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1 drift
n. tendens, riktning, kurs; fiskmås--------v. driva med strömmen; driva* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) driva2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) tendens, riktning, tankegång, innebörd2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) driva2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) driva vind för våg, ströva, vandra•- drifter- driftwood -
2 hole
n. hål; grop; hålighet, nisch--------v. göra hål* * *[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) hål2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) hål, håla3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) hål2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) slå hål2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) träffa hålet, slå bollen i hål•- hole out -
3 accommodation
n. bostad, logi, husrum; överenskommelse; anpassning* * *1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) logi2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) plats, utrymme -
4 by the look(s) of
(judging from the appearance of (someone or something) it seems likely or probable: By the looks of him, he won't live much longer; It's going to rain by the look of it.) av utseendet att döma, efter vad det ser ut som -
5 by the look(s) of
(judging from the appearance of (someone or something) it seems likely or probable: By the looks of him, he won't live much longer; It's going to rain by the look of it.) av utseendet att döma, efter vad det ser ut som -
6 end
n. slut; mål; avslutning; död--------v. sluta, upphöra; sluta, avsluta* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) slut, ända, sista2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) slut3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) död, undergång4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mål, syfte5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) fimp, stump, tåt, [] bit2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) sluta, avsluta- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
7 exist
v. existera, finnas (till), vara till* * *[iɡ'zist]1) (to be something real or actual: Do ghosts really exist?) existera, finnas []2) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) leva• -
8 flat
adj. flat, platt; punkterad (hjul); absolut; (ligga) raklång; utsträckt; smaklös; monoton; sänkt en halv ton (musik)--------adv. horisontellt; helt och hållet; absolut; rättframt; exakt; räntefri--------n. lägenhet; plan; slätt; punktering; ton med förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flat, flack, platt2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) tråkig3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) uttrycklig, blankt []4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) punkterad5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) avslagen6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) för låg[]2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) platt, utsträckt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) lägenhet2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) b-förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) platt föremål, []flata4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flackt land, låglänt mark•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out -
9 get on
ta sig fram* * *1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) klara sig, ha framgång, trivas2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) dra jämnt, komma överens, trivas ihop3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) börja bli gammal4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) sätta (ta) på sig5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) gå vidare, fortsätta -
10 heaven
n. himmel; himmelen* * *['hevn]1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) himmel, himlen, himmelrike[]2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) himmel3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) himmelriket•- heavenly- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
- thank heavens -
11 luxury
adj. lyx---------n. lyx, överflöd; lyxliv; godsaker, njutning* * *plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) lyx, överflöd2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) lyx[]•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness -
12 must
n. nödvändighet, tvång, behov; must, druvsaft--------v. måste, vara tvungen att* * *1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) måste2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) måste3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) måste2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) måste -
13 quarter
n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning--------v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) månkvarter8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dela med fyra3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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14 scarcely
adv. knappt; nästan inte; näppeligen, knappast* * *1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) knappt2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) knappast, näppeligen, inte gärna -
15 spot
adj. omedelbar; live (angående TV-sändning)--------adv. precis (slang)--------n. fläck; prick; plats, ställe; svaghet, svag sida; finne; öm punkt; skvätt, droppe; knipa, svårighet; spotlight, strålkastare--------v. lokalisera; få syn på, känna igen, lägga märke till; fläcka ned, sätta prickar på; ta bort fläckar; befläcka; utplacera, sprida* * *[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) fläck2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) prick3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) finne, utslag4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) plats, ställe5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) droppe, stänk, skvätt, nypa2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få syn på2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) känna igen, identifiera, upptäcka•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belysa med strålkastare2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) kasta ljus på, rikta uppmärksamheten på•- on the spot
- spot on -
16 stock
adj. stående, standard---------n. lager; stock; handtag; kreatursbestånd; aktier; fondpapper; härstamning--------v. förse med lager* * *[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) lager2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) lager, förråd3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) boskap, kreatursbesättning4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) statsobligation[], aktie[]5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) buljong6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) handtag, stock2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) standard-3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) föra, ha på (i) lager2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) fylla (förse) med varor, kreatursbesätta•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) lagra, hamstra- stock-taking
- stock up
- take stock -
17 type
n. sort, slag; typ, karaktär; (bokstäver:) stil, tryck; form, mönster--------v. skriva på maskin; indela i klasser* * *I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) typ, art, slag, sortII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) typ, stilsort2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) bokstäver, text2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) skriva på maskin- typing- typewriting
- typist
- typewriter -
18 unity
n. enhet, enighet; helhet; harmoni* * *['ju:nəti]plural - unities; noun1) (the state of being united or in agreement: When will men learn to live in unity with each other?) endräkt2) (singleness, or the state of being one complete whole: Unity of design in his pictures is this artist's main aim.) enhet3) (something arranged to form a single complete whole: This play is not a unity, but a series of unconnected scenes.) [] helhet -
19 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) brukade
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