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1 piece
n. bit; stycke; pjäs (i schack); musikstycke; mynt--------v. sätta ihop, lappa ihop* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) stycke, bit2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) stycke, bit, lapp3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) stycke, verk4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mynt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pjäs•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) gradvis- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
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2 eye-piece
noun (the part of a telescope etc to which one puts one's eye.) okular[] -
3 Band-Aid
((American) (a piece of) sticking plaster with a dressing used to cover a wound etc: You should put a Band-Aid on that cut.) -
4 bank-note
noun (a piece of paper issued by a bank, used as money.) sedel -
5 bowling-green
noun (a smooth piece of grass for playing bowls on.) bowlsplan -
6 cast-off
noun, adjective ((a piece of clothing etc) no longer needed: cast-off clothes; I don't want my sister's cast-offs.) avlagd klädespersedel, kasserad sak -
7 catsuit
noun (a woman's close-fitting one-piece trouser suit.) overall, byxdress -
8 fag-end
noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) fimp, sluttamp -
9 flower-bed
noun (a piece of earth prepared and used for the growing of plants.) blomsterrabatt, blomstersäng -
10 india-rubber
(rubber, especially a piece for rubbing out pencil marks etc.) suddgummi, kautschuk -
11 magnifying-glass
noun (a piece of glass with curved surfaces that makes an object looked at through it appear larger: This print is so small that I need a magnifying-glass to read it.) förstoringsglas -
12 pumice stone
noun ((a piece of) this type of stone used for cleaning and smoothing the skin etc.) pimpsten -
13 sausage-roll
noun (a piece of sausage meat cooked in a roll of pastry: They had sausage-rolls at the children's party.) korvpirog -
14 solar panel
noun (a piece of equipment, usually installed on a roof, that absorbs energy from the sun to heat water or turn it into electricity.) -
15 turn-up
noun (a piece of material which is folded up at the bottom of a trouser-leg: Trousers with turn-ups are not fashionable at the moment.) slag -
16 tab
n. etikett, lapp; flik--------v. etikettmärka; beteckna* * *[tæb]1) (a small flat piece of some material attached to, or part of, something larger, which stands up so that it can be seen, held, pulled etc: You open the packet by pulling the tab.) flik2) (a strip of material attached to a piece of clothing by which it can be hung up: Hang your jacket up by the tab.) hängare3) (a piece of material with a person's name or some other mark on it, attached to a piece of clothing so that its owner can be identified.) märke, etikett -
17 fuse
n. säkring; detonator, stubintråd--------v. ladda; laddas; slå samman, smälta samman; förenas, sammansmältas* * *I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) smälta samman2) ((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.) slockna2. 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- fusionII [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 -
18 scrap
n. bit, stycke, lapp; pappersbit; gräl, gruff; skräp, skrot--------v. skrota, göra till skräp; bråka* * *I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) bit, stycke, lapp2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) matrester, smulor3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) skrot4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) urklipp2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) skrota, kassera, slopa- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) gruff, slagsmål2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) gruffas, slåss -
19 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] noun1) (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.) lacksigill3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) tätning2. verb1) (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.) försegla3) (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- sealskin -
20 roll
n. rulle; småbröd, småfranska; lista, namnlista; rullande; kullerbytta; muller, dunder (åska)--------v. rulla; rulla sig; dundra, mullra* * *I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulle2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) småfranska, kuvertbröd3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rullning4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) rullning, rullande5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) muller, dunder6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) valk7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) virvel2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rulla2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rulla3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) rulla4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rulla5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rulla6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) rulla7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) välta, kavla8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rulla, gunga, kränga9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) dundra, dåna, mullra10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rulla, himla11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rulla, åka12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rulla13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) rulla, dra•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) åka rullskridsko- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) rulla, lista, förteckning
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