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1 great
adj. stor; viktig; mycket; enorm, gigantisk; underbar* * *[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) stor, framstående2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) stor, väldig3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) stor4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) härlig, underbar, utmärkt5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) styv, skicklig•- greatly- greatness -
2 mean
adj. medelvärde; medel-; nedrig, elak, simpel, lumpen; snål; lågsint--------n. mitt; genomsnitt--------v. mena; avse; betyda* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) snål2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) simpel, gemen3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) elak, otäck4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) torftig, eländig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) medel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) i medeltal, genomsnittlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medeltal, -värde, -vägIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyda, mena2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha för avsikt, ämna•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) menande- meaningless
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3 medium
adj. medium, medel-, mellan---------n. medium, hjälpmedel; uttrycksmedel; förmedlare; medium (i spiritism)* * *['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medium, medel2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) massmedia3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) miljö2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) medium -
4 moderate
adj. moderat, måttlig; medelmåttig, lagom; lugn; vindig (sjö)--------n. moderat person, måttlig person--------v. moderera; göra mjuk; dämpa, mildra; reducera, förminska; modereras; reduceras* * *1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderera, dämpa, mildra, lägga band på2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) måttlig, moderat2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) medelmåttig, någorlunda3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderat- moderateness
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5 superior
adj. högre; över--------n. högre i rang* * *[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) högre, överlägsen2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) utmärkt, förstklassig3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) överlägsen, högdragen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) överordnad
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