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1 conservative
adj. konservativ--------n. konservativ, försiktig person* * *[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservativ2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservativ -
2 Conservative Judaism
konservativ judendom (ström inom judendomen som tror på fasthållande till Toran och Talmud men också på att anpassa halachan till tiden) -
3 Conservative Party
konservativa partiet (brittiskt politiskt parti som stödjer monarkin och den anglikanska kyrkan) -
4 Conservative rabbi
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5 conservative estimate
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6 conservative streak
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7 conservative view
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8 the Jewish conservative community
den judisk-konservativa samfundet (judiskt samfund som förespråkar att den judiska lagen ändras för att bättre passa det moderna samhället)English-Swedish dictionary > the Jewish conservative community
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9 canvass
n. röstvärvning, agitation--------v. värva röster, agitera* * *['kænvəs](to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc): We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.) gå runt och [] värva röster -
10 conserve
v. bevara* * *[kən'sə:v] 1. verb(to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) bevara, spara på2. noun(something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) konservera- conservationist
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11 Victorian
adj. viktoriansk (tillhörande drottning Victorias epok (1837-1901); konservativ, trångsynt, pedant)--------n. viktorian (person från drottning Viktorias tid)* * *[vik'to:riən] 1. adjective1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.) viktoriansk2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.) viktoriansk2. noun(a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.) viktorian -
12 vote
n. röst (vid val); röstning, omröstning, votering; röstsiffra--------v. rösta, votera* * *[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) []röstning, votering, rösträtt2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) rösta2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) anslå, bevilja•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks
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