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41 meant
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42 miser
n. girigbuk, gnidare, snåljåp* * *(a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth: That old miser won't give you a cent!) girigbuk, snålvarg- miserly- miserliness -
43 nothing
adv. ingenting; inte alls; intet--------n. intighet; bagatell; ingenting; noll, nolla* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) inget, ingenting2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) noll3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) inte alls- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of -
44 politically correct
adjective ((also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people: It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman.) politiskt korrekt -
45 precisely
adv. exakt; precis* * *1) (exactly: at midday precisely; Precisely what do you mean?; He spoke very precisely.) exakt, korrekt2) (used to express complete agreement: `So you think we should wait until tomorrow?' `Precisely.') just det, precis -
46 rotten
adj. rutten, skämd* * *1) ((of meat, fruit etc) having gone bad; decayed: rotten vegetables.) rutten2) (bad; mean: What rotten luck!; It was a rotten thing to do.) erbarmlig, urusel, gemen -
47 rotter
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48 scrimp and save
(to be mean or very careful with money: She scrimps and saves for her sons' education.) snåla: snåla och spara -
49 shabby
adj. sjabbig, sjaskig; illa medfaren, ruggig; ynklig, tarvlig* * *['ʃæbi]1) (looking old and worn: shabby curtains; shabby clothes.) sjabbig, sjaskig2) (wearing old or dirty clothes: a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now.) sjabbig, sjaskig3) ((of behaviour) unworthy or mean: That was a shabby thing to do.) lumpen, tarvlig•- shabbily- shabbiness -
50 shake one's head
skaka på huvudet* * *(to move one's head round to left and right to mean `No': `Are you coming?' I asked. She shook her head.) -
51 shoddy
adj. falsk, humbug; dålig, usel--------n. shoddy, konstull; klädesplagg av dålig kvalitet; falskhet, anspråksfullhet* * *['ʃodi]1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) dålig, usel2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) tarvlig, lumpen•- shoddily- shoddiness -
52 signify
v. vara av betydelse, vara viktig; uttrycka, ge uttryck för, visa tecken på; meddela, överföra* * *1) (to be a sign of; to mean: His frown signified disapproval.) vara ett tecken på, betyda2) (to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc: He signified his approval with a nod.) tillkännage, uttrycka•- significant
- significantly -
53 sneak
n. smygande; skvallerbytta (slang); tjuv; lurifax--------v. smyga; smyga sig iväg, försöka dra sig ur något; skvallra (slang); sno, smussla (slang)* * *[sni:k] 1. verb1) (to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose: He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money.) smyga2) (to take secretly: He sneaked the letter out of her drawer.) smyga, smussla2. noun(a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale.) skvallerbytta- sneakers- sneaking
- sneaky
- sneakiness -
54 some
adj. någon, något, några; lite; speciell; ungefär; riktig (slang)--------adv. ganska, rätt så; mycket (slang)--------pron. några, en del, en viss* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) några, en del, lite2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) någon, något, några, en del, lite, somliga... andra3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) någon [], något [], några []4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) vissa, somliga2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) åtskillig, en hel del2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) någon, något3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefär, omkring3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) något, en del- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
55 sordid
adj. smutsig, eländig; lumpen; tarvlig; låg, oren* * *['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) smutsig, eländig2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) simpel, tarvlig•- sordidly- sordidness -
56 spell
n. trollformel; trolldom, magi; kort tid, period; kö; skift; anfall (hosta etc.)--------v. bokstavera; stava; stava rätt; tyda; innebära, betyda* * *I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) stava2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) stavas3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) stava4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) betyda•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) trollformel2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) [] våld, trollbunden []III [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) skift, omgång2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) tid, period, anfall3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) liten stund -
57 stingy
adj. snål* * *['stin‹i](mean or ungenerous: My father's very stingy with his money; stingy portions of food.) snål- stingily- stinginess -
58 that is to say
(in other words; I mean: He was here last Thursday, that's to say the 4th of June.) det vill säga, alltså -
59 then
adj. därför--------adv. då, därpå--------n. vid det laget, då* * *[ðen] 1. adverb1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) då2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) [] dess, [] så länge3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) sedan4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) då5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) då6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) så, sedan2. conjunction(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) så, då3. adjective(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) dåvarande -
60 tight-fisted
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