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1 formality
n. formalitet; ren formalitet, formsak; konventionalism; stelhet; ceremoniösitet; strikthet; formellt uppträdande* * *[-'mæ-]1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) formalitet, formsak2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) stelhet, formellt uppträdande -
2 show
n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande--------v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda* * *[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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3 stuff
n. material; saker, prylar; tyg; strunt--------v. stoppa, proppa, fylla; tvångsmata; stoppa upp* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) material, ämne, stoff, saker, grejor, virke2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) saker, grejor3) (an old word for cloth.) tyg•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) fylla, packa, stoppa, proppa i sig2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) späcka, fylla3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp•- stuffing- stuff up -
4 trim
adj. välskött, prydlig--------n. ordning; skyltning--------v. trimma, putsa; dekorera, garnera* * *[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) klippa, jämna, putsa, trimma2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) dekorera, garnera med band, kanta3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) trimma, kantsätta2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) klippning3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) prydlig, snygg, vårdad- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
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5 appear
v. komma; inställa sig; framträda; visa sig; komma till synes* * *[ə'piə]1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) dyka upp, bli synlig2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) komma fram, anlända3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) framträda, uppträda4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) verka, tyckas• -
6 curtain call
inropning* * *(an appearance by actors, singers etc after a performance for the purpose of receiving applause: After the play the actors took ten curtain calls.) inropning -
7 foam rubber
skumgummi* * *(a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.) skumgummi -
8 front
adj. framtill; front-; fram- (dörr); första (sida)--------n. framsida; fasad; förgård; framdel; kamouflage, täckmantel; fräckhet; mod; uppträdande; strand, kust--------v. vända sig mot, vetta mot, vara vänd mot, trotsa* * *1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) framsida, första[]2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) främre del3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) strandpromenad4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) front, stridslinje5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) front6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) uppsyn, hållning, uppträdande7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) front•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front -
9 go to seed
gå i frö; förfalla* * *1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) förfalla2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) förfalla3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) gå i frö, fröa sig -
10 judge
n. domare, lagman; bedömare; sakkunnig, expert--------v. döma, avgöra; fälla en dom, bestämma; bedöma; anta; sitta som domare* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) döma, vara domare2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) döma, vara domare3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) döma, bedöma, avgöra4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) döma2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) domare2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) domare3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) bedömare, kännare, sakkunnig•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement -
11 look
n. blick; uttryck; uppsyn; utseende; form; tittande--------v. titta; se; se ut; verka; likna; leta, söka* * *[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) se, titta2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) se ut3) (to face: The house looks west.) vetta, ligga mot2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) titt2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) blick3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) utseende•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
12 regal
adj. kunglig* * *['ri:ɡəl](of, like, or suitable for, a king or queen: She has a regal appearance; regal robes.) konungslig, majestätisk- regally -
13 scenery
n. naturscen, landskap; scenbild* * *1) (the painted background for a play etc on a stage: The scenery looked rather shabby.) sceneri, dekor2) (the general appearance of a landscape etc: beautiful scenery.) natur, landskap -
14 seem
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15 showy
adj. prålig, skrikig* * *adjective (giving an impression of value by a bright and striking outward appearance: His clothes are too showy for my liking.) prålig -
16 take pride in
(to feel pride about: You should take more pride in (=care more for) your appearance.) vara stolt över
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