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1 built castles in the air
byggt luftslott, fantiserat -
2 built-in air-conditioner
inbyggd luftkonditionering -
3 bonfire
n. brasa, bål* * *(a large fire in the open air, often built to celebrate something.) bål, brasa -
4 rise
n. höjd, backe; stigning; höjning, tillväxt--------v. resa sig, stiga upp; förekomma* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) stiga, höja, öka, jäsa2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stiga, lyfta, gå upp3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) stiga upp4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) ställa sig upp, resa sig5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) gå upp6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) resa (höja) sig7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) resa sig, göra uppror8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) stiga [], avancera9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) rinna upp10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) tillta, öka11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) uppföras12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) uppstå2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) uppgång, höjning, ökning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) löneförhöjning3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) stigning, backe4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppkomst, upprinnelse•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) uppåtgående, stigande, uppväxande, kommande- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
5 wing
n. vinge; flygemblem på uniformen; flygel, utbyggnad; scensida; flygtur; arm (slang)--------v. flyga fram; slunga; förse med vingar; ge flygförmåga till; vingskjuta* * *[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) vinge2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) vinge3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) flygel4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) flygel5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) flygel6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ytterkant7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ytter8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) flottilj•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing
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