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1 city-state
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2 citizen
n. medborgare* * *['sitizn]1) (an inhabitant of a city or town: a citizen of London.) invånare, stadsbo2) (a member of a state or country: a British citizen; a citizen of the USA.) medborgare• -
3 destruction
n. förstörande, ödeläggelse* * *1) (the act or process of destroying or being destroyed: the destruction of the city.) förstörande2) (the state of being destroyed; ruin: a scene of destruction.) förstörelse•- destructively
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4 develop
v. utveckla, förbättra; växa, utvecklas* * *[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) utvecklas2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) utveckla, få3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) framträda, bli synlig, uppstå4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
5 enchantment
n. trolldom; förtjusning* * *1) (the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted: a look of enchantment on the children's faces.) hänförelse, förtjusning2) (a magic spell.) förtrollning, förhäxning3) (charm; attraction: the enchantment (s) of a big city.) tjusning, charm -
6 ferment
n. jäst, jäsningsämne; jäsning, enzym; jäsning; jäsande; upphetsning, iver--------v. jäsa; få att jäsa* * *1. [fə'ment] verb1) (to (make something) go through a particular chemical change (as when yeast is added to dough in the making of bread): Grape juice must be fermented before it becomes wine.) jäsa, fermentera2) (to excite or be excited: He is the kind of person to ferment trouble.) hetsa upp, uppröra2. ['fə:ment] noun(a state of excitement: The whole city was in a ferment.) jäsning, oro -
7 reduce
v. reducera, minska, skära ned* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducera, minska, sänka2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) gå ner i vikt3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) tvinga, hänvisa, försätta, förvandla•- reduction -
8 ruin
n. ruin, undergång; spillror; fördärv, förstörelse, ödeläggelse--------v. förstöra, ödelägga; fördärva; ruinera; bli ruinerad; falla sönder* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruin[], spillror2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) undergång, fördärv, olycka3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin, ruinerande2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ruinera, fördärva2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) skämma bort•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins
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