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1 both
adj. båda, bägge; tillsammans--------conj. både...och--------pron. båda, bägge* * *[bouƟ]adjective, pronoun(the two; the one and the other: We both went; Both (the) men are dead; The men are both dead; Both are dead.) båda [], bägge [] -
2 both ends
bägge ändar, båda sidor -
3 both sheets in the wind
mycket berusad, full som en kaja -
4 both sides
båda sidor -
5 both way return
dit och tillbaka -
6 both ways
på två sätt; i båda riktningarna, tur-och-retur -
7 cut both ways
lyckas på två olika sätt* * *(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) verka i bägge riktningarna, vara på både gott och ont -
8 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) det bästa av två världar -
9 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) få det att gå ihop, få det att räcka till -
10 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) få det att gå ihop, få det att räcka till -
11 burn the candle at both ends
bränna sitt ljus i båda ändarna; slösa med krafter -
12 burnt the candle at both ends
bränt alla broar bakom sig -
13 from both sides
från båda sidor -
14 had it both ways
fick både och -
15 had the best of both worlds
hade det bästa av två världar (fick allt han ville) -
16 has the best of both worlds
har det bästa av två världar (får vad han vill) -
17 have the bread buttered on both sides
ha det väl förspäntEnglish-Swedish dictionary > have the bread buttered on both sides
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18 in the presence of both parties
i närvaro av båda parter, vid båda parters närvaro, inför båda parterEnglish-Swedish dictionary > in the presence of both parties
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19 make both ends meet
få det att gå ihop -
20 make the best of both worlds
göra det bästa av två världar
См. также в других словарях:
both — 1. general. Both, when modifying a single item, refers to two things or persons (both houses / both women); when, as both…and…, it couples two items, each of these may be singular (both the woman and the man) or plural (both the women and the… … Modern English usage
both — [ bouθ ] function word, quantifier *** Both can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun, but not by a pronoun): Both children are at school. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as the, this, his, etc.): I like… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Both — Both, a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba?e, fr. Icel. b[=a]?ir; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. b[*a]da, Goth. baj??s, OHG. beid?, b?d?, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, b[=a], b?, Goth. bai, and Gr. ?, L. ambo, Lith. ab[ a], OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha. [root]310. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Both — ist der Name eines mecklenburgischen Uradelsgeschlechtes, siehe Both (Adelsgeschlecht) Both ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andries Both (1612/1613–1641), holländischer Maler Carl Friedrich von Both (1789–1875), deutscher Jurist und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Both — Both, conj. As well; not only; equally. [1913 Webster] Note: Both precedes the first of two co[ o]rdinate words or phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both . . . and . . .; as well the one as the other; not only this, but also that; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
both — [bōth] adj., pron. [ME bothe < OE ba tha, both these < ba, fem. nom. & acc. of begen, both + tha, nom. & acc. pl. of se, that, the: akin to ON bathir, OS bethia, MDu bede, Ger beide: see AMBI ] the two; the one and the other [both birds… … English World dictionary
both — there are several theories, all similar, and deriving the word from the tendency to say both the. One is that it is O.E. begen (masc.) both (from P.Gmc. *ba, from PIE *bho both ) + þ extended base. Another traces it to the P.Gmc. formula… … Etymology dictionary
both — ► PREDETERMINER , DETERMINER , & PRONOUN ▪ two people or things, regarded and identified together. ► ADVERB ▪ applying equally to each of two alternatives. ● have it both ways Cf. ↑have it both ways USAGE When both is … English terms dictionary
both´er|er — both|er «BOTH uhr», noun, verb, interjection. –n. 1. much fuss or worry about small matters; trouble: »What a lot of bother about nothing! SYNONYM(S): disturbance. 2. a person or thing that causes worry, fuss, or trouble: »A door that will not… … Useful english dictionary
both|er — «BOTH uhr», noun, verb, interjection. –n. 1. much fuss or worry about small matters; trouble: »What a lot of bother about nothing! SYNONYM(S): disturbance. 2. a person or thing that causes worry, fuss, or trouble: »A door that will not shut is a… … Useful english dictionary
Both [1] — Both, 1) ein Bündel Flachs; 2) Weinmaß, so v.w. Bota … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon