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1 look for
leta efter* * *(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) leta efter -
2 look for a needle in a haystack
leta efter en nål i en höstackEnglish-Swedish dictionary > look for a needle in a haystack
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3 look for survivors
leta efter överlevande -
4 for all the world
för allt i världen* * *(exactly, quite etc: What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.) precis -
5 look
n. blick; uttryck; uppsyn; utseende; form; tittande--------v. titta; se; se ut; verka; likna; leta, söka* * *[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) se, titta2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) se ut3) (to face: The house looks west.) vetta, ligga mot2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) titt2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) blick3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) utseende•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
6 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 -
7 look out
vara försiktig, se upp; betrakta; titta ut* * *1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) titta (spana, hålla utkik) efter2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) se (välja) ut -
8 look forward to
se fram i mot* * *(to wait with pleasure for: I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.) se fram emot -
9 fend for oneself
sörja för sig, klara sig själv* * *(to look after oneself: He is old enough to fend for himself.) sörja för (klara, reda) sig själv -
10 care for
ta hand om, sköta om* * *1) (to look after (someone): The nurse will care for you.) sköta om2) (to be fond of: I don't care for him enough to marry him.) tycka om -
11 do
n. tillställning; uppmaning (bibliskt- god gärning); bedrägeri (slang)--------v. göra; syssla med; handla; sköta om; klara sig; spela, agera; lura, snuva* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) göra6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) göra [], klara [], avverka, köra7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ägna sig åt, syssla med8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) räcka, duga, passa9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) läsa, studera, utföra, räkna10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) må, klara (reda, sköta) sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordna, rätta till12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) göra13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) visa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) vålla, göra15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) göra, avverka2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) kalas, tillställning- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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12 search
n. sökande; spaning, undersökning--------v. leta; söka igenom, undersöka, leta i; tränga in i; göra efterforskningar* * *[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) söka, leta2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) söka igenom, kroppsvisitera2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) sökande, letande- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
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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
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14 culprit
n. anklagad, brottsling* * *(a person responsible for something wrong, unpleasant etc: As soon as he saw the broken window he began to look for the culprit.) brottsling, gärningsman, den skyldige -
15 initiative
adj. inledande--------n. initiativ; första steget* * *[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) initiativ2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) initiativ[] -
16 hide
n. gömställe; djurskinn--------v. gömma sig; gömma, dölja* * *I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) gömma []2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) gömsle- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) []hud, skinn- hiding -
17 mudskipper
noun (a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food.) slam-krypare -
18 quality
adj. kvalitets---------n. kvalitet; beskaffenhet; förmåga, talang, förtjänst; egenskap, drag; hög rang* * *['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kvalitet2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) kvalitet, egenskap -
19 surf
n. vågsvall, bränningar--------v. surfa* * *[sə:f] 1. noun(the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) bränning[], vågsvall2. verb1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.) surfa2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.) surfa•- surfer- surfing
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20 mean
adj. medelvärde; medel-; nedrig, elak, simpel, lumpen; snål; lågsint--------n. mitt; genomsnitt--------v. mena; avse; betyda* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) snål2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) simpel, gemen3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) elak, otäck4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) torftig, eländig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) medel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) i medeltal, genomsnittlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medeltal, -värde, -vägIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyda, mena2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha för avsikt, ämna•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) menande- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
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