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41 brace
n. stöd; brass (sjö); par; spänne--------v. binda om; spänna, stärka; stödja* * *[breis] 1. noun1) (something that draws together and holds tightly: a brace to straighten teeth.) spänne, spjäla, band2) (a pair usually of game-birds: a brace of pheasants.) par2. verb(to make (often oneself) firm or steady: He braced himself for the struggle.) ta spjärn, ställa sig stadigt- braces- bracing -
42 building society
byggnadsförening* * *(a business firm that lends money for building or buying houses.) byggnadsförening -
43 business
adj. affärs---------n. affär, affärer; angelägenhet, sak; spel, mimik* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) bransch, yrke, affärer, handel2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) affär, företag, firma3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) åtaga sig, komma till saken•- businessman
- on business -
44 cartilage
n. brosk (anatomi)* * *(a firm elastic substance found in the bodies of men and animals.) brosk -
45 centenary
n. hundraårsperiod; hundraårsdag, hundraårsjubileum* * *[sen'ti:nəri, ]( American[) 'sentəneri](a hundredth anniversary: The firm is celebrating its centenary this year.) hundraårsdag, -jubileum -
46 character
n. karaktär, läggning; figur, personlighet; bokstav el. symbol; digital återgivning av en bokstav el. en symbol (data); personlighetsbeskrivning, beskrivning av egenskaper och benägenheter* * *['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) [] karaktär3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) anseende, rykte4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) rollfigur, diktad person5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personlighet, lustig typ (kurre)6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) typ, tecken•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) kännetecken, karaktärsdrag- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation -
47 commercial traveller
(a travelling representative of a business firm.) handelsresande -
48 consultant
n. konsult, ämnesspecialist* * *1) (a person who gives professional advice: He is consultant to a firm of engineers; ( also adjective) a consultant engineer.) konsult2) (a senior hospital doctor specializing in a particular branch of medicine: His condition is so serious that they have sent for the consultant; ( also adjective) a consultant physician.) konsulterande läkare -
49 contract
n. överenskommelse, kontrakt--------v. teckna avtal; få; dra samman; dra ihop sig* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) dra samman (ihop), dra ihop sig, krympa, förkorta2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) avtala, förbinda sig3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) ådra sig4) (to promise (in marriage).) ingå2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt- contractor -
50 contractor
n. entreprenör* * *noun (a person or firm that promises to do work or supply goods at a fixed rate: a building contractor.) entreprenör, leverantör -
51 difficulty
n. svårhet* * *plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) svårighet2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) svårighet3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) []knipa -
52 director
n. direktör; regissör* * *noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) chef, ledare, direktör, regissör, dirigent -
53 draughtsman
especially American - draughtsmen, draftsmen; noun(a person who is good at or employed in making drawings: My son is a draughtsman in a firm of engineers.) ritare, tecknare -
54 embezzle
v. förskingra* * *[im'bezl](to take dishonestly (money that has been entrusted to oneself): As the firm's accountant, he embezzled $20,000 in two years.) försnilla, förskingra- embezzler -
55 emphatic
adj. kraftfull; eftertrycklig, betonad* * *[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) eftertrycklig, bestämd, emfatisk -
56 employee
n. anställd, tjänsteman* * *[em-]noun (a person employed for wages, a salary etc: That firm has fifty employees.) anställd -
57 endure
v. lida; uthärda; vara* * *[in'djuə]1) (to bear patiently; to tolerate: She endures her troubles bravely; I can endure her rudeness no longer.) uthärda2) (to remain firm; to last: You must endure to the end; The memory of her great acting has endured.) uthärda, hålla ut, bestå•- endurance -
58 establish
v. grunda; upprätta; grundlägga* * *[i'stæbliʃ]1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) etablera2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) upprätta, grunda, bilda3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) fastställa, fastslå, bevisa•- establishment
- the Establishment -
59 expenses
[-siz]noun plural (money spent in carrying out a job etc: His firm paid his travelling expenses.) omkostnader -
60 facelift
n. ansiktslyftning* * *1) (an operation to smooth and firm the face: She has had a facelift.) ansiktslyftning2) (a process intended to make a building etc look better: This village will be given a facelift.) ansiktslyftning, uppfräschning
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