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21 foreword
n. förord, inledning, introduktion* * *['fo:wə:d](a piece of writing as an introduction at the beginning of a book; a preface: The foreword was written by a famous scholar.) förord -
22 fountain
n. källa, brunn; källa (bildligt); fontän; behållare* * *1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fontän, springbrunn2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fontän3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) källa• -
23 fraud
n. bedrägeri; bluff; fusk; förfalskning; förskingring; bedragare, svindlare* * *[fro:d]1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) bedrägeri2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) bluff•- fraudulently
- fraudulence -
24 galaxy
n. galax (stjärnsystem); lysande samling (med vackra kvinnor, kändisar etc.)* * *['ɡæləksi]plural - galaxies; noun1) (a very large group of stars.) galax2) (a large group of famous, impressive etc people, things etc: a galaxy of entertainers; a galaxy of new cars.) lysande samling• -
25 gossip column
skvallerspalt* * *(an article in a newspaper etc containing gossip about famous people.) skvallerspalt -
26 historic
adj. historisk (angående historien; förflutet, som tillhör det förflutna; viktigt, som har historisk vikt)* * *[-'sto-]adjective (famous or important in history: a historic battle.) historisk -
27 hit
n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé--------v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
28 immortalise
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) göra odödlig -
29 immortalize
v. odödliggöra, föreviga* * *verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) göra odödlig -
30 legendary
adj. legendarisk, sagolik; från legendens värld, från sagans värld--------n. legendsamling, sagosamling* * *1) (mentioned etc in legend: legendary heroes.) legendarisk2) (very famous because very great, good etc: His generosity is legendary.) legendarisk -
31 make a name for oneself
(to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc: He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.) skapa sig ett namn -
32 mime
n. fler-syftad Internet post extentition, standard som möjliggör överföringen av vilken fil som helst genom e-post över nätet [data, Internet]* * *1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) mim, pantomim2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomimföreställning3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mimskådespelare2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) spela [], mima -
33 model
adj. idealisk, exemplarisk--------n. modell, mönster, förebild; fotomodell; mannekäng; avbild; ideal--------v. designa, formgiva; visa (kläder); arbeta som modell* * *['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modell2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modell3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) fotomodell, mannekäng4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modell5) (something that can be used to copy from.) modell6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) mönster, förebild2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) vara (arbeta som) fotomodell (mannekäng) för2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) vara (arbeta som) []modell för3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) avbilda4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modellera, försöka efterlikna, ta efter• -
34 origin
n. ursprung; härkomst* * *['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) ursprung- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) original2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) förlaga, modell•- originally
- originate
- origins -
35 philosopher
n. filosof; teoretiker* * *noun (a person who studies philosophy, especially one who develops a particular set of theories: Rousseau was a famous philosopher.) filosof -
36 playwright
n. skådespelsförfattare* * *noun (a person who writes plays: He is a famous playwright.) dramatiker -
37 portrait
n. porträtt; (äv. bildl.) bild; namnet på utskriftsformatet då pappret skrivs ut stående (data)* * *['po:trət]1) (a drawing, painting, photograph etc of a person: She had her portrait painted by a famous artist.) porträtt2) (a written description of a person, place etc: a book called `A portrait of London'.) porträtt, skildring -
38 press
n. press; tryck, tryckning; tryckpress; tidningspress; stress--------v. pressa; trycka; driva på, ansätta* * *[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) trycka2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) pressa3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressa, ansätta4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) driva5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) pressa, stryka2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) tryckning, pressning, strykning2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tryckpress3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) press4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) press5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) press•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on -
39 prominent
adj. viktig; utstående; framstående* * *['prominənt]1) (standing out; projecting: prominent front teeth.) utstående, utskjutande2) (easily seen: The tower is a prominent landmark.) synlig vida omkring, framträdande3) (famous: a prominent politician.) framstående•- prominence -
40 renowned
adj. berömd* * *adjective (famous: He is renowned for his paintings; a renowned actress.) berömd, namnkunnig
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