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1 be in use
(to be used or not used: How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use?) vara i bruk/inte längre vara i bruk -
2 out of use
används inte mer* * *(to be used or not used: How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use?) vara i bruk/inte längre vara i bruk -
3 free
adj. fri; obunden, frisläppt; självständig, oberoende; ledig; befriad, undantagen; gratis; ymnig, riklig; otyglad, otvungen--------adv. gratis; fritt--------v. frigöra; befria; frita; göra sig av med (bördor etc.); lösgöra; rädda* * *[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) fri2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) fri3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) frikostig4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) frispråkig, rättfram5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratis6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) ledig7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) ledig8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) befriad, fri, utan2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) befria2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) bli av med, befria•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) frilansa- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free -
4 idle
adj. lat; lättjefull; gagnlös; sysslolös; utan mening; ofruktbar; lönlös--------v. slöa sig, lata sig; slösa bort tiden; sluta; gå på tomgång* * *1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) oanvänd, overksam, ur drift2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lat3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) resultatlös, fruktlös, tom4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) löst []2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) lata sig2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) gå på tomgång•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away -
5 reserve
n. reserv (militären); reservtrupper; reservat; reservation--------v. reservera; lägga undan; spara* * *[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservera2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservera2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserv[]2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tillbakadragenhet4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserv•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve -
6 common
adj. gemensam; vanlig; allmän; enkel, vulgär--------n. allmänt område* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) vanlig2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) gemensam3) (publicly owned: common property.) allmän, offentlig4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgär, tarvlig5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) vanlig, enkel6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) appellativ2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) allmänning- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
7 ill
adj. sjuk; dålig; skadlig; ond, elak; ej lyckosam--------adv. knappast; inte bra, dåligt; elakt; fientligt--------n. sjukdom; skada, harm; problem, dålighet* * *[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) sjuk2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) dålig3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) illvillig, dålig2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) svårligen, knappast3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) illa, ont2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) ont, ondska•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill -
8 rent
n. hyra; reva--------v. hyra ut* * *I 1. [rent] noun(money paid, usually regularly, for the use of a house, shop, land etc which belongs to someone else: The rent for this flat is $50 a week.) hyra2. verb(to pay or receive rent for the use of a house, shop, land etc: We rent this flat from Mr Smith; Mr Smith rents this flat to us.) hyra, hyra ut- rental- rent-a-car
- rent-free 3. adjective(for which rent does not need to be paid: a rent-free flat.) hyresfri- rent outII [rent] noun(an old word for a tear (in clothes etc).) spricka, reva -
9 filter
n. filter: filtrera, sila; filtreras, silas; sippra; ett program som mottar output från ett annat program och förändrar dess format (data)--------v. filtrera, sila; filtreras, silas; tränga sig in; användas till filtrering* * *['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filter2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filter2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrera[], sila[]2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) sippra (läcka) ut• -
10 lay
adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik--------n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa--------n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)--------v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) kväde -
11 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 -
12 slim
adj. smal, smärt, slank; sparsam, tunn; klen, skral; slug--------v. banta; magra; göra smal* * *[slim] 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) smal, slank, smärt2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) liten [], dåliga []2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) banta, magra- slimming- slimness -
13 apply
v. vända sig till, ansöka; förverkliga; anbringa, applicera; syfta på* * *1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) lägga (stryka, sätta) på, anbringa, applicera2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) ägna, sätta in3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) []söka, begära4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) gälla5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) gälla•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind -
14 blunt
adj. slö; rättfram, enkel, burdus--------n. otillräcklig; slö, trubbig--------v. göra slö, trubba av* * *1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) slö, trubbig2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) burdus, rakt på sak2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) bli slö, bli trubbig- bluntly- bluntness -
15 commercial
adj. kommersiell, handels-* * *[kə'mə:ʃəl]1) (connected with commerce: Private cars are allowed to use this road but not commercial vehicles.) kommersiell, yrkesmässig2) ((likely to be) profitable: a commercial proposition.) affärsmässig3) (paid for by advertisements: commercial television.) reklamfinansierad, kommersiell -
16 convenient
adj. bekväm* * *[kən'vi:njənt]1) (suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty: When would it be convenient for me to come?) lämplig, läglig, passande2) (easy to use, run etc: a convenient size of house.) behändig, praktisk, bekväm3) (easy to reach etc; accessible: Keep this in a convenient place.) lättillgänglig•- convenience -
17 earthly
adj. jordisk* * *1) (of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual: this earthly life.) jordisk, världslig2) (possible: This gadget has no earthly use.) tänkbar -
18 invent
v. hitta på; uppfinna* * *[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) uppfinna2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) hitta på, tänka ut•- inventive
- inventiveness
- inventor -
19 kill time
slå ihjäl tiden, fördriva tiden* * *(to find something to do to use up spare time: I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.) fördriva tiden -
20 let
n. uthyrning av rum; uthyrande; hinder; nätboll vid serve (i tennis)--------v. tillåta; låta; ge; hyra ut; hyra; lämna i fred; släppa; låta undfalla sig, låta höra; skvallra* * *I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) låta, tillåta2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) låta3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) låt•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) hyra ut- to let
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