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1 why
adv. varför?; av vilken anledning?; med vilken avsikt?--------conj. varför; därför--------interj. men! (uttrycker överraskning)--------n. varför; anledning* * *1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) varför2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) varför -
2 why me?
varför jag? (mening som visar att personen i fråga är missbelåten) -
3 why so?
varför? -
4 why not?
varför inte? -
5 why on earth
varför, varför i hela världen -
6 why should I?
varför skulle jag? -
7 I wonder why
jag undrar varför (sarkastiskt) -
8 answer
n. svar; lösning--------v. svara; motsvara* * *1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) lösning, svar2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svara2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) svara, [] öppna3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) möta, täcka4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) motsvara, stämma med•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone -
9 conceive
v. förstå; komma på en idé; bli gravid* * *[kən'si:v]1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) tänka ut, hitta på2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) föreställa sig, fatta3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) bli med barn•- conceivably -
10 desert
n. öken--------v. överge, avfalla från; rymma* * *I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) överge2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) desertera•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) öken -
11 do
n. tillställning; uppmaning (bibliskt- god gärning); bedrägeri (slang)--------v. göra; syssla med; handla; sköta om; klara sig; spela, agera; lura, snuva* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) göra6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) göra [], klara [], avverka, köra7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ägna sig åt, syssla med8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) räcka, duga, passa9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) läsa, studera, utföra, räkna10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) må, klara (reda, sköta) sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordna, rätta till12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) göra13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) visa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) vålla, göra15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) göra, avverka2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) kalas, tillställning- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
12 explain
v. förklara* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) förklara2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) förklara•- explanatory
- explain away -
13 fall for
falla för, förälska sig i* * *1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) gå på, låta sig luras av2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) falla för -
14 fathom
n. famn (längdenhet)--------v. utgrunda, utforska; komma underfund med; mäta djupet av, loda* * *1. noun(a measure of depth of water (6 feet or 1.8 metres): The water is 8 fathoms deep.) famn2. verb(to understand (a mystery etc): I cannot fathom why she should have left home.) förstå, komma underfund med -
15 figure out
räkna ut, fundera ut, förstå* * *(to understand: I can't figure out why he said that.) förstå, komma underfund med -
16 (just) for once
(as an exception: Why can't you be nice to her for once?) för en gångs skull -
17 in common
gemensamt* * *((of interests, attitudes, characteristics etc) shared or alike: They have nothing in common - I don't know why they're getting married.) gemensamt -
18 in peace
i fred (i lugn och ro); i frid* * *1) (without disturbance: Why can't you leave me in peace?) i fred2) (not wanting to fight: They said they came in peace.) i fred (frid), i fredens tecken -
19 injured
adj. skadad; sårad; förorättad, kränkt* * *1) ((also noun) (people who have been) wounded or harmed: The injured (people) were all taken to hospital after the accident.) skadad2) ((of feelings, pride etc) hurt: `Why didn't you tell me before?' he said in an injured voice.) sårad, förorättad -
20 introduce
v. införa, introducera, föra in; inleda, börja på; presentera sig; föra in* * *[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) presentera2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) föra in, introducera3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) framlägga, väcka4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) [] stifta bekantskap med•- introductory
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