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1 rather
adv. hellre, helst; ganska; nästan* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) ganska, [] nästan []2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) hellre, helst3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarare, snarast, rättare sagt -
2 tubby
adj. trind, knubbig; korpulent; bullig* * *adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) rund, knubbig -
3 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) osammanhängande, []plottrig -
4 confused
adj. förvirrad* * *1) (mixed up: The message I received was rather confused.) rörig, oredig2) (mixed up in the mind: in a confused state of mind.) förvirrad -
5 distant
adj. långt ifrån, fjärran; reserverad, kylig* * *1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) avlägsen, fjärran, långt bort2) (not close: a distant relation.) avlägsen3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) avmätt, distanserad -
6 inquisitive
adj. nyfiken, undersökande, frågvis* * *[in'kwizətiv](eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) frågvis, nyfiken- inquisitiveness -
7 overdo
v. göra för mycket, överdriva; överanstränga* * *[əuvə'du:]past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) överdriva2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) steka (koka) för länge -
8 scornful
adj. föraktfull, hånfull, som försmår; gycklade* * *1) (feeling or showing scorn: a scornful expression/remark.) föraktfull, hånfull2) (making scornful remarks: He was rather scornful about your book.) föraktfull, hånfull -
9 sordid
adj. smutsig, eländig; lumpen; tarvlig; låg, oren* * *['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) smutsig, eländig2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) simpel, tarvlig•- sordidly- sordidness -
10 ungracious
adj. onådig; otrevlig* * *(rude; impolite: It was rather ungracious of you to refuse his invitation.) ohövlig -
11 unwise
adj. ovis, osmart, oklok* * *(not wise; foolish: an unwise suggestion; It was rather unwise of you to agree to do that.) oklok, oförståndig- unwisely -
12 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) på något sätt (vis) -
13 steep
adj. brant; överdriven--------v. lägga i blöt; dränka, genomsyra* * *I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) brant2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) orimlig, magstark•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) lägga i blöt, genomdränka -
14 thin
adj. tunn; smal; vattnig, tunnflytande; liten, knapp; gles; genomskinlig--------v. bli tunnare; göra tunnare* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tunn2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tunn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tunn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tunn, gles5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) klen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tunna[] ut- thinly- thinness
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15 should
v. ska, skall; måste* * *[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) skulle2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) skulle, borde, bör3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) borde, bör4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) oöversatt: det förvånar mig att du tycker det5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) skulle6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) skulle7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) [] om inte -
16 high
adj. hög; upphöjd, förnäm; drogad--------adv. högt--------n. höjd; höjdpunkt; topp* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hög2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hög3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hög, stor4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) hög, högsta5) (noble; good: high ideals.) hög, ädel6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) stark7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hög8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) ljus9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) ankommen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) hög2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) högt, långt- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) framhäva, accentuera, sätta strålkastarljus på- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) högteknologisk- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
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17 rig out
to dress: She was rigged out in rather odd clothes (noun rig-out: She was wearing a strange rig-out) ekipera, styra ut -
18 before
adv. förr, förut; före; framför--------conj. innan, förrän--------prep. framför, inför; före* * *[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) före, inom kort2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) framför, före3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) hellre än2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) förut, tidigare3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) innan -
19 bias
n. förutfattad mening, fördom; benägenhet--------v. göra partisk, påverka* * *1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) partiskhet, positiv (negativ) inställning till2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) ensidig belastning, tyngd2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) påverka- biassed- biased -
20 by hand
för hand* * *1) (with a person's hand or tools held in the hands, rather than with machinery: furniture made by hand.) för hand2) (not by post but by a messenger etc: This parcel was delivered by hand.) med bud
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