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1 sacrifice
n. offer; offrande; blot; uppoffring; förlust--------v. offra; sälja med förlust* * *1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) offrande2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) offer3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) uppoffring2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) offra2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) offra•- sacrificially -
2 time
adj. tids---------n. tid; tidsperiod; klockslag; takt--------v. välja tiden för* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) tid, [] klockan []2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tid3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) tid, tidpunkt, -dags4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tid5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) tidpunkt6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) gång7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tid, stunder8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) takt, tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) ta tid på2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) välja tidpunkten för, tajma•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
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3 spare
adj. extra, reserv-; ledig; fritids-; knapp, klen; mager, smal--------n. reservdel; reservhjul--------v. avvara; skona; avstå från; bespara; spara; vara sparsam; undvara* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) avvara, undvara2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) sätta av, få över3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) skona4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skona5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sky, spara6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) bespara2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ledig, extra-, reserv-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?)3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservdel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservhjul•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
4 risk
n. risk, fara; ansvar--------v. riskera, äventyra; våga* * *[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risk2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) riskera2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) utsätta sig för risken att, riskera•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk -
5 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) få ont om
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save — save1 W1S1 [seıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from harm/danger)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(not waste)¦ 4¦(to use later)¦ 5¦(collect)¦ 6¦(help to avoid)¦ 7¦(keep for somebody)¦ 8¦(computer)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 you saved my life … Dictionary of contemporary English
save — [[t]se͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦ saves, saving, saved 1) VERB If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. [V n] ...a final attempt to save 40,000 jobs in Britain s troubled aero industry … English dictionary
for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
