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1 closed book
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2 shut
adj. stängd--------v. stänga, låsa; stänga av; sluta till, plugga igen; blunda; hålla för (öronen); stängas, låsas* * *1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) stänga2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) stängas, slå (gå) igen3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) stänga4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) stänga inne/ute2. adjective(closed.) stängd- shut off
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3 to
adv. fram och tillbaka; enligt; tillägnat; leve--------prep. till; åt; emot; för* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) till2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) till3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) till4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) till, på6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) mot, el. utan motsv. i sv.: hon är yngre än jag, din skicklighet är överlägsen min8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) till9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) att, för att10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) det2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) [] till2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) [] till, [] i gång•
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closed book — noun A person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling. Her courteous, sedate, inexorable husband, whose will she could not bend, whom she could not cajole, whose mind was a closed book to her … Wiktionary
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closed book to me — If a subject is a closed book to you, it is something that you don t understand or know anything about. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Closed book to me — If a subject is a closed book to you, it is something that you don t understand or know anything about … Dictionary of English idioms
closed book to someone — a closed book (to someone) british phrase someone or something that you do not know or understand anything about Modern art is a closed book to me. Thesaurus: mysteries, riddles and unknown things or peoplesynonym Main entry: closed … Useful english dictionary
