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Swedish Expressions, Locutions Flashcards

1
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allt annat än

A

anything but

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2
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vara med om en olycka

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to have an accident

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3
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återställa ngt i dess tidigare (forma) skick

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to restore sth to its former condition

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4
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återställa ordningen

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to restore [public] order;

jfr äv. återställd

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5
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[den] allmäna ordningen

A

law and order

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6
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hålla ordning i (byrålådorna)

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to keep…in [good] order, to keep…tidy

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7
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jar får ingen ordning på det här

A

I can’t make this out (bli klok på)

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8
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göra sig i ordning

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to get ready

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9
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låta ett köp återgå

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to cancel a purchase

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10
Q

ett stycke verklighet

A

a slice of life

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11
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i verkligheten

A

in real life, as a matter of fact, in reality

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12
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i första vändan [omgång]

A

the first time round

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13
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att komma farande

A

to come rushing (tearing) along

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14
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begärt pris

A

[the] asking price

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15
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begära skadestånd [av ngn]

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to sue [sb] for damages

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16
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begära skadestånd på …

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to claim damages of …

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17
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berätta historier

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to tell stories

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18
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börja dricka

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to take to the bottle [vard.]

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19
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bulta i väggen

A

to pound on the wall

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20
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hjärtat bankar [på mig]

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my heart is pounding

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21
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drabbas av en sjukdom

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to contract an illness

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22
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fick (finge)

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might, could [i indirekt tal]

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23
Q

får ej vidröras!

A

do not touch!

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24
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Vi får väl se

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we’ll see about that

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25
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åt alla håll

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in all directions

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26
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ställa ngn (vara ställd, ställas) inför valet mellan A och B

A

to make sb (have to) choose between A and B

27
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ställa sin klocka

A

to set one’s watch

28
Q

han har det bra ställt

A

he is well off

29
Q

stoppa i sig

A

to put away [äta]

30
Q

stoppa ngt i fickan

A

to put sth in one’s pocket

31
Q

stryka ngn mothårs

A

to rub sb [up] the wrong way

32
Q

otroligt men sant

A

strange but true

33
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alltihop

A

all of it, all of them, the whole lot

34
Q

det smäller lika högt

A

it makes no difference

35
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smälla av

A

to freak out, to flip out

36
Q

det slog mig

A

it crossed my mind

37
Q

slå ngt i bitar

A

to smash into pieces

38
Q

slå i dörrarna

A

to slam the doors

39
Q

slå armarna om ngn

A

to throw one’s arms around sb

40
Q

slå sig för bröstet

A

to swagger, to blow one’s own trumpet

41
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slå bort tanken på ngt

A

to dismiss the thought of sth

42
Q

slå igenom med

A

to make a name for oneself, to make one’s name with…

43
Q

slå in ngt i kassaapparaten

A

to register (vard. ring up) sth on the cash register

44
Q

slå sig lös

A

to enjoy oneself, to let oneself go, to let one’s hair down

45
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slå sig på ägna sig åt [att spela] golf

A

to take up (go in for) [playing] golf

46
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slå runtom

A
  1. to overturn [t.ex. bil ]

2. to celebrate, have a fling, paint the town red [festa]

47
Q

slå ut kostnaderna på

A

to spread the costs over…, to distribute the costs among…

48
Q

vara jämställd med

A

to be on an equal footing (a par) with

49
Q

i svindlande fart (Swedish)

A

at [a] breakneck speed [vanl.]

50
Q

höja priset på

A

raise the price of

51
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vara höjd över alla misstankar (allt tvivel)

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be above suspicion (beyond doubt)

52
Q

sakta i backarna!

A

take it (go) easy!

53
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vara dagen efter

A

to have a hangover

54
Q

hela dagarna

A

all day long

55
Q

mitt på ljusa dagen

A

in broad daylight

56
Q

om sanningen ska fram [loc.]

A

to tell the truth, to be quite honest

57
Q

se sanningen i vitögat

A

to face the truth

58
Q

sätta ett tak för

A

to impose a ceiling on

59
Q

alldeles ensam

A

all alone

60
Q

alldeles rätt

A

perfectly right

61
Q

mån om

A

anxious about

62
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mån om att + inf

A

anxious to + inf

63
Q

kan inte annat än + inf.

A

can’t help but + inf.

64
Q

en sån + noun

A

such, such a + noun

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