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1 a drowning man grasps at a straw
en drunknande man griper efter halmstrånEnglish-Swedish dictionary > a drowning man grasps at a straw
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2 clutch
n. grepp; koppling, kopplingspedal; kycklingkull; äggrede--------v. gripa tag i, hålla fast* * *1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) gripa [] om2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) hålla hårt om2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) klor2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) koppling• -
3 life-saving
noun (the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning: The boy is being taught life-saving.) livräddning -
4 lifeline
n. livlina; räddningslina; ledstång; livslinje (i handen)* * *noun (a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.) livlina -
5 save
n. räddning (sport etc.)--------prep. förutom; utom; om inte--------v. rädda; frigöra; frälsa; spara; skydda* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) rädda2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara, bespara4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) rädda5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frälsa6) (to keep data in the computer.) spara2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) räddning- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) utom, med undantag av -
6 vain
adj. fåfäng; gagnlös* * *[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) fåfäng2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) fruktlös, fåfäng3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) tom•- vainly- vanity
- in vain
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