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1 flatten
v. platta ut; göra platt; räta ut; slå platt; göra meningslös* * *verb ((often with out) to make or become flat: The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea.) bli (göra) platt, plana ut -
2 flat
adj. flat, platt; punkterad (hjul); absolut; (ligga) raklång; utsträckt; smaklös; monoton; sänkt en halv ton (musik)--------adv. horisontellt; helt och hållet; absolut; rättframt; exakt; räntefri--------n. lägenhet; plan; slätt; punktering; ton med förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flat, flack, platt2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) tråkig3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) uttrycklig, blankt []4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) punkterad5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) avslagen6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) för låg[]2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) platt, utsträckt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) lägenhet2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) b-förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) platt föremål, []flata4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flackt land, låglänt mark•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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3 lay
adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik--------n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa--------n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)--------v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) kväde -
4 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
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