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2 boring stuff
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3 drag
n. tung harv; hinder; dragnät; tråkmåns; dra; då man klickar och flyttar ngt. med musen (data), dra; bogsering; förhinder; malande--------v. dra, släpa; släpas; lunka, släpa (på fötterna)* * *[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) släpa, dra2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) släpa, dra3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) släpa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragga5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vara långdragen2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) motstånd, hinder2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) bloss3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) pina, plåga4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) transvestitkläder, dragshowkläder -
4 address
n. adress; (data) ett nummer som anger ett läge in datorens minne el. disk; (data) ett unikt namn eller kod som identifierar varje dator med en användare (t.ex. URL, e-adress osv)--------v. tilltala; adressera; rikta* * *1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) adressera2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) rikta, ställa2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) adress2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) anförande, föredrag• -
5 borehole
noun (a hole made by boring, especially to find oil etc.) borrhål -
6 chestnut
n. kastanj; fux (häst)* * *1.1) (a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible).) kastanj, kastanjeträd2) (a reddish-brown horse.) fux3) (a boring old joke or story.) anekdot, historia2. adjective(of the colour of ripe chestnuts: chestnut hair.) kastanjefärgad -
7 drone
n. drönare, hanbi; dagdrivare, slöfock; surr--------v. surra, brumma; prata monotont* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) drönare2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) drönare3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) surr, susande, brummande2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) surra2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) mumla, tala entonigt -
8 fag
n. slitgöra; homosexuell (slang); cigarett (slang); passopp (i engelsk skola åt äldre elev)--------v. slita, knoga, träla; vara passopp åt äldre elev (i Engelska skolor); trötta ut, tröttköra; göra yngre elev till passopp (i Engelska skolor)* * *[fæɡ]1) (hard or boring work: It was a real fag to clean the whole house.) slitgöra, knog2) (a slang word for a cigarette: I'm dying for a fag.) cigg, tagg•- fag-end- fagged out -
9 grind
n. hårt arbete; slitgöra; slit; malande--------v. mala; malas; bli slipad; skrapa; plugga in (studier)* * *1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.)2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.)3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.)2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) knog, slitgöra- grinder- grinding
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- grind down
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10 introduce
v. införa, introducera, föra in; inleda, börja på; presentera sig; föra in* * *[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) presentera2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) föra in, introducera3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) framlägga, väcka4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) [] stifta bekantskap med•- introductory -
11 lecture
n. föreläsning; moralpredikan, moralkaka--------v. föreläsa; moralpredika, läxa upp* * *['lek ə] 1. noun1) (a formal talk given to students or other audiences: a history lecture.) föreläsning, föredrag2) (a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding: The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor.) föreläsning, skrapa2. verb(to give a lecture: He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour.) föreläsa- lecturer -
12 pall
n. likkista; bårtäcke; täcke, hölje; mantel--------v. trötta ut; tråka ut* * *I [po:l] noun(the (usually dark-coloured) cloth which covers a coffin at a funeral: a pall of purple-velvet; A pall of smoke hung over the town.) []täcke, []ridåII [po:l] verb(to become boring or uninteresting: Loud music soon palls.) förlora sin dragningskraft -
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14 relish
n. nöje; speciell smak; krydda--------v. njuta av* * *['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) njuta av2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) välbehag, njutning, nöje2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) krydda, kryddad sås -
15 saving grace
(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) försonande drag -
16 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) själsdödande -
17 suck
n. sug--------v. suga (in, upp); dia; insupa* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) suga2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) suga på3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) suga4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) vara kass (skitdålig)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sug, slick, slurk- sucker- suck up to -
18 tedious
adj. tröttsam; tråkig* * *['ti:diəs](boring and continuing for a long time: a tedious speech/speaker.) långtråkig- tediousness
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19 vegetate
v. växa; föra ett enformigt liv* * *['ve‹iteit]verb (to live an idle, boring and pointless life: I would like to get a job - I don't want to vegetate.) vegetera -
20 wade
n. svår övergång; vadande, vadning; långsam och svår framflyttning, frampulsande; vattenplask--------v. kämpa sig igenom; sträva fram; vada ; vada igenom* * *[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) vada, pulsa, plöja2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) vada över•- wader
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Boring — Bor ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks. [1913 Webster] One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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boring — [bôr′iŋ] adj. 1. for making holes 2. dull, tiresome, etc. n. 1. the action of one that bores 2. a hole made by boring 3. [pl.] chips, flakes, etc. made by boring boringly adv … English World dictionary
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boring — index insipid, irksome, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), nondescript, ordinary, pedestrian … Law dictionary
boring — mid 15c., action of piercing, from BORE (Cf. bore) (v.). From 1853 in reference to animals that bore; 1840 in the sense wearying, causing ennui … Etymology dictionary
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boring — boring1 /bawr ing, bohr /, n. 1. Mach. a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. b. the hole so made. 2. Geol. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole. 3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced… … Universalium
