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41 let
n. uthyrning av rum; uthyrande; hinder; nätboll vid serve (i tennis)--------v. tillåta; låta; ge; hyra ut; hyra; lämna i fred; släppa; låta undfalla sig, låta höra; skvallra* * *I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) låta, tillåta2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) låta3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) låt•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) hyra ut- to let -
42 let down
göra besviken; släppa ner; lägga ner (klädesplagg)* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) släppa (fira, sänka) ner2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) göra besviken, svika3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) släppa ut luften ur4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) lägga (släppa) ner -
43 luxury
adj. lyx---------n. lyx, överflöd; lyxliv; godsaker, njutning* * *plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) lyx, överflöd2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) lyx[]•- luxuriously
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44 niggardly
adv. knussligt, snålt; svartsjukt* * *['niɡədli](not generous; unwilling to give or spend money: He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift.) snål, gnidig -
45 put a good face on it
(to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not: Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it.) -
46 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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47 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.)English-Swedish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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48 security risk
säkerhetsrisk* * *(a person considered not safe to be given a job involving knowledge of secrets because he might give secret information to an enemy etc.) säkerhetsrisk -
49 see through
v. genomskåda; slutföra* * *1) (to give support to (a person, plan etc) until the end is reached: I'd like to see the job through.) hjälpa ngn att komma igenom en svårighet2) (not to be deceived by (a person, trick etc): We soon saw through him and his little plan.) genomskåda -
50 set
adj. fast, fastställd; klar, färdig; bestämd, beslutad; bestämd på förhand--------n. set, sats, uppsättning; grupp, umgängeskrets; passform; hållning; set (tennis etc.); radio, TV-anläggning; inspelningsplats; riktning; härdning--------v. sätta, ställa, lägga; bestämma; stelna; placera, förlägga; orsaka; plantera; duka (bordet); gå ner (sol); sätta, vrida (klockan)* * *[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) ställa, sätta, lägga2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) duka3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) sätta, bestämma, fastställa4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) ge, föregå med5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få att börja, sätta i gång6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ner7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stelna, sätta sig, hårdna8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ställa9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) lägga10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) besätta, infatta11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) återföra i rätt läge, fixera2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, fastställd, bestämd, spikad2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) fast besluten, mycket angelägen om3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) avsiktlig4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stel, orörlig5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) bestämd, orubblig6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) infattad3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sats, uppsättning2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparat, anläggning3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupp, krets, klick4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) läggning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scen, kuliss, dekor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
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51 square
adj. fyrkantig; rutig; kvadratisk; vinkelrät; undersätsig; fyrkantig, konservativ; ärlig; renhårig, rättvis--------adv. i rät vinkel, vinkelrätt; rakt, rätt; hederligt, ärligt; fyrkantigt--------n. fyrkant; kvadrat; ruta; torg; kvarter; kvadrattal; konservativ person; vinkelhake--------v. göra fyrkantig, kvadrera; avpassa, lämpa; upphöja i kvadrat; göra upp, betala; muta; utjämna* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) fyrkant, ruta3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadratisk, fyrkantig, markerad []2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) kvitt, jämn3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadrat-4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) insnöad, mossig3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) vinkelrätt2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rakt, rätt4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) göra kvadratisk(fyrkantig, rätvinklig)2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) reglera, göra upp3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) passa ihop, stämma överens4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) upphöja i kvadrat•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
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52 tap
n. kran; kork, tapp; knackning--------v. förse med kran; pumpa (bildligt), mjölka (bildligt); avlyssna; knacka* * *I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) knackning2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) knacka- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) kran, tapp2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) utnyttja, exploatera2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) göra en telefonavlyssning -
53 torture
n. tortyr, pina, smärtor--------v. tortera* * *['to: ə] 1. verb(to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) tortera, plåga, misshandla2. noun1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) tortyr2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) kval, pina -
54 undivided
adj. odelad* * *((of attention etc) not distracted; wholly concentrated: Please give the matter your undivided attention.) odelad
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