make do

meɪk duː
made do
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Translation of make do into Russian

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Verbal expression

1.

improvise

use something not ideal for its purpose
  • She made do with an old coat as a blanket.Она обошлась старым пальто вместо одеяла.
2.

achieve

succeed using inadequate means
  • They made do and finished the project on time.Они справились и закончили проект вовремя.
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Expressions with make do: examples in English and translations in Russian

обходиться
довольствоваться
We have to make do with the old equipment.
обходиться
We had to make do with old chairs at the party.
довольствоваться второсортным
соглашаться на меньшее
We had to make do with second best after the store sold out.
практика чинить и использовать повторно
практика ремонта старых вещей
During the war, people embraced make do and mend to save resources.

Synonyms and analogies of make do in English

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Examples of make do in a sentence

  • They made do with a small budget.
  • We had to make do with the old equipment.
  • Despite the budget cuts, they made do and succeeded.
make-do
ˈmeɪkˌduː
Noun

fix

temporary or improvised solution for immediate needs
времянка импровизированное решение временное решение
  • We used a make-do until we could buy a new part.Мы использовали времянку, пока не смогли купить новую деталь.

Translations of "make do" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
обойтисьv. - oboytis'

Although he was without a laptop, he managed to make do using his phone.

Хотя у него не было ноутбука, он смог обойтись своим телефоном.

обходитьсяv. - obkhodit'sya

When we lost our oven, we learned to make do using just a stovetop.

Когда мы лишились духовки, мы научились обходиться, используя только плиту.

довольствоватьсяv. - dovol'stvovat'sya

We must make do now with information- about whom Della Rovere meets, where he travels.

Пока мы должны довольствоваться информацией: с кем встречается делла Ровере, куда направляется.

справитьсяv. - spravit'sya

She lost her guidebook but decided to make do by exploring on her own.

Она потеряла путеводитель, но решила справиться и исследовать сама.

справлятьсяv. - spravlyat'sya

Reese and Carter will have to make do on their own.

Риз и Картер придется справляться самим.

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make do: Examples and translations in context

I suppose I could make do without groceries this week.

Полагаю, я смогу обойтись без продуктов на этой неделе.

She had limited paint, but she managed to make do and create a masterpiece.

У неё было ограниченное количество краски, но она смогла обойтись и создать шедевр.

You can even make do without the last two.

Хоть и без последних двух можно обойтись.

They know how to make do without electricity.

Они знают, как обойтись без электричества.

And it's likely she'll soon have to make do without it.

Они знают, что скоро им придётся обойтись без неё.

Probably one cannot make do without a knife in the kitchen.

Вряд ли на кухне можно обойтись одним ножом.

We make do as best we can and carry on with the mission.

Придется обойтись чем есть и продолжить миссию.

You can even make do without the last two.

Можно обойтись и без двух последних.

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