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for+the+good+of+the+cause

  • 1 turn

    n. sväng, kurva; svängning, vändning; tur, omgång; tjänst (gentjänst etc.); syfte
    --------
    v. svänga; vända; vrida; snurra
    * * *
    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snurra, vrida
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) vända []
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) svänga
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) vända mot, rikta
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) svänga runt, vika om, runda
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) förvandla, göra, bli
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) bli, göra
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) vridning, vändning
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) varv, omgång
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) avtagsväg, tvärgata
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer
    •
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

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  • 2 show

    n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande
    --------
    v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda
    * * *
    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats
    •
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 3 keep

    n. uppehälle, underhåll, ekonomi; fort, fästning
    --------
    v. hålla kvar; behålla; hålla; underhålla, försörja; fortsätta; sköta, leda; föda upp; äga
    * * *
    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) behålla
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) behålla, bevara
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) ha, hålla []
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) fortsätta
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) ha, förvara
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hålla, ha
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) stå sig, hålla sig
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) föra, sköta
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) uppehålla
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) försörja, sörja för
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) hålla
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) fira
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppehälle
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

    English-Swedish dictionary > keep

  • 4 hold

    n. hållhake, grepp; inflytande
    --------
    v. hålla; innehålla; upprätthålla; tycka, tro; sköta; äga
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hålla []
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hålla
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hålla
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hålla
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) hålla []
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) rymma, ha, förvara, innehålla
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) hålla, ha
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hålla, ha [] hållning
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) []ha, sköta
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) anse, hålla, hysa
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) stå kvar, gälla
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) tvinga
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hålla, försvara
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) hålla stånd mot
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) behålla
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) hålla
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) hålla
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) []ha, äga
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) hålla i sig
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) hänga kvar i luren, vänta
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) hålla []
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) behålla
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) föra med sig
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tag, grepp
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, inflytande
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grepp
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastrum

    English-Swedish dictionary > hold

  • 5 start

    n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats
    --------
    v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång
    * * *
    I 1. verb
    1) (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.) starta
    2) (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?) börja
    3) (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 gång
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång
    2. noun
    1) (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, start
    2) (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
    •
    - 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) till
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock

    English-Swedish dictionary > start

  • 6 head

    adj. huvud-, främsta
    --------
    n. huvud; direktör; ledarställning; kris; höjdpunkt; ölskumm; hängiven person; stå i spetsen för något; topp; en anordning i drivenheten som läser och skriver data (data)
    --------
    v. stäva, styra; ta kurs mot
    * * *
    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) huvud, skalle
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) huvud
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) huvud[]
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) överhuvud, chefs-, huvud-
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) huvud, topp, spets, knopp, krona
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) källa
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) övre ända, övre del, huvudända
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) tät, spets
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) ha svårt/lätt för
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rektor
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) person, man, skaft, vardera
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) hög udde
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) krona, topp
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) anföra, leda, stå överst []
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) leda
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) styra [], var på väg mot
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) förse med rubrik (överskrift, titel), rubricera
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) nicka
    •
    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

    English-Swedish dictionary > head

  • 7 set

    adj. fast, fastställd; klar, färdig; bestämd, beslutad; bestämd på förhand
    --------
    n. set, sats, uppsättning; grupp, umgängeskrets; passform; hållning; set (tennis etc.); radio, TV-anläggning; inspelningsplats; riktning; härdning
    --------
    v. sätta, ställa, lägga; bestämma; stelna; placera, förlägga; orsaka; plantera; duka (bordet); gå ner (sol); sätta, vrida (klockan)
    * * *
    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) ställa, sätta, lägga
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) duka
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) sätta, bestämma, fastställa
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) ge, föregå med
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få att börja, sätta i gång
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ner
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stelna, sätta sig, hårdna
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ställa
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) lägga
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) besätta, infatta
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) återföra i rätt läge, fixera
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, fastställd, bestämd, spikad
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) fast besluten, mycket angelägen om
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) avsiktlig
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stel, orörlig
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) bestämd, orubblig
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) infattad
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sats, uppsättning
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparat, anläggning
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupp, krets, klick
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) läggning
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scen, kuliss, dekor
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
    •
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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  • 8 subject

    adj. underlydande; som har benägenhet för
    --------
    n. ämne (läroämne, samtalsämne); anledning; tema, motiv
    --------
    v. underkuva; utsätta; låta undergå
    * * *
    1. adjective
    ((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) underlydande
    2. noun
    1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) undersåte, medborgare
    2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) ämne
    3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) skolämne
    4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) föremål
    5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) subjekt
    3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
    1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) underkuva, betvinga
    2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) utsätta, låta undergå
    •
    - subjective
    - subjectively
    - subject matter
    - change the subject
    - subject to

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  • 9 safe

    adj. trygg; skyddad; försiktig; oskadd, välbehållen; ofarlig
    --------
    n. kassaskåp; matskåp med nätväggar
    * * *
    I 1. [seif] adjective
    1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) utom fara
    2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) säker
    3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) välbehållen, oskadd
    4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) riskfri, ofarlig
    5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) säker, pålitlig
    •
    - safely
    - safety
    - safeguard     2. verb
    (to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) säkra, trygga, skydda
    - safety lamp
    - safety measures
    - safety-pin
    - safety valve
    - be on the safe side
    - safe and sound     II [seif] noun
    (a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) kassaskåp

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  • 10 impress

    v. göra intryck på; trycka in märke; inprägla; prägla, ingravera
    * * *
    [im'pres]
    1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) imponera
    2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) betona vikten av
    3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) inprägla, inskärpa
    4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) trycka in, göra ett avtryck
    •
    - impressive
    - impressively
    - impressiveness
    - be under the impression that
    - be under the impression

    English-Swedish dictionary > impress

  • 11 result

    n. resultat
    --------
    v. vara resultatet av; sluta med
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultat
    2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultat
    3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultat
    4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultat
    2. verb
    1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) vara resultatet av, härröra från
    2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) resultera

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