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1 become smaller
bli mindre, minskas -
2 getting smaller
att bli mindre -
3 less
adj. mindre; i mindre grad--------adv. mindre--------conj. utan--------n. mindre mängd--------prep. minus, med avdrag för* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mindre2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre- no less a person than -
4 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) vara i minoritet -
5 comedown
n. besvikelse, nedgång* * *noun (a fall in dignity etc: The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce.) steg nedåt, nerköp -
6 condense
v. kondensera; tränga samman* * *[kən'dens]1) (to make smaller: They have produced a condensed version of the book for children.) förkorta2) (to make (a liquid) thicker, stronger or more concentrated: condensed milk.) koncentrera3) ((of vapour) to turn to liquid: Steam condensed on the kitchen windows.) kondensera• -
7 contract
n. överenskommelse, kontrakt--------v. teckna avtal; få; dra samman; dra ihop sig* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) dra samman (ihop), dra ihop sig, krympa, förkorta2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) avtala, förbinda sig3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) ådra sig4) (to promise (in marriage).) ingå2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt- contractor -
8 deplete
v. göra slut på, tömma* * *[di'pli:t](to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) []tömma, förbruka -
9 donkey
n. åsna* * *['doŋki]1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) åsna2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) åsna•- donkey's years/ages -
10 down
n. Down (Johan, engelsk läkare, Downs syndrom är benämnt efter honom)* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ner, ned, nere, nerför2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ner3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) ner5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ner2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nerför, nedanför2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ner i3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) utmed, längs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) svepa, tömma- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) riktig, fullkomlig- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun- downie®- downy -
11 dwarf
n. dvärg--------v. förkrympa* * *[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) dvärg2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) dvärg2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) få att verka liten (mindre) -
12 fall off
falla, falla ned från; avta, minska, sjunka, gå ned, försämras, gå tillbaka, förlora, tappa, mattas* * *(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) avta, minska -
13 grand total
totalsumma* * *(the final total; the total of several smaller totals.) slutsumma, summa summarum -
14 hill
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15 hook
n. hake, krok; krokslag, hook; hängare--------v. fånga; kröka på; haka fast* * *[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) krok2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) krok, hängare, hake3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) krok[]2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fånga, kroka, få på kroken2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) kroka fast, häkta ihop, knäppa3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) slå en hook, hooka•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook -
16 hour hand
timvisare* * *(the smaller of the two hands of a watch or clock, which shows the time in hours.) timvisare -
17 intake
n. intag; uppsugning, intagning; öppning, inlopp; hoptagning* * *['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) intagning, antal intagna2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) intag, inlopp3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) intagning, tillförsel, tillströmning -
18 lag
n. eftersläpning, förhalning; tids-intervall, -skillnad, (data) avbrott mellan två datorer p.g.a. en för läng reaktionstid; måttenhet för försening ; maskin-trumkant--------n. fånge, kåkfarare, befriad fånge (slang); tid i fängelse (slang)--------v. bli efter; komma för sent, vara sen; komma på efterkälken; ta sin tid; tona bort, sjunka; haffa, anhålla (slang); isolera (från värme)* * *[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) bli (komma, ligga, sacka) efter2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) försening, eftersläpning -
19 last
adj. sist; sista; förra (veckan etc.); slutlig--------adv. allra sist; sist; senast; slutligen; till sist--------n. sista; det sista; skomakares läst; hålla ut, klara sig; läst (mått)--------v. vara, hålla på; räcka, räcka till; klara sig; leva; hålla ut; hålla sig* * *I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) sist, sista2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) förra, senaste3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) sista2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) sist- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) vara, hålla på2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) vara, räcka•- lasting- last out -
20 lesser
adj. liten; få; obetydlig* * *adjective (smaller or not as important: the lesser of the two towns.) mindre
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