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1 turn
n. sväng, kurva; svängning, vändning; tur, omgång; tjänst (gentjänst etc.); syfte--------v. svänga; vända; vrida; snurra* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snurra, vrida2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) vända []3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) svänga4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) vända mot, rikta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) svänga runt, vika om, runda6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) förvandla, göra, bli7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) bli, göra2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) vridning, vändning2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) varv, omgång3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) avtagsväg, tvärgata4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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2 call
n. rop; telefonsamtal; besök; signal; kallelse; fordran, anspråk; krav; behov--------v. skrika; ropa, kalla på; bjuda in; ringa, telefonera; besöka* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalla2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalla3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) kalla på, ropa4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) kontakta5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) göra visit, hälsa på6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringa7) ((in card games) to bid.) bjuda, syna2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) rop2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) sång3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besök, visit4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonsamtal5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) lockrop, lockton6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) efterfrågan7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) skäl, anledning•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
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3 direct
adj. direkt; rak, rät; tydlig--------adv. direkt; rakt; tydligt--------v. rikta mot, visa vägen; styra, leda; befalla; regissera* * *[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) direkt, rak2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) rättfram3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) direkt, omedelbar4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) direkt, rak5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) i rakt nedstigande led2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) rikta2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) visa vägen3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) befalla, bestämma4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) dirigera, regissera•- directional
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
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4 shy
adj. blyg; försiktig; misstänksam, rädd; för lite av, brist på--------n. kast, släng; försök (bildligt); gliring (slang)--------v. skygga för; rygga tillbaka; kasta, slänga* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) blyg3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skygg2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skygga- shyly- shyness -
5 switch
n. ändring; (om) byte; strömbrytare, (AE. järnv.) växelspår; koppla; switch off stänga av, strömbrytare; slag; utbyte--------v. byta; slå* * *[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) strömbrytare2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) ändring, omsvängning3) (a thin stick.) spö, käpp2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) ändra, ställa (slå) om- switchboard
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6 take/keep one's mind off
(to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about: A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.) få att glömma
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