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1 diet
n. diet, föda, kost--------v. sätta på diet; hålla diet* * *1. noun(food, especially a course of recommended foods, for losing weight or as treatment for an illness etc: a diet of fish and vegetables; a salt-free diet; She went on a diet to lose weight.) diet2. verb(to eat certain kinds of food to lose weight: She has to diet to stay slim.) hålla diet, banta- dietitian -
2 abstemious
adj. avhållsam, måttlig* * *[əb'sti:miəs](taking little food, drink etc: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.) återhållsam, måttlig- abstemiousness -
3 do's and don'ts
[doun ] (rules or advice for action: If you want to lose weight, I can give you a list of do's and don'ts.) -
4 reduce
v. reducera, minska, skära ned* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducera, minska, sänka2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) gå ner i vikt3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) tvinga, hänvisa, försätta, förvandla•- reduction -
5 waste away
(to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc: He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.) försvagas, tyna bort -
6 bear
n. björn--------v. föda--------v. uthärda, tåla; föra; stödja; lida; bära (frukt)* * *I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) uthärda, stå ut med, tåla2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) bära [], hålla för3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) föda[]4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bära5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) bära, ha6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) svänga (vika) av•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) björn- bearskin
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