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  • 41 play

    n. pjäs; lek, spel; nöje; skoj, humor
    --------
    v. leka, spela (spel); spela (teater); spela (instrument)
    * * *
    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leka
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spela
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spela
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spelas, gå
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spela
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spela
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spela mot
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) fladdra, skimra, spela
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rikta, låta svepa (spela) över
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spela []
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lek, spel
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) teaterstycke, pjäs
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match, spel
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spel[]
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

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  • 42 score

    n. resultat, poäng; slutresultat; ställning; tjog; räkning, skuld; partitur; märke; spricka, rämna
    --------
    v. vinna, få; ta poäng; notera poäng; repa, strecka
    * * *
    [sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun
    1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) []ställning
    2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitur
    3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) tjog
    2. verb
    1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) göra mål, ta (få, göra) poäng
    2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) stryka []
    3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) sköta poängställning, föra protokoll
    - score-board
    - on that score
    - scores of
    - scores
    - settle old scores

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  • 43 seal

    n. säl; sigill; stämpel; plombering; märke, brevmärke; insegel, bekräftelse
    --------
    v. plombera, försegla, klistra igen; sätta sigill på, stämpla; bekräfta, besegla; prägla (öde); sluta
    * * *
    I 1. [si:l] noun
    1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) sigill, plomb[]
    2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) lacksigill
    3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) tätning
    2. verb
    1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) sätta sigill på (under)
    2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) försegla
    3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) besegla, avgöra
    - seal of approval
    - seal off
    - set one's seal to
    II [si:l] noun
    (any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) säl

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  • 44 slip

    n. serielinjerad Internetprotokoll, standard för anslutning av en dator till en värddator på Internet (data)
    * * *
    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) halka
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) slinta
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) tappa stilen (greppet)
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smyga, slinka
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) komma loss från
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) sticka, smyga
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) halkning, slintning
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) misstag, felsteg
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) underklänning, underkjol
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) slip
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up
    II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) remsa, lapp

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  • 45 water

    adj. vatten-
    --------
    n. vatten; vätska; vattennivå; regnvatten; vattenmassor, vattendrag; bassäng; genomskinlighet (diamant)
    --------
    v. vattna, bevattna; blöta; tåras; vattnas (i munnen); förse med vatten; tunna ut; vattna ur
    * * *
    ['wo:tə] 1. noun
    (a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) vatten
    2. verb
    1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vattna
    2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) vattnas
    3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) tåras
    - watery
    - wateriness
    - waterborne
    - water-closet
    - water-colour
    - watercress
    - waterfall
    - waterfowl
    - waterfront
    - waterhole
    - watering-can
    - water level
    - waterlily
    - waterlogged
    - water main
    - water-melon
    - waterproof
    3. noun
    (a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) regnrock, -kappa
    4. verb
    (to make (material) waterproof.) göra vattentät, impregnera
    - water-skiing
    - water-ski
    - watertight
    - water vapour
    - waterway
    - waterwheel
    - waterworks
    - hold water
    - into deep water
    - in deep water
    - water down

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  • 46 colour

    n. färg, färgskugga, färgton, nyans (alternativ stavning color)
    --------
    v. färga, lägga till färg, förvanska, förfalska (växla stavning för color färg)
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) färg, kulör
    2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) färg
    3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hudfärg
    4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) färg, liv
    2. adjective
    ((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) färg-
    3. verb
    (to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) färga, färglägga
    4. noun
    ((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) färgad
    - colouring
    - colourless
    - colours
    - colour-blind
    - colour scheme
    - off-colour
    - colour in
    - show oneself in one's true colours
    - with flying colours

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  • 47 couple

    n. par
    --------
    v. (hop) koppla, förena; ha samlag
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) ett par, några
    2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) par
    2. verb
    (to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) koppla []
    - coupling

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  • 48 cut

    adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt
    --------
    n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning
    --------
    v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja
    * * *
    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 49 fuse

    n. säkring; detonator, stubintråd
    --------
    v. ladda; laddas; slå samman, smälta samman; förenas, sammansmältas
    * * *
    I 1. [fju:z] verb
    1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) smälta samman
    2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) slockna
    2. noun
    (a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) säkring, propp
    II [fju:z] noun
    (a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) stubintråd, tändrör

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  • 50 hit

    n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé
    --------
    v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna
    * * *
    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit
    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with

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  • 51 nod

    n. nick; bifallsnick, ja-svar
    --------
    v. nicka; svara ja (med nickning); slumra till
    * * *
    [nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb
    1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) nicka
    2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) nicka
    2. noun
    (a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) nick

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  • 52 rock

    n. klippa, sten; rock (musik); vaggande; tvättning
    --------
    v. vagga, vaggas; skaka
    * * *
    I [rok] noun
    1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) klippa, hälleberg
    2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) klippblock, sten
    3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) polkagris
    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rock-bottom
    - rock-garden
    - rock-plant
    - on the rocks
    II [rok] verb
    1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) gunga
    2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) vagga, vyssja
    3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) gunga, skaka
    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rocking-chair
    - rocking-horse
    - off one's rocker
    III [rok]
    ((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock[]

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  • 53 second

    adj. andra, andre
    --------
    adv. i andra hand, på andra plats
    --------
    n. sekund; ögonblick; andra plats, tvåa; tvåans växel; medhjälpare; sekond (boxning); närmaste man
    --------
    v. stötta, biträda, sekundera; instämma; hjälpa, vara till hjälp
    * * *
    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) andra
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) andra, [] till
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) andra[]
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) tvåa
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) andra
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekond
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) understödja, ansluta sig till, instämma
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) mellan- och högstadieskola
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none
    II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekund
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) ögonblick

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  • 54 separate

    adj. separat, enskild; särskild; avskild
    --------
    v. separera, skilja; åtskilja; särskilja; skiljas; dela; skilja sig; avskilja
    * * *
    1. ['sepəreit] verb
    1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) dela upp, skilja åt, sära på
    2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) skiljas åt
    3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separera
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) skild, avskild, separat
    2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) skild, åtskild
    - separable
    - separately
    - separates
    - separation
    - separatist
    - separatism
    - separate off
    - separate out
    - separate up

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  • 55 the

    ju...desto
    --------
    motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)
    * * *
    [ðə, ði]
    (The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []
    1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)
    2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano
    3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en
    4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme
    5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom
    6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) så mycket, desto
    - the...

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  • 56 time

    adj. tids-
    --------
    n. tid; tidsperiod; klockslag; takt
    --------
    v. välja tiden för
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) tid, [] klockan []
    2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tid
    3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) tid, tidpunkt, -dags
    4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tid
    5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) tidpunkt
    6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) gång
    7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tid, stunder
    8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) takt, tempo
    2. verb
    1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) ta tid på
    2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) välja tidpunkten för, tajma
    - timelessly
    - timelessness
    - timely
    - timeliness
    - timer
    - times
    - timing
    - time bomb
    - time-consuming
    - time limit
    - time off
    - time out
    - timetable
    - all in good time
    - all the time
    - at times
    - be behind time
    - for the time being
    - from time to time
    - in good time
    - in time
    - no time at all
    - no time
    - one
    - two at a time
    - on time
    - save
    - waste time
    - take one's time
    - time and time again
    - time and again

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  • 57 watch

    n. klocka; armbandsur; vakthållning; vakt; uppsikt; nattvakt; vaksamhet; iakttagelse
    --------
    v. se på, titta på; iaktta; lägga märke till; vakta, bevaka; se upp för; observera; vara vaken
    * * *
    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) fick-, armbandsur
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt[]
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt, törn
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) se (titta) på
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hålla utkik efter
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) se upp []
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) bevaka, vaka över, passa
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) ge akt på, avvakta
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

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  • 58 aircraft carrier

    hangarfartyg
    * * *
    (a ship which carries aircraft and which aircraft can use for landing and taking off.) hangarfartyg

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  • 59 balance

    n. balans; motvikt; jämvikt; saldo; våg; bokslut, balans
    --------
    v. väga; bringa i jämvikt, balansera; utjämna, uppväga
    * * *
    ['bæləns] 1. noun
    1) (a weighing instrument.) våg, vågskål
    2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) balans
    3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) balans
    4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) balans, behållning, återstod
    2. verb
    1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) balansera, utjämna
    2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balansera
    - in the balance
    - off balance
    - on balance

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  • 60 body

    n. kropp; lik; massa, skock; huvuddel
    * * *
    ['bodi] 1. plural - bodies; noun
    1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) kropp
    2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) död kropp, lik
    3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) huvuddel, salong
    4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) samling, mängd
    5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) samfund, kår, trupp
    2. adverb
    (by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) helt och hållet, med hull och hår
    - body language
    - bodywork

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