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  • 1 down

    n. Down (Johan, engelsk läkare, Downs syndrom är benämnt efter honom)
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    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ner, ned, nere, nerför
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ner
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) i arv
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) ner
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ner
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nerför, nedanför
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ner i
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) utmed, längs
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) svepa, tömma
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright
    4. adjective
    He is a downright nuisance!) riktig, fullkomlig
    - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground
    II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun
    - downy

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  • 2 flag down

    signalera någon att stanna med en flagga
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    past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) hejda, vinka till sig

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  • 3 lay

    adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik
    --------
    n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa
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    n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)
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    v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa
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    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om
    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste
    II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-
    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.) kväde

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  • 4 do

    n. tillställning; uppmaning (bibliskt- god gärning); bedrägeri (slang)
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    v. göra; syssla med; handla; sköta om; klara sig; spela, agera; lura, snuva
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    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) göra
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) göra [], klara [], avverka, köra
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ägna sig åt, syssla med
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) räcka, duga, passa
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) läsa, studera, utföra, räkna
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) må, klara (reda, sköta) sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordna, rätta till
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) göra
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) visa
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) vålla, göra
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) göra, avverka
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) kalas, tillställning
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 5 lie

    n. läge, position, ställning; lega, tillhåll för djur
    --------
    n. lögn; bluff, svindel
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    v. ligga; vila; vara belägen, befinna sig; utbreda sig; ligga hopkrupen
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    v. ljuga; bedra, svika; bluffa; fuska
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    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lögn
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljuga
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) ligga, lägga sig
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ligga
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ligga, stå
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) ligga i, bestå i
    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down

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  • 6 weigh

    v. väga (föremål); överväga förslag; väga (ett visst antal kg); tynga ned; överväga; lätta ankare
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    [wei] 1. verb
    1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) väga
    2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) väga
    3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynga, lasta
    2. verb
    1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) förse med en tyngd (tyngder)
    2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) förse med en tyngd (tyngder)
    - weightlessness
    - weighty
    - weightily
    - weightiness
    - weighing-machine
    - weightlifting
    - weigh anchor
    - weigh in
    - weigh out
    - weigh up

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  • 7 note

    n. lapp; skrivelse; not, anmärkning; ton; tecken; anteckning, notering
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    v. påpeka; notera, skriva upp
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    [nəut] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) lapp, meddelande
    2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) anteckningar
    3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) anteckning, notering
    4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) not, anmärkning, förklaring
    5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) meddelande, kort brev
    6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) sedel
    7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) ton
    8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nottecken
    9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) ton
    2. verb
    1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) skriva ner, anteckna
    2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) notera, lägga märke till
    - notability
    - notably
    - noted
    - notelet
    - notebook
    - notecase
    - notepaper
    - noteworthy
    - noteworthiness
    - take note of

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  • 8 peg

    n. kil; knappnål; klämma
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    v. klämma fast; fästa med nål
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    [peɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pinne, sprint, bult
    2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) hängare, krok
    3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) klädnypa
    2. verb
    (to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) hänga upp med en klädnypa (klädnypor)
    - take someone down a peg or two
    - take down a peg or two
    - take someone down a peg
    - take down a peg

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  • 9 it

    Informationsteknologi, allmänt namn för behandling- och kalkyleringsmetoder inom data och datakommunikation
    IT (Information Technology)
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    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) den, det
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) det
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) det
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) [] också!
    - its
    - itself

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  • 10 collapse

    n. bryta samman; krasha; störta samman; sammantryckning, då en mapp eller katalog göms som är sekundär till titeln av den nuvarande mappern el. katalogen (data)
    --------
    v. kollapsa, klappa ihop
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    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) kollapsa
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) kollapsa
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryta samman
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) fälla ihop

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  • 11 crack

    adj. förstklassig, finfin, mäster-, elit-
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    n. spricka; smäll; brak; spydighet
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    v. spricka; smälla; snärta med; öppna
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    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) spricka
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knäcka
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knaka till
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) vitsa
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) spränga, bryta upp
    6) (to solve (a code).) knäcka, forcera
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryta samman, knäckas
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) spricka
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) springa
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smäll, klatsch
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) slag, smäll
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skämt, spydighet
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) förstklassig, finfin, mäster-
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack

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  • 12 deep

    adj. djup
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    adv. djupt
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    n. djup
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    [di:p] 1. adjective
    1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) djup
    2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) djup
    3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) djup
    4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) djup, intensiv
    5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) djup, mörk
    2. adverb
    (far down or into: deep into the wood.) djupt
    - deeply
    - deepness
    - deep-freeze
    3. verb
    (to freeze and keep (food) in this.) djupfrysa
    - in deep water

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  • 13 fall

    n. fall; nedgång; sänkning; sammanstörtande; höst; vattenfall; kapitulation; lutning, sluttning
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    v. falla; gå ner; reduceras, minskas; bli; drabba; bli tillfångatagen
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    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falla (ramla) omkull
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) sjunka, avta
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) inträffa
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falla, bli
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) åligga, tillkomma
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall, kull[]
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) -fall, nederbörd
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) höst
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through

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  • 14 get

    v. få; skaffa sig; köpa; ta; få tag i; fånga; förstå; ådra sig; komma; bli; orsaka, framkalla; övertala, uppmana
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    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.)
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) hämta, skaffa
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) komma, ta sig, ta, plocka
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) försätta
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) börja bli
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) förmå
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) komma, anlända
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) komma, få
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.)
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) få tag i
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) fatta, förstå
    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to

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  • 15 hand

    adj. hand-
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    n. hand; visare; tvärhand (4 inches); kort på hand; arbetare; sjöman
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    v. räcka, lämna; hjälpa
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    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) visare
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) arbetare, []man
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) hjälpande hand, handtag
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) [] hand
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) tvärhand
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) handstil
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) ge, räcka
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) lämna över
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 16 put

    n. stöt, kast (av en järnkula)
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    v. sätta, ställa, lägga; ställa in; placera; markera, ange
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    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) ställa, sätta, lägga, skicka, översätta
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) ställa, lägga fram
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) uttrycka, formulera
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skriva
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) löpa, gå, styra
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with

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  • 17 blind

    adj. blind; utan öppning
    --------
    n. rullgardin; täckmantel; bedrägeri
    --------
    v. göra blind; förblinda; blända
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    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blind
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blind för
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) med skymd sikt
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) blindskola
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) rullgardin
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) täckmantel, förevändning
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) bli blind, förlora synen
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold
    4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) binda för ögonen
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) med förbundna ögon
    - the blind leading the blind

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  • 18 curry

    n. (krydda) curry; starkt kryddad kötträtt
    --------
    v. bereda, appretera (läder)
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    I 1. American - curries; noun
    ((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.) curryrätt
    2. verb
    (to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?) tillaga (krydda) med curry
    - curry powder II verb
    (to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) rykta

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  • 19 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
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    I 1. [dok] noun
    1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) docka, hamnbassäng
    2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) hamn
    3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) förhörsbås
    2. 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
    - 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

    English-Swedish dictionary > dock

  • 20 drip

    n. dropp
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    v. droppa
    * * *
    [drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb
    (to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) droppa
    2. noun
    1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) droppe
    2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) dropp[]
    3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) dropp
    - drip-dry 3. verb
    (to dry in this manner.) dropptorka

    English-Swedish dictionary > drip

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