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1 outline
n. kontur; skiss; ytterlinje; utkast; sammanfattning--------v. teckna konturerna av; skissa, skildra i stora drag; överlämna ett schematiskt utkast; förbereda en profil* * *1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontur[]2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) översikt, sammanfattning, sammandrag2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) teckna konturerna av, skildra i stora drag -
2 keep back
hålla tillbaka; tygla; dölja* * *1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!)2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.)3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?)
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give sb an edge — (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms
give sb an edge on sb — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms
give sb an edge on sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms
give sb an edge on sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms
give sb an edge over sb — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms
give sb an edge over sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms
give sb an edge over sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms
give sb an edge over/on sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge … Financial and business terms