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  • 1 heat

    n. hetta, iver; uttagningslopp; brunst
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    v. bli het; värma
    * * *
    [hi:t] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) hetta, värme
    2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) hetta, värme
    3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) hetta, värme
    4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) hetta, iver, upphetsning
    5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) heat
    2. verb
    ((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) hetta upp, värma upp (på), bli varm
    - heatedly
    - heatedness
    - heater
    - heating
    - heat wave
    - in/on heat     See also:
    - hot

    English-Swedish dictionary > heat

  • 2 point

    n. punkt; prick; ställe; poäng; ämne; (huvud) sak; sida; udd; (elektron.) vägguttag; rikta; (byggn.) fogstyrka; peka; måttenhet för ett typsnitt (data)
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    v. peka; betona, poängtera; vässa; visa, peka mot
    * * *
    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spets, udd, mynning
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) udde
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkt, tecken, komma
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidpunkt, ögonblick
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) streck
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) poäng
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt, detalj, poäng, synpunkt, kärnpunkt, huvudsak
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) mening, nytta
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) sida, egenskap
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vägguttag
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rikta
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) peka mot (på)
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fogstryka
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    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

    English-Swedish dictionary > point

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