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1 tried
adj. provad, beprövad, kollad -
2 tried hard
försökte, gjorde sitt bästa (ansträngde sig, gjorde allt han kunde) -
3 tried his luck
prövade sin lycka (försökte själv, tänkte att han kanske skulle lyckas) -
4 old and tried
gammal och trött -
5 well-tried
välprövad, beprövad -
6 try
n. försök, test--------v. försöka, prova; döma; anstränga* * *1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) försöka2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) pröva (prova) [], smaka3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) ställa inför rätta4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) sätta på prov2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) försök2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) försök, try•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out -
7 result
n. resultat--------v. vara resultatet av; sluta med* * *1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultat2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultat3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultat4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultat2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) vara resultatet av, härröra från2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) resultera -
8 alternate
adj. omväxlande, alternerande--------v. turas om, växla, växelvis utföra* * *1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) alternera2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) omväxlande2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) varannan•- alternation -
9 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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10 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 -
11 calm down
lugna ner* * *(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) lugna ner sig (ngn) -
12 catch
n. fångst; kap, byte; lås, hake; spydighet; knep, fälla, något skumt; hinder--------v. fånga; snärja, lura; begripa; smittas; komma i kläm, bli inblandad* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) fånga2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ta3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ertappa4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) bli smittad, få5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) fastna med, klämma6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) träffa7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uppfatta8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) fatta (ta) eld2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) lyra2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) knäppe, lås, klinka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fångst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) hake•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
13 character
n. karaktär, läggning; figur, personlighet; bokstav el. symbol; digital återgivning av en bokstav el. en symbol (data); personlighetsbeskrivning, beskrivning av egenskaper och benägenheter* * *['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) [] karaktär3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) anseende, rykte4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) rollfigur, diktad person5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personlighet, lustig typ (kurre)6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) typ, tecken•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) kännetecken, karaktärsdrag- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation -
14 civilise
(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) civilisera- civilisation -
15 civilize
v. göra civiliserad, träna, tämja, lära* * *(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) civilisera- civilisation -
16 combat
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17 contraption
n. apparat, anordning, grej, manick* * *[kən'træpʃən](a strange machine or apparatus: He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.) apparat, manick, tingest -
18 crystallise
1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) kristallisera2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) kandera3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) utkristallisera, ge form åt -
19 crystallize
v. kristallisera; kristalliseras; integrera; integreras* * *1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) kristallisera2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) kandera3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) utkristallisera, ge form åt -
20 cut short
förkorta, avbryta* * *1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) avbryta2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) avbryta tvärt, snoppa av
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