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1 before one could say Jack Robinson
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2 before one's eyes
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3 before/under one's very eyes
(in front of one, usually with no attempt at concealment: It happened before my very eyes.) mitt framför ögonen på ngn -
4 be one up on (a person)
(to have an advantage over (someone): We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them.) leda med en poäng över, vara ett strå vassare än -
5 be one up on (a person)
(to have an advantage over (someone): We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them.) leda med en poäng över, vara ett strå vassare än -
6 follow in someone's footsteps
följa i någons fotspår* * *(to do the same as someone has done before one: When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps.) -
7 hen party
noun (a party for women only, often just before one of them gets married (for men see stag party).) -
8 stag party
herrbjudning* * *noun (a party for men only just before one of them gets married (for women see hen party).) -
9 eye
n. öga--------v. se, titta* * *1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) öga2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) []öga, ögla3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) öga, blick2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) betrakta, mönstra, syna, iaktta- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open -
10 long
adj. lång; långvarig; långsträckt; orimlig (chans etc.); avlägsen--------adv. länge; för länge sedan; lång tid; hel--------n. lång tid; lång sak--------v. längta efter, tråna efter, trängta efter; sakna* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lång2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lång3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lång4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) länge, långvarig5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lång [], gott []2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) långt2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) länge•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) längta efter- longing- longingly -
11 next
adj. nästa; närmast--------adv. därefter; nästa gång* * *[nekst] 1. adjective(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) nästa2. adverb(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) därefter, härnäst3. pronoun(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) nästa- biggest
- oldest
- next door
- next to -
12 reach
n. räckhåll; räckvidd--------v. nå, komma fram; nå upp till; räcka, sträcka fram* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) sträcka ut handen (armen)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) nå5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) sträcka sig2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) räckhåll, avstånd2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) räckhåll, räckvidd3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) sträcka, sträckning, lopp -
13 a
art. a (första bokstaven i alfabetet); före substantiv i betydelsen en eller ett* * *[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) en, ett2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) en, ett3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) i, per -
14 an
en, ett (framför ord som börjar med en vokal)* * *[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) en, ett2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) en, ett3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) i, per -
15 start
n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats--------v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starta2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) börja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, sätta (få) i gång4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) början, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) försprång•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hoppa (rycka) till2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock -
16 that
adj. den, det, de--------adv. tills; angående--------conj. att, så att--------pron. den där, denna, det där, detta* * *1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) den (det, de) där, denna, detta2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) den, det, de3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) som4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) att2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) att, om5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) så- that's that -
17 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... -
18 a.m.
förmiddagen, fm. morgon, före klockan tolv på dagen; perioden mellan midnatt och klockan tolv på dagen; öknamn på en dagstidning (som delas ut väldigt sent på natten)A.M. (ante meridiem)* * *[,ei 'em](also A.M.) (abbreviation)(in the morning (before midday): at 10 am; at 1.00 am (= one hour after midnight; one o' clock in the morning).) på förmiddagen, f.m. -
19 do
n. tillställning; uppmaning (bibliskt- god gärning); bedrägeri (slang)--------v. göra; syssla med; handla; sköta om; klara sig; spela, agera; lura, snuva* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) göra6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) göra [], klara [], avverka, köra7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ägna sig åt, syssla med8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) räcka, duga, passa9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) läsa, studera, utföra, räkna10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) må, klara (reda, sköta) sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordna, rätta till12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) göra13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) visa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) vålla, göra15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) göra, avverka2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) kalas, tillställning- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
20 lay
adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik--------n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa--------n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)--------v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) kväde
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