Everyday Use Flashcards

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Fraught with (adj)

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1 (A situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable)

  1. Causing or affected by great anxiety or stress, eg. There was a fraught silence; She sounded a bit fraught
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Crack a joke

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Skämta, dra en vits

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Preclude

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Hindra

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Contentious

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Omtvistad

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Dreadful

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Förskräckligt

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Landslide

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Jordskred

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Deceptive

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Bedräglig

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Disguise

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Förklädnad (noun), föreställa/dölja/maskera (verb)

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Sincere

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Uppriktig

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Rashly

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Obetänksamt, förhastligt

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Slander

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Förtal, skvaller (noun), förtala, baktala, belacka (backbite) (verb)

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Deadlock

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Dödläge, baklås

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Sternly

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Strängt,barskt, bistert (grimly)

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Push the situation into a catastrophe

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“Gör att situationen kan bli en katastrof”

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Purportedly

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Påstås ha, enligt uppgift

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Seek (sought) peace

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Nå/få fred

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Consent

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Samtycke, medgivande (noun), samtycka (verb)

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Supreme leader

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Högste ledare

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Disperse

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Skingra, sprida

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Repercussion

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Återverkan

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Gain momentum

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Ta fart, vinna mark

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Check the news

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Kolla nyheterna

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Adroit, eg be adroit at smth

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Skickliga

Clever or skillful in using hands or mind.

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Tenure

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Besittningsrätt, ämbetstid, upplåtelse

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Tangible
Påtaglig, materiell, konkret
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Defer
Uppskjuta
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Foraging
Födosök, leta efter föda (eg Bees). | Göra en räd
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Mite
Kvalster
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Perish
Förgås, gå förlorad, gå under
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Rampant (ra'mpänt)
Skenande, otyglad, frodas
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Congregate
Samlas, församlas
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Endorse
Godkänna, stödja
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Impede (on smth)
Hindra, hämma
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Infringe
Intrång, överträda, kränka
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Depict
Skildra
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Blasphemy
Hädelse
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Appalled
Upprörd, bestört, förskräckt
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Wound
Sår
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Sectioned
Sektionerad, snittad
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Middle way, happy medium, Golden mean, trade-off, strike a balance, middle ground
Medelväg, gyllene medelväg Strike (struck) a balance No middle ground is possible There is no trade-off
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Contention
Påstående, stridighet
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...used as the backbone of this study Be the backbone of smth He has the backbone to see us through this difficulty
...som denna studie lutar sig mot/bygger på The chief support of a system or an organization. "Strength of character, firmness"
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Firmness
Bestämdhet, hårdhet, fasthet
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Conspicuous (kå'nspi'kjuö's)
Iögonfallande, markant, framstående
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Workable
Genomförbar
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Poultry
Fjäderfän
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Diligence
Flit | Careful and persistent work or effort
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Replenish
Fylla på, återfylla | Eg renewables are.....
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Haggle
Pruta
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Contender
Utmanare
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Stand down
Avgå
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Enforce
Förstärka
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Pledge
Löfte, pant (noun) | Pantsätta
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Impose
Påtvinga
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Reinstate
Återställa, återinsätta (a court....a guilty verdict)
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Deterrent
Avskräckande (adj) | Avskräckande medel (noun)
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Rebuff
Avvisa, snäsa av (verb) | Avvisande, avslag (refusal) (noun)
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Abolish
Avskaffa, upphäva
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Deprived area
Eftersatt, fattigt område
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Resilience
Motståndskraft, resilens, elasticitet
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Dismissal
Uppsägning, avsked, entledigande
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Be on rise
Vara på uppgång
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Warrant | Warranted
Motivera, garantera Motiverad/t, berättigad/t Synonyms: justified, reasserted, confirmed, supported
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Claimed, requested, call for, quest, demanded, needed, required, necessitated
Synonymer på engelska till Efterfrågas
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Resemble
Efterlikna | Synonyms: mimic, imitate
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To this end
För detta ändamål
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Exceedance
Överträdelse
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Underwrite
Skriva under
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Synonyms to Consider
Reflect upon, acknowledge, contemplate, examine, recognize
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In keeping with
I linje med, i överensstämmelse med | Also: In accordance with
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Dölja
Conceal, hide, veil, disguise, mask
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Synonym to similarly
Likewise
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Put an end
Sätta stopp, avbryta
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Callousness
Okänslighet
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Oaf (öuf)
Drummel
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Restraint
Återhållsamhet,
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Synonyms to interesting
Absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, entertaining, amusing, newsworthy, exciting, stimulating
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Sensible
Förnuftigt, vettigt Eg. Very....to do a bit of preparation
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Reasonable vs sensible
Resonable, sensible, commonsense, well-founded, sound tenable Tenable (försvarbart, hållbart)
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Susceptible
Mottaglig
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Demolish
Riva
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Pen
A small enclosure in which sheep, pigs, cattle,or other domestic animals are kept
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Hage
Pasture
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Quell
Kväsa, dämpa | Eg. To .... unrest
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Exasperation
Förbittring, förtvivlan, irritation | .... at years of inertia and incompetence in Bosnia is at the root of the protests
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Vessel
Fartyg
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Avgasrör
Exhaust pipe
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Malicious
Illvillig, elak
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Slur
Förtal, suddigt uttal
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Conduct
Beteende, uppförande
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Be treated for...
Bli behandlad för...
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Burn mark
Brännmärke
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Incur
Ådra sig, utsätta sig för, åsamka sig
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Incurred
Uppkommit
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Managing director
VD
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Intercept
Fånga upp, genskjuta,
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Be upfront with
Behaving or talking in a direct and honest way
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Give a slack | Give me some slack
To ease the pressure upon, to let someone relax, to stop pressuring
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Tissue
Vävnad
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Pertain
Avser, angå, hänföra sig till
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Drainage system
Dräneringssystem
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Piping
Rörledningar, rörsystem, rör | Rördragning
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Complicit
Delaktig/a/t
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Interceptor
Jaktplan
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Villain
Bov, skurk
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Overhaul
Översyn, genomgång
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Extensive
Omfattande, utförlig | Eg have...discussions
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Retail
Spåra ur
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Lewd
Otrevliga, oanständiga
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Downplay
Tona ned, bagatellisera
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Strait
Sund
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Defiance
Trots, trotsighet
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Mockery
Hån, gyckel
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Arid
Torr, ofruktbar
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Laudable
Lovvärd, berömvärd
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Quirk
A peculiar behavioural habit | A strange chance occurance: eg a strange ... of fate led her to working for him
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Plethora
Uppsjö, övermått, överflöd
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Reverberate
Genljuda, eka, återkasta,
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Incerceration
Fängslande, inspärrning
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Deleterious
Skadlig
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Lämna (eg toan) ren
Leave (it) tidy
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Utförligt + synonymer
Detailed, extensively, comprehensive,elaborate
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Corroborate
Bekräfta, bestyrka
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Rickety
Ranglig/a, skranglig
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Soliciting
Gatuprostitution | Accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a prostitute
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Solicit
Ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone Eg He called a meeting to solicit their views Värva, inhämta
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Villain
Bov, skurk
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Dagger
Dolk
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Mayhem
Kaos, förödelse
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Till råga på allt
To top it all (also "off"), (if you have benen describibg bad things that happened, and then say that to top it all something Else happened, you mean that the final thing was worse) To top it off (and the worst/best thing is)
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Samhälleliga mål
Societal goals
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Viable
Livskraftig, bärkraftig, genomförbar
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Dissent
Meningsskiljaktighet, oense
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Stench
Stank
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Nag
Verb: annoy or irritate a person with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging Eg. She nagged him to do the housework. Eg. He is always nagging at her for staying out late Adj: nagging; be persistently painful, troublesome, or worrying to Eg. There was a nagging pain in his chest. Eg. Something nagged at the back of his mind