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21 a little
lite* * *1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) lite2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') lite3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) lite, en smula -
22 a lot
mycket; till stor del, i hög grad* * *(a large quantity or number: What a lot of letters!) en massa -
23 a touch
(a small quantity or degree: The soup needs a touch of salt; a touch of imagination.) aning, stänk, nypa -
24 accumulate
v. ackumulera, samla; ackumuleras, samlas, hopas* * *[ə'kju:mjuleit]((usually of things) to gather or be gathered together in a large quantity: Rubbish accumulates very quickly in our house.) hopa [], ackumulera[]- accumulator -
25 amount
n. mängd, massa; belopp--------v. uppgå till; betyda, innebära* * *1. verb( with to)1) (to add up to: The bill amounted to $15.) uppgå till2) (to be equal to: Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.) innebära, vara detsamma som2. noun(a quantity, especially of money: a large amount of money in the bank.) belopp, summa -
26 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) över, så det [] blir över -
27 assess
v. värdera, uppskatta* * *[ə'ses]1) (to estimate or judge the quality or quantity of: Can you assess my chances of winning?) uppskatta, bedöma2) (to estimate in order to calculate tax due on: My income has been assessed wrongly.) taxera, beskatta•- assessor -
28 bag
n. väska; påse; handväska; jaktbyte--------v. lägga i väska; jaga* * *[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) väska, påse, säck, bag2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) jaktbyte, fångst2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) packa (lägga) i påse (säck)2) (to kill (game).) fånga, fälla, skjuta•- baggy- bags of
- in the bag
- bag lady -
29 charge
n. pris; ansvar; laddning (elektrisk, explosiv); anklagelse--------v. ta betalt, debitera; anklaga; anfalla; ladda (även vapen); deklarera* * *1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) ta []2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) debitera, skriva upp på ngn[]3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) anklaga4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) anfalla, storma fram (göra chock) mot5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) rusa []6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) ladda []7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) ladda2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) pris, avgift, taxa2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) anklagelse3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) anfall, chock4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) laddning5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) person som man har ansvar för6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) laddning•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
30 cloud
n. moln; skugga--------v. hölja i moln; fördunkla; grumla, göra oklar* * *1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) moln2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) moln, svärm3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) moln, skugga2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) mulna []2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) grumla, fördunkla3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) förmörka[]•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud -
31 decline
n. nedgång, minskning--------v. neka; vägra; minska, avta; förfalla; sjunka; (grammatik:) konjugera (verb)* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) avböja, tacka nej2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) avta, minska, sjunka2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) avtagande, minskning, nedgång -
32 density
n. täthet* * *1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) täthet2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) densitet -
33 deposit
n. deposition; förskott; lager; avlagring--------v. deponera; lägga; lämna i förvar* * *[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) lägga (ställa, sätta) ner2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) sätta in, deponera2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) insättning2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) handpenning3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) handpenning4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) fällning, bottensats, avlagring5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) lager, fyndighet -
34 difference
n. olikhet, skillnad; mellanskillnad* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) skillnad2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsskiljaktighet, tvist3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) mellanskillnad•- differentiate
- differentiation -
35 dose
n. dos, medicindos--------v. dosera* * *[dəus] 1. noun1) (the quantity of medicine etc to be taken at one time: It's time you had a dose of your medicine.) dos2) (an unpleasant thing (especially an illness) which one is forced to suffer: a nasty dose of flu.) omgång, släng2. verb(to give medicine to: She dosed him with aspirin.) ge medicin, medicinera- dosage -
36 draught
n. luftdrag; fläkt, vindpust; tappning från fat; klunk; djupgående; utkast, plan* * *1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) drag2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) klunk3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) djupgående•- draughts- draughty -
37 dribble
n. droppe; duggregn; dribbling--------v. droppa, sippra; dribbla* * *['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) droppa, sippra2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) dregla3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) dribbla2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) droppe, rännil -
38 drink
n. dryck; drink--------v. dricka* * *[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) dricka2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) dricka, supa2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) klunk, svälj, dryck2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) drink, sup, glas, spritdryck[]•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up -
39 drip
n. dropp--------v. droppa* * *[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) droppa2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) droppe2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) dropp[]3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) dropp•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) dropptorka -
40 drop
n. droppe; gnutta; karamell; fall--------v. droppa; falla; fälla; ta bort; stupa, falla ned; släppa ner; släppa, låta falla; låta vara; överge* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) droppe2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) droppe, slurk3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall[], nedgång4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) fall2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) tappa, släppa, låta falla2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) ramla ner, hoppa ner3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) sluta umgås med, överge, släppa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) släppa (sätta) av5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skriva []•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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