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1 successor
n. arvinge; efterträdare* * *[-'se-]noun (a person who follows, and take the place of another: Who will be appointed as the manager's successor?) efterträdare, efterföljare -
2 groom
n. brudgum; stalldräng, hästskötare--------v. vårda; sköta om (oftast angående hästar); rykta (oftast angående hästar)* * *[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) stalldräng2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) brudgum2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) rykta2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) träna, förbereda, trimma -
3 immediate
adj. omedelbar, handla snabbt; genast; omedelbart* * *[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) omedelbar2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) närmast följande (föreliggande)3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) nära, närmaste•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) så snart som -
4 succeed
v. lyckas, ha framgång; efterträda; överta (makten) efter* * *[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) lyckas, slå väl ut2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) följa, överta, ärva•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession
См. также в других словарях:
successor — suc·ces·sor /sək se sər/ n: one that follows: one that succeeds another (as in a position, title, office, or estate) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. successor … Law dictionary
Successor — Suc*ces sor, n. [OE. successour, OF. successur, successor, F. successeur, L. successor. See {Succeed}.] One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; correlative to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
successor — UK US /səkˈsesər/ noun [C] ► someone or something that comes after another person or thing: successor to sb/sth »She has been appointed successor to the retiring chief executive. »Network Rail is the successor to Railtrack and runs lines and… … Financial and business terms
successor — one who comes after, late 13c., from O.Fr. successour, from L. successor, agent noun from pp. stem of succedere (see SUCCEED (Cf. succeed)) … Etymology dictionary
successor — [sək ses′ər] n. [ME < OFr successour < L successor < successus, pp. of succedere: see SUCCEED] a person or thing that succeeds, or follows, another; esp., one who succeeds to an office, title, etc … English World dictionary
Successor — (lat.), Nachfolger, Amtsfolger … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
successor — [n] heir beneficiary, descendant, follower, heritor, inheritor, next in line, replacement, scion; concepts 355,414 … New thesaurus
successor — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that succeeds another … English terms dictionary
successor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ logical, natural, obvious ▪ rightful, worthy ▪ Their latest offering is a worthy successor to their popular debut album. ▪ chosen … Collocations dictionary
successor */*/ — UK [səkˈsesə(r)] / US [səkˈsesər] noun [countable] Word forms successor : singular successor plural successors someone who has an important position after someone else. Someone who has the position before someone else is called their predecessor… … English dictionary
successor — suc|ces|sor [ sək sesər ] noun count ** someone who has an important position after someone else. Someone who has the position before someone else is called their predecessor: successor to: They haven t yet named a successor to the outgoing CEO.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English