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1 temper
n. temperament; humör--------v. mildra, dämpa; härda* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humör2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) [] humör, [] lynne3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) [] dåligt humör2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) härda2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildra, modifiera, temperera, man måste låta nåd gå före rätt•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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2 dream
n. dröm--------v. drömma* * *1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) dröm2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) drömmeri3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) dröm4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) dröm2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) drömma- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
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3 mess
n. röra, oreda, oordning; soppa, jobbig situation; matsal; matmål--------v. syssla med; röra till; smutsa ner; strula till det, misslyckas; äta i mässen* * *[mes] 1. noun(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) röra, oreda, smörja2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) pillra på, kladda med, lägga sig i- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
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4 plight
n. olycka, förveckling, krångel--------v. lova; sätta i pant; förbinda sig till* * *(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) tillstånd, belägenhet
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