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21 sue
v. stämma; bedja* * *[su:]1) (to start a law case against.) stämma, åtala2) ((with for: especially in law) to ask for (eg divorce).) begära -
22 border
n. gräns; kant, bård; kanten som inramar applikationsfönstret (data)--------v. gränsa till; leva nära* * *['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) kant, rand2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) gräns3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) kantrabatt2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) gränsa till3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) gränslinje -
23 degrade
v. förnedra, förödmjuka* * *[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) förnedra, förödmjuka -
24 grasp
n. grepp, tag; fattningsförmåga; bedrift--------v. gripa om; fatta tag i; begripa; försöka gripa; ta emot med uppsträckta händer* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) fatta [], gripa2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) fatta, begripa2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grepp, tag2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) fattningsförmåga, horisont•- grasping -
25 pass/send round the hat
(to ask for or collect money on someone's behalf.) skicka omkring hatten (håven), göra en insamling -
26 such-and-such
adjective, pronoun (used to refer to some unnamed person or thing: Let's suppose that you go into such-and-such a shop and ask for such-and-such.) den och den -
27 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.) den förlorade sonen2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) person som gör bot och bättring -
28 think better of
tänka bättre om; ändra åsikt, tänka om* * *1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) tänka om2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) ha högre tankar än så om -
29 powder box
puderask (ask för puder) -
30 appeal
n. uppfordran; vädjan, bön; överklagande--------v. vädja; vända sig till; överklaga* * *[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) vädja2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) överklaga3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) tilltala2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) vädjan2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) lockelse• -
31 box
n. box, låda; ask; telefonhytt; loge; slag, örfil; tv--------v. boxa; lägga i lådor* * *I 1. [boks] noun1) (a case for holding something: a wooden box; a matchbox.) låda, kista, skrin, ask2) (in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience.) loge2. verb(to put (something) into boxes: Will you box these apples?) lägga i låda (ask)- box number
- box office II 1. [boks] verb(to fight (someone) with the fists: Years ago, fighters used to box without wearing padded gloves.) boxa[]2. noun(a blow on the ear with the hand.) örfil- boxer- boxing
- boxing-glove
- boxing-match -
32 beg
v. be, tigga* * *[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) be (tigga) om2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) be, bönfalla•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) ruinera, göra till tiggare- beg to differ -
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 head
adj. huvud-, främsta--------n. huvud; direktör; ledarställning; kris; höjdpunkt; ölskumm; hängiven person; stå i spetsen för något; topp; en anordning i drivenheten som läser och skriver data (data)--------v. stäva, styra; ta kurs mot* * *[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) huvud, skalle2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) huvud3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) huvud[]4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) överhuvud, chefs-, huvud-5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) huvud, topp, spets, knopp, krona6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) källa7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) övre ända, övre del, huvudända8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) tät, spets9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) ha svårt/lätt för10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rektor11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) person, man, skaft, vardera12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) hög udde13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) krona, topp2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) anföra, leda, stå överst []2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) leda3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) styra [], var på väg mot4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) förse med rubrik (överskrift, titel), rubricera5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) nicka•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head -
35 charge
n. pris; ansvar; laddning (elektrisk, explosiv); anklagelse--------v. ta betalt, debitera; anklaga; anfalla; ladda (även vapen); deklarera* * *1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) ta []2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) debitera, skriva upp på ngn[]3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) anklaga4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) anfalla, storma fram (göra chock) mot5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) rusa []6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) ladda []7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) ladda2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) pris, avgift, taxa2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) anklagelse3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) anfall, chock4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) laddning5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) person som man har ansvar för6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) laddning•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
36 call
n. rop; telefonsamtal; besök; signal; kallelse; fordran, anspråk; krav; behov--------v. skrika; ropa, kalla på; bjuda in; ringa, telefonera; besöka* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalla2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalla3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) kalla på, ropa4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) kontakta5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) göra visit, hälsa på6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringa7) ((in card games) to bid.) bjuda, syna2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) rop2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) sång3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besök, visit4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonsamtal5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) lockrop, lockton6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) efterfrågan7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) skäl, anledning•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
37 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
- raise someone's hopes -
38 right
n. höger (politik)* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) höger2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rätt, riktig3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rätt4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rätt2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rätt, rättighet2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rätt3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) höger4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) höger[]3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) just, precis2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) genast, strax, meddetsamma3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) alldeles, helt4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) rakt, rätt5) (to the right: Turn right.) höger6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rätt4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) räta upp, komma på rätt köl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rätta till, gottgöra5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') visst!, ska ske!- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) högerorienterad, -vriden- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
39 time
adj. tids---------n. tid; tidsperiod; klockslag; takt--------v. välja tiden för* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) tid, [] klockan []2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tid3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) tid, tidpunkt, -dags4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tid5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) tidpunkt6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) gång7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tid, stunder8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) takt, tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) ta tid på2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) välja tidpunkten för, tajma•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
40 question
n. fråga; tvistefråga, svår fråga; problem; tvivel; dispyt; angelägenhet--------v. fråga; förhöra; ifrågasätta; betvivla; undra; ställa frågor* * *['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) fråga2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spörsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) fråga, uppgift4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) tvivel, tvekan5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) tal, fråga2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) fråga2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) ifrågasätta•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
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