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  • 1 touch off

    (to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) antända, få att explodera, sätta i gång

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  • 2 touch

    n. beröring; känsel, känselsinne; lätt stöt, snudd; antydan, drag, touche
    --------
    v. röra, känna på
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) röra [], vidröra
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) röra vid
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) beröra, gripa
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) ha med att göra, befatta sig med
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) beröring
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) känsel
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) pensel-, penndrag
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) grepp, stil, [] hand
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) område utanför sidlinjen
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    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood

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  • 3 hands off!

    (do not touch!) bort med tassarna!

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  • 4 pat

    adj. passande
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    adv. omgående, på en gång
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    n. klapp
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    v. klappa, slå
    * * *
    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp, lätt slag
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) klick
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappa
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) fix och färdig, som ett rinnande vatten

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  • 5 shave

    n. rakning; avskrapning; tunn skiva
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    v. raka; raka sig; hyvla; snudda vid, stryka förbi
    * * *
    [ʃeiv] 1. verb
    1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) raka []
    2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) skrapa, hyvla
    3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) snudda, tuscha
    2. noun
    ((the result of) an act of shaving.) rakning
    - shavings

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  • 6 brush

    n. borste; pensel; borstning; sammandrabbning, tumult; rävsvans; snårskog
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    v. borsta; röra, snudda; borsta av; svepa förbi
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) borste
    2) (an act of brushing.) borstning
    3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) []svans
    4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammandrabbning, nappatag
    2. verb
    1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) borsta
    2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) sopa, borsta
    3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) borsta
    4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) vidröra, nudda (snudda) vid
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    - brush away
    - brush up
    - give
    - get the brush-off

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  • 7 finish

    n. slut, avslutning; slutskede; slutförande; slutbehandling, polering
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    v. sluta, avsluta; göra färdig, slutföra; fullborda; upphöra; polera; efterbehandla
    * * *
    ['finiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) sluta, slutföra, upphöra
    2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) äta (dricka) upp
    2. noun
    1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) finish
    2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) slutspurt, slutkamp, finish
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    - finish off
    - finish up

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  • 8 handle

    n. handtag; (vard.) bli rasande; hantera; handla med; ett unikt nummer PCn använder när man arbetar med en fil (data)
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    v. ta i, beröra; behandla; handla med
    * * *
    ['hændl] 1. noun
    (the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) handtag
    2. verb
    1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) ta i, beröra
    2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) hantera, handskas med
    3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) handla med, föra
    4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) behandla
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    - handler
    - handlebars

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  • 9 tap

    n. kran; kork, tapp; knackning
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    v. förse med kran; pumpa (bildligt), mjölka (bildligt); avlyssna; knacka
    * * *
    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) knackning
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) knacka
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) kran, tapp
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) utnyttja, exploatera
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) göra en telefonavlyssning

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