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1 their
adj. deras, dess (framför substantiv)* * *[ðeə]1) (belonging to them: This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.) deras, sin, sitt, sina2) (used instead of his, his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: Everyone should buy his own ticket.) deras, sin, sitt, sina•- theirs -
2 their midst
(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) mitt ibland oss/er/dem -
3 Their Majesties
dera majestät -
4 their burial place is unknown
deras viloplats är okänd (man vet inte var deras kroppar befinner sig) -
5 their relations broke off
dom bröt kontakten -
6 after completion of their terms
efter uppfyllandet av deras villkorEnglish-Swedish dictionary > after completion of their terms
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7 consummated their love
fullbordade sin kärlek (hade sex) -
8 cutting back on their program
nedskärning i deras program -
9 his eyes rolled in their sockets
han himlade med ögonenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > his eyes rolled in their sockets
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10 make someone turn in their grave
få en att vända sig i gravenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > make someone turn in their grave
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11 rattled their sabers
skramlade med sabeln (förberedde sig för krig) -
12 straighten out/up
Their house is where the lane straightens out; He was bending over his work, but straightened up when he saw me; She straightened the room up; He's trying to straighten out the facts.) räta på sig, städa upp, få ordning på (i) -
13 by heart
utantill* * *(from memory; by memorizing: The children know their multiplication tables by heart; Actors must learn their speeches (off) by heart.) utantill -
14 exult
v. glädjas, triumfera* * *((with in or at) to be very happy; to rejoice: They exulted in their victory / at the news of their victory.) jubla, fröjdas- exultant- exultation -
15 fail
n. misslyckande, underkänt betyg--------v. misslyckas; svika; försvagas, försämras; göra besviken; gå i konkurs; avta; ta slut* * *[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) misslyckas, få underkänt, missa2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) strejka, inte fungera, klicka3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) tryta, svika4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) kugga5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) svika, lämna i sticket•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i brist på- failure- without fail -
16 gene
n. gen, arvsanlag* * *[‹i:n](any of the basic elements of heredity, passed from parents to their offspring: If the children are red-haired, one of their parents must have a gene for red hair.) gen, arvsanlag- genetic- genetic engineering
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17 hood
n. skydd; övertäckning; hätta* * *[hud]1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) kapuschong, huva2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) sufflett3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) motorhuv4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) krage•- hooded -
18 imitate
v. imitera, härma, efterlikna; kopiera* * *['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) efterlikna, ta efter, härma, imitera2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) []imitation, konst[]- imitativeness
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19 lay down
fastslå, fastställa* * *1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) lägga ner, offra2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) föreskriva, fastslå3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) lagra -
20 make up
n. byggnad; smink, make up; arrangemang; bygga; utgöra; hitta på; förlåta och glömma; komplettera; kompensera; sminka; packa* * *1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) hitta på2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) bestå av3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) fylla ut, komplettera4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) lägga makeup, sminka sig5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) bli sams igen, försonas
См. также в других словарях:
their — [ ðer ] determiner *** Their is used as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun), being a possessive form of they. 1. ) belonging to or relating to a particular group of people or things that have already been mentioned or when it is obvious… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
their — W1S1 [ðə strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer] determiner [possessive form of they ] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: theirra theirs ] 1.) belonging to or connected with people or things that have already been mentioned ▪ They washed their faces and … Dictionary of contemporary English
Their — Their, pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. [thorn]eirra, [thorn]eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. [eth][=a]ra, [eth][=ae]ra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS. [eth][=ae]ra, influenced by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
their — ► POSSESSIVE DETERMINER 1) belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified. 2) belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified sex (used in place of either ‘his’ or ‘his or her’). 3) (Their)… … English terms dictionary
their — [ther] possessive pronominal adj. [ME theyr < ON theirra, gen. pl. of the demonstrative pron. replacing ME here, OE hira: see THEY] of, belonging to, made by, or done by them: also used before some formal titles [Their Majesties ]: often used… … English World dictionary
their — their·selves; their; … English syllables
their — c.1200, from O.N. þierra, gen. of þeir they (see THEY (Cf. they)). Replaced O.E. hiera. Use with singular objects, scorned by grammarians, is attested from c.1300. Theirs (c.1300) is a double possessive. Alternative form theirn (1836) is attested … Etymology dictionary
their */*/*/ — UK [ðeə(r)] / US [ðer] determiner Summary: Their is used as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun), being a possessive form of they. Get it right: their: Don t confuse their (the possessive form of they ) and there (a pronoun and adverb).… … English dictionary
their — [[t]ðeə(r)[/t]] ♦ (Their is the third person plural possessive determiner.) 1) DET POSS You use their to indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about. Janis and Kurt have… … English dictionary
their — /dhair/; unstressed /dheuhr/, pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens; their departure for Rome. 2. (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in… … Universalium
their — possessive determiner 1》 belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified. 2》 belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified sex (used in place of either ‘his’ or ‘his or her’). 3》 (Their)… … English new terms dictionary
