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61 root
n. rot, upphov; grund--------v. rotfästa; slå rot: dra upp med rötterna; böka, rota; bli etablerad (angående företag etc.); utrota* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rot2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rot3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rot4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rötter2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) [] slå rot- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) böka, rota2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rota -
62 salt
n. SALT (samtal mellan stormakter rörande nedskärning av kärnvapen)* * *[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) salt2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) salt3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) sjöbjörn2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salt, salt-, saltad3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salta- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt -
63 shower
n. dusch; regn, skur; lysningskalas; möhippa--------v. duscha; regna; strömma ner, falla ner* * *1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) regnskur2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) skur, regn, ström3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) dusch4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) dusch2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) låta regna över, överhopa, överösa2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) duscha•- showery- showerproof -
64 siphon
n. hävert (böjt rör som används för att överföra vätskor från en behållare till en annan med hjälp av lufttryck)--------v. leda bort genom en hävert (böjt rör som används för att överföra vätskor från en behållare till en annan med hjälp av lufttryck)* * *1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) hävert2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifon2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) suga [] upp -
65 slip
n. serielinjerad Internetprotokoll, standard för anslutning av en dator till en värddator på Internet (data)* * *I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) halka2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) slinta3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) tappa stilen (greppet)4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smyga, slinka5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) komma loss från6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) sticka, smyga2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) halkning, slintning2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) misstag, felsteg3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) underklänning, underkjol4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) slip•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) remsa, lapp -
66 soak
n. blötning; blötläggning; fylltratt, suput (slang)--------v. blötas, sugas upp; blöta; bli genomblöt; suga upp; tränga in i, tränga igenom; pressa pengar av, låta betala* * *[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) blöta, lägga i blöt2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) blöta ner, göra genomvåt (genomblöt)3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) tränga in/blöta (blöda) igenom•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up -
67 solar panel
noun (a piece of equipment, usually installed on a roof, that absorbs energy from the sun to heat water or turn it into electricity.) -
68 sponge
n. tvättsvamp; snyltgubbe, parasit--------v. tvätta av med en svamp; torka av med en svamp; suga upp; snylta sig till, utnyttja* * *1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) tvättsvamp2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) tvättsvamp3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pudding, sockerkaka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) tvättning, avtorkning2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) tvätta med en svamp2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) snylta•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
69 stalactite
n. stalaktit (hängande droppsten som bildas i en grotta)* * *(a spike of limestone hanging from the roof of a cave etc formed by the dripping of water containing lime.) stalaktit -
70 strain off
(to remove (liquid) from eg vegetables by using a sieve etc: When the potatoes were cooked, she strained off the water.) sila av -
71 strip
n. band; remsa, strimla; avklädning--------v. klä av; klä av sig; tömma; ta av* * *[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) skrapa, skala (barka) av2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) klä av []3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) tömma, plundra4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) beröva2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) remsa2) (a strip cartoon.) tecknad serie3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) dräkt•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) striptease- -
72 supply
n. tillförsel, anskaffning; förråd; lager; leverans; tillgång; fyllande--------v. tillhandahålla; leverera; förse någon med något* * *1. verb(to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) skaffa, tillhandahålla2. noun1) (the act or process of supplying.) anskaffning, tillhandahållande2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) förråd, proviant• -
73 waste
adj. förlorad, spill-, förspilld; avfalls-; förhärjad, skövlad; ofruktbar; ödelagd--------n. slöseri; slösande; förslitning, förödelse; ödeläggelse; ödemark; ödejord; sopor; rester; spill--------v. slösa; slösa bort; förstöra, uttömma; sina; tyna av; tynas av; förslösas; förhärja, mörda (slang)* * *[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) slösa []2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) avfall2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) slöseri3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ödemark•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away -
74 waste pipe
(a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc: The kitchen waste pipe is blocked.) avloppsrör -
75 waterfall
n. vattenfall* * *noun (a natural fall of water from a height such as a rock or a cliff.) vattenfall -
76 waterhole
noun (a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country: The elephant drank from the waterhole.) vattenhål -
77 wringer
n. den eller det som vrider; vridmaskin (i tvättmaskin); svår upplevelse (slang)* * *noun (a machine for forcing water from wet clothes.) mangel, vridmaskin
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