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101 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) lämna i sticket -
102 location
n. plats; läge; belägenhet; lokalisering; inspelningsplats; boningsort* * *[-'keiʃən]1) (position or situation.) läge, plats2) (the act of locating.) lokalisering -
103 make amends
göra bot* * *(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) gottgöra ngt, bättra sig -
104 masterly
adj. mästerlig, överlägset, skickligt--------adv. mästerligt, skickligt* * *adjective (showing the skill of a master: His handling of the situation was masterly.) mästerlig -
105 merit
n. värde; förtjänst, fördel; förträfflighet, situation där någon förtjänar uppskattning--------v. vara värd, ha rätt till* * *['merit] 1. noun1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) förtjänst, merit2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) förtjänst2. verb(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) förtjäna, vara värd -
106 mess
n. röra, oreda, oordning; soppa, jobbig situation; matsal; matmål--------v. syssla med; röra till; smutsa ner; strula till det, misslyckas; äta i mässen* * *[mes] 1. noun(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) röra, oreda, smörja2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) pillra på, kladda med, lägga sig i- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
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107 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) bråka, larva sig2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) stöka, pillra med3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) kladda (tafsa) på4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) trassla till -
108 mix-up
noun (a confused situation etc: a mix-up over the concert tickets.) förväxling, förvirring -
109 nasty
adj. illaluktande; elak; allvarlig; äcklig; farlig; obehaglig* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) otäck, äcklig2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) otrevlig, obehaglig3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) elak, stygg4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) ruskig5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) elakartad6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) besvärlig•- nastily- nastiness -
110 neutrality
n. neutralitet (opartiskhet, uppehållande av neutral situation, stående vid sidan)* * *[-'træ-]noun (the state of being neutral.) neutralitet -
111 no-win
['nou win](that both sides will lose from it: a no-win situation.) som ingen har ngt att vinna på -
112 objective
adj. opartisk; utvändig; objektiv (grammatik); objektiv, saklig--------n. mål; anfallsmål; objektiv (den som tar emot en handling-grammatik)* * *[əb'‹ektiv] 1. noun(a thing aimed at: Our objective is freedom.) mål2. adjective(not influenced by personal opinions etc: He tried to take an objective view of the situation.) objektiv -
113 off the hook
komma undan, räddad från en svår situation, flydde från en fälla* * *(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) ur knipan -
114 on the spot
direkt, på plats; svår situation* * *1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) på fläcken (stubben)2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) på plats[]3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) sätta på det hala -
115 out of mind
(an expression describing a situation in which someone is forgotten when he/she is not around: They used to be close friends, but since he left it has become a case of out of sight, out of mind.) ur syn, ur sinn -
116 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) ur askan i eldenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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117 perspective
n. perspektiv; utsikt; syn* * *[pə'spektiv]1) (the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc: Early medieval paintings lacked perspective.) perspektivritning, perspektiv2) (a picture or view of something: I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.) perspektiv• -
118 pickle
n. ättiksgurka; saltlake; lag; saltvatten; knipa, problem--------v. marinera; lägga in i lag; förvara* * *['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) pickles2) (trouble; an unpleasant situation: She got herself into a real pickle.) belägenhet, knipa2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) lägga in -
119 piquant
adj. pikant, skarp* * *['pi:kənt](sharp in taste; appetizing: a piquant sauce; a piquant (= exciting or interesting) situation.) pikant, skarp- piquancy -
120 plight
n. olycka, förveckling, krångel--------v. lova; sätta i pant; förbinda sig till* * *(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) tillstånd, belägenhet
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