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1 colour
n. färg, färgskugga, färgton, nyans (alternativ stavning color)--------v. färga, lägga till färg, förvanska, förfalska (växla stavning för color färg)* * *1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) färg, kulör2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) färg3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hudfärg4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) färg, liv2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) färg-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) färga, färglägga- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) färgad- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
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2 fictitious
adj. påhittad, uppdiktad; falsk, fingerad; overklig, simulerad, spelad, låtsad; fiktiv* * *[fik'tiʃəs]1) (not true: a fictitious account.) falsk, fingerad2) (not real or based on fact: All the characters in the book are fictitious.) uppdiktad -
3 imagine
v. tänka sig; föreställa sig; inbilla sig; tro* * *[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) föreställa sig2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) inbilla sig3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) gissa, misstänka, anta, tro•- imagination
- imaginative -
4 just
adj. rättvis, rättrådig; rätt; alldeles, exakt, precis; berättigad; noggrann; rättskaffens; riktigt--------adv. just nu, för ögonblicket; precis; strax, bredvid, nästan; endast; knappt; fullkomligt--------n. tornering, dust* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rättvis, riktig2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rättmätig, skälig, befogad3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) rättvisa, rättmätighet, riktighet•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) just, precis2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) precis lika3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) just4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) just, strax5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) just som6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) nätt och jämnt7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) [] bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) någorlunda, på ett ungefär•- just now
- just then -
5 now
adv. nu; nuförtiden--------conj. nu då; när (till exempel: när julafton infaller....)--------n. nu* * *1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nu, nuförtiden2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) nu3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) nu4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) nu5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nu6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) nu2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) nu när- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
6 on the contrary
tvärtom; däremot* * *(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') tvärtom -
7 paradox
n. motsägelse, självmotsägelse; paradox* * *['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradox- paradoxically -
8 so
n. symfoni orkester* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) så3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) så, det4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det... också5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') [] det...2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) så- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
9 suspect
adj. misstänkt--------n. misstänkt (person)--------v. misstänka; betvivla* * *1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) misstänka2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) misstro3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) misstänka, ana2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) misstänkt3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) misstänkt- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness -
10 unconfirmed
adj. obekräftad; okonfirmerad (kyrkligt); obestyrkt* * *(not yet shown or proved to be true: There are unconfirmed reports of another earthquake in China.) obekräftad
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