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41 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
- at close quarters -
42 shape
n. form; utformning; figur; tillstånd; kondition; mönster, modell--------v. forma; designa, utforma; ta form; bildas; skapa; gestalta; styra mot* * *[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) form, fason, skapnad2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) gestalt, figur3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) tillstånd, skick, form, kondition2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) forma2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) forma3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) arta sig, se lovande ut•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape -
43 surprise
n. överraskning--------v. överraska* * *1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) överraskning, förvåning2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) överraska, förvåna2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) genom överrumpling förmå, förleda3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) överrumpla•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise -
44 action
n. handling; gärning; verksamhet; aktion, strid* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) handling, aktion2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) rörelser, rörlighet3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) åtal, stämning4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) strid•- out of action -
45 away
adj. bortalag, borta- (match)--------adv. bort; undan* * *[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) från, bort[], i väg, undan2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) bort, om3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) bort, undan4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) undan, på5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) bortamatch; borta -
46 breath
n. andedräkt; andning; pust, fläkt; spår, vink; aning* * *[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) andedräkt2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) andetag•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath -
47 clutch
n. grepp; koppling, kopplingspedal; kycklingkull; äggrede--------v. gripa tag i, hålla fast* * *1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) gripa [] om2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) hålla hårt om2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) klor2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) koppling• -
48 cream
adj. krämfärgad, gräddfärgad, gulvit--------n. grädde; vispgrädde; kräm (efterrätt); (hand) kräm, (sko) kräm; det bästa av något; krämfärg--------v. ta bort grädde; vispa upp* * *[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) grädde2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) kräm3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) grädda4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) krämfärgad2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) röra, vispa2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumma3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) ta ut det bästa av•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar -
49 cut
adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt--------n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning--------v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
50 digest
n. sammandrag; smälta (mat, intryck etc.); fil som innehåller alla meddelanden som har blivit skickade i en diskussionsgrupp eller genom en sändlista (data)--------v. smälta; smältas; förstå* * *1. verb1) (to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use: The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest.) smälta2) (to take in and think over (information etc): It took me some minutes to digest what he had said.) smälta2. noun(summary; brief account: a digest of the week's news.) sammandrag- digestion
- digestive -
51 disturb
v. störa; förvirra; oroa* * *[di'stə:b]1) (to interrupt or take attention away from: I'm sorry, am I disturbing you?) störa2) (to worry or make anxious: This news has disturbed me very much.) oroa3) (to stir up or throw into confusion: A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake.) röra upp, ställa till, vålla oreda• -
52 draw out
dra ut på; få någon att öppna sig* * *1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) ta ut2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) dra ut på, förlänga3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) köra ut -
53 drive
n. åktur, färd; utflykt; drive; rörelse; register; energi, drift; diskenhet, diskettenhet (data)--------v. köra; åka; driva; leda; tvinga; borra; sticka; rusa; driva fram* * *1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) köra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) köra, skjutsa3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) fösa, driva4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slå, slå (driva, köra) in5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) driva2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) åktur2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) infart, uppfartsväg3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energi, kraft4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanj, satsning, drive5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) slag, drive6) ((computers) a disk drive.) hårddisk•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
54 eat
v. äta; förstöra; tära, fräta; förtära* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) äta- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) matvaror- eat into- eat one's words -
55 empty
adj. tom--------v. tömma* * *['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tom2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) tom, obebodd3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) tom, tömd4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) tom2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tömma, tömmas2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) hälla (falla, tömma) ut3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.)- empty-handed
- empty-headed -
56 engage
v. anställa, anlita; koppla ihop* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) anställa, anlita2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) engagera, beställa3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) ta i anspråk, lägga beslag på, sysselsätta4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) ta upp kampen med, anfalla5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) koppla ihop (i), lägga i•- engaged- engagement
- engaging -
57 fly
adj. vaken, klipsk, slug, inte lättlurad (slang)--------n. fluga; slag (på klädesplagg); flygning; gylf (slang); tältdörr--------v. flyga; kasta; fly; ila, rusa; försvinna hastigt; hissa (flagg); vaja, fladdra; flyga över* * *I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) flyga2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) fly3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) flyga•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying -
58 hit
n. slag, smäll; träff; hit, succé--------v. slå, slå till (på, mot); komma till, finna* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå []3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) drabba, ta ngn hårt4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) träffa [], stöta på2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) träff, slag2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) träff3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) succé, hit•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
59 lock out
(to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock: Don't lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you.) låsa ute -
60 measure
n. dimension; storlek; mått; mätredskap; takt; tyngd; reform, lagförslag--------v. mäta; beräkna, uppskatta; mönstra, mäta upp* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mått, mätredskap2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) måttenhet3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mått, måttsystem4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) mått [], åtgärd5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mått6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mäta2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mäta3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) mäta4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mäta•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up
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