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1 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) den som ska bort2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) den som blir över -
2 odd
adj. konstig; tillfällig, sporadisk; udda, ojämn; extra* * *[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) underlig, besynnerlig2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) udda, ojämn3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) udda, omaka4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) tillfällig, ledig•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
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3 hold
n. hållhake, grepp; inflytande--------v. hålla; innehålla; upprätthålla; tycka, tro; sköta; äga* * *I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hålla []2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hålla3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hålla4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hålla5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) hålla []6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) rymma, ha, förvara, innehålla7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) hålla, ha8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hålla, ha [] hållning9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) []ha, sköta10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) anse, hålla, hysa11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) stå kvar, gälla12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) tvinga13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hålla, försvara14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) hålla stånd mot15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) behålla16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) hålla17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) hålla18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) []ha, äga19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) hålla i sig20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) hänga kvar i luren, vänta21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) hålla []22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) behålla23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) föra med sig2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tag, grepp2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, inflytande3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grepp•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastrum -
4 character
n. karaktär, läggning; figur, personlighet; bokstav el. symbol; digital återgivning av en bokstav el. en symbol (data); personlighetsbeskrivning, beskrivning av egenskaper och benägenheter* * *['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) [] karaktär3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) anseende, rykte4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) rollfigur, diktad person5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personlighet, lustig typ (kurre)6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) typ, tecken•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) kännetecken, karaktärsdrag- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation -
5 strange
adj. konstig, underlig; främmande* * *[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) främmande2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) konstig,egendomlig•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough
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