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1 make an effort
försöka, anstränga sig -
2 effort
n. ansträngning; försök; prestation* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) ansträngning, kraftansträngning2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) ansträngning, bemödande3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) prestation•- effortlessly -
3 try
n. försök, test--------v. försöka, prova; döma; anstränga* * *1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) försöka2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) pröva (prova) [], smaka3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) ställa inför rätta4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) sätta på prov2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) försök2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) försök, try•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out -
4 exert
v. utöva; bemöda* * *[iɡ'zə:t]1) (to bring forcefully into use or action: He likes to exert his authority.) använda, bruka, utöva2) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) bemöda sig•- exertion -
5 strike a blow for
(to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) slå ett slag för -
6 trouble
n. problem, svårighet, oro, bekymmer--------v. oroa, bekymra; störa; besvära* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) besvär, möda, bekymmer2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) oro, orolighet3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) sjukdom, ont, besvär2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) oroa, bekymra, plåga, besvära2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) besvära, be3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) göra sig besvär•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker -
7 work
adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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8 united
adj. enad, förenad* * *1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) förenad2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) enad, sammansvetsad3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) gemensam, samlad -
9 do one's utmost
(to make the greatest possible effort: She has done her utmost to help him.) -
10 exercise
n. övningsuppgift; övning, träning; utövande, bruk; kroppsövning--------v. utöva, bruka; motionera; öva; träna* * *1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) motion2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) övning, träning3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) exercis, övning, manöver2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) motionera2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) använda, utöva -
11 force
n. kraft; styrka; vapenmakt; tvång; våld; (laga) kraft, auktoritet; nödvändighet; innebörd--------v. tvinga; nödga; betvinga; pressa; driva ut; bryta upp, tränga på* * *[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) styrka, kraft2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) styrka, kraft, makt3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) styrka, trupp, kår2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) tvinga2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) tvinga (pressa) fram•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force -
12 organise
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.) organisera, arrangera2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.)•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
13 organize
v. organisera; ordna; sammanföra* * *1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.) organisera, arrangera2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.)•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
14 rest
n. rest, återstoden; vila; semester; stöd; uppehåll, rast--------v. vila; luta* * *I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) vila, vilopaus2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) vila3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stöd4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) viloläge2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) vila, ta en vilopaus2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) vila []3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) vila, luta4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) vila, bli (få) lugn5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) vila6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vila (ligga) hos•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
15 rest on one's laurels
vila på sina lagrar* * *(to depend too much on one's past successes and therefore make no further effort.) -
16 show
n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande--------v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda* * *[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
17 stimulus
n. stimulans; drivfjäder, sporre* * *['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) stimulus2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) sporre, drivjäder
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