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make meaning in Norwegian

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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

(Nynorsk) gjere ein mygg til ein elefantverb

gjøre en fjær til fem hønsverb

make an effort (to try; to work towards a goal)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˈe.fət]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˈe.fərt]

(Bokmål) anstrenge seg, ta i, gjøre sitt beste, stå påverb

make believe (to pretend)
verb

(Bokmål) late som, late som omverb

make ends meet (get by financially)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk endz miːt]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈendz ˈmiːt]

(Bokmål) få endene til å møtesverb

make fun of (tease, ridicule)
verb

(Bokmål) latterliggjøreverb

make light of (regard without due seriousness)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk laɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈlaɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

(Bokmål) ta lett påverb

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

(Bokmål) som man reder, så ligger manverb

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]

(Bokmål) føle seg som hjemmeverb

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

(Bokmål) forstå, tyde, begripeverb

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]

(Bokmål) bestemme segverb

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
{m} {f}

makeup remover (product for removing make-up)
noun

(Bokmål) sminkefjernernoun
{m}

basketmaker (person who weaves baskets)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.skət.ˌmekə(r)]
[US: ˈbæ.skət.ˌmekər]

(Bokmål) korgmakernoun
{m}, kurvmaker {m}

(Nynorsk) korgmakarnoun
{m}

coffeemaker [coffeemakers] (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.fi.ˌmekə(r)]
[US: ˈkɒ.fi.ˌmekər]

(Bokmål) kaffetrakternoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) kaffitrektarnoun
{m}

decisionmaker [decisionmakers] (One who makes decisions)
noun
[UK: də.ˈsɪ.ʒən.ˌmekə(r)]
[US: də.ˈsɪ.ʒən.ˌmekər]

(Bokmål) beslutningstakernoun
{m}

filmmaker (producer or director of films / movies)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪl.ˌmekə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪl.ˌmekər]

(Bokmål) filmskapernoun
{m}, filmmaker {m}

(Nynorsk) filmskaparnoun
{m}

haste makes waste (being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes)
phrase
[UK: heɪst ˈmeɪks weɪst]
[US: ˈheɪst ˈmeɪks ˈweɪst]

(Bokmål) hastverk er lastverkphrase

(Nynorsk) hastverk er lastverkphrase

ice cream maker (machine used to make homemade ice cream)
noun

ismaskinnoun
{m}

kingmaker [kingmakers] (someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekə(r)]
[US: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekər]

(Bokmål) kingmakernoun
{m}

matchmaker [matchmakers] (someone who finds suitable marriage partners)
noun
[UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)]
[US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər]

(Bokmål) ekteskapsformidlernoun
{m}, giftekniv {m}

(Nynorsk) ekteskapsformidlarnoun
{m}, giftekniv {m}

meet one's maker (die, pass into the afterlife)
verb

(Bokmål) møte sin skaperverb

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]

(Bokmål) én svale gjør ingen sommerphrase

(Nynorsk) ei svale gjer ingen sommarphrase

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]

(Bokmål) øvelse gjør mesterphrase

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