Angol | Norvég |
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make [made, made, making, makes] (to create) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk] [US: ˈmeɪk] | lageverb |
make [made, made, making, makes] (to earn, to gain (money)) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk] [US: ˈmeɪk] | tjeneverb |
make a mountain out of a molehill (to treat a problem as greater than it is) verb | (Bokmål) gjøre en mygg til en elefantverb |
make an effort (to try; to work towards a goal) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˈe.fət] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˈe.fərt] | |
make believe (to pretend) verb | |
make ends meet (get by financially) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk endz miːt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈendz ˈmiːt] | |
make fun of (tease, ridicule) verb | |
make light of (regard without due seriousness) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk laɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈlaɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | |
make love (to engage in sexual intercourse, see also: copulate) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈlʌv] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈlʌv] | (Bokmål) elskeverb |
make one's bed and lie in it (to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) verb | |
make oneself at home (make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself ət həʊm] [US: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself ət hoʊm] | |
make out (to embrace and kiss passionately) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt] | (Bokmål) klineverb |
make out verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt] | klineverb |
make sense (be coherent) verb | gi meningverb |
make sense (decipher, understand) verb | |
make up (to constitute, to compose) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp] [US: ˈmeɪk ʌp] | (Bokmål) utgjøreverb |
make up (to invent, to imagine, to concoct) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp] [US: ˈmeɪk ʌp] | finne påverb |
make up one's mind (to decide, to reach a conclusion) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | |
makeshift (made to work or suffice) adjective [UK: ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft] [US: ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft] | nødløsning, improvisertadjective |
makeup [makeups] (cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance) noun [UK: ˈmeɪk.ʌp] [US: ˈmeɪk.ʌp] | (Bokmål) sminkenoun |
makeup remover (product for removing make-up) noun | (Bokmål) sminkefjernernoun |
basketmaker (person who weaves baskets) noun [UK: ˈbæ.skət.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈbæ.skət.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) korgmakernoun (Nynorsk) korgmakarnoun |
coffeemaker [coffeemakers] (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.fi.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈkɒ.fi.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) kaffetrakternoun (Nynorsk) kaffitrektarnoun |
decisionmaker [decisionmakers] (One who makes decisions) noun [UK: də.ˈsɪ.ʒən.ˌmekə(r)] [US: də.ˈsɪ.ʒən.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) beslutningstakernoun |
filmmaker (producer or director of films / movies) noun [UK: ˈfɪl.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈfɪl.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) filmskapernoun (Nynorsk) filmskaparnoun |
haste makes waste (being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) phrase [UK: heɪst ˈmeɪks weɪst] [US: ˈheɪst ˈmeɪks ˈweɪst] | |
ice cream maker (machine used to make homemade ice cream) noun | ismaskinnoun |
kingmaker [kingmakers] (someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader) noun [UK: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) kingmakernoun |
matchmaker [matchmakers] (someone who finds suitable marriage partners) noun [UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) ekteskapsformidlernoun (Nynorsk) ekteskapsformidlarnoun |
meet one's maker (die, pass into the afterlife) verb | |
one swallow does not a summer make (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) phrase [UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk] | |
practice makes perfect (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) phrase [UK: ˈpræk.tɪs ˈmeɪks pə.ˈfekt] [US: ˈpræk.ˌtɪs ˈmeɪks pər.ˈfekt] |