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1 bite off more than one can chew
ta sig vatten över huvudetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > bite off more than one can chew
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2 rather
adv. hellre, helst; ganska; nästan* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) ganska, [] nästan []2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) hellre, helst3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarare, snarast, rättare sagt -
3 metal
n. metall* * *['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) metall2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) metallblandning, legering•- metallic -
4 only
adj. enda; ensam--------adv. bara, blott, endast, helt och hållet--------conj. men, om...inte, bara* * *['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) enda2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) bara, endast2) (alone: Only you can do it.) bara, endast3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) bara4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) så sent som5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) bara3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) men, det är bara det att- only too -
5 at a stretch
i ett sträck* * *(continuously: He can't work for more than three hours at a stretch.) i sträck -
6 favouritism
noun (preferring or supporting one person etc more than another: I can't be accused of favouritism - I voted for everyone!) favorisering -
7 flesh and blood
kött och blod* * *1) (relations; family: She is my own flesh and blood.) kött och blod2) (human nature: It is more than flesh and blood can tolerate.) en människa, en vanlig dödlig -
8 profit
n. vinst; avkastning; fördel; vinning--------v. vinna på; dra nytta av* * *['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) vinst, förtjänst2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) behållning, utbyte2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) tjäna (göra vinst) på, utnyttja, dra nytta av- profitably -
9 hog
n. gödsvin* * *[hoɡ] 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) svin2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) glupa i sig2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) roffa åt sig•- hogwash- go the whole hog -
10 now
adv. nu; nuförtiden--------conj. nu då; när (till exempel: när julafton infaller....)--------n. nu* * *1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nu, nuförtiden2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) nu3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) nu4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) nu5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nu6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) nu2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) nu när- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
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11 improve on
(to produce something which is better, more useful etc than: I think I can improve on that suggestion.) överträffa, bättra på -
12 strain
n. spänning; tryck; påfrestning; sträckning (inom medicin); melodi; ton; stil; släktdrag; härkomst--------v. spänna; anstränga sig; överskrida; sila* * *I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstränga [], pressa mot, spänna sina krafter2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sträcka, överanstränga3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) fresta på4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sila, filtrera2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) belastning, påfrestning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) påfrestning, överansträngning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) sträckning4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) påfrestning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) stam2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) drag3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) toner, melodi
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