make a name for oneself

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

make a name for oneself (third-person singular simple present makes a name for oneself, present participle making a name for oneself, simple past and past participle made a name for oneself)

1. (idiomatic) to gain fame, to become well-known

Translations

to gain fame

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 成名 (zh) (chéngmíng)

• Dutch: naam maken
• Finnish: päästä maailmankartalle
• French: se faire connaître (fr), se faire un nom (fr)
• Italian: affermarsi (it), sfondare (it)
• Japanese: 一旗揚げる (ひとはたあげる, hito hata ageru)
• Polish: wyrabiać sobie renomę impf, wyrobić sobie renomę pf, wyrabiać sobie reputację impf, wyrobić sobie reputację pf
• Russian: завоева́ть популя́рность pf (zavojevátʹ populjárnostʹ), просла́виться (ru) pf (proslávitʹsja)