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1 engine
n. motor; lokomotiv; delen av ett program som sköter om särskild data (data)* * *['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) motor, maskin2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) lokomotiv•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) ordna till med, [] genomföra -
2 choke
n. kvävning, strypning; choke (i bil)--------v. kväva, strypa; trycka (pressa) ihop; kvävas, strypas* * *[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) kväva[]2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) täppa till (igen)2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) choke -
3 idle
adj. lat; lättjefull; gagnlös; sysslolös; utan mening; ofruktbar; lönlös--------v. slöa sig, lata sig; slösa bort tiden; sluta; gå på tomgång* * *1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) oanvänd, overksam, ur drift2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lat3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) resultatlös, fruktlös, tom4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) löst []2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) lata sig2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) gå på tomgång•- idler- idleness
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4 rev
n. varv--------v. vända, svänga runt; starta (en motor)* * *[rev](to increase the speed of revolution of (a car engine etc): He revved the engine (up); He was revving up in the yard.) rusa, varva []- revs -
5 antifreeze
n. kylarvätska, antifrysmedel* * *['æntifri:z](a substance which is added to a liquid, usually water (eg in the radiator of a car engine), to prevent it from freezing.) frostskyddsvätska -
6 bonnet
n. hätta, huva; motorhuv* * *['bonit]1) ((usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.) hätta, kapotthatt2) ((American hood) the cover of a motor-car engine.) motorhuv -
7 diagram
n. diagram, schematisk teckning--------v. göra ett diagram (schematisk teckning, figur)* * *(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram -
8 freeze up
(to stop moving or functioning because of extreme cold: The car engine froze up.) frysa [] -
9 labour
n. labourpartiet, politiskst parti* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) arbete2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbetskraft, arbetare3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) förlossningsarbete, värkar4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeta []2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) arbeta sig fram•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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10 revs
noun plural (revolutions (of a car engine etc): thirty revs a second.) varv -
11 stall
n. bås, hytt; spilta, en del i ett stall för djur; tjuvstopp; fingertuta; (flygplan) att förlora kontrollen, att inte kunna lyfta--------v. stalla, ställa in i en spilta; hejda, hålla kvar; skjuta upp; slingra sig, komma med undanflykter* * *I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.)2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stånd, kiosk•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) tjuvstanna2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) överstegra3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) få tjuvstopp2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) överstegringIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) försöka vinna tid -
12 start
n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats--------v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starta2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) börja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, sätta (få) i gång4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) början, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) försprång•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hoppa (rycka) till2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock -
13 internal combustion
invändig förbränning (metod då man låter bränsle och luft explodera i motorn)* * *(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) förbränning -
14 hood
n. skydd; övertäckning; hätta* * *[hud]1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) kapuschong, huva2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) sufflett3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) motorhuv4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) krage•- hooded -
15 ignition
n. tändning, antändning; uppflammande, uppblossning* * *[iɡ'niʃən]1) (the instrument in a car etc which ignites the petrol in the engine: He switched on the car's ignition.) tändning2) (the act of igniting.) antändning -
16 motor
adj. motor-; motorisk; rörelse-; som motiverar--------n. motor; bil--------v. resa med bil* * *['məutə] 1. noun(a machine, usually a petrol engine or an electrical device, that gives motion or power: a washing-machine has an electric motor; ( also adjective) a motor boat/vehicle.) motor2. verb(to travel by car: We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.) bila, åka (köra) bil- motorist- motorize
- motorise
- motorcade
- motorway
- motorbike
- motorcycle
- motor car
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17 clutch
n. grepp; koppling, kopplingspedal; kycklingkull; äggrede--------v. gripa tag i, hålla fast* * *1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) gripa [] om2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) hålla hårt om2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) klor2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) koppling• -
18 coast
n. kust; kälkbacke--------v. segla längs kust; glida utför; skida* * *[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) kust2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) åka (rulla) nedför, åka (rulla) på frihjul- coastal- coaster
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19 exhaust
n. utblåsning; utsugningsanordning, avgasrör--------v. utmatta, göra slut på, slita ut; suga ut; evakuera, pumpa ut; uttömma* * *[iɡ'zo:st] 1. verb1) (to make very tired: She was exhausted by her long walk.) trötta ut2) (to use all of; to use completely: We have exhausted our supplies; You're exhausting my patience.) []tömma, förbruka, göra slut på3) (to say all that can be said about (a subject etc): We've exhausted that topic.) slutdebattera, uttömma2. noun((an outlet from the engine of a car, motorcycle etc for) fumes and other waste.) avgasrör- exhaustion
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20 immobilise
[-bi-]verb (to make immobile: He immobilized the car by removing part of the engine.) göra orörlig, göra okörbar
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