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21 left empty-handed
gav sig i väg tomhänt -
22 made empty promises
gav tomma löften -
23 on an empty stomach
på fastande mage, utan mat i magen -
24 assure
v. försäkra, förvissa (om)* * *[ə'ʃuə]1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) försäkra2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) förvissa, övertyga•- assured -
25 baggy
adj. säckig, påsig* * *adjective (loose, like an empty bag: He wears baggy trousers.) säckig, påsig -
26 bare
adj. bar, naken; begränsad; knapp--------v. blotta, göra bar* * *[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) bar, naken, kal2) (empty: bare shelves.) tom3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) kal4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) luggsliten5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) grundläggande2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) blotta- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
- barefoot
- bareheaded -
27 clearance
n. befriande; undanröjande; rensning* * *1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) undanröjande, frigörande, rensning2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) fri höjd, spelrum, säkerhetsmarginal3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) tillstånd -
28 common
adj. gemensam; vanlig; allmän; enkel, vulgär--------n. allmänt område* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) vanlig2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) gemensam3) (publicly owned: common property.) allmän, offentlig4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgär, tarvlig5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) vanlig, enkel6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) appellativ2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) allmänning- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
29 compartment
n. bås, fack; avdelning* * *(a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) kupé, bås, fack -
30 conclusion
n. slutledning; slut; beslut* * *[-ʒən]1) (an end: the conclusion of his speech.) avslutning2) (a judgement: I came to the conclusion that the house was empty.) slutsats -
31 discard
n. förkastad sak; skräp--------v. kasta, avskeda, utrangera* * *(to throw away as useless: They discarded the empty bottles.) kasta [] -
32 go blank
(to become empty: My mind went blank when the police questioned me.) bli tom i huvudet -
33 half
adj. halv'--------adv. till hälften, halvt--------n. halva, hälft; mittfältsspelare (fotboll)* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) halva, hälft2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) halvlek2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) hälften3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv-3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) till hälften, halvt, halv-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) nästan•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half -
34 hermit crab
(a soft-bodied crab that inhabits the empty shells of other creatures.) eremitkräfta -
35 hollow
adj. ihålig, hålig; tom--------n. hål, vakuum--------v. göra ihålig, holka ur, gröpa ut, gräva ut* * *['holəu] 1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) ihålig2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) ihålig2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) []hålighet, urholkning, håla, fördjupning2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) sänka•- beat hollow
- hollow out -
36 lie
n. läge, position, ställning; lega, tillhåll för djur--------n. lögn; bluff, svindel--------v. ligga; vila; vara belägen, befinna sig; utbreda sig; ligga hopkrupen--------v. ljuga; bedra, svika; bluffa; fuska* * *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.) lögn2. 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- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (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 sig2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ligga3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ligga, stå4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) ligga i, bestå i•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
37 open
adj. öppen; oförställd; öppenhjärtig, uppriktig; opartisk; offentlig; ledig (jobb etc.)--------n. öppet ställe; öppet fält; det fria, frisk luft--------v. öppna; öppnas; börja; ta upp (en sång); sträcka ut (benen)* * *['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) öppen2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) öppen3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) öppen4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) öppen, ohöljd5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) öppen6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) öppen7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) öppen2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) öppna, öppnas2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) öppna•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms -
38 place
n. plats; ställning; uppgift--------v. sätta, ställa, lägga, placera; ge rum åt; utnämna; ge position åt* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) plats, ställe2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) plats, rum, utrymme3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -plats4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) plats5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) plats, placering6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) ställning, rang, position, plats7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) ställe8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sak9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) anställning, plats10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hus, bostad, ställe, hem11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) -platsen, -gatan12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimal2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) placera, ställa, sätta, lägga2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) placera•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
39 presume
v. anta; drista sig ; tillåta sig* * *[prə'zju:m]1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') anta, förmoda2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) tillåta (drista, understå) sig•- presumption
- presumptuous
- presumptuousness -
40 refill
n. påfyllning; patron till bläckpenna--------v. fylla på* * *1. ['ri:fil] noun(the amount (usually in a container) of some material needed to fill up some object which becomes empty through use: I must go and buy some refills for my pen.) påfyllning, refill, patron2. [ri:'fil] verb(to fill up again: He refilled his pipe.) åter fylla, fylla på
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