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1 cut the ground from under
rycka undan marken under någons fötter, beröva någon fotfästet, göra situationen ohållbar för någon -
2 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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3 plant
n. växt, planta; fabrik; utrustning; spion (slang)--------v. plantera; anlägga, etablera; bosätta sig* * *1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta, växt, ört2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) utrustning, maskineri3) (a factory.) anläggning, fabrik2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) plantera, så, sätta2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) plantera, anlägga3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) placera (ställa, sätta) sig, slå sig ner, fatta posto4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) placera [], smuggla in, plantera•- planter -
4 spring
adj. vår-, vårlik; elastisk, fjädrande--------n. vår; källa, brunn; ursprung; hopp, språng; fjädring; resår; elasticitet--------v. hoppa; rusa; bli fri; spira upp, växa fram; rinna, spruta; härstamma från; spräckas, spricka; slå upp, öppna sig plötsligt; överraska* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) hoppa2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) härröra3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) smälla igen2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) fjäder2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) vår3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) språng, hopp4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) fjädring, svikt5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) källa•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
5 low
adj. låg; svag; nere, deppig; tarvlig, gemen; simpel, underlägsen; billig; vulgär; grund--------adv. billigt; lågt; djupt; lågmält, tyst; underlägset; ända ner till--------n. botten; lågtryck; låg sak; smaklöshet--------v. råma, böla (ko)* * *I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) låg2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) låg3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) låg4) (small: a low price.) låg, obetydlig, ringa5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) svag, kraftlös6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) låg, lågt stående, lägre2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) lågt- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) råma, böla -
6 coffee
n. kaffe; en kopp kaffe* * *['kofi] 1. noun((a drink made from) the ground beans of a shrub grown in eg Brazil.) kaffe2. adjective(the colour of the drink when mixed with milk.) kaffefärgad- coffee-shop -
7 down
n. Down (Johan, engelsk läkare, Downs syndrom är benämnt efter honom)* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ner, ned, nere, nerför2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ner3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) ner5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ner2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nerför, nedanför2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ner i3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) utmed, längs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) svepa, tömma- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) riktig, fullkomlig- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun- downie®- downy -
8 high
adj. hög; upphöjd, förnäm; drogad--------adv. högt--------n. höjd; höjdpunkt; topp* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hög2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hög3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hög, stor4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) hög, högsta5) (noble; good: high ideals.) hög, ädel6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) stark7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hög8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) ljus9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) ankommen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) hög2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) högt, långt- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) framhäva, accentuera, sätta strålkastarljus på- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) högteknologisk- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
9 drag
n. tung harv; hinder; dragnät; tråkmåns; dra; då man klickar och flyttar ngt. med musen (data), dra; bogsering; förhinder; malande--------v. dra, släpa; släpas; lunka, släpa (på fötterna)* * *[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) släpa, dra2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) släpa, dra3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) släpa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragga5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vara långdragen2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) motstånd, hinder2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) bloss3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) pina, plåga4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) transvestitkläder, dragshowkläder -
10 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
- see how the land lies -
11 pump
n. pump; ösning--------v. pumpa; blåsa upp* * *1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) pump2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pump2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pumpa2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) pumpa•- pump up -
12 parachute
n. fallsskärm--------v. hoppa fallskärm* * *['pærəʃu:t] 1. noun(an umbrella-shaped piece of light, strong cloth etc beneath which a person etc is tied with ropes so that he etc can come slowly down to the ground from a great height: They made the descent from the plane by parachute; ( also adjective) a parachute-jump.) fallskärm2. verb(to come down to the ground using a parachute: The troops parachuted into France.) hoppa med fallskärm -
13 root
n. rot, upphov; grund--------v. rotfästa; slå rot: dra upp med rötterna; böka, rota; bli etablerad (angående företag etc.); utrota* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rot2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rot3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rot4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rötter2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) [] slå rot- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) böka, rota2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rota -
14 fall
n. fall; nedgång; sänkning; sammanstörtande; höst; vattenfall; kapitulation; lutning, sluttning--------v. falla; gå ner; reduceras, minskas; bli; drabba; bli tillfångatagen* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falla (ramla) omkull3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) sjunka, avta4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) inträffa5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falla, bli6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) åligga, tillkomma2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall, kull[]2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) -fall, nederbörd3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) höst•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
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15 rise
n. höjd, backe; stigning; höjning, tillväxt--------v. resa sig, stiga upp; förekomma* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) stiga, höja, öka, jäsa2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stiga, lyfta, gå upp3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) stiga upp4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) ställa sig upp, resa sig5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) gå upp6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) resa (höja) sig7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) resa sig, göra uppror8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) stiga [], avancera9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) rinna upp10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) tillta, öka11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) uppföras12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) uppstå2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) uppgång, höjning, ökning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) löneförhöjning3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) stigning, backe4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppkomst, upprinnelse•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) uppåtgående, stigande, uppväxande, kommande- early- late riser
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16 away
adj. bortalag, borta- (match)--------adv. bort; undan* * *[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) från, bort[], i väg, undan2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) bort, om3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) bort, undan4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) undan, på5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) bortamatch; borta -
17 pit
n. hål, grop; gruva; fälla, fallgrop; avgrund, helvete; (avdelning av) börs--------n. kärna--------v. kärna ur--------v. märka med ärr (på kroppen); hetsa, ställa upp till strid* * *I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) grop, hål2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) gruvhål, gruvschakt3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) depå2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) sätta upp mot- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) kärna2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) kärna ur -
18 earth
n. jord, mylla; jordklot, värld; lya; jordledning; jordning--------v. jorda; täcka med jord* * *[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) jord[]2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) jord3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) jord4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) mark[]5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) lya, gryt6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) jordkontakt, -ledning2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) jorda- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
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19 hole
n. hål; grop; hålighet, nisch--------v. göra hål* * *[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) hål2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) hål, håla3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) hål2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) slå hål2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) träffa hålet, slå bollen i hål•- hole out -
20 side
adj. sido-; bredvid; andre-, vid sidan av--------n. sida; aspekt, synpunkt; flank; del (av en ekvation)--------v. ta parti för någon, ställa sig på någons sida, ta ställning för någon* * *1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) sida2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) sida3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) sida4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) sida5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) sida6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) sida, del7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) sida, sluttning8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) sida, aspekt9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) sida, lag2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) sido-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides
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