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1 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) bli klok på, få rätsida på -
2 make head or tail of it
bli klok på, få rätsida på -
3 cannot make head or tail of
förstår ingenting -
4 cannot make head or tail of it
förstår det inte alls -
5 head
adj. huvud-, främsta--------n. huvud; direktör; ledarställning; kris; höjdpunkt; ölskumm; hängiven person; stå i spetsen för något; topp; en anordning i drivenheten som läser och skriver data (data)--------v. stäva, styra; ta kurs mot* * *[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) huvud, skalle2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) huvud3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) huvud[]4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) överhuvud, chefs-, huvud-5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) huvud, topp, spets, knopp, krona6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) källa7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) övre ända, övre del, huvudända8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) tät, spets9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) ha svårt/lätt för10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rektor11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) person, man, skaft, vardera12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) hög udde13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) krona, topp2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) anföra, leda, stå överst []2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) leda3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) styra [], var på väg mot4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) förse med rubrik (överskrift, titel), rubricera5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) nicka•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head -
6 head off
förhindra, avvärja; genskjuta; mota tillbaka* * *1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) mota tillbaka2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) ge sig av [] mot -
7 make neither head nor tail of
inte bli klok på, inte få rätsida på -
8 go to someone's head
1) ((of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk: Champagne always goes to my head.)2) ((of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc: Don't let success go to your head.) -
9 hit
n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé--------v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
10 whistle
n. vissling; pip; tjut; vinande; visselpipa; hals, strupe (slang)--------v. vissla; pipa; drilla; vina, susa* * *['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) vissla2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) vissla, pipa, blåsa3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) vissla, vina4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) vina2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) vissling2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flöjt3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) visselpipa -
11 crown
n. krona; hjässa, topp--------v. kröna* * *1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) krona2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) kronan, staten3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) topp, krön, hjässa, hattkulle4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) krona2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) kröna2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) toppa3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) sätta en krona på4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) slå ngn i skallen•- crown princess -
12 nod
n. nick; bifallsnick, ja-svar--------v. nicka; svara ja (med nickning); slumra till* * *[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) nicka2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) nicka2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) nick- nod off -
13 right
n. höger (politik)* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) höger2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rätt, riktig3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rätt4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rätt2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rätt, rättighet2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rätt3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) höger4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) höger[]3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) just, precis2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) genast, strax, meddetsamma3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) alldeles, helt4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) rakt, rätt5) (to the right: Turn right.) höger6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rätt4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) räta upp, komma på rätt köl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rätta till, gottgöra5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') visst!, ska ske!- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) högerorienterad, -vriden- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
14 strike
n. strejk; angrepp; fynd; framgång--------v. slå; träffas av (blixten etc.); anfalla; göra ett (starkt) intryck; verka som; finna, upptäcka* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slå [], stöta till (i, emot) träffa2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) slå till, anfalla3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) tända, slå4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strejka5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) träffa på, hitta6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slå, slå an7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) slå8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) prägla9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) gå, ta vägen10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) ta ner2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strejk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) fynd•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
15 balance
n. balans; motvikt; jämvikt; saldo; våg; bokslut, balans--------v. väga; bringa i jämvikt, balansera; utjämna, uppväga* * *['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) våg, vågskål2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) balans3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) balans4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) balans, behållning, återstod2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) balansera, utjämna2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balansera•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance -
16 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
17 hair
n. hår, hårstrå* * *[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) hårstrå2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) hår•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) hårnåls-- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
- tear one's hair -
18 bang
adv. plötsligt smällande; med oväsen--------interj. pang!--------n. slag, smäll; explosionsartat ljud; smällande; lugg, pannlugg--------v. slå, smälla; göra oljud; klippa pannlugg* * *[bæŋ] 1. noun1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) smäll2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) slag, smäll2. verb1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) smälla []2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) slå, smälla, dänga3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) smälla, knalla•- banger -
19 blow
n. slag; motgång; blåst; utandning--------v. blåsa; andas ut; blåsa upp; fladdra; vissla; explodera; blomma, stå i blom* * *I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) slag, stöt2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) hårt slagII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blåsa2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) blåsa bort3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) blåsa igen4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blåsa i []5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blåsa i•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up -
20 face
n. ansikte; min, uppsyn; yta; framsida; oförskämdhet (slang); uttryck; utseende; anseende, berömmelse; smink--------v. stå vänd mot; uppställa sig för; stå inför; vända sig mot; räkna med, täcka; låta göra; dra över* * *[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) ansikte2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) yta, []vägg3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) kolfront2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) ligga (stå) mittemot2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) vända sig mot, stå (sitta) vänd mot3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) stå inför, möta•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face
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