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  • 31Make-up — »Verschönerung ‹des Gesichts› mit kosmetischen Mitteln«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. make up entlehnt, das zu to make up »aufmachen, zurechtmachen« gehört und wörtlich »Aufmachung« bedeutet (zu engl. to make »machen«… …

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  • 32make|up — or make up «MAYK UHP», noun. 1. the way in which a thing is made up or put together: »The novelty of the orchestra s size and makeup... (Maclean s). SYNONYM(S): composition, constitution. 2. nature; disposition: »People of a nervous makeup are… …

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  • 33make — (m[=a]k), n. [AS. maca, gemaca. See {Match}.] A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For in this world no woman is Worthy to be my make. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34Make-up — [me:k |ap, engl. meik ʌp] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. make up, eigtl. »Aufmachung«, zu to make up »zurechtmachen«>: 1. Verschönerung des Gesichts mit kosmetischen Mitteln. 2. kosmetisches Mittel; Creme zum Tönen u./od. Glätten der Haut …

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  • 35make up — (v.) end a quarrel, reconcile, 1660s, from MAKE (Cf. make) (v.) + UP (Cf. up) …

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  • 36make-up — (izg. mȇjk ȁp) m DEFINICIJA 1. kozmetička sredstva za uljepšavanje lica [kvalitetan make up] 2. izgled nakon primjene tih sredstava [dobar ti je make up] 3. pren. dotjerivanje nekog mjesta, neke zgrade i sl. ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 37make as if — make as though he made as if to run away Syn: feign, pretend, make a show/pretense of, affect, feint, make out …

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  • 38make up — ► make up 1) put together or prepare from parts or ingredients. 2) concoct or invent (a story). 3) (also make up for) compensate for. 4) be reconciled after a quarrel. 5) apply cosmetics to. Main Entry: ↑make …

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  • 39make at — To make a hostile movement against • • • Main Entry: ↑make …

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  • 40make on — (Shakespeare) To make much of • • • Main Entry: ↑make …

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