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1 stands with both feet on the ground
står med båda fötterna på jordenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > stands with both feet on the ground
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2 with his feet on the ground
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3 cut the ground from under one's feet
rycka undan marken under någons fötter, beröva någon fotfästetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > cut the ground from under one's feet
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4 shuffle
n. hasande, släpande rörelse; blandande; krångel; undanflykt--------v. blanda; lufsa, hasa, dra benen efter sig; slingra sig, krumbukta; samla; fiffla, smussla, intrigera* * *1. verb1) (to move (one's feet) along the ground etc without lifting them: Do stop shuffling (your feet)!; The old man shuffled along the street.) släpa [], gå släpigt2) (to mix (playing-cards etc): It's your turn to shuffle (the cards).) blanda2. noun(an act of shuffling: He gave the cards a shuffle.) blandande -
5 layer
n. lager; skikt; varv; värphöna; avläggare (botanik); läge, ställning--------v. föröka sig genom avläggare (trädgårdsodling); arrangera i lager* * *1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) lager, skikt2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) värphöna -
6 tread
n. gång--------v. trampa (på), gå; vandra* * *[tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) trampa2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) gå, traska3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) trampa sönder2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) steg, gång2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) mönster3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) trappsteg• -
7 land
n. land; jord, torva; område, trakt; egendom; nation; mark, ägor; rike--------v. landsätta; landa; landstiga, gå i land; föra i land; komma, hamna (i en viss situation)* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) mark[], jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land, jordegendomar2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landa2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landa, lägga till, dra upp3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) hamna•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
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8 quake
n. populärt tredimensionellt dataspel på Internet som finns i flera olika versioner* * *[kweik] 1. verb1) ((of people) to shake or tremble, especially with fear.) skaka, skälva, darra2) ((of the ground) to shake: The ground quaked under their feet.) skälva, gunga2. noun(an earthquake.) jordbävning -
9 jump
n. hopp; skutt; språng; längdhopp, höjdhopp; försprång; (nervös) darrning, skälvning--------v. hoppa; skutta; hoppa till; hoppa över; sticka ifrån, smita; rymma; rycka till sig* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppa2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) hoppa []3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hoppa till4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) hoppa över2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) hopp, skutt, språng2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) hinder3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) höjdhopp4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) hoppa (rycka) till5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) stegring, höjning•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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10 shamble
n. lufsande, tunga steg--------v. lufsa, hasa sig, släpa benen efter sig, gå med tunga steg* * *['ʃæmbl](to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground: The old man shambled wearily along the street.) lufsa, sjava, gå med tunga (hasande) steg -
11 stilts
[stil ]1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) styltor2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) pålar -
12 underfoot
adj. under fötterna--------adv. under fötterna* * *(on the ground under the feet of anyone walking: It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot.) under fötterna, på marken
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