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1 tell the time
(to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means: He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please?) tala om hur mycket klockan är -
2 business
adj. affärs---------n. affär, affärer; angelägenhet, sak; spel, mimik* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) bransch, yrke, affärer, handel2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) affär, företag, firma3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) åtaga sig, komma till saken•- businessman
- on business -
3 first
adj. först, främst, huvud---------adv. först; förut; tidigare; först och främst; huvudsakligen--------n. första; början, främsta; ettans växel (bil); förstaplats; högsta betyget* * *[fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) först, första2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) först3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) första, förste- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all -
4 remote
adj. avlägsen; otillgänglig* * *[rə'mout]1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) avlägsen2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) avlägsen3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) ytterst liten, ringaste, blekaste•- remotely- remoteness
- remote control -
5 the
ju...desto--------motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) så mycket, desto•- the...- the... -
6 length
n. längd; varaktighet (tid); stycke, längd (tyger etc.)* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) längd2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) längd, stycke3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) längd•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
7 race
n. lopp, kapplöpning; ras, sort, släkte--------v. springa ikapp, delta i kapplöpning* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) kapplöpning, hastighetstävling2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) tävla med2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) springa (rida, segla) i kapp med3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) köra med rasande fart•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) ras2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) ras3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) ras, släkte, stam•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
8 target
n. mål--------v. rikta mot ett mål* * *1) (a marked board or other object aimed at in shooting practice, competitions etc with a rifle, bow and arrow etc: His shots hit the target every time.) måltavla2) (any object at which shots, bombs etc are directed: Their target was the royal palace.) mål3) (a person, thing etc against which unfriendly comment or behaviour is directed: the target of criticism.) -
9 trump
n. trumpet; trumfkort--------v. trumfa* * *1. noun(in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) trumf2. verb(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) trumfa
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