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1 lesser
adj. liten; få; obetydlig* * *adjective (smaller or not as important: the lesser of the two towns.) mindre -
2 Lesser Dog
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3 lesser evil
det minst onda -
4 lesser of the two evils
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5 choosing the lesser of two evils
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6 chose the lesser of two evils
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7 less
adj. mindre; i mindre grad--------adv. mindre--------conj. utan--------n. mindre mängd--------prep. minus, med avdrag för* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mindre2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre- no less a person than -
8 magistrate
n. fredsdomare* * *['mæ‹istreit](a person who has power to put the laws into force and sentence those guilty of lesser crimes.) domare -
9 second
adj. andra, andre--------adv. i andra hand, på andra plats--------n. sekund; ögonblick; andra plats, tvåa; tvåans växel; medhjälpare; sekond (boxning); närmaste man--------v. stötta, biträda, sekundera; instämma; hjälpa, vara till hjälp* * *I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) andra2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) andra, [] till3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) andra[]2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) tvåa3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) andra2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekond4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) understödja, ansluta sig till, instämma5. noun(a secondary school.) mellan- och högstadieskola- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekund2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) ögonblick -
10 secondary
adj. sekundär; sekundär-; andrahands-; medelmåttig, medel-; sido-, mindre viktig--------n. assistent; ställföreträdare; drabant* * *1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) sekundär2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) sekundär, underordnad
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