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1 mean
adj. medelvärde; medel-; nedrig, elak, simpel, lumpen; snål; lågsint--------n. mitt; genomsnitt--------v. mena; avse; betyda* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) snål2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) simpel, gemen3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) elak, otäck4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) torftig, eländig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) medel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) i medeltal, genomsnittlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medeltal, -värde, -vägIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyda, mena2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha för avsikt, ämna•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) menande- meaningless
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2 reserve
n. reserv (militären); reservtrupper; reservat; reservation--------v. reservera; lägga undan; spara* * *[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservera2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservera2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserv[]2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tillbakadragenhet4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserv•- reserved
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- keep in reserve
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