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1 acted for
representerade (företrädde) någon -
2 act
n. handling; gärning; lag; akt--------v. handla; fungera; utföra; spela en roll* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) handla2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) uppföra sig, agera3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) spela, agera, låtsas2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) handling, gärning2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lag3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) akt4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) nummer, uppförande•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act -
3 play
n. pjäs; lek, spel; nöje; skoj, humor--------v. leka, spela (spel); spela (teater); spela (instrument)* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leka2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spela3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spela4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spelas, gå5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spela6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spela7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spela mot8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) fladdra, skimra, spela9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rikta, låta svepa (spela) över10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spela []2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lek, spel2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) teaterstycke, pjäs3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match, spel4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spel[]•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
4 size up
mäta, bedöma, se vad ngn går för* * *(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) mäta, bedöma, se vad ngn går för -
5 foil
n. foliepapper; svärd; tunn metallskiva; kontrast, olikhet; bladornament i gotiskt fönster (inom arkitektur)--------v. omintetgöra, omkullkasta; bilda bakgrund åt; verka som kontrast mot något för att framhäva en egenskap* * *I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) besegra, kullkastaII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folie2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fördelaktig bakgrund (kontrast)III [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) florett -
6 forethought
n. beräkning* * *['fo:Ɵo:t](thought about, or concern for, the future: They acted without sufficient forethought.) förtänksamhet, omtänksamhet -
7 self-interest
egennytta; eget intresse, enenintresse* * *[self'intrəst](consideration only for one's own aims and advantages: He acted out of self-interest.) egenintresse, egennytta -
8 shield
n. värn; sköld--------v. skydda mot, värna, skydda* * *[ʃi:ld] 1. noun1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) sköld2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) sköld, skyddsplåt3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) sköld2. verb1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) skydda2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) skydda för insyn
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