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1 action
n. handling; gärning; verksamhet; aktion, strid* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) handling, aktion2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) rörelser, rörlighet3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) åtal, stämning4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) strid•- out of action -
2 take action
agera, vidta åtgärder, ingripa; väcka åtal mot -
3 take action against culprits
vidta åtgärder mot brottslingar -
4 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 -
5 proceed
v. fortsätta; fortskrida* * *[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) fortsätta2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) gå till väga3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) börja, sätta i gång4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) härröra5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) vidta lagliga åtgärder•- proceeds -
6 drastic
adj. drastisk, kraftig* * *['dræstik](violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) drastisk -
7 imperative
adj. nödvändig, oumbärlig; befallande; imperativ (grammatik)--------n. imperativ (inom grammatik); plikt; tvingande nödvändighet* * *[im'perətiv] 1. noun, adjective1) (used of verbs that are expressing a command: In the sentence `Come here!', `come' is an imperative (verb).) imperativ; imperativisk2) (absolutely necessary: It is imperative that we take immediate action to reduce pollution.) absolut nödvändig2. nounIn `Sit down!' the verb is in the imperative.) imperativ -
8 liberty
n. frihet; frigivning; frigjordhet; rättighet* * *['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) frihet2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) frihet3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) [] friheter•- take the liberty of -
9 measure
n. dimension; storlek; mått; mätredskap; takt; tyngd; reform, lagförslag--------v. mäta; beräkna, uppskatta; mönstra, mäta upp* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mått, mätredskap2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) måttenhet3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mått, måttsystem4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) mått [], åtgärd5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mått6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mäta2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mäta3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) mäta4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mäta•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up -
10 screw
n. skruv; mutter; åtskruvning; propeller; press; samlag, "knull" (slang); gammal (utsliten) häst; lön; fångvaktare--------v. skruva; skruva fast; skruva av; pressa; bedriva utpressning; knulla (slang)* * *[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skruv2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) åtskruvning2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) skruva[] fast2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) skruva[] fast (i, på), skruva[] ur (av, loss)3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) knulla4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) lura•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage -
11 step
n. steg; trappsteg; grad; etapp--------pref. styv- (mamma, pappa etc); steg---------v. gå; stiga, kliva; träda åt sidan; göra plats* * *[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) steg2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) steg3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) steg4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) steg5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) trappsteg, trappa6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) steg, kliv7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) åtgärd, mått och steg2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) stiga, kliva, gå- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step -
12 arrest
n. avbrott; arrest, fängslande--------v. hejda, hindra; försena; arrestera, anhålla* * *[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) gripa, anhålla, arrestera2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) hejda, hämma2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) gripande, arrestering2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) stopp, avbrott, stillestånd• -
13 choose
v. välja; föredra* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) välja2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) välja, föredra• -
14 deal with
ta itu med* * *1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) handla om, behandla2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) ta itu med, gripa sig an, handlägga -
15 exercise
n. övningsuppgift; övning, träning; utövande, bruk; kroppsövning--------v. utöva, bruka; motionera; öva; träna* * *1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) motion2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) övning, träning3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) exercis, övning, manöver2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) motionera2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) använda, utöva -
16 from
prep. från, ur; hemifrån; från och med* * *[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) från2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) av3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) ifrån4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) av -
17 future
adj. framtida; kommande; blivande; senare--------n. framtid* * *['fju: ə] 1. noun1) ((what is going to happen in) the time to come: He was afraid of what the future might bring; ( also adjective) his future wife.) framtid; blivande2) ((a verb in) the future tense.) futurum2. adjective((of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.) futural -
18 militant
adj. militant, krigslysten--------n. militant person, krigslysten person* * *['militənt](wishing to take, or taking, strong or violent action: militant workers.) militant- militancy -
19 photograph
n. foto; kort; bild--------v. fotografera* * *1. noun(( abbreviation photo ['foutou]) a picture taken by a camera, using the action of light on film or plates covered with certain chemicals: I took a lot of photographs during my holiday.) fotografi2. verb(to take a photograph or photographs of (a person, thing etc): He spends all his time photographing old buildings.) fotografera- photographic
- photography -
20 suck
n. sug--------v. suga (in, upp); dia; insupa* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) suga2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) suga på3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) suga4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) vara kass (skitdålig)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sug, slick, slurk- sucker- suck up to
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