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  • 101 patronise

    ['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]
    1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) spela beskyddare mot, behandla överlägset (nedlåtande)
    2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) vara stamkund (stamgäst) hos

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  • 102 patronize

    v. vara nedlåtande; gynna, vara beskyddare
    * * *
    ['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]
    1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) spela beskyddare mot, behandla överlägset (nedlåtande)
    2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) vara stamkund (stamgäst) hos

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  • 103 peer

    n. Peer (hebreiskt efternamn)
    * * *
    I [piə] noun
    1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) adelsman, pär
    2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) like, jämlike, kamrat
    - peeress
    - peerless
    II [piə] verb
    (to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) kisa, plira

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  • 104 practically

    adv. användbart; praktiskt, på praktiskt sätt; ändamålsenligt; användbart, genomförbart
    * * *
    1) (almost: The room was practically full.) praktiskt taget
    2) (in a practical way: Practically, it's more difficult than you think.) praktiskt, i praktiken

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  • 105 put on airs / give oneself airs

    (to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) spela förnäm, sätta näsan i vädret

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  • 106 raise one's voice

    höja rösten
    * * *
    (to speak more loudly than normal especially in anger: I don't want to have to raise my voice to you again.)

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  • 107 right-handed

    adjective ((of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing: The majority of people are right-handed.) högerhänt

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  • 108 romance

    n. roman, romantisk berättelse; överdrift
    --------
    v. ha en affär; överdriva
    * * *
    1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romans, kärlekshistoria
    2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) äventyrs-, kärleksroman
    3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantik
    - romantically

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  • 109 secondary

    adj. sekundär; sekundär-; andrahands-; medelmåttig, medel-; sido-, mindre viktig
    --------
    n. assistent; ställföreträdare; drabant
    * * *
    1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) sekundär
    2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) sekundär, underordnad

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  • 110 secondary school

    obligatorisk skola för elever mellan 11 och 16 (18) år
    * * *
    (a school where subjects are taught at a more advanced level than at primary school.) mellan- och högstadieskola

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  • 111 self-respect

    [selfri'spekt]
    (respect for oneself and concern for one's reputation: Well-known personalities should have more self-respect than to take part in television advertising.) självaktning

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  • 112 semicolon

    n. semikolon (;)
    * * *
    [semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən]
    (the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) semikolon

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  • 113 show

    n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande
    --------
    v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda
    * * *
    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 114 so

    n. symfoni orkester
    * * *
    [səu] 1. adverb
    1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!)
    2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.)
    3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) så, det
    4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det... också
    5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') [] det...
    2. conjunction
    ((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.)
    - so-so
    - and so on/forth
    - or so
    - so as to
    - so far
    - so good
    - so that
    - so to say/speak

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  • 115 strain

    n. spänning; tryck; påfrestning; sträckning (inom medicin); melodi; ton; stil; släktdrag; härkomst
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    v. spänna; anstränga sig; överskrida; sila
    * * *
    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstränga [], pressa mot, spänna sina krafter
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sträcka, överanstränga
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) fresta på
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sila, filtrera
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) belastning, påfrestning
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) påfrestning, överansträngning
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) sträckning
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) påfrestning
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) stam
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) drag
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) toner, melodi

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  • 116 sum

    n. summa; matematikuppgift; belopp
    --------
    v. summera, sammanfatta
    * * *
    1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) summa
    2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) []summa
    3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) matematik[]
    - sum up

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  • 117 teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

    (to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.)

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  • 118 the

    ju...desto
    --------
    motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)
    * * *
    [ðə, ði]
    (The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []
    1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)
    2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano
    3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en
    4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme
    5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom
    6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) så mycket, desto
    - the...

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  • 119 think better of

    tänka bättre om; ändra åsikt, tänka om
    * * *
    1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) tänka om
    2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) ha högre tankar än så om

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  • 120 usual

    adj. vanlig
    * * *
    ['ju:ʒuəl]
    (done, happening etc most often; customary: Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late.) vanlig, vanligt

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