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1 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) uppmuntrande snack, peptalk -
2 speak
v. tala; säga; yttra, ge uttryck; hålla tal; nämna, antyda* * *[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) tala, prata, säga2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) tala, prata3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) tala, prata4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) säga5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) tala, hålla tal•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of -
3 babble
n. babbel, pladder; joller; sorl--------v. babbla, pladdra; jollra; sorla* * *['bæbl] 1. verb1) (to talk indistinctly or foolishly: What are you babbling about now?) babbla2) (to make a continuous and indistinct noise: The stream babbled over the pebbles.) sorla2. noun(such talk or noises.) babbel, sorl -
4 end
n. slut; mål; avslutning; död--------v. sluta, upphöra; sluta, avsluta* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) slut, ända, sista2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) slut3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) död, undergång4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mål, syfte5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) fimp, stump, tåt, [] bit2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) sluta, avsluta- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
5 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) dra allmänna slutsatser av2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) generalisera -
6 generalize
v. generalisera; sluta sig till; utföra generellt* * *1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) dra allmänna slutsatser av2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) generalisera -
7 grunt
n. grymtning (grisläte); mullrande; knotande--------v. grymta (gris); mullra; knota* * *1. verb1) (to make a low, rough sound: The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.) grymta2) ((of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting: He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.) grymta fram2. noun(a low, rough sound: a grunt of disapproval.) grymtning, grymtande -
8 inquire
v. fråga; göra efterfrågningar; höra sig för; fråga (efter); utreda* * *1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) fråga om (efter)2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) fråga om3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) höra sig för om4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) fråga efter5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) fråga efter6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersöka, forska i, utreda•- inquiry- make inquiries -
9 joke
n. skämt; rolig historia--------v. skämta, skoja* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) skämt, vits, skoj2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) lustighet, spratt2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) skämta, skoja2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) skämtare•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
10 report
n. rapport, redogörelse; reportage, inslag; smäll--------v. rapportera, informera, redogöra* * *[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) rapport, redogörelse, utlåtande2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) rykte3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) knall, smäll2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) rapportera, referera2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) rapportera, anmäla3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) anmäla4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) anmäla sig, inställa sig []•- reporter- reported speech
- report back -
11 rot
n. ruttenhet, röta; motgångar, rad misslyckanden; dumheter--------v. ruttna; prata strunt* * *[rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) [] ruttna2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) röta2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) strunt, smörja•- rotten- rottenness
- rotter
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