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1 occasion
n. tillfälle; evenemang; händelse; anledning--------v. orsaka, vålla; framkalla* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) tillfälle2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) tilldragelse, händelse•- occasionally -
2 rise to the occasion
vara situationen vuxen* * *(to be able to do what is required in an emergency etc: He had never had to make a speech before, but he rose to the occasion magnificently.) visa sig situationen vuxen -
3 as occasion offers
när tillfälle ges -
4 celebrate the occasion
fira tilldragelsen, fira händelsen -
5 find occasion
få tillfällighet -
6 give occasion to
ge tillfälle till; ge en chans; orsaka -
7 no occasion for
inget tillfälle -
8 on occasion
vid behov; ibland -
9 on one occasion
en gång -
10 on that occasion
vid det tillfället, vid den tilldragelsen -
11 on the occasion of
med anledning av -
12 on the same occasion
vid samma tillfälle -
13 on this solemn occasion
vid detta högtidliga tillfälle -
14 rare occasion
ovanlig tilldragelse -
15 take this occasion
ta tillfället i akt -
16 when occasion arises
när tillfälle ges -
17 present
adj. gällande; närvarande; nuvarande--------n. nutid, nuet; presens (gram.)--------n. present; gåva--------v. introducera; överlämna; lägga fram; uppvisa* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) närvarande2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) nuvarande, innevarande, pågående3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presens•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) överräcka, begåva2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) presentera3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) presentera, uppföra, framföra4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) lägga fram, förete5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) infinna sig•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gåva, present -
18 appropriate
adj. lämplig, passande--------v. anslå, bevilja; beslagta* * *[ə'prəupriət](suitable; proper: Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.) passande, lämplig, vederbörlig- appropriately -
19 appropriately
adv. lämpligt, passande* * *adverb (suitably: appropriately dressed for the occasion.) passande, lämpligt -
20 ceremonial
adj. ceremoniell, högtidlig, högtids---------n. sedvänja, rit* * *[-'məu-]adjective (formal or official: a ceremonial occasion such as the opening of parliament.) ceremoniell, högtidlig
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