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21 dodgy
adj. lurig, listig, undanglidande* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) knepig, riskabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) svekfull, opålitlig -
22 lax
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23 limited
adj. begränsad; inskränkt* * *1) ((negative unlimited) not very great, large etc; restricted: My experience is rather limited.) begränsad2) ((with capital, abbreviated to Ltd. when written) a word used in the titles of certain companies: West. and R. Chambers Ltd.) AB -
24 ordinary
adj. vanlig; alldaglig--------n. ordinarius, ämbetsman i kyrkan* * *['o:dənəri]1) (usual; normal: She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.) vanlig, alldaglig2) (not unusually good etc: Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary.) ordinär•- out of the ordinary -
25 plain
adj. tydlig, klar; enkel; ful; jämn, slät--------adv. enkelt; uppenbart, tydligt--------n. jämn mark; slätt* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydlig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ärlig, uppriktig4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) uppenbar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) alldaglig, slätstruken, ful2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slätt2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rätstickning•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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26 pretty
adj. vacker; trevlig--------adv. ganska; relativt; nästan; väldigt, mycket--------v. göra vacker* * *['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) söt, fin, näpen2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) skön2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) rätt, ganska- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
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27 reproach
n. beskyllning; förebråelse--------v. beskylla; tillrättavisa; förebrå* * *[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) förebrå, klandra2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) förebråelse, klander- reproachfully -
28 round
adj. rund--------adv. runt--------n. runda, tur, kretslopp; cirkel, ring--------prep. omkring, runt--------v. göra rund; runda; avrunda* * *1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rund, trind2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) runt, om2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) runt i ring, runt, om3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) runt4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) runt, omkring5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) i omkrets6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) bort, över3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) runt, omkring2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) runt3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) runt4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) runt, omkring4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) runda, varv2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) runda, tur3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) skottsalva, el. oöversatt: en applåd4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skott5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) omgång, rond6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) runda- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) kringående, indirekt, om[]- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
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29 shaky
adj. ostadig, skakig, ranglig; darrande* * *1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) skakig2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) ostadig, ranglig, vinglig3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) skral -
30 slippery
adj. hal, glatt; slipprig; ostadig, ömtåligt (tillfälle); opålitlig* * *1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) hal, glatt2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) hal, slipprig -
31 sluggish
adj. långsam, tung, trög, lat* * *adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) långsam, trög -
32 sordid
adj. smutsig, eländig; lumpen; tarvlig; låg, oren* * *['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) smutsig, eländig2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) simpel, tarvlig•- sordidly- sordidness -
33 stolid
adj. trög, slö; likgiltig* * *['stolid]((of a person etc) not easily excited and rather dull.) trög, slö- stolidness
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34 teaser
n. retsticka; svårt problem, kuggfråga* * *1) (a puzzle or difficult problem: This question is rather a teaser.) kuggfråga, hård nöt []2) (a person who teases.) retsticka -
35 unwise
adj. ovis, osmart, oklok* * *(not wise; foolish: an unwise suggestion; It was rather unwise of you to agree to do that.) oklok, oförståndig- unwisely -
36 white lie
vit lögn (lögn som inte skadar någon)* * *(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) vit lögn
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rather — [[t]rɑ͟ːðə(r), ræ̱ð [/t]] ♦ 1) PHR PREP You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than… … English dictionary
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rather — ra|ther W1S1 [ˈra:ðə US ˈræðər] predeterminer, adv [: Old English; Origin: hrathor more quickly ] 1.) fairly or to some degree ▪ I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. ▪ He was limping rather badly. ▪ My own position is rather… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rather — rath|er [ ræðər ] function word *** Rather can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before an adjective or another adverb): I m feeling rather tired. She s been treated rather badly. (before a verb): He rather enjoys telling other people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rather — adv. 1) rather + inf. + than (she would rather play tennis than watch TV) 2) (colloq.) rather + clause + than (I would rather you stayed home than go out in this blizzard; she would rather you did your homework than watched TV) 3) rather + inf.… … Combinatory dictionary
rather*/*/*/ — [ˈrɑːðə] adv 1) to a fairly large degree Syn: quite Matt left rather suddenly without any explanation.[/ex] He was a rather handsome boy.[/ex] I realize that I ve been rather stupid and selfish.[/ex] 2) used for correcting or explaining what you… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rather — adv. 1 (often foll. by than) by preference; for choice (would rather not go; would rather stay than go). 2 (usu. foll. by than) more truly; as a more likely alternative (is stupid rather than honest). 3 more precisely (a book, or rather, a… … Useful english dictionary
rather — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrathor, comparative of hrathe quickly; akin to Old High German rado quickly, Old English hræd quick Date: before 12th century 1. with better reason or more propriety ; more properly < this you… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rather — 1. Rather is common in BrE as a so called ‘downtoner’, i.e. an adverb that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, or noun, as in It is rather expensive, You were driving rather fast, and He s rather a fool. With nouns, the… … Modern English usage
rather than — phrase used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong? We want… … Useful english dictionary
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