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41 deserving
1) (worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc): I only give money to deserving causes.) behjärtansvärd2) ((with of) worthy of: He is deserving of better treatment than this.) vara värd (förtjänt av) -
42 even up
(to make equal: John did better in the maths exam than Jim and that evened up their marks.) jämna ut, bli lika -
43 far
adj. bortre; avlägsen--------adv. fjärran, långt borta; oerhört, väldigt; mycket, vida, långt* * *1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) långt2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) långt bort3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mycket, vida, långt2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fjärran, avlägsen2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bortre, andra•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far -
44 have an/the advantage (over)
(to be in a better or more advantageous position (than): As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.) ha en fördel framför -
45 have an/the advantage (over)
(to be in a better or more advantageous position (than): As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.) ha en fördel framför -
46 improve on
(to produce something which is better, more useful etc than: I think I can improve on that suggestion.) överträffa, bättra på -
47 inspire
v. inspirera, inge; väcka, orsaka; stimulera, sporra; vägleda; andas in* * *1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) inspirera2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) inspirera• -
48 no
adj. ingen, inte någon; inte--------adv. nej; inte--------n. nej; nejröst; nejröstning* * *[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) ingen, inte någon2) (not allowed: No smoking.) förbjuden3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) ingen, inte någon2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) inte3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nej4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nej2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nejröst•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nolla- no-one- there's no saying
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49 on balance
(having taken everything into consideration: On balance I think Miss Smith is a better tennis player than my sister.) på det hela taget -
50 overrate
v. överskatta; övervärdera; tänka för mycket på* * *[əuvə'reit](to think that something is better, stronger, more valuable etc than it really is: Her beauty is overrated.) övervärdera, överskatta -
51 prefer
v. föredra; ge företräde åt; tycka mer om; befordra; lägga fram (inför polis, domare etc.)* * *[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) föredra- preferably
- preference -
52 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) spela förnäm, sätta näsan i vädretEnglish-Swedish dictionary > put on airs / give oneself airs
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53 run rings round
(to be very much better at doing something than; to beat easily.) vara vida överlägsen, besegra ngn hur lätt som helst -
54 shade
n. skugga; skydd; färgton; nyans; rullgardin; skärm, lampskärm; (död persons:) själ, ande--------v. skugga; beskugga; fördunkla; nyansera, avtona* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skugga2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skugga3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skärm, []markis4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) nyans, skiftning, schattering5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) aning, smula2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skugga, skärma av, skydda2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) skugga, schattera3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) låta ngt gradvis övergå i•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade -
55 shape
n. form; utformning; figur; tillstånd; kondition; mönster, modell--------v. forma; designa, utforma; ta form; bildas; skapa; gestalta; styra mot* * *[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) form, fason, skapnad2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) gestalt, figur3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) tillstånd, skick, form, kondition2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) forma2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) forma3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) arta sig, se lovande ut•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape -
56 sum
n. summa; matematikuppgift; belopp--------v. summera, sammanfatta* * *1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) summa2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) []summa3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) matematik[]•- sum up -
57 surpass
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58 to my mind
efter min mening* * *(in my opinion: To my mind, you're better off working here than in most other places.) enligt min mening, i mitt tycke
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