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  • 1 support

    n. stöd; försörjning; underlag
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    v. stötta, stödja; understödja; hjälpa, backa upp; främja, gynna; försörja
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    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) stötta, stödja, bära upp
    2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) stötta, stödja, backa upp
    3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) stödja, bekräfta
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) försörja
    2. noun
    1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) stöd, försörjning
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) stötta
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    - supporting

    English-Swedish dictionary > support

  • 2 light

    adj. belyst, upplyst; ljus
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    adj. lätt; underviktig; mager, diet-; lättsinnig, tanklös
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    n. ljus; belysning; dagsljus; sken, blixt; synvinkel; eld, tändsticka; trafikljus; förebild
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    v. belysa; tända ljuset; antända, sätta eld på; lysa upp; stiga ur (fordon etc.); landa; ta ett dåligt beslut
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    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljus
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljus, lyse
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eld
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) ljus. dager
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) ljus
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljus-
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lysa upp
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tända
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lätt
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lätt, lindrig
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lätt
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) för lätt
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lätt
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lätt, snabb, smidig
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lättsam
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lätt
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lös, sandig
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

    English-Swedish dictionary > light

  • 3 sustain

    v. understödja, stötta; lida; hålla uppe; acceptera
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    [sə'stein]
    1) (to bear (the weight of): The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit.) tåla, hålla för
    2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) hålla uppe (vid mod)

    English-Swedish dictionary > sustain

  • 4 do's and don'ts

    [doun ] (rules or advice for action: If you want to lose weight, I can give you a list of do's and don'ts.)

    English-Swedish dictionary > do's and don'ts

  • 5 take in

    1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) omfatta, inkludera
    2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) ge tak över huvudet
    3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) fatta
    4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) ta (sy) in
    5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) lura, dupera

    English-Swedish dictionary > take in

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