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opportunity+(noun)

  • 1 opportunity

    n. tillfälle; chans
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    [opə'tju:nəti]
    plural - opportunities; noun
    (a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) tillfälle, möjlighet, chans

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  • 2 au pair

    au pair, barnflicka, barnsköterska, barnuppsyningsman (lever vanligtvis i familjens hem)
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    [,ou 'pə(r)]
    (a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) au pair

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  • 3 carpetbagger

    n. politisk lycksökare (USA: nordstatare som efter inbördeskriget sökte sig söderut för personlig vinnings skull)
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    (politician who moves to a place where he/she sees an opportunity to promote his/her career.) politisk lycksökare

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  • 4 chance

    adj. tillfällig, oförutsedd
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    n. chans; bra tillfälle; tillfällighet, slump, tur; risk
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    v. komma av en slump, hända; riskera
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    1. noun
    1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) tillfällighet, slump, lyckträff
    2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) chans, tillfälle
    3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chans, möjlighet
    4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) chansning
    2. verb
    1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) chansa
    2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) råka
    3. adjective
    (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) oförutsedd
    - chance on
    - upon
    - by any chance
    - by chance
    - an even chance
    - the chances are

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  • 5 equality

    n. jämlikhet
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    [i'kwoləti]
    noun (the state of being equal: Women want equality of opportunity with men.) jämlikhet

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  • 6 exercise

    n. övningsuppgift; övning, träning; utövande, bruk; kroppsövning
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    v. utöva, bruka; motionera; öva; träna
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    1. noun
    1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) motion
    2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) övning, träning
    3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) exercis, övning, manöver
    2. verb
    1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) motionera
    2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) använda, utöva

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  • 7 gold

    adj. guld-; gjord av guld; guldfärgad
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    n. guld
    * * *
    [ɡould]
    1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) guld
    2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) guld
    3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) guld; guld-, gyllene
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    - goldfish
    - gold-leaf
    - gold medal
    - gold-mine
    - gold-rush
    - goldsmith
    - as good as gold
    - golden opportunity

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  • 8 grasp

    n. grepp, tag; fattningsförmåga; bedrift
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    v. gripa om; fatta tag i; begripa; försöka gripa; ta emot med uppsträckta händer
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) fatta [], gripa
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) fatta, begripa
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grepp, tag
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) fattningsförmåga, horisont
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  • 9 miss

    n. fröken
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    [mis] 1. verb
    1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) missa, bomma
    2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) missa
    3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) missa
    4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sakna
    5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sakna
    6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) missa
    7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) försumma, missa
    8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) missa, inte se (upptäcka)
    9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) undgå
    10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) misstända
    2. noun
    (a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) miss, bom
    - go missing
    - miss out
    - miss the boat

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  • 10 opening

    adj. öppnande
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    n. öppnande; öppning; arbetsmöjlighet, ledig plats; chans, tillfälle
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    1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) öppning
    2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) inledning; inledande
    3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) öppnande, invigning, premiär
    4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) arbetstillfälle

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  • 11 say

    adv. sagt, antagligen, "låt säga"
    --------
    n. åsikt; rätt att tala; sak; säga sin mening; "mening"
    --------
    v. säga; tro, tänka; hävda
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    [sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
    1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) säga
    2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) säga, tala om
    3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) läsa, be
    4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) säga, avgöra, uppskatta
    2. noun
    (the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) mening, [] säga till om
    - have
    - I wouldn't say no to
    - let's say
    - say
    - say the word
    - that is to say

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  • 12 scope

    n. vidd; omfattning; verksamhetsområde, verksamhetsfält; spelrum, utrymme
    * * *
    [skəup]
    1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) möjlighet, spelrum
    2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) []förmåga, horisont

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  • 13 snatch

    n. kidnappning; grepp, hugg; kort stund; bit; försök att rycka till sig
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    v. kidnappa; rycka till sig; hugga tag i; försöka kidnappa; gripa (tillfället etc.)
    * * *
    [snæ ] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) rycka till sig, nappa åt sig
    2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) stjäla sig till
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) försök att rycka till sig
    2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) []stycke, stump, bit

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  • 14 waste

    adj. förlorad, spill-, förspilld; avfalls-; förhärjad, skövlad; ofruktbar; ödelagd
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    n. slöseri; slösande; förslitning, förödelse; ödeläggelse; ödemark; ödejord; sopor; rester; spill
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    v. slösa; slösa bort; förstöra, uttömma; sina; tyna av; tynas av; förslösas; förhärja, mörda (slang)
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    [weist] 1. verb
    (to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) slösa []
    2. noun
    1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) avfall
    2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) slöseri
    3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ödemark
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    - wasteful
    - wastefully
    - wastefulness
    - waste paper
    - wastepaper basket
    - waste pipe
    - waste away

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  • 15 watch

    n. klocka; armbandsur; vakthållning; vakt; uppsikt; nattvakt; vaksamhet; iakttagelse
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    v. se på, titta på; iaktta; lägga märke till; vakta, bevaka; se upp för; observera; vara vaken
    * * *
    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (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-, armbandsur
    2) (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, törn
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) se (titta) på
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hålla utkik efter
    3) (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, passa
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) ge akt på, avvakta
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

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