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1 stir
n. rörelse; oro; upphetsning ; uppståndelse, ståhej; fängelse--------v. röra; röra sig; vispa; väcka känslor; vända sig* * *[stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) röra, vispa2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) rufsa om, röra på sig3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) gripa, göra berörd2. noun(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) väsen, uppståndelse- stirring- stir-fry
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2 insensitive
adj. okänslig* * *[in'sensətiv]( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) okänslig2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) okänslig• -
3 sensation
n. känsla; förnimmelse; sensation; känsel; uppseende* * *[sen'seiʃən]1) (the ability to feel through the sense of touch: Cold can cause a loss of sensation in the fingers and toes.) känsel2) (a feeling: a sensation of faintness.) känsla, förnimmelse3) (a general feeling, or a cause, of excitement or horror: The murder caused a sensation; His arrest was the sensation of the week.) sensation•- sensationally -
4 tap
n. kran; kork, tapp; knackning--------v. förse med kran; pumpa (bildligt), mjölka (bildligt); avlyssna; knacka* * *I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) knackning2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) knacka- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) kran, tapp2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) utnyttja, exploatera2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) göra en telefonavlyssning
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touch and go — 1. a precarious or delicate state of affairs: It was touch and go there for a while during the operation. 2. quick action or movement: the touch and go of city traffic. [1645 55] * * * … Universalium
touch and go — If something is touch and go, the outcome or result is uncertain. Dave s life is out of danger now, but it was touch and go after the operation … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
touch-and-go — adjective informal in a touch and go situation, there is a serious risk that something bad could happen: It was touch and go whether the doctor would get there on time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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