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1 keep
n. uppehälle, underhåll, ekonomi; fort, fästning--------v. hålla kvar; behålla; hålla; underhålla, försörja; fortsätta; sköta, leda; föda upp; äga* * *[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) behålla2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) behålla, bevara3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) ha, hålla []4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) fortsätta5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) ha, förvara6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hålla, ha7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) stå sig, hålla sig8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) föra, sköta9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) uppehålla10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) försörja, sörja för11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) hålla12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) fira2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppehälle- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
2 hospitalise
verb ((especially American) to keep (a person) in hospital for treatment.) lägga in på sjukhus -
3 standardise
verb (to make or keep (eg products) of one size, shape etc for the sake of convenience etc.) standardisera -
4 hold
n. hållhake, grepp; inflytande--------v. hålla; innehålla; upprätthålla; tycka, tro; sköta; äga* * *I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hålla []2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hålla3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hålla4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hålla5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) hålla []6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) rymma, ha, förvara, innehålla7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) hålla, ha8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hålla, ha [] hållning9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) []ha, sköta10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) anse, hålla, hysa11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) stå kvar, gälla12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) tvinga13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hålla, försvara14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) hålla stånd mot15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) behålla16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) hålla17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) hålla18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) []ha, äga19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) hålla i sig20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) hänga kvar i luren, vänta21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) hålla []22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) behålla23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) föra med sig2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tag, grepp2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, inflytande3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grepp•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastrum -
5 post
n. power-on självtest, en serie av själv-test datoren utför vid uppstartningen [data]* * *I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) stolpe- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) post2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) posta- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) befattning, post, plats, tjänst2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) post3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) handelsstation2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) placera, förlägga, kommenderaIV [pəust] -
6 it
Informationsteknologi, allmänt namn för behandling- och kalkyleringsmetoder inom data och datakommunikationIT (Information Technology)* * *1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) den, det2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) det3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) det4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) [] också!•- its- itself -
7 grind
n. hårt arbete; slitgöra; slit; malande--------v. mala; malas; bli slipad; skrapa; plugga in (studier)* * *1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.)2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.)3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.)2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) knog, slitgöra- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone -
8 guard
n. vakthållning; vakt, bevakare; försvarsställning; vara på sin vakt; försiktighet; försvar--------v. vakta* * *1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) vakta, hålla vakt2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) bevaka, vakta2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) vakt2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) vakt, fångvaktare3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) konduktör4) (the act or duty of guarding.) vakt, vakthållning•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
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9 hop
n. hopp, skutt--------v. hoppa, skutta* * *I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hoppa på ett ben2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoppa, skutta3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) hoppa, skutta4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) hoppa in/ut2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) hopp på ett ben2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hopp, skutt•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) humle -
10 mind
n. hjärna; själ; ande; förstånd, intellekt; tanke; minne; åsikt; avsikt, önskan--------v. (noga) uppmärksamma, lägga märke till (noga); akta sig (för); bry sig om; vara rädd om; vara emot något; komma ihåg* * *1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) förstånd, intellekt2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) se efter, passa2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) bry sig om, fästa sig vid3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) se upp för4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) ge akt på, lägga märke till, tänka på3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) akta!, se upp!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind -
11 preserve
n. naturreservat; privat område, privat egendom--------v. bevara; konservera; skydda; upprätthålla* * *[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) bevara, skydda2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) bevara3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) konservera2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) privilegium, förbehållen rätt2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) reservat3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) sylt•- preservative -
12 reserve
n. reserv (militären); reservtrupper; reservat; reservation--------v. reservera; lägga undan; spara* * *[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservera2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservera2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserv[]2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tillbakadragenhet4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserv•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve -
13 retain
v. bibehålla, hålla tillbaka* * *[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) behålla, hålla2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) hålla tillbaka -
14 right
n. höger (politik)* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) höger2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rätt, riktig3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rätt4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rätt2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rätt, rättighet2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rätt3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) höger4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) höger[]3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) just, precis2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) genast, strax, meddetsamma3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) alldeles, helt4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) rakt, rätt5) (to the right: Turn right.) höger6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rätt4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) räta upp, komma på rätt köl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rätta till, gottgöra5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') visst!, ska ske!- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) högerorienterad, -vriden- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
15 save
n. räddning (sport etc.)--------prep. förutom; utom; om inte--------v. rädda; frigöra; frälsa; spara; skydda* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) rädda2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara, bespara4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) rädda5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frälsa6) (to keep data in the computer.) spara2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) räddning- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) utom, med undantag av -
16 separate
adj. separat, enskild; särskild; avskild--------v. separera, skilja; åtskilja; särskilja; skiljas; dela; skilja sig; avskilja* * *1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) dela upp, skilja åt, sära på2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) skiljas åt3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separera2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) skild, avskild, separat2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) skild, åtskild•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
- separate up -
17 shut
adj. stängd--------v. stänga, låsa; stänga av; sluta till, plugga igen; blunda; hålla för (öronen); stängas, låsas* * *1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) stänga2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) stängas, slå (gå) igen3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) stänga4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) stänga inne/ute2. adjective(closed.) stängd- shut off
- shut up -
18 watch
n. klocka; armbandsur; vakthållning; vakt; uppsikt; nattvakt; vaksamhet; iakttagelse--------v. se på, titta på; iaktta; lägga märke till; vakta, bevaka; se upp för; observera; vara vaken* * *[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) fick-, armbandsur2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt[]3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt, törn2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) se (titta) på2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hålla utkik efter3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) se upp []4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) bevaka, vaka över, passa5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) ge akt på, avvakta•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
19 stock
adj. stående, standard---------n. lager; stock; handtag; kreatursbestånd; aktier; fondpapper; härstamning--------v. förse med lager* * *[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) lager2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) lager, förråd3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) boskap, kreatursbesättning4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) statsobligation[], aktie[]5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) buljong6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) handtag, stock2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) standard-3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) föra, ha på (i) lager2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) fylla (förse) med varor, kreatursbesätta•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) lagra, hamstra- stock-taking
- stock up
- take stock -
20 absent
adj. frånvarande; tankspridd--------v. utebli från; hålla sig borta* * *1. ['æbsənt] adjective(not present: Johnny was absent from school with a cold.) frånvarande2. [əb'sent] verb(to keep (oneself) away: He absented himself from the meeting.) utebli, hålla sig borta- absence- absentee
- absenteeism
- absent-minded
- absentmindedly
- absent-mindedness
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