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21 effect
n. effekt, verkan, resultat; trick; inflytande, påverkan--------v. åstadkomma* * *[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) effekt, följd2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) verkan, inverkan, påverkan2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) åstadkomma, genomföra- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect -
22 garden
n. trädgård; park--------v. arbeta i trädgården; ägna sig åt trädgårdsskötsel* * *1. noun(a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown: a small garden at the front of the house; ( also adjective) a garden slug.) trädgård2. verb(to work in a garden, usually as a hobby: The old lady does not garden much.) ägna sig åt trädgårdsskötsel- gardener- gardening
- gardens
- garden party -
23 make headway
göra framsteg* * *(to make progress: We're not making much headway with this new scheme.) komma framåt, göra framsteg -
24 scant
adj. knapp, liten, ringa; begränsad; knappt tillräcklig; knapphändig--------v. snåla med, knappa in på; minska, inskränka* * *[skænt](hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) knapp,ringa, minimal- scanty- scantiness
- scantily -
25 think
n. funderare--------v. tänka; tro* * *[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) tänka2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) tro, anse, tycka3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) fundera4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) tro, ana2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) funderare- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of -
26 quiet
adj. tyst; lugn, rofylld; stilla; i lugn och ro; tystlåten--------n. tystnad; stillhet; lugn, ro--------v. tysta, få tyst på; lugna, stilla; lugna sig; dämpa; tystna* * *1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) tyst, stillsam2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) stilla3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) lugn4) ((of colours) not bright.) diskret, dämpad2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) lugn, stillhet, tystnad3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) få tyst på, tystna- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet -
27 little
adj. liten; få; lite, litet; kort; lätt; obetydlig--------adv. obetydlig, liten, ringa; lite, litet--------n. lite, litet; litet antal, liten storlek; kort avstånd; en tid* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litet, föga3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) liten, ringa, obetydlig2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, föga3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lite, inte mycket2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) föga3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) föga, inte alls•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
28 thin
adj. tunn; smal; vattnig, tunnflytande; liten, knapp; gles; genomskinlig--------v. bli tunnare; göra tunnare* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tunn2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tunn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tunn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tunn, gles5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) klen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tunna[] ut- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out -
29 small
adj. liten; knapp, gles; obetydlig, ringa; småsint; svag--------adv. med låg röst; smått, i små bitar (tårtskärande etc.)--------n. korsryggen, veka livet (smala delen av ryggen)* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) liten, små, smått2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) obetydlig, i liten skala, små-3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) inte mycket4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) småannonser•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
30 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 -
31 allow
v. tillåta; möjliggöra* * *1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) tillåta2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) ta hänsyn till, ta med i beräkningen3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) ge, låta få•- make allowance for -
32 immature
adj. omogen; outvecklad; som står i tur; omogen frukt* * *[imə'tjuə]1) (childish and behaving like someone much younger.) omogen2) (not fully grown or fully developed; not ripe.) omogen• -
33 like
adj. lik; lika; likna, -likt (i slutet på ordkombinationer)--------adv. likadant, på samma sätt; högst sannolikt; liksom (slang)--------conj. som, såsom; som om--------n. liknande person; liknande sak; böjelse, förkärlek; typ--------prep. som; som t.ex.; liksom; lik; såsom; likt, typiskt--------v. tycka om, gilla; vilja ha, önska* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) lika2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) som, likadan som3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) like, liknande4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) som- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) tycka om, gilla2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) tycka om, gilla•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to -
34 reserved
adj. förbehållsam; reserverad; inbunden* * *adjective (not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc: a reserved manner.) reserverad -
35 as
adv. som, liksom--------conj. i motsats till; angående* * *[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) när, medan2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) eftersom, då3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) som, på samma sätt som4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) som5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) fastän, hur... än6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) liksom2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) lika3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) som2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) som3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) som4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) som, i egenskap av•- as for- as if / as though
- as to -
36 choose
v. välja; föredra* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) välja2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) välja, föredra• -
37 difference
n. olikhet, skillnad; mellanskillnad* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) skillnad2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsskiljaktighet, tvist3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) mellanskillnad•- differentiate
- differentiation -
38 extreme
adj. ytterst; avsevärd--------n. ytterlighet; absolut motsats* * *[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) extrem, utomordentlig, stor2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) ytterst, längst ut (bort)3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) extrem, ytterlighets-2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) ytterlighet2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) ytterlighet, extrem[]•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes -
39 former
adj. föregående, tidigare; förgången, forna; första; före detta--------n. skapare, designer, formgivare* * *['fo:mə](of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) förgången- formerly- the former -
40 indiscreet
adj. oförsiktig; oavsiktlig; obetänksam; indiskret, taktlös* * *[indi'skri:t]1) (giving too much information away: an indiscreet remark.) indiskret, lösmynt2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) obetänksam, oförsiktig•
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