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1 criticize
v. kritisera, anmärka* * *1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.)2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) kritisera -
2 I would be the last to criticize you
jag skulle aldrig klaga på dig, jag är den sista att kritisera digEnglish-Swedish dictionary > I would be the last to criticize you
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3 backbite
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4 be hard on
1) (to punish or criticize severely: Don't be too hard on the boy - he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.) vara hård mot2) (to be unfair to: If you punish all the children for the broken window it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.) vara hårt mot -
5 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) vara på offensiven, uppträda aggressivt -
6 butt
n. stump: rest; häck, bak (slang); mål (på skjutbana och bildligt); offer; stångning; ölfat--------v. stöta till med huvudet; knuffa, buffa; skjuta ut* * *I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) stånga, skalla- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) skotttavla, driftkucku2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) []ände, []kolv2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) fimp3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) ända -
7 censure
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8 condemn
v. fördöma; döma* * *[kən'dem]1) (to criticize as morally wrong or evil: Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.) fördöma2) (to sentence to (a punishment): She was condemned to death.) döma3) (to declare (a building) to be unfit to use: These houses have been condemned.) utdöma•- condemned cell -
9 crab
n. krabba, kräftdjur; surkart--------v. fiska krabbor; kritisera, förtala* * *I [kræb] noun(an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.) krabbaII past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.) klaga, gnälla- crabby -
10 critic
n. kritiker* * *['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) kritiker, recensent2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) häcklare•- critical- critically
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11 find fault with
finna fel hos, anmärka på, kritisera* * *(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) leta fel, försöka hitta fel -
12 get on at
(to criticize (a person) continually or frequently: My wife is always getting on at me.) hacka på -
13 judge
n. domare, lagman; bedömare; sakkunnig, expert--------v. döma, avgöra; fälla en dom, bestämma; bedöma; anta; sitta som domare* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) döma, vara domare2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) döma, vara domare3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) döma, bedöma, avgöra4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) döma2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) domare2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) domare3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) bedömare, kännare, sakkunnig•- judgment
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14 nag
n. person som gnatar; utsliten häst; ponny, liten ridhäst--------v. tjata, gnata; besvära, plåga; vara plågad* * *[næɡ]past tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) gnata, tjata- nagging -
15 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) döma -
16 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) döma -
17 pick holes in
gnaga hål på; leta efter fel* * *(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) slå hål på, hitta fel hos -
18 scold
n. ragata, grälsjuk kvinna--------v. skälla på, skälla ut; fräsa åt någon, svära; skrika* * *[skəuld](to criticize or blame loudly and angrily: She scolded the child for coming home so late.) skälla (gräla) på, banna- scolding -
19 slaughter
n. slakt; blodbad; massaker; slaktande--------v. slakta, utföra slaktande; massakrera; orsaka blodbad* * *['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slakt2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slakt2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slakta2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) slakta3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slakta, göra ner, köra över• -
20 talking-to
åthutning (slang)* * *noun (a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them: I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!) åthutning, utskällning
См. также в других словарях:
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