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1 play one person off against another
spela ut en person mot en annanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > play one person off against another
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2 play one's cards well
spela sina kort väl -
3 play one's trump card
spela sitt trumfkort -
4 play a
((not) to be one of the people who are doing (something): He played no part in the robbery.) ha del i/ha ingen del i -
5 play into someone's hands
spela någon i händerna, ge en annan en fördel* * *(to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do.) -
6 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) spela ut mot -
7 to one's heart's content
(as much as one wants: She could play in the big garden to her heart's content.) -
8 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) -
9 pick out
välja* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) se ut, välja ut2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) peka ut, urskilja3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) plocka (ta) ut -
10 star
n. stjärna--------v. uppträda som stjärna, spela huvudrollen* * *1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) stjärna2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) stjärna3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) stjärna4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) stjärna2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) spela (ha) huvudrollen2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) [] i huvudrollen•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
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11 scene
n. skådeplats; scen, syn; ställa till skandal; scen (i skådespel); uppträde (slang); fondkuliss; anblick* * *[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) plats, skådeplats2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) scen3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) scen, uppträde4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) syn, bild5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) scen6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) scen7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) värld, kretsar•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene -
12 ear
n. öra; hörsel; ax* * *I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) öra2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) öra•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) []ax -
13 partner
n. kompanjon; partner--------v. vara partner till* * *1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) kompanjon, delägare, partner2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) medspelare, partner2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) vara partner (kompanjon, medspelare) till -
14 quarter
n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning--------v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) månkvarter8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dela med fyra3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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15 review
n. granskning; prövning--------v. granska; mönstra; gå igenom på nytt* * *[rə'vju:] 1. noun1) (a written report on a book, play etc giving the writer's opinion of it.) recension2) (an inspection of troops etc.) mönstring, inspektion3) ((American) revision; studying or going over one's notes: I have just enough time for a quick review of my speech; I made a quick review of my notes before the test.)2. verb1) (to make or have a review of: The book was reviewed in yesterday's paper; The Queen reviewed the troops.) recensera, inspektera2) (to reconsider: We'll review the situation at the end of the month.) ompröva, betrakta på nytt3) ((American) to revise; to go over one's notes, lessons etc in preparation for an examination: I have to review (my notes) for the test tomorrow.)•- reviewer -
16 run
n. språngmarsch; springande, löpning; ansats; färd; rutt; följd, serie; maska (på strumpa); anfall--------v. springa; föra; (water) tappa vatten; rusa; kandidera; fungera; rinna ; pågå; låta; körning; löpning; köra; följd; upplaga; (sl.) the runs diarré* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) springa2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) åka, gå3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) rinna4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) [] gå5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) sköta, driva6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) springa7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) gå8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) löpa, gälla, gå9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) köra10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) släppa, fälla11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) köra, skjutsa12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) dra, låta fara (svepa, glida)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) torka ut, frysa []2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) språngmarsch, joggingrunda2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) tur3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) period4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) maska5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) fritt tillträde, tillgång6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) inhägnad7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) i följd (sträck)- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
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17 tag
n. etikett; flik; svanstipp; etikettera; fästa ihop; (data) tecken eller teckenkombination som används för märkning eller klassificering av data (i programspråket HTML)--------v. etikettera; lägga till* * *[tæɡ] 1. noun1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) lapp, märke, etikett2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) kliché, sentens3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') bihang, påhäng4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.) tafatt2. verb(to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) sätta lapp (märke, etikett) på, märka- tag on -
18 attribute
n. attribut, kännetecken; bestämning (grammatik)--------v. tillskriva; tillerkänna* * *1. [ə'tribjut] verb1) (to think of as being written, made etc by: The play is attributed to Shakespeare.) tiilskriva, tillerkänna2) (to think of as being caused by: He attributed his illness to the cold weather.) tillskriva2. noun(a quality that is a particular part of a person or thing: Intelligence is not one of his attributes.) attribut, kännetecken -
19 character
n. karaktär, läggning; figur, personlighet; bokstav el. symbol; digital återgivning av en bokstav el. en symbol (data); personlighetsbeskrivning, beskrivning av egenskaper och benägenheter* * *['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) [] karaktär3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) anseende, rykte4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) rollfigur, diktad person5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personlighet, lustig typ (kurre)6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) typ, tecken•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) kännetecken, karaktärsdrag- characterize
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20 director
n. direktör; regissör* * *noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) chef, ledare, direktör, regissör, dirigent
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