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1 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) göra stor sak av ngt -
2 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) göra stor sak av ngt -
3 rate
n. grad, mått; kurs; pris; hastighet, takt; skatt, taxering--------v. uppskatta, värdera* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tal, siffra2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) frekvens3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) hastighet, fart, takt4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) pris, belopp, kostnad5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) kommunalskatt2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) uppskatta, värdera- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange -
4 content
adj. nöjd--------n. belåtenhet, tillfredsställelse--------n. innehåll; innebörd--------v. tillfredsställa; nöja sig* * *I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) nöjd, belåten2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) belåtenhet3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) tillfredsställa, nöja sig- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) innehåll2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) innehåll, halt•- contents -
5 dash
n. anstrykning, en skvätt; skiljelinje; språng, anfall, framstöt; sprinterlopp; kraft--------v. hoppa, störta, rusa; krossas; kasta* * *[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) rusa, störta2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) slå, slänga, stöta3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) slå ner, göra modfälld2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) rusning, framstöt2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) skvätt, stänk3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) tankstreck4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) käckhet, kläm, fart•- dashing- dash off -
6 gallons (of)
((loosely) a large amount (of something liquid): The children drank gallons of orange juice.) litervis, hinkvis -
7 gallons (of)
((loosely) a large amount (of something liquid): The children drank gallons of orange juice.) litervis, hinkvis -
8 some
adj. någon, något, några; lite; speciell; ungefär; riktig (slang)--------adv. ganska, rätt så; mycket (slang)--------pron. några, en del, en viss* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) några, en del, lite2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) någon, något, några, en del, lite, somliga... andra3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) någon [], något [], några []4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) vissa, somliga2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) åtskillig, en hel del2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) någon, något3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefär, omkring3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) något, en del- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
9 measure
n. dimension; storlek; mått; mätredskap; takt; tyngd; reform, lagförslag--------v. mäta; beräkna, uppskatta; mönstra, mäta upp* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mått, mätredskap2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) måttenhet3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mått, måttsystem4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) mått [], åtgärd5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mått6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mäta2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mäta3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) mäta4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mäta•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up -
10 excess
adj. ytterlig, mer än vanligt--------n. överskott; överdrift* * *[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) överdrift, omåttlighet2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) övermått3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) överskott, extraavgift2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) över-, överskridande- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of -
11 make
n. produkt, sort--------v. göra; skapa; orsaka* * *[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) göra, tillverka, skapa2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) få (förmå) att, tvinga att3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) göra4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjäna, göra []5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) bli6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) bli7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) få till, uppskatta till8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) utnämna (utse) till9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) göra [], komma [], lägga []2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) märke- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to -
12 growth
n. växt, tillväxt* * *[-Ɵ]1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) utveckling2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) växt, växtlighet3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) tillväxt4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) utväxt, svulst -
13 even
adj. rät, slät; jämn; plan--------adv. även--------v. jämna ut; jämföra* * *I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) jämn[], enhetlig2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) jämn, slät, plan3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) jämn, regelbunden4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) jämn5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) jämn, jämspelt6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) jämn, lugn2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) utjämna2) (to make smooth or level.) jämna ut (till)•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ens, till och med2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ännu, ändå•- even if- even so
- even though -
14 least
adj. minst; minsta--------adv. det minsta; allra minst--------n. minsta kvantitet; minsta storlek* * *[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) minst, minsta2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) minst, minsta- at least- not in the least -
15 volume
n. volym, band; omfång, kubikinnehåll; ljudstyrka; massor* * *['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) volym, band2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) band, del3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) volym4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) mängd5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) volym -
16 estimate
n. uppskattning, värdering--------v. uppskatta, värdera* * *1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) uppskatta, värdera, beräkna2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) bedöma2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) uppskattning, beräkning -
17 extra
adj. extra, ytterligare; särskild--------n. statist; extrakostnad--------pref. extra- (förstavelse)* * *['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) extra2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) extra3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) extra4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) extraavgift, -kostnad2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) statist3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) extranummer -
18 heat
n. hetta, iver; uttagningslopp; brunst--------v. bli het; värma* * *[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) hetta, värme2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) hetta, värme3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) hetta, värme4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) hetta, iver, upphetsning5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) heat2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) hetta upp, värma upp (på), bli varm- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot -
19 twice
adv. två gånger; dubbelt så många* * *1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) två gånger2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) dubbelt så mycket (många)3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) dubbelt så•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something -
20 bid
n. anbud; bud--------v. önska (någon något); bjuda, ge bud; be, befalla; beställa* * *[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) bjuda2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) lämna anbud3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) be, bjuda4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) hälsa, säga2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) bud2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) försök•- bidder- bidding
- biddable
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