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1 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) -
2 fishing-line
noun (a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish.) metrev, fisklina -
3 present
adj. gällande; närvarande; nuvarande--------n. nutid, nuet; presens (gram.)--------n. present; gåva--------v. introducera; överlämna; lägga fram; uppvisa* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) närvarande2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) nuvarande, innevarande, pågående3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presens•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) överräcka, begåva2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) presentera3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) presentera, uppföra, framföra4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) lägga fram, förete5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) infinna sig•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gåva, present -
4 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 -
5 stand
n. ställning; fot, stativ; ståndpunkt; vittnesbås; läktare; taxistation--------v. stå; ställa, resa; ställa sig upp, resa sig; stå kvar, stanna; stå ut med; bjuda på* * *[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stå2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) stå (ställa sig) upp3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stå stilla4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) stå fast5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ligga, vara belägen6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) förhålla sig, ligga till7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) ställa upp8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) ställa9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) undergå, stå [], tåla10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) bjuda på2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posto, ställning, ståndpunkt2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) ställ, ställning3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stånd, kiosk4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) åskådarläktare5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vittnesbås•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varaktighet2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ställning, status•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) standby-5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) med (på) standbybiljett- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
6 work
adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
7 abbey
n. kloster; klosterkyrka* * *['æbi]1) (the building(s) in which a Christian (usually Roman Catholic) group of monks or nuns lives.) kloster2) (the church now or formerly belonging to it: Westminster Abbey.) klosterkyrka -
8 author
n. författare; upphovsman* * *['o:Ɵə]feminine sometimes - authoress; noun(the writer of a book, article, play etc: He used to be a well-known author but his books are out of print now.) författare -
9 babble
n. babbel, pladder; joller; sorl--------v. babbla, pladdra; jollra; sorla* * *['bæbl] 1. verb1) (to talk indistinctly or foolishly: What are you babbling about now?) babbla2) (to make a continuous and indistinct noise: The stream babbled over the pebbles.) sorla2. noun(such talk or noises.) babbel, sorl -
10 bloom
n. blomma; blomstringstid; glöd; stoft, tunn beläggning--------v. blomma, stå i full blom; glöda, se strålande ut* * *[blu:m] 1. noun1) (a flower: These blooms are withering now.) blomma2) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) blom3) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) i blomman av, blomstring2. verb(to flower or flourish: Daffodils bloom in the spring.) blomma -
11 calendar
n. almanacka, kalender; kalenderur--------v. inregistrera, införa i kalender; ordna och katalogisera* * *['kæləndə]1) (a table showing the months and days of the year: Look at the calendar and tell me which day of the week November 22nd is.) almanacka, kalender2) (a list of important dates or events: The football team's calendar is complete now.) kalender, förteckning -
12 caravan
n. karavan, husvagn; konvoj* * *['kærəvæn]1) (a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse: a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan.) husvagn2) (a group of people travelling together for safety especially across a desert on camels: a caravan of merchants.) karavan -
13 chance
adj. tillfällig, oförutsedd--------n. chans; bra tillfälle; tillfällighet, slump, tur; risk--------v. komma av en slump, hända; riskera* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) tillfällighet, slump, lyckträff2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) chans, tillfälle3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chans, möjlighet4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) chansning2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) chansa2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) råka3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) oförutsedd- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
14 channel
n. kanal; radiostation; (data) gruppchatt på nätet, leda, chattkanal på nätet--------v. kanalisera; dirigera; leda, styra* * *[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) ränna, kanal2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) segelränna3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) kanal, sund, gatt4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) kanal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) göra kanal i, gräva ut2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) kanalisera, leda -
15 coinage
n. prägling, myntprägling, myntning; nybildat ord, myntad fras* * *[-ni‹]1) (the process of coining.) myntning, []prägling2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) myntsystem -
16 comfort
n. bekvämligheter, komfort; tröst--------v. trösta, vara en tröst* * *1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) välbefinnande, välstånd2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) bekvämlighet, komfort, tröst•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off -
17 course
n. bana, riktning; kurs; rätt (vid måltid); serie; lager av stenar--------v. driva; jaga hare* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurs, []kur2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) rätt3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) bana4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) kurs, lopp5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gång, förlopp6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) []sätt, []sätt•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course -
18 dictatorship
n. diktatur* * *1) (the authority of a dictator: His dictatorship is threatened by the terrorists.) diktatur2) (a state ruled by a dictator: That country is a dictatorship now.) diktatur -
19 difference
n. olikhet, skillnad; mellanskillnad* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) skillnad2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsskiljaktighet, tvist3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) mellanskillnad•- differentiate
- differentiation -
20 doubt
n. tvivel--------v. tvivla; tveka* * *1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) betvivla, tvivla på2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) tvivla på2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) tvivel, tveksamhet- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt
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