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1 there is no point
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2 point
n. punkt; prick; ställe; poäng; ämne; (huvud) sak; sida; udd; (elektron.) vägguttag; rikta; (byggn.) fogstyrka; peka; måttenhet för ett typsnitt (data)--------v. peka; betona, poängtera; vässa; visa, peka mot* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spets, udd, mynning2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) udde3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkt, tecken, komma4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidpunkt, ögonblick6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) streck8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) poäng9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt, detalj, poäng, synpunkt, kärnpunkt, huvudsak10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) mening, nytta11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) sida, egenskap12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vägguttag2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rikta2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) peka mot (på)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fogstryka•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
3 come to the point
komma till saken* * *1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) komma till saken2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) komma till kritan -
4 brood
adj. ruvande--------n. kläckning; kyckling; grupp; kull--------v. ligga på ägg, ruva; grubbla* * *[bru:d] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.) ruva2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.) grubbla2. noun(the number of young hatched at one time.) kull -
5 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor, skämtlynne2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) det komiska2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) blidka, göra ngn till viljes- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
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6 lie
n. läge, position, ställning; lega, tillhåll för djur--------n. lögn; bluff, svindel--------v. ligga; vila; vara belägen, befinna sig; utbreda sig; ligga hopkrupen--------v. ljuga; bedra, svika; bluffa; fuska* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lögn2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljuga- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) ligga, lägga sig2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ligga3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ligga, stå4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) ligga i, bestå i•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
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7 speculate
v. spekulera över, fundera, begrunda; spekulera i, köpa på spekulation* * *['spekjuleit](to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) spekulera -
8 wish
n. vilja; önskan; ambition; önskemål; önskeuppfyllelse; hälsning, välsignelse--------v. vilja, önska, vilja ha; ha lust; hoppas; sträva efter; tillönska, lyckönska; tvinga* * *[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) önska []2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) önska, vilja3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) önska2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) önskan, längtan2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) önskning, önskemål3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) hälsning•- wishing-well -
9 movement
n. rörelse; förflyttning; sats (musik); verk (i klocka etc.); avföring* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) rörelse2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) rörelse, liv3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) rörelse4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) rörelse5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mekanism6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) sats7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) utveckling -
10 turn
n. sväng, kurva; svängning, vändning; tur, omgång; tjänst (gentjänst etc.); syfte--------v. svänga; vända; vrida; snurra* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snurra, vrida2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) vända []3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) svänga4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) vända mot, rikta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) svänga runt, vika om, runda6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) förvandla, göra, bli7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) bli, göra2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) vridning, vändning2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) varv, omgång3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) avtagsväg, tvärgata4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
11 here
adv. här; hit; i det här fallet; nu, då* * *[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) här, hit2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) här3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) här2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) hallå där!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) ja!•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
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12 place
n. plats; ställning; uppgift--------v. sätta, ställa, lägga, placera; ge rum åt; utnämna; ge position åt* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) plats, ställe2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) plats, rum, utrymme3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -plats4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) plats5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) plats, placering6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) ställning, rang, position, plats7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) ställe8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) sak9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) anställning, plats10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hus, bostad, ställe, hem11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) -platsen, -gatan12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimal2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) placera, ställa, sätta, lägga2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) placera•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
13 advantage
n. företräde; övertag; vinst; nytta--------v. gagna, vara välgörande* * *1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) fördel2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) fördel•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of -
14 along
adv. tillsammans med--------prep. längs, utmed* * *[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) längs, utmed, utefter2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) längs, utmed, utefter2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) med2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) dit, över3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) tillsammans med• -
15 circulate
v. vara i omlopp; sprida omkring* * *['sə:kjuleit]1) (to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point: Blood circulates through the body.) cirkulera2) (to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc): There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married.) sprida, cirkulera•- circulatory -
16 get
v. få; skaffa sig; köpa; ta; få tag i; fånga; förstå; ådra sig; komma; bli; orsaka, framkalla; övertala, uppmana* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) få2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) hämta, skaffa3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) komma, ta sig, ta, plocka4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) försätta5) (to become: You're getting old.) börja bli6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) förmå7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) komma, anlända8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) komma, få9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) få10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) få tag i11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) fatta, förstå•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
17 instant
adj. omedelbar; snabb-, i all hast iordningställd; enträgen, pressande; i denna månad--------n. stund; ögonblick* * *['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) ögonblicklig, omedelbar2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) snabb-, pulver-2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) ögonblick, stund2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) ögonblick•- this instant -
18 limit
n. gräns; gränslinje; det yttersta; ytterkant; skiljelinje; begränsning--------v. begränsa; inskränka; sätta en gräns* * *['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) gräns2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) gräns, begränsning2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) begränsa- limited
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19 mark
n. Mark (förnamn)* * *1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time -
20 revolution
n. revolution; rotation; varv, omlopp* * *[revə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) revolution2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) revolution, omvälvning3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) rotation, varv•2. noun(a person who takes part in, or is in favour of, (a) revolution.) revolutionär- revolutionise
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