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make ends meet (get by financially) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk endz miːt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈendz ˈmiːt] | |
make flexible (to make flexible - translation entry) verb | flessibilizzareverb |
make fun of (tease, ridicule) verb | burlareverb sbeffeggiareverb |
make haste (to rush) verb | affrettarsiverb sbrigarsiverb |
make hay (to cut grass to turn into hay) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk heɪ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈheɪ] | far fienoverb |
make hay while the sun shines (act while an opportunity exists) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk heɪ waɪl ðə sʌn ʃaɪnz] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈheɪ ˈwaɪl ðə ˈsən ˈʃaɪnz] | |
make head or tail of (understand even minimally) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk hed ɔː(r) teɪl əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈhed ɔːr ˈteɪl əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | venirne a capoverb |
make it (to become famous and successful) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ɪt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈɪt] | affermarsiverb sfondareverb spuntarlaverb |
make it (to have sexual intercourse) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ɪt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈɪt] | farselaverb |
make it (to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ɪt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈɪt] | arrivareverb farcelaverb raggiungereverb |
make it (to survive, to live through something) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ɪt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈɪt] | sopravvivereverb |
make it up to (return someone a previous good deed) verb | ricambiareverb |
make light of (regard without due seriousness) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk laɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈlaɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | infischiarseneverb minimizzareverb |
make love (to engage in sexual intercourse, see also: copulate) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈlʌv] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈlʌv] | fare l'amoreverb |
make news (be published in the news media) verb | fare notiziaverb |
make no mistake (be assured) phrase | stanne certophrase |
make noise verb [UK: ˈmeɪk nɔɪz] [US: ˈmeɪk nɔɪz] | fare rumoreverb rumoreggiareverb |
make one's bed and lie in it (to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) verb | |
make out verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt] | limonareverb pomiciareverb |
make peace (to end hostilities) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk piːs] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈpiːs] | fare paceverb |
make sense (be coherent) verb | avere sensoverb |
make sense (decipher, understand) verb | capireverb dare un sensoverb decifrareverb |
make shift (contrive, find a way through difficulty) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʃɪft] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈʃɪft] | improvvisareverb ingegnarsiverb |
make someone's blood run cold (cause a person to feel fear) verb | gelare il sangueverb |
make someone's day (make someone happy) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz deɪ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈdeɪ] |