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101 modify
v. ändra, förändra, modifiera, anpassa; bestämma, stå som bestämning till (grammatik)* * *(to change the form or quality of, usually slightly: We had to modify the original design.) modifiera -
102 moisture
n. fukt, fuktighet; blöthet* * *['mois ə]noun ((the quality of) dampness: This soil needs moisture.) fukt -
103 mystery
n. mysterium; gåta, hemlighet; deckare* * *['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mysterium, gåta2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mystik, hemlighetsmakeri•- mysteriously -
104 nature
n. natur* * *['nei ə]1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) natur, naturen2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) kynne3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) karaktär, beskaffenhet, typ4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) art, slag, sort•- - natured- in the nature of -
105 nip
n. nypande; frostangrepp; klunk; bett; utfall--------v. nypa; bita; förstöra; dyka upp; klunka; förstöras* * *[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) nypa, klämma, bita2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) nypa (knipsa) av3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svida4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) kila (slinka) []5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) fördärva, frostskada2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) nyp, bett2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) sveda, skarp kyla3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) droppe, tår, hutt•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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106 not to be in the same street as
(to be completely different, usually worse, in quality than.) inte vara i samma division som, inte kunna jämföras medEnglish-Swedish dictionary > not to be in the same street as
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107 paragon
n. mönster, förebild; fulländad person; kulmen av fulländning* * *['pærəɡən, ]( American[) -ɡon](a perfect example of a good quality etc: She is a paragon of virtue.) mönster, förebild -
108 patchy
adj. ihoplappad; inte homogen* * *adjective (not all the same; varying in quality: patchy work.) ojämn, växlande -
109 plus
adj. plus-, positiv (matematik och elektronik); extra--------adv. och mer än så (slang); och lite till (slang)--------n. plus-tecken; fördel; plus, tillskott--------prep. plus* * *1. preposition(used to show addition: Two plus three equals five (2 + 3 = 5).) plus2. noun((also plus sign) a sign (+) used to show addition or positive quality.) plustecken3. adjective(positive or more than zero: a plus quantity; The temperature was plus fifteen degrees.) plus -
110 point
n. punkt; prick; ställe; poäng; ämne; (huvud) sak; sida; udd; (elektron.) vägguttag; rikta; (byggn.) fogstyrka; peka; måttenhet för ett typsnitt (data)--------v. peka; betona, poängtera; vässa; visa, peka mot* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spets, udd, mynning2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) udde3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkt, tecken, komma4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidpunkt, ögonblick6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) streck8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) poäng9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt, detalj, poäng, synpunkt, kärnpunkt, huvudsak10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) mening, nytta11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) sida, egenskap12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vägguttag2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rikta2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) peka mot (på)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fogstryka•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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111 poor
adj. fattig; usel; stackars, arm; skral--------n. de fattiga* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fattig2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) dålig, skral, klen3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) stackars•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) sjuk -
112 property
n. egendom; ägodelar; förmögenhet; lantegendom; egenskap, karaktär; rekvisita* * *['propəti]plural - properties; noun1) (something that a person owns: These books are my property.) egendom, ägodelar2) (land or buildings that a person owns: He has property in Scotland.) ägor, egendom[], fastighet[]3) (a quality (usually of a substance): Hardness is a property of diamonds.) egenskap4) ((usually abbreviated to prop [prop]) a small piece of furniture or an article used by an actor in a play.) rekvisita -
113 punch
n. slag; hålslag; punsch; bål; slutkläm i rolig historia--------v. slå; göra hål, perforera* * *I noun(a kind of drink made of spirits or wine, water and sugar etc.) bål, toddyII 1. verb(to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) slå (klippa) till2. noun1) (a blow with the fist: He gave him a punch.) knytnävsslag, smäll2) (the quality of liveliness in speech, writing etc.) slagkraft, eftertryck, sting•- punch line
- punch-up III 1. noun(a tool or device for making holes in leather, paper etc.) hålslag, håljärn, puns, stans, biljettång2. verb(to make holes in with such a tool.) slå hål i, punsa, stansa, klippa -
114 put to shame
skämma ut; överträffa* * *(to make feel ashamed of something or to make seem to be of poor quality by showing greater excellence: Your beautiful drawing puts me/mine to shame.) dra skam över ngn, få ngn att känna sig underlägsen -
115 qualities
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116 reception
n. mottagande, välkomnande* * *[rə'sepʃən]1) (the act of receiving or being received: His speech got a good reception.) mottagande2) (a formal party or social gathering to welcome guests: a wedding reception.) bjudning, mottagning3) (the quality of radio or television signals: Radio reception is poor in this area.) mottagning4) (the part of a hotel, hospital etc where visitors enter and are attended to.) reception• -
117 redeeming feature
(a good quality that somewhat makes up for the bad qualities in a person or thing.) försonande drag -
118 sample
n. exempel; prov; varuprov; provbit--------v. sampla, ge prov; ta prov; prova; provsmaka* * *1. noun(a part taken from something to show the quality of the whole: samples of the artist's work; ( also adjective) a sample tube of ointment.) prov, varuprov2. verb(to test a sample of: He sampled my cake.) smaka av, provsmaka -
119 sanity
n. själslig sundhet, mental hälsa; sunt förstånd* * *['sæ-]noun (the state or quality of being sane: I am concerned about her sanity.) mental hälsa, förstånd -
120 saving grace
(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) försonande drag
См. также в других словарях:
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Quality — Quality. См. Качество. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
quality — is descriptive of organic composition of substance, expressed in definite quantitative units, and definitive of character, nature and degree of excellence of an article. Dean Rubber Mfg. Co. v. U. S., C.A.Mo., 356 F.2d 161, 163. In respect to… … Black's law dictionary
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