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1 engaged
adj. förlovad; upptagen (telefonlinje); upptagen* * *1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) förlovad2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) engagerad, sysselsatt3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) upptagen -
2 engaged in
engagerad i; sysslar med; deltar i -
3 engaged tone
upptagetton -
4 engage
v. anställa, anlita; koppla ihop* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) anställa, anlita2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) engagera, beställa3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) ta i anspråk, lägga beslag på, sysselsätta4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) ta upp kampen med, anfalla5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) koppla ihop (i), lägga i•- engaged- engagement
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5 actively
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6 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) må toppenbraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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7 busy
adj. upptagen--------v. sysselsätta sig med* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptagen2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) livlig, full av rörelse (trafik)3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptagen2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) vara sysselsatt (upptagen) med- busily -
8 closeted
adjective (engaged in a private conversation in a separate room from other people: They're closeted in his office.) som samtalar i enrum -
9 commerce
n. handel* * *['komə:s] 1. noun(the exchange of goods between nations or people; trade on a large scale: He is engaged in commerce.) handel, varuutbyte2. noun(a TV or radio advertisement: I enjoyed the play but the commercials irritated me.) reklam- commercialise
- commercialism
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10 diplomat
n. diplomat* * *['dipləmæt]noun (a person engaged in diplomacy: He is a diplomat at the American embassy.) diplomat -
11 fiancé
n. fästman* * *American - fiancée; noun(a person to whom one is engaged to be married.) fästman, fästmö -
12 hostilities
n. fientligheter* * *[-'sti-]noun plural (acts of war; battles: The two countries were engaged in hostilities.) fientligheter -
13 keep it dark
behålla en hemlighet, inte berätta* * *(to keep something a secret: They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark.) hålla det hemligt -
14 labour
n. labourpartiet, politiskst parti* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) arbete2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbetskraft, arbetare3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) förlossningsarbete, värkar4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeta []2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) arbeta sig fram•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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15 line
n. linje; rad; gräns; bransch; riktning; tillvägagångssätt; lina; kö; uppställning; kontur; rynka; släktgren; plan--------v. rada upp; linjera; märka med linjer; bilda linje; stärka; täcka med dyna; rynka, fåra; fylla (ficka)* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lina2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) linje3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linje, hållning4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) linje, rynka, fåra5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) linje, rad6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) rad[]7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) []gren8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) riktning9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) linje, spår10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) linje11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) rad12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linje13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) sortiment, varuslag, bransch, fack, linje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linje2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) stå utefter, kanta2) (to mark with lines.) dra linjer (en linje), linjera•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) fodra, beklä2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fodra•- lined- liner- lining -
16 mesh
n. nät; maska (i nät); fångst i nätet; invecklad form--------v. snärja, snara; snärja sig; trassla in sig; fånga i nät; stämma överens, gå ihop (med varandra)* * *[meʃ] 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) maska2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) nät[]2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) gripa in i varann -
17 otherwise
adv. annars; i annat fall; på annat sätt; för övrigt* * *1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) annars, för övrigt2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) på annat sätt -
18 research
n. forskning, undersökning--------v. forska* * *1. [ri'sə:, ]( especially American[) 'ri:sə:(r) ] noun(a close and careful study to find out (new) facts or information: He is engaged in cancer research; His researches resulted in some amazing discoveries; ( also adjective) a research student.) forskning2. [ri'sə:(r) ] verb(to carry out such a study: He's researching (into) Thai poetry.) forska -
19 unattached
adj. oberoende, självständig* * *(not married or engaged to be married: A woman sometimes gives up hope of marriage if she is still unattached at the age of thirty.) fri, obunden, till äktenskap ledig
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