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41 free-rider problem
snålskjutsproblemet (situation då varje individ förbättrar sin ekonomiska situation under det att han har den felaktiga inställningen att det inte kommer att påverka den allmänna ekonomin) -
42 nonimmunity
n. avsaknad av immunitet, situation utan immunitet, situation utan speciella fri- och rättigheter -
43 past hope
bortom hopp, utan hopp; situation utan hopp, desperat situation -
44 state of emergency
kritisk situation (farlig situation, nödläge) -
45 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) en knipa -
46 actuality
n. realitet, verklighet; aktualitet; faktiska förhållanden* * *[-'æ-]noun ((a) reality: the actuality of the situation.) verklighet, faktum -
47 adapt
v. adaptera, anpassa; bearbeta* * *[ə'dæpt](to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) anpassa, adaptera- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor -
48 aftermath
n. efterdyningar, efterverkningar, följder* * *[-mæƟ]noun (the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event: The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war.) efterdyningar, följder -
49 aggravate
v. försvåra, förvärra; reta, förarga* * *['æɡrəveit]1) (to make worse: His bad temper aggravated the situation.) försvåra, förvärra2) (to make (someone) angry or impatient: She was aggravated by the constant questions.) förarga• -
50 alive to
(aware of: He was alive to the dangers of the situation.) medveten om -
51 analysis
n. analys (av ett objekt eller ett fenomen); undersökning* * *[ə'næləsis]plural - analyses; noun1) ((a) detailed examination of something (a sentence, a chemical compound etc) especially by breaking it up into the parts of which it is made up: The chemist is making an analysis of the poison; close analysis of the situation.)2) ((especially American) psycho-analysis: He is undergoing analysis for his emotional problems.)•- analyse- analyst
- analytical -
52 appease
v. lugna, blidka; försona* * *[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) lugna, stilla, blidka -
53 at this/that juncture
(at this or that moment or point: At this juncture the chairman declared the meeting closed.) ögonblick, tidpunkt, situation -
54 background
adj. bakgrunds---------n. bakgrund, omgivning; miljön vart olika hanlingar är utförda utöver datorens användning av huvudapplikationen (data)* * *1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) bakgrund2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) bakgrund3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) bakgrund -
55 backwash
n. tillbakasvallande våg (vatten), svallvågor; följder, efterdyningar, efterverkningar* * *1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) svallvåg2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) följder, efterverkningar -
56 bail out
bli frigiven mot borgen; hoppa från ett flygplan; bli räddad ur en krånglig situation* * *1) (to set (a person) free by giving such money to a court of law: He was bailed out by his father.) betala borgen för2) ((American) to parachute from a plane in an emergency.) hoppa med (rädda sig i) fallskärm -
57 be/feel at home
(to feel as relaxed as one does in one's own home or in a place or situation one knows well: I always feel at home in France; He's quite at home with cows - he used to live on a farm.) känna sig som hemma, vara van vid (hemtam med) -
58 blind alley
återvändsgränd* * *(a situation without any way out: This is a blind alley of a job.) återvändsgränd -
59 brazen it out
(to face a situation with impudent boldness: She knew her deception had been discovered but decided to brazen it out.) fräckt låtsas som ingenting -
60 cash in on
(to take financial or other advantage of (a situation etc): He is the sort of person who cashes in on other people's misfortunes.) slå mynt av
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