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61 brickbat
n. tegelbit; svår kritik* * *noun (an insult: They hurled brickbats at the politician throughout his speech.) nedsabling, skarp kritik -
62 by word of mouth
från mun till mun* * *(by one person telling another in speech, not in writing: She got the information by word of mouth.) muntligen, från mun till mun -
63 clap
n. skräll, knall; applåd, handklappning--------v. applådera; smälla; hastigt lägga* * *[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) klappa händer, applådera2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) klappa, dunka3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) bura in, sätta i finkan2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) skräll, knall2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) handklappning, klapp -
64 cockney
adj. vulgär, slangartad, slang---------n. cockney (londondialekt); en som bor i östra London--------n. cockney (londondialekt)* * *['kokni]1) (a native of the City of London.) cockney2) (his speech: He spoke cockney; ( also adjective) a cockney accent.) cockney -
65 conclusion
n. slutledning; slut; beslut* * *[-ʒən]1) (an end: the conclusion of his speech.) avslutning2) (a judgement: I came to the conclusion that the house was empty.) slutsats -
66 contraction
n. sammandragning; förkortning* * *[-ʃən]1) (an act of contracting: contraction of metals; contraction of muscles.) sammandragning, krympning2) (a word shortened in speech or spelling: `I'm' is a contraction of `I am'.) förkortning, hopdragning, sammandragning -
67 crisp
adj. knaprig; rapp--------n. friterad mat--------v. göra knaprig; ha svårt för* * *[krisp] 1. adjective1) (stiff and dry enough to break easily: crisp biscuits.) knaprig, frasig, spröd2) ((of vegetables etc) firm and fresh: a crisp lettuce.) spröd3) ((of manner, speech etc) firm and clear.) kort och koncis, bestämd2. noun(short for potato crisp.)- crisply- crispness
- crispy -
68 cue
n. bokstav, antydning; exempel; biljardkö--------v. ge någon tecken, ge en stickreplik* * *I [kju:] noun(the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') stickreplik, slutord i replikII [kju:] noun(a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) kö -
69 declaim
v. deklamera, läsa upp; prata med glöd* * *[di'kleim](to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner: She declaimed against immorality.) hålla tal, orera, predika -
70 deliver
v. leverera, överlämna; ge; uttrycka; föda (ett barn); frigöra* * *[di'livə]1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) dela ut, överlämna, leverera2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) framföra, hålla3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) förlösa•- delivery -
71 draft
n. utkast, koncept; dragen växel; uttagning av manskap; uttaget manskap; vindkast--------v. skriva ett utkast; värva* * *1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) utkast, skiss2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) detachement, kommenderat manskap3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) dragen växel, tratta, check4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) inkallelse []2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) formulera, skriva (göra) utkast till2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) inkalla []•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman -
72 dry up
torka ut; torka upp* * *1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) torka ut, bli uttorkad2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) ta slut3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) torka bort4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) tystna, bli alldeles tyst -
73 dumb
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74 effect
n. effekt, verkan, resultat; trick; inflytande, påverkan--------v. åstadkomma* * *[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) effekt, följd2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) verkan, inverkan, påverkan2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) åstadkomma, genomföra- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect -
75 electrifying
adjective an electrifying speech.) entusiasmerande, uppeldande -
76 eloquent
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77 eulogy
n. lovtal, minnestal* * *['ju:lə‹i]plural - eulogies; noun((a speech or piece of writing containing) high praise.) -
78 fight
n. slagsmål, bråk; strid; gräl; boxningsmatch; stridslust--------v. bråka; strida, kämpa; slåss; slå tillbaka fienden, kämpa sig fram* * *1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slåss2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bekämpa3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) bråka2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) slagsmål, strid2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kamp3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kampvilja, stridslust4) (a boxing-match.) boxningsmatch•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight -
79 figurative
adj. bildlig, överförd; illustrerad; bildrik; symbolisk* * *[-rətiv]adjective (of or using figures of speech: figurative language.) bildlig -
80 figure
n. siffra, nummer; figur; form; personlighet; pris; kroppsbyggnad, kroppsform; gestalt; uttryck; symbol--------v. räkna; tänka; anta; beskriva; uttrycka; uppträda på ett framträdande sätt; skissa figurer; uttrycka i nummer* * *['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figur2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figur3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) siffra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figur2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurera2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) anta, räkna med•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out
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