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41 wait
n. väntan; förväntan; bakhåll; julkör (som går från hus till hus)--------v. vänta; servera; vara servitör; fungera, tjänstgöra; skuta upp* * *[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) vänta2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) vänta3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) passa upp, servera2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) väntan- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room -
42 scramble
n. rusning; klättring; klättrande, kravlande; virrvarr--------v. blanda, röra ihop; slumpkoda; kivas; kravla, klättra; hafsa* * *['skræmbl] 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) klättra, kravla2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) resa sig hastigt, fara upp3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) slåss (kivas) om4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) förvanska, förvränga2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) rusning, riv och slit- scrambled eggs
- scrambled egg -
43 habit
n. levnadsvana, vana; dräkt* * *['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) vana2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) vana3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) dräkt, klädnad, []kåpa•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
- out of the habit of -
44 hand
adj. hand---------n. hand; visare; tvärhand (4 inches); kort på hand; arbetare; sjöman--------v. räcka, lämna; hjälpa* * *[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) visare3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) arbetare, []man4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) hjälpande hand, handtag5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) [] hand6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) tvärhand7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) handstil2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) ge, räcka2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) lämna över•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
45 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) [] guld och gröna skogar -
46 reach
n. räckhåll; räckvidd--------v. nå, komma fram; nå upp till; räcka, sträcka fram* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) sträcka ut handen (armen)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) nå5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) sträcka sig2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) räckhåll, avstånd2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) räckhåll, räckvidd3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) sträcka, sträckning, lopp -
47 start
n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats--------v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång* * *I 1. verb1) (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.) starta2) (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?) börja3) (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 gång4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång2. noun1) (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, start2) (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•- starter- 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) till2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock -
48 steam
n. ånga; imma--------v. ånga* * *[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) ånga2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) ånga2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) ånga2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) ånga3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) ångkoka•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
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49 swing
n. gungning; svängande; fart; gunga; sväng--------v. gunga; svänga* * *[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) svänga, svinga, gunga, slå []2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gå spänstigt3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) svänga, sno, vända2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) svängning, gungning, sving2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) svängning3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) sväng, fart, kläm, rytm4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) omsvängning5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) gunga•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
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50 ever
adv. alls, någonsin* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) någonsin, någon gång2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) för evigt, i alla sina dagar, alltsedan3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) himla, jätte-, i all världen•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) vintergrön[] växt (buske, träd)- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever -
51 just
adj. rättvis, rättrådig; rätt; alldeles, exakt, precis; berättigad; noggrann; rättskaffens; riktigt--------adv. just nu, för ögonblicket; precis; strax, bredvid, nästan; endast; knappt; fullkomligt--------n. tornering, dust* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rättvis, riktig2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rättmätig, skälig, befogad3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) rättvisa, rättmätighet, riktighet•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) just, precis2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) precis lika3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) just4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) just, strax5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) just som6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) nätt och jämnt7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) [] bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) någorlunda, på ett ungefär•- just now
- just then -
52 light
adj. belyst, upplyst; ljus--------adj. lätt; underviktig; mager, diet-; lättsinnig, tanklös--------n. ljus; belysning; dagsljus; sken, blixt; synvinkel; eld, tändsticka; trafikljus; förebild--------v. belysa; tända ljuset; antända, sätta eld på; lysa upp; stiga ur (fordon etc.); landa; ta ett dåligt beslut* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljus2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljus, lyse3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eld4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) ljus. dager2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) ljus2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljus-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lysa upp2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tända•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lätt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lätt, lindrig3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lätt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) för lätt5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lätt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lätt, snabb, smidig7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lättsam8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lätt9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lös, sandig•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
53 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 -
54 queue
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55 scan
n. avsökning, skanning; avsökare, scanner (datorstyrd avsökare); forskande blick--------v. granska; studera; ögna igenom, skumma; undersöka; analysera metriskt; vara metriskt riktig (om vers)* * *[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) granska, studera2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) ögna igenom, skumma3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) avsöka, svepa över4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) skanna5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) avsöka, skanna, röntga6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) vara metriskt riktig2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) avsökning, skanning, []undersökning, snabb genomläsning, ögnande- scanner -
56 siphon
n. hävert (böjt rör som används för att överföra vätskor från en behållare till en annan med hjälp av lufttryck)--------v. leda bort genom en hävert (böjt rör som används för att överföra vätskor från en behållare till en annan med hjälp av lufttryck)* * *1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) hävert2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifon2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) suga [] upp -
57 sponge
n. tvättsvamp; snyltgubbe, parasit--------v. tvätta av med en svamp; torka av med en svamp; suga upp; snylta sig till, utnyttja* * *1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) tvättsvamp2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) tvättsvamp3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pudding, sockerkaka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) tvättning, avtorkning2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) tvätta med en svamp2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) snylta•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
58 value
n. värde; betydelse; utdelning, valuta--------v. värdera, uppskatta* * *['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) värde2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) värde, valör3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) värde4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) valuta, utdelning5) (the length of a musical note.) []värde2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) värdera2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) sätta värde på•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax -
59 volunteer
n. frivillig--------v. frivilligt erbjuda sig, frivilligt ge, erbjuda* * *[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) frivilligt erbjuda (åta) sig, anmäla sig som frivillig, ställa upp frivilligt2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) komma med2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) frivillig, volontär -
60 ATM
Asyncronöst överförings modus, en standard för tele- och datakommunikation som ger höga överföringshastigheterATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)--------Bankomat, automatisk uttagsautomat, kontantautomat, datoriserad bankomat som kunder kan använda för att hämta ut pengar genom att använda ett magnetiskt kortATM (Automatic Teller Machine)* * *[,ei ti: 'em]((American) (abbreviation) Automated Teller Machine; a machine, usually outside a bank, from which people can get money with their credit cards or bank cards.) bankomat
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