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1 pull
n. drag, ryck; effekt; höjning, ökning; korrigering (tryck); handtag--------v. dra, rycka; släpa; dra ut; sträcka ut; slita* * *[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) dra2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) dra ett bloss3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) ro4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) styra, köra2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) drag, ryck, klunk, bloss2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) dragningskraft3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) ligga bra till hos•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg -
2 pull out
dra ut; överge; dra sig tillbaka; utgång; tillbakadragande; utviksblad -
3 pull out of
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4 pull the chestnuts out of the fire
krafsa kastanjerna ur elden åt någon, tjäna någonEnglish-Swedish dictionary > pull the chestnuts out of the fire
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5 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) fiska upp -
6 root out
rycka upp med rötterna* * *1) (to pull up or tear out by the roots: The gardener began to root out the weeds.) rycka upp med rötterna2) (to get rid of completely: We must do our best to root out poverty.) utrota -
7 pluck
n. hjärta, lever, lungor (från djur för matlagning); ryck, ryckning; misslyckande; mod, kurage--------v. plocka, plocka av; rycka ut; orsaka ett misslyckande; lura* * *1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) rycka []2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) plocka3) (to pick (flowers etc).) plocka4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plocka5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) knäppa2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) mod, kurage- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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8 draw
n. drag; lottdragning; oavgjord match--------v. dra; ta ut; rita, skissa; beskriva; röra sig mot* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) rita, teckna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nalkas4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spela oavgjort5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) få [], ta ut. erhålla6) (to open or close (curtains).) dra för (undan, isär)7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fästa, rikta, dra till sig2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) oavgjord match2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion, dragplåster3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dragning4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) drag[]•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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9 string
n. snöre; sträng; sätta sträng (ar) på; spänna (en båge); stämma (ett instrument); en kedja av symboler som behandlas som en hel enhet (data)--------v. snöra ihop, binda; hänga upp; trä på tråd; arrangera i en rad* * *1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) snöre, band, tråd2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fiber, tråd3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) sträng4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) band2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) trä upp []2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) stränga, spänna3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) rensa4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) trä (binda) upp•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
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10 wrench
n. [häftigt] ryck, vridning, bändning; stukning, vrickning; förvanskning, förvrängning; [hårt] slag, [svår] förlust; smärta--------v. slita, rycka; bända, vrida; vricka, stuka; göra illa (genom bändning etc.); bryta loss; förvränga* * *[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) rycka, slita2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) vricka, stuka, sträcka2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) ryck, vridning, bändning2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) skiftnyckel -
11 yank
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12 extract
n. extrakt; utdrag, protokollsutdrag--------v. dra ut; pressa ut* * *1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) dra ut, få (tvinga) fram2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) göra utdrag ur3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) utvinna2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) utdrag2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) extrakt• -
13 shell
n. (hårt) skal; snäcka; kaross (eri); (mil.) granat; patron; lätt kapprodbåt; skala; (mil.) beskjuta; ett program som ger ett fördelaktigt användargränssnitt (data)--------v. bomba; skala, sprita; ta ut ur skalet; skalas; flagna* * *[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) snäcka, skal, [] hus2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) skal, skrov3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granat, patron[]2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) skala2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardera, beskjuta•- come out of one's shell
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14 level
adj. slät; jämn; jämställd; plan; på samma plan--------n. nivå; jämnhöjd; höjd; yta; plan; vattennivå; vattenpass--------v. jämna till, planera (även nivå); balansera; göra likställd; göras likställd; jämna med marken* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivå, standard2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) plan, våning3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vattenpass4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) jämn yta (mark)2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) jämn, slät, plan, struken2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) i jämnhöjd, jämn3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jämn, stadig3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jämna (platta) ut (till)2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) utjämna3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) rikta mot4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jämna med marken, rasera•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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15 pliers
n. tång, kniptång; pincett* * *(a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) plattång, kniptång -
16 reel in
(to pull (eg a fish out of the water) by winding the line to which it is attached on to a reel.) veva in -
17 suck
n. sug--------v. suga (in, upp); dia; insupa* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) suga2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) suga på3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) suga4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) vara kass (skitdålig)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sug, slick, slurk- sucker- suck up to -
18 tow
n. bogsering--------v. släpa, bogsera* * *[təu] 1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) bogsera2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) bogsering -
19 uproot
v. rycka upp med rötterna, rycka upp* * *(to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots: I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.) rycka upp med rötterna
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