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1 road
n. väg; redd; järnväg* * *[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) gata, väg2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) väg[], gata[]3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) väg4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) väg•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
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2 wreck
n. ödeläggelse, förstöring; vrak, ruin; spillra, rest; skeppsvrak; vrakdelar--------v. förstöra; ödelägga; krossa (hopp, vision); förstöras; lida skeppsbrott* * *[rek] 1. noun1) (a very badly damaged ship: The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.) vrak2) (something in a very bad condition: an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.) []vrak, []spillra3) (the destruction of a ship at sea: The wreck of the Royal George.) skeppsbrott, förlisning2. verb(to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) lida skeppsbrott, förlisa, krascha, haverera, spoliera- wreckage -
3 wreckage
n. ruin, ruiner; förstörelse, ödeläggelse; vrakspillror, vrakdelar; omintetgörelse* * *[-ki‹]noun (the remains of something wrecked: After the accident, the wreckage (of the cars) was removed from the motorway.) vrakspillror, -delar, -gods
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