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1 old country
det gamla hemlandet (för amerikaner är det vanligtvis England); hemland -
2 home
adj. hem-, hus-, familje-, inre, invändig--------adv. hem; hemma; hemåt--------n. hem--------v. styra, dirigera; göra sig hemmastadd; återvända hem* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) hem2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) hem, hemvist, hemland3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) hem4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) hem5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) hem, hus, bostad2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) hem-, hemma- hemmets2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) inhemsk3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) hemma-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) hem, hemma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) ordentligt fast, [] rätt, [] fullkomligt klart•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
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3 independent
adj. självständig; oberoende; som står på egna ben; fri--------n. oberoende (person eller sak); oberoende väljare* * *[indi'pendənt]1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) oberoende, självständig, oavhängig2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) självständig3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) ekonomiskt oberoende4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) oberoende, fri, självständig•- independently -
4 conserve
v. bevara* * *[kən'sə:v] 1. verb(to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) bevara, spara på2. noun(something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) konservera- conservationist
- conservatism
- conservative -
5 mobile
adj. rörlig, mobil, transportabel, flyttbar; skiftande--------n. mobil (leksak)* * *1) (able to move: The van supplying country districts with library books is called a mobile library; The old lady is no longer mobile - she has to stay in bed all day.) mobil, rörlig2) (able to move or be moved quickly or easily: Most of the furniture is very light and mobile.) lättrörlig, lätt att flytta på3) ((of someone's features or face) changing easily in expression.) livlig, ombytlig, skiftande•- mobility- mobilize
- mobilise
- mobilization
- mobilisation
- mobile phone -
6 porter
n. bärare; portvakt* * *['po:tə]1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) bärare, stadsbud2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) bärare3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) dörrvakt, portier
См. также в других словарях:
old country — [n] native land fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, the old country*; concept 516 … New thesaurus
old country — old country, adj. the original home country of an immigrant or a person s ancestors, esp. a European country. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
old country — ☆ old country n. the country from which an immigrant came: said esp. of a country in Europe … English World dictionary
old country — noun the country of origin of an immigrant (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑fatherland, ↑homeland, ↑motherland, ↑mother country, ↑country of origin, ↑native land * * * noun the old country … Useful english dictionary
old country — {n. phr.} Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. * /Al s wife was born in Chicago but Al himself is from the old country, Ireland./ … Dictionary of American idioms
old country — {n. phr.} Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. * /Al s wife was born in Chicago but Al himself is from the old country, Ireland./ … Dictionary of American idioms
old\ country — n. phr. Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. Al s wife was born in Chicago but Al himself is from the old country, Ireland … Словарь американских идиом
Old Country Motel — (Thunder Bay,Канада) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 500 Cumberland Str … Каталог отелей
old country, the — old ,country, the noun the country an IMMIGRANT was born in or their family originally came from. This phrases is used especially by Americans for referring to countries in Europe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
old country — old′ coun try n. the original home country of an immigrant or a person s ancestors, esp. a European country • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
old country — old homeland, place from which an immigrant originally comes; homeland, motherland … English contemporary dictionary