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1 look about
titta sig omkring -
2 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) gå och rota (snoka) -
3 how
adv. hur; till vilket pris* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hur2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) vad, hur3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) hur4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hur5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hur []•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) hur... än- how come
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4 as if / as though
(in the way one would expect if: He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint.) som om -
5 aspect
n. utseende, uppsyn; aspekt, sida; riktning* * *['æspekt]1) (a part of something to be thought about: We must consider every aspect of the problem.) aspekt, sida2) (a side of a building etc or the direction it faces in.) läge, utsikt3) (look or appearance: His face had a frightening aspect.) utseende, uppsyn -
6 contemplate
v. beskåda; överväga* * *['kontəmpleit]1) (to think seriously (about): I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.) fundera på (över)2) (to look thoughtfully at: The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.) betrakta•- contemplative
- contemplatively -
7 fantastic
adj. inbillad; underlig; sällsam; orimlig, enorm; fantastisk* * *[fæn'tæstik]1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) befängd, otrolig2) (wonderful; very good: You look fantastic!) fantastisk -
8 gloat
v. vara skadeglad; frossa med ögonen; betrakta med lust/åtrå* * *[ɡləut](to look at or think about with wicked pleasure: He gloated over his rival's failure.) betrakta med skadeglädje, frossa i -
9 instruction
n. instruktion, undervisning; föreskrift; vägledning* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed: She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.) undervisning, handledning2) (an order or direction: You must learn to obey instructions.) föreskrift, förhållningsorder3) ((in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc: Could I look at the instructions, please?) bruksanvisning -
10 just
adj. rättvis, rättrådig; rätt; alldeles, exakt, precis; berättigad; noggrann; rättskaffens; riktigt--------adv. just nu, för ögonblicket; precis; strax, bredvid, nästan; endast; knappt; fullkomligt--------n. tornering, dust* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rättvis, riktig2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rättmätig, skälig, befogad3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) rättvisa, rättmätighet, riktighet•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) just, precis2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) precis lika3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) just4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) just, strax5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) just som6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) nätt och jämnt7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) [] bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) någorlunda, på ett ungefär•- just now
- just then -
11 mudskipper
noun (a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food.) slam-krypare -
12 nose
n. näsa; nos, snabel; näbb--------v. lukta; vädra, få väderkorn på; nosa på* * *[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) näsa2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) luktsinne, väderkorn3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nos2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) nosa []2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) snoka•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose -
13 refer
v. hänvisa till, referera till; syfta på; vända sig till; mena* * *[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) nämna, hänvisa till2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) avse, åsyfta3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) hänskjuta, remittera, överlämna4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) rådfråga, slå upp i•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) döma- reference book
- reference library -
14 reproach
n. beskyllning; förebråelse--------v. beskylla; tillrättavisa; förebrå* * *[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) förebrå, klandra2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) förebråelse, klander- reproachfully -
15 see
n. biskopssäte, biskopsämbete; biskopsstift--------v. se; förstå; se till att; kontrollera; prova; följa; möta, träffa* * *I [si:] past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) se2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) se3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) se4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) se5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) förstå6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) se, undersöka7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ses8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) följa•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) stift -
16 small
adj. liten; knapp, gles; obetydlig, ringa; småsint; svag--------adv. med låg röst; smått, i små bitar (tårtskärande etc.)--------n. korsryggen, veka livet (smala delen av ryggen)* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) liten, små, smått2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) obetydlig, i liten skala, små-3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) inte mycket4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) småannonser•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
17 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) vad [] som?, hurdan []
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