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1 take apart
(to separate (something) into the pieces from which it is made: He took the engine apart.) ta (plocka) isär -
2 apart
adv. isär, ifrån varandra; avsides; för sig själv* * *(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) isär- come apart
- take apart
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3 separate
adj. separat, enskild; särskild; avskild--------v. separera, skilja; åtskilja; särskilja; skiljas; dela; skilja sig; avskilja* * *1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) dela upp, skilja åt, sära på2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) skiljas åt3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separera2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) skild, avskild, separat2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) skild, åtskild•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
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4 joke
n. skämt; rolig historia--------v. skämta, skoja* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) skämt, vits, skoj2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) lustighet, spratt2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) skämta, skoja2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) skämtare•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
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