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21 far from
1) (not only not, but: Far from liking him, I hate him.) inte nog med2) (not at all: He was far from helpful.) allt annat än, långt ifrån -
22 fun and games
(activities that are good fun: But I have to warn you, this job is not all fun and games!) tjo och tjim, skoj -
23 go through
gå igenom, genomlida* * *1) (to search in: I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key.) gå (leta) igenom2) (to suffer: You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.) gå igenom, genomlida3) (to use up: We went through a lot of money on holiday.) göra slut på4) (to complete: to go through certain formalities.) genomgå5) (to be completed: After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.) gå igenom, gå i lås -
24 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) förtiga2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) hålla tillbaka3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) hindra -
25 joint
n. joint (amerikansk judisk välgörenhetsinrättning, "förenade amerikanska utdelningskommitté")* * *[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) sammanfogning, fog, skarv2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) led3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) stek, styckad bit2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) förenad2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) gemensam3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) dela, stycka- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join -
26 luxury
adj. lyx---------n. lyx, överflöd; lyxliv; godsaker, njutning* * *plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) lyx, överflöd2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) lyx[]•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness -
27 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) göra det bästa möjliga av det -
28 nothing
adv. ingenting; inte alls; intet--------n. intighet; bagatell; ingenting; noll, nolla* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) inget, ingenting2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) noll3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) inte alls- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of -
29 over and done with
avslutad, till ända* * *(finished; no longer important: He has behaved very wickedly in the past but that's all over and done with now.) slut (färdigt) med -
30 primary colours
((of pigments, but not of light) those colours from which all others can be made, ie red, blue and yellow.) grundfärger -
31 probable
adj. trolig; sannolik* * *['probəbl](that may be expected to happen or be true; likely: the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable.) sannolik, trolig- probably- probability
- in all probability -
32 regular
adj. regelbunden; vanlig; reguljär; normal--------n. reguljär soldat; stamkund* * *['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanlig2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) vanlig, reguljär3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jämn, regelbunden4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regelbunden5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) regelbunden, fast, stam-6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) stadig, fast7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regelbunden8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regelbunden9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) vanlig, normal10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) stamanställd, reguljära []2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) stamanställd soldat2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) stamgäst, -kund•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator -
33 relate
v. berätta; relatera; sätta i relation till; påvisa sambandet mellan* * *[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) berätta, förtälja2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) angående, om3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) stå i relation till, umgås med•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relativ2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativ• -
34 result
n. resultat--------v. vara resultatet av; sluta med* * *1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultat2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultat3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultat4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultat2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) vara resultatet av, härröra från2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) resultera -
35 right
n. höger (politik)* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) höger2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rätt, riktig3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rätt4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rätt2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rätt, rättighet2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rätt3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) höger4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) höger[]3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) just, precis2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) genast, strax, meddetsamma3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) alldeles, helt4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) rakt, rätt5) (to the right: Turn right.) höger6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rätt4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) räta upp, komma på rätt köl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rätta till, gottgöra5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') visst!, ska ske!- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) högerorienterad, -vriden- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
36 save
n. räddning (sport etc.)--------prep. förutom; utom; om inte--------v. rädda; frigöra; frälsa; spara; skydda* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) rädda2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara, bespara4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) rädda5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frälsa6) (to keep data in the computer.) spara2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) räddning- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) utom, med undantag av -
37 set off
ge sig iväg; starta; sätta igång* * *1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) ge sig i väg2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) få att börja (sätta i gång)3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) avfyra -
38 singly
adv. var och en, en åt gången; på egen hand, ensam* * *adverb (one by one; separately: They came all together, but they left singly.) en och en, var för sig -
39 sound
adj. frisk; hel; sund; djup; grundlig, ordentlig; förnuftig, klok; vid sina sinnens fulla bruk; säker, stabil; pålitlig; stark--------n. ljud, läte; ton; skall; sond (kirurgiskt instrument); sund (sjö)--------v. låta; säga ifrån; uttala; ge ett intryck; ljuda, blåsa (i trumpet etc.); klinga, tona; undersöka; mäta vattendjup; loda* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) frisk, sund, i gott skick2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) [] djupt (gott)3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundlig, ordentlig4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) säker, bra5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) säker, pålitlig•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) ljud2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ljud3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) det låter (verkar) []2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ringa []2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) slå [], låta ljuda3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) låta4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) ljuda, uttala5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) undersöka, lyssna på•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) ljudisoleraIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) pejla, loda- sounding- sound out -
40 stay behind
(to remain in a place after others have left it: They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work.) stanna kvar
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