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1 short-lived
kortlivad (kortvarig)* * *adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) kortlivad, kortvarig -
2 short
adj. kort; knapp, bristande; liten, minskad; outspädd; mindre; mör--------adv. plötsligt, tvärt; i korthet; på kanten; innan slutet--------n. kortslutning (slang); kort (som i "kort sagt"); outspädd drink; kortfilm (slang)--------v. förkorta, korta* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) kort3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) för lite5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ont om6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) mör, skör, som smular sig lätt2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) tvärt, plötsligt2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) för kort•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) sätta upp på slutlistan- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
3 short-range
1) (not reaching a long distance: short-range missiles.) kortdistans-2) (not covering a long time: a short-range weather forecast.) kortsiktig, för den närmaste tiden -
4 at short notice
med kort varsel* * *(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) med kort varsel -
5 be pressed for
ha ont om (knappt med)* * *(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) ha ont om (knappt med) -
6 be pushed for
(to be short of; not to have enough of: I'm a bit pushed for time.) ha ont (trångt) om -
7 pause
n. pause; uppehåll--------v. göra ett uppehåll* * *[po:z] 1. noun1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) paus, avbrott, uppehåll2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) paus2. verb(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) ta en paus -
8 help out
rädda* * *(to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty: I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby?) hjälpa till -
9 accommodation
n. bostad, logi, husrum; överenskommelse; anpassning* * *1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) logi2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) plats, utrymme -
10 sale
n. försäljning; avsättning; rea; lagerrensning, utförsäljning* * *[seil]1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) försäljning2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) realisation, rea3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) auktion, försäljning•- saleroom- salesman
- salesmanship
- for sale
- sale of work -
11 awhile
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12 in abeyance
ovetande; uppskjuten, tillfälligt upphävd* * *(left undecided usually for a short time: The matter was left in abeyance.) anstånd, vila -
13 meteoric
adj. meteorisk, snurrande, skinande och snabbgående* * *[-'o-]adjective ((of success etc) rapid and often only lasting for a short time: a meteoric rise to fame.) meteorlik, meteor-, komet- -
14 stir-fry
verb (to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring: stir-fried vegetables.) woka -
15 temporary
adj. temporär, tillfällig--------n. tillfällig arbetare (slang)* * *['tempərəri, ]( American[) 'tempəreri](lasting, acting, used etc for a (short) time only: a temporary job; He made a temporary repair.) tillfällig, temporär- temporariness -
16 minute
adj. mycket liten, minimal; hårfin; precis, exakt; för omedelbar förberedelse (kött)--------n. minut; ögonblick; anteckning, protokoll, memorandum--------v. föra anteckningar; föra protokoll* * *I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minut2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minut3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) ögonblick, slag4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) just då, i samma stund5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) protokoll•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) ytterst liten, minimal2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) minutiös, ytterst noggrann•- minutely- minuteness -
17 spell
n. trollformel; trolldom, magi; kort tid, period; kö; skift; anfall (hosta etc.)--------v. bokstavera; stava; stava rätt; tyda; innebära, betyda* * *I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) stava2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) stavas3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) stava4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) betyda•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) trollformel2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) [] våld, trollbunden []III [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) skift, omgång2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) tid, period, anfall3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) liten stund -
18 cram
v. proppa; proppa mat i; proppa i sig mat* * *[kræm]past tense, past participle crammed - verb1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) fullproppad2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) proppa, stoppa full3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) plugga, plugga med, slå i sig (ngn) -
19 slang
n. slang, folkmun, gatuspråk--------v. skälla ut; säga skällsord, skälla på; tala slang* * *[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) slang2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) skälla ut (på), okväda -
20 by and by
snart, inom kort; gradvis, undan för undan* * *(after a short time: By and by, everyone went home.) snart, så småningom
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