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  • 1 afford

    v. ha råd med, kosta på sig; skänka, ge
    * * *
    [ə'fo:d]
    1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) ha råd med
    2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) kunna tillåta (kosta på) sig

    English-Swedish dictionary > afford

  • 2 demand

    n. krav, begäran; efterfrågan
    --------
    v. kräva, begära; efterfråga
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) begära, fordra, kräva
    2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) kräva
    2. noun
    1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krav
    2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) anspråk
    3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) efterfrågan
    •
    - on demand

    English-Swedish dictionary > demand

  • 3 mostly

    adv. mest, mestadels, huvudsakligen; vanligen, för det mesta
    * * *
    adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) till största delen, mestadels

    English-Swedish dictionary > mostly

  • 4 save

    n. räddning (sport etc.)
    --------
    prep. förutom; utom; om inte
    --------
    v. rädda; frigöra; frälsa; spara; skydda
    * * *
    I 1. [seiv] verb
    1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) rädda
    2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara
    3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara, bespara
    4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) rädda
    5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frälsa
    6) (to keep data in the computer.) spara
    2. noun
    ((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) räddning
    - saving
    - savings
    - saviour
    - saving grace
    - savings account
    - savings bank
    - save up     II [seiv] preposition, conjunction
    (except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) utom, med undantag av

    English-Swedish dictionary > save

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  • buy time — verb act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑delay, ↑detain, ↑hold up • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * delay an event temporarily so as to …   Useful english dictionary

  • buy time — tv. to use a tactic to postpone something. □ You are just doing this to buy time. □ Maybe I can buy some time by asking for a continuance …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • buy time — to obtain a longer period before something happens. We were quickly running out of money but managed to buy time by getting a small loan …   New idioms dictionary

  • buy time — request time to plan, ask for extra time    If we can just buy a little time, maybe the price will go down …   English idioms

  • buy time — verb Purposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else. We need you to buy us some time, so distract the security guard for a few minutes …   Wiktionary

  • buy time — delay an event temporarily so as to have longer to improve one s own position. → buy …   English new terms dictionary

  • buy time — phrasal to delay an imminent action or decision ; stall …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • buy — [bī] vt. bought, buying [ME bien < OE bycgan < ? IE base of BOW1] 1. to get by paying or agreeing to pay money or some equivalent; purchase 2. to get as by an exchange [buy victory with human lives] 3. to be the means of purchasing [all… …   English World dictionary

  • buy — ► VERB (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1) obtain in exchange for payment. 2) get (something) by sacrifice or great effort. 3) informal accept the truth of. ► NOUN informal ▪ a purchase …   English terms dictionary

  • buy — buy1 [ baı ] (past tense and past participle bought [ bɔt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get something by paying money for it: I need to buy some new clothes. Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet. Tickets can be bought …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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