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1 improve
v. förbättra; förbättras; förädla; laga; utnyttja (situation)* * *[im'pru:v](to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) förbättra- improve on -
2 sneer
n. hån, drift; hånleende--------v. håna, driva med, pika* * *[sniə] 1. verb1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) hånle2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) håna, driva med3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) säga hånfullt2. noun(a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) hån[], gliring -
3 make amends
göra bot* * *(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) gottgöra ngt, bättra sig -
4 freeze
n. frysning; övergång till fast form; isbildning (meteorologi); frost; köldknäpp--------v. frysa; frysa ned (in); förfrysa* * *[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) frysa, förvandlas till is2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) vara (bli) köldgrader3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) frysa4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) djupfrysa, frysa in5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) göra (bli) stel6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) låsa fast, frysa2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) köldknäpp, kyla- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up -
5 soup
n. soppa; härva, komplicerad situation, "soppa" (slang); extra hästkrafter, extra kraft (slang)* * *I [su:p] noun(a liquid food made from meat, vegetables etc: She made some chicken soup.) soppaII verb(soup up to improve the performance of a car or motor-cycle by making its engine more powerful etc.) trimma []
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