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1 get hold of
få tag i, nå* * *1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.) få tag i (på)2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) få tag i (på) -
2 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!)2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) -
3 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!)2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) -
4 hard at it
(busy doing (something): I've been hard at it all day, trying to get this report finished.) slita hårt med -
5 soldier on
(to keep going despite difficulties etc: There have been several power-cuts in the office, but we are trying to soldier on (despite them).) kämpa på, hålla stånd -
6 spot
adj. omedelbar; live (angående TV-sändning)--------adv. precis (slang)--------n. fläck; prick; plats, ställe; svaghet, svag sida; finne; öm punkt; skvätt, droppe; knipa, svårighet; spotlight, strålkastare--------v. lokalisera; få syn på, känna igen, lägga märke till; fläcka ned, sätta prickar på; ta bort fläckar; befläcka; utplacera, sprida* * *[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) fläck2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) prick3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) finne, utslag4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) plats, ställe5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) droppe, stänk, skvätt, nypa2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få syn på2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) känna igen, identifiera, upptäcka•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belysa med strålkastare2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) kasta ljus på, rikta uppmärksamheten på•- on the spot
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7 stalk
n. stjälk--------v. följa efter; smyga sig på; skrida fram, gå stolt fram* * *I [sto:k] noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.) stjälkII [sto:k] verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.) skrida2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.) smyga sig, sprida sig långsamt3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?) smyga [] på•- stalker -
8 struggle
n. kamp; ansträngning--------v. kämpa; anstränga sig; streta* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) streta, sprattla, kämpa2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kämpa3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) kämpa sig2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kamp
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