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  • 1 go out of one's way

    lägga an på, göra sig besvär
    * * *
    (to do more than is really necessary: He went out of his way to help us.)

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  • 2 way

    adv. oerhört; långt, högt
    --------
    n. väg, stig; sätt, vis; avseende; form; riktning; avstånd
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    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) väg, passage
    2) (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.) väg
    3) (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 skolan
    5) (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, vis
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sätt, vis, avseende
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) sätt, uppträdande, beteende
    8) (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 maten
    2. 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
    - 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
    - ways and means

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  • 3 work

    adj. arbets-
    --------
    n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning
    --------
    v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram
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    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta
    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works
    3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar
    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 4 wit

    n. vett, förstånd; klokhet; intelligens; slagfärdighet, skarpsynthet; snille, ljushuvud
    --------
    v. veta (ålderdomligt)
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    [wit]
    1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) slagfärdighet
    2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) kvickhuvud, spirituell person
    3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) vett, förstånd
    - - witted
    - witticism
    - witty
    - wittily
    - wittiness
    - at one's wits' end
    - keep one's wits about one
    - live by one's wits
    - frighten/scare out of one's wits
    - out of one's wits

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  • 5 worm

    n. mask; (bildl.) stackare, kryp; (tekn.) gänga; rörslinga; (med.) avmaska; ett datavirus som vanligtvis kopierar sig själv genom nätverket och förstör datorens tillgångar (data)
    --------
    v. krypa, orma, åla; nästla sig in; smyga in, tränga in; avmaska
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    [wə:m] 1. noun
    (a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) mask
    2. verb
    1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) orma (åla, slingra) sig
    2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) locka (lirka) ur

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  • 6 pick

    n. hacka, spetshacka; val
    --------
    v. välja; plocka; slita ut; hacka på
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    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) välja [], plocka ut
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plocka
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) lyfta
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dyrka (peta) upp
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) det bästa, eliten, gräddan
    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way
    II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hacka

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  • 7 feel

    n. beröring; känsla; känselsinnet; kontakt (slang)
    --------
    v. må; känna; förnimma; röra; treva, famla
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    [fi:l]
    past tense, past participle - felt; verb
    1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) känna
    2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) känna på
    3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) känna, erfara, förnimma
    4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) känna sig, må
    5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) tycka, mena
    - feeling
    - feel as if / as though
    - feel like
    - feel one's way
    - get the feel of

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  • 8 fight

    n. slagsmål, bråk; strid; gräl; boxningsmatch; stridslust
    --------
    v. bråka; strida, kämpa; slåss; slå tillbaka fienden, kämpa sig fram
    * * *
    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slåss
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bekämpa
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) bråka
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) slagsmål, strid
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kamp
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kampvilja, stridslust
    4) (a boxing-match.) boxningsmatch
    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight

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  • 9 stand aside

    (to move to one side or withdraw out of someone's way: He stood aside to let me pass.) gå undan, ta ett steg åt sidan

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  • 10 through

    adj. direkt
    --------
    adv. genom; från sida till sida, till slut
    --------
    prep. genom, igenom; i
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    [Ɵru:] 1. preposition
    1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) igenom
    2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) igenom
    3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) igenom
    4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) genom
    5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) genom
    6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) från... till
    2. adverb
    (into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) igenom
    3. adjective
    1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) direkt-
    2) (finished: Are you through yet?) färdig
    4. adverb
    (in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) helt igenom, genomgående, överallt
    - soaked
    - wet through
    - through and through
    - through with

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  • 11 cut

    adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt
    --------
    n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning
    --------
    v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja
    * * *
    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 12 single

    adj. enda; varenda; singel, en-, ensam; ogift; enkel- (rum etc.); odelad; ärlig
    --------
    n. ogift, ungkarl; enkelbiljett; enkelrum; singelplatta, "singel"; ensam, solo
    --------
    v. välja, utvälja, skilja ut
    * * *
    ['siŋɡl] 1. adjective
    1) (one only: The spider hung on a single thread.) enda
    2) (for one person only: a single bed/mattress.) enkel-, enmans-
    3) (unmarried: a single person.) ogift, ensam
    4) (for or in one direction only: a single ticket/journey/fare.) enkel
    2. noun
    1) (a gramophone record with only one tune or song on each side: This group have just brought out a new single.) singel
    2) (a one-way ticket.) enkelbiljett
    - singles
    - singly
    - single-breasted
    - single-decker
    - single-handed
    - single parent
    - single out

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  • 13 nose

    n. näsa; nos, snabel; näbb
    --------
    v. lukta; vädra, få väderkorn på; nosa på
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    [nəuz] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) näsa
    2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) luktsinne, väderkorn
    3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nos
    2. verb
    1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) nosa []
    2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) snoka
    - - nosed
    - nosey
    - nosy
    - nosily
    - nosiness
    - nose-bag
    - nosedive
    - nose job
    3. verb
    (to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)
    - lead by the nose
    - nose out
    - pay through the nose
    - turn up one's nose at
    - under a person's very nose
    - under very nose
    - under a person's nose
    - under nose

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  • 14 keep

    n. uppehälle, underhåll, ekonomi; fort, fästning
    --------
    v. hålla kvar; behålla; hålla; underhålla, försörja; fortsätta; sköta, leda; föda upp; äga
    * * *
    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) behålla
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) behålla, bevara
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) ha, hålla []
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) fortsätta
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) ha, förvara
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hålla, ha
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) stå sig, hålla sig
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) föra, sköta
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) uppehålla
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) försörja, sörja för
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) hålla
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) fira
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppehälle
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

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  • 15 right

    n. höger (politik)
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    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) höger
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rätt, riktig
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rätt
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rätt
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rätt, rättighet
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rätt
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) höger
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) höger[]
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) just, precis
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) genast, strax, meddetsamma
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) alldeles, helt
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) rakt, rätt
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) höger
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rätt
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) räta upp, komma på rätt köl
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rätta till, gottgöra
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') visst!, ska ske!
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing
    6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) högerorienterad, -vriden
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 16 argue

    v. gräla; argumentera; anföra skäl; påstå, hävda
    * * *
    1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) gräla, bråka
    2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentera, anföra skäl
    3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) övertala
    4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) argumentera
    - argument
    - argumentative

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  • 17 exit

    n. utgång
    --------
    v. gå ut ur
    * * *
    ['eɡzit] 1. noun
    1) (a way out of a building etc: the emergency exit.) utgång
    2) (an actor's departure from the stage: Macbeth's exit.) sorti
    3) (an act of going out or departing: She made a noisy exit.) sorti
    2. verb
    ((used as a stage direction to one person) (he/she) goes off the stage: Exit Hamlet.) [] går ut

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  • 18 put

    n. stöt, kast (av en järnkula)
    --------
    v. sätta, ställa, lägga; ställa in; placera; markera, ange
    * * *
    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) ställa, sätta, lägga, skicka, översätta
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) ställa, lägga fram
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) uttrycka, formulera
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skriva
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) löpa, gå, styra
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with

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  • 19 wear

    n. kläder; klädsel; klädstil; nötning; slitning, förslitning; slitstyrka
    --------
    v. vara klädd i, ha på sig; bära; ha (glasögon); nöta, slita ut; bli utsliten; förstöras; bli bevarad
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    [weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb
    1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) vara klädd i, ha på sig, bära
    2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) ha
    3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) ha, se ut
    4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) nöta[], bli sliten
    5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) nöta, slita
    6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) hålla bra, vara slitstark
    2. noun
    1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) bruk, användning
    2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) kläder
    3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) nötning, slitage
    4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) hållbarhet, slitstyrka, [] håller att slita på []
    - wearer
    - wearing
    - worn
    - wear away
    - wear off
    - wear out
    - worn out

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  • 20 carry

    n. skjutbana; båttransportering på land; transportering
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    v. bära; frakta; framföra; fortsätta
    * * *
    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bära []
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) färdas, kunna höras
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bära upp
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) medföra, innebära
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) gå igenom, bli antagen
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) föra sig

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) huserande, härjande

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) hand-, kabin-

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

    English-Swedish dictionary > carry

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