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1 beginning
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2 proper noun/name
(a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter): `John' and `New York' are proper nouns.) egennamn -
3 appetiser
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) aptitretare, aperitif -
4 credits
noun plural (the list of names of the actors, producer, director etc given at the beginning or end of a film.) medverkande[] -
5 dawning
noun (the act of beginning: the dawning of a new day / a new age.) dagning, början -
6 common
adj. gemensam; vanlig; allmän; enkel, vulgär--------n. allmänt område* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) vanlig2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) gemensam3) (publicly owned: common property.) allmän, offentlig4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgär, tarvlig5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) vanlig, enkel6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) appellativ2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) allmänning- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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7 start
n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats--------v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starta2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) börja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, sätta (få) i gång4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) början, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) försprång•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hoppa (rycka) till2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock -
8 dawn
n. gryning, dagning; början--------v. gry, dagas* * *[do:n] 1. verb((especially of daylight) to begin to appear: A new day has dawned. See also dawn on below.) dagas, gry, bryta fram2. noun1) (the very beginning of a day; very early morning: We must get up at dawn.) gryning2) (the very beginning of something: the dawn of civilization.) gryning, begynnelse, början•- dawning- dawn on -
9 introduction
n. introduktion, inledning; införande, introduktion, presentation; presenterande för; introduktionsbok* * *1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) introduktion, införande2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) presentation3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) introduktion, inledning -
10 paragraph
n. paragraf, avsnitt, stycke--------v. dela in i paragrafer* * *(a part of a piece of writing, marked by beginning the first sentence on a new line and usually leaving a short space at the beginning of the line: There are a couple of paragraphs about football on page three of today's paper.) [] stycke, notis -
11 the
ju...desto--------motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) så mycket, desto•- the...- the... -
12 capital
adj. huvudsaklig; belagd med dödsstraff--------n. huvudstad; kapital, rikedom; huvudrubrik (titel) på en sida* * *I 1. ['kæpitl] noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) huvudstad2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) stor bokstav, versal3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) kapital2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) belagd med dödsstraff, döds-2) (excellent: a capital idea.) utmärkt, ypperlig3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) huvud-•- capitalist
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- capitalistic II ['kæpitl] noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) kapitäl -
13 heart
n. hjärta* * *1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjärta; hjärt-2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) hjärta, centrum, mitt, kärna3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) hjärta4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) mod5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjärta6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjärter[]•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) förtroligt samtal- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
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14 initial
adj. begynnelse-, inledande, utgångs-, första, initial---------n. initial, första bokstaven i namn; begynnelsebokstav--------v. underteckna med sina initialer* * *[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) inledande2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) initial3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) märka (underteckna) med initialer[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) sätta i gång, initiera
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) inviga
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
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15 appetizer
n. aptitretare; aperitif* * *noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) aptitretare, aperitif -
16 birth
n. födelse; nativitet, födelsefrekvens; ursprung, börd* * *[bə:Ɵ]1) ((an) act of coming into the world, being born: the birth of her son; deaf since birth.) födsel2) (the beginning: the birth of civilization.) begynnelse, början•- birthday
- birthmark
- birthplace
- birthrate
- give birth to
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17 commencement
n. början; promotionsfest, examensavslutning* * *1) (beginning.)2) (a ceremony at which students receive their diplomas or degrees.) -
18 contents
n. innehållsförteckning; innehåll* * *1) (the things contained in something: He drank the contents of the bottle.) innehåll2) (a list of the things contained especially in a book: Look up the contents at the beginning of the book.) innehållsförteckning -
19 countdown
n. nedräkning* * *noun ((used originally of a rocket) a counting backwards to check the time remaining until the beginning of an event, regarded as zero: It's five minutes to countdown.) nedräkning -
20 embryo
n. ofullgånget foster; frö, början* * *['embriəu]plural - embryos; noun1) (a young animal or plant in its earliest stages in seed, egg or womb: An egg contains the embryo of a chicken; ( also adjective) the embryo child.)2) (( also adjective) (of) the beginning stage of anything: The project is still at the embryo stage.)•- embryological
- embryologist
- embryonic
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