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1 cut corners
ta genvägar* * *(to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.) ta genvägar, rationalisera -
2 deficit
n. brist; underskott, deficit* * *['defisit](the amount by which an amount (of money etc) is less than the amount required: a deficit of several hundred dollars.) underskott, brist, deficit -
3 dwindle
v. försämras, urarta, förminskas* * *['dwindl](to grow less: His money dwindled away.) krympa ihop, försvinna, reduceras -
4 sink
n. handfat; vask; kloak, avlopp; ondskans träsk--------v. sjunka; sänka; gå ner; falla; avta; minska; mojna; gräva ner; borra* * *[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) sjunka, sänka2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) sjunka, sänka sig3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) sjunka in, sätta [] i4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) sjunka, tappa []5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) plöja ner2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) diskbänk, vask- sunken- be sunk
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less — [[t]lɛs[/t]] adv. a compar. of little with least as superl. 1) to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact[/ex] 2) most certainly not (often prec. by much or still): I could barely pay for my own meal, much less for hers[/ex] 3) in any way … From formal English to slang
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