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1 set to work
sätta igång att arbeta; få igång ngn att arbeta -
2 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) -
3 work
adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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4 set to
sätta igång för fullt; skriva på* * *(to start to do something (vigorously): They set to, and finished the work the same day.) sätta i gång [], hugga i -
5 in earnest
på allvar* * *1) (serious; not joking: I am in earnest when I say this.) allvarlig, uppriktig2) (seriously; with energy and determination: He set to work in earnest.) på allvar -
6 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 -
7 free
adj. fri; obunden, frisläppt; självständig, oberoende; ledig; befriad, undantagen; gratis; ymnig, riklig; otyglad, otvungen--------adv. gratis; fritt--------v. frigöra; befria; frita; göra sig av med (bördor etc.); lösgöra; rädda* * *[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) fri2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) fri3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) frikostig4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) frispråkig, rättfram5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratis6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) ledig7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) ledig8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) befriad, fri, utan2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) befria2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) bli av med, befria•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) frilansa- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free -
8 limit
n. gräns; gränslinje; det yttersta; ytterkant; skiljelinje; begränsning--------v. begränsa; inskränka; sätta en gräns* * *['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) gräns2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) gräns, begränsning2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) begränsa- limited
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9 method
n. metod* * *['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) metod2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) metod, förfaringssätt3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) metod•- methodically -
10 picket
n. strejkvakt; vakt, postering; pinne, påle--------v. gå strejkvakt; vakta; inhägna* * *['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) strejkvakt[]2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) postering2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) sätta ut strejkvakter (en postering)2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) vara (gå) strejkvakt, bevaka -
11 recess
n. paus, ferie; nisch, alkov--------v. ta en paus; göra en nisch* * *[ri'ses, 'ri:ses]1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) nisch, alkov2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) semester, sommaravbrott3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) rast -
12 redeem
v. lösa ut, köpa tillbaka; infria; kompensera* * *[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) lösa ut, köpa tillbaka2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) friköpa, frälsa3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) uppväga, kompensera•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
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13 rest
n. rest, återstoden; vila; semester; stöd; uppehåll, rast--------v. vila; luta* * *I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) vila, vilopaus2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) vila3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stöd4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) viloläge2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) vila, ta en vilopaus2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) vila []3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) vila, luta4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) vila, bli (få) lugn5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) vila6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vila (ligga) hos•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
14 spell
n. trollformel; trolldom, magi; kort tid, period; kö; skift; anfall (hosta etc.)--------v. bokstavera; stava; stava rätt; tyda; innebära, betyda* * *I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) stava2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) stavas3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) stava4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) betyda•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) trollformel2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) [] våld, trollbunden []III [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) skift, omgång2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) tid, period, anfall3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) liten stund
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