Why Don't You Make Me Do You a Favor

-A simple exercise on MAKE & DO


 

Translate the following sentences into proper Swedish
 [Översätt följande meningar till normal (ordentlig) svenska]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are you making? Are you making a cake?

 

Can't you do anything but baking cakes?

 

At times, especially late at night, I do other things, such as writing letters.

 

 


 

 

Is that what you've been doing when I've seen your lights turned on real late, like 2 am coming home from the nightclub.

 

He made a lot of money last year.

 

They finally made peace.

 

It has nothing to do with you.

 

He made a good speech at our Thanksgiving dinner.

 

I will have nothing to do with such people.

 

My girl-friend Maisie always makes fun of me when we're at her parents'.

 

The night-train leaves at 11:35 pm I think but you'd better make sure /certain/.

 

It won't do you any harm bringing her to the pub occasionally on your way home from work on Fridays.

 

How do you do?

 

Come now, have you done your homework?

 

He's done a lot of business with us, all through summer actually.

 

How about you? I really have nothing to do tonight so why not.

 

"Nothing doing!" (colloquial expression meaning There's nothing interesting in progress./There's nothing interesting going on./)

 

That glass of whiskey really has done me good.

 

He will make her a good husband.

 

Will you do me a favor?

 

You have to /must/ make up for lost time.

 

Will this do for you?

 

I think I can make it do.

 

She made a big mistake  in doing  business with such a company.

 

You can't make use of that any more. It's done for.

 

Make the most of it.

 

I could do with a few more people like you.

 

I could do with some more water to make the lemonade go further.

 

I would make the situation clear to him if he was/were/ here.

 

There's nothing doing here so let's make our way out.

 

 

 

 

-Yes, this is a Scotsman! A true Scot.

 

 

 

 

 

This may very well be the right place to look for a key...

 

 

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