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1 drop
n. droppe; gnutta; karamell; fall--------v. droppa; falla; fälla; ta bort; stupa, falla ned; släppa ner; släppa, låta falla; låta vara; överge* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) droppe2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) droppe, slurk3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall[], nedgång4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) fall2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) tappa, släppa, låta falla2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) ramla ner, hoppa ner3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) sluta umgås med, överge, släppa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) släppa (sätta) av5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skriva []•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
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2 movement
n. rörelse; förflyttning; sats (musik); verk (i klocka etc.); avföring* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) rörelse2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) rörelse, liv3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) rörelse4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) rörelse5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mekanism6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) sats7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) utveckling -
3 reserve
n. reserv (militären); reservtrupper; reservat; reservation--------v. reservera; lägga undan; spara* * *[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservera2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservera2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserv[]2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tillbakadragenhet4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserv•- reserved
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4 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) brukade -
5 custom
adj. anpassad, individuellt anpassad--------n. sed, bruk, vana* * *1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) sed[], bruk, vana2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) kunder, kundkrets•- customarily
- customer
- customs -
6 habitual
adj. vanlig; naturlig* * *[hə'bitjuəl]1) (having a habit of doing, being etc (something): He's a habitual drunkard.) inbiten, vane-2) (done etc regularly: He took his habitual walk before bed.) vanemässig, invand, sedvanlig -
7 develop
v. utveckla, förbättra; växa, utvecklas* * *[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) utvecklas2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) utveckla, få3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) framträda, bli synlig, uppstå4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
8 eccentric
n. excentrisk person, konstig person--------n. excentrisk, konstig, annorlunda* * *[ik'sentrik] 1. adjective((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) excentrisk, originell2. noun(an eccentric person.) excentriker, original, särling- eccentricity -
9 instil
[in'stil]past tense, past participle - instilled; verb(to put (ideas etc) into the mind of a person: The habit of punctuality was instilled into me early in life.) -
10 mannerism
n. manierism, maner, förkonstling* * *noun (an odd and obvious habit in a person's behaviour, speech etc: He scratches his ear when he talks and has other mannerisms.) maner -
11 mechanical
adj. mekanisk (angående mekanik; automatisk, maskinell; tråkig och monoton)* * *1) (having to do with machines: mechanical engineering.) maskin-2) (worked or done by machinery: a mechanical sweeper.) mekanisk3) (done etc without thinking, from force of habit: a mechanical action.) mekanisk -
12 practise
['præktis]1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) öva, träna2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) utöva, praktisera, tillämpa3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) utöva, praktisera• -
13 smoking
adj. angående rökning--------n. rökning--------n. smoking (slags kavaj)* * *noun (the habit of smoking cigarettes etc: He has given up cigarette-smoking at last; Smoking can damage your health.) rökning -
14 way
adv. oerhört; långt, högt--------n. väg, stig; sätt, vis; avseende; form; riktning; avstånd* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) väg, passage2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) väg3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) gata[], väg[]4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) väg, el. oöversatt: det är långt till skolan5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) sätt, vis6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sätt, vis, avseende7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) sätt, uppträdande, beteende8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) fram, el. oöversatt: de hade snart ätit sig igenom maten2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) långt, högt- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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