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41 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
42 distinguish
v. urskilja, skilja mellan* * *[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) skilja, känneteckna2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) urskilja3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) skilja [], särskilja4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) utmärka•- distinguished -
43 either
adj. endera--------adv. även; heller--------pron. endera; både....och* * *1. pronoun(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) endera, ettdera, den (det) ena, någondera2. adjective1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) båda, bägge, vilken (vilket) som helst2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) båda, bägge3. adverb1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) heller2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) heller•- either way -
44 farce
n. fars, spex; gyckel* * *1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) fars2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) fars•- farcical -
45 fight it out
(to fight on to a decisive end: Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.) kämpa striden till slut, göra upp om saken -
46 hold
n. hållhake, grepp; inflytande--------v. hålla; innehålla; upprätthålla; tycka, tro; sköta; äga* * *I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hålla []2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hålla3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hålla4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hålla5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) hålla []6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) rymma, ha, förvara, innehålla7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) hålla, ha8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hålla, ha [] hållning9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) []ha, sköta10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) anse, hålla, hysa11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) stå kvar, gälla12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) tvinga13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hålla, försvara14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) hålla stånd mot15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) behålla16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) hålla17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) hålla18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) []ha, äga19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) hålla i sig20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) hänga kvar i luren, vänta21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) hålla []22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) behålla23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) föra med sig2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tag, grepp2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, inflytande3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grepp•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastrum -
47 inclusive
adj. inberäknad; inbegripet; som inkluderar allt* * *[-siv]adjective (counting both the first and last in a series: May 7 to May 9 inclusive is three days.) inberäknad, till och med -
48 industry
n. industri; arbetsamhet, flit* * *['indəstri]plural - industries; noun1) ((any part of) the business of producing or making goods: the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.) industri2) (hard work or effort: He owed his success to both ability and industry.) flit, strävsamhet•- industrialist
- industrialized
- industrialised
- industrialization
- industrialisation
- industrious
- industrial estate
- industrial relations -
49 lens
n. lins (kontaktlins, kameralins)* * *[lenz]1) (a piece of glass etc curved on one or both sides and used in spectacles, microscopes, cameras etc: I need new lenses in my spectacles; The camera lens is dirty.) lins, objektiv2) (a similar part of the eye: The disease has affected the lens of his left eye.) lins -
50 love
n. kärlek; tillgivenhet; älskling; förtjusande sak; noll poäng (tennis); sötnos (slang)--------v. älska; tycka om; vara förälskad; vilja innerligt* * *1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) kärlek, förtjusning, passion2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) förälskelse3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) passion, älskling4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) noll2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) älska2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) tycka mycket om, älska•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them -
51 middle
adj. mellersta, medel-, medium, mellan---------n. mitt; hälft; centra* * *['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) mitt2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) midja2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) mellersta, mittersta- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something -
52 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) varken... eller -
53 no-win
['nou win](that both sides will lose from it: a no-win situation.) som ingen har ngt att vinna på -
54 orphan
n. föräldralöst barn--------v. bli föräldralös, göra föräldralös* * *['o:fən](a child who has lost both parents (rarely only one parent): That little girl is an orphan; ( also adjective) an orphan child.) föräldralöst barn -
55 pick
n. hacka, spetshacka; val--------v. välja; plocka; slita ut; hacka på* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) välja [], plocka ut2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plocka3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) lyfta4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dyrka (peta) upp2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) det bästa, eliten, gräddan•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hacka -
56 play
n. pjäs; lek, spel; nöje; skoj, humor--------v. leka, spela (spel); spela (teater); spela (instrument)* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leka2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spela3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spela4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spelas, gå5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spela6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spela7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spela mot8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) fladdra, skimra, spela9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rikta, låta svepa (spela) över10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spela []2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lek, spel2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) teaterstycke, pjäs3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match, spel4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spel[]•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
57 queen
n. Queen, berömt amerikanskt pop/rock-band* * *[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) drottning2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) drottning3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) drottning4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) dam5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) drottning, dam6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) drottning7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.) bög, fjolla•- queenly- queen mother -
58 regular
adj. regelbunden; vanlig; reguljär; normal--------n. reguljär soldat; stamkund* * *['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanlig2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) vanlig, reguljär3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jämn, regelbunden4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regelbunden5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) regelbunden, fast, stam-6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) stadig, fast7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regelbunden8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regelbunden9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) vanlig, normal10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) stamanställd, reguljära []2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) stamanställd soldat2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) stamgäst, -kund•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator -
59 rival
n. rival, konkurrent--------v. rivalisera, konkurrera* * *1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) rival, rivaliserande2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) tävla (rivalisera, konkurrera) med- rivalry -
60 sex
n. kön; sexuellt umgänge; sex, erotik* * *[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) kön2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) kön•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse
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