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1 force a passage through the crowd
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2 strain
n. spänning; tryck; påfrestning; sträckning (inom medicin); melodi; ton; stil; släktdrag; härkomst--------v. spänna; anstränga sig; överskrida; sila* * *I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstränga [], pressa mot, spänna sina krafter2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sträcka, överanstränga3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) fresta på4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sila, filtrera2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) belastning, påfrestning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) påfrestning, överansträngning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) sträckning4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) påfrestning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) stam2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) drag3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) toner, melodi -
3 plough
n. plog--------v. plöja; anstränga sig hårt; plöja igenom; kugga (på examen)* * *1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plog2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) plöja2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) plöja3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) plöja -
4 pull
n. drag, ryck; effekt; höjning, ökning; korrigering (tryck); handtag--------v. dra, rycka; släpa; dra ut; sträcka ut; slita* * *[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) dra2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) dra ett bloss3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) ro4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) styra, köra2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) drag, ryck, klunk, bloss2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) dragningskraft3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) ligga bra till hos•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
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5 rage
n. raseri; ursinne; passion--------v. vara rasande, vara ursinnig, rasa* * *[rei‹] 1. noun1) ((a fit of) violent anger: He flew into a rage; He shouted with rage.) raseri, ursinne2) (violence; great force: the rage of the sea.) raseri2. verb1) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) rasa, vara rasande2) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) rasa3) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) rasa4) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) grassera•- raging- all the rage
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6 squeeze
n. pressning (frukt, druvor etc.); kramning, omfamning; trängsel--------v. krama ur; pressa; trycka; klämma; klämma ihop; kramas ihop; pressas* * *[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) krama2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) klämma, pressa3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) pressa2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) kram2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) trängsel3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) droppe, skvätt4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) åtstramning•- squeezer- squeeze up -
7 crash
adj. snabb; intensiv; forcerad; drastisk--------n. krossa, krasha; skräll; störtning, kollaps; då datoren fastnar under en funktion och måste omstartas--------v. smälla ihop med; krossas; gå i kras; braka sönder; rusa* * *[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) brak, krasch, skräll2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) krock, kollision3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krasch4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) slå[] i kras2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) krascha, kvadda3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) störta, krascha, kraschlanda4) ((of a business) to fail.) gå omkull, göra bankrutt5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) rusa (fara, braka) fram6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) forcerad, intensiv- crash-land -
8 air
n. luft; fläkt, drag; atmosfär, stämning; utseende; melodi--------v. lufta, vädra* * *[eə] 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) luft2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) luften3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) utseende, prägel4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodi2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) vädra2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) vädra, ge luft åt•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs -
9 drive
n. åktur, färd; utflykt; drive; rörelse; register; energi, drift; diskenhet, diskettenhet (data)--------v. köra; åka; driva; leda; tvinga; borra; sticka; rusa; driva fram* * *1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) köra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) köra, skjutsa3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) fösa, driva4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slå, slå (driva, köra) in5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) driva2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) åktur2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) infart, uppfartsväg3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energi, kraft4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanj, satsning, drive5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) slag, drive6) ((computers) a disk drive.) hårddisk•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
10 fling
n. kast; uppkast; skjuta iväg; lyckoperiod; förödmjukning, nedsättning; erfarenhet--------v. kasta; kasta upp; skjuta iväg; bryta ut; hoppa; slunga; ägna* * *[fliŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - flung; verb1) (to throw with great force: He flung a brick through the window.) kasta, slunga2) (to rush: He flung out of the house.) rusa2. noun(a lively Scottish dance: They danced a Highland fling.) dans -
11 prise
v. bända upp, bryta upp* * *(to use force to dislodge (something) from its position usually through leverage: He prised open the lid with a knife.) bända, baxa, bryta -
12 shoot
n. skott, grodd; jakt; skjutning; fotografi; tävling; fall; ivägskjutning--------v. skjuta; jaga; filma, fotografera; skjuta, injicera; knoppa, spira; kasta (sig); rusa förbi, flyga förbi* * *[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) skjuta2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) skjuta3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) kasta []4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) rusa, störta, pila, slunga, värka till5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) fotografera, filma6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) skjuta7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) skjuta, jaga2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) skott- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up -
13 snort
n. snarkning; fnysning; hutt, munfull dryck--------v. snarka; fnysa, frusta* * *[sno:t] 1. verb1) ((usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out: The horses snorted impatiently.) fnysa, frusta2) ((of people) to make a similar noise, showing disapproval, anger, contempt, amusement etc: She snorted at the very suggestion that she was tired.) fnysa, frusta2. noun(an act of snorting: a snort of impatience; She gave a snort of laughter.) fnysning, frustande -
14 throw
n. kast; sjal--------v. kasta; slänga; slunga; föda (om husdjur); förvåna, få ur fattning* * *[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) kasta2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) kasta av3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) förvirrad, paff4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) kast2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) kast- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway -
15 twist
n. vridning, sammanflätning, snöre; förvridning--------v. sno, vrida; förvrida* * *[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) vrida, slingra (ringla) sig2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) tvinna, fläta3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) vrida [], förvrida2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) vridning, förvridning2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) skvätt, stänk3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) tilltrasslad knut (ögla)4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) oväntad inriktning, förveckling•- twisted- twister -
16 volt
n. volt (mått för elektrisk spänning)* * *[vəult]((often abbreviated to V) the unit used in measuring the force driving electricity through a circuit, or the strength of an electric current.) volt- voltage
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