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1 off duty
ledig, inte i tjänst* * *not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; (also adjective) (She spends her off-duty hours at home.) inte i tjänst, ledig -
2 finish off
ta död på, expediera, ta kål på, göra slut på; avsluta* * *1) (to complete: She finished off the job yesterday.) slutföra2) (to use, eat etc the last of: We've finished off the cake.) äta (dricka) upp, göra slut på3) (to kill (a person): His last illness nearly finished him off.) ta död på, göra slut på -
3 break off
avbryta; avbryta en förbindelse; brytas; avbrytas* * *(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) avbryta [], upphöra med -
4 carry off
vinna, vara segrande, vinna ett pris; lyckas, vara framgångsrik; orsaka dödsfall* * *(to take away by carrying: She carried off the screaming child.) bära bort -
5 curtain off
(to separate or enclose with a curtain: She curtained off the alcove.) dela (skärma) av med draperi -
6 polish off
avsluta; döda* * *(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) svepa, sätta i sig -
7 shrug off
(to dismiss, get rid of or treat as unimportant: She shrugged off all criticism.) avfärda med en axelryckning -
8 strain off
(to remove (liquid) from eg vegetables by using a sieve etc: When the potatoes were cooked, she strained off the water.) sila av -
9 show off
visa sig på styva linan; stila, skryta; skrytmåns, skrävlare* * *1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) visa upp2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) [] briljera, [] glänsa -
10 throw off
göra sig av med* * *1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) bli kvitt, skaka av sig2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) kasta av sig -
11 set off
ge sig iväg; starta; sätta igång* * *1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) ge sig i väg2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) få att börja (sätta i gång)3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) avfyra -
12 fight off
slå tillbaka, hålla på avstånd* * *(to drive away by fighting: She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early.) köra i väg, avvärja -
13 go off at a tangent
(to go off suddenly in another direction or on a different line of thought, action etc: It is difficult to have a sensible conversation with her, as she keeps going off at a tangent.) hoppa över till ngt annat -
14 dry off
(to make or become completely dry: She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.) torka [] -
15 nod off
(to fall asleep: He nodded off while she was speaking to him.) nicka till -
16 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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17 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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18 sleep off
sova ruset av sig, sova bort* * *(to recover from (something) by sleeping: She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party.) sova bort (av sig) -
19 exit
n. utgång--------v. gå ut ur* * *['eɡzit] 1. noun1) (a way out of a building etc: the emergency exit.) utgång2) (an actor's departure from the stage: Macbeth's exit.) sorti3) (an act of going out or departing: She made a noisy exit.) sorti2. verb((used as a stage direction to one person) (he/she) goes off the stage: Exit Hamlet.) [] går ut -
20 lock
n. lås; klinka, dörrklinka; spärr, säkring; hårlock; inlåsning, instängning--------v. låsa; stänga; låsa in; spärra in; spärra, säkra; omfamna; omsluta; omslingra* * *I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) lås2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) sluss3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) lås, avfyrningsmekanism4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) lås2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) låsa, gå i lås- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) lock2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) lockar
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