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1 deposit
n. deposition; förskott; lager; avlagring--------v. deponera; lägga; lämna i förvar* * *[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) lägga (ställa, sätta) ner2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) sätta in, deponera2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) insättning2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) handpenning3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) handpenning4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) fällning, bottensats, avlagring5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) lager, fyndighet -
2 balance
n. balans; motvikt; jämvikt; saldo; våg; bokslut, balans--------v. väga; bringa i jämvikt, balansera; utjämna, uppväga* * *['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) våg, vågskål2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) balans3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) balans4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) balans, behållning, återstod2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) balansera, utjämna2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balansera•- in the balance
- off balance
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3 dam
n. damm, fördämning--------v. fördämma, uppdämma; stänga* * *[dæm] 1. noun1) (a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water: A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.) fördämning2) (the water kept back.) damm2. verb(to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) fördämma, dämma för (till, upp) -
4 draw
n. drag; lottdragning; oavgjord match--------v. dra; ta ut; rita, skissa; beskriva; röra sig mot* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rita, teckna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nalkas4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spela oavgjort5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) få [], ta ut. erhålla6) (to open or close (curtains).) dra för (undan, isär)7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fästa, rikta, dra till sig2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) oavgjord match2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion, dragplåster3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dragning4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) drag[]•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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5 embankment
n. fördämning, vall; invallning* * *[im'bæŋkmənt](a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.) fördämning, []vall -
6 pool
n. pool, bassäng; pöl--------n. pott; gemensam fond; biljard--------v. gå samman; förena; sätta in pengar på en gemensam fond* * *[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) pöl2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) pöl3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) djupt ställe4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) pool, bassängII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) reserv, förråd, pott2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) slå samman, lägga ihop- football pools- pools
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