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1 sit
v. sitta; sätta sig; sätta; stanna kvar; vara belägen, finnas; sitta modell; passa, sitta (kläder)* * *[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitta, sätta, placera2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ligga3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) sitta i, vara medlem av4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitta5) (to undergo (an examination).) genomgå [], gå upp i []6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitta []7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) sammanträda•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up -
2 sit up
sitta upprätt; sitta; sitta uppe; sätta sig rakt upp i sängen* * *1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) sätta sig upp2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) sitta uppe -
3 sit over
flytta sig, göra plats för -
4 baby-sit
sitta barnvakt* * *verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) sitta barnvakt -
5 seat
n. sittplats; stol; plats; lärosäte; säte; centrum; sits; bak, stjärt--------v. sätta, placera; rymma, ha plats för; sätta fast* * *[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) stol, sittplats2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sits3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) bak, byxbak4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) plats5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) säte, centrum2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) sätta, placera2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) ha sittplats för, rymma•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat -
6 rest
n. rest, återstoden; vila; semester; stöd; uppehåll, rast--------v. vila; luta* * *I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) vila, vilopaus2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) vila3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stöd4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) viloläge2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) vila, ta en vilopaus2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) vila []3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) vila, luta4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) vila, bli (få) lugn5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) vila6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vila (ligga) hos•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
7 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
- what are you doing with -
8 wish
n. vilja; önskan; ambition; önskemål; önskeuppfyllelse; hälsning, välsignelse--------v. vilja, önska, vilja ha; ha lust; hoppas; sträva efter; tillönska, lyckönska; tvinga* * *[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) önska []2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) önska, vilja3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) önska2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) önskan, längtan2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) önskning, önskemål3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) hälsning•- wishing-well -
9 slave
n. slav; träl; trälinna; slava; träla; en dator som betjänar en tillkopplad dator (data)--------v. slava, träla* * *[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) slav, träl2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) slav2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) slava, slita- slavery -
10 lament
n. klagovisa; gråt, jämmer--------v. sörja; jämra sig över; sörja över; gråta över, begråta; ångra* * *[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) beklaga, sörja över2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) klagosång2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) beklagan, klagolåt• -
11 roost
n. sittpinne (för fåglar); hönshus; hönsstång--------v. sova på sittpinnen (om fåglar)* * *[ru:st] 1. noun(a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) sittpinne2. verb((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) slå sig ner för att sova, sitta uppflugen och sova- rooster- rule the roost -
12 brood
adj. ruvande--------n. kläckning; kyckling; grupp; kull--------v. ligga på ägg, ruva; grubbla* * *[bru:d] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.) ruva2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.) grubbla2. noun(the number of young hatched at one time.) kull -
13 cushion
n. kudde--------v. stoppa; undertrycka, mildra* * *['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) kudde2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) kudde2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) dämpa, mildra -
14 dream
n. dröm--------v. drömma* * *1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) dröm2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) drömmeri3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) dröm4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) dröm2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) drömma- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up -
15 lady
adj. feminin, kvinnlig--------n. dam, fru; lady* * *['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dam2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) [] dam3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady, adelsdam•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird -
16 shade
n. skugga; skydd; färgton; nyans; rullgardin; skärm, lampskärm; (död persons:) själ, ande--------v. skugga; beskugga; fördunkla; nyansera, avtona* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skugga2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skugga3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skärm, []markis4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) nyans, skiftning, schattering5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) aning, smula2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skugga, skärma av, skydda2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) skugga, schattera3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) låta ngt gradvis övergå i•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade -
17 still
adj. stilla; tyst; lugn; orörlig--------adv. fortfarande; trots allt; ändå, men ändå--------n. stillhet; fotografi; bränneri; destillationsapparat--------v. stilla; lugna* * *I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) stilla2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) utan kolsyra2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) stillbild- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ännu, fortfarande, alltjämt2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) ändå, likväl3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ännu
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