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1 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) hålla [] nere2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) hålla nere3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) behålla -
2 reach
n. räckhåll; räckvidd--------v. nå, komma fram; nå upp till; räcka, sträcka fram* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) sträcka ut handen (armen)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) nå5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) sträcka sig2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) räckhåll, avstånd2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) räckhåll, räckvidd3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) sträcka, sträckning, lopp -
3 deep
adj. djup--------adv. djupt--------n. djup* * *[di:p] 1. adjective1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) djup2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) djup3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) djup4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) djup, intensiv5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) djup, mörk2. adverb(far down or into: deep into the wood.) djupt- deepen- deeply
- deepness
- deep-freeze 3. verb(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) djupfrysa- deep-sea- in deep water -
4 lay
adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik--------n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa--------n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)--------v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) kväde -
5 kneel
n. knäböjande--------v. knäböja* * *[ni:l]past tense, past participle - knelt; verb((often with down) to be in, or move into, a position in which both the foot and the knee of one or both legs are on the ground: She knelt (down) to fasten the child's shoes; She was kneeling on the floor cutting out a dress pattern.) -
6 stream
n. ström; flod, bäck; flöde--------v. strömma, rinna* * *[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) ström, vattendrag2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) ström, flöde, harang3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) ström4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) nivågrupp2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) strömma, fladdra2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) nivågruppera•- streamer- streamlined -
7 come
v. komma; anlända; härröra, uppkomma; komma, få orgasm* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) komma2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) nalkas, stunda, komma3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) komma, stå, vara4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) komma sig5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) ta vägen, komma till, nå6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) uppgå till2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) nej, hör här!, men tänk efter nu!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
8 lady
adj. feminin, kvinnlig--------n. dam, fru; lady* * *['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dam2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) [] dam3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady, adelsdam•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird -
9 same
adj. identisk; samma; lik; jämbördig; dito--------adv. likadant, på samma sätt--------pron. densamma, detsamma, desamma* * *[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) samma2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) samma3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) []samma2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) detsamma3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) likadant, samma sak- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
- same-sex marriage -
10 scale
n. skala; måttstock; mått, omfång; skala (på karta); fjäll; flaga; vågskål; beläggning, tandsten; system--------v. vågskål; väga; skala; gradering; bestiga; rita i skala; (biol.) fjäll, flaga, fjälla; beläggning; skala av; ta bort belägning; kasta smörgås; justera bildstorlek (data)* * *I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala, gradindelning, tariff3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) skala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) skalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klättra uppför (upp på)III [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) fjäll- scaly -
11 seat
n. sittplats; stol; plats; lärosäte; säte; centrum; sits; bak, stjärt--------v. sätta, placera; rymma, ha plats för; sätta fast* * *[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) stol, sittplats2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sits3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) bak, byxbak4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) plats5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) säte, centrum2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) sätta, placera2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) ha sittplats för, rymma•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat -
12 brass
n. mässing; bleckblåsinstrument* * *1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) mässing2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) mässingsblåsinstrument•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks -
13 charge
n. pris; ansvar; laddning (elektrisk, explosiv); anklagelse--------v. ta betalt, debitera; anklaga; anfalla; ladda (även vapen); deklarera* * *1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) ta []2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) debitera, skriva upp på ngn[]3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) anklaga4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) anfalla, storma fram (göra chock) mot5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) rusa []6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) ladda []7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) ladda2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) pris, avgift, taxa2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) anklagelse3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) anfall, chock4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) laddning5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) person som man har ansvar för6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) laddning•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
14 crossword (puzzle)
(a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.) korsord -
15 crossword (puzzle)
(a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.) korsord -
16 curry
n. (krydda) curry; starkt kryddad kötträtt--------v. bereda, appretera (läder)* * *I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.) curryrätt2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?) tillaga (krydda) med curry- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) rykta -
17 die
n. tärning; präglingsstämpel, myntstämpel--------v. dö, omkomma; dö ut; sukta efter, längta efter* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) dö2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) försvinna, slockna3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) längta [] efter ngt, vara [] sugen på•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) präglingsstämpelIII see dice -
18 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
- what are you doing with -
19 drag
n. tung harv; hinder; dragnät; tråkmåns; dra; då man klickar och flyttar ngt. med musen (data), dra; bogsering; förhinder; malande--------v. dra, släpa; släpas; lunka, släpa (på fötterna)* * *[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) släpa, dra2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) släpa, dra3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) släpa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragga5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vara långdragen2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) motstånd, hinder2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) bloss3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) pina, plåga4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) transvestitkläder, dragshowkläder -
20 drain
n. dike, avlopp; dränering--------v. dränera; avvattnas; tömma; gradvis försvinna* * *[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) torrlägga, dränera, täckdika2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) rinna av (bort)3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) skölja, tömma, försvinna4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) tömma, dricka ur5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) tömma, göra tom på2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) dränering, avlopp2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) ngt som tär på kassan (krafterna, resurserna), avtappning•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain
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