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1 romance
n. roman, romantisk berättelse; överdrift--------v. ha en affär; överdriva* * *1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romans, kärlekshistoria2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) äventyrs-, kärleksroman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantik•- romantic- romantically -
2 culture
n. kultur; odling; bearbetning--------v. odla; hyfsa, bilda, förfina* * *1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kultur2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) bildning3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) bildning4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) kultur5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) odling•- cultural- cultured -
3 insecure
adj. osäker på sig själv; otrygg, vansklig; osäker, ranglig* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) osäker, otrygg2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) inte [] säker, lös•- insecurity -
4 thin
adj. tunn; smal; vattnig, tunnflytande; liten, knapp; gles; genomskinlig--------v. bli tunnare; göra tunnare* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tunn2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tunn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tunn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tunn, gles5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) klen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tunna[] ut- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
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