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21 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.)English-Swedish dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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22 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) gå in genom ena örat och ut genom det andraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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23 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor, skämtlynne2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) det komiska2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) blidka, göra ngn till viljes- humorist- humorous
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24 insult
n. förolämpning, oförskämdhet--------v. förolämpa, förnärma* * *1. verb(to treat (a person) rudely or contemptuously: He insulted her by telling her she was not only ugly but stupid too.) förolämpa2. noun((a) comment or action that insults: She took it as an insult that he did not shake hands with her.) förolämpning -
25 intuition
n. intuition (insikt utan begrundan, sjätte sinne, omedelbar uppfattning)* * *[intju'iʃən]1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) intuition2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) ingivelse, känsla• -
26 joker
n. joker (i kortlek); skämtare, skojare, clown* * *1) (in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games.)2) (a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc.) -
27 judge
n. domare, lagman; bedömare; sakkunnig, expert--------v. döma, avgöra; fälla en dom, bestämma; bedöma; anta; sitta som domare* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) döma, vara domare2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) döma, vara domare3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) döma, bedöma, avgöra4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) döma2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) domare2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) domare3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) bedömare, kännare, sakkunnig•- judgment
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28 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) få på halsen -
29 motion
n. rörelse; gång; förslag; yrkande, motion, formell begäran--------v. antyda, göra tecken åt, indikera* * *['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) rörelse2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gest, åtbörd, tecken3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) förslag, yrkande, motion2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) vinka (göra tecken) till (åt)- motion picture
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30 novel
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31 relish
n. nöje; speciell smak; krydda--------v. njuta av* * *['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) njuta av2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) välbehag, njutning, nöje2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) krydda, kryddad sås -
32 reproach
n. beskyllning; förebråelse--------v. beskylla; tillrättavisa; förebrå* * *[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) förebrå, klandra2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) förebråelse, klander- reproachfully -
33 shirk
v. smita från, dra sig undan* * *[ʃə:k](to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to): She shirked telling him the bad news that night.) undvika, dra sig för- shirker -
34 shrink
n. psykolog (slang); krympning; tillbakaryggning--------v. krympa; skrumpna; rygga tillbaka; rynkas; tyna bort* * *I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) krympa2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) rygga3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) dra (gruva) sig för•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) hjärnskrynklare, psykiater -
35 smutty
adj. sotig, nersmutsad; oanständig, smutsig; angripen av rost (om säd)* * *adjective ((of a conversation, film etc) indecent: vulgar: He could not be prevented from telling smutty stories.) oanständig, snuskig -
36 strip cartoon
(a row of drawings, eg in a newspaper or comic paper, telling a story.) tecknad serie -
37 sundial
n. solur* * *noun (a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun.) solur -
38 suspicion
n. misstanke; misstro* * *[sə'spiʃən]1) (the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect: They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.) misstänksamhet, misstro, misstanke2) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) aning, antydan -
39 the blind leading the blind
(one inexperienced or incompetent person telling another about something: My teaching you about politics will be a case of the blind leading the blind.) en blind som leder en blind -
40 true
adj. sann; rätt, riktig; exakt; trogen; äkta--------adv. sant; precis, exakt--------n. sanning--------v. noggrannt anpassa* * *[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) sann2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) riktig, rätt3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) trogen4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) riktig, äkta•- trueness- truly
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telling — index caveat, cogent, conversation, demonstrative (illustrative), determinative, disclosure (act of disclosing), eloquent … Law dictionary
telling — compelling, convincing, cogent, sound, *valid Analogous words: forceful, forcible, *powerful, potent: *effective, effectual, efficacious: *conclusive, decisive, determinative, definitive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
telling — [adj] effective, significant cogent, considerable, conspicuous, convincing, crucial, decisive, devastating, effectual, forceful, forcible, important, impressive, influential, marked, operative, potent, powerful, satisfactory, satisfying, solid,… … New thesaurus
telling — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a striking or revealing effect; significant. DERIVATIVES tellingly adverb … English terms dictionary
telling — [[t]te̱lɪŋ[/t]] tellings 1) N VAR The telling of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people. Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga... These stories grow in the telling. 2) ADJ GRADED If… … English dictionary
telling — tell|ing1 [ˈtelıŋ] adj 1.) having a great or important effect = ↑significant ▪ a telling argument 2.) showing the true character or nature of someone or something, often without being intended telling comment/example/detail etc >tellingly adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
telling — /ˈtɛlɪŋ / (say teling) adjective 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. indicative of one s feelings; revealing: a telling blush. –phrase 3. take a telling, Colloquial to be warned: he ought to take a telling. {tell1 + …
telling — tellingly, adv. /tel ing/, adj. 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed: a telling analysis of motivation in business. [1850 55; TELL1 + ING2] Syn. 1. powerful, forceful … Universalium
telling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Telling is used after these nouns: ↑fortune, ↑story {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Telling is used with these nouns: ↑anecdote, ↑criticism, ↑critique, ↑detail, ↑example, ↑phrase, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
