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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
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2 attract attention
dra till sig uppmärksamhet -
3 hail
n. hagel; hälsning--------v. låta regna, hagla; hälsa; jubla* * *I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) hagel2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) regn, skur, hagel2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) haglaII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.)2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) hälsa, hylla, välkomna2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) anrop, rop3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) hell! var hälsad! -
4 approach
n. tillvägagångssätt; närmande--------v. vända sig till, söka kontakt med; närma sig* * *[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) närma sig, nalkas2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) annalkande2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) tillfart3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) hänvändelse, trevare, närmande•- approaching -
5 attention
n. uppmärksamhet; kännedom; inom militären: "giv akt"* * *[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) uppmärksamhet2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) vård3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) uppmärksamhet4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) givakt•- attentively
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6 bait
n. agn, bete--------v. sätta bete på; att enervera* * *[beit] 1. noun(food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc: Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.) agn, bete2. verb(to put bait on or in (a hook, trap etc): He baited the mousetrap with cheese.) agna, sätta ut bete -
7 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
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8 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.) -
9 charm
n. förtrollning; amulett; dragningskraft, charm--------v. charmera, tjusa; förtrolla* * *1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) charm2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) trollformel3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) amulett4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) berlock2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) charmera, charma2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) förtrolla, tjusa•- charming- charmingly -
10 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
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11 endeavour
n. bemöda, prova, försöka, anstränga sig--------n. bemödande, ansträgning, försök* * *[in'devə] 1. verb(to attempt; to try (to do something): He endeavoured to attract the waiter's attention.) försöka, bemöda sig2. noun(an attempt: He succeeded in his endeavour to climb the Everest.) bemödande, försök -
12 entice
v. locka, förleda* * *(to attract or tempt: Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop.) locka, fresta- enticing -
13 fascinate
v. hänföra; fascinera, fängsla* * *['fæsineit](to charm; to attract or interest very strongly: She was fascinated by the strange clothes and customs of the country people.) fascinera- fascination -
14 flamboyant
adj. extravagant, överdriven, prålig* * *[flæm'boiənt](intended to attract notice: flamboyant clothes.) praktfull, grann -
15 flaunt
v. briljera med, visa upp, skylta med, svänga sig med* * *[flo:nt](to show off in order to attract attention to oneself: She flaunted her expensive clothes.) briljera (stoltsera) med -
16 gimmick
n. reklamtrick (slang); reklamjippo (slang); gimmick (slang)* * *['ɡimik](something used to attract attention to something or someone: an advertising gimmick.) gimmick, jippo- gimmicky -
17 hallo
interj. hallå!, hoj!--------n. hallå (hälsningsord)* * *[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') hej!, hallå!, vad nu då? -
18 hello
interj. hallå!--------n. hej, god dag, hallå* * *[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') hej!, hallå!, vad nu då? -
19 help
n. hjälp; nytta; hemhjälp; bistånd--------v. hjälpa, bistå underlätta; vara till nytta; bota; reparera* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjälpa []2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) bidra till, förbättra3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjälpa mot4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjälpa5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) låta bli, rå för, hjälpa2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjälp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjälp3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hemhjälp, dräng4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) inget att göra åt•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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20 hey
interj. hej!* * *[hei](a shout expressing joy, or a question, or used to attract attention: Hey! What are you doing there?) hej!, hallå []!
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