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1 pear-shaped
adjective päronformad -
2 pear
n. päron; päronträd* * *[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) päron -
3 bulb
n. glödlampa; rot, knöl; blomlök* * *1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) []lök2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) glödlampa3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) kula•- bulbous -
4 avocado
n. avokado* * *plural - avocados; noun((also avocado pear) a kind of pear-shaped tropical fruit.) avokado -
5 drop
n. droppe; gnutta; karamell; fall--------v. droppa; falla; fälla; ta bort; stupa, falla ned; släppa ner; släppa, låta falla; låta vara; överge* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) droppe2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) droppe, slurk3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall[], nedgång4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) fall2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) tappa, släppa, låta falla2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) ramla ner, hoppa ner3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) sluta umgås med, överge, släppa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) släppa (sätta) av5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skriva []•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
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6 fig
n. fikon; dugg, dyft; föraktande och nedsättande uttryck; uppklädd (slang); kondition (slang)* * *[fiɡ](a type of soft pear-shaped fruit, often eaten dried.) fikon -
7 guava
n. guava (träd, frukt)* * *(the yellow pear-shaped fruit of a type of tropical tree.) guajavafrukt
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