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1 hope
n. hopp, förhoppning--------v. hoppas* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) hoppas2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) hopp, förhoppning2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) hopp3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) förhoppning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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2 any
adj. någon, något; vid varje; vid ingen, vid inget--------adv. någon, något; alls, ett dugg--------pron. någon* * *['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) någon, något, några2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) varenda3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) alls, ett dugg- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
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3 pardon
n. ursäkt; förlåtelse; amnesti, nåd--------v. ursäkta; förlåta; benåda* * *1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) förlåta, ursäkta2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) benåda2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) förlåtelse2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) benådning3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) förlåt?, hursa?- I beg your pardon
- pardon me -
4 romance
n. roman, romantisk berättelse; överdrift--------v. ha en affär; överdriva* * *1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romans, kärlekshistoria2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) äventyrs-, kärleksroman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantik•- romantic- romantically -
5 slot
n. springa, smal öppning; fyrkant; lämplig placering; spår (efter djur), jack, skåra; fyrkant, ställe, plats (inom ett system etc.); (data) anslutningspunkt för ett utökningskort; fotspår från djur--------v. skåra, göra ett hack; placera, finna en plats för (i systemet, i schemat etc.)* * *[slot] 1. noun1) (a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins: I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start.) springa, inkast2) (a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes): The early-evening comedy slot.)2. verb((with in or into) to fit (something) into a small space: He slotted the last piece of the puzzle into place; I managed to slot in my tea-break between two jobs.) passa (klämma) in
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but — 1 conjunction strong /bVt/ 1 in spite of something, or not as you would expect: The situation looked desperate but they didn t give up hope. | The car was very cheap but it s been extremely reliable. 2 used to add another statement to one that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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