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1 across the country
över hela landet -
2 left the country
lämnade landet -
3 all over the country
över (runt) hela landet -
4 go to the country
fråga folket -
5 plunge the country into war
försätta landet i krig -
6 roam about the country
flacka omkring i landet -
7 country
adj. lantlig--------n. land; område; område, trakt; landsbygd* * *plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.)2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.)3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.)4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.)•- countryman
- countryside -
8 the people
(the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc: government for the people by the people.) folket -
9 the wilds
(the uncultivated areas (of a country etc): They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere.) vildmarken -
10 the law of the land
landets lagar* * *(the established law of a country.) landets lagar, lagen -
11 the general public
de stora allmänheten (alla människor, allmänheten, den breda massan)* * *(the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.) allmänheten -
12 mother-country
nouns (the country where one was born.) fosterland -
13 for the sake of
för någons (någots) skull, av hänsyn till någon (något)* * *1) (in order to benefit: He bought a house in the country for the sake of his wife's health.) skull: för ngns skull, av hänsyn till ngn (ngt)2) (because of a desire for: For the sake of peace, he said he agreed with her.) för [] skull -
14 off the record
utom protokollet, inofficiellt (som inte publiceras av media, på ett diskret sätt)* * *((of information, statements etc) not intended to be repeated or made public: The Prime Minister admitted off the record that the country was going through a serious crisis.) inofficiellt, i förtrolighet -
15 under the sun
under solen* * *(in the whole world: I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun.) under solen, i världen -
16 cross-country skiing
noun (the sport of skiing with narrow skis across the countryside, through woods etc.) -
17 civil liberties/rights
(the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country.) medborgerliga rättigheter -
18 home
adj. hem-, hus-, familje-, inre, invändig--------adv. hem; hemma; hemåt--------n. hem--------v. styra, dirigera; göra sig hemmastadd; återvända hem* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) hem2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) hem, hemvist, hemland3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) hem4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) hem5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) hem, hus, bostad2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) hem-, hemma- hemmets2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) inhemsk3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) hemma-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) hem, hemma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) ordentligt fast, [] rätt, [] fullkomligt klart•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
19 constitution
n. grundlag; fysik; sammansättning; författning, konstitution* * *1) (a set of rules governing an organization; the supreme laws and rights of a country's people etc: the constitution of the country.) författning, konstitution, grundlag2) (physical characteristics, health etc: He has a strong constitution.) []konstitution, fysik -
20 martial law
krigsrätt* * *(the ruling of a country by the army in time of war or great national emergency, when ordinary law does not apply: The country is now under martial law.) militärt undantagstillstånd
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