Samengestelde woorden:
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| kiss and make up v expr | informal, figurative (be reconciled) | afzoenen onoverg.ww |
| | | het weer goedmaken, het weer bijleggen overg. uitdr. |
| | The pair kissed and made up after a nine-year feud. |
| make a bed v expr | (arrange bed linen) | het bed opmaken nw + ww |
| | Every morning, my mom insists that I make my bed before I leave for school. |
| make a beeline for [sth] v expr | informal (head directly towards) | afstevenen op ww + vz |
| | | regelrecht afgaan op, rechtstreeks afgaan op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Whenever I'm in a candy store I make a beeline for the chocolates. |
| make a bet on [sth] v expr | (wager, gamble) | een weddenschap afsluiten frase |
| | Do you want to make a bet on this fight? |
| make a bid for [sth] v expr | (offer to buy [sth]) | een bod uitbrengen, een bod doen frase |
| | | bieden overg.ww |
| | I made a bid on the stuffed moose in the auction and ended up winning it. |
| make a break for [sth] v expr | informal (run towards) | snellen naar ww + vz |
| | (inf., figuurlijk) | vliegen naar ww+vz |
| | Six monkeys jumped the electric fence and made a break for freedom. |
| make a call v expr | informal (phone [sb]) | bellen, opbellen overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | een belletje plegen frase |
| | Do you mind waiting five minutes while I make a call? |
| make a comeback v expr | (popular again) | een comeback maken frase |
| | The pop singer made a comeback after appearing on a reality TV show. |
| make a comeback v expr | (active again) | een comeback maken frase |
| | | terugkeren onoverg.ww |
| | He made a comeback, taking silver in the Olympics after four years in retirement. |
| make a date v expr | (arrange [sth] for a specific day) (romantisch) | een afspraakje maken frase |
| | | een afspraak maken frase |
| | I made a date with her for Friday; we are going out to dinner. |
| make a decision v expr | (decide, choose) | een keuze maken woordgr |
| | | een besluit nemen woordgr |
| | We couldn't agree on where to eat, so I had to make a decision. |
| make a dent in [sth] v expr | (metal: leave an indentation) | deuken overg.ww |
| | | deuken maken nw+ww |
| | The hailstones made dents in the roof of the car. |
| make a dent in [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (noticeable effect) (figuurlijk) | een flinke deuk oplopen frase |
| make a difference v expr | (have a significant impact) | een verschil maken woordgr |
| | Please give generously; your donations will make a difference. |
| | Josie is trying to make a difference by doing charity work. |
| make a fool of yourself v expr | (do [sth] stupid) | zich belachelijk maken wk.ww + bn |
| | | zichzelf voor schut zetten frase |
| | I don't mind being wrong, but I hate making a fool of myself. |
| make a fortune v expr | (win or earn a vast amount of money) | een fortuin maken nw + ww |
| | Those who build a better mouse trap can make a fortune. |
| make a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) (informeer) | gekke bekken trekken frase |
| | | een gek gezicht trekken frase |
| | To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| make a fuss v expr | informal (complain about [sth]) | ophef maken nw + ww |
| | One of the customers was making a fuss at the teller's counter. |
| make a fuss v expr | informal (fret over trivial things) | ophef maken nw + ww |
| | Oh, it's only a grazed knee – stop making a fuss! |
make a fuss over [sb/sth] (US),
make a fuss of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | informal (pay a lot of attention to) | drukte maken over iets woordgr |
| | | drukte maken om iets woordgr |
| | The boss brought his dog to work yesterday and everyone made a fuss of it. |
| make a fuss over [sth/sb] v expr | informal (show great admiration for) | bewondering tonen over iets woordgr |
| | Nina got engaged yesterday! All the women in the office were making a fuss over her ring. |
| make a good job of [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] well) (informeel) | ergens iets moois van maken onoverg.uitdr. |
| | Tim made a good job of painting the house. |
| make a killing n | slang, figurative (make a large profit) (informeel) | een fortuin verdienen, een slag slaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | enorme winst maken onoverg. uitdr. |
| | They made a killing last year buying up apartment buildings. |
make a living,
earn a living,
make your living,
earn your living v expr | (earn money) | de kost verdienen woordgr |
| | Sergei earns a living by driving a taxi. |
| | Stephen made his living by trading in stocks and shares. |
| make a mark on [sth] v expr | (write, draw or paint) | een teken plaatsen, een merkteken aanbrengen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | He made a mark on the pavement to show where to turn. |
| make a mark on [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (have an impact) | beroemd worden onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | een stempel drukken op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | d*** Button made his mark on figure skating when he performed the first double axel jump. |
| make a mistake v expr | (commit an error) | een fout maken woordgr |
| | Don't be afraid to make a mistake. |
| make a motion v expr | (gesture, move) | een beweging maken nw de + ww |
| | | bewegen, gebaren overg.ww |
| | The old man made a motion to the children to come closer. |
| make a motion v expr | (at meeting: propose [sth]) | een motie indienen nw de + ww |
| | She made a motion to adjourn the meeting. |
| make a move v expr | informal (leave) | vertrekken, opstappen onoverg.ww |
| | He was tired of this town, so he decided to make a move. |
make a move,
make your move v expr | informal (begin, act) | beginnen overg.ww |
| | | het initiatief nemen nw+ww |
| | | in gang schieten uitdr. |
| | Jane thought it was the right time to make a move and open her own restaurant. |
| make a point v expr | (say [sth] significant) | een punt maken woordgr |
| | Will you stop interrupting me? I'm trying to make a point here! |
| make a point of [sth] v expr | (emphasize) | ergens een punt van maken woordgr |
| | This chef makes a point of cooking with locally sourced ingredients. |
| make a practice of [sth] vtr | (be in the habit of) | ergens een gewoonte van maken frase |
| | Most doctors do not make a practice of calling on patients in their homes. |
| make a visit to [sb/sth] v expr | informal (go to) | langs gaan bij onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | een bezoek brengen aan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | My tooth hurts; I need to make a visit to the dentist. |
| make amends v expr | (compensate for [sth] done wrong) | weer goedmaken bw + ww |
| | | voor genoegdoening zorgen frase |
| | When he became sober, he decided to make amends to those he had hurt by his drinking. |
| make an ass of yourself v expr | slang (do [sth] stupid) (slang) | zichzelf voor lul zetten frase |
| | (informeel) | zichzelf voor joker zetten, zichzelf voor gek zetten frase |
| | Jim made an ass of himself when he turned up at work wearing differently coloured socks. |
| make an effort v expr | (try hard) | moeite doen nw + ww |
| | You could give up smoking if you just made an effort. |
| | Let's all make an effort to get along. |
| make an entrance v expr | (into room) | binnenkomen onoverg.ww |
| | Charles made an entrance into the study. |
| make an entrance v expr | (onstage) (op toneel) | opkomen onoverg.ww |
| | When she says "Ah, Romeo, Romeo!" it's time to make your entrance. |
| make an entrance v expr | (grandly) | zijn entree maken frase |
| | The red carpet is the place for celebrities to make an entrance before awards ceremonies. |
| make an entry v expr | (in log, diary) | een aantekening maken, een notitie maken nw de + ww |
| | Dennis made an entry in his diary. |
| make an exception v expr | (deviate from a rule) | een uitzondering maken overg.uitdr. |
| | I don't normally stay up after 10pm, but I'll make an exception, as it's your birthday. |
| make an exception for [sb/sth] v expr | (exempt [sb] from [sth]) | een uitzondering maken overg.uitdr. |
| | We don't usually allow students to take holidays during term, but we'll make an exception for your daughter, as she's such a good student. |
| make an impression (on [sb]) v expr | (have impact) | een indruk maken nw de + ww |
| make as if to do [sth] v expr | informal (pretend) | doen alsof ww + vw |
| | He made as if to throw the ball, but he actually ran with it instead. Make as if we're in a hurry, then we'll get served faster. |
| make common cause with vtr | (unite, join forces with) | gezamenlijk optreden bn + ww |
| | The union made common cause with the government in an effort to keep the factory from leaving town. |
| make conversation v expr | (difficult dialogue) | een gesprek aanknopen frase |
| | Making conversation can be one of the toughest aspects of going on a first date. |
| make do v expr | informal (be content with what is available) | zich behelpen wk.ww |
| | We don't have much, but we'll make do. |
| make do with vtr | informal (content oneself with) | zich tevredenstellen met wk.ww + vz |
| | | het ermee doen frase |
| make do with vtr | (do [sth] using limited resources) | zich behelpen met wk.ww + vz |
| | | het ermee doen frase |
| | You'll have to make do with what you can carry with you. |
| make ends meet v expr | figurative (have enough money to live on) | rondkomen ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | eindjes aan elkaar vastknopen uitdr. |
| | In the current economic crisis, a lot of families are finding it hard to make ends meet. I can't make ends meet with what you pay me. |
| make [sb] feel at home v expr | (be welcoming) | iem. zich thuis doen voelen, iem. zich thuis laten voelen frase |
| make friends v expr | (get to know people) | vrienden maken nw + ww |
| | When you move to a new city, it can be hard to make friends. |
| | Jenny was so shy that she found it difficult to make friends at school. |
| make friends with [sb] v expr | (befriend [sb]) | met iemand vrienden worden woordgr + overg.ww |
| | I find it easy to make friends with new people. |
| make friends v expr | informal (be reconciled after a quarrel) | verzoenen ww |
| | After breaking up the fight, Miss Leonard told the kids to shake hands and make friends. |
| make fun of vtr | informal (mock, ridicule) (informeel) | de draak steken met, voor de gek houden frase |
| | The comedian tried to make fun of the man wearing glasses. |
| make good vi | slang (become successful) | het maken vnw + ww |
| | (financieel) | slagen onoverg.ww |
| | Hij heeft het helemaal gemaakt in de Parijse modewereld. |
| make good vtr | (compensate [sb] for [sth]) | goedmaken, vergoeden overg.ww |
| make good use of vtr | (utilize fully or effectively) | goed gebruik maken van frase |
| | He made good use of the time he was allotted. |
| make haste v | (hurry) | haast maken nw + ww |
| | | zich haasten wk.ww |
| | He made haste to finish the job before nightfall. |
make heads or tails of [sth] (US),
make head or tail of [sth],
make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr | (understand [sth]) (figuurlijk) | ergens geen touw aan vast kunnen knopen overg.uitdr. |
| Opmerking: Usually in the negative. |
| make headway v expr | (make progress) | vooruitgang maken nw de + ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | vooruitgang boeken nw de+ww |
| | It's hard to make headway when you're bicycling into the wind. |
| make him see [sth] vtr | (help him to understand) | hem doen inzien, hem doen beseffen overg. uitdr. |
| | I wish I could make him see how much I love him. |
| make it v expr | slang (succeed) | het maken vnw + ww |
| | In Hollywood, an Oscar nomination is a sign that you've made it. |
| make it vtr + pron | (ensure it is) | ervoor zorgen bw + ww |
| | Bring me a sandwich, and make it snappy. I'm starving! |
| make it v expr | informal (arrive on time) | halen overg.ww |
| | I thought I would miss the bus, but I made it! |
| make it clear (that) v expr | informal (be unambiguous) | duidelijk maken, duidelijk stellen bn + ww |
| make it quick v expr | informal (hurry) | opschieten onoverg.ww |
| | | het kort houden frase |
| | I don't have time to listen, so make it quick. |
| make it up to [sb] v expr | informal (make amends) | goedmaken, vergoeden overg.ww |
| | George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier. |
| make [sb] jointly liable v expr | (law: impose shared responsibility) (juridisch) | hoofdelijk aansprakelijk stellen overg.uitdr. |
| | Only one of them had signed, but the partnership agreement made them all jointly liable under the contract. |
| make love v expr | (have sex) | de liefde bedrijven woordgr. |
| | | vrijen onoverg.ww |
| | The survey found that the average couple make love three times a week. |
| make money v expr | (make a profit) | winst maken nw + ww |
| | With each ticket we sell, we make money. |
| make money v expr | (earn a living) | geld verdienen nw + ww |
| | She couldn't get a job in the theatre and was forced to make money doing TV commercials. |
| make or break [sth] v expr | informal (cause success, failure) | maken of breken, staan of vallen frase |
| | That critic's reviews can make or break a new restaurant. |
| make-or-break adj | informal (success or failure) | alles of niets, erop of eronder bw |
| | It is make-or-break time for the store after two years of declining sales. |
| make [sb/sth] out to be [sth] v expr | (represent as) | iemand presteren als woordgr |
| | | iemand voorstellen als woordgr |
| Opmerking: Often refers to a false claim. |
| | The press are making him out to be the greatest singer since Elvis, but he's not that good. |
| make ready (to do [sth]) v expr | (prepare yourself) | zich klaarmaken, zich voorbereiden wk.ww |
| make [sth/sb] ready v expr | (prepare) | klaarmaken, voorbereiden overg.ww |
| make [sb] feel sick v expr | (nauseate [sb]) | iem. misselijk maken overg. uitdr. |
| | I couldn't stay with him at the hospital because the sight of blood makes me feel sick. |
| make [sb] feel sick v expr | (disgust or offend [sb]) | iem. doen walgen overg. uitdr. |
| | Hearing about the mass murder made me feel sick. |
| make [sb]'s hair stand on end expr | (frighten [sb]) (figuurlijk) | iemands haar overeind doen staan, iemands haren te berge doen rijzen frase |
| | That guy was so creepy, he made my hair stand on end. |
| make sense v expr | (be logical) (meestal negatief) | ergens op slaan frase |
| | | logisch zijn bn+ww |
| | It makes sense to book train tickets in advance because they are cheaper. |
| make sense v expr | (be comprehensible) | zinnig zijn bn + ww |
| | | steek houden frase |
| | After her stroke nothing the patient said made sense. |
make sure,
make sure that v expr | (with clause: ensure) | ervoor zorgen dat woordgr |
| | He made sure they were all listening before starting to speak. |
| | I always make sure that I lock the door when I leave. |
| make sure of [sth] v expr | (ensure it is so) | zeker van iets zijn woordgr |
| | I think dinner is at six, but I'll phone Mary to make sure of it. |
| make sure v expr | (ascertain [sth]) | zeker zijn bw + ww |
| | I was almost certain I had packed everything I needed, but I took one last look at my list to make sure. |