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1 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') vad sägs om2) (what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think?: We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you?) du (han, hon) då?, och du (han, hon)? -
2 how
adv. hur; till vilket pris* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hur2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) vad, hur3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) hur4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hur5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hur []•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) hur... än- how come
- how do you do? -
3 know-how
noun (the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something: She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars.) -
4 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) komma ut, sprida sig2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) vara uppe och gå, vara ute och röra på sig -
5 set about
ta itu med; börja på; anfalla* * *(to begin: She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?) börja, ta itu med -
6 come about
hända, inträffa* * *(to happen: How did that come about?) hända [], gå till -
7 know
n. invigd, initierad--------v. veta; känna, vara bekant med; förstå; skilja på; vara medveten om* * *[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) veta, känna till2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunna, känna till3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) känna4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) knipslug, menande•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes -
8 report
n. rapport, redogörelse; reportage, inslag; smäll--------v. rapportera, informera, redogöra* * *[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) rapport, redogörelse, utlåtande2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) rykte3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) knall, smäll2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) rapportera, referera2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) rapportera, anmäla3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) anmäla4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) anmäla sig, inställa sig []•- reporter- reported speech
- report back -
9 end
n. slut; mål; avslutning; död--------v. sluta, upphöra; sluta, avsluta* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) slut, ända, sista2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) slut3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) död, undergång4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mål, syfte5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) fimp, stump, tåt, [] bit2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) sluta, avsluta- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
10 go
n. försök; kraft; aktivitet (slang)--------v. gå; åka; komma; bli* * *[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) gå, åka2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) gå3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) gå4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) gå, leda5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) gå6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) åka, ryka7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) gå, avlöpa8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) gå, ge sig av9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) försvinna10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.)11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) gå sönder12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) gå, fungera13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) bli14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) gå, vara15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) ha sin plats16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) gå17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) gå18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) vara gångbar, gå19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) säga, låta20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) gå21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) gå bra, bli lyckad2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) försök2) (energy: She's full of go.) fart, ruter•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) som är i full gång2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gällande, nuvarande•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) klarsignal, klartecken- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go -
11 boast
n. skryt; stolthet--------v. skryta, yvas* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) skryta2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) skryt- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting -
12 come
v. komma; anlända; härröra, uppkomma; komma, få orgasm* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) komma2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) nalkas, stunda, komma3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) komma, stå, vara4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) komma sig5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) ta vägen, komma till, nå6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) uppgå till2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) nej, hör här!, men tänk efter nu!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
13 feel
n. beröring; känsla; känselsinnet; kontakt (slang)--------v. må; känna; förnimma; röra; treva, famla* * *[fi:l]past tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) känna2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) känna på3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) känna, erfara, förnimma4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) känna sig, må5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) tycka, mena•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
- get the feel of -
14 handbook
n. handbok, vägledare* * *noun (a small book giving information about (how to do) something: a handbook of European birds; a bicycle-repair handbook.) handbok -
15 little
adj. liten; få; lite, litet; kort; lätt; obetydlig--------adv. obetydlig, liten, ringa; lite, litet--------n. lite, litet; litet antal, liten storlek; kort avstånd; en tid* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litet, föga3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) liten, ringa, obetydlig2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, föga3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lite, inte mycket2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) föga3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) föga, inte alls•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
16 moan
n. jämmer--------v. jämra sig* * *[məun] 1. verb1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) jämra sig, stöna2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) gnälla2. noun(a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) jämmer, stönande -
17 puzzle
n. funderande, bryderi; gåta; problem; pussel--------v. göra häpen; förbrylla; sätta myror i huvudet på* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) förbrylla, vålla huvudbry2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) grubbla2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåta2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) pussel, []gåta•- puzzling- puzzle out -
18 question
n. fråga; tvistefråga, svår fråga; problem; tvivel; dispyt; angelägenhet--------v. fråga; förhöra; ifrågasätta; betvivla; undra; ställa frågor* * *['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) fråga2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spörsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) fråga, uppgift4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) tvivel, tvekan5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) tal, fråga2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) fråga2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) ifrågasätta•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
19 refer
v. hänvisa till, referera till; syfta på; vända sig till; mena* * *[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) nämna, hänvisa till2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) avse, åsyfta3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) hänskjuta, remittera, överlämna4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) rådfråga, slå upp i•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) döma- reference book
- reference library -
20 small
adj. liten; knapp, gles; obetydlig, ringa; småsint; svag--------adv. med låg röst; smått, i små bitar (tårtskärande etc.)--------n. korsryggen, veka livet (smala delen av ryggen)* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) liten, små, smått2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) obetydlig, i liten skala, små-3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) inte mycket4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) småannonser•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
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