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101 counterpart
n. motsvarighet, motstycke; kollega* * *(a person or thing equivalent to another in position etc: American teenagers and their British counterparts.) motsvarighet, motstycke -
102 course
n. bana, riktning; kurs; rätt (vid måltid); serie; lager av stenar--------v. driva; jaga hare* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurs, []kur2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) rätt3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) bana4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) kurs, lopp5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gång, förlopp6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) []sätt, []sätt•- in due course
- of course
- off
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103 crack
adj. förstklassig, finfin, mäster-, elit---------n. spricka; smäll; brak; spydighet--------v. spricka; smälla; snärta med; öppna* * *[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) spricka2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knäcka3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knaka till4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) vitsa5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) spränga, bryta upp6) (to solve (a code).) knäcka, forcera7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryta samman, knäckas2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) spricka2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) springa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smäll, klatsch4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) slag, smäll5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skämt, spydighet6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) förstklassig, finfin, mäster-- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
104 crèche
n. barnkrubba, daghem, barndaghem, dagis (för små barn); julkrubba som föreställer Jesus födelse i Betlehem (vanligtvis i kyrkor under jultiden), födelsescen* * *[kreʃ]1) (a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc: Some factories have creches for the children of their workers.) daghem, barnkrubba2) (a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc.) julkrubba -
105 cross-section
1) ((a drawing etc of) the area or surface made visible by cutting through something, eg an apple.) tvärsnitt2) (a sample as representative of the whole: He interviewed a cross-section of the audience to get their opinion of the play.) tvärsnitt -
106 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) kväva, dämpa2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) dämpa -
107 date
n. datum; träff, möte; dadel, dadelpalm--------v. datera; stämma träff med* * *I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) datum, datering2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) datum3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) träff2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) datera2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) datera sig från (till), härröra från3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) bli (vara) gammalmodig (föråldrad)•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) dadel -
108 decrease
n. nedgång; förminskning--------v. förminska, avta; gå ned* * *1. [di'kri:s] verb(to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) []minska, avta2. ['di:kri:s] noun(a growing less: a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.) []minskning, avtagande, nedgång -
109 defer
v. hindra; uppskjuta* * *I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) skjuta upp, dröja medII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) böja sig, foga sig efter- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral -
110 deficient
adj. otillräcklig, bristfällig; bristande; efterbliven* * *[di'fiʃənt](lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) bristande, otillräcklig, []fattig -
111 dictionary
n. ordbok* * *['dikʃənəri]plural - dictionaries; noun1) (a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings etc: This is an English dictionary.) ordbok, lexikon2) (a book containing other information alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of place-names.) ordbok, lexikon -
112 difference
n. olikhet, skillnad; mellanskillnad* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) skillnad2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsskiljaktighet, tvist3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) mellanskillnad•- differentiate
- differentiation -
113 displease
v. irritera, göra arg* * *[dis'pli:z](to offend or annoy: The children's behaviour displeased their father.) väcka missnöje hos, förarga- displeasure -
114 dissociate
v. skilja, separera, hålla isär* * *[di'səusieit]1) (to separate, especially in thought.) skilja, separera2) (to refuse to connect (oneself) (any longer) with: I'm dissociating myself completely from their actions.) ta avstånd från -
115 distress
n. nödställdhet, betryck; sorg--------v. plåga, göra olycklig* * *[di'stres] 1. noun1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) bedrövelse, smärta, trångmål2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) sorg2. verb(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) betryckt, ansatt, bedrövad- distressingly -
116 division
n. delning; (matematik:) division; splittring; avdelning, division* * *[di'viʒən]1) ((an) act of dividing.) delning2) (something that separates; a dividing line: a ditch marks the division between their two fields.) gräns, skiljelinje3) (a part or section (of an army etc): He belongs to B division of the local police force.) division, rotel4) ((a) separation of thought; disagreement.) skiljaktighet, oenighet5) (the finding of how many times one number is contained in another.) division -
117 doormat
n. dörrmatta* * *noun (a mat kept in front of the door for people to wipe their feet on.) dörrmatta -
118 down
n. Down (Johan, engelsk läkare, Downs syndrom är benämnt efter honom)* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ner, ned, nere, nerför2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ner3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) ner5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ner2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nerför, nedanför2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ner i3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) utmed, längs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) svepa, tömma- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) riktig, fullkomlig- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun- downie®- downy -
119 draw up
avfatta, utarbeta, sätta upp (dokument)* * *1) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) stanna2) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) ställa upp [], avfatta, utarbeta3) (to move closer: Draw up a chair!) dra närmare4) (to extend (oneself) into an upright position: He drew himself up to his full height.) räta på sig, resa sig [] -
120 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) drive-in-
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