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1 gradually
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2 gradually degenerating
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3 decreased gradually
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4 peter out
försvinna; ebba ut, sina; rinna ut i sanden* * *(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) ebba ut, sina, ta slut -
5 away
adj. bortalag, borta- (match)--------adv. bort; undan* * *[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) från, bort[], i väg, undan2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) bort, om3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) bort, undan4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) undan, på5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) bortamatch; borta -
6 bit by bit
bit för bit, undan för undan* * *(gradually: Move the pile of rocks bit by bit.) bit för bit -
7 build up
bygga upp* * *1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) öka, hopa sig, stegras2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) bygga upp, skapa -
8 by degrees
gradvis, stegvis, efter hand, så småningom* * *(gradually: We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees.) gradvis -
9 develop
v. utveckla, förbättra; växa, utvecklas* * *[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) utvecklas2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) utveckla, få3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) framträda, bli synlig, uppstå4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
10 ease
n. bekvämlighet; ro; sorglöshet--------v. underlätta; lugna; släppa ut, befria någon från* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) välbefinnande, välbehag2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) lätthet3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) otvungenhet, naturlighet2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lindra, dämpa2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) lätta, minska, sakta ner3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) flytta försiktigt på•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) försiktigt!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
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11 eat into
tära (på besparingar)* * *(to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) tära (nöta, fräta) på, förstöra -
12 erode
v. erodera, fräta bort; frätas bort; äta, gnaga* * *[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) fräta (nöta) bort, erodera- erosion -
13 evolve
v. utveckla; utveckla sig* * *[i'volv](to (cause to) develop gradually: Man evolved from the apes.) utveckla- evolutionary -
14 fade
v. blekna; förblekna; matta, avta; bli suddig; tona bort; bleka; göra urblekt* * *[feid](to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc: The noise gradually faded (away).) mattas, tona (dö) bort, försvinna -
15 film
n. film; filmrulle; biofilm; tunt lager, hinna, film--------v. filma; täcka med hinna; täckas med hinna; täckas med lager; filmbar* * *[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) film2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) film3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) hinna, tunt skikt2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filma2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) skymmas, täckas av en hinna•- filmy- filmstar -
16 filter
n. filter: filtrera, sila; filtreras, silas; sippra; ett program som mottar output från ett annat program och förändrar dess format (data)--------v. filtrera, sila; filtreras, silas; tränga sig in; användas till filtrering* * *['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filter2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filter2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrera[], sila[]2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) sippra (läcka) ut• -
17 fritter
n. smådel; fattiga riddare (i matlagning)--------v. plottra bort, slösa [s] bort; bryta (skära) i småbitar* * *['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) slösa (kasta) bort -
18 gentle
adj. öm, varsam; mjuk; lagom; behaglig; ädel--------n. ädel, förnäm--------v. lugna; förfina; smeka* * *['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) blid, mjuk, vänlig2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) mild, måttlig3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) svag•- gently- gentleness -
19 gradual
adj. gradvis* * *(happening gently and slowly: a gradual rise in temperature.) gradvis, successiv -
20 grow on
(to gradually become liked: I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.) mer och mer tilltala
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