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1 heavy
adj. tung; svår--------adv. tungt--------n. antagonist, fientlig person ( teater); inflytelserik person* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kraftig, hård4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mörk, laddad6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svår7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) mäktig8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
2 tough
adj. tuff, hårdhudad--------n. hård, rå, tuff* * *1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) stark, seg, härdig2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) seg3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) härdig, härdad, seg, tuff4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) hårdför, tuff5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) svår, besvärlig, hård2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) hårding, råskinn- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with -
3 get at
skaffa sig, nå; syfta på; muta* * *1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) nå, komma [] till2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) mena, vilja ha sagt3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) vilja åt, trakassera -
4 handful
adj. handfull, näve--------n. handfull, näve; litet antal* * *1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) näve2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) handfull3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) person som ger ngn fullt sjå -
5 camouflage
n. kamouflage, maskering--------v. kamouflera, maskera* * *1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) kamouflage2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) kamouflera -
6 corner
n. hörn; vinkel--------v. pressa mot väggen; ta över marknaden, vända sig till* * *['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) hörn2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) hörn, vrå3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hörna2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) tränga in i ett hörn2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) runda ett hörn, ta kurvor[]•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner -
7 dodgy
adj. lurig, listig, undanglidande* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) knepig, riskabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) svekfull, opålitlig -
8 elude
v. undkomma; dra sig undan* * *[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) undkomma, undfly2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) undfly•- elusive -
9 embroil
v. komplicera; bli inblandad i gräl* * *[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) blanda in -
10 finalist
n. finalist, en som går till final (sport)* * *noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalist -
11 get etc in proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have a correct relationship (to each other or something else): In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.) stå i proportion till/få rätt proportion på -
12 get etc in proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have a correct relationship (to each other or something else): In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.) stå i proportion till/få rätt proportion på -
13 impose
v. tvinga, tränga på, lägga på; tvinga sig på; begagna sig av* * *[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) lägga på, införa2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) tvinga (pracka) på3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) tvinga sig på• -
14 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) lämna i sticket -
15 particular
adj. särskild; speciell; utförlig; noggrann; kräsen--------n. detalj; artikel, sak* * *[pə'tikjulə]1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) speciell, särskild2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) speciell, särskild3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) noga, kräsen•- particulars
- in particular -
16 pick on
reta, förarga; hacka på, kritisera; irritera, gör arg* * *1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?)2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) -
17 relieve
v. lätta, lindra, lugna; hjälpa, understödja; befria, lösa* * *[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lindra2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) avlösa3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) entlediga4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) befria5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) befria, undsätta -
18 reputation
n. rykte, namn; anseende* * *[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) rykte, anseende- reputed
- live up to one's reputation -
19 satisfy
v. tillfredsställa; göra nöjd, behaga; tillgodose; uppfylla; mätta, stilla* * *1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) stilla2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) tillfredsställa•- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
- satisfying -
20 set
adj. fast, fastställd; klar, färdig; bestämd, beslutad; bestämd på förhand--------n. set, sats, uppsättning; grupp, umgängeskrets; passform; hållning; set (tennis etc.); radio, TV-anläggning; inspelningsplats; riktning; härdning--------v. sätta, ställa, lägga; bestämma; stelna; placera, förlägga; orsaka; plantera; duka (bordet); gå ner (sol); sätta, vrida (klockan)* * *[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) ställa, sätta, lägga2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) duka3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) sätta, bestämma, fastställa4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) ge, föregå med5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få att börja, sätta i gång6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ner7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stelna, sätta sig, hårdna8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ställa9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) lägga10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) besätta, infatta11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) återföra i rätt läge, fixera2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, fastställd, bestämd, spikad2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) fast besluten, mycket angelägen om3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) avsiktlig4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stel, orörlig5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) bestämd, orubblig6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) infattad3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sats, uppsättning2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparat, anläggning3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupp, krets, klick4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) läggning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scen, kuliss, dekor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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