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1 matter
n. material; ämne, angelägenhet, sak; var (vätska från sår)--------v. vara av betydelse, betyda* * *['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materia, ämne2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) angelägenhet3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) var2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) betyda, vara av betydelse- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where -
2 reading matter
noun (something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters): There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.) -
3 content
adj. nöjd--------n. belåtenhet, tillfredsställelse--------n. innehåll; innebörd--------v. tillfredsställa; nöja sig* * *I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) nöjd, belåten2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) belåtenhet3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) tillfredsställa, nöja sig- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) innehåll2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) innehåll, halt•- contents -
4 heart
n. hjärta* * *1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjärta; hjärt-2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) hjärta, centrum, mitt, kärna3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) hjärta4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) mod5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjärta6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjärter[]•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) förtroligt samtal- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
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5 mass
adj. mass-, flertals---------n. massa, mängd; klump; massorna, allmänheten; i massor, massvis; katolsk gudstjänst, mässa--------v. samla ihop; koncentrera; samla; koncentreras; grupperas; hopa* * *I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) massa2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) en massa, massor3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) större delen, flertalet4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) massa2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) dra samman, samlas, hopa sig3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) mass-- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) mässa2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) mässa -
6 strain
n. spänning; tryck; påfrestning; sträckning (inom medicin); melodi; ton; stil; släktdrag; härkomst--------v. spänna; anstränga sig; överskrida; sila* * *I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstränga [], pressa mot, spänna sina krafter2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sträcka, överanstränga3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) fresta på4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sila, filtrera2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) belastning, påfrestning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) påfrestning, överansträngning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) sträckning4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) påfrestning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) stam2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) drag3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) toner, melodi -
7 bacteria
n. bakterie, mikrob* * *singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) bakterier- bacteriological
- bacteriologist -
8 cell
n. celll* * *[sel]1) (a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).) cell2) (a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter: The human body is made up of cells.) cell3) ((the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery.) cell4) (one of many small compartments making up a structure: the cells of a honeycomb.) cell•- cellular- cellphone -
9 chlorophyll
n. klorofyll (grönt pigment som ingår i växters fotosyntes)* * *['klorəfil](the colouring matter of the green parts of plants.) klorofyll -
10 clot
n. klump; blodpropp--------v. blockera; klumpa sig* * *[klot] 1. noun1) (soft or fluid matter (especially blood) formed into a solid mass: a clot of blood.) klimp, klump2) (a fool or an idiot.) idiot, tjockskalle2. verb(to form into clots: Most people's blood clots easily.) klumpa (tova) [] sig, levra sig, stelna -
11 compost
n. kompost, sopor* * *['kompost, ]( American[) -poust](rotting vegetable matter etc used as fertilizer.) kompost -
12 cough
n. hosta; hostning; bekännelse--------v. hosta; klämma fram något* * *[kof] 1. verb(to make a harsh sound when bringing air or harmful matter from the lungs or throat: He's coughing badly because he has a cold.) hosta2. noun1) (an act of coughing: He gave a cough.) hostning2) (an illness causing coughing: a smoker's cough.) hosta•- cough up -
13 crux
n. krux, svårighet* * *plural - cruxes; noun(a difficult or essential point: That is the crux of the matter.) -
14 density
n. täthet* * *1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) täthet2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) densitet -
15 deposit
n. deposition; förskott; lager; avlagring--------v. deponera; lägga; lämna i förvar* * *[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) lägga (ställa, sätta) ner2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) sätta in, deponera2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) insättning2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) handpenning3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) handpenning4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) fällning, bottensats, avlagring5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) lager, fyndighet -
16 dossier
n. dossié* * *['dosiei](a set of papers containing information etc about a person or a particular matter.) dossier -
17 dregs
n. drägg, grums, bottensats* * *[dreɡz]1) (the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up: the dregs of the wine.) bottensats2) (anything worthless: the dregs of society.) drägg, avskum -
18 duel
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19 dung
n. dynga, gödsel* * *(the waste matter passed out of an animal's body, especially when used as manure.) dynga, gödsel -
20 effluent
adj. utströmmande--------n. flodmynning* * *['efluənt]((a flowing out of) waste matter from a factory etc.) utsläpp, avlopp
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