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2 lightly wounded
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3 get off lightly
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4 punished him lightly
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5 light
adj. belyst, upplyst; ljus--------adj. lätt; underviktig; mager, diet-; lättsinnig, tanklös--------n. ljus; belysning; dagsljus; sken, blixt; synvinkel; eld, tändsticka; trafikljus; förebild--------v. belysa; tända ljuset; antända, sätta eld på; lysa upp; stiga ur (fordon etc.); landa; ta ett dåligt beslut* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljus2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljus, lyse3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eld4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) ljus. dager2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) ljus2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljus-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lysa upp2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tända•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lätt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lätt, lindrig3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lätt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) för lätt5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lätt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lätt, snabb, smidig7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lättsam8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lätt9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lös, sandig•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
6 brush
n. borste; pensel; borstning; sammandrabbning, tumult; rävsvans; snårskog--------v. borsta; röra, snudda; borsta av; svepa förbi* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) borste2) (an act of brushing.) borstning3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) []svans4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammandrabbning, nappatag2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) borsta2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) sopa, borsta3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) borsta4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) vidröra, nudda (snudda) vid•- brush away
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8 flit
n. flyttning; fladdrande--------v. fladdra, flyga; ila, jaga, rusa iväg (om tid); flytta; smita* * *[flit]past tense, past participle - flitted; verb(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) fladdra, flyga- flitting -
9 flutter
n. fladdrande; vinkande; flaxande; skakande, vibrerande; upplivande; panik, tumult--------v. svänga; sväva; bläddra igenom; slå oroligt, fladdra (hjärta); skaka, vibrera; förvirra; springa omkring* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) fladdra, singla, vaja2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) fladdra, flaxa2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) []fladder2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) förvirring, nervositet, ängslig brådska -
10 graze
n. skrubbande; skråma; snuddning--------v. skrubba; skrapa; beta* * *[ɡreiz] I verb((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.) betaII 1. verb1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) skrapa, skrubba2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) snudda2. noun(the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) skråma, skrubbsår -
11 lenient
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12 merciful
adj. barmhärtig, medlidsam* * *adjective (willing to forgive or to punish only lightly: a merciful judge.) barmhärtig -
13 ping
n. (gevärkulas) klingande (mot metall); (om kula) klinga; funktionen av att ange ankomsttiden för ett meddelande från en dator till en annan (data)--------v. smälla, göra oljud* * *[piŋ] 1. noun(a sharp, ringing sound such as that of a glass being lightly struck, or a stretched wire, thread etc being pulled and released: His knife struck the wine-glass with a loud ping.) klingande ljud2. verb(to make such a sound: The glass pinged.) klinga -
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15 scamper
n. kringskuttande, lekfullt springande--------v. kila, springa* * *['skæmpə](to run quickly and lightly: The mouse scampered away when it saw me.) kila -
16 shave
n. rakning; avskrapning; tunn skiva--------v. raka; raka sig; hyvla; snudda vid, stryka förbi* * *[ʃeiv] 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) raka []2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) skrapa, hyvla3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) snudda, tuscha2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) rakning- shaven- shavings -
17 skim
v. skumma igenom, läsa flyktigt; ta bort skinn (från mjölk etc.); skumma; kasta smörgås (med en flat sten)* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumma2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) stryka (glida) fram över3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skumma, ögna igenom•- skimmed milk -
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19 tickle
n. kittling--------v. kittla; klia* * *['tikl] 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) kittla, killa2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) kittla []3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) kittla, roa2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) kittling2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) kittling•- ticklish- be tickled pink -
20 touch
n. beröring; känsel, känselsinne; lätt stöt, snudd; antydan, drag, touche--------v. röra, känna på* * *1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) röra [], vidröra2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) röra vid3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) beröra, gripa4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) ha med att göra, befatta sig med2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) beröring2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) känsel3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) pensel-, penndrag4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) grepp, stil, [] hand5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) område utanför sidlinjen•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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