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1 meet one's Waterloo
möta sitt Waterloo -
2 meet one's death
dö, avlida -
3 meet one's eyes
titta i ögonen -
4 meet one's maker
dö, avlida -
5 meet one's obligations
uppfylla sina skyldigheter -
6 meet
adj. lämplig, passande--------n. möte; mötesplats (jakt etc.)--------v. möta; träffa; träffas; samla ihop, sammanföra; välkomna; lära känna; motsvara, tillfredsställa; infria* * *[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) möta, träffa2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) mötas, träffas, ses, sammanträda3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) träffa4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mötas5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) möta, tillmötesgå6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) möta7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) möta8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) råka ut för, vinna9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) möta2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) möte, samling, tävling- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway -
7 end
n. slut; mål; avslutning; död--------v. sluta, upphöra; sluta, avsluta* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) slut, ända, sista2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) slut3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) död, undergång4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mål, syfte5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) fimp, stump, tåt, [] bit2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) sluta, avsluta- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
8 point
n. punkt; prick; ställe; poäng; ämne; (huvud) sak; sida; udd; (elektron.) vägguttag; rikta; (byggn.) fogstyrka; peka; måttenhet för ett typsnitt (data)--------v. peka; betona, poängtera; vässa; visa, peka mot* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spets, udd, mynning2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) udde3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkt, tecken, komma4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidpunkt, ögonblick6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) streck8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) poäng9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt, detalj, poäng, synpunkt, kärnpunkt, huvudsak10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) mening, nytta11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) sida, egenskap12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vägguttag2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rikta2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) peka mot (på)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fogstryka•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
9 cross
adj. arg; korsande; motig--------n. kors; lidande; korsning, hybrid; blandning--------v. korsa; (biologiskt:) göra en korsning, korsa; göra korstecknet; förhindra; irritera* * *[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) arg- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kors, kryss2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kors3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kors[]4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kors, lidande5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) korsning6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kors7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kors, tapperhetsmedalj2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) korsa2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) lägga i kors, korsa3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) korsa varandra4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) gå om varandra5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) dra ett streck över6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) korsa7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) korsa8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) gå i vägen för, gå emot•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) dubbelkontroll- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out -
10 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
11 face
n. ansikte; min, uppsyn; yta; framsida; oförskämdhet (slang); uttryck; utseende; anseende, berömmelse; smink--------v. stå vänd mot; uppställa sig för; stå inför; vända sig mot; räkna med, täcka; låta göra; dra över* * *[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) ansikte2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) yta, []vägg3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) kolfront2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) ligga (stå) mittemot2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) vända sig mot, stå (sitta) vänd mot3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) stå inför, möta•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face -
12 appointment
n. möte; utnämning; anställning* * *1) ((an) arrangement to meet someone; I made an appointment to see him.) [] möte2) (the job or position to which a person is appointed: His appointment was for one year only.) anställning, tjänst -
13 club
adj. klubb---------n. klubb, klubbhus; klubba, batong; klöverkort (i kortspel)--------v. slå* * *1. noun1) (a heavy stick etc used as a weapon.) klubba, påk2) (a bat or stick used in certain games (especially golf): Which club will you use?) klubba3) (a number of people meeting for study, pleasure, games etc: the local tennis club.) klubb4) (the place where these people meet: He goes to the club every Friday.) klubb, klubbhus5) (one of the playing-cards of the suit clubs.) klöver[]2. verb(to beat or strike with a club: They clubbed him to death.) klubba- clubs -
14 converge
v. mötas, löpa samman* * *[kən'və:‹](to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point: The roads converge in the centre of town.) löpa (stråla) samman- convergent -
15 face to face
ansikte mot ansikte, mellan fyra ögon* * *(in person; in the actual presence of one another: I'd like to meet him face to face some day - I've heard so much about him.) ansikte mot ansikte, öga mot öga -
16 find
n. fynd; upptäckt--------v. finna; upptäcka; döma, besluta; förse; finna sig* * *1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finna, hitta2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) komma på, upptäcka3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) anse, tycka2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) fynd, upptäckt- find out -
17 focus
n. fokus; brännpunkt; brännvidd; fokusera, ställa in (kamera); området i en dialogruta som mottar matning av indata--------v. fokusera; rikta in sig på; samla; samla sig i en punkt* * *['foukəs] 1. plurals - focuses, foci; noun1) (the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.) fokus, brännpunkt2) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) brännpunkt, centrum2. verb1) (to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture: Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.) ställa in skärpan2) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) rikta uppmärksamheten•- focal- in
- out of focus -
18 roundabout
adj. indirekt; som går runt--------n. karusell; rondell* * *1) (a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.) karusell2) (a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.) rondell -
19 so
n. symfoni orkester* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) så3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) så, det4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det... också5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') [] det...2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) så- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
20 steel
adj. stål-, av stål--------n. stål--------v. härda* * *[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). stål2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) stålsätta- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks
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