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41 encounter
n. möte, sammanträffande--------v. träffa; stöta på* * *1. verb1) (to meet especially unexpectedly: She encountered the manager in the hall.) möta, råka, träffa []2) (to meet with (difficulties etc): I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.) möta, råka ut för2. noun1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) möte, sammanträffande2) (a fight: The encounter between the armies was fierce.) sammandrabbning -
42 flat
adj. flat, platt; punkterad (hjul); absolut; (ligga) raklång; utsträckt; smaklös; monoton; sänkt en halv ton (musik)--------adv. horisontellt; helt och hållet; absolut; rättframt; exakt; räntefri--------n. lägenhet; plan; slätt; punktering; ton med förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flat, flack, platt2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) tråkig3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) uttrycklig, blankt []4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) punkterad5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) avslagen6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) för låg[]2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) platt, utsträckt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) lägenhet2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) b-förtecken, halvt tonsteg nedåt3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) platt föremål, []flata4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flackt land, låglänt mark•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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43 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.) global by -
44 go from bad to worse
hoppa från aska i elden* * *(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) bli värre och värre -
45 granted
conj. förutsatt att* * *((even) if; assuming: Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast.) även om, förutsatt att -
46 granting
n. tillmötesgående, uppfyllande (av önskan etc.), givande* * *((even) if; assuming: Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast.) även om, förutsatt att -
47 grudge
n. agg; ovilja; förbittring, harm; avund--------v. hysa agg; hysa ovilja; ge ogärna; missunna; avundas* * *1. verb1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.) bjuda/bära ngn emot, inte unna2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) missunna2. noun(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) agg- grudging- grudgingly -
48 hardy
adj. stark, markerat; köldsäker* * *(tough; strong; able to bear cold, tiredness etc: This plant is very hardy and able to survive even rough winter weather.) härdad, härdig, tålig -
49 help
n. hjälp; nytta; hemhjälp; bistånd--------v. hjälpa, bistå underlätta; vara till nytta; bota; reparera* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjälpa []2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) bidra till, förbättra3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjälpa mot4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjälpa5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) låta bli, rå för, hjälpa2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjälp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjälp3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hemhjälp, dräng4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) inget att göra åt•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
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50 keel
n. köl (sjöfart och botanik); kolpråm, liktare (slags båt); anksjukdom--------v. välta, vända upp och ner på, kantra (angående båt)* * *[ki:l](the long supporting piece of a ship's frame that lies lengthwise along the bottom: The boat's keel stuck in the mud near the shore.) köl- be/keep on an even keel -
51 keep up
hänga med, fortsätta, bestå, att upprätthålla ens arbetsstil; upprätthålla, hålla i stånd* * *1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.)2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) -
52 level off
(to make or become flat, even, steady etc: After rising for so long, prices have now levelled off.) nå ett jämviktsläge, stabilisera sig -
53 low tide/water
(the time when the sea is lowest at a particular place during ebb-tide: There is three feet of water in the harbour, even at low water.) lågvatten, ebb -
54 manic
adj. galen* * *['mænik]1) (of, or suffering from, mania: She's in a manic state.) manisk2) (extremely energetic, active and excited: The new manager is one of those manic people who can't rest even for a minute.) manisk -
55 not for the life of me
(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) inte för mitt liv -
56 optimism
n. optimism (benägenhet att se det goda i livet, hopp för det bästa)* * *['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) optimism- optimist- optimistic
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57 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) ur askan i eldenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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58 pace out
(to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps: She paced out the room.) stega upp -
59 peacetime
n. fredstid* * *noun (a time when there is no war: Even in peacetime, a soldier's life is hard.) fredstid -
60 restriction
n. begränsning, inskränkning* * *[-ʃən]1) (a rule etc that limits or controls: Even in a free democracy a person's behaviour must be subject to certain restrictions.) restriktion2) (the act of restricting: restriction of freedom.) inskränkning, begränsning
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