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1 but
adv. bara; knappt--------conj. men, utan--------n. men; aber; invändning; begränsning--------prep. utom, bortsett från--------v. men; dock, men i alla fall* * *1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) men2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) utom -
2 stick to one's guns
(to hold to one's position in an argument etc: No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.) -
3 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) å ena sidan... å andra sidanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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4 change one's mind
(to alter one's intention or opinion (about something): He was going to go to France but he changed his mind.) -
5 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) gå in genom ena örat och ut genom det andraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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6 hold one's own
(to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.) -
7 keep one's temper
bibehålla sitt lugn* * *(not to lose one's temper: He was very annoyed but he kept his temper.) -
8 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) å ena sidan... å andra sidanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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9 show oneself in one's true colours
(to show or express one's real character, opinion etc: He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.)English-Swedish dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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10 under one's own steam
(by one's own efforts, without help from others: John gave me a lift in his car, but Mary arrived under her own steam.) -
11 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) -
12 be/get on one's way
(to start or continue a walk, journey etc: Well, thanks for the cup of tea, but I must be on my way now.) ge sig (komma) i väg -
13 find one's feet
finna sig till rätta; börja kunna stå* * *(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) -
14 get one's own back
(to revenge oneself: He has beaten me this time, but I'll get my own back (on him).) -
15 hold one's tongue
hålla mun; tiga* * *(to remain silent or stop talking: There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I thought I'd better just hold my tongue.) -
16 keep (something) under one's hat
(to keep (something) secret: Keep it under your hat but I'm getting married next week.)English-Swedish dictionary > keep (something) under one's hat
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17 keep (something) under one's hat
(to keep (something) secret: Keep it under your hat but I'm getting married next week.)English-Swedish dictionary > keep (something) under one's hat
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18 no one but me
endast jag -
19 pick out
välja* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) se ut, välja ut2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) peka ut, urskilja3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) plocka (ta) ut -
20 hope
n. hopp, förhoppning--------v. hoppas* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) hoppas2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) hopp, förhoppning2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) hopp3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) förhoppning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
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