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1 take down
skriva ned; ta ner; ta i sönder* * *(to make a note or record of: He took down her name and address.) skriva ner, anteckna -
2 take a name in vain
använda ett namn i onödan -
3 place
n. plats; ställning; uppgift--------v. sätta, ställa, lägga, placera; ge rum åt; utnämna; ge position åt* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) plats, ställe2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) plats, rum, utrymme3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -plats4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) plats5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) plats, placering6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) ställning, rang, position, plats7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) ställe8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sak9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) anställning, plats10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hus, bostad, ställe, hem11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) -platsen, -gatan12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimal2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) placera, ställa, sätta, lägga2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) placera•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
4 initial
adj. begynnelse-, inledande, utgångs-, första, initial---------n. initial, första bokstaven i namn; begynnelsebokstav--------v. underteckna med sina initialer* * *[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) inledande2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) initial3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) märka (underteckna) med initialer[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) sätta i gång, initiera
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) inviga
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
invigd
- initiative -
5 junior
adj. den yngre, sonen; junior; ung; yngre; tredjeårselev vid fyraårigt "high scool"--------n. junior, den yngre; underordnad; elev som har ett år kvar att studera* * *['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) [] yngre; junior-, underordnad2. adjective((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) junior, den yngre3. noun((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!) grabben, gossen -
6 note
n. lapp; skrivelse; not, anmärkning; ton; tecken; anteckning, notering--------v. påpeka; notera, skriva upp* * *[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) lapp, meddelande2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) anteckningar3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) anteckning, notering4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) not, anmärkning, förklaring5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) meddelande, kort brev6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) sedel7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nottecken9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) ton2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) skriva ner, anteckna2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) notera, lägga märke till•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of -
7 substitute
adj. ställföreträdande; ersättande--------n. surrogat, ersättning, substitut; ersättare; reserv; vikarie--------v. vikariera, vara suppleant* * *1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) ersätta, vikariera för2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) ersättare, ersättning, vikarie
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