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1 branch
n. gren, kvist; filial; avdelningskontor; område--------v. sända ut (ha) grenar, förgrena sig* * *1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) gren, kvist2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) filial, bibana2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) expandera, förgrena sig, vika av -
2 dice with death
(to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) leka med döden, spela med döden som insats -
3 join
n. skarv, fog; hopfogning--------v. förena, knyta samman; slå sig ihop, förena sig med; sätta ihop; ansluta sig till; gå samman med; gifta sig; följa med* * *[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) koppla (sätta, foga) ihop, förena2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) förena, förbinda, sammanfoga3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) gå med i4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) förena sig med, rinna samman, slå sig ihop med, möta[]5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) träffa[]2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) fog, skarv- join hands
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4 outline
n. kontur; skiss; ytterlinje; utkast; sammanfattning--------v. teckna konturerna av; skissa, skildra i stora drag; överlämna ett schematiskt utkast; förbereda en profil* * *1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontur[]2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) översikt, sammanfattning, sammandrag2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) teckna konturerna av, skildra i stora drag -
5 red herring
ett falskt spår, ett villospår, en avledande manöver* * *1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) ovidkommande sak2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) villospår
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