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1 water
adj. vatten---------n. vatten; vätska; vattennivå; regnvatten; vattenmassor, vattendrag; bassäng; genomskinlighet (diamant)--------v. vattna, bevattna; blöta; tåras; vattnas (i munnen); förse med vatten; tunna ut; vattna ur* * *['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) vatten2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vattna2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) vattnas3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) tåras•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) regnrock, -kappa4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) göra vattentät, impregnera- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down -
2 feel like a fish out of water
känna sig som en fisk på torra land, inte vara i sitt rätta element* * *(to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.) känna sig som en fisk på torra land -
3 like a fish out of water
som en fisk på torra land, som inte är i sitt rätta element -
4 amphibian
adj. amfibisk (zoologi: sjö och land djur, kapabel att verka och röra sig både i hav och på land)--------n. amfibiedjur (lever i både sjö och på land); amfibiefordon (fordon som kan användas både på hav och på land)* * *[æm'fibiən]1) (a creature that spends part of its life on land and part in water: Frogs are amphibians.) amfibie2) (a vehicle designed to move on land or in the water.) amfibiefordon3) (an aircraft designed to fly from land or water.) amfibieflygplan• -
5 drain
n. dike, avlopp; dränering--------v. dränera; avvattnas; tömma; gradvis försvinna* * *[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) torrlägga, dränera, täckdika2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) rinna av (bort)3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) skölja, tömma, försvinna4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) tömma, dricka ur5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) tömma, göra tom på2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) dränering, avlopp2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) ngt som tär på kassan (krafterna, resurserna), avtappning•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain -
6 hovercraft
n. svävare, svävfarkost* * *noun (a vehicle which is able to move over land or water, supported by a cushion of air.) svävare -
7 shore
n. strand, kust; land; stöd--------v. stötta* * *[ʃo:](land bordering on the sea or on any large area of water: a walk along the shore; When the ship reached Gibraltar the passengers were allowed on shore.) strand, kust -
8 carry
n. skjutbana; båttransportering på land; transportering--------v. bära; frakta; framföra; fortsätta* * *['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bära []2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) färdas, kunna höras3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bära upp4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) medföra, innebära5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) gå igenom, bli antagen6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) föra sig•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
huserande, härjande- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
hand-, kabin-
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight -
9 fen
n. kärr, träsk, myr, sankmark* * *[fen](an area of low marshy land often covered with water.) kärr, myr, sankmark -
10 frog
n. groda* * *[froɡ](a small jumping animal, without a tail, that lives on land and in water.) groda- frogman -
11 high and dry
på bar backe; strandad* * *1) ((of boats) on the shore; out of the water: The boat was left high and dry of the beach.) på torra land2) (in difficulties: Her husband has left her high and dry without any money.) på bar backe -
12 irrigate
v. bevattna; skölja (sår)* * *['iriɡeit](to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means.) []bevattna -
13 island
n. ö; isolerad höjd; refug, trafikdelare--------v. göra till en ö; isolera, placera för sig själv; beströ med öar* * *1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) ö2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) refug•- islander -
14 lake
n. sjö, insjö; röd lackfärg* * *[leik](a large area of water surrounded by land: They go swimming in / sailing on the lake; Lake Michigan.) sjö, insjö -
15 mudflat
noun ((often in plural) an area of muddy seaside land which is covered with water at high tide.) gyttjig strandremsa -
16 newt
n. vattenödla (amfibie)* * *[nju:t](a type of small animal which lives on land and in water.) vattenödla -
17 peninsula
n. halvö* * *[pə'ninsjulə](a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water: the Malay peninsula.) halvö -
18 poach
v. överträda en gräns, pochera ägg; tjuvjaga, tjuvfiska* * *I [pəu ] verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) pocherad, förlorat []- poachedII [pəu ] verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.) tjuvjaga- poacher -
19 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 -
20 sea
adj. havs-, sjö---------n. hav; ocean; våg, sjö, sjögång* * *[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) hav2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) []havet, []sjön, [] vatten3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) sjö, sjögång•- seawards- seaward
- seaboard
- sea breeze
- seafaring
- seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) fisk och skaldjurs-- seafront- sea-going
- seagull
- sea level
- sea-lion
- seaman
- seaport
- seashell
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- seaside
- seaweed
- seaworthy
- seaworthiness
- at sea
- go to sea
- put to sea
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