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1 outline
n. kontur; skiss; ytterlinje; utkast; sammanfattning--------v. teckna konturerna av; skissa, skildra i stora drag; överlämna ett schematiskt utkast; förbereda en profil* * *1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontur[]2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) översikt, sammanfattning, sammandrag2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) teckna konturerna av, skildra i stora drag -
2 shine
n. sken, glans; solsken; fint väder; skoputsning--------v. skina, lysa, stråla; blänka; överglänsa; putsa (skor)* * *1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) lysa, skina2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) glänsa, skina3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) putsa4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) glänsa, vara lysande2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) glans, sken2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) putsning•- shining- shiny
- shininess -
3 general
adj. allmän, generell--------n. general* * *['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) allmän2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) allmän, genomgående3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) ungefärlig4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) general-, över-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public -
4 regular
adj. regelbunden; vanlig; reguljär; normal--------n. reguljär soldat; stamkund* * *['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanlig2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) vanlig, reguljär3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jämn, regelbunden4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regelbunden5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) regelbunden, fast, stam-6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) stadig, fast7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regelbunden8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regelbunden9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) vanlig, normal10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) stamanställd, reguljära []2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) stamanställd soldat2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) stamgäst, -kund•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator -
5 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) huvudpunkt, kärna: kontentan, det väsentliga -
6 show
n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande--------v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda* * *[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
7 call
n. rop; telefonsamtal; besök; signal; kallelse; fordran, anspråk; krav; behov--------v. skrika; ropa, kalla på; bjuda in; ringa, telefonera; besöka* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalla2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalla3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) kalla på, ropa4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) kontakta5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) göra visit, hälsa på6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringa7) ((in card games) to bid.) bjuda, syna2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) rop2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) sång3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besök, visit4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonsamtal5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) lockrop, lockton6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) efterfrågan7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) skäl, anledning•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
8 change
n. ändring; byte; småpengar; växel--------v. ändra; byta; växla till småpengar; förändras* * *[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) ändra, förändra[]2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) byta3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) byta []4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) förvandla[]5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) växla2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) förändring2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) ändring3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) byte, ombyte4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) småpengar5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) växel6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) omväxling, ombyte•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change -
9 report
n. rapport, redogörelse; reportage, inslag; smäll--------v. rapportera, informera, redogöra* * *[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) rapport, redogörelse, utlåtande2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) rykte3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) knall, smäll2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) rapportera, referera2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) rapportera, anmäla3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) anmäla4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) anmäla sig, inställa sig []•- reporter- reported speech
- report back -
10 consent
n. samtycke, medgivande--------v. samtycka, medgiva* * *[kən'sent] 1. verb(to give permission or agree (to): I had no choice but to consent to the plan; Her father consented to her marrying me although I was just a poor student.) samtycka, gå med på2. noun(agreement; permission: You have my consent to leave.) samtycke, medgivande -
11 dye
n. färg--------v. färga* * *1. past tense, past participle - dyed; verb(to give a permanent colour to (clothes, cloth etc): I've just dyed my coat green; I'm sure she dyes her hair.) färga2. noun(a powder or liquid for colouring: a bottle of green dye.) färgmedel -
12 happen (up)on
(to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) råka på -
13 happen (up)on
(to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) råka på -
14 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) ta för sig, varsågod och ta..., sno2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) behärska (hålla) sig -
15 job
n. Job (från bibeln)* * *[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) jobb2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) arbetsuppgift•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job -
16 mooch
v. "gå och drälla", stryka omkring; smita från betalningen; knycka* * *[mu: ]( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) driva omkring2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) bomma, snylta [] -
17 rise
n. höjd, backe; stigning; höjning, tillväxt--------v. resa sig, stiga upp; förekomma* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) stiga, höja, öka, jäsa2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stiga, lyfta, gå upp3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) stiga upp4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) ställa sig upp, resa sig5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) gå upp6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) resa (höja) sig7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) resa sig, göra uppror8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) stiga [], avancera9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) rinna upp10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) tillta, öka11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) uppföras12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) uppstå2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) uppgång, höjning, ökning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) löneförhöjning3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) stigning, backe4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppkomst, upprinnelse•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) uppåtgående, stigande, uppväxande, kommande- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
18 skimp
adj. knapp, torftig; för liten ; snål--------v. snåla med, ge med knapp hand* * *[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) snåla med, knappa in på2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) slarva med•- skimpy- skimpily
- skimpiness -
19 stall
n. bås, hytt; spilta, en del i ett stall för djur; tjuvstopp; fingertuta; (flygplan) att förlora kontrollen, att inte kunna lyfta--------v. stalla, ställa in i en spilta; hejda, hålla kvar; skjuta upp; slingra sig, komma med undanflykter* * *I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.)2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stånd, kiosk•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) tjuvstanna2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) överstegra3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) få tjuvstopp2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) överstegringIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) försöka vinna tid -
20 trick
n. knep, trick--------v. lura; göra tricks, tricksa* * *[trik] 1. noun1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) knep, list2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) trick2. adjective(intended to deceive or give a certain illusion: trick photography.) trick-- trickery- trickster
- tricky
- trickily
- trickiness
- trick question
- do the trick
- play a trick / tricks on
- a trick of the trade
- trick or treat!
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