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Words Dec 2015 Onwards Flashcards

1
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Retail

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Detaljhandel

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2
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Siloed

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Inåtvänd (e.g. The discussion has been siloed)

Isolate from others

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3
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Waterlogged

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Vattendränkt

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4
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Tillage

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Jordbearbetning, odling

The preparation of land for growing crops

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5
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Pasture

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Bete, betesmark

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Till

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Bruka och förbereda jorden för sådd

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7
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Concession

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Eftergift, tillmötesgående, medgivande, beviljande

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8
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Denigrate

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Svärta ner

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Cockcrow

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Gryning,
Eng. Synonym: Dawn
The hour of cockcrow was still far off

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10
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Impeccably

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Oklanderligt

E.g. The English are impeccably dressed

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Conflagration

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Storbrand
An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Bring the conflagration under control

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12
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Purgatory

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Skärselden

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13
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Unpalatable

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Oaptitlig

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14
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Palatable

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Välsmakande

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15
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Pentecost

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Pingst

Pentecostal Church

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16
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Calamity

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Olycka, katastrof, elände, stor olycka

17
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Purveyor

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Förmedlare, hovleverantör, furnissör

18
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Wedding officiant

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Vigselförrättare

19
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Cede

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Avstå

to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.

20
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Concede

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MEDGIVA, MEDGE, BEVILJA, GE UPP

21
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Agency staff/

Agency workers

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Inhyrd personal/

Bemanningsföretagspersonal

22
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Blast furnance

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Masugn, smältugn
a smelting furnace in the form of a tower into which a blast of hot compressed air can be introduced from below. Such furnaces are used chiefly to make iron from a mixture of iron ore, coke, and limestone.
The traditional method for extracting pure iron from its ore is to heat the ore in a blast furnace with limestone and coke.

23
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Derisory

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adj. ■ adjective
ridiculously small or inadequate.
another term for derisive.
obetydliga
adjective: HÅNFULL, GÄCKANDE, LÖJLIG, FUTTIG
derisory: obetydliga, futtiga, skrattretande, försumbart, löjeväckande

24
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be on the books

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› to be ​employed by a ​company, or (​pay to) ​belong to a ​organization, ​society, ​sports ​team, etc.:
There are 256 ​people on the ​books at the ​cement ​works.
The ​nursery has 30 ​babies on the ​books and 13 on the ​waiting ​list.

25
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Kerfuffle

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Ståhej, bråk

26
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Obehag…e.g.I am sorry if this causes you ‘obehag’

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Discomfort

27
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Repeal vs repel

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Upphäva, avskaffa

28
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Sorely

E.g. I am sorely tempted

A

I högsta grad, svårt, mycket, ytterst

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