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1 there's not a particle of truth in it
det ligger inte en gnutta sanning i det, det är inte alls sant, det är en stor lögnEnglish-Swedish dictionary > there's not a particle of truth in it
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2 there's not a penny to his name
han äger inte ett öre, han har ingentingEnglish-Swedish dictionary > there's not a penny to his name
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3 not all there
lite tokig -
4 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) det är ingen [] skillnad, det är hugget som stucketEnglish-Swedish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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5 neither here nor there
varken här eller där; som varken gör till eller från; som inte hör till saken* * *(not important; not relevant: His opinion is neither here nor there.) det hör inte till saken, det gör varken från eller till -
6 he is not all there
han är lite tokig -
7 round about
i motsatt riktning; åt alla håll* * *1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) [] omkring2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) i närheten3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) ungefär, runt -
8 shadow
n. skugga; skuggbild; skymning; skymt--------v. skugga, kasta skugga över; följa efter, skugga* * *['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) skugga2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) skuggor, mörker, dunkel3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) mörka ringar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) skugga, spår2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skugga, kasta en skugga över2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) skugga•- shadowy- shadowiness
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9 atom
n. atom; smula, uns* * *['ætəm]1) (the smallest part of an element.) atom2) (anything very small: There's not an atom of truth in what she says.) smula, dugg, uns•- atomic- atomic bomb
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- atomic energy
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10 difference
n. olikhet, skillnad; mellanskillnad* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) skillnad2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsskiljaktighet, tvist3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) mellanskillnad•- differentiate
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11 immigrant
n. immigrant, invandrare* * *['imiɡrənt]noun, adjective((a person) who has come into a foreign country to live there permanently, not as a tourist or visitor: The eastern part of the city is inhabited by immigrants; the immigrant population.) immigrant, invandrare -
12 inch
n. tum (längdmått); (lite) grann--------v. röra sig långsamt, gå och sätta den ena foten precis framför den andra* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tum2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) tum, smula, grand2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) flytta sig tum för tum -
13 spring
adj. vår-, vårlik; elastisk, fjädrande--------n. vår; källa, brunn; ursprung; hopp, språng; fjädring; resår; elasticitet--------v. hoppa; rusa; bli fri; spira upp, växa fram; rinna, spruta; härstamma från; spräckas, spricka; slå upp, öppna sig plötsligt; överraska* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) hoppa2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) härröra3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) smälla igen2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) fjäder2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) vår3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) språng, hopp4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) fjädring, svikt5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) källa•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
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14 stain
n. fläck; bets; färgämne--------v. smutsa ner, fläcka; färga* * *[stein] 1. verb1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) fläcka, missfärga2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) bli fläckig, missfärgas3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) färga2. noun(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) fläck -
15 hope
n. hopp, förhoppning--------v. hoppas* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) hoppas2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) hopp, förhoppning2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) hopp3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) förhoppning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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16 wrong
adj. fel; felaktig; misstagen; oriktig; orätt, orättvis; oregelmässig; på fel sätt; felvänd, ut och in (kläder)--------adv. fel; missuppfattat; oriktigt, inkorrekt; orätt; felaktigt--------n. orätt; oförrätt; ont; orättvisa; olaglighet; brott; skada; fel, misstag; orätt, synd--------v. göra orätt; vara orättvis; skada, plåga; förorätta; misstänkliggöra* * *[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) fel, felaktig2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) fel3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) fel, orätt4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) fel5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) fel, i olag2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) fel, felaktigt3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) fel4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) förorätta, begå en orätt mot- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
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17 nothing
adv. ingenting; inte alls; intet--------n. intighet; bagatell; ingenting; noll, nolla* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) inget, ingenting2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) noll3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) inte alls- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
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18 picket
n. strejkvakt; vakt, postering; pinne, påle--------v. gå strejkvakt; vakta; inhägna* * *['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) strejkvakt[]2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) postering2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) sätta ut strejkvakter (en postering)2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) vara (gå) strejkvakt, bevaka -
19 no
adj. ingen, inte någon; inte--------adv. nej; inte--------n. nej; nejröst; nejröstning* * *[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) ingen, inte någon2) (not allowed: No smoking.) förbjuden3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) ingen, inte någon2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) inte3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nej4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nej2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nejröst•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nolla- no-one- there's no saying
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20 small
adj. liten; knapp, gles; obetydlig, ringa; småsint; svag--------adv. med låg röst; smått, i små bitar (tårtskärande etc.)--------n. korsryggen, veka livet (smala delen av ryggen)* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) liten, små, smått2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) obetydlig, i liten skala, små-3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) inte mycket4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) småannonser•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
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