den Oberkörper frei machen

to take one's top off (for an examination)

Türkçe: üstünü çıkarmak

Not den Oberkörper frei nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Oberkörper goes with machen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

der Oberkörper m.

Verb

machen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Which form of machen fills the gap?

Bitte ____ Sie den Oberkörper frei, ich höre jetzt die Lunge ab.

How it is used

Means 'to undress to the waist' for an examination. Polite, fixed phrase that doctors use. Learners often do not understand it the first time they hear it in the practice.

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone

All 116 collocations built on machen

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• einen Schock erleidento suffer a severe shock, medical or emotional
• sich das Knie aufschürfento scrape one's knee
• ins Ohr gehento be catchy
• jdn. ins Bett bringento put someone to bed (tuck in)
• jdm. gute Besserung wünschento wish someone a speedy recovery

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit