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1 the accused
(the person(s) accused in a court of law: The accused was found not guilty.) den anklagade -
2 the defence
(the case on behalf of a person who is accused in a law court: the counsel for the defence.) svarandesidan -
3 the
ju...desto--------motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) så mycket, desto•- the...- the... -
4 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) den sista [] -
5 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.) den förlorade sonen2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) person som gör bot och bättring -
6 the blind leading the blind
(one inexperienced or incompetent person telling another about something: My teaching you about politics will be a case of the blind leading the blind.) en blind som leder en blind -
7 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) jordens salt -
8 the deceased
(in law, the dead person already mentioned, especially one who has recently died: Were you a friend of the deceased?) den avlidne -
9 the apple of someone's eye
(a person or thing (that) is greatly loved: She is the apple of her father's eye.) -
10 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) medelpunkt -
11 the price of glory
ärans pris (priset som en person betalar för sin framgång) -
12 the third side
den tredje sidan (älskare, älskarinna, en tredje person i ett förhållande) -
13 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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14 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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15 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) -
16 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) -
17 foot the bill
(to be the person who pays the bill.) betala räkningen (kalaset) -
18 pull the strings
dra i trådarna, styra allt medans man håller sig i bakgrunden* * *(to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) dra i trådarna -
19 reverse the charges
to make a telephone call (a reverse-charge call) (which is paid for by the person who receives it instead of by the caller.) mottagaren betalar samtalet -
20 rule the roost
vara herre på täppan* * *(to be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed.) vara herre på täppan
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