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21 eclipse
n. eklips, förmörkelse (sol-, mån-), förmörkelse--------v. förmörka; (bildligt) fördunkla* * *[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) förmörkelse, eklips2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) förmörka2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) ställa i skuggan, överglänsa -
22 right
n. höger (politik)* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) höger2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rätt, riktig3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rätt4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rätt2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rätt, rättighet2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rätt3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) höger4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) höger[]3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) just, precis2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) genast, strax, meddetsamma3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) alldeles, helt4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) rakt, rätt5) (to the right: Turn right.) höger6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rätt4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) räta upp, komma på rätt köl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rätta till, gottgöra5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') visst!, ska ske!- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) högerorienterad, -vriden- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
23 sorry
adj. ledsen; ångerfull; bedrövad; sorglig, eländig, ynklig; som väcker medlidande; ursäkta!, förlåt!* * *['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) ledsen2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) ledsen3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) eländig, bedrövlig2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) förlåt!, ursäkta!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) hursa?• -
24 spring
adj. vår-, vårlik; elastisk, fjädrande--------n. vår; källa, brunn; ursprung; hopp, språng; fjädring; resår; elasticitet--------v. hoppa; rusa; bli fri; spira upp, växa fram; rinna, spruta; härstamma från; spräckas, spricka; slå upp, öppna sig plötsligt; överraska* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) hoppa2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) härröra3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) smälla igen2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) fjäder2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) vår3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) språng, hopp4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) fjädring, svikt5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) källa•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
25 ask for
be om; fråga efter* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) fråga efter2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) be om -
26 come to the point
komma till saken* * *1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) komma till saken2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) komma till kritan -
27 contract
n. överenskommelse, kontrakt--------v. teckna avtal; få; dra samman; dra ihop sig* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) dra samman (ihop), dra ihop sig, krympa, förkorta2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) avtala, förbinda sig3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) ådra sig4) (to promise (in marriage).) ingå2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt- contractor -
28 freeze
n. frysning; övergång till fast form; isbildning (meteorologi); frost; köldknäpp--------v. frysa; frysa ned (in); förfrysa* * *[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) frysa, förvandlas till is2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) vara (bli) köldgrader3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) frysa4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) djupfrysa, frysa in5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) göra (bli) stel6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) låsa fast, frysa2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) köldknäpp, kyla- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up -
29 gesticulate
v. gestikulera, göra rörelser med händer och huvud (under samtal)* * *[‹e'stikjuleit](to wave one's hands and arms about when speaking: He gesticulates wildly when he is angry.) gestikulera, göra åtbörder -
30 go
n. försök; kraft; aktivitet (slang)--------v. gå; åka; komma; bli* * *[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) gå, åka2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) gå3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) gå4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) gå, leda5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) gå6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) åka, ryka7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) gå, avlöpa8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) gå, ge sig av9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) försvinna10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.)11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) gå sönder12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) gå, fungera13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) bli14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) gå, vara15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) ha sin plats16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) gå17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) gå18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) vara gångbar, gå19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) säga, låta20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) gå21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) gå bra, bli lyckad2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) försök2) (energy: She's full of go.) fart, ruter•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) som är i full gång2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gällande, nuvarande•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) klarsignal, klartecken- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go -
31 go off
explodera; gå av (gevär); somna; försvinna, ge sig av; sluta älska; bli skämd, bli dålig; utfalla* * *1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) explodera, smälla, brinna av2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) börja ringa (ljuda)3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) ge sig i väg, sticka4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) lägga av med5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) bli dålig (skämd)6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) lägga av, sluta fungera -
32 holiday
n. helgdag; vilodag; semester* * *['holədi]1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) helgdag, fridag, lovdag2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) semester•- on holiday -
33 honours
1) ((sometimes with capital: sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; ( also adjective) an honours degree, (American) an honors course.) honours degree, högre kurs, specialkurs2) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) hedersbetygelser -
34 hour
n. timme; tid, tidpunkt, stund* * *1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) timme2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) tid, tidpunkt, stund•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour -
35 injure
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36 instinctive
adj. instinktiv, naturlig, impulsiv, av en naturlig drift* * *[-tiv]adjective (arising from instinct or from a natural ability: Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me - it was instinctive.) instinktiv -
37 let down
göra besviken; släppa ner; lägga ner (klädesplagg)* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) släppa (fira, sänka) ner2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) göra besviken, svika3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) släppa ut luften ur4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) lägga (släppa) ner -
38 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) den som ska bort2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) den som blir över -
39 pound
n. pund; skålpund; fålla, inhägnad; slag, bankande--------v. dunka, hamra, slå; krossa; röra sig tungt* * *I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) pund2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) []pundII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) fålla, inhägnadIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) dunka, banka, hamra2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) trampa tungt, klampa3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) pulvrisera, krossa -
40 ready
adj. klar, färdig; ivrig; snabb--------interj. klara!--------v. förbereda* * *['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) redo, klar, färdig2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) redo, beredd3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) snar, benägen, snabb4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) färdig, vara nära att•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readiness
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