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1 hardly
adv. knappt, knappast; näppeligen* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) knappt, knappast, nästan ingen (inget, aldrig)2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) knappt, knappast3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) knappt, knappast -
2 hardly more than
knappast mer än -
3 hardly worth one's salt
gör inte skäl för sin lön -
4 be hardly cold in one's grave
inte vara kall i graven -
5 can hardly make ends meet
har knappt så att det räcker månaden ut -
6 could hardly make ends meet
fick det knappt att gå ihop (räcka till), klarade (redde) sig knappt [på sina inkomster] -
7 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) det är ingen [] skillnad, det är hugget som stucketEnglish-Swedish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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8 any
adj. någon, något; vid varje; vid ingen, vid inget--------adv. någon, något; alls, ett dugg--------pron. någon* * *['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) någon, något, några2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) varenda3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) alls, ett dugg- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
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9 contain
v. innehålla, rymma; hindra* * *[kən'tein]1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) innehålla, rymma2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) behärska, tygla• -
10 crack a book
((slang) to open a book in order to read or study: He always gets high marks in his exams although he hardly cracks a textbook.) slå upp en bok -
11 creature
n. produkt, skapelse; varelse* * *['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) [] varelse, människa, djur2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) krake, kräk -
12 ever
adv. alls, någonsin* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) någonsin, någon gång2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) för evigt, i alla sina dagar, alltsedan3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) himla, jätte-, i all världen•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) vintergrön[] växt (buske, träd)- everlastingly
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13 join
n. skarv, fog; hopfogning--------v. förena, knyta samman; slå sig ihop, förena sig med; sätta ihop; ansluta sig till; gå samman med; gifta sig; följa med* * *[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) koppla (sätta, foga) ihop, förena2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) förena, förbinda, sammanfoga3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) gå med i4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) förena sig med, rinna samman, slå sig ihop med, möta[]5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) träffa[]2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) fog, skarv- join hands
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14 keep from
(to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) -
15 know
n. invigd, initierad--------v. veta; känna, vara bekant med; förstå; skilja på; vara medveten om* * *[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) veta, känna till2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunna, känna till3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) känna4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) knipslug, menande•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
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16 lighting
n. belysning; upplysning; tändning* * *noun (a means of providing light: The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see.) ljus, belysning -
17 on end
i sträck* * *1) (upright; erect: Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.) på ända2) (continuously; without a pause: For days on end we had hardly anything to eat.) på raken -
18 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 -
19 scant
adj. knapp, liten, ringa; begränsad; knappt tillräcklig; knapphändig--------v. snåla med, knappa in på; minska, inskränka* * *[skænt](hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) knapp,ringa, minimal- scanty- scantiness
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20 scanty
adj. liten, knapp, ringa; begränsad; knappt tillräcklig* * *adjective (small in size; hardly enough: scanty clothing.) trång, torftig, knapphändig, minimal
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