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1 might
n. kraft, styrka; mod--------v. kan; får; kan tänkas; må, måtte* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) skulle, skulle kanske2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) skulle kanske, skulle kunna3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) skulle gott kunna•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) kraft, förmåga, makt- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
2 might be
kanske -
3 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) skulle kanske2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) kunde []3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) skulle, tänkte4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') kan [] -
4 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) kunde lika gärna -
5 might is right
makt vinner (den starkaste vinner) -
6 pigs might fly
(said of something very unlikely to happen: `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!') det vore i så fall ett under -
7 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) -
8 anything might happen
vad som helst kan hända -
9 in a way which might harm
på skadlig väg, på ett skadligt sätt, på ett sätt som kanske skadar -
10 show of military might
demonstation av militär styrka -
11 with might and main
med all makt -
12 may as well
(might as well.) kan lika gärna -
13 hope
n. hopp, förhoppning--------v. hoppas* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) hoppas2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) hopp, förhoppning2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) hopp3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) förhoppning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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14 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) å ena sidan... å andra sidanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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15 anyway
adv. hur som helst; i vilket fall som helst, ändå* * *adverb (nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc: My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you.) i alla (varje) fall, ändå -
16 at that rate
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) i så fall -
17 at this
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) i så fall -
18 censor
n. censor, granskare--------v. censurera, stryka, förbjuda* * *['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) censor, censur2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) censor2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) censurera- censorship -
19 cold
adj. kall--------n. kyla, köld; förkylning* * *[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kall2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) kall, frusen3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kylig, kall2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kyla, köld2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) förkylning•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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20 come in handy
komma väl (bra) till pass, komma till nytta (användning)* * *(to be useful: I'll keep these bottles - they might come in handy.) komma till nytta (pass)
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