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1 essay
n. försök; essä, kort avhandling--------v. försöka, pröva; experimentera, göra försök* * *['esei](a written composition; a piece of written prose: The examination consists of four essays; Write an essay on/about your holiday.) essä, uppsats -
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3 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) osammanhängande, []plottrig -
4 compare
n. jämförelse--------v. jämföra; likna vid* * *[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) jämföra2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) likna vid3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) jämföra[]•- comparative
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5 composition
n. utarbetande; komposition, komponerande* * *[kompə'ziʃən]1) (something composed, eg music: his latest composition.) komposition2) (the act of composing: the difficulties of composition.) komponerande, författande3) (an essay written as a school exercise: The children had to write a composition about their holiday.) uppsats4) (the parts of which a thing is made: Have you studied the composition of the chemical?) sammansättning, förening -
6 deadline
n. tidsgräns, frist, deadline* * *noun (a time by which something must be done or finished: Monday is the deadline for handing in this essay.) tidsgräns, frist, deadline -
7 embarrassed
adj. generad* * *adjective He was embarrassed when the teacher asked him to read his essay to the class.) generad -
8 except
conj. utom--------prep. förutom, utom, bortsett från--------v. undanta; motsätta* * *[ik'sept] 1. preposition(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) utom, undantagandes, frånsett2. verb(to leave out or exclude.) undanta, utesluta- excepted- excepting
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9 excuse
n. bortförklaring; ursäkt--------v. förlåta; befria; rättfärdiga* * *1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) förlåta, ursäkta2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) befria, låta slippa2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) ursäkt, försvar -
10 grammar
n. grammatik* * *['ɡræmə]1) (the rules for forming words and for combining words to form sentences: He's an expert on French grammar.) grammatik2) (a description or collection of the rules of grammar: Could you lend me your Latin grammar?; ( also adjective) a grammar book.) grammatik3) (a person's use of grammatical rules: This essay is full of bad grammar.) språk[]•- grammatically
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12 lengthy
adj. lång, långvarande* * *adjective (of great, often too great, length: This essay is interesting but lengthy.) lång[] -
13 make a mess of
1) (to make dirty, untidy or confused: The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.) smutsa (söla, kladda) ner2) (to do badly: He made a mess of his essay.) misslyckas med3) (to spoil or ruin (eg one's life): He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.) fördärva, ställa till det för sig -
14 poorly
adj. krasslig, sjuk--------adv. fattigt; dåligt* * *adverb (not well; badly: a poorly written essay.) dåligt, illa -
15 strike out
1) (to erase or cross out (a word etc): He read the essay and struck out a word here and there.) stryka över2) (to start fighting: He's a man who strikes out with his fists whenever he's angry.) slå omkring sig -
16 subject
adj. underlydande; som har benägenhet för--------n. ämne (läroämne, samtalsämne); anledning; tema, motiv--------v. underkuva; utsätta; låta undergå* * *1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) underlydande2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) undersåte, medborgare2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) ämne3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) skolämne4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) föremål5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) subjekt3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) underkuva, betvinga2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) utsätta, låta undergå•- subjective
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18 theme
n. tema, ämne, grundtanke* * *[Ɵi:m]1) (the subject of a discussion, essay etc: The theme for tonight's talk is education.) tema, ämne2) (in a piece of music, the main melody, which may be repeated often.) tema, ledmotiv -
19 thesis
n. tes, sats, teori, forskning* * *['Ɵi:sis]plural - theses; noun(a long written essay, report etc, often done for a university degree: a doctoral thesis; He is writing a thesis on the works of John Milton.) avhandling -
20 tract
n. traktat, skrift; system; period; område* * *[trækt]1) (a piece of land.) område2) (a system formed by connected parts of the body: the digestive tract.) system, apparat3) (a short essay or booklet.) skrift, broschyr, traktat
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