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1 cut short
förkorta, avbryta* * *1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) avbryta2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) avbryta tvärt, snoppa av -
2 cut short his career
avslutade hans karriär -
3 life was cut short
han dog ung -
4 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
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5 short cut
genväg -
6 to cut a long story short
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7 dock
n. docka, kaj; svans; förhörsbås--------v. fartygsdocka; koppla en bärbar dator till en fast station som ger tillförsel av elektricitet samt input/output resurser* * *I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) docka, hamnbassäng2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) hamn3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) förhörsbås2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) ta[] in i docka, gå in i docka- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) kupera, beskära, minska -
8 crop
n. skörd, produktion; samling; piska; snagg, kortklippt hår--------v. beta av; klippa, beskära; plantera* * *[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) skörd, gröda2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) ridspö, ridpiska3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) stubbning, snagg4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) kräva2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) beta av, snagga, stubba, klippa kort- crop up -
9 nip
n. nypande; frostangrepp; klunk; bett; utfall--------v. nypa; bita; förstöra; dyka upp; klunka; förstöras* * *[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) nypa, klämma, bita2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) nypa (knipsa) av3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svida4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) kila (slinka) []5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) fördärva, frostskada2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) nyp, bett2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) sveda, skarp kyla3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) droppe, tår, hutt•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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10 clip
n. clamp, spänne; remsa; videoclip; att välja en särskild del av ett grafiskt dokument för att senare redigera det (data); kulpatron; slag, snyting--------v. fästa ihop; hålla hårt om; begränsa; sticka* * *I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.)2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.)2. noun1) (an act of clipping.) klippning2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) slag, smäll3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) []klipp•- clipper- clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb(to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.)2. noun(something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) gem, hållare, klämma, spänne, clips -
11 dice with death
(to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) leka med döden, spela med döden som insats -
12 mince
n. finskuret kött; köttfärs; köttbulle--------v. mala, hacka sönder (kött); visa falsk njutning; gå tillgjort* * *[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) hacka, mala2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) trippa, gå tillgjort2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) malet kött, köttfärs- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
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13 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
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14 stubble
n. stubb; skäggstubb* * *1) (the stubs or ends of corn left in the ground when the stalks are cut.) stubb2) (short coarse hairs growing eg on an unshaven chin.) skäggstubb•- stubbly
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