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1 decline
n. nedgång, minskning--------v. neka; vägra; minska, avta; förfalla; sjunka; (grammatik:) konjugera (verb)* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) avböja, tacka nej2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) avta, minska, sjunka2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) avtagande, minskning, nedgång -
2 increase
n. tillväxt; utökning; ökning; tilltagande; höjning; mångfald--------v. förstora, tillsätta, förstärka, höja* * *1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) öka, tillta2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) ökning, tilltagande- on the increase -
3 accident
n. olycka; slump, tillfällighet; skada* * *['æksidənt]1) (an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc: There has been a road accident.) olycka2) (chance: I met her by accident.) slump, tillfällighet•- accidentally -
4 discussion
n. diskussion, debatt* * *[-ʃən]noun ((an act of) talking about something: I think there has been too much discussion of this subject; Discussions between the heads of state took place in strict security.) diskussion -
5 feud
n. fejd, strid, tvist; agg, fientlighet--------v. ligga i fejd med någon* * *[fju:d](a long-lasting quarrel or war between families, tribes etc: There has been a feud between our two families for two hundred years.) fejd -
6 glut
n. överflöd, uppsjö; frossande--------v. översvämma, överfylla; proppa full, mätta, övermätta, överlasta; frossa (i mat)* * *(too great a supply: There has been a glut of apples this year.) överflöd, uppsjö -
7 improvement
n. förbättring; upprustning; förädling; effektivt utnyttjande; begagnande av egendom* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) förbättring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) förbättring -
8 jump
n. hopp; skutt; språng; längdhopp, höjdhopp; försprång; (nervös) darrning, skälvning--------v. hoppa; skutta; hoppa till; hoppa över; sticka ifrån, smita; rymma; rycka till sig* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppa2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) hoppa []3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hoppa till4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) hoppa över2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) hopp, skutt, språng2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) hinder3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) höjdhopp4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) hoppa (rycka) till5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) stegring, höjning•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it -
9 marked
adj. markerad, tydlig, märkbar; misstänkt, "märkt"* * *adjective (obvious or easily noticeable: There has been a marked improvement in her work.) påtaglig, markant -
10 mess-up
noun (a muddle or state of confusion: There has been a mess-up in the timetable.) trassel, röra -
11 moderation
n. måttlighet; reducering* * *1) (the quality of being moderate: Alcohol isn't harmful if it's taken in moderation.) måtta, måttlighet, återhållsamhet2) ((an) act of moderating: There has been some moderation in the force of the gale.) lugnande, dämpande -
12 mutiny
n. myteri, uppror--------v. göra myteri, göra uppror* * *['mju:tini] 1. plural - mutinies; noun((a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services: There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.) myteri2. verb((of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority: The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food.) göra myteri- mutineer- mutinous -
13 notify
v. meddela, underrätta* * *(to inform or warn about something: He notified the headmaster of his intentions; If there has been an accident you must notify the police.) underrätta, varsko, anmäla -
14 pile-up
noun (an accident or crash involving usually several vehicles: There has been a serious pile-up on the motorway, involving three cars and a lorry.) seriekrock -
15 poll
n. röstning; vallista; rösträkning; folkundersökning, opinionsundersökning--------v. få (röster); rösta; räkna röster (vid val); göra en opinionsundersökning--------v. hamla, skära av grenar; avhorna* * *[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) val2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) valdeltagande, antal avgivna röster3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) opinionsundersökning2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) få, samla- polling-station
- go to the polls -
16 reconciliation
n. försoning* * *[-sili-]noun There has been a reconciliation between her and her husband; an act of reconciliation.) försoning, förlikning -
17 smash
adj. "hysterisk", dunder-, jätte- (succé, hit etc.) (slang)--------n. sönderkrossande; krossande; slag, smäll; sammanbrott; konkurs; landning; kollision--------v. slå sönder, krossa; ha sönder; krascha; gå i bitar; krossas; göra konkurs; störta; köra emot* * *[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) slå (gå) sönder, krossa, krascha2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) krocka med, smälla ihop med2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) smäll, skräll, krock, krasch2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) slag, smäll3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash•- smashing- smash hit -
18 vendetta
n. vendetta, blodshämnd* * *[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) vendetta, blodshämnd -
19 report
n. rapport, redogörelse; reportage, inslag; smäll--------v. rapportera, informera, redogöra* * *[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) rapport, redogörelse, utlåtande2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) rykte3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) knall, smäll2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) rapportera, referera2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) rapportera, anmäla3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) anmäla4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) anmäla sig, inställa sig []•- reporter- reported speech
- report back -
20 initial
adj. begynnelse-, inledande, utgångs-, första, initial---------n. initial, första bokstaven i namn; begynnelsebokstav--------v. underteckna med sina initialer* * *[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) inledande2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) initial3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) märka (underteckna) med initialer[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) sätta i gång, initiera
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) inviga
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
invigd
- initiative
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