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41 hinge
n. gångjärn--------v. hänga; bero, vara beroende* * *[hin‹](the joint by means of which a door is fastened to a door-frame, a lid is fastened to a box etc and on which the door, lid etc turns when it opens or closes: I must oil the hinges.) gångjärn- hinge on -
42 hoist
n. hissning; lyftanordning--------v. hissa* * *[hoist] 1. verb1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) lyfta upp2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hissa2. noun1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) hissanordning, lyftkran2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) lyftning, knuff -
43 hustle
n. fläng, jäkt, liv och rörelse--------v. knuffa, tränga, stöta; gå på gatan (prostitution)* * *1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) knuffa[]2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) tvinga, pressa3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) lura, snuva ngn på ngt4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) ruffla, dila5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) gå på gatan, ragga upp torskar2. noun(quick and busy activity.) liv och rörelse- hustler -
44 hydroelectricity
n. hydroelektricitet (skapande av elektrisk energi av energi från strömmande vatten)* * *(electricity produced by means of water-power.) hydroelektricitet, vattenkraft -
45 inability
n. oförmåga; inkompetens* * *[inə'biləti](the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) oförmåga -
46 inhaler
n. inhalator, inhalationsapparat; respirator; person som andas in (luft, rök etc.)* * *noun (a usually small apparatus by means of which people inhale certain medicines.) inhalator -
47 intend
v. avse; tänka, mena; ämna (för)* * *[in'tend] 1. verb1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) ämna, ha för avsikt, tänka2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) mena3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) ämna, avse•- intent2. noun(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) syfte, avsikt, uppsåt- intentional
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48 interchange
n. utfart, infart, vägkorsning; växling; utbyte--------v. byta; få att utbyta; utbyta; hända omväxlande* * *['intə ein‹]1) (a place where two or more main roads or motorways at different levels are joined by means of several small roads, so allowing cars etc to move from one road to another.) trafikplats2) ((an) exchange: an interchange of ideas.) utbyte• -
49 intercom
n. lokaltelefon; lokaltelefonsystem* * *['intəkom](a system of communication within an aeroplane, factory etc usually by means of microphones and loudspeakers: The pilot spoke to the passengers over the intercom.) snabbtelefon, inombordsradio -
50 lighting
n. belysning; upplysning; tändning* * *noun (a means of providing light: The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see.) ljus, belysning -
51 livelihood
n. uppehälle, levebröd* * *(a means of living, especially of earning enough money to feed oneself etc.) uppehälle, utkomst, levebröd -
52 measurement
n. mätning; mått* * *1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) mått, dimension2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) mått3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mätning -
53 medicine
n. läkekonst, läkarvetenskapen; medicin* * *['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) medicin2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicin•- medicinally -
54 medium
adj. medium, medel-, mellan---------n. medium, hjälpmedel; uttrycksmedel; förmedlare; medium (i spiritism)* * *['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medium, medel2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) massmedia3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) miljö2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) medium -
55 monitor
n. kontrollР'В¦apparat, -anordning; övervakare; (skol.) ordningsman; (tekn.) strålningsmätare; (zool.) varan; avlyssna; övervaka; (data) skärm (data)--------v. övervaka, kontrollera; följa, se efter; avlyssna (till sändning)* * *['monitə] 1. noun1) (a senior pupil who helps to see that school rules are kept.) ordningsman2) (any of several kinds of instrument etc by means of which something can be constantly checked, especially a small screen in a television studio showing the picture which is being transmitted at any given time: television monitor; computer monitor.) monitor, skärm2. verb(to act as, or to use, a monitor; to keep a careful check on: These machines/technicians monitor the results constantly.) övervaka, följa -
56 mooring
n. ankring; förtöjningsplats (båt); förtöjningsboj* * *noun (the act, or a means, of fastening a ship: The mooring broke.) förtöjning -
57 organ
n. organ; apparat, redskap; orgel* * *I ['o:ɡən] noun1) (a part of the body or of a plant which has a special purpose: the reproductive organs.) organ2) (a means of spreading information, eg a newspaper: an organ of the Communist Party.) organ•- organic- organically II ['o:ɡən](a usually large musical instrument similar to a piano, with or without pipes: He plays the organ; an electric organ.) orgel- organist -
58 over
adv. på nytt; igen; till andra sidan; för mycket; slut--------interj. kom! (utrop vid radiokommunikation)--------pref. över-, alltför; ut---------prep. över; ovanför; tvärs över; för mycket* * *['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) över, ovanför2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) över, tvärsöver3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) över4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) över5) (about: a quarrel over money.) om6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) på, i7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) med8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) mitt [] i2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) över, ovanför4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) over5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.) över[], [] över2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.) över [], uppe []3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.) omkull5) (completely, as in overcome.) ut-•- over all
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59 pedal
n. pedal, trampa--------v. trampa på pedal; trampa, cykla* * *['pedl] 1. noun(a lever worked by the foot, as on a bicycle, piano, organ etc: the brake pedal in a car.) pedal, trampa2. verb(to move (something) by means of pedals: He pedalled (his bicycle) down the road.) använda pedalen (pedalerna), trampa -
60 percussion
n. slag; stöt; knackande* * *1) ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc: He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; ( also adjective) a percussion instrument.) slagverk2) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) slag, stöt•
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