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1 catch one's death (of cold)
(to get a very bad cold: If you go out in that rain without a coat you'll catch your death (of cold).) -
2 catch one's death (of cold)
(to get a very bad cold: If you go out in that rain without a coat you'll catch your death (of cold).) -
3 catch
n. fångst; kap, byte; lås, hake; spydighet; knep, fälla, något skumt; hinder--------v. fånga; snärja, lura; begripa; smittas; komma i kläm, bli inblandad* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) fånga2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ta3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ertappa4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) bli smittad, få5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) fastna med, klämma6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) träffa7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uppfatta8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) fatta (ta) eld2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) lyra2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) knäppe, lås, klinka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fångst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) hake•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
4 cold
adj. kall--------n. kyla, köld; förkylning* * *[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kall2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) kall, frusen3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kylig, kall2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kyla, köld2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) förkylning•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood -
5 miss
n. fröken* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) missa, bomma2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) missa3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) missa4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sakna5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sakna6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) missa7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) försumma, missa8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) missa, inte se (upptäcka)9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) undgå10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) misstända2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) miss, bom- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
6 get
v. få; skaffa sig; köpa; ta; få tag i; fånga; förstå; ådra sig; komma; bli; orsaka, framkalla; övertala, uppmana* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) få2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) hämta, skaffa3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) komma, ta sig, ta, plocka4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) försätta5) (to become: You're getting old.) börja bli6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) förmå7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) komma, anlända8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) komma, få9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) få10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) få tag i11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) fatta, förstå•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
7 hurry
n. hast; brådska--------v. skynda sig; jäkta* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) skynda sig (på), jäkta, stressa2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) snabbt föra2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) brådska2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) brådska•- hurried- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up -
8 buck up
1) (to hurry: You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus.) raska på2) (to cheer up: She bucked up when she heard the news.) pigga (gaska) upp [] -
9 drift
n. tendens, riktning, kurs; fiskmås--------v. driva med strömmen; driva* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) driva2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) tendens, riktning, tankegång, innebörd2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) driva2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) driva vind för våg, ströva, vandra•- drifter- driftwood -
10 get after
(to follow: If you want to catch him, you had better get after him at once.) sätta efter -
11 dodge
n. knep, fint; sidosprång--------v. väja; vika undan; slingra sig* * *[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) vika undan, hoppa åt sidan, smita, undvika2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) språng åt sidan, väjning2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) knep, fint, trick•- dodgy -
12 hook
n. hake, krok; krokslag, hook; hängare--------v. fånga; kröka på; haka fast* * *[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) krok2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) krok, hängare, hake3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) krok[]2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fånga, kroka, få på kroken2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) kroka fast, häkta ihop, knäppa3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) slå en hook, hooka•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook -
13 light
adj. belyst, upplyst; ljus--------adj. lätt; underviktig; mager, diet-; lättsinnig, tanklös--------n. ljus; belysning; dagsljus; sken, blixt; synvinkel; eld, tändsticka; trafikljus; förebild--------v. belysa; tända ljuset; antända, sätta eld på; lysa upp; stiga ur (fordon etc.); landa; ta ett dåligt beslut* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljus2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljus, lyse3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eld4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) ljus. dager2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) ljus2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljus-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lysa upp2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tända•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lätt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lätt, lindrig3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lätt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) för lätt5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lätt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lätt, snabb, smidig7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) lättsam8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lätt9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lös, sandig•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
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