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ice cream maker (machine used to make homemade ice cream) noun | sorbetière◼◼◼nom {f} glacier◼◼◻nom {m} |
instrument maker (maker of musical instruments) noun | luthier◼◼◼nom {m} facteur d'instruments de musique◼◻◻nom {m} |
it takes all kinds to make a world (Diversity is essential) phrase [UK: ɪt teɪks ɔːl kaɪndz tuː ˈmeɪk ə wɜːld] [US: ˈɪt ˈteɪks ɔːl ˈkaɪndz ˈtuː ˈmeɪk ə ˈwɝːld] | il faut de tout pour faire un monde◼◼◼phrase |
kingmaker [kingmakers] (someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader) noun [UK: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekər] | faiseur de rois◼◼◼nom {m} |
lacemaker (woman who makes lace) noun | dentelièrenom {f} |
many a mickle makes a muckle (lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount) phrase | l'oiseau fait son nid◼◼◼phrase les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières (small streams make big rivers)◼◼◼phrase petit à petit◼◼◼phrase |
many hands make light work (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) phrase | l'union fait la force◼◼◼phrase |
matchmaker [matchmakers] (someone who finds suitable marriage partners) noun [UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər] | entremetteur◼◼◼nom {m} marieur◼◼◼nom {m} entremetteuse◼◼◻nom {f} marieuse◼◼◻nom {f} apparieurnom {m} apparieusenom {f} |
matchmaker [matchmakers] (someone who makes matchsticks) noun [UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər] | allumettiernom {m} allumettièrenom {f} |
might makes right (morality cannot question the powerful) phrase | |
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] | |
opinionmaker noun | faiseur d'opinion◼◼◼nom {m} |
pacemaker [pacemakers] (medical implement) noun [UK: ˈpeɪ.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪ.ˌsmekər] | pacemaker◼◼◼nom {m} stimulateur◼◼◼nom {m}I have a pacemaker. = J'ai un stimulateur cardiaque. stimulateur cardiaque◼◼◻nom {m} |
pacemaker [pacemakers] (one who sets the pace in a race) noun [UK: ˈpeɪ.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪ.ˌsmekər] | meneur de trainnom {m} |
peacemaker [peacemakers] (someone who restores peace, especially by settling disputes) noun [UK: ˈpiː.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpiː.ˌsmekər] | pacificateur◼◼◼nom {m} pacificatrice◼◻◻nom {f} |
piano maker (maker of pianos) noun | facteur de pianos◼◼◼nom {m} |
policymaker [policymakers] (one involved in the formulation of policies) noun [UK: ˈpɑː.lə.si.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.si.ˌmekər] | décideur◼◼◼nom {m} |
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] | c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron◼◼◼phrase usage rend maître◼◼◻phrase |
price maker noun | fixeur de prixnom {m} |
put the make on (pursue with romantic interest) verb | draguer◼◼◼verbe faire des avancesverbe |
rainmaker [rainmakers] (medicine man who seeks to induce rain) noun [UK: ˈreɪn.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈreɪn.ˌmekər] | faiseur de pluie◼◼◼nom |
remake [remakes] (new version of film) noun [UK: ˌriː.ˈmeɪk] [US: ˈriː.ˈmeɪk] | remake◼◼◼nom {m} reprise◼◼◻nom {f} |
remake [remakes] (new version of something) noun [UK: ˌriː.ˈmeɪk] [US: ˈriː.ˈmeɪk] | remake◼◼◼nom {m} copie◼◻◻nom {f} |