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The motorbike accident broke his right arm. Tai nạn xe máy đã làm gãy cánh tay phải của anh ấy. Medical





I worked. Tôi đã làm việc. * 085
I worked all day long. Tôi đã làm việc suốt cả ngày. * 085
How much did you work? Bạn đã làm việc bao nhiêu rồi? * 087
Where did you work? Bạn đã làm việc ở đâu? * 087


like: đã làm
the Polish president became a puppet of Russia Tổng Thống Ba Lan đã làm bù nhìn chi Ngã
the news upset the people tin đã làm cho dân chúng phẫn nộ
das Fertiggericht đồ ăn liền, đồ ăn đã làm sẵn


Es ist eine Schande, dass er deine Schwester so unglücklich gemacht hat. Đó là một sự hổ thẹn, rằng anh ta đã làm chị gái em bất hạnh như thế. (Lektion 61, Nr. 867)
Ich habe die letzten drei Jahre für ein Unternehmen in Peking gearbeitet. Tôi đã làm việc cho một công ty tại Bắc Kinh trong ba năm vừa qua. (Lektion 94, Nr. 1432)
Ich arbeite schon zehn Jahre für diese Firma. Tôi đã làm việc tại công ty này được mười năm. (Lektion 94, Nr. 1435)
Ich habe vier Jahre im Ausland gearbeitet. Tôi đã làm việc bốn năm ở nước ngoài. (Lektion 105, Nr. 1813)
Ich habe ein Jahr lang Wehrdienst geleistet. Tôi đã làm một năm nghĩa vụ quân sự. (Lektion 106, Nr. 1844)
Meinen Zivildienst habe ich in einem Altenheim gemacht. Tôi đã làm nghĩa vụ dân sự ở một nhà dưỡng lão. (Lektion 106, Nr. 1845)
Ich habe vier Jahre für eine Firma in China gearbeitet. Tôi đã làm việc bốn năm cho một công ty ở Trung Quốc. (Lektion 107, Nr. 1877)
Ich habe Ihr Unternehmen auf einer Messe kennengelernt und bin seither sehr daran interessiert für Sie zu arbeiten. Tôi đã làm quen với công ty của ông / bà ở một hội chợ triển lãm và từ đó tôi rất quan tâm được làm việc cho công ty. (Lektion 108, Nr. 1954)


acknowledge that...: I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong. acknowledge
advance sth: This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning. advance
So you made it after all! after all
We've got a lot of hard work ahead. ahead
'What have you done?' Ellie cried in alarm. alarm
He's worked hard all year. all
I cooked lunch. And I made a cake. (= you are emphasizing how much you have done) and
The question clearly angered him. anger
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. anyway
They did as I had asked. as
ashamed to be sth: The football riots made me ashamed to be English. ashamed
assure sb (that)...: You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not. assure
attempt at sth/at doing sth: The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise. attempt
I did badly (= was not successful) in my exams. badly
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). badly
Where were they made? be
What have you been doing this week? be
beat sb why, how, etc...: It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it. beat
I did it because he told me to. because
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. beginning
The incident has shaken my belief (= made me have less confidence) in the police. belief
I did it for a bet (= because sb had agreed to pay me money if I did). bet
You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam. bound
I did it by mistake. by
What made you decide on a career as a vet? career
catch yourself doing sth: She caught herself wondering whether she had made a mistake. catch
The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life). celebration
Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school. change
it is claimed that...: It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week. claim
I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music! classic
Have you cleaned your teeth? clean
I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here. clear
clear sth/sb: I had cleared my desk before I left. clear
The new contracts have undermined the confidence of employees. confidence
Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion. confusion
She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five. continuous
The coach made the team work hard on ball control (= in a ball game). control
They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier. correct
'I did all I could to help.' 'Of course,' he murmured gently. of course
The first distant crash of thunder shook the air. crash
We did all the work and she gets all the credit! credit
The fire badly damaged the town hall. damage
We did a deal with the management on overtime. deal
The decorative touches have made this house a warm and welcoming home. decorative
describe how, what, etc...: Describe how you did it. describe
desperate (for sth): He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything. desperate
The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected). disappoint
Only the cry of seabirds disturbed the silence. disturb
She did a year at college, but then dropped out. do
He did six years (= in prison) for armed robbery. do
What did she do for a living? do
She did well out of (= made a big profit from) the deal. do
What have you done to your hair? do
What have you done with (= where have you put) my umbrella? do sth with sb/sth
What have you been doing with yourselves (= how have you been passing the time)? do sth with sb/sth
do doing sth: I could have done without being (= I wish I had not been) woken up at three in the morning. do without (sb/sth)
He plays better than he did a year ago. do
'Who won?' 'I did.' do
He's made some great movies. There's no doubt about it. no doubt
Have you got me down for the trip? down
I've made a rough draft of the letter. draft
I cleaned off the earth clinging to my boots. earth
Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely. effect
A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success. effort
employ sb as sth: For the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter. employ
He emptied his glass and asked for a refill. empty
She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home. empty
After just one day, she had already made an enemy of her manager. enemy
Have you made enough copies? enough
I made it especially for you. especially
Didn't you like it?Everybody else did. everybody
She did well in her exams. exam
She did well on her exams. exam
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). exclude
They undertook to make their judgement without fear or favour. without fear or favour
'How big was the bomb, if it did all that damage?' 'I don't know. Not my field' (= that is not one of the subjects I know about). field
Jim has made a fine job of the garden. fine
He put the finishing touches to his painting (= did the things that made it complete). finish
Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning). fire
What did you do that for (= Why did you do that)? for
forgive sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth): I'll never forgive her for what she did. forgive
forgive me for doing sth: Forgive me for interrupting, but I really don't agree with that. forgive
I freely admit that I made a mistake. freely
freeze sth: The cold weather had frozen the ground. freeze
gain sb sth: Her unusual talent gained her worldwide recognition. gain
As a general rule (= usually) he did what he could to be helpful. general
Her parents made her life hell. hell
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). hide
We've been toying with the idea of (= thinking about) getting a dog. idea
'You said you'd help?' 'I did indeed—yes.' indeed
They had made industrial quantities of food (= a lot). industrial
She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it). initiative
I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help), but I only succeeded in annoying them. intention
The dog had hurt its paw. its
She took a job as a waitress. job
The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together). joint
I did it against my better judgement (= although I thought it was perhaps the wrong thing to do). judgement
justify sth: Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her. justify
I know of at least two people who did the same thing. know
The doctors did all they could, but it was too late. be too late
They worked late into the night to finish the report. late
The bomb blast left 25 people dead. leave
What did we do last lesson? lesson
Let's not tell her what we did. let
Don't let's tell her what we did. let
No one sings the blues like she did. like
You made me look a complete fool! look
She would have made an excellent teacher. make
make sb/sth + adj.: You've made my nose too big (= for example in a drawing). make
The stone made a dent in the roof of the car. make
The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted. make
You made that up! make sth up
I don't know how I made it through the week. make it
matter (to sb) who, what, etc...: Does it really matter who did it? matter
She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. mean
The kids made a mess in the bathroom. mess
We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip. mile
He made his millions (= all his money) on currency deals. million
I thought I saw someone I knew, but I must have been mistaken. mistaken
We've worked together for years but never mixed socially. mix
I had no complaints and no more (= neither) did Tom. more
need (not) have done sth: You needn't have worried (= it was not necessary for you to worry, but you did) —it all turned out fine. need
He's made a lot of new friends. new
They were making too much noise. noise
Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense. nonsense
'What did you do at school?' 'Not a lot.' not
These protests have really made the government sit up and take notice (= realize the importance of the situation). notice
observe (sb/sth): I felt he was observing everything I did. observe
How long has he been in office? office
I've been in this job for, oh, about six years. oh
I think I did OK in the exam. OK
What did she have on (= what was she wearing)? on
He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself. (all) over again
He did it on his own. (all) on your own
The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity. pay
I'll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone. pay sb back (for sth)
The climbers made camp halfway up the peak. peak
I did it to please my parents. please
'Thanks for doing that.' 'It's a pleasure.' pleasure
I've got too much on at work. Plus my father is not well. plus
She has made her position very clear. position
The doctors did all that was humanly possible to save him. possible
The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd. pressure
I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process (= while I was doing it). process
He simply broke every single promise he ever made me. promise
propose to do sth: What do you propose to do now? propose
She took the job purely and simply for the money. purely
He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her. on purpose
push sb to do sth: No one pushed you to take the job, did they? push
I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well! rather
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. real
We've done well, really. really
Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did. reasonable
He made us a reasonable offer for the car. reasonable
I got to work in record time. record
It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship. repair
The home team did well to repair a bad start. repair
I did it on my own responsibility (= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it had gone wrong). responsibility
We did a similar trip to you, but in reverse. in reverse
You did right to tell me about it. right
save sth: She did it herself to save argument. save
Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot). save
She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to. second
The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. series
You think I did it?Be serious! (= what you suggest is ridiculous) serious
shake sb up: The accident really shook her up. shake
Her accusations reduced him to silence. silence
They asked me to call them and I did so (= I called). so
So, what have you been doing today? so
The tall buildings have spoiled the view. spoil
We did the first stage of the trip by train. stage
start by doing sth: Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. start
They worked hard to give their children a good start in life. start
He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised). stick to sth
We worked on pronunciation, stress and intonation. stress
I did some acting in my student days. student
The band did some great stuff on their first album. stuff
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). succeed
I made a summary report for the records. summary
We did our best to keep out of the sun. sun
She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces. surface
swear to do sth: She made him swear not to tell anyone. swear
take sth to do sth: What did you take his comments to mean? take
a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing) task
The incident has further increased tension between the two countries. tension
I'm terribly sorry—did I hurt you? terribly
Thanks a lot for all you've done. thanks a lot
thank you (for doing sth): Thank you very much for sending the photos. thank you
That incident changed their lives. that
All things considered (= considering all the difficulties or problems), she's done very well. thing
Jane's worked here for some time (= for a fairly long period of time). time
That walk has tired me out. tire sb/yourself out
The letter reduced her to tears (= made her cry). to
What have you done to your hair? to
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. turn sb/sth down
She made all the usual excuses. usual
The rain had washed away the footprints. wash sb/sth away
I told you we should have done it my way! way
The kids have totally worn me out. wear yourself/sb out
Our neighbours made us welcome as soon as we arrived. welcome
Well done! (= expressing admiration for what sb has done) well
She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. well
What did you do that for (= why did you do that)? what for?
I asked him whether he had done it all himself or whether someone had helped him. whether
Whether or not we're successful, we can be sure that we did our best. whether
Tell me why you did it. why
I know you did it—I just want to know why. why
It was very wise to leave when you did. wise
Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen. witness
He promised to help and was as good as his word (= did what he promised). word
My plan worked, and I got them to agree. work
work at sth: I've been working at my assignment all day. work
Things have worked out quite well for us. work out
Is this all your own work (= did you do it without help from others)? work
I didn't do it very well, but, if anything, he did it worse than I did. worse
wrong that...: It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did. wrong
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? go wrong
Have you hurt yourself? yourself