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coffeemaker [coffeemakers] (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.fi.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈkɒ.fi.ˌmekər] | kaffebryggare [~n ~, ~bryggarna]substantiv kaffekokare [~n ~, ~kokarna]substantiv |
dressmaker [dressmakers] (person who makes women's clothes) noun [UK: ˈdre.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈdre.ˌsmekər] | sömmerska [~n sömmerskor]substantiv |
early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise (Benjamin Franklin quote) phrase | |
empty vessels make the most sound (proverb) phrase | |
filmmaker (producer or director of films / movies) noun [UK: ˈfɪl.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈfɪl.ˌmekər] | filmskapare [~n ~, ~skaparna]substantiv |
holiday-maker (somebody on holiday) noun [UK: ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ.ˌmeɪk.ə(r)] [US: ˈhɑːl.ə.deɪ.ˌmeɪk.ər] | semesterfirare [~n ~, ~firarna]substantiv |
homemaker [homemakers] (person who maintains his or her residence) noun [UK: ˈhomˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈhomˌmekər] | hemmafru [~n ~ar]substantiv hemmaman [~nen ~män, ~männen]substantiv |
ice cream maker (machine used to make homemade ice cream) noun | glassmaskin [~en ~er]substantiv |
icemaker (device) noun | ismaskin [~en ~er]substantiv |
kingmaker [kingmakers] (someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader) noun [UK: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekər] | kungamakare [~n ~, ~makarna]substantiv |
many a mickle makes a muckle (lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount) phrase | |
many hands make light work (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) phrase | |
market maker (one who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument) noun | likviditetsgarantsubstantiv |
matchmaker [matchmakers] (someone who finds suitable marriage partners) noun [UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər] | äktenskapsmäklare [~n ~, ~mäklarna]substantiv |
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] | |
pacemaker [pacemakers] (one who sets the pace in a race) noun [UK: ˈpeɪ.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪ.ˌsmekər] | hare [~n harar]substantiv pacemaker [~n ~makrar]substantiv |
papermaker (a person that makes paper) noun | pappersmakaresubstantiv |
peacemaker [peacemakers] (someone who restores peace, especially by settling disputes) noun [UK: ˈpiː.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpiː.ˌsmekər] | fredsstiftare [~n ~, ~stiftarna]substantiv |
pizzamaker (man who makes pizzas, see also: pizzaiolo) noun | pizzabagare [~n ~, ~bagarna]substantiv |
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] | övning ger färdighetphrase |
ropemaker (maker of ropes) noun [UK: rəʊp ˈmeɪk.ə(r)] [US: roʊp ˈmeɪk.ər] | repslagare [~n ~, ~slagarna]substantiv |
sailmaker (occupation) noun [UK: ˈseɪl.meɪkə(r)] [US: ˈseɪl.meɪkər] | segelmakare [~n ~, ~makarna]substantiv |
shoemaker [shoemakers] (a person who makes shoes) noun [UK: ˈʃuː.meɪkə(r)] [US: ˈʃuː.ˌmekər] | skomakare [~n ~, ~makarna]substantiv skomakerskasubstantiv |
tailor-make (to customize or create specifically) verb | skräddarsy [~sydde, ~sytt, ~sydd ~sytt, pres. ~syr]verb |
the shoemaker's children go barefoot (one often neglects those closest to oneself) phrase | skomakarens hustru och smedens märr är alltid sämst skoddaphrase |
troublemaker [troublemakers] (one who causes trouble, especially deliberately) noun [UK: ˈtrʌbl.meɪkə(r)] [US: ˈtrʌ.bəl.ˌmekər] | bråkmakare [~n ~, ~makarna]substantiv bråkmakerskasubstantiv bråkstake [~n ~stakar]substantiv |
watchmaker [watchmakers] (person who repairs (and originally made) watches) noun [UK: ˈwɒt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈwɒt.ʃmeɪkər] | urmakare [~n ~, ~makarna]substantiv |
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger (hardship builds moral character) phrase | |
wigmaker (person who makes wigs) noun | perukmakare [~n ~, ~makarna]substantiv perukmakerskasubstantiv |
you make the bed you lie in (a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions) phrase |