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1 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 -
2 figurehead
n. galjonsbild, galjonsfigur; ledare av marionettregering, ledare utan verklig makt* * *1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) galjonsfigur2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) galjonsfigur -
3 glib
adj. talför; flytande (tal); mjuk; oseriös* * *[ɡlib]1) (speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity: The salesman was a very glib talker.) munvig, välsmord2) ((of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought: glib excuses.) lättvindig•- glibly -
4 it
Informationsteknologi, allmänt namn för behandling- och kalkyleringsmetoder inom data och datakommunikationIT (Information Technology)* * *1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) den, det2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) det3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) det4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) [] också!•- its- itself -
5 be lacking
( with in)1) (to be without or not to have enough: He is lacking in intelligence.) sakna, vara utan2) (to be absent; to be present in too little an amount: Money for the project is not lacking but enthusiasm is.) fattas, saknas, vara ont om -
6 formality
n. formalitet; ren formalitet, formsak; konventionalism; stelhet; ceremoniösitet; strikthet; formellt uppträdande* * *[-'mæ-]1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) formalitet, formsak2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) stelhet, formellt uppträdande -
7 grace
n. Ers Höghet? (respekttitel till hertig, ärkebiskop etc.)* * *[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) grace, elegans2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) anständighet[], vett3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) bordsbön4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) anstånd, frist5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) [] nåd6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) nåd•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) du milde!, herre gud!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace -
8 grudge
n. agg; ovilja; förbittring, harm; avund--------v. hysa agg; hysa ovilja; ge ogärna; missunna; avundas* * *1. verb1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.) bjuda/bära ngn emot, inte unna2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) missunna2. noun(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) agg- grudging- grudgingly -
9 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 -
10 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) förtiga2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) hålla tillbaka3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) hindra -
11 in reality
i verkligheten* * *(really; actually: He pretends to be busy, but in reality he has very little to do.) i verkligheten, i själva verket -
12 minor
adj. liten, obetydlig; minderårig; mindre, smärre, underordnad; moll (musik); lägre--------n. minderårig, omyndig person* * *1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) mindre2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) läsa som biämne3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) minderårig- minority- be in the minority -
13 upstart
n. uppkomling* * *(a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability: I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager.) uppkomling
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