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1 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
2 cut down
adj. hugga ner, fälla; inskränka, begränsa; sätta någon på plats, ta ner någon på jorden; avhuggen, nerfälld; avkortad; inskränkt; minskad--------v. hugga ner; minska; förnedra* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) hugga ner, fälla2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) skära ner -
3 cut glass
slipat glas* * *(glass with ornamental patterns cut on the surface, used for drinking glasses etc.) slipat glas -
4 cut both ways
lyckas på två olika sätt* * *(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) verka i bägge riktningarna, vara på både gott och ont -
5 cut corners
ta genvägar* * *(to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.) ta genvägar, rationalisera -
6 cut it fine
(to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done.) nätt och jämnt klara det, ha minsta möjliga marginal -
7 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) -
8 nasty
adj. illaluktande; elak; allvarlig; äcklig; farlig; obehaglig* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) otäck, äcklig2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) otrevlig, obehaglig3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) elak, stygg4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) ruskig5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) elakartad6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) besvärlig•- nastily- nastiness -
9 finger
n. finger; fingra på, känna på; ange; spela på (instrument); (mus.) förse med fingersättning; handlingen man utför för att erhålla en persons e-address (Internet)--------v. röra, röra på, fingra på; stjäla; spela på; förse med fingersättning (inom musik)* * *['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) finger2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) finger3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) []pinne, visare2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) fingra på- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger on -
10 cutting
n. urklipp (från tidning); stickling, skott* * *1) (a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant.) stickling, skott2) (an article cut out from a newspaper etc: She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.) urklipp3) (a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built.) inskärning, utgrävning -
11 stencil
n. stencil--------v. stencilera* * *['stensl] 1. noun1) (a thin piece of metal or card in which a design etc has been cut which can be reproduced on another surface, eg paper, by printing or inking over the metal etc.) schablon2) (a piece of waxed paper into which words have been cut by a typewriter, to be reproduced by a similar process.) stencil2. verb(to produce (a design, pattern etc) by using a stencil.) schablonera, stencilera -
12 style
n. stil; mode; typ--------v. designa, formge; titulera* * *1. noun1) (a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.) stil, frisyr2) (a fashion in clothes etc: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.) mode, modell3) (elegance in dress, behaviour etc: She certainly has style.) stil2. verb1) (to arrange (hair) in a certain way: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.) frisera2) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) designa, formge•- stylish- stylishly
- stylishness
- stylist
- in style -
13 snip
n. klipp; klippande; avklippt bit; vän; klipp, fynd (slang)--------v. klippa; skära, knipsa av* * *[snip] 1. past tense, past participle - snipped; verb(to cut sharply, especially with a single quick action, with scissors etc: I snipped off two inches of thread.) klippa, knipsa2. noun1) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) klipp2) (a small piece cut off: The floor was covered in snips of paper.) avklippt bit3) (a bargain: It's a snip at $3!) kap, fynd•- snippet -
14 hew
v. hugga; hugga ner; bryta* * *[hju:]past tense - hewed; verb1) (to cut with an axe, sword etc: He hewed down the tree.) hugga2) (to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc: He hewed a path through the forest.) hugga ut -
15 quarter
n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning--------v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) månkvarter8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dela med fyra3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
16 stump
n. stubbe, rot; stump--------v. ge sig ut på valturné; tala vid valmöten* * *1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) stubbe2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) stump3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) grindpinne2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) stulta, stövla2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) förbluffad, helt ställd•- stumpy- stump up -
17 clear
adj. ljus; klar, tydlig--------adv. klart; tydligt, uppenbart; fullständigt--------n. radera ut något (data)--------v. klargöra; rentvå; röja (undan); klarna, ljusna* * *[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) klar, genomskinlig2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) klar3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) klar, tydlig4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) fri, tom, öppen5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) ren, fläckfri, oskyldig6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) klar, införstådd7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) [] klar för, [] fri från, utom []8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) fri från2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) röja (rensa) [], harkla sig2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) frita []3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) klarna4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) klara•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear -
18 hack
n. hack; skåra; torrhosta; taxi; maskinskrivare--------v. skära, hacka, slå, hacka sönder; köra taxi; åka; rida* * *[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) hacka, skära2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) hugga []2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) hack, hugg, skåra2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) ridhäst, uthyrningshäst, taxi•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw -
19 file
n. mapp, (samlings) pärm; datafil (data); filmapp; (verktyg) fil; linje, led; (shack) vertikal rutrad; gå i rad (gåsmarsch); (jur.) lämna in en skrivelse--------v. klassificera, arkivera; lämna in officiellt; gå i rad; marschera i rotar; fila, glätta, polera* * *I 1. noun(a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.) rad, led2. verb(to walk in a file: They filed across the road.) gå i ledII 1. noun1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.) pärm, mapp2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).) dokumentsamling, handlingar3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) fil2. verb1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.) sätta (ordna) in, arkivera2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.) lämna in []•- filename- filing cabinet III 1. noun(a steel tool with a rough surface for smoothing or rubbing away wood, metal etc.) fil2. verb(to cut or smooth with a file: She filed her nails.) fila- filings -
20 square
adj. fyrkantig; rutig; kvadratisk; vinkelrät; undersätsig; fyrkantig, konservativ; ärlig; renhårig, rättvis--------adv. i rät vinkel, vinkelrätt; rakt, rätt; hederligt, ärligt; fyrkantigt--------n. fyrkant; kvadrat; ruta; torg; kvarter; kvadrattal; konservativ person; vinkelhake--------v. göra fyrkantig, kvadrera; avpassa, lämpa; upphöja i kvadrat; göra upp, betala; muta; utjämna* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) fyrkant, ruta3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadratisk, fyrkantig, markerad []2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) kvitt, jämn3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadrat-4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) insnöad, mossig3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) vinkelrätt2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rakt, rätt4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) göra kvadratisk(fyrkantig, rätvinklig)2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) reglera, göra upp3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) passa ihop, stämma överens4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) upphöja i kvadrat•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal
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