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1 edge
n. kant; udd; egg; gräns, ände--------v. vässa, slipa; gå framåt sakta och försiktigt* * *[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) kant, rand, bryn2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) udd, häftighet2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) kanta2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) maka (flytta) [], tränga sig•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge -
2 border
n. gräns; kant, bård; kanten som inramar applikationsfönstret (data)--------v. gränsa till; leva nära* * *['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) kant, rand2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) gräns3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) kantrabatt2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) gränsa till3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) gränslinje -
3 brim
adj. bräddfull, rågad--------n. kant, brädd; brätte--------v. fylla till brädden, brädda, råga* * *[brim] 1. noun1) (the top edge of a cup, glass etc: The jug was filled to the brim.) brädd, kant, rand2) (the edge of a hat: She pulled the brim of her hat down over her eyes.) brätte2. verb(to be, or become, full to the brim: Her eyes were brimming with tears.) rinna över, fyllas till brädden -
4 bank
n. bank; flodbank; sätta in (på banken); strandsluttning; vall, hög (av snö); tangentrad (t.ex. på ett piano); öppning för ytterligare minne, uttag för att sammankoppla ett minneschip (data)--------v. kränga, luta, skeva (när man flyger eller åker); packa tätt ihop, hopa* * *I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) vall, dikesren, sluttning2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) []strand, bank3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) sandbank2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) torna upp i drivor, dämma upp (för), lägga upp i en vall2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) banka, skeva, lutaII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) bank2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) bank2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) sätta in [] på banken- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) rad -
5 blunt
adj. slö; rättfram, enkel, burdus--------n. otillräcklig; slö, trubbig--------v. göra slö, trubba av* * *1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) slö, trubbig2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) burdus, rakt på sak2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) bli slö, bli trubbig- bluntly- bluntness -
6 centre
n. centrum, mitten, mittpunkt, något som ligger i mitten (växla stavning för center)* * *['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centrum2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) center3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) medelpunkt, centrum2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) ställa (sätta) i mittpunkten, stå (sitta) i mittpunkten, centrera2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) kretsa kring -
7 chip
n. flisa, bit, skiva; datachip; spelmark; pommes frites--------v. bryta av en bit; gå sönder; skulpturera* * *[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) slå en flisa ur2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) hack2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) pommes frites3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) spelmark4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) chip•- chip in -
8 chisel
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9 curve
n. krok; böjd linje; kurva; sväng--------v. böja; böja sig; svänga* * *[kə:v] 1. noun1) (a line which is not straight at any point, like part of the edge of a circle.) kurva2) (anything shaped like this: a curve in the road.) kurva, krök, böj2. verb(to bend in a curve: The road curves east.) böja, kröka- curved- curvy -
10 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
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11 flare
n. uppflammande; blixt; flamma; utbrott; gradvis utvidgning, inflammation, antändning; prål; utbrott; signaljus; gradvis expansion--------v. brinna; skina, lysa; bryta ut; fatta eld; puta ut* * *[fleə]1) (to burn with a bright unsteady light: The firelight flared.) fladdra, skimra, blänka2) ((of a skirt, trousers etc) to become wider at the bottom edge: a flared skirt.) bli (göra) utsvängd•- flare up -
12 fringe
n. bård; marginal, kant, ytterkant; frans, tofs--------v. kanta; fransa, förse med fransar; använda marginaler till-* * *[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) frans[]2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) lugg3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) utkant[]2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) kanta -
13 outline
n. kontur; skiss; ytterlinje; utkast; sammanfattning--------v. teckna konturerna av; skissa, skildra i stora drag; överlämna ett schematiskt utkast; förbereda en profil* * *1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontur[]2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) översikt, sammanfattning, sammandrag2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) teckna konturerna av, skildra i stora drag -
14 overbalance
v. falla; välta; tappa balansen; uppväga* * *(to lose balance and fall: He overbalanced on the edge of the cliff and fell into the sea below.) tappa balansen -
15 overflow
n. flöda över; översvämma; (bildl.) flöda, svalla över with love av kärlek; överskott; funktionsfelet som uppstår när ett program försöker att spara data till ett för litet minne, spill (data)--------v. svämma över; översvämma; vara överfull; flöda över* * *1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) översvämma, flöda (svalla) över2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) översvämning2) (an overflow pipe.) bräddningsledning, skvallerrör -
16 shave
n. rakning; avskrapning; tunn skiva--------v. raka; raka sig; hyvla; snudda vid, stryka förbi* * *[ʃeiv] 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) raka []2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) skrapa, hyvla3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) snudda, tuscha2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) rakning- shaven- shavings -
17 stumble
n. snubblande--------v. snava, misslyckas* * *1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) snubbla, snava2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) stappla, snubbla3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) staka sig•- stumble across/on -
18 wedge
n. kil; kilformering--------v. kila; klyva med en kil; splittra; kila fast; vara inkilad; tränga sig in* * *[we‹] 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) kil2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) trekantig (kilformig) bit2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) kila fast
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