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1 break ground
plöja; bryta mark; lägga grunden -
2 break new ground
vara banbrytande, bryta nya vägar (ny mark)* * *(to deal with a subject for the first time.) bryta ny mark, vara banbrytande -
3 broken
adj. sönder; bruten* * *['brəukən]1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) trasig, sönder2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) avbruten3) (uneven: broken ground.) ojämn, kuperad4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) bruten5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) trasig, sönderslagen• -
4 hard
adj. svår, hård--------adv. ansträngande; nära tätt intill* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hård2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) svår3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hård[], sträng4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) hård, sträng, svår5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hård6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hårt []2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hårt, ordentligt2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hårt, häftigt3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hårt, stint4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) hårt, häftigt, våldsamt•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
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5 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
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