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1 Greater Israel
Israel som det var givet judarna av Gud -
2 Greater Jerusalem
hela Jerusalem -
3 greater good
det allmännas bästa -
4 greater part
större delen (den största delen, huvuddelen) -
5 significantly greater
betydelsefullt mycket större -
6 majority
adj. majoritets---------n. majoritet, flertal; myndig ålder; majorsgrad* * *[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) majoritet2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) majoritet, röstövervikt -
7 above
adj. ovanstående, ovannämnda--------adv. ovanför, över; däröver, dessutom; ovan--------n. ovanstående, ovannämnda--------prep. över; ovanför; mer än* * *1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) över, ovanför2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) över3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) höjd över2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) ovanifrån2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) ovan•- above all -
8 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) över, så det [] blir över -
9 boost
n. puff; höjning, ökning; främjande--------v. höja, öka; skjuta fram; sporra* * *[bu:st] 1. verb(to expand; to make greater; to improve: We've boosted the sales figures; It's boosted his reputation.) höja, öka2. noun(a piece of help, encouragement etc: This publicity will give our sales a real boost.) uppsving- booster -
10 bulk
n. volym, storlek; största delen, huvuddelen--------v. vara stor (betydelsefull); spela huvudroll* * *1. noun1) (the greater part: The bulk of his money was spent on food.) huvuddelen2) ((great) size or mass: the bulk of a parcel; His huge bulk appeared round the corner.) volym, omfång2. adjective(in bulk: bulk buying.) helt parti, partivis- bulky- in bulk -
11 credit
n. kredit, tillgodohavande; förtjänst; anseende, heder; tillskriva förtjänsten--------v. ge någon äran av något, tillskriva någon något; tro på* * *['kredit] 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) kredit2) (money loaned (by a bank).) kredit3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) kreditvärdighet4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) kredit5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) tillgodohavande6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) anseende, tilltro, erkännande7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) kurspoäng, kursbetyg2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) kreditera2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) tillskriva ngn ngt3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) tro []•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit -
12 cumulative
adj. som hopar sig* * *['kju:mjulətiv](becoming greater by stages or additions: This drug has a cumulative effect.) som hopar sig, []kumulativ, växande -
13 defer
v. hindra; uppskjuta* * *I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) skjuta upp, dröja medII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) böja sig, foga sig efter- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral -
14 difference
n. olikhet, skillnad; mellanskillnad* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) skillnad2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsskiljaktighet, tvist3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) mellanskillnad•- differentiate
- differentiation -
15 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 -
16 emphasis
n. tonvikt, betoning, betonande* * *['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) betoning2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) eftertryck, emfas3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) betoning, tonvikt•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically -
17 enhance
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18 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) vara alltför (överdrivet), ta till i överkant (underkant) -
19 exaggerate
v. överdriva* * *[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) överdriva, förstora2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) överdriva• -
20 exceed
v. överskrida, överstiga* * *[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) överstiga, överskrida
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