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1 shortening
n. förkortning; matfett till bakning* * *noun ((especially American) the fat used for making pastry.) matfett -
2 edit
v. vara redaktör; redigera* * *['edit] 1. verb(to prepare (a book, manuscript, newspaper, programme, film etc) for publication, or for broadcasting etc, especially by correcting, altering, shortening etc.) redigera, vara redaktör för- edition- editor
- editorial 2. noun(the leading article in a newspaper.) ledare -
3 remission
n. uppehåll; dispens; förlåtelse, överseende* * *[-ʃən]1) (a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.) lindring2) (a shortening of a person's prison sentence.) strafflindring3) (the act of remitting.) översändande -
4 short
adj. kort; knapp, bristande; liten, minskad; outspädd; mindre; mör--------adv. plötsligt, tvärt; i korthet; på kanten; innan slutet--------n. kortslutning (slang); kort (som i "kort sagt"); outspädd drink; kortfilm (slang)--------v. förkorta, korta* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) kort3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) för lite5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ont om6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) mör, skör, som smular sig lätt2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) tvärt, plötsligt2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) för kort•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) sätta upp på slutlistan- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of
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