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1 follow
v. följa (efter); efterfölja, efterträda; följa med; förfölja; lyda, följa lagen; fullfölja; arbeta med; förstå, hänga med* * *['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) följa2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) följa3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) hänga med, förstå4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) följa, lyda•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) följande2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) följande3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) till följd av4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) följande- follow up -
2 follow-up
noun (further reaction or response: Was there any follow-up to the letter you wrote to the newspaper?) uppföljning, fortsättning -
3 follow up
uppföljning, fortsättning* * *1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) följa []2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) följa [] -
4 follow in someone's footsteps
följa i någons fotspår* * *(to do the same as someone has done before one: When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps.) -
5 follow one's nose
gå dit näsan pekar; gå efter sin känsla* * *(to go straight forward.) -
6 follow suit
följa exemplet, göra likadant* * *(to do just as someone else has done: He went to bed and I followed suit.) föja exemplet, göra likadant -
7 follow advice
följa råd, handla i engihet med råd -
8 follow like sheep
följa som ett får -
9 follow out
fullfölja; följa ut, gå efter någon -
10 follow the arrow!
följ pilen! -
11 follow the example
gör likadant -
12 follow the footsteps of
gör som... -
13 follow the law
studera juridik -
14 follow the lead
gå efter -
15 follow the rules
följa reglerna -
16 follow the sea
vara sjöman -
17 follow through
fullföljande; uppsving; uppgöljning -
18 follow up post
uppföljningspost, meddelande i en nyhetsgrupp som hänvisar till ett föregående meddelande (Internet) -
19 follow-up discussion
uppföljande diskussion -
20 follow-up sheet
uppföljningspapper
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