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1 just
adj. rättvis, rättrådig; rätt; alldeles, exakt, precis; berättigad; noggrann; rättskaffens; riktigt--------adv. just nu, för ögonblicket; precis; strax, bredvid, nästan; endast; knappt; fullkomligt--------n. tornering, dust* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rättvis, riktig2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rättmätig, skälig, befogad3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) rättvisa, rättmätighet, riktighet•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) just, precis2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) precis lika3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) just4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) just, strax5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) just som6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) nätt och jämnt7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) [] bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) någorlunda, på ett ungefär•- just now
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2 skimp
adj. knapp, torftig; för liten ; snål--------v. snåla med, ge med knapp hand* * *[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) snåla med, knappa in på2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) slarva med•- skimpy- skimpily
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3 struggle along
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4 narrow
adj. smal, trång; begränsad, snäv; trångsynt--------n. trångt pass (i dal eller berg); trång gång--------v. bli trång; minska; minskas* * *['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) smal, trång2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) med knapp nöd3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) ensidig, trångsynt, inskränkt2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) göra smalare, smalna av- narrowly- narrows
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5 barely
adv. knappt, nätt och jämt* * *adverb (scarcely or only just: We have barely enough food.) nätt och jämnt -
6 scarcely
adv. knappt; nästan inte; näppeligen, knappast* * *1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) knappt2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) knappast, näppeligen, inte gärna -
7 should
v. ska, skall; måste* * *[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) skulle2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) skulle, borde, bör3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) borde, bör4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) oöversatt: det förvånar mig att du tycker det5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) skulle6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) skulle7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) [] om inte
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