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1 half an hour
halvtimme -
2 hour
n. timme; tid, tidpunkt, stund* * *1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) timme2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) tid, tidpunkt, stund•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour -
3 half-hourly
adjective, adverb (done etc every half-hour: at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.) varje halvtimme, en gång i halvtimmen -
4 half past three
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) [] halv fyra (fem, åtta) -
5 drill
n. borrmaskin, drillborr; drill, övning, träning; drill, upphöjd såbädd; radsåningsmaskin--------v. drilla, borra; drilla, öva, träna; radså* * *[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) borra2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) drilla, exercera2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) borr2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) drill, exercis -
6 fence
n. staket, fängsel; häck, hinder; skicklig debattör; inhägnad; hälare--------v. omgärda, omgärdas; sysselsätta sig med stängseluppsättning; inhägna; skydda; slingra sig* * *I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) staket, stängsel2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) inhängna, stängsla- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) fäkta2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) slingra sig, komma med undanflykter•- fencing -
7 jog
n. joggning; knuff, stöt--------v. springa en runda, jogga; knuffa; slå; skaka, ruska; friska upp (minne)* * *[‹oɡ]past tense, past participle - jogged; verb1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) stöta (puffa) till, friska upp2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) lunka, skumpa fram3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) jogga• -
8 kick one's heels
(to be kept waiting: I was left kicking my heels for half an hour.) -
9 make heavy weather of
(to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) göra mycket väsen av -
10 present
adj. gällande; närvarande; nuvarande--------n. nutid, nuet; presens (gram.)--------n. present; gåva--------v. introducera; överlämna; lägga fram; uppvisa* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) närvarande2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) nuvarande, innevarande, pågående3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presens•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) överräcka, begåva2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) presentera3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) presentera, uppföra, framföra4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) lägga fram, förete5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) infinna sig•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gåva, present -
11 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) det om detta, så var det med [] -
12 soothe
v. lugna, lindra, stilla; blidka, lirka med* * *[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) lugna2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) lindra, stilla•- soothing- soothingly -
13 run
n. språngmarsch; springande, löpning; ansats; färd; rutt; följd, serie; maska (på strumpa); anfall--------v. springa; föra; (water) tappa vatten; rusa; kandidera; fungera; rinna ; pågå; låta; körning; löpning; köra; följd; upplaga; (sl.) the runs diarré* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) springa2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) åka, gå3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) rinna4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) [] gå5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) sköta, driva6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) springa7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) gå8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) löpa, gälla, gå9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) köra10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) släppa, fälla11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) köra, skjutsa12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) dra, låta fara (svepa, glida)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) torka ut, frysa []2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) språngmarsch, joggingrunda2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) tur3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) period4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) maska5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) fritt tillträde, tillgång6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) inhägnad7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) i följd (sträck)- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
14 seven etc
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) [] halv fyra (fem, åtta)
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