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1 twist
n. vridning, sammanflätning, snöre; förvridning--------v. sno, vrida; förvrida* * *[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) vrida, slingra (ringla) sig2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) tvinna, fläta3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) vrida [], förvrida2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) vridning, förvridning2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) skvätt, stänk3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) tilltrasslad knut (ögla)4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) oväntad inriktning, förveckling•- twisted- twister -
2 turn
n. sväng, kurva; svängning, vändning; tur, omgång; tjänst (gentjänst etc.); syfte--------v. svänga; vända; vrida; snurra* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snurra, vrida2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) vända []3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) svänga4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) vända mot, rikta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) svänga runt, vika om, runda6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) förvandla, göra, bli7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) bli, göra2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) vridning, vändning2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) varv, omgång3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) avtagsväg, tvärgata4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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3 reverse
adj. bakre; omvänd, bakvänd; motsatt--------n. motsatt; bakslag; nederlag--------v. vända på; backa; ändra* * *[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) backa2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) vända3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) ändra2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) motsats; tvärtom2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) motgång, bakslag3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) back[]4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) baksida•- reversal- reversed
- reversible
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4 head off
förhindra, avvärja; genskjuta; mota tillbaka* * *1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) mota tillbaka2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) ge sig av [] mot -
5 shift
n. skift; rörelse, förflyttning; förändring, ombyte; omsvängning, byte, skifte; växling; knep, fint--------v. skifta, byta, flytta; växla; ändra* * *[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) flytta [], skifta, ändra sig, slå om, växla2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) skjuta (vältra) över3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) ta (få) bort2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) förändring, förskjutning2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) skift3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) skift•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
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6 through
adj. direkt--------adv. genom; från sida till sida, till slut--------prep. genom, igenom; i* * *[Ɵru:] 1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) igenom2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) igenom3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) igenom4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) genom5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) genom6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) från... till2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) igenom3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) direkt-2) (finished: Are you through yet?) färdig•4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) helt igenom, genomgående, överallt- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with -
7 divert
v. underhålla; avleda, leda bort* * *1) (to cause to turn aside or change direction: Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.) lägga (dirigera) om2) (to amuse or entertain.) förströ, roa -
8 go about
ta itu med (något)* * *1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) ta itu med, gripa sig an med2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) stagvända -
9 switch
n. ändring; (om) byte; strömbrytare, (AE. järnv.) växelspår; koppla; switch off stänga av, strömbrytare; slag; utbyte--------v. byta; slå* * *[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) strömbrytare2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) ändring, omsvängning3) (a thin stick.) spö, käpp2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) ändra, ställa (slå) om- switchboard
- switch on/off -
10 veer
v. ändra riktning, vända* * *[viə](to change direction suddenly: The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.) svänga undan, gira
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