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1 improvement
n. förbättring; upprustning; förädling; effektivt utnyttjande; begagnande av egendom* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) förbättring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) förbättring -
2 improvement in the situation
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3 amazing improvement
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4 department for maintenance and improvement of roads and parks
Departementet för underhållning och förbättring av vägar och parker (ungefär Vägverket)English-Swedish dictionary > department for maintenance and improvement of roads and parks
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5 self-improvement
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6 soil improvement
jordförbättring (förbättring av jord genom att ta bort stenar, dränera och göda) -
7 there was an improvement
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8 alleviate
v. lätta; lindra, mildra; minska* * *[ə'li:vieit](to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc): The drugs will alleviate the pain.) lätta, lindra -
9 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 -
10 disputable
adj. diskutabel, omtvistlig* * *adjective (able to be argued about: Whether this change was an improvement is disputable.) diskutabel -
11 doubtful
adj. tvivelaktig; oviss* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) tveksam, osäker2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) tvivelaktig3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) tveksam, oviss4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) tvivelaktig -
12 dramatic
adj. dramatisk (skriven dramatiskt, med dramatiskt innehåll; rörande, spännande, förvånande)* * *[drə'mætik]1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) drama-, teater-2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) dramatisk3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) dramatisk, teatralisk -
13 improve
v. förbättra; förbättras; förädla; laga; utnyttja (situation)* * *[im'pru:v](to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) förbättra- improve on -
14 marginal
adj. marginell, mindre; marginal-; marginalanteckning* * *adjective (small and almost non-existent or unimportant: a marginal improvement.) marginell -
15 marked
adj. markerad, tydlig, märkbar; misstänkt, "märkt"* * *adjective (obvious or easily noticeable: There has been a marked improvement in her work.) påtaglig, markant -
16 obvious
adj. tydlig; uppenbar; påtaglig; självklar* * *['obviəs](easily seen or understood; evident: It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.) tydlig, uppenbar -
17 progress
n. framsteg; utveckling--------v. gå framåt; utvecklas, göra framsteg* * *1. ['prəuɡres, ]( American[) 'pro-] noun1) (movement forward; advance: the progress of civilization.) utveckling2) (improvement: The students are making (good) progress.) framsteg2. [prə'ɡres] verb1) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) färdas2) (to improve: Your French is progressing.) göra framsteg•3. noun(the progressive (tense) (also the continuous tense): The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive.) progressiv (pågående) form- progressiveness
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18 rally
n. möte, sammankomst; demonstration; förening; återhämtning, tillfrisknande; resa--------v. samla ihop; samlas; återhämta sig; reta* * *['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) samla [], samlas2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) samla, samlas3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) återhämta sig2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) samling, möte2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rally3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) återhämtning4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) slagväxling• -
19 refinement
n. raffinering; förfining; finess* * *1) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) förfining, elegans2) ((an) improvement: to make refinements.) förbättring -
20 reform
n. reform, omdaning--------v. ändra, rätta* * *[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) förbättra, få att bättra sig, omvända2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) bättra sig2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) reform2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) förbättring•- reformed
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