it | | | a reuşi vb.intranz. |
| make it clear | | | a o spune clar loc.vb. |
| | | a preciza vb.tranz. |
| make it happen | vi | informal (turn sth into a reality) | a face să devină realitate loc.vb. |
| I had the original idea, but you made it happen. |
| make it quick | | | a face ceva repede loc.vb. |
| make it up | v | (invent sth) | a inventa, a născoci vb.tranz. |
| This really happened: I didn't make it up. |
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