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21 improvement in the situation
förbättring i situationen -
22 in the light of the situation
på grund av förmildrande omständigheter -
23 master of the situation
den som kontrollerar situationen -
24 save the situation
rädda situationen -
25 saved the situation
räddade situationen (lyckades förändra saker och ting till det bättre) -
26 the present situation
den nuvarande situationen -
27 the situation became unbearable
situationen blev ohållbar, det gick inte längreEnglish-Swedish dictionary > the situation became unbearable
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28 the situation got out of hand
situationen blev omöjlig, man tappade kontroll över situationen -
29 the situation is well under control
situationen är under kontrollEnglish-Swedish dictionary > the situation is well under control
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30 took advantage of the situation
utnyttjade (drog fördel av) situationenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > took advantage of the situation
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31 passing the buck
situation då någon vältrar över ansvaret på någon annan -
32 predicament
n. svår situation; obehaglig situation; något som är bekräftat; något som är tillåtet (efter att ha fått tillåtelse)* * *[pri'dikəmənt](an unfortunate or difficult situation.) besvärlig situation (belägenhet), predikament -
33 case
n. händelse; ärende; fall; situation; argument; målböjningsform (gram); ask, låda; (data) metallådan som ger hem åt the interna delarna av en dator--------v. packa (även i box)* * *I [keis] noun1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) fall2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) fall3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) []fall, mål4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) skäl, argument5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) fallet, sätt på vilket ngt förhåller sig6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) kasus•- in case- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) låda, []lår, ask, fodral, etui,2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) låda3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) hylla, monter -
34 dilemma
n. dilemma, svår situation* * *(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilemma -
35 finesse
n. finess; varsamhet, finhet; takt; trick; list, knep; noggrann uppmärksamhet--------v. genom list åstadkomma; lura, dra vid näsan* * *[fines](cleverness and skill in dealing with a situation etc: She managed that situation with great finesse.) finess -
36 irony
n. spydighet, retsamhet, ironi* * *plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.)2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.)•- ironical- ironic
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37 land
n. land; jord, torva; område, trakt; egendom; nation; mark, ägor; rike--------v. landsätta; landa; landstiga, gå i land; föra i land; komma, hamna (i en viss situation)* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) mark[], jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land, jordegendomar2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landa2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landa, lägga till, dra upp3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) hamna•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
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38 size up
mäta, bedöma, se vad ngn går för* * *(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) mäta, bedöma, se vad ngn går för -
39 take stock
(to form an opinion (about a situation etc): Before you decide, give yourself time to take stock (of the situation).) skaffa sig en uppfattning om -
40 deep mire
djup dy, obehaglig situation, besvärlig situation
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