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1 attract
v. attrahera, dra till sig* * *[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) dra till sig, attrahera2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) attrahera, locka•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness -
2 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) -
3 snap one's fingers
visa förakt; arrangera, ordna* * *(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) -
4 call
n. rop; telefonsamtal; besök; signal; kallelse; fordran, anspråk; krav; behov--------v. skrika; ropa, kalla på; bjuda in; ringa, telefonera; besöka* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalla2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalla3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) kalla på, ropa4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) kontakta5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) göra visit, hälsa på6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringa7) ((in card games) to bid.) bjuda, syna2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) rop2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) sång3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besök, visit4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonsamtal5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) lockrop, lockton6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) efterfrågan7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) skäl, anledning•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
5 draw
n. drag; lottdragning; oavgjord match--------v. dra; ta ut; rita, skissa; beskriva; röra sig mot* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rita, teckna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nalkas4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spela oavgjort5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) få [], ta ut. erhålla6) (to open or close (curtains).) dra för (undan, isär)7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fästa, rikta, dra till sig2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) oavgjord match2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion, dragplåster3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dragning4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) drag[]•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out -
6 gimmick
n. reklamtrick (slang); reklamjippo (slang); gimmick (slang)* * *['ɡimik](something used to attract attention to something or someone: an advertising gimmick.) gimmick, jippo- gimmicky -
7 knock
n. knackning; bultande; slag; kritik, anmärkning (slang)--------v. knacka; bulta; slå; kritisera, hacka på (slang); slå med beundran (slang)* * *[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) knacka2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) slå ner3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) slå4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) slå emot (i)2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) knackning, slag, smäll2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) knackning, knackande ljud•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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