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1 play
n. pjäs; lek, spel; nöje; skoj, humor--------v. leka, spela (spel); spela (teater); spela (instrument)* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leka2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spela3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spela4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spelas, gå5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spela6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spela7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spela mot8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) fladdra, skimra, spela9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rikta, låta svepa (spela) över10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spela []2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lek, spel2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) teaterstycke, pjäs3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match, spel4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spel[]•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
2 act
n. handling; gärning; lag; akt--------v. handla; fungera; utföra; spela en roll* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) handla2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) uppföra sig, agera3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) spela, agera, låtsas2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) handling, gärning2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lag3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) akt4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) nummer, uppförande•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act -
3 play fair
spela renhårigt* * *(to act honestly and fairly.) handla ärligt, spela rent spel -
4 play the fool
spela pajas* * *(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) spela pajas -
5 play the game
spela efter spelets regler* * *(to act fairly and honestly.) följa spelets regler -
6 foul play
ojust spel; brott* * *(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) brott -
7 mime
n. fler-syftad Internet post extentition, standard som möjliggör överföringen av vilken fil som helst genom e-post över nätet [data, Internet]* * *1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) mim, pantomim2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomimföreställning3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mimskådespelare2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) spela [], mima -
8 scene
n. skådeplats; scen, syn; ställa till skandal; scen (i skådespel); uppträde (slang); fondkuliss; anblick* * *[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) plats, skådeplats2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) scen3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) scen, uppträde4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) syn, bild5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) scen6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) scen7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) värld, kretsar•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene -
9 presentation
n. framläggande; framställning; överlämnande av present; presentation* * *[pre-]1) (the act of presenting: the presentation of the prizes; the presentation of a new play; ( also adjective) a presentation ceremony; a presentation gold watch.) överlämnande, uppförande, presentation, gåva2) (the manner in which written work etc is presented or set out: Try to improve the presentation of your work.) presentation, framställning, utformning3) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) uppförande, framförande -
10 draw
n. drag; lottdragning; oavgjord match--------v. dra; ta ut; rita, skissa; beskriva; röra sig mot* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rita, teckna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nalkas4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spela oavgjort5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) få [], ta ut. erhålla6) (to open or close (curtains).) dra för (undan, isär)7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fästa, rikta, dra till sig2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) oavgjord match2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion, dragplåster3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dragning4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) drag[]•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out -
11 revival
n. återupplivande; förnyelse; återuppvaknande* * *1) (the act of reviving or state of being revived: the revival of the invalid / of our hopes.) återupplivande, återhämtning2) ((a time of) new or increased interest in something: a religious revival.) renässans3) ((the act of producing) an old and almost forgotten play, show etc.) repris, nypremiär -
12 run
n. språngmarsch; springande, löpning; ansats; färd; rutt; följd, serie; maska (på strumpa); anfall--------v. springa; föra; (water) tappa vatten; rusa; kandidera; fungera; rinna ; pågå; låta; körning; löpning; köra; följd; upplaga; (sl.) the runs diarré* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) springa2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) åka, gå3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) rinna4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) [] gå5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) sköta, driva6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) springa7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) gå8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) löpa, gälla, gå9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) köra10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) släppa, fälla11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) köra, skjutsa12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) dra, låta fara (svepa, glida)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) torka ut, frysa []2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) språngmarsch, joggingrunda2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) tur3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) period4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) maska5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) fritt tillträde, tillgång6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) inhägnad7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) i följd (sträck)- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
13 come to life
kvickna till, komma till liv [igen]* * *(to become lively or interesting: The play did not come to life until the last act.) ta fart, få liv -
14 curtain
n. gardin, draperi, ridå--------v. sätta upp gardiner, förse med gardiner* * *['kə:tn](a piece of material hung up to act as a screen at a window, on a theatre stage etc: The maid drew the curtains; The curtain came down at the end of the play.) gardin, draperi, ridå- curtain off -
15 fool
n. dåre, idiot; clown, fåne; narr--------v. skoja med, lura; bära sig åt som en tok; spela någon ett spratt* * *[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) dåre, dumbom, tok2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) lura, narra2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) bära sig åt som en stolle, larva sig•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool -
16 help
n. hjälp; nytta; hemhjälp; bistånd--------v. hjälpa, bistå underlätta; vara till nytta; bota; reparera* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjälpa []2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) bidra till, förbättra3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjälpa mot4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjälpa5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) låta bli, rå för, hjälpa2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjälp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjälp3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hemhjälp, dräng4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) inget att göra åt•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
17 hit
n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé--------v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
18 lead
adj. bly-; av bly--------adj. den viktigaste, den första; den ledande, den anförande; ingress- (artikel etc.)--------n. bly; blyerts; gevärskula; kula, sänke; blyplatta (inom tryck)--------n. ledning, anförande; försprång; ledande; instruktion; exempel; ledtråd, fingervisning; ledande plats; huvudroll; huvudrollsinnehavare; hundkoppel; ingressen till artikel; ränna--------v. leda, föra; vara först; anföra, vara ledare; orsaka; vägleda; leva, föra (livsstil)--------v. täcka med bly; infatta i bly* * *I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leda2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) leda, gå3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leda till4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leda, vara (gå, ligga) i täten5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) föra, leva2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) ledning, tät[]2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) ledande ställning3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) ledning, tät4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) försprång5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) koppel6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) ledtråd7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) huvudroll•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) bly2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blyerts•- leaden -
19 movement
n. rörelse; förflyttning; sats (musik); verk (i klocka etc.); avföring* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) rörelse2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) rörelse, liv3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) rörelse4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) rörelse5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mekanism6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) sats7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) utveckling -
20 pantomime
n. pantomim (uppvisning utan ord, stum teater)--------v. mima, spela pantomim (uttrycka sig utan ord endast med gester)* * *1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) julshow2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.) pantomim2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.) åskådliggöra med gester, mima
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