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  • 1 pick

    n. hacka, spetshacka; val
    --------
    v. välja; plocka; slita ut; hacka på
    * * *
    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) välja [], plocka ut
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plocka
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) lyfta
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dyrka (peta) upp
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) det bästa, eliten, gräddan
    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way
    II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hacka

    English-Swedish dictionary > pick

  • 2 fight

    n. slagsmål, bråk; strid; gräl; boxningsmatch; stridslust
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    v. bråka; strida, kämpa; slåss; slå tillbaka fienden, kämpa sig fram
    * * *
    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slåss
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bekämpa
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) bråka
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) slagsmål, strid
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kamp
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kampvilja, stridslust
    4) (a boxing-match.) boxningsmatch
    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight

    English-Swedish dictionary > fight

См. также в других словарях:

  • quarrel — quar|rel1 [ kwɔrəl ] noun count * 1. ) an argument, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well: petty quarrels quarrel about/over: We had the usual family quarrel about who should take the dog out. quarrel… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • quarrel */ — I UK [ˈkwɒrəl] / US [ˈkwɔrəl] noun [countable] Word forms quarrel : singular quarrel plural quarrels 1) an argument, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well petty quarrels quarrel about/over: We had the… …   English dictionary

  • quarrel — [n] disagreement affray, altercation, argument, battle royal*, beef*, bickering*, brannigan*, brawl, breach, broil*, catfight*, combat, commotion, complaint, contention, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, difficulty, disapproval,… …   New thesaurus

  • take up a quarrel — (Shakespeare) To settle a dispute • • • Main Entry: ↑quarrel …   Useful english dictionary

  • Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • take sides — {v. phr.} To join one group against another in a debate or quarrel. * /Switzerland refused to take sides in the two World Wars./ * /Tom wanted to go fishing. Dick wanted to take a hike. Bob took sides with Tom so they all went fishing./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take sides — {v. phr.} To join one group against another in a debate or quarrel. * /Switzerland refused to take sides in the two World Wars./ * /Tom wanted to go fishing. Dick wanted to take a hike. Bob took sides with Tom so they all went fishing./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • quarrel with — you can t quarrel with the verdict: FAULT, criticize, object to, oppose, take exception to; attack, take issue with, impugn, contradict, dispute, controvert; informal …   Useful english dictionary

  • quarrel — quar|rel1 [ˈkwɔrəl US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] n especially BrE [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: querele complaint , from Latin querela, from queri to complain ] 1.) an angry argument or disagreement ▪ I think they ve had a quarrel . quarrel with ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quarrel — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, action, aerial combat, affray, altercate, altercation, argue, argument, armored combat, arrow, arrowhead, barb, barney, battle, battle royal, beef, bicker, bicker over, bickering, blood feud, bobbery,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …  

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