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1 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) i timmar (timtal) -
2 go through
gå igenom, genomlida* * *1) (to search in: I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key.) gå (leta) igenom2) (to suffer: You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.) gå igenom, genomlida3) (to use up: We went through a lot of money on holiday.) göra slut på4) (to complete: to go through certain formalities.) genomgå5) (to be completed: After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.) gå igenom, gå i lås -
3 day
n. dag* * *[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dag2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dag3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dag, dygn4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) tid, dagar•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) dagdrömma- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day -
4 for
Betraktningsfält, en kameras eller en identifikationsutrustnings största förmåga att vända och se en robot* * *[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) till2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) mot3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) i, under4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) efter, om5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) för6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) för7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) för8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) för, åt9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) för10) (because of: for this reason.) av11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) till12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) för13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) för14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) för []15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trots2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) för, ty -
5 night
adj. natt-, kvälls---------n. natt; mörker* * *1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) natt, kväll2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) mörker•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman -
6 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) uträknad2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) slut, färdig -
7 puzzle
n. funderande, bryderi; gåta; problem; pussel--------v. göra häpen; förbrylla; sätta myror i huvudet på* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) förbrylla, vålla huvudbry2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) grubbla2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåta2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) pussel, []gåta•- puzzling- puzzle out -
8 sigh
n. suck--------v. sucka; tråna, längta* * *1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sucka2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) sucka2. noun(an act of sighing.) suck -
9 talk
n. samtal; pratstund; snack, skvaller; förhandlingar; föredrag--------v. tala; uttrycka* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala, prata2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) prata, skvallra3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala (prata) om2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pratstund, samtal2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) föredrag3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) skvaller4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) prat, snack•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
10 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) övertala, få att ändra sig2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) prata omkring ngt, prata utan att komma till saken -
11 toil
n. arbete, slit--------v. arbeta, slita* * *[toil] 1. verb1) (to work hard and long: He toiled all day in the fields.) slita, knoga2) (to move with great difficulty: He toiled along the road with all his luggage.) släpa sig fram2. noun(hard work: He slept well after his hours of toil.) slit, knog -
12 work-day
1) (a day on which one goes to work, and is not on holiday.) arbetsdag2) (the period of actual labour in a normal day at work: My working day is eight hours long.) arbetsdag -
13 working day
1) (a day on which one goes to work, and is not on holiday.) arbetsdag2) (the period of actual labour in a normal day at work: My working day is eight hours long.) arbetsdag
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