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1 the last thing
(something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc: It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone.) den (det) sista -
2 the real thing
den rätta saken -
3 the right thing at the right time
var sak har sin tidEnglish-Swedish dictionary > the right thing at the right time
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4 the last thing he wanted
det sista han ville -
5 did the right thing
gjorde det rätta -
6 harped on the same thing
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7 it's the last thing he needs
det är det sista han behöver, det behöver han verkligen inte -
8 the pride of
(the finest thing in (a certain group etc): The pride of our collection is this painting) blomman (kronan, dyrgripen) av (i, bland etc.) -
9 the
ju...desto--------motsvaras av bestämd slutartikel (t.ex.: the book, boken)* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) []1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) []en [], []en4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) så mycket, desto•- the...- the... -
10 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) den sista [] -
11 the apple of someone's eye
(a person or thing (that) is greatly loved: She is the apple of her father's eye.) -
12 the end of one thing is always the beginning of another
ett slut är alltid början på något nyttEnglish-Swedish dictionary > the end of one thing is always the beginning of another
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13 the most important thing
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14 the thing
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15 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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16 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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17 on the spot
direkt, på plats; svår situation* * *1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) på fläcken (stubben)2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) på plats[]3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) sätta på det hala -
18 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) göra en bottenskrapning, använda bottenskrapetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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19 if the worst comes to the worst
(if the worst possible thing happens: If the worst comes to the worst you can sell your house.) i värsta fallEnglish-Swedish dictionary > if the worst comes to the worst
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20 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) stå på, vara [] med
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