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21 link up
to join or be joined closely or by a link: An electrician called to link up our house to the mains electricity supply (noun link-up) länka (koppla) ihop, ansluta -
22 look into
undersöka* * *(to inspect or investigate closely: The manager will look into your complaint.) granska, undersöka -
23 narrowly
adv. knappt* * *adverb (closely; only just: The ball narrowly missed his head.) med knapp nöd, nätt och jämnt -
24 satin
n. satin (sorts silkestyg)* * *['sætin](a closely woven type of silk with a shiny surface: The baby's skin was as smooth as satin; ( also adjective) a satin dress.) satäng -
25 shadow
n. skugga; skuggbild; skymning; skymt--------v. skugga, kasta skugga över; följa efter, skugga* * *['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) skugga2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) skuggor, mörker, dunkel3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) mörka ringar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) skugga, spår2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skugga, kasta en skugga över2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) skugga•- shadowy- shadowiness
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26 sift
v. sålla, sortera, rensa, sikta; strö; skilja; undersöka, granska; sila, sovra* * *[sift]1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) sålla, sikta2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) granska, noga undersöka -
27 sister
adj. syster---------n. syster* * *['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) syster2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) avdelningssköterska3) (a female member of a religious group.) syster, nunna4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) syster2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) syster- -
28 snug
adj. varm, skön, mjuk, bekväm; tillfredsställande; åtsittande, stram (klädesplagg); skyddad, trygg; ordentlig, i ordning--------v. kura ihop sig; göra varm och skön* * *1) (warm, comfortable; sheltered from the cold: The house is small but snug.) varm och skön, ombonad, mysig2) ((of clothes etc) fitting closely: This jacket is a nice snug fit.) åtsittande•- snuggle- snugly
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29 snuggle
v. kura ihop sig, lägga sig bekvämt, ligga inbäddad; ta upp i sitt knä, kela, krama* * *verb (to curl one's body up especially closely against another person, for warmth etc: She snuggled up to her mother and went to sleep.) krypa (kura) ihop sig -
30 species
n. art; sort, slag* * *['spi:ʃi:z]plural - species; noun1) (a group (of animals etc) whose members are so similar or closely related as to be able to breed together: There are se-veral species of zebra.) art2) (a kind or sort.) slag, sort, typ -
31 stand over
få anstå; hålla efter, inspektera uppförande* * *(to supervise closely: I have to stand over him to make him do his schoolwork.) hålla efter -
32 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) lägga till, tillfoga2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) hänga i hälarna -
33 tail
adj. rygg-, bak-, stjärt---------n. svans; ända, bakre del; deckare; ung kvinna; rumpa; bakdel--------v. förse med svans; skära av roten på; skära svansen av; skugga; följa efter, hänga efter* * *[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) svans, stjärt2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) svans, stjärt2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skugga- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) krona!- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off -
34 thicket
n. busksnår* * *['Ɵikit](a group of trees or bushes growing closely together: He hid in a thicket.) busksnår, buskage -
35 thin
adj. tunn; smal; vattnig, tunnflytande; liten, knapp; gles; genomskinlig--------v. bli tunnare; göra tunnare* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tunn2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tunn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tunn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tunn, gles5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) klen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tunna[] ut- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out -
36 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) stoppa om2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) stoppa i sig
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Closely — Close ly, adv. 1. In a close manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Secretly; privately. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe Her dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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