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1 occupy
v. bebo; ta; sysselsätta; uppta (hans tankar)--------v. ockupera, besätta; inneha* * *1) (to be in or fill (time, space etc): A table occupied the centre of the room.) uppta2) (to live in: The family occupied a small flat.) bebo, bo i3) (to capture: The soldiers occupied the town.) ockupera•- occupant- occupation
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2 occupy a position
inneha en position -
3 occupy the mind
sysselsätta tankarna -
4 beguile
v. tjusa; underhålla; leda plundrare* * *[bi'ɡæil]1) (to occupy (time) pleasantly: He beguiled the time with gardening.) roa sig med, fördriva tiden med2) (to charm or amuse (a person): She beguiled the children with stories.) roa, tjusa•- beguilingly -
5 busy
adj. upptagen--------v. sysselsätta sig med* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptagen2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) livlig, full av rörelse (trafik)3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptagen2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) vara sysselsatt (upptagen) med- busily -
6 coincide
v. överensstämma; sammanträffa* * *1) (to occupy (often by accident) the same space or time: Her arrival coincided with his departure.) sammanfalla, sammanträffa2) (to agree: This coincides with what he told us; Their tastes in music coincide.) stämma överens•- coincidental -
7 employ
v. anställa; sysselsätta* * *[im'ploi]1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) sysselsätta, ge arbete åt2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) sysselsätta3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) använda, utnyttja•- employed- employee
- employee
- employer
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8 engage
v. anställa, anlita; koppla ihop* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) anställa, anlita2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) engagera, beställa3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) ta i anspråk, lägga beslag på, sysselsätta4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) ta upp kampen med, anfalla5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) koppla ihop (i), lägga i•- engaged- engagement
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9 fill in
n. fylla i (blankett); ersättare* * *1) (to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete): to fill in the details.) komplettera2) (to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required: Have you filled in your tax form yet?) fylla i3) (to give (someone) all the necessary information: I've been away - can you fill me in on what has happened?) sätta ngn in i ngt4) (to occupy (time): She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.) fylla ut5) (to do another person's job temporarily: I'm filling in for her secretary.) vikariera för -
10 move in
flytta in* * *(to go into and occupy a house etc: We can move in on Saturday.) flytta in -
11 obsess
v. vara som besatt av; störa, orsaka oro, irritera* * *[əb'ses](to occupy (someone's mind) too much: He is obsessed by the fear of death.) anfäkta, hemsöka- obsessional
- obsessive
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12 overrun
n. invaderande (t. ex. av land); expandering; vinnande (i krig); översvämning; överskridande--------v. invadera, expandera, översvämma; överflöda; överskrida* * *present participle - overrunning; verb1) (to fill, occupy or take possession of: The house was overrun with mice.) bre ut sig över, invadera2) (to continue longer than intended: The programme overran by five minutes.) överskrida, dra över -
13 preoccupy
v. sysselsätta någons tankar; oroa, plåga; ta i besittning i förväg (egendom)* * *(to engage or occupy (a person's mind etc) or the attention of (someone) completely: His mind was preoccupied with plans for his holiday.) helt sysselsätta (uppta) -
14 pursue
v. förfölja; jaga efter; fullfölja; fortsätta* * *[pə'sju:]1) (to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase: They pursued the thief through the town.) förfölja, jaga2) (to occupy oneself with (studies, enquiries etc); to continue: He is pursuing his studies at the University.) bedriva•- pursuer- pursuit -
15 take up
1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) ta i anspråk2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) börja ägna sig åt, slå sig på3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) lägga upp4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) ta (plocka) upp
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