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1 fall back on
falla tillbaka på, ta sin tillflykt till, ta till som reserv, tillgripa* * *(to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) falla tillbaka på -
2 fall flat
ramla huvudstupad* * *((especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect: Her joke fell flat.) falla platt till marken, misslyckas -
3 fall out
rest; falla ut; bli osams, komma ihop sig, råka i gräl* * *( sometimes with with) (to quarrel: I have fallen out with my sister.) komma ihop sig med -
4 fall short
understiga; inte motsvara, svika; komma till korta, brista* * *( often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) inte räcka till, börja ta slut -
5 to have the benefit of the doubt
att bli given en chans (att hellre bli friad än fälld i tveksamt fall)English-Swedish dictionary > to have the benefit of the doubt
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6 hand
adj. hand---------n. hand; visare; tvärhand (4 inches); kort på hand; arbetare; sjöman--------v. räcka, lämna; hjälpa* * *[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) visare3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) arbetare, []man4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) hjälpande hand, handtag5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) [] hand6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) tvärhand7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) handstil2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) ge, räcka2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) lämna över•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
7 yet
adv. än, ännu; redan; ytterligare; men; likväl, i alla fall, dock; fastän--------conj. men; ändå; trots allt; i alla fall* * *[jet] 1. adverb1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) än, ännu2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) ännu, ytterligare3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) ännu2. conjunction(but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) ändå, i alla fall- as yet -
8 way
adv. oerhört; långt, högt--------n. väg, stig; sätt, vis; avseende; form; riktning; avstånd* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) väg, passage2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) väg3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) gata[], väg[]4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) väg, el. oöversatt: det är långt till skolan5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) sätt, vis6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) sätt, vis, avseende7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) sätt, uppträdande, beteende8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) fram, el. oöversatt: de hade snart ätit sig igenom maten2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) långt, högt- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
9 collapse
n. bryta samman; krasha; störta samman; sammantryckning, då en mapp eller katalog göms som är sekundär till titeln av den nuvarande mappern el. katalogen (data)--------v. kollapsa, klappa ihop* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) kollapsa2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) kollapsa3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryta samman4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) fälla ihop• -
10 in that case
i så fall* * *(if that should happen or should have happened: You're leaving? In that case, I'm leaving too.) i så fall -
11 shower
n. dusch; regn, skur; lysningskalas; möhippa--------v. duscha; regna; strömma ner, falla ner* * *1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) regnskur2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) skur, regn, ström3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) dusch4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) dusch2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) låta regna över, överhopa, överösa2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) duscha•- showery- showerproof -
12 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 -
13 edge
n. kant; udd; egg; gräns, ände--------v. vässa, slipa; gå framåt sakta och försiktigt* * *[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) kant, rand, bryn2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) udd, häftighet2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) kanta2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) maka (flytta) [], tränga sig•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge -
14 lapse
n. misstag; felsteg; felsägning; avvikelse; tidsrymd; återfallande; upphörande--------v. återfalla, förfalla, sjunka ned; upphöra, komma ur bruk; avvika; försvinna, suddas ut; förflyta (tid)* * *[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) förfalla, upphöra2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) falla, förfalla2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) lapsus, förbiseende, misstag2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) tid[] -
15 pigs might fly
(said of something very unlikely to happen: `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!') det vore i så fall ett under -
16 spiral
adj. spiralformig, spiral-, snäckformig, vindel-, skruvformig, slingrande--------n. spiral; spiralformig rörelse; vindel; snäcklinje--------v. röra sig i en spiral; vara spiralformig; göra spiralformig* * *1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spiral-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spiralformad2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) spiral2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spiral3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) röra sig i (bilda) en spiral- spirally -
17 worst
adv. sämst, värst, svårast--------n. det värsta; det sämsta--------v. besegra, övervinna* * *[wə:st] 1. adjective(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) sämsta, värsta2. adverb(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) sämst, värst3. pronoun(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) [] sämsta (värsta), [] sämst (värst), [] värsta fall- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is
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