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1 see how the land lies
se hur landet ligger* * *(to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.) se efter hur landet ligger -
2 see how the cat jumps
känna efter varifrån vinden blåser, vänta och se vad som händer -
3 see how the squares go
hålla ett öga på hur saker och ting går -
4 see how the wind blows
se hur vinden blåser -
5 statement
n. påstående; uppgift; (officiellt) uttalande; deklaration; redogörelse; kontoutdrag; yttring; en skriven anvisning inom ett programmeringsspråk (data)* * *1) (the act of stating.) uttalande2) (something that is stated: The prime minister will make a statement tomorrow on the crisis.) uttalande, meddelande, redogörelse3) (a written statement of how much money a person has, owes etc: I'll look at my bank statement to see how much money is in my account.) kontoutdrag -
6 land
n. land; jord, torva; område, trakt; egendom; nation; mark, ägor; rike--------v. landsätta; landa; landstiga, gå i land; föra i land; komma, hamna (i en viss situation)* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) mark[], jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land, jordegendomar2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landa2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landa, lägga till, dra upp3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) hamna•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
7 off the hook
komma undan, räddad från en svår situation, flydde från en fälla* * *(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) ur knipan -
8 there is nothing to it
(it is easy: You'll soon see how to do this job - there's nothing to it!) det är inget [] -
9 count
n. räkning; åtalspunkt; greve--------v. räkna; beräkna (ta med i beräkning)* * *I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.)- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) räkna2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) räkna, beräkna3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) räknas, ha betydelse4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) anse, skatta2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) []räkning2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) åtalspunkt3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count -
10 day
n. dag* * *[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dag2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dag3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dag, dygn4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) tid, dagar•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) dagdrömma- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day -
11 come
v. komma; anlända; härröra, uppkomma; komma, få orgasm* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) komma2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) nalkas, stunda, komma3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) komma, stå, vara4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) komma sig5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) ta vägen, komma till, nå6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) uppgå till2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) nej, hör här!, men tänk efter nu!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
12 do
n. tillställning; uppmaning (bibliskt- god gärning); bedrägeri (slang)--------v. göra; syssla med; handla; sköta om; klara sig; spela, agera; lura, snuva* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) göra6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) göra [], klara [], avverka, köra7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ägna sig åt, syssla med8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) räcka, duga, passa9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) läsa, studera, utföra, räkna10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) må, klara (reda, sköta) sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordna, rätta till12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) göra13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) visa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) vålla, göra15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) göra, avverka2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) kalas, tillställning- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
13 flight
n. flygtur; flygning; rad av trappsteg; flykt, flyende; flyggrupp; flock; flyktighet (tid)* * *I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) flykt2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) flygning3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) trappa4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) flock, svärm•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) flykt, flyende -
14 imagine
v. tänka sig; föreställa sig; inbilla sig; tro* * *[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) föreställa sig2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) inbilla sig3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) gissa, misstänka, anta, tro•- imagination
- imaginative -
15 let
n. uthyrning av rum; uthyrande; hinder; nätboll vid serve (i tennis)--------v. tillåta; låta; ge; hyra ut; hyra; lämna i fred; släppa; låta undfalla sig, låta höra; skvallra* * *I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) låta, tillåta2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) låta3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) låt•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) hyra ut- to let -
16 meter
n. meter; mätare, taxameter; meter, versmått (i poesi)--------v. mäta i meter* * *['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) mätare2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) mäta -
17 return
adj. återkommen; återvänd; återbetalad; tur och retur-; återsänd; återlämnad--------n. ngt. el. ngn. som kommer el. går tillbaka; besvara; replikera; förklara; avkasta; återkomma; återvändande; returbiljett; returförsändelse; vedergällning; ett annat namn för RETUR-tangenten (data)--------v. returnera, återlämna; besvara; förkunna, deklarera* * *[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) återvända2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) ge (lämna, ställa) tillbaka3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) återvända, komma tillbaka4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) besvara, återgälda5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) välja []6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) avkunna7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) returnera2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) återkomst; åter-2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) returbiljett•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns -
18 understand
v. förstå, inse; dra en slutsats; ha förståelse för; vara medveten om* * *1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) förstå2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) förstå sig på3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) förstå•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) förstånd, klokhet2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) förstående inställning3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) överenskommelse, samförstånd•- make understood
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