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1 knight
n. knight; riddare; adelsman--------v. dubba till riddare, adla* * *1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) riddare2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) knight, adelsman3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) springare, häst2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) dubba till riddare, adla -
2 charge
n. pris; ansvar; laddning (elektrisk, explosiv); anklagelse--------v. ta betalt, debitera; anklaga; anfalla; ladda (även vapen); deklarera* * *1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) ta []2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) debitera, skriva upp på ngn[]3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) anklaga4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) anfalla, storma fram (göra chock) mot5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) rusa []6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) ladda []7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) ladda2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) pris, avgift, taxa2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) anklagelse3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) anfall, chock4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) laddning5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) person som man har ansvar för6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) laddning•- charger- in charge of
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3 highwayman
n. stråtrövare* * *plural - highwaymen; noun (in earlier times, a man usually on horseback, who attacked and robbed people travelling in coaches etc on public roads.) stråtrövare
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