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1 pull
n. drag, ryck; effekt; höjning, ökning; korrigering (tryck); handtag--------v. dra, rycka; släpa; dra ut; sträcka ut; slita* * *[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) dra2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) dra ett bloss3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) ro4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) styra, köra2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) drag, ryck, klunk, bloss2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) dragningskraft3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) ligga bra till hos•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg -
2 pull someone's leg
driva med någon* * *(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) -
3 drag
n. tung harv; hinder; dragnät; tråkmåns; dra; då man klickar och flyttar ngt. med musen (data), dra; bogsering; förhinder; malande--------v. dra, släpa; släpas; lunka, släpa (på fötterna)* * *[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) släpa, dra2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) släpa, dra3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) släpa4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragga5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vara långdragen2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) motstånd, hinder2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) bloss3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) pina, plåga4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) transvestitkläder, dragshowkläder -
4 tug
n. bogsering--------v. släpa, dra* * *1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb(to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.) rycka, slita2. noun1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) ryck2) (a tug-boat.) bogserbåt•- tug-boat- tug-of-war -
5 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) fiska upp -
6 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 -
7 blind
adj. blind; utan öppning--------n. rullgardin; täckmantel; bedrägeri--------v. göra blind; förblinda; blända* * *1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blind2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blind för3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) med skymd sikt4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) blindskola2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) rullgardin2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) täckmantel, förevändning3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) bli blind, förlora synen- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) binda för ögonen5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) med förbundna ögon- the blind leading the blind -
8 extract
n. extrakt; utdrag, protokollsutdrag--------v. dra ut; pressa ut* * *1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) dra ut, få (tvinga) fram2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) göra utdrag ur3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) utvinna2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) utdrag2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) extrakt• -
9 hitch
n. dragning, ryck, lyftande; hinder, fel, missöde; ögla--------v. sammansätta, förena; kombinera* * *[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) göra (binda) fast2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) lifta2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) avbrott, hinder, hake2) (a kind of knot.) stek3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) ryck, knyck•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up -
10 strain
n. spänning; tryck; påfrestning; sträckning (inom medicin); melodi; ton; stil; släktdrag; härkomst--------v. spänna; anstränga sig; överskrida; sila* * *I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstränga [], pressa mot, spänna sina krafter2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sträcka, överanstränga3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) fresta på4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sila, filtrera2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) belastning, påfrestning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) påfrestning, överansträngning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) sträckning4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) påfrestning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) stam2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) drag3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) toner, melodi -
11 stroke
n. slag, rapp; slaganfall; simtag; smekning; penndrag--------v. stryka, smeka; slå; lugna* * *[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag, hugg, rapp2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) []nedslag, []träff, [] nyck3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) slag4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) drag5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) tag, slag6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) tag, []sim7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) handtag, skapande grand8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slaganfall, stroke•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) smeka, stryka, klappa2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) smekning, klapp -
12 suck
n. sug--------v. suga (in, upp); dia; insupa* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) suga2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) suga på3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) suga4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) vara kass (skitdålig)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sug, slick, slurk- sucker- suck up to -
13 twitch
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