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1 have pity on
ha medlidande med* * *(to feel pity for (someone because of something): Have pity on the old man.) ha medlidande (förbarmande) med -
2 settle old scores
(to get revenge for past wrongs: I have some old scores to settle with you.) göra upp gamla mellanhavanden, ge betalt för gammal ost -
3 age
n. ålder; tid, period; generation--------v. åldras; komma att åldras* * *[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) ålder2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tid, tidevarv, period3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) ålder, ålderdom[]4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) i en evighet, i evigheter2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) åldras- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age -
4 change
n. ändring; byte; småpengar; växel--------v. ändra; byta; växla till småpengar; förändras* * *[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) ändra, förändra[]2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) byta3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) byta []4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) förvandla[]5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) växla2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) förändring2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) ändring3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) byte, ombyte4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) småpengar5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) växel6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) omväxling, ombyte•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change -
5 home
adj. hem-, hus-, familje-, inre, invändig--------adv. hem; hemma; hemåt--------n. hem--------v. styra, dirigera; göra sig hemmastadd; återvända hem* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) hem2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) hem, hemvist, hemland3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) hem4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) hem5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) hem, hus, bostad2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) hem-, hemma- hemmets2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) inhemsk3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) hemma-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) hem, hemma2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) ordentligt fast, [] rätt, [] fullkomligt klart•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
6 date
n. datum; träff, möte; dadel, dadelpalm--------v. datera; stämma träff med* * *I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) datum, datering2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) datum3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) träff2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) datera2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) datera sig från (till), härröra från3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) bli (vara) gammalmodig (föråldrad)•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) dadel -
7 stuff
n. material; saker, prylar; tyg; strunt--------v. stoppa, proppa, fylla; tvångsmata; stoppa upp* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) material, ämne, stoff, saker, grejor, virke2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) saker, grejor3) (an old word for cloth.) tyg•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) fylla, packa, stoppa, proppa i sig2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) späcka, fylla3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp•- stuffing- stuff up -
8 concubine
n. konkubin, bihustru, älskarinna* * *1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) konkubin2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) bihustru -
9 contact
n. kontakt, förbindelse--------v. kontakta, ta kontakt med* * *['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kontakt, beröring2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) kontakt, förbindelse3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) kontakt4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakt5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) eventuell smittbärare6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) kontakt, förbindelse2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) kontakta -
10 die
n. tärning; präglingsstämpel, myntstämpel--------v. dö, omkomma; dö ut; sukta efter, längta efter* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) dö2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) försvinna, slockna3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) längta [] efter ngt, vara [] sugen på•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) präglingsstämpelIII see dice -
11 euthanasia
n. eutanasi, dödshjälp* * *[ju:Ɵə'neiziə](the painless killing of someone who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness: Many old people would prefer euthanasia to the suffering they have to endure.) eutanasi, dödshjälp -
12 fascination
n. tjusning, lockelse* * *1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) fascination, hänförelse2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) fascination, lockelse, tjuskraft -
13 fossil
adj. fossil; gammal, föråldrad, omodern--------n. fossil; person med föråldrade åsikter, föråldrad i sina åsikter* * *['fosl](the hardened remains of an animal or vegetable found in rock: Fossils have been found here which may be a million years old.) fossil- fossilise -
14 good riddance
skönt att bli av med honom* * *['ridəns] (I am happy to have got rid of it, him etc: I've thrown out all those old books, and good riddance (to the lot of them)!) skönt att bli av med den (det, dem) -
15 look up
slå upp (i böcker)* * *1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) ta sig, ljusna2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) söka upp, hälsa på3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) slå upp4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) slå upp i, anlita -
16 paradox
n. motsägelse, självmotsägelse; paradox* * *['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradox- paradoxically -
17 preserve
n. naturreservat; privat område, privat egendom--------v. bevara; konservera; skydda; upprätthålla* * *[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) bevara, skydda2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) bevara3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) konservera2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) privilegium, förbehållen rätt2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) reservat3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) sylt•- preservative -
18 ride
n. ritt, ridtur; åktur; ridstig--------v. rida; bära; åka* * *1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) rida, åka, cykla2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) rida, köra, cykla3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) rida, starta4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) rida2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) ridtur, cykeltur2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) ridtur, åktur•- rider- riding-school -
19 salt
n. SALT (samtal mellan stormakter rörande nedskärning av kärnvapen)* * *[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) salt2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) salt3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) sjöbjörn2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salt, salt-, saltad3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salta- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
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20 serviceable
adj. användbar; hållbar, slitstark; tjänstvillig* * *1) (useful; capable of being used: This tractor is so old it is barely serviceable now.) användbar, brukbar2) (hard-wearing: He walks to school every day, so he must have serviceable shoes.) slitstark, hållbar
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