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41 inexplicable
adj. oförklarlig, som ej går att förklara* * *[inik'splikəbl](impossible to explain or understand: His inexplicable absence worried all of us.) oförklarlig -
42 know the ropes
att ha näsa för något, att kunna något grundligt, att vara en expert inom ett särskilt område; att veta hur man kan använda personliga kontakter, att kunna hålla trådarna* * *(to understand the detail and procedure of a job etc.) -
43 lay
adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik--------n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa--------n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)--------v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) kväde -
44 lip-read
verb ((of a deaf person) to understand what a person is saying by watching the movement of his lips.) läsa på läpparna -
45 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) bli klok på, få rätsida på -
46 make little of
1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) inte göra mycket väsen av2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) förstå bara lite av -
47 make much of
1) (to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing).) fjäska för, göra stor sak av2) (to make sense of; to understand: I couldn't make much of the film.) få ut mycket av -
48 make nothing of
(not to understand: I can make nothing of this letter.) förstå (få ut) ingenting av -
49 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) anse om ngtEnglish-Swedish dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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50 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) anse om ngtEnglish-Swedish dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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51 make out
förstå; ställa ut (check etc.); tyda* * *1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) urskilja, uppfatta, begripa2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) låta påskina3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) skriva ut4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) hångla -
52 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) anse om ngtEnglish-Swedish dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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53 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) anse om ngtEnglish-Swedish dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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54 most
adj. mest, mesta; störst, största; flest, flesta; bäst, bästa; nästan (slang)--------adv. mest; högst, i högsta grad; nästan--------n. mest, den mesta; störst; flest, de flesta* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest, flest, den (det) mesta, de flesta2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de flesta, större delen av2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) högst, ytterst4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nästan3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) större delen av, de flesta•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
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55 mysterious
adj. mystisk, gåtfull* * *[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) mystisk, hemlighetsfull -
56 mystery
n. mysterium; gåta, hemlighet; deckare* * *['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mysterium, gåta2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mystik, hemlighetsmakeri•- mysteriously -
57 mystify
v. mystifiera; förbrylla; bli förbluffad* * *(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) mystifiera, förbrylla -
58 neither
adj. ingen (av två)--------pron. inte - heller; varken - eller* * *adjective, pronoun(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) ingen, ingendera -
59 obscure
adj. dunkel; skum; okänd; otydlig--------v. fördunkla; grumla* * *[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) dunkel, skum2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) okänd3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) svårfattlig, dunkel2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) förmörka, fördunkla, skymma- obscurity -
60 perceive
v. varsebli; uppfatta; förnimma* * *[pə'si:v](to be or become aware of (something); to understand; to realize: She perceived that he was tired.) märka, uppfatta, inse
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