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61 open-plan
adjective ((of a building) built with few walls inside: an open-plan office.) som har öppen planlösning, kontorslandskap -
62 part-time
adjective, adverb (not taking one's whole time; for only a few hours or days a week: a part-time job; She works part-time.) deltid -
63 precious
adj. dyrbar; värdefull; kär; preciös--------adv. massa (slang); väldig (slang)* * *['preʃəs](of great value: precious jewels.) dyrbar, värdefull- precious stone
- precious few/little -
64 preliminary
adj. preliminär; förhands-; inledande; förberedande* * *[pri'liminəri](coming before, and preparing for, something: The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker.) inledande, preliminär -
65 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
- in progress -
66 read on
läs vidare, fortsätt att läsa, läs mer, läs ytterligare* * *(to continue to read; to read further: He paused for a few moments, and then read on.) läsa vidare -
67 reappear
v. visa sig igen, dyka upp igen* * *[ri:ə'piə](to appear again: The boy disappeared behind the wall, and reappeared a few yards away.) åter dyka upp, visa sig igen -
68 remark
n. anmärkning; kommentar; iakttagande, observerande--------v. lägga märke till, märka; anmärka* * *1. noun(a comment; something said: The chairman made a few remarks, then introduced the speaker.) anmärkning, yttrande2. verb(to say; to comment: `She's a good-looking girl,' he remarked; He remarked that she was good-looking; He remarked on her good looks.) anmärka, yttra, säga- remarkably -
69 savanna(h)
[sə'vænə](a grassy plain with few trees: the savanna(h)s of Central America.) savann -
70 savanna(h)
[sə'vænə](a grassy plain with few trees: the savanna(h)s of Central America.) savann -
71 scattered
adj. spridd, strödd* * *adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) spridd, strödd -
72 sceptic
adj. skeptisk, tvivlande* * *['skeptik](American also skeptic) noun(a person who is unwilling to believe: Most people now accept this theory, but there are a few sceptics.) skeptiker, tvivlare- sceptically
- scepticism -
73 scope
n. vidd; omfattning; verksamhetsområde, verksamhetsfält; spelrum, utrymme* * *[skəup]1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) möjlighet, spelrum2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) []förmåga, horisont -
74 scuffle
n. bråk, slagsmål, tumult--------v. bråka, vara i slagsmål* * *(a confused fight usually between a few people using their fists, feet etc: The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.) slagsmål, handgemäng -
75 several
adj. flera, åtskilliga; enskild; särskild; olika* * *['sevrəl] 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) flera, åtskilliga2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) flera stycken -
76 slack
adj. slapp, slak; lat, slö; långsam; slarvig--------adv. slakhet; avkoppling, vila; små stenkol--------n. slapphet; nedgång, sjunkande aktivitet; slak del--------v. dra sig undan, vika undan; släppa; försumma; slöa; slappna av; slaka, bli slak; minska* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) slak, slack2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) lös3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) slapp, slö4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) trög•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks -
77 snowflake
n. snöflinga* * *noun (one of the soft, light flakes composed of groups of crystals, in which snow falls: A few large snowflakes began to fall from the sky.) snöflinga -
78 some
adj. någon, något, några; lite; speciell; ungefär; riktig (slang)--------adv. ganska, rätt så; mycket (slang)--------pron. några, en del, en viss* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) några, en del, lite2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) någon, något, några, en del, lite, somliga... andra3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) någon [], något [], några []4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) vissa, somliga2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) åtskillig, en hel del2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) någon, något3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefär, omkring3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) något, en del- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
79 speak
v. tala; säga; yttra, ge uttryck; hålla tal; nämna, antyda* * *[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) tala, prata, säga2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) tala, prata3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) tala, prata4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) säga5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) tala, hålla tal•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of -
80 sprinkling
n. fåtal, litet antal* * *noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) gnutta, fåtal
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