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21 interest
n. intresse; angelägenhet; intressesfär; ränta; del, andel (i en affär etc.); fördel; anspråk--------v. intressera; väcka intresse* * *['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) intresse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) intresse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) ränta4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) andel5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) intressent, intresserad krets2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) intressera2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) göra intresserad, väcka intresse•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
22 keep
n. uppehälle, underhåll, ekonomi; fort, fästning--------v. hålla kvar; behålla; hålla; underhålla, försörja; fortsätta; sköta, leda; föda upp; äga* * *[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) behålla2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) behålla, bevara3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) ha, hålla []4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) fortsätta5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) ha, förvara6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hålla, ha7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) stå sig, hålla sig8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) föra, sköta9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) uppehålla10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) försörja, sörja för11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) hålla12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) fira2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppehälle- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
23 lengthy
adj. lång, långvarande* * *adjective (of great, often too great, length: This essay is interesting but lengthy.) lång[] -
24 line up
uppställningsrad av misstänkta* * *1) (to form a line: The children lined up ready to leave the classroom; She lined up the chairs.) ställa upp i (på) rad2) (to collect and arrange in readiness: We've lined up several interesting guests to appear on the programme (noun line-up).) samla ihop -
25 memory
n. minne; minnesförmåga; huvuddelen samt den snabbaste delen för datalagring i en dator (data)* * *['meməri]plural - memories; noun1) (the power to remember things: a good memory for details.) minne2) (the mind's store of remembered things: Her memory is full of interesting stories.) minne3) (something remembered: memories of her childhood.) minne4) (the time as far back as can be remembered: the greatest fire in memory.) mannaminne5) (a part of computer in which information is stored for immediate use; a computer with 8 megabytes of memory)•- memorize- memorise
- from memory
- in memory of / to the memory of -
26 mix
n. blandning; röra; förening--------v. blanda; röra ihop; förena; blandas; förenas; umgås med, blanda sig med* * *[miks] 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) blanda2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) blanda till3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) blanda sig4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) umgås2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) blandning, mix2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) blandning, mix•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up -
27 nondescript
adj. ej beskrivande, ej skildrande--------n. obestämbar person* * *['nondiskript](having no noticeable, interesting or memorable characteristics: a nondescript sort of building.) obestämbar, svårbestämbar -
28 phenomenon
n. fenomen; något ovanligt; något som är förnimbart med sinnet* * *[fə'nomənən, ]( American[) -non]plural - phenomena; noun(a natural fact or event that is seen or happens regularly or frequently: Magnetic attraction is an interesting phenomenon.) fenomen, företeelse- phenomenally -
29 picturesque
adj. pittoresk, målerisk* * *[pik ə'resk]((of places) pretty and interesting: a picturesque village.) pittoresk, målerisk, livfull- picturesqueness -
30 piquant
adj. pikant, skarp* * *['pi:kənt](sharp in taste; appetizing: a piquant sauce; a piquant (= exciting or interesting) situation.) pikant, skarp- piquancy -
31 reading matter
noun (something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters): There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.) -
32 stale
adj. gammal, förlegad; fadd; nött--------v. bli gammal, bli unken; bli trött på* * *[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) gammal, fadd, avslagen2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) förlegad3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) övertränad, överansträngd -
33 stimulating
adjective (rousing; very interesting: a stimulating discussion.) stimulerande -
34 such
adj. som, lik--------adv. så, så mycket--------pron. sådan, sådana* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) sådan, sådant, sådana2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) sådan, sådant, sådana3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) sådan, sådant, sådana4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) sådan, sådant, sådana2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) vad, som sådan, som... betraktad- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is -
35 surf
n. vågsvall, bränningar--------v. surfa* * *[sə:f] 1. noun(the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) bränning[], vågsvall2. verb1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.) surfa2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.) surfa•- surfer- surfing
- surfboard -
36 surfing
n. surfa, besöka olika webbplatser genom att använda länkar som finns på webbsidorna, möjligen utan att ha ett på förhand definierat mål (data)* * *1) (the sport of riding on a surfboard.) surfing2) (looking for interesting sites on the Internet.) []surfande -
37 talking-point
noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) samtalsämne -
38 tremendously
adv. mycket* * *adverb (very: It's tremendously interesting; He's tremendously strong.) kolossalt, väldigt, enormt -
39 warmed-over
1) (warmed up or heated again: warmed-over soup.) uppvärmd2) ((of a story, idea etc) that has been heard many times before so that it is no longer interesting or relevant.) avslagen, nattstånden -
40 weave
n. vävning; väv; bindning--------v. väva; spinna (spindelnät); slingra sig, åla sig; väva in, fläta (in), binda; dikta* * *[wi:v]past tense - wove; verb1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) väva, fläta2) (to tell (an interesting story).) väva (sätta) ihop3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) kryssa, röra sig i sicksack•- weaver
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