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1 what's happening?
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2 backwater
n. bakvatten, dödvatten; värmeisolering; byhåla* * *1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) bakvatten, bakström2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) avkrok -
3 dark
adj. mörk; dunkel; dyster; skymmande--------n. mörker, skymning; svärta* * *1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) mörk2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) mörk3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) mörk, dunkel2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) mörker- darken- darkness
- keep it dark -
4 enlighten
v. upplysa, förklara; få någon att förstå* * *(to give more information to (a person): Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening?) upplysa- enlightenment -
5 fully
adv. fullt, helt, fullständigt; utförligt* * *1) (completely: He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.) fullständigt, fullt2) (quite; at least: It will take fully three days.) drygt, hela -
6 keep/lose track of
((not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I've lost track of what is happening.) hålla (tappa) kontakten med -
7 narrator
n. berättare; person som läser upp beskrivande stycken eller historier (mellan scener i pjäs)* * *1) (a person who tells a story.) berättare2) (a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.) berättare -
8 oblivious
adj. glömsk; som glömmer; som ignorerar; okänslig* * *[ə'bliviəs](unaware of or not paying attention to: He was oblivious of what was happening; He was oblivious to our warnings.) glömsk, omedveten -
9 periscope
n. periskop (ubåtskikare, optiskt skop med linser och speglar som möjliggör observation från en ubåt)* * *['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) periskop -
10 picture
n. bild, tavla; foto; målning; film; avbild--------v. fotografera; måla, avbilda; beskriva* * *['pik ə] 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) bild, tavla, målning, porträtt2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) bild, fotografi, kort3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) film4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) avbild, [] själv5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) vacker syn6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) bild, föreställning, skildring2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) föreställa sig- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
- the pictures -
11 speculation
n. spekulation, begrundan, fundering; köpa på spekulation, på vinst och förlust; spekulation (handel)* * *1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) spekulation2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) spekulerande, spekulation -
12 start
n. början; ryck, sprittning; starta från startplats--------v. börja; starta; ge sig iväg; bryta upp, fara; låta starta; sätta igång* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starta2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) börja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, sätta (få) i gång4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starta, sätta i gång2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) början, start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) försprång•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hoppa (rycka) till2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ryck, ryckning2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chock -
13 annual
adj. årlig, års---------n. ettårig växt* * *['ænjuəl] 1. adjective1) (happening every year: an annual event.) årlig2) (of one year: What is his annual salary?) års-, årlig2. noun1) (a book of which a new edition is published every year: children's annuals.) årsbok2) (a plant that lives for only one year.) ettårig växt•- annually -
14 be
n. beryllium (kemiskt grundämne BE)* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) oöversatt hjälpverb2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) skall el. oöversatt hjälpverb: jag åker till London3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vara, bli4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) skall, skulle5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) vara, bli•- being- the be-all and end-all -
15 frequency
n. täthet, tät förekomst, vanlighet; talrikhet* * *plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) tät förekomst, ideligt upprepande2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) frekvens, svängningstal3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) frekvens -
16 happen
v. hända, inträffa* * *['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) hända, ske, falla sig2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) hända, inträffa3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) råka•- happen upon
- happen on -
17 inkling
n. aning, hum, nys; vink; ledtråd* * *['iŋkliŋ](a slight idea or suspicion (about something that is happening): I had no inkling of what was going on until she told me all about it.) aning, hum -
18 prompt
adj. omgående; snabb; kvick--------n. sufflörviskning (på teater)--------v. driva; mana; tvinga; framkalla; sufflera* * *I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) snabb, skyndsam, punktlig- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) driva, förmå2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) sufflera•- prompter -
19 time
adj. tids---------n. tid; tidsperiod; klockslag; takt--------v. välja tiden för* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) tid, [] klockan []2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tid3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) tid, tidpunkt, -dags4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tid5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) tidpunkt6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) gång7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tid, stunder8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) takt, tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) ta tid på2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) välja tidpunkten för, tajma•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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