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1 beat about the bush
gå som katten kring het gröt* * *(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) gå som katten runt het gröt -
2 bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
bättre en fågel i handen än tio i skogenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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3 beat around the bush
gå som katten kring het gröt, att tala indirekt, att undvika att diskutera något -
4 the thief doth fear each bush an officer
tjuven fruktar en polis i varje buske (den skyldige avslöjar sig genom att visa oro)English-Swedish dictionary > the thief doth fear each bush an officer
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5 crouch
n. hukning, hopkrupenhet--------v. huka sig; krypa ihop* * *1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) huka sig, krypa ihop2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) ligga (sitta, stå) hopkrupen -
6 slash
n. hugg, snitt, skråma; slash, (/); nedskärning, minskning--------v. skära, hacka sönder; såra; reducera, minska; piska; starkt kritisera* * *[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) skära (rista, fläka) upp (sönder)2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) slå [] mot (omkring sig)3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') sänka (skära ner) kraftigt2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) skåra, hack2) (a sweeping blow.) hugg, slag -
7 bilberry
n. blåbär* * *['bilbəri]plural - bilberries; noun(a dark-blue berry; the bush it grows on.) blåbär -
8 transplant
n. transplantation--------v. transplantera, flytta över* * *1. verb1) (to remove (an organ of the body) and put it into another person or animal: Doctors are able to transplant kidneys.) transplantera2) (to remove (skin) and put it on another part of the body.) transplantera3) (to plant in another place: We transplanted the rose-bush (into the back garden).) plantera om2. noun1) (an operation in which an organ or skin is transplanted: He had to have a kidney transplant.) transplantation2) (an organ, skin, or a plant that is transplanted: The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.) transplantat -
9 scratch
n. rispa; klösning; skrap; skrapande ljud, raspande ljud; startlinje; ingenting, noll; kosing (slang)--------v. klösa; riva; klia sig; skrapa; raspa; göra oljud; rita in; hanka sig fram, nätt och jämt klara sig; stryka* * *[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) klösa, riva, rispa2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) klia (riva) []3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) rista4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) klösa, riva5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) stryka, utesluta2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skråma, rispa, skrapande, krafsande2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skråma3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) startlinje, scratch•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
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10 nest
n. rede; bo; näste; krypin--------v. bygga bo; stapla* * *[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) rede, bo2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) bygga bo- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
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11 sprout up
((of plants or children) to grow: That fruit bush has sprouted up fast; At the age of fourteen he really began to sprout up.) skjuta i höjden, växa
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