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1 self-important
[selfim'po:tənt](having too high an opinion of one's own importance: a self-important little man.) viktig, dryg -
2 bumptious
adj. viktig, dryg, nosig* * *(full of one's own importance: a very bumptious young man.) viktig, dryg, styv i korken -
3 interest
n. intresse; angelägenhet; intressesfär; ränta; del, andel (i en affär etc.); fördel; anspråk--------v. intressera; väcka intresse* * *['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) intresse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) intresse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) ränta4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) andel5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) intressent, intresserad krets2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) intressera2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) göra intresserad, väcka intresse•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
4 sense
n. sinne; känsla; samvete, moral; förstånd, förnuft, vett; mening; betydelse; nytta--------v. känna, känna på sig, förstå* * *[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sinne2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) känsla3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) känsla, sinne4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) vett, förstånd, förnuft5) (a meaning (of a word).) betydelse, bemärkelse6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) begriplighet, mening2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) märka, uppfatta- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
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5 dignity
n. värdighet, ädelhet, rang* * *['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) värdighet2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) värdighet3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) hög rang (post, titel)4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) värdighet
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