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1 sleep the sleep of the just
sova den rättfärdiges sömn -
2 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) huvudpunkt, kärna: kontentan, det väsentliga -
3 just
adj. rättvis, rättrådig; rätt; alldeles, exakt, precis; berättigad; noggrann; rättskaffens; riktigt--------adv. just nu, för ögonblicket; precis; strax, bredvid, nästan; endast; knappt; fullkomligt--------n. tornering, dust* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rättvis, riktig2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rättmätig, skälig, befogad3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) rättvisa, rättmätighet, riktighet•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) just, precis2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) precis lika3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) just4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) just, strax5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) just som6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) nätt och jämnt7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) [] bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) någorlunda, på ett ungefär•- just now
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4 just then
1) (at that particular moment: He was feeling rather hungry just then.)2) (in the next minute: She opened the letter and read it. Just then the door bell rang.) -
5 just the job
(entirely suitable: These gloves are just the job for gardening.) -
6 the night is still young
kvällen har bara (just) börjat -
7 just for the record
för protokollet -
8 just the opposite
raka motsatsen, precis tvärtom -
9 for the hell of it
(for no particular reason; just for fun: The boys said they had set fire to the house just for the hell of it.) för skojs skull, på jävelskap -
10 be just as well
(to be fortunate; to be no cause for regret: It's just as well (that) you didn't go - the meeting was cancelled.) vara lika så gott -
11 at the eleventh hour
i elfte timmen* * *(at the last possible moment; only just in time: The child was saved from the kidnappers at the eleventh hour.) i elfte timmen -
12 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) lös gissning -
13 all/just the same
(nevertheless: I'm sure I locked the door, but, all the same, I think I'll go and check.) ändå -
14 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) vara på den säkra sidan -
15 in the nick of time
i rätta ögonblicket* * *(at the last possible moment; just in time: He arrived in the nick of time.) i grevens tid, precis i tid -
16 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) [] guld och gröna skogar -
17 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vara mitt uppe i ngt, just hålla på att göra ngtEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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18 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vara mitt uppe i ngt, just hålla på att göra ngtEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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19 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) må toppenbraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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20 by the skin of one's teeth
med nöd och näppe* * *(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.)
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