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1 between
adv. mellan; i mitten--------prep. emellan; gemensamt* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) mellan2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) mellan3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) mellan4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) mellan• -
2 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) oss emellanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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3 between and between
dessemellan -
4 between a rock and a hard place
mellan pest och koleraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > between a rock and a hard place
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5 between hammer and anvil
mellan hammaren och städet -
6 between hangovers
mellan baksmällor -
7 between husband and wife
mellan makar (makars ensak och ingen annan bör lägga sig i) -
8 between life and death
mellan liv och död -
9 between ourselves
mellan oss -
10 between the devil and the deep blue sea
i valet och kvalet, mellan två eldarEnglish-Swedish dictionary > between the devil and the deep blue sea
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11 between the devil and the deep sea
i valet och kvalet, mellan två eldarEnglish-Swedish dictionary > between the devil and the deep sea
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12 between the lines
mellan raderna -
13 between the shepherd and the wolf the lamb is lost
mellan herden och vargen är lammet vilse (det är alltid de oskyldiga som blir lidande vid en konflikt)English-Swedish dictionary > between the shepherd and the wolf the lamb is lost
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14 between times
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15 between two fires
mellan två eldar -
16 between whiles
dessemellan, under mellantiderna -
17 between wind and water
i en utsatt position -
18 between you and me
oss emellan, sanningen att säga -
19 between you me and the gatepost
i förtroende oss emellanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > between you me and the gatepost
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20 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) slitas mellanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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