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1 darken
v. mörkna; förmörkas; göra skum; skymma* * *verb (to make or become dark or darker.) mörkna, förmörkas, mörklägga -
2 grow
v. växa; gro; föda upp; odla; bli; vara* * *[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) växa2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) växa, bli större3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) odla4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) förvandlas till, bli5) (to become: It's growing dark.) bli•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
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3 brown
adj. brun; solbränd; mörkhyad; tankfull--------n. brunt, brun färg; solbränna; kopparslant--------v. bryna, gyllenbryna* * *1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) brun2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) brun, solbränd2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brun färg, brunt2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brun []3. verb(to make or become brown.) bli brun, brunsteka, bryna -
4 pale
adj. blek; svag, matt; vit--------n. påle; pålverk, inhägnad; staketspjäle--------v. blekna* * *[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) blek2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) svag, ljus2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) blekna- paleness -
5 pall
n. likkista; bårtäcke; täcke, hölje; mantel--------v. trötta ut; tråka ut* * *I [po:l] noun(the (usually dark-coloured) cloth which covers a coffin at a funeral: a pall of purple-velvet; A pall of smoke hung over the town.) []täcke, []ridåII [po:l] verb(to become boring or uninteresting: Loud music soon palls.) förlora sin dragningskraft
См. также в других словарях:
dark´en|er — dark|en «DAHR kuhn», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to make or become dark or darker; dim: »We darkened the room by drawing the shades. As the storm approached, the sky darkened. 2. to make or become blind. –dark´en|er, noun … Useful english dictionary
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become — be|come W1S1 [bıˈkʌm] v past tense became [ ˈkeım] past participle become [: Old English; Origin: becuman to come to, become , from cuman to come ] 1.) [linking verb] to begin to be something, or to develop in a particular way ▪ George became… … Dictionary of contemporary English
black out — verb 1. obliterate or extinguish (Freq. 1) Some life forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived • Hypernyms: ↑snuff out, ↑blow out, ↑extinguish, ↑quench • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
draw in — verb 1. pull inward or towards a center (Freq. 1) The pilot drew in the landing gear The cat retracted his claws • Syn: ↑retract • Derivationally related forms: ↑retraction (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
darken — verb (I, T) 1 to become dark, or make something dark: the skies darkened | The sun had darkened his skin. 2 to become less happy or positive or make someone feel this way: The news darkened their view of the situation. 3 never darken my door… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blacken — verb (blackened; blackening) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become dark or black < the sky blackens > transitive verb 1. to make black 2. defame, sully < blackened her reputat … New Collegiate Dictionary
