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1 fail
n. misslyckande, underkänt betyg--------v. misslyckas; svika; försvagas, försämras; göra besviken; gå i konkurs; avta; ta slut* * *[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) misslyckas, få underkänt, missa2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) strejka, inte fungera, klicka3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) tryta, svika4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) kugga5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) svika, lämna i sticket•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i brist på- failure- without fail -
2 attempt
n. försök--------v. försöka; försöka sig på* * *[ə'tempt] 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) försöka2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) försök2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) attentat, mordförsök -
3 career
adj. yrkesmässig, karriäristisk--------n. bana, karriär; full fart--------v. springa snabbt, springa omkring* * *[kə'riə] 1. noun1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) karriär2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) bana2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) ila, rusa, fara -
4 groan
n. jämmer; suck; stön--------v. jämra; sucka; stöna* * *[ɡrəun] 1. verb(to produce a deep sound (because of pain, unhappiness etc): He groaned when he heard that he had failed his exam; The table was groaning with food (= there was a great deal of food on it).) stöna, jämra sig, digna av2. noun(a deep sound: a groan of despair.) stönande, jämmer, suck -
5 intercede
v. föra någons talan, medla, gå emellan* * *[intə'si:d]1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) medla2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) lägga sig ut, göra förbön• -
6 jettison
n. kastgods (last kastad överbord för att lätta fartyg i sjönöd); utkastning (kastande överbord) av last--------v. kasta båtlast överbord; göra sig av med (börda); kasta* * *['‹etisn](to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger: When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage.) kasta överbord -
7 qualify
v. kvalificera, meritera; vara behörig; modifiera, begränsa; bestämma, stå som bestämning; inskränka* * *1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) kvalificera, göra behörig (berättigad)2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) utbilda sig till3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) kvalificera sig till4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) stå som bestämning till•- qualified
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8 resort
n. tillhåll; semesterort; tillflyktsort--------v. tillgripa; ta till* * *[rə'zo:t] 1. verb((with to) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed: He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.) tillgripa, ta till2. noun(a place visited by many people (especially for holidays): Brighton is a popular (holiday) resort.) tillhåll, turistort -
9 rest
n. rest, återstoden; vila; semester; stöd; uppehåll, rast--------v. vila; luta* * *I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) vila, vilopaus2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) vila3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stöd4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) viloläge2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) vila, ta en vilopaus2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) vila []3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) vila, luta4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) vila, bli (få) lugn5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) vila6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vila (ligga) hos•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
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10 result
n. resultat--------v. vara resultatet av; sluta med* * *1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultat2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultat3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultat4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultat2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) vara resultatet av, härröra från2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) resultera
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