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1 public service announcement
noun ((especially American) an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public.) radiomeddelande (tv-meddelande) till allmänheten -
2 cut back
to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) göra nedskärningar -
3 bag lady
noun (a homeless woman who carries around with her all her belongings, usually in shopping bags: Bag ladies often sleep on benches in public parks and railway stations.) -
4 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) botanisk trädgård -
5 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) botanisk trädgård -
6 call-box
noun (a public telephone box.) telefonkiosk -
7 phonecard
noun (a plastic card for making calls from a public telephone box.) telefonkort -
8 saleroom
noun (a room or building where public auctions are held: His furniture was taken to the saleroom.) auktionslokal -
9 weighing-machine
noun (a (public) machine for weighing people, loads etc; a scale: I weighed myself on the weighing-machine at the railway station.) våg -
10 convenience
n. bekvämlighet; lämplighet* * *1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) bekvämlighet, förmånlighet, fördel2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) bekvämlighet3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) bekvämlighetsinrättning, offentlig toalett -
11 forum
n. forum, plattform; stadstorget, marknaden (i antikens Rom)* * *['fo:rəm]1) (any public place in which discussions take place, speeches are made etc: In modern times the television studio is as much a forum for public opinion as the market-places of ancient Rome used to be.) forum2) (a market-place in ancient Roman cities and towns.) forum -
12 kiosk
n. kiosk* * *['ki:osk]1) (a small roofed stall, either out of doors or in a public building etc, for the sale of newspapers, confectionery etc: I bought a magazine at the kiosk at the station.) kiosk2) (a public telephone box: She phoned from the kiosk outside the post-office; a telephone-kiosk.) telefonkiosk -
13 market
n. marknad; torg; efterfrågan; köpmarknad, säljmarknad (inom ekonomi)--------v. marknadsföra; handla på torget; sälja på torget; handla med* * *1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) torg, marknadsplats2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) marknad2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) sälja- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
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14 private
adj. privat; enskild; personlig--------n. menig* * *1. adjective1) (of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public: The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.) privat, personlig2) (having no public or official position or rank: It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police.) privat2. noun(in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer.) menig- privacy- privately
- private enterprise
- private means
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15 show
n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande--------v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda* * *[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
16 common
adj. gemensam; vanlig; allmän; enkel, vulgär--------n. allmänt område* * *['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) vanlig2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) gemensam3) (publicly owned: common property.) allmän, offentlig4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgär, tarvlig5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) vanlig, enkel6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) appellativ2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) allmänning- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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17 page
n. sida; blad; page, hovsven; (data) sektion av stadig storlek i direktminnet--------v. kalla på, söka (på telefon); numrera sidor, paginera* * *[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) sidaII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) pickolo, hotellpojke2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) pojkbetjänt, springpojke2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) kalla på, söka -
18 resolution
n. beslut; resolution, upplösning; beslutsamhet, fasthet; lösning* * *[rezə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) (a firm decision (to do something): He made a resolution to get up early.) beslut2) (an opinion or decision formally expressed by a group of people, eg at a public meeting: The meeting passed a resolution in favour of allowing women to join the society.) beslut, resolution3) (resoluteness.) beslutsamhet4) (the act of resolving (a problem etc).) lösning•- resolute- resolutely
- resoluteness
- resolve 2. noun1) (determination to do what one has decided to do: He showed great resolve.) beslutsamhet2) (a firm decision: It is his resolve to become a director of this firm.) beslut, föresats•- resolved -
19 school
adj. skol-, angående undervisning--------n. skola; institut; universitet; skola, metod; fakultet; stim, flock--------v. skola, öva upp; lära; instruera, handleda; uppträda i stim (fiskar)* * *I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) skola2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) skola3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) skola4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) fakultet, sektion, institution5) ((American) a university or college.) universitet, college6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) skola2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) skola, öva upp, lära sig- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) stim, flock -
20 affront
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