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41 say
adv. sagt, antagligen, "låt säga"--------n. åsikt; rätt att tala; sak; säga sin mening; "mening"--------v. säga; tro, tänka; hävda* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) säga2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) säga, tala om3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) läsa, be4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) säga, avgöra, uppskatta2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) mening, [] säga till om- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say -
42 scope
n. vidd; omfattning; verksamhetsområde, verksamhetsfält; spelrum, utrymme* * *[skəup]1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) möjlighet, spelrum2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) []förmåga, horisont -
43 seize
v. gripa; fatta; ta tag i; hugga; rycka; sätta sig i besittning av; hoppa på, kasta sig över; rycka till sig med våld* * *[si:z]1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) rycka till sig, hugga tag i, gripa2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) ta i beslag, ta fast, fånga in•- seizure- seize on
- seize up -
44 snatch
n. kidnappning; grepp, hugg; kort stund; bit; försök att rycka till sig--------v. kidnappa; rycka till sig; hugga tag i; försöka kidnappa; gripa (tillfället etc.)* * *[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) rycka till sig, nappa åt sig2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) stjäla sig till2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) försök att rycka till sig2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) []stycke, stump, bit -
45 strange
adj. konstig, underlig; främmande* * *[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) främmande2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) konstig,egendomlig•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough -
46 unable
adj. oförmögen; utan möjlighet; inkapabel* * *(without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something): I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today.) oförmögen, ur stånd -
47 waste
adj. förlorad, spill-, förspilld; avfalls-; förhärjad, skövlad; ofruktbar; ödelagd--------n. slöseri; slösande; förslitning, förödelse; ödeläggelse; ödemark; ödejord; sopor; rester; spill--------v. slösa; slösa bort; förstöra, uttömma; sina; tyna av; tynas av; förslösas; förhärja, mörda (slang)* * *[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) slösa []2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) avfall2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) slöseri3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ödemark•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away -
48 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. noun1) (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-, armbandsur2) (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, törn2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) se (titta) på2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hålla utkik efter3) (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, passa5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) ge akt på, avvakta•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
49 wonderful
adj. underbar, fantastisk* * *adjective (arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence: a wonderful opportunity; a wonderful present; She's a wonderful person.) underbar, förunderlig -
50 would
v. skulle (+ infinitiv); hjälpverb som uttrycker frågor, vilja, önskan och mildrar det sagda eller det frågade* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) skulle, ville2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) skulle3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) skulle4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) [] nödvändigt skulle []•- would-be- would you
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