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21 sign
n. tecken; märke; antydan, fingervisning; skylt; stjärntecken; symbol--------v. skriva i; signera, skriva under; ge tecken, teckna; antyda; skriva upp* * *1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tecken, symbol2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) skylt, []märke3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) tecken4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) spår, tecken2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) signera, underteckna2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) signera, underteckna, skriva3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) teckna•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up -
22 taste
n. smak, smaksinne; god smak, smakfullhet--------v. smaka; pröva på, erfara* * *[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) känna smak[] av2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) smaka på3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) smaka4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) smaka5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) smaka, uppleva2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) smak[]2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) smak3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) smakbit, klunk, droppe4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smak5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) smak•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness -
23 work
adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
24 brand
n. märke; sort; eldbrand; skamfläck; brännjärn--------v. märka med brännjärn; stämpla, brännmärka* * *[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) märke, sort2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) egen []3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) märke, märkning, stämpel2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) []märka2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) [] inristad3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) brännmärkt, stämplad• -
25 clean
adj. ren; anständig; fläckfri--------adv. totalt, fullständigt, rent--------n. rengöring--------v. rengöra; tvätta sig* * *[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) ren2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) renlig3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) ren, tom, blank4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) fläckfri, anständig5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) slät, glatt, jämn, rak2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) helt och hållet, alldeles, totalt3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) tvätta, rengöra, städa['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
renlig, snygg- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep -
26 dedicate
v. tillägna* * *['dedikeit]1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) ägna, viga2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) inviga, öppna3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) tillägna, dedicera•- dedication -
27 goal
n. mål; avsikt; mål (fotboll)* * *[ɡəul]1) (in football, rugby, hockey etc the act of kicking, hitting etc a ball between the goalposts; the point gained by doing this: He scored six goals.) mål2) (an aim or purpose: My goal in life is to write a book.) mål•- goalpost -
28 hard
adj. svår, hård--------adv. ansträngande; nära tätt intill* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hård2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) svår3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hård[], sträng4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) hård, sträng, svår5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hård6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hårt []2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hårt, ordentligt2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hårt, häftigt3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hårt, stint4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) hårt, häftigt, våldsamt•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up -
29 indulge
v. ge efter för; hänge sig åt, bli beroende av; unna sig, vara efterlåten mot; klema; ge upp; tillfredsställa sitt begär* * *1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) vara efterlåten mot, skämma bort2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) ge efter för, unna sig3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) hänge (unna) sig•- indulgent
- indulge in -
30 order
n. ordning; befallning, order; beställning, order, varuorder; präststånd; orden--------v. befalla, beordra; beställa; ordna; styra* * *['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) order, befallning2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) order, beställning3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) order, beställning4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordning5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordning6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordning7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordning8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) anvisning, []order9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) klass, stånd, ordning10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) orden2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) beordra, befalla2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) beställa3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordna•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) sjukvårdsbiträde2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordonnans•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order -
31 prime
adj. främsta; viktigast; huvud-; förstklassig; första--------n. felfrihet, fullkomlighet; bästa; blomning; vår; barndom; gryning; primtal (matematik)--------v. ladda; grunda; starta; iordninggöra* * *I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) främsta, viktigast, huvud-, premiär-2) (best: in prime condition.) bästa2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) [] krafts []- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) på bästa sändningstidII verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) preparera, grunda- primer -
32 quiet
adj. tyst; lugn, rofylld; stilla; i lugn och ro; tystlåten--------n. tystnad; stillhet; lugn, ro--------v. tysta, få tyst på; lugna, stilla; lugna sig; dämpa; tystna* * *1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) tyst, stillsam2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) stilla3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) lugn4) ((of colours) not bright.) diskret, dämpad2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) lugn, stillhet, tystnad3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) få tyst på, tystna- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet -
33 seam
n. söm; fog, skarv; veck; lager, skikt; fåra, klyfta; ärr--------v. sy, foga ihop; fåra, göra ärrig; vara sprucken* * *[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) söm2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) fog, skarv3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) flöts, skikt, lager2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) sy ihop- the seamy side of life
- the seamy side -
34 sketch
n. skiss; utkast; sketch; beskrivning--------v. skissera, göra ett utkast, göra en skiss* * *[ske ] 1. noun1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) skiss2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) konturer, grunddrag3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) sketch2. verb1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) skissera2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) teckna, göra en skiss (skisser)•- sketchy- sketchily
- sketchiness
- sketch-book -
35 soap opera
tvålopera, såpopera (teveserie som framkallar tårar (vanligen av dålig kvalitet))* * *(a radio or television serial broadcast weekly, daily etc, especially one that continues from year to year, that concerns the daily life, troubles etc of the characters in it.) tvålopera, såpa -
36 stress
n. tryck, stress; påfrestning; betoning, tonvikt; accent--------v. utsätta för tryck; betona* * *[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stress2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) spänning, tryck, påfrestning3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) betoning2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) betona, framhålla- lay/put stress on -
37 amenity
n. bekvämlighet; angenämlighet; artighet* * *[ə'mi:nəti]plural - amenities; noun(something that makes life more pleasant or convenient: This part of town has a lot of amenities - good shops, parks etc.) lockelse, bekvämlighet, facilitet -
38 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) med risk för -
39 bare
adj. bar, naken; begränsad; knapp--------v. blotta, göra bar* * *[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) bar, naken, kal2) (empty: bare shelves.) tom3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) kal4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) luggsliten5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) grundläggande2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) blotta- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
- barefoot
- bareheaded -
40 bed of roses
rosenbädd* * *(an easy or comfortable place, job etc: Life is not a bed of roses.) rosenrabatt, dans på rosor
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