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21 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 -
22 which
adj. vilken?, vilket?, vilka?; vem?; hur?, på vilket sätt?--------pron. vilken?, vilket?, vilka?; vilken som; den som; som* * *[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) vilken, vilket, vilka, vem2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) som3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) som, vilket,... och i så fall- which is which? - which is which -
23 whichever
adj. vilkendera; vad som; spelar ingen roll vilken--------pron. vilken som; spelar ingen roll vilken* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) vilken, vilkendera, den som2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) vilken... än -
24 brain
n. hjärna; förstånd--------v. slå in skallen på* * *[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) hjärna2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) huvud, begåvning3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) skarp hjärna•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave -
25 level
adj. slät; jämn; jämställd; plan; på samma plan--------n. nivå; jämnhöjd; höjd; yta; plan; vattennivå; vattenpass--------v. jämna till, planera (även nivå); balansera; göra likställd; göras likställd; jämna med marken* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivå, standard2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) plan, våning3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vattenpass4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) jämn yta (mark)2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) jämn, slät, plan, struken2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) i jämnhöjd, jämn3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jämn, stadig3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jämna (platta) ut (till)2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) utjämna3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) rikta mot4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jämna med marken, rasera•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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26 record
adj. -rekord, rekord-, angående rekord--------n. uppteckna; registrera; förteckning; meritlista; platta; inspelning; rekord; en rad i en databas el. ett kalkyleringsblad som innehåller ett helt set med information (data)--------v. skriva upp; registrera; spela in* * *1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) dokument, uppteckning, protokoll2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) grammofonskiva3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) meritlista, förflutet2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) uppteckna, protokollföra2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) spela in3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) visa4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) avge, []registrera•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
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27 to begin with
först och främst* * *1) (at first: I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends.) till att börja med, i början2) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) för det första -
28 weapon
n. vapen; stridsmedel* * *['wepən](any instrument or means which is used for one's own defence or for attacking others: Rifles, arrows, atom bombs and tanks are all weapons; The police are looking for the murder weapon; Surprise is our best weapon.) vapen
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