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1 pursuit
n. förföljande; jakt; bedrivande; sysselsättning* * *[pə'sju:t]1) (the act of pursuing: The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.) förföljande, tätt i hälarna2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) sysselsättning -
2 pursuit of honor
strävan efter ära (försök att vinna respekt och ära från andra) -
3 in hot pursuit
(chasing as fast as one can: The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit.) tätt i hälarna, tätt förföljd av -
4 Lag Pursuit
att befinna sig bakom fiendens flygplan under en vändning -
5 Lead Pursuit
att befinna sig framför fiendens flygplan under en vändning -
6 after
adj. efter--------adv. efteråt; sedan--------conj. efter det att--------prep. efter; bakom; enligt någon, enligt något; angående* * *1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) efter2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) efter3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) efter, bakom4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) efter5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) efter6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) över2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) därefter, efter[]3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) sedan, efter [] att- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
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7 hot
adj. het, varm; kryddad, stark; färsk--------adv. ivrigt, entusiastiskt* * *[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) het, varm2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) het3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) []stark4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) het, hetsig, häftig5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) het, färsk•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
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8 pursue
v. förfölja; jaga efter; fullfölja; fortsätta* * *[pə'sju:]1) (to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase: They pursued the thief through the town.) förfölja, jaga2) (to occupy oneself with (studies, enquiries etc); to continue: He is pursuing his studies at the University.) bedriva•- pursuer- pursuit -
9 start
n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats--------v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starta2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) börja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, sätta (få) i gång4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) början, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) försprång•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hoppa (rycka) till2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock
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