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1 hear
v. höra* * *[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) höra2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) höra på, lyssna till (på)3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) höra, höra talas•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
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2 might
n. kraft, styrka; mod--------v. kan; får; kan tänkas; må, måtte* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) skulle, skulle kanske2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) skulle kanske, skulle kunna3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) skulle gott kunna•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) kraft, förmåga, makt- mighty- mightily
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3 mute
adj. stum, tyst, mållös; klusil (bokstav, inom grammatik)--------n. stum person; stum; dämmare, sordin--------v. vara tyst; dämma, sätta sordin på* * *[mju:t]1) (unable to speak; dumb.) stum2) (silent: She gazed at him in mute horror.) tyst, mållös3) ((of a letter) not sounded in certain words: The word `dumb' has a mute `b' at the end.) stum•- mutely
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