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1 leeway
n. spelrum; andrum, frist; avdrift (sjöfart)* * *1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) avdrift2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) försummad tid3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) spelrum, andrum, marginal -
2 make up for
gottgöra för; ta igen* * *(to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc: Next week we'll try to make up for lost time.) kompensera, ta igen -
3 lose
v. förlora, mista; missa, gå miste om; slösa, slarva bort; förspilla; bli dödad; springa ifrån; inte förstå* * *[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) tappa, förlora2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) förlora, mista, försvinna3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) tappa (slarva) bort, förlägga4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) förlora5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) förlora, förspilla•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on -
4 give up
ge upp; tröttna* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) sluta, upphöra2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) sluta med3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) överlämna sig, lämna ifrån sig4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) ägna, anslå5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) ge upp hoppet om, anse förlorad -
5 here
adv. här; hit; i det här fallet; nu, då* * *[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) här, hit2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) här3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) här2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) hallå där!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) ja!•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there -
6 rough
adj. hård; skrovlig; rå--------adv. grovt; hårt; rått--------n. svår situation; kraftkarl; kladd, utkast--------v. göra grov; rufsa om* * *1. adjective1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) grov, skrovlig, sträv2) (uneven: a rough path.) ojämn, kuperad3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) sträv, barsk, kärv4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) ohyfsad, råbarkad, våldsam5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) gropig, stormig, hård6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) rå, grov, ungefärlig2. noun1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) buse, ligist2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) ruff•- roughly- roughness
- roughage
- roughen
- rough diamond
- rough-and-ready
- rough-and-tumble
- rough it
- rough out -
7 some
adj. någon, något, några; lite; speciell; ungefär; riktig (slang)--------adv. ganska, rätt så; mycket (slang)--------pron. några, en del, en viss* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) några, en del, lite2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) någon, något, några, en del, lite, somliga... andra3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) någon [], något [], några []4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) vissa, somliga2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) åtskillig, en hel del2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) någon, något3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefär, omkring3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) något, en del- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me
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