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1 press
n. press; tryck, tryckning; tryckpress; tidningspress; stress--------v. pressa; trycka; driva på, ansätta* * *[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) trycka2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) pressa3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressa, ansätta4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) driva5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) pressa, stryka2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) tryckning, pressning, strykning2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tryckpress3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) press4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) press5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) press•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on -
2 pick
n. hacka, spetshacka; val--------v. välja; plocka; slita ut; hacka på* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) välja [], plocka ut2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plocka3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) lyfta4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dyrka (peta) upp2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) det bästa, eliten, gräddan•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hacka -
3 tread
n. gång--------v. trampa (på), gå; vandra* * *[tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) trampa2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) gå, traska3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) trampa sönder2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) steg, gång2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) mönster3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) trappsteg•
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