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1 flog a dead horse
spilla sina krafter i onödan, spilla krut på döda hökar* * *(to try to create interest in something after all interest in it has been lost.) spilla krut på döda hökar, slå in öppna dörrar -
2 jump
n. hopp; skutt; språng; längdhopp, höjdhopp; försprång; (nervös) darrning, skälvning--------v. hoppa; skutta; hoppa till; hoppa över; sticka ifrån, smita; rymma; rycka till sig* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppa2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) hoppa []3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hoppa till4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) hoppa över2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) hopp, skutt, språng2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) hinder3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) höjdhopp4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) hoppa (rycka) till5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) stegring, höjning•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it -
3 cripple
n. krympling; invalid--------v. göra till krympling; förstöra, ramponera* * *['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) göra till krympling, lemlästa2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) lamslå, förstöra2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) krympling -
4 kick
n. spark; stöt; tillfredsställelse, nöje, njutning (slang); mani, kick (slang); styrka--------v. spark; sparka; göra avspark; rekyl; rekylera; klaga; spänning; stimulans; styrka; kraft; bli temporärt utslängd från en Internet kanal (data)* * *[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) sparka2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) rycka till, rekylera mot2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) spark2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) rekyl, stöt3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) nöje, kick•- kick off
- kick up -
5 scratch
n. rispa; klösning; skrap; skrapande ljud, raspande ljud; startlinje; ingenting, noll; kosing (slang)--------v. klösa; riva; klia sig; skrapa; raspa; göra oljud; rita in; hanka sig fram, nätt och jämt klara sig; stryka* * *[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) klösa, riva, rispa2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) klia (riva) []3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) rista4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) klösa, riva5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) stryka, utesluta2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skråma, rispa, skrapande, krafsande2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skråma3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) startlinje, scratch•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch -
6 unfit
adj. olämplig, otjänlig--------v. göra olämplig, göra oduglig* * *1) (not good enough; not in a suitable state: He has been ill and is quite unfit to travel.) oförmögen, oduglig, otjänlig, ovärdig2) ((of a person, dog, horse etc) not as strong and healthy as is possible: You become unfit if you don't take regular exercise.) i dålig kondition•
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