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1 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) tunna[] ut, bli glesare -
2 thin
adj. tunn; smal; vattnig, tunnflytande; liten, knapp; gles; genomskinlig--------v. bli tunnare; göra tunnare* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tunn2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tunn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tunn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tunn, gles5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) klen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tunna[] ut- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out -
3 lash
n. piskande; stryk; piska; piskände; ögonfrans--------v. prygla; slå; piska; upphetsa, jaga upp; attackera; bryta ut; binda ihop, surra fast; slösa (slang)* * *[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) ögonfrans2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) rapp3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) snärt, tafs2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) piska2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) surra3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) slå, piska4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) spöregna•- lash out -
4 leaf
n. löv; blad; blad (i bok); tunt blad; folie; metallfolie; klaff, skiva--------v. bläddra igenom, bläddra; blomma; blomstra* * *[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) löv, blad2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) blad3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) klaff, skiva•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf -
5 stick
n. käpp; skaft; gren, kvist; bit--------v. sticka (in, ut); spetsa; sätta fast; klistra, limma; fastna, klibba vid; sitta fast; stå ut med; hålla fast vid; hålla sig till; stanna (kvar)* * *I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) sticka, köra2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) sticka3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klistra, limma, fästa, fastna4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) fastna•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) pinne, kvist2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) käpp, klubba, pinne, []stake3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stång, bit, stjälk•- get the wrong end of the stick -
6 wear
n. kläder; klädsel; klädstil; nötning; slitning, förslitning; slitstyrka--------v. vara klädd i, ha på sig; bära; ha (glasögon); nöta, slita ut; bli utsliten; förstöras; bli bevarad* * *[weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) vara klädd i, ha på sig, bära2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) ha3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) ha, se ut4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) nöta[], bli sliten5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) nöta, slita6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) hålla bra, vara slitstark2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) bruk, användning2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) kläder3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) nötning, slitage4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) hållbarhet, slitstyrka, [] håller att slita på []•- wearable- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn out -
7 card
n. kort; spelkort; vykort; expansionskort, ett kretskort som expanderar datorens förmåga (data); en maskin som separerar bomull--------v. karda, kamma ull* * *1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) styvt (tjockt) papper2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) spelkort3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) kort•- cards- cardboard -
8 sheer
adj. ren, (rena rama), total; tunn; genomskinlig; tvär, lodrät--------adv. rent, totalt; rakt; tvärbrant--------n. gir, sväng--------v. gira, svänga, ändra riktning; avvika* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) ren2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) tvärbrant, lodrät3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) mycket tunn, skir2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) tvärt, raktII [ʃiə] -
9 tip
n. dricks; tips; spets, topp; soptipp--------v. ge dricks; tippa, stjälpa; få att luta* * *I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) spets, topp, snibb2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) förse med spets (topp)- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) tippa, välta2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) tippa (tömma, stjälpa) []3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) tömma, tippa, slänga2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) tipp- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) dricks2. verb(to give such a gift to.) ge dricksIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) tips- tip off -
10 wash
adj. tvättbar--------n. tvättning, tvagning; städning; tvätt; tvättmedel; rengöringsmedel; vattenerosion; svallvåg; beläggning--------v. tvaga, tvätta; städa; byka; skölja bort; översvämma; sköljas; sköljas bort; täcka (med färg)* * *[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) tvätta, diska2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) gå att tvätta, tåla tvätt3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) skölja, svalla, skvalpa, slå4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) spola2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) tvättning, tvagning2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) tvätt3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.)4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) -vatten, -bad5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) lavering, beläggning, överdrag6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) svall, kölvatten•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up -
11 wire
adj. kabel-, tråd---------n. ledningstråd; tråd; metalltråd; vajer; taggtrådsstängsel; telegrafledning; telegraf; telegram; snara--------v. inhägna med taggtråd; dra in ledningar; telegrafera; fånga* * *1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) metalltråd2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) kabel3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) ledning[]4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegram2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) förse med (dra in) ledningar2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) telegrafera till3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafera•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting
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