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1 coax
v. truga; övertala* * *[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) lirka med, truga, övertala -
2 dab
n. beröring, lätt tryckning; lätt slag, klapp; "mästare"; plattfisk--------v. slå lätt, klappa lätt; lägga på* * *[dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) badda2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) klump, klick2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) lätt tryckning (beröring), dutt -
3 jog
n. joggning; knuff, stöt--------v. springa en runda, jogga; knuffa; slå; skaka, ruska; friska upp (minne)* * *[‹oɡ]past tense, past participle - jogged; verb1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) stöta (puffa) till, friska upp2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) lunka, skumpa fram3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) jogga• -
4 nudge
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5 pat
adj. passande--------adv. omgående, på en gång--------n. klapp--------v. klappa, slå* * *[pæt] 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp, lätt slag2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) klick2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappa3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) fix och färdig, som ett rinnande vatten -
6 slope
n. sluttning, backe; med geväret på axeln--------v. luta, slutta; luta på, göra sned; vila på axeln (gevär)* * *[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) lutning2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) sluttning, backe2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) luta, slutta- sloping -
7 tone
n. ton, klang; atmosfär, stämning--------v. ge en ton eller ett ljud* * *[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) ton, tonfall2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) []ton3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) spänst4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) helton2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) gå ton i ton, harmoniera- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
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