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1 live in a small way
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2 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
3 piece
n. bit; stycke; pjäs (i schack); musikstycke; mynt--------v. sätta ihop, lappa ihop* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) stycke, bit2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) stycke, bit, lapp3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) stycke, verk4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mynt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pjäs•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) gradvis- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces -
4 worm
n. mask; (bildl.) stackare, kryp; (tekn.) gänga; rörslinga; (med.) avmaska; ett datavirus som vanligtvis kopierar sig själv genom nätverket och förstör datorens tillgångar (data)--------v. krypa, orma, åla; nästla sig in; smyga in, tränga in; avmaska* * *[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) mask2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) orma (åla, slingra) sig2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) locka (lirka) ur -
5 grain
n. sädeskorn; frö; kärna; korn, liten partikel; uns, gnutta; vävnad, textur--------v. göra kornig, korna, gryna, granulera; ådra, marmorera (måleri)* * *[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) sädeskorn2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) korn, gryn3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) korn4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) ådring5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) gnutta, uns• -
6 mince
n. finskuret kött; köttfärs; köttbulle--------v. mala, hacka sönder (kött); visa falsk njutning; gå tillgjort* * *[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) hacka, mala2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) trippa, gå tillgjort2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) malet kött, köttfärs- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat -
7 snap
adj. snabb, snabb-, hastig--------adv. tvärt, med en smäll--------n. bristning, spricka; brytning; knackande, knäppande; knapp; energi, fart; småkaka; snapshot, kort; enkelt uppdrag--------v. brista, spricka; smälla ihop (tänderna etc); brytas, spräckas; bita; nafsa åt sig; snäsa av* * *[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) nafsa2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) knäcka[], bryta (gå) av3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) smälla, slå4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) fräsa, skälla5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) ta en bild av2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) knäpp, knäck, smäll2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) kort, foto3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) snap3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) snabb- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up -
8 crochet
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9 cubicle
n. bås, skrubb, litet rum* * *['kju:bikl](a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one: Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks.) hytt, skrubb, bås -
10 fizz
n. fräsande, väsande; champagne (slang); alkoholhaltig dryck blandad med sodavatten--------v. fräsa, väsa* * *[fiz] 1. verb((of a liquid) to release or give off many small bubbles: I like the way champagne fizzes.) brusa, bubbla2. noun(the sound made or the feeling in the mouth produced by this: This lemonade has lost its fizz.) skum, bubbel, kolsyra- fizzy -
11 inch
n. tum (längdmått); (lite) grann--------v. röra sig långsamt, gå och sätta den ena foten precis framför den andra* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tum2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) tum, smula, grand2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) flytta sig tum för tum -
12 lead
adj. bly-; av bly--------adj. den viktigaste, den första; den ledande, den anförande; ingress- (artikel etc.)--------n. bly; blyerts; gevärskula; kula, sänke; blyplatta (inom tryck)--------n. ledning, anförande; försprång; ledande; instruktion; exempel; ledtråd, fingervisning; ledande plats; huvudroll; huvudrollsinnehavare; hundkoppel; ingressen till artikel; ränna--------v. leda, föra; vara först; anföra, vara ledare; orsaka; vägleda; leva, föra (livsstil)--------v. täcka med bly; infatta i bly* * *I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leda2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) leda, gå3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leda till4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leda, vara (gå, ligga) i täten5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) föra, leva2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) ledning, tät[]2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) ledande ställning3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) ledning, tät4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) försprång5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) koppel6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) ledtråd7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) huvudroll•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) bly2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blyerts•- leaden -
13 lobby
n. lobby; hall; entré; korridor; gång--------v. öva påtryckningar på, bedriva korridorspolitik* * *['lobi] 1. plural - lobbies; noun1) (a (small) entrance-hall: a hotel lobby.) vestibul, lobby, foajé2) (a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.) lobby2. verb(to try to influence (the Government etc).) utöva påtryckning, ägna sig åt lobbyverksamhet -
14 mosquito
n. mygga* * *[mə'ski:tou]plural - mosquito(e)s; noun(any of several types of small insect, which suck blood from animals and people and in this way transmit diseases such as malaria.) moskit, stickmygga -
15 retail
adj. detaljhandels---------n. detaljhandel--------v. sälja i minut; sprida, föra vidare* * *['ri:teil] 1. verb(to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).) sälja []2. adjective(relating to the sale of goods in this way: a retail price.) detalj[]- retailer -
16 traffic island
refug (område mitt i gatan, område som skiljer trafiken i de olika riktningarna åt)* * *(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) refug -
17 twinkle
n. blinkning--------v. blinka, tindra* * *['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) tindra, blinka2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) glittra2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) glimt2) (the act of twinkling.) tindrande, blinkande
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