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1 muddle
n. oreda, virrvarr; förvirrande--------v. förvirra; röra till, förstöra; smutsa ner, skita ner; bringa i oordning; trassla sig fram* * *1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) förvirra, göra vimsig2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) röra, oreda, virrvarr- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up -
2 muddle up
(to confuse (eg two different things): I'm always muddling the twins up; I've muddled up these book orders.) förväxla -
3 muddle-headed
adjective (incapable of clear thinking: Men think that all women are muddle-headed.) virrig, oredig i huvudet -
4 muddle along/through
(to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes.) hanka sig fram, trassla sig igenom -
5 muddle through
klara sig (trots allt) -
6 make a muddle of
ställa till oreda, trassla till -
7 make
n. produkt, sort--------v. göra; skapa; orsaka* * *[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) göra, tillverka, skapa2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) få (förmå) att, tvinga att3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) göra4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjäna, göra []5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) bli6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) bli7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) få till, uppskatta till8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) utnämna (utse) till9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) göra [], komma [], lägga []2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) märke- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
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8 mess
n. röra, oreda, oordning; soppa, jobbig situation; matsal; matmål--------v. syssla med; röra till; smutsa ner; strula till det, misslyckas; äta i mässen* * *[mes] 1. noun(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) röra, oreda, smörja2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) pillra på, kladda med, lägga sig i- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up -
9 mess-up
noun (a muddle or state of confusion: There has been a mess-up in the timetable.) trassel, röra -
10 mix up
röra; röra ihop, stöka till; förväxling* * *1) (to blend together: I need to mix up another tin of paint.) blanda []2) (to confuse or muddle: I'm always mixing the twins up.) förväxla3) (to confuse or upset: You've mixed me up completely with all this information.) göra förvirrad, röra till det för
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