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1 refrain from doing
låta bli, avhålla sig från att göra -
2 from force of habit
(because one is used to doing (something): I took the cigarette from force of habit.) av gammal vana -
3 keep from
(to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) -
4 stop
n. stopp; avbrott; slut; uppehåll; hinder, spärr; hållplats--------v. stanna; stoppa; hindra; förhindra; avsluta; täppa igen; bo* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stanna2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stoppa, hejda3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) sluta4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) hålla för, täppa till, stoppa igen5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) trycka ner (till), stänga6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) stanna, bo2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) uppehåll, avbrott2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) hållplats3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punkt4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klaff, registerandrag5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) spärr, stopp•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
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5 bar
n. stång; regel; skiljevägg; hinder; bar, pub; bardisk--------prep. utom--------v. regla, bomma för, blockera* * *1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) tacka, stång, []kaka,2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) strimma, band3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) tvärslå, regel4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar5) (a public house.) krog, pub6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt, taktstreck7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) hinder8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) skrank2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) bomma till (för, igen)2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) stänga ute (av)3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) hindra3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.)- barmaid- barman
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6 dissuade
v. avråda, hindra* * *[di'sweid](to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) avråda -
7 patent
adj. skyddad av patenträtt; klar och tydlig; öppen; sofistikerad--------n. speciell rättighet, ensamrätt; patent--------v. få patent på* * *['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) patent2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) få patent på -
8 restrain
v. tygla; hindra; undertrycka, hämma* * *[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) lägga band på, hindra, tygla -
9 subdivision
n. indelning i underavdelningar* * *[-'viʒən]1) (subdividing or the parts resulting from doing this.)2) ((American) a portion of land divided up for housing etc; a zone.)3) ((American) a residential area on the outskirts of a city or town: professionals working from home by means of their computers and living in isolated subdivisions.) -
10 inhibit
v. undertrycka, hämma (aptit, impuls); förhindra, stoppa, hejda* * *[in'hibit](to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something).) hämma, hindra- inhibition -
11 put paid to
(to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do): The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo.) sätta stopp för -
12 thwart
adj. tvärs över--------n. förhindrande handling; toft--------v. gäcka, hindra någon att få sin vilja fram* * *[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) hindra ngn att få sin vilja fram2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) stäcka, omintetgöra -
13 way
adv. oerhört; långt, högt--------n. väg, stig; sätt, vis; avseende; form; riktning; avstånd* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) väg, passage2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) väg3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) gata[], väg[]4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) väg, el. oöversatt: det är långt till skolan5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) sätt, vis6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sätt, vis, avseende7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) sätt, uppträdande, beteende8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) fram, el. oöversatt: de hade snart ätit sig igenom maten2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) långt, högt- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
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14 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
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15 long
adj. lång; långvarig; långsträckt; orimlig (chans etc.); avlägsen--------adv. länge; för länge sedan; lång tid; hel--------n. lång tid; lång sak--------v. längta efter, tråna efter, trängta efter; sakna* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lång2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lång3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lång4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) länge, långvarig5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lång [], gott []2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) långt2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) länge•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) längta efter- longing- longingly -
16 skill
n. skicklighet, händighet, färdighet; konst, teknik; kvickhet* * *[skil]1) (cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability: This job requires a lot of skill.) skicklighet2) (a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft: the basic skills of reading and writing.) färdighet•- skilful- skilfully
- skilfulness
- skilled -
17 take over
1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) ta över, överta2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) ta över, överta -
18 custom
adj. anpassad, individuellt anpassad--------n. sed, bruk, vana* * *1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) sed[], bruk, vana2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) kunder, kundkrets•- customarily
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19 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) avledd, på annat håll2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) förvirrad, tokig3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) ifrån sig, uppjagad -
20 excavate
v. gräva, upptäcka antikföremål* * *['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) gräva2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) gräva fram, göra utgrävningar•- excavator
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