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1 enemy
n. fiende, motståndare* * *['enəmi]plural - enemies; noun1) (a person who hates or wishes to harm one: She is so good and kind that she has no enemies.) fiende, ovän2) (( also noun plural) troops, forces, a nation etc opposed to oneself in war etc: He's one of the enemy; The enemy was/were encamped on the hillside; ( also adjective) enemy forces.) fiende -
2 hold
n. hållhake, grepp; inflytande--------v. hålla; innehålla; upprätthålla; tycka, tro; sköta; äga* * *I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hålla []2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hålla3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hålla4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hålla5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) hålla []6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) rymma, ha, förvara, innehålla7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) hålla, ha8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hålla, ha [] hållning9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) []ha, sköta10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) anse, hålla, hysa11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) stå kvar, gälla12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) tvinga13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hålla, försvara14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) hålla stånd mot15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) behålla16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) hålla17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) hålla18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) []ha, äga19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) hålla i sig20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) hänga kvar i luren, vänta21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) hålla []22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) behålla23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) föra med sig2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tag, grepp2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, inflytande3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grepp•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastrum -
3 action
n. handling; gärning; verksamhet; aktion, strid* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) handling, aktion2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) rörelser, rörlighet3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) åtal, stämning4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) strid•- out of action -
4 flank
n. flank, flygel, sida; slaksida (inom anatomi)--------v. flankera; ta sidoposition; försvara i flanken* * *[flæŋk] 1. noun(the side of anything especially an animal's body or an army: the horse's flank; They marched around the enemy's flank.) flank, flygel, sida2. verb1) (to be at the side of: The prisoner appeared, flanked by two policemen.) flankera2) (to come around the side of: The troops flanked the enemy forces.) anfalla i flanken, kringgå -
5 traitor
n. förrädare* * *['treitə](a person who changes to the enemy's side or gives away information to the enemy: He was a traitor to his country.) förrädare -
6 flight
n. flygtur; flygning; rad av trappsteg; flykt, flyende; flyggrupp; flock; flyktighet (tid)* * *I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) flykt2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) flygning3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) trappa4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) flock, svärm•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) flykt, flyende -
7 quarter
n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning--------v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) månkvarter8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dela med fyra3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
8 advance
adj. avancerad; framtill--------n. frammarsch; framsteg; förskott; befordran--------v. avancera; gå framåt; flytta framåt; skynda; ge förskott* * *1. verb1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) avancera, främja2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) förskottera, låna2. noun1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) framryckning, framsteg2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) förskott3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) närmande3. adjective1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) förskotts-2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) förhands-3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) för[]•- advanced- in advance -
9 adversary
n. motståndare; fiende; motspelare* * *['ædvəsəri]plural - adversaries; noun(an opponent; an enemy: his adversary in the chess match.) motståndare, fiende -
10 aircraft
n. flygmaskin* * *plural - aircraft; noun (any of several types of machine for flying in the air: Enemy aircraft have been sighted.) flygplan -
11 ambush
n. bakhåll--------v. ligga i bakhåll* * *['æmbuʃ] 1. verb(to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on: They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.) ligga i bakhåll, överfalla från bakhåll2. noun1) (an attack made in this way.) bakhåll2) (the group of people making the attack.) bakhåll -
12 antagonist
n. motståndare; antagonist* * *[æn'tæɡənist](an opponent or enemy.) motståndare, antagonist- antagonistic
- antagonistically
- antagonize
- antagonise -
13 barrage
n. floddamm; spärreld; massor av frågor--------v. ställa en massa frågor* * *1) (something that keeps back an enemy: a barrage of gunfire.) spärreld2) (an overwhelming number: a barrage of questions.) störtskur3) (a man-made barrier across a river.) fördämning -
14 bomb
n. bomb--------v. bomba, spränga i luften med en bomb* * *[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bomb2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bomba2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) göra fiasko, paja•- bomber- bombshell -
15 booty
n. rov, byte, krigsbyte* * *['bu:ti](goods taken from eg an enemy by force (especially in wartime): The soldiers shared the booty among themselves; the burglars' booty.) []byte, rov -
16 brave
adj. modig; skön, vacker--------n. krigare (i nordamerikanska indianstammar)--------v. trotsa, tappert möta, icke låta sig bekomma* * *[breiv] 1. adjective(without fear of danger, pain etc: a brave soldier; a brave deed; You're very brave; It was brave of him to fight such an enemy.) modig, tapper2. verb(to meet or face boldly: They braved the cold weather.) trotsa, tappert möta3. noun(a Red Indian warrior.) krigare- bravely- bravery -
17 breast
n. bröst, barm; bringa--------v. trotsigt möta; röra med bröstet* * *[brest] 1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) bröst2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) bröst2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) gå (simma) rätt emot, möta, trotsa2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) komma upp till (på)•- breastfed
- breaststroke -
18 charge
n. pris; ansvar; laddning (elektrisk, explosiv); anklagelse--------v. ta betalt, debitera; anklaga; anfalla; ladda (även vapen); deklarera* * *1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) ta []2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) debitera, skriva upp på ngn[]3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) anklaga4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) anfalla, storma fram (göra chock) mot5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) rusa []6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) ladda []7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) ladda2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) pris, avgift, taxa2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) anklagelse3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) anfall, chock4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) laddning5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) person som man har ansvar för6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) laddning•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
19 civil defence
civilförsvar (allmänhetens försvar av sig själv, organisering av allmänheten för att hålla ordning)* * *noun ((American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks.) -
20 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•
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