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1 tendency
n. tendens, benägenhet* * *plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) tendens, benägenhet -
2 strain
n. spänning; tryck; påfrestning; sträckning (inom medicin); melodi; ton; stil; släktdrag; härkomst--------v. spänna; anstränga sig; överskrida; sila* * *I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstränga [], pressa mot, spänna sina krafter2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sträcka, överanstränga3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) fresta på4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sila, filtrera2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) belastning, påfrestning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) påfrestning, överansträngning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) sträckning4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) påfrestning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) stam2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) drag3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) toner, melodi -
3 escapism
n. eskapism, verklighetsflykt* * *noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) eskapism -
4 fancy
adj. speciellt utvald; fin; stilig; fantasi-; infalls-; speciellt utvald, godtycklig; förbättrande--------n. fantasi; föreställning, inbillning; infall; böjelse; smak; tycka om något, vara svag för något; förbättring--------v. föreställa sig; göra sig en bild av; tänka sig, inbilla sig; tycka om, vara förtjust i; förbättra* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) konstnärligt framställd (prydd)3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) vilja ha, önska sig2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) förmoda3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) gilla, vara förtjust i•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
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5 habit
n. levnadsvana, vana; dräkt* * *['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) vana2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) vana3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) dräkt, klädnad, []kåpa•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
- out of the habit of -
6 hesitancy
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7 inclination
n. benägenhet; lutning, sluttning; böjning; böj, böjningsvinkel* * *[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) benägenhet, lust, håg, böjelse2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) lutning, böjning -
8 instinct
n. instinkt, naturligt sinne, impuls, drift; naturlig böjelse* * *['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) instinkt- instinctively -
9 movement
n. rörelse; förflyttning; sats (musik); verk (i klocka etc.); avföring* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) rörelse2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) rörelse, liv3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) rörelse4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) rörelse5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mekanism6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) sats7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) utveckling -
10 stray
adj. vilsekommen; tillfällig--------n. vilsekommen (människa el. djur)--------v. irra; göra ett misstag* * *[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) förirra sig, gå vilse, sväva ut2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) kringströvande (bortsprunget) övergivet djur3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) kringströvande, bortsprungen, herrelös2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) enstaka, spridd -
11 temper
n. temperament; humör--------v. mildra, dämpa; härda* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humör2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) [] humör, [] lynne3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) [] dåligt humör2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) härda2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildra, modifiera, temperera, man måste låta nåd gå före rätt•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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12 trend
n. riktning, tendens--------v. tendera, sträcka sig* * *[trend](a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) trend- trendy
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