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1 encouraging piece of news
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2 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
- to pieces -
3 sound
adj. frisk; hel; sund; djup; grundlig, ordentlig; förnuftig, klok; vid sina sinnens fulla bruk; säker, stabil; pålitlig; stark--------n. ljud, läte; ton; skall; sond (kirurgiskt instrument); sund (sjö)--------v. låta; säga ifrån; uttala; ge ett intryck; ljuda, blåsa (i trumpet etc.); klinga, tona; undersöka; mäta vattendjup; loda* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) frisk, sund, i gott skick2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) [] djupt (gott)3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundlig, ordentlig4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) säker, bra5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) säker, pålitlig•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) ljud2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ljud3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) det låter (verkar) []2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ringa []2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) slå [], låta ljuda3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) låta4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) ljuda, uttala5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) undersöka, lyssna på•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) ljudisoleraIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) pejla, loda- sounding- sound out -
4 astounding
adjective an astounding piece of news.) häpnadsväckande, förbluffande -
5 depressing
adj. deprimerande* * *adjective (tending to make one sad or gloomy: What a depressing piece of news!) deprimerande, nedslående -
6 rumour
n. rykte, skvaller, hörsägen* * *['ru:mə]1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) rykte2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) rykte, skvaller -
7 scoop
n. skovel; skyffel; urholkning; skopa; vinst, kap (slang); upplysning--------v. ösa, skopa; skilja ut; ta upp med en sked; göra ett scoop, komma först med en stor nyhet; göra hål* * *[sku:p] 1. noun1) (any of several types of spoon-like tool, used for lifting, serving etc: a grain scoop; an ice-cream scoop.) skopa, slev, skovel2) ((also scoopful) the amount held in a scoop: a scoop of ice-cream; a scoopful of grain.) skopa, slev, skovel3) (a piece of news etc that one newspaper gets and prints before the others: The reporter was sure that he had a scoop for his paper.) scoop2. verb(to move with, or as if with, a scoop: He scooped the crumbs together with his fingers.) ösa, skyffla, skrapa -
8 sensational
adj. sensations-; uppseendeväckande, sensationell; sinnes; känsel; känslo-* * *1) (causing great excitement or horror: a sensational piece of news.) sensationell, uppseendeväckande2) (very good: The film was sensational.) sensationell[]3) (intended to create feelings of excitement, horror etc: That magazine is too sensational for me.) otäck, som spelar på känslorna -
9 staggering
adj. förbluffande; fantastisk* * *adjective (causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment: a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.) förödande, förbluffande -
10 bombshell
n. bomb; chock* * *1) (a piece of startling news: His resignation was a real bombshell.) bomb[]2) ((slang) a sexy woman.) []bomb -
11 break
n. bryta; pausa, avbrytning; springa; möjlighet; ändring; skiljelinje mellan en del av ett dokument och ett annat (data)--------v. slå sönder; bryta av; brytas; avbryta; bryta sig lös; göra slut på* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) bryta, bräcka, knäcka, ha (slå) sönder2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) bryta loss3) (to make or become unusable.) ha (slå) sönder4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryta5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) slå6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) avbryta7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryta8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) meddela ngn []9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) slå över, spricka10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mildra11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryta ut2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) avbrott2) (a change: a break in the weather.) förändring, omslag3) (an opening.) spricka, bräcka, öppning4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chans•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skör sak- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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12 fresh
adj. färsk; frisk; fräsch; ny; söt (vatten); frisk (luft); fräck (slang)* * *[freʃ]1) (newly made, gathered, arrived etc: fresh fruit (= fruit that is not tinned, frozen etc); fresh flowers.) färsk, fräsch2) ((of people etc) healthy; not tired: You are looking very fresh this morning.) fräsch, frisk3) (another; different; not already used, begun, worn, heard etc: a fresh piece of paper; fresh news.) ny, färsk4) ((of weather etc) cool; refreshing: a fresh breeze; fresh air.) frisk5) ((of water) without salt: The swimming-pool has fresh water in it, not sea water.) söt-, färsk-•- freshen- freshly
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13 item
n. artikel; sak; nyhet; skvaller; sensation* * *1) (a separate object, article etc, especially one of a number named in a list: He ticked the items as he read through the list.) sak, artikel2) (a separate piece of information or news: Did you see the item about dogs in the newspaper?) notis -
14 snippet
n. avklippt bit; småbitar, stumpar* * *[-pit]noun (a little piece, especially of information, gossip etc: a snippet of news.) fragment, lösryckt stycke
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