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1 couple
n. par--------v. (hop) koppla, förena; ha samlag* * *1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) ett par, några2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) par2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) koppla []- couplet- coupling -
2 dilemma
n. dilemma, svår situation* * *(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilemma -
3 do
n. tillställning; uppmaning (bibliskt- god gärning); bedrägeri (slang)--------v. göra; syssla med; handla; sköta om; klara sig; spela, agera; lura, snuva* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) göra6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) göra [], klara [], avverka, köra7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ägna sig åt, syssla med8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) räcka, duga, passa9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) läsa, studera, utföra, räkna10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) må, klara (reda, sköta) sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordna, rätta till12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) göra13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) visa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) vålla, göra15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) göra, avverka2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) kalas, tillställning- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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4 engage
v. anställa, anlita; koppla ihop* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) anställa, anlita2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) engagera, beställa3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) ta i anspråk, lägga beslag på, sysselsätta4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) ta upp kampen med, anfalla5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) koppla ihop (i), lägga i•- engaged- engagement
- engaging -
5 informal
adj. informell, utan formaliteter; enkel* * *[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) informell2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) vardaglig, informell•- informally -
6 labour
n. labourpartiet, politiskst parti* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) arbete2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbetskraft, arbetare3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) förlossningsarbete, värkar4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeta []2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) arbeta sig fram•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving -
7 leadership
n. ledarskap, ledning; ledarförmåga* * *1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) ledarskap2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) ledarförmåga -
8 side
adj. sido-; bredvid; andre-, vid sidan av--------n. sida; aspekt, synpunkt; flank; del (av en ekvation)--------v. ta parti för någon, ställa sig på någons sida, ta ställning för någon* * *1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) sida2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) sida3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) sida4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) sida5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) sida6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) sida, del7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) sida, sluttning8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) sida, aspekt9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) sida, lag2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) sido-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides -
9 tea
n. te, en kopp te; måltid på eftermiddagen* * *[ti:]1) (a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves: I bought half a kilo of tea.) te2) (a drink made by adding boiling water to these: Have a cup of tea!) te3) (a cup etc of tea: Two teas, please!) te4) (a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk: She invited him to tea.) eftermiddagste, kvällsmat•- tea-bag- teacup
- tea-party
- teapot
- tearoom
- tea-set
- tea-service
- teaspoon
- teaspoonful
- tea-time
- tea-towel
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