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| a bit of a mess n | UK, informal (chaotic) | en röra s |
| | (bildlig) | en soppa s |
| | His love life's a bit of a mess. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (difficult situation) | oordning s |
| | (bildlig) | en röra s |
| | To say that the economy is in a bit of a mess is putting it mildly. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (place: untidy) | en röra s |
| | (bildlig) | kaos s |
| | My house is a bit of a mess, but please come in. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | en hel del av ngt s |
| | (något formellt) | åtskilligt med adv + prep |
| | | mycket av adv |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal of effort,
a good deal of effort n | (a lot of work) (slitsamt, svårt arbete) | mycket möda, stor möda adv + s |
| | (ansträngning) | mycket arbete, mycket jobb adv + s |
| | I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a hint of irony n | (slight sarcasm) (bildlig) | en droppe ironi s |
| | | en gnutta ironi s |
| a lot of fun n | informal ([sth] very entertaining) | mycket kul adv + s |
| | (vardagligt) | jättekul, jätterolig adj |
| | Thank you for inviting me to your party. I had a lot of fun. |
| a matter of time n | ([sth] which will happen eventually) | en tidsfråga s |
| | | en fråga om tid uttr |
| | They've been dating for 5 years, so it's only a matter of time before he proposes. |
| a mess of pottage n | figurative (paltry sum) | inget av värde s |
| | (vardagligt) | skitsak, struntsak s |
| | You are offering nothing but a mess of pottage. |
| a number of npl | (some, several) | ett antal, ett flertal adj |
| | | upprepade adj |
| | He has broken the rules a number of times. |
| | Han har brutit reglerna ett antal (or: ett flertal) gånger. |
| | Han har brutit reglerna vid upprepade tillfällen. |
| a piece of cake n | figurative, informal ([sth] easy to do) (bildlig) | lätt som en plätt s |
| | | en bagatell s |
| | The new software installation was a piece of cake, no problems! |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) | excentrisk person s |
| | (vardagligt, nedsättande) | konstig människa s |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) (svår att ha att göra med) | svår person s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | (tiny amount of [sth]) | en gnutta s |
| | | pyttelite s |
| | She added a smidgen of cinnamon to the pie. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | figurative (tiny amount) | en gnutta s |
| | | pyttelite s |
| | (bildlig) | en smula s |
| | It's a cliché, but there's a smidgen of truth in it. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) (bildlig) | ett stenkast från ngt uttr |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| | Butiken ligger bara ett stenkast från mitt hus. |
| a thing of beauty n | ([sth] impressive) | ett mästerverk s |
| | (främst bildlig) | ett konstverk s |
| | | en mycket vacker sak uttr |
| | The painting is a thing of beauty. |
| a wealth of [sth] n | figurative (abundant amount of [sth]) (bildlig) | en rikedom s |
| | (bildlig) | ett överflöd s |
| | (bildlig) | en uppsjö s |
| | | otaliga, många, riklig adj |
| | There's a wealth of reasons why you should stay. |
| | Det finns en rikedom av skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| | Det finns ett överflöd av skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| | Det finns en uppsjö av skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| | Det finns otaliga (or: många) skäl till att du borde stanna. |
| a world of [sth] n | figurative (a great amount of [sth]) | himmelsvid adj |
| | | enorm adj |
| | | en väldig massa, en väldig mängd uttr |
| | | en oändlig massa, en oändlig mängd uttr |
| | There is a world of difference between their politics. |
| | Det är en himmelsvid skillnad mellan deras politiska åsikter. |
| | Det är en enorm skillnad mellan deras politiska åsikter. |
| abandon hope of doing [sth] v expr | (give up all hope of doing) | ge upp hoppet om att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | tappa hoppet om att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Jim abandoned hope of seeing Sarah again. |
absence,
absence of [sth] n | (lack) | brist s |
| | | avsaknad, frånvaro s |
| | There was an absence of remorse in John's apology. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (religion: free from sin) (formell) | ge ngn absolution från ngt vbal uttr |
| | The priest absolved the man of all his sins. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (free from guilt) | fria ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | | frikänna ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | The court absolved Richard of any blame for the accident. |
| abundance of [sth] n | (large quantity of) | överflöd av ngt, rikedom av ngt s + prep |
| | We have such an abundance of tomatoes this year. |
| abuse of power n | (using authority for own benefit) | maktmissbruk s |
| | Violence against children is an abuse of power. |
| accepting of [sth/sb] adj + prep | (tolerant of [sth]) | tolerant mot ngt adj + prep |
| | | accepterande av ngt adj + prep |
| | (bildlig) | öppen för ngt adj + prep |
| | This community is accepting of people of all cultures and backgrounds. |
| accuse [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (law: charge with a crime) | anklaga ngn för ngt vtr + prep |
| | | åtala ngn för ngt vtr + prep |
| | Mr Robertson's former employer has accused him of fraud. |
| accuse [sb] of doing [sth] v expr | (blame for doing) | anklaga ngn för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | beskylla ngn för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | They accused me of not setting aside enough time. |
| accuse [sb] of doing [sth] v expr | (law: charge with a crime) | anklaga för att vbal uttr |
| | He's accused of embezzling thousands of pounds. |
| act of God n | (natural disaster) | naturkatastrof s |
| | (litterärt) | kataklysm s |
| act of God n | (law: unpreventable disaster) (juridik) | laga hinder adj + s |
| | | naturkatastrof s |
| | The insurance company refused to pay out, ruling that the damages resulted from an act of God. |
| the advent of [sth] n | (arrival) (något kommer) | ankomsten av ngt s + prep |
| | (något sker) | inträffandet av ngt s + prep |
| | (något kommer) | anländandet av ngt s + prep |
| | The advent of spring always gets me excited about gardening. |
| advertisement of [sth] n | (public indication of [sth]) | tillkännagivande s |
| | (bildlig) | annonsering s |
| | The scandal served as an advertisement of the company's internal problems. |
| | Skandalen verkade som en annonsering av företagets interna problem. |
| advise [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | formal (notify [sb] of [sth]) | underrätta ngn om ngt vtr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | tala om ngt för ngn vbal uttr |
| | Newcastle Council have advised us of a series of road closures. |
| | Newcastle Council har underrättat oss om en rad vägspärrar. |
| afraid of [sth/sb] adj | (scared of [sth], [sb]) | rädd för ngt/ngn adj + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | skraj för ngt/ngn adj + prep |
| | When I was younger I was afraid of spiders. |
| | När jag var yngre var jag rädd för spindlar. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (scared to do [sth]) | rädd för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | skraj för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Joanne is afraid of trying new things in case she fails. |
| | Joanne är rädd för att misslyckas om hon prövar nya saker. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (worried about [sth] happening) | rädd för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | skraj för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Sam was afraid of losing his job. |
| | Sam var rädd för att förlora sitt jobb. |
| ahead of [sb] prep | (in a race: in front) | före prep |
| | | framför prep |
| | The race is in its final lap, and Ivy is ahead of everyone. |
| | Racet är på sitt sista varv och Ivy ligger före alla. |
| ahead of [sth/sb] adj + prep | (in front, before) | framför prep |
| | | före prep |
| | The truck ahead of ours has a flat tire. |
| | There were fifteen people ahead of me in the queue. |
| | Lastbilen framför oss har ett punkterat däck. |
| ahead of [sb] prep | (in front, before) | framför prep |
| | We couldn't move because there was an accident ahead of us. |
| | Vi kom ingenstans eftersom det hade inträffat en olycka framför oss. |
| ahead of [sth] prep | (prior to, earlier than) | innan prep |
| | | före prep |
| | Thank goodness we finished that project ahead of the deadline. |
| | Tack gode gud att vi blev klara med projektet innan deadlinen. |
| ahead of [sb] prep | (before, earlier than) | innan prep |
| | | före prep |
| | John arrived at the restaurant ahead of his brother. |
| | John kom fram till restaurangen innan sin bror. |
ahead,
ahead of [sb/sth] prep | (superior to) | före prep |
| | | ligga före uttr |
| | Jon is ahead of the other children in his reading ability. This car is far ahead of the others in overall handling and safety. |
| | Jon ligger före de andra barnen i läsförståelse. Bilen är långt före de andra när det gäller hantering och säkerhet. |
| ahead of time adv | (earlier than scheduled) | före förmodad tid uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | innan man trodde uttr |
| | They estimated that the new Olympic stadium would be ready in September 2011 but actually it was finished ahead of time. |
| ahead of time adv | (in advance, earlier) | i förväg prep + s |
| | He was able to put the wallpaper up fast because I had primed the plaster ahead of time. |
| all of pron | (every one of) | alla av pron |
| | | varenda en av uttr |
| | (omodernt) | alla och envar uttr |
| | Someone has eaten all of the chocolates. |
| | All of his classmates went to his birthday party. |
| | Någon har ätit alla chokladbitarna. Alla hans klasskamrater kom på hans födelsedagskalas. |
| all of pron | (every bit of) | alla pron |
| | I've spent all of my money. |
| | Jag har spenderat alla mina pengar. |
| all of prep | (only) | endast, bara prep |
| | She took all of twenty minutes to complete the puzzle. |
| | Hon lade färdigt pusslet på endast (or: bara) tjugo minuter. |
| all of a sudden adv | (suddenly) | helt plötsligt adv |
| | | utan förvarning prep + s |
| | All of a sudden, a dark cloud blotted out the sun. |
| all sorts of prep | (many and varied) | alla möjliga sorters uttr |
| | | alla slags, alla möjliga prep |
| | The shelves were lined with all sorts of lotions and potions for the skin. |
| allegory of [sth] n | (symbolic representation) | allegori av ngt s + prep |
| | Marianne is a French national symbol; she is an allegory of freedom and justice. |
| along the length of prep | (all along, alongside) | längs hela prep |
| | She had strung miniature lights along the length of the patio for the party. |
| along the lines of expr | (similar to) | i stil med ngt uttr |
| | You want purple wallpaper? I was thinking more along the lines of beige. |
| alongside of [sb/sth] prep | US, informal (beside, alongside) | vid sidan om ngn/sth uttr |
| | 'Come sit alongside of me,' said Minnie to the new boy. |
an analog of [sth],
an analog to [sth] (US),
an analogue of [sth],
an analogue to [sth] (UK) n | ([sth] comparable) (likhet) | en motsvarighet till ngt uttr |
| | (jämförbarhet) | ett motstycke till ngt uttr |
| | (överensstämmelse) | analogi s |
antithesis,
the antithesis of [sth] n | (exact opposite) | antites s |
| | The antithesis of beauty is ugliness. |
antonym,
antonym of [sth],
antonym for [sth] n | (word with opposite meaning) | antonym, motsatsord s |
| | The antonym of "severe" is "moderate." Can you think of an antonym for "reverential"? |
| apple of [sb]'s eye n | (beloved person) | ögonsten s |
| | | favorit s |
| | Jenny loved all her children, but her eldest child was the apple of her eye. |
| | Jenny älskade alla sina barn, men hennes äldsta barn var hennes ögonsten. |
| | Jenny älskade alla sina barn, men hennes äldsta barn var hennes favorit. |
| appreciative of [sth] adj | (person: grateful) | tacksam för ngt adj + prep |
| | | tacksam över ngt adj + prep |
| | We're appreciative of all the help you've given us. |
apprise [sb] of [sth],
also US: apprize [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | formal (notify [sb]) | upplysa ngn om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ge ngn information om ngt vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | förkunna ngt för ngn vtr + prep |
| | The doctor said he would apprise Don's wife of any significant change in his condition. |
| approve of [sth/sb] vi + prep | (consider good, acceptable) | ge ngn/ngt sitt godkännande vbal uttr |
| | Her parents did not approve of her new boyfriend. |
| approving of [sth] adj + prep | (person: who approves) (visar acceptans) | godkännande av ngt adj + prep |
| | (visar uppskattning) | gillande av ngt adj + prep |
| Anmärkning: Often used in negative sentences. |
| | My parents haven't always been approving of my relationships. |
apropros [sth],
apropos of [sth] prep | (with regard to) | apropå prep |
| | Apropos your visit, do you know when you will be arriving? |
| arch of your back n | (curve of lower back) | krökning på ryggen s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | In this yoga pose, tuck your right arm behind the arch of your back. |
architect,
architect of [sth] n | figurative (person responsible for [sth]) (vardagligt) | skapare s |
| | (formell) | upphovsman s |
| | The overly ambitious Macbeth was the architect of his own downfall. |
arise from [sth],
arise out of [sth] vi + prep | (result) | uppstå från ngt vitr + prep |
| | | komma från ngt vitr + prep |
| | Several complications arose from the surgery. |
| | Ett flertal komplikationer uppstod från operationen. |
array,
array of [sth] n | (display) | uppställning s |
| | (vardagligt) | samling s |
| | His shelves held a vast array of Star Wars action figures. |
| | Hans hyllor innehöll en stor samling actionfigurer från Star Wars. |
array,
array of [sth] n | (variety, range) | uppbåd s |
| | | samling, ansamling s |
| | | skara s |
| | The company provides an array of services for its customers. |
| | Företaget erbjuder ett uppbåd av tjänster för sina kunder. |
| arsenal of [sth] n | figurative (store, supply) | arsenal av ngt s + prep |
| | (bildlig) | förråd av ngt s + prep |
| | This brochure has a whole arsenal of ideas for Christmas gifts. |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | i själva verket uttr |
| | | faktiskt adv |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| as a result of expr | (due to, because of) | till följd av ngt uttr |
| | | på grund av ngt uttr |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| as of prep | (starting from) | från och med prep |
| | (vardagligt) | från prep |
| | As of Monday, the office will be closed. |
| as of prep | (on that day or date) | från, från och med prep |
| | As of Saturday, there were three bars of chocolate in that cupboard; now there's only one. |
| | As of 1 May last year, the number of complaints received was 25. |
| as of late adv | (recently, lately) | på sistone prep + s |
| | | på sista tiden uttr |
| | She has been acting unusually as of late. She hasn't eaten for four days nor slept for two nights. |
| as of now adv | (from this moment onwards) | från och med nu uttr |
| | (kan vara formell) | hädanefter, härefter adv |
| | As of now, you are no longer welcome in my house. |
| as of now adv | (at this moment) | för närvarande prep + s |
| | (indikerar föränderlighet) | för tillfället prep + s |
| | As of now, we have collected nearly 80% of the funds we need to complete the project. |
| as of today expr | (presently) | från och med idag, från och med i dag uttr |
| | As of today, the company's sales are strong. |
| as part of [sth] prep | (in the wider context) | som en del av ngt uttr |
| | (bildlig) | som en bit av ngt uttr |
| | As part of a school project, we must write and perform a short play. |
| as part of [sth] prep | (as a member) | som en del av ngt uttr |
| | As part of a team, you must be able to work together with other people. |
| ashamed of [sth/sb] adj + prep | (embarrassed) (vardagligt) | skämmas över, skämmas för vtr partikel oskj |
| | | skamsen över adj + prep |
| | I was ashamed of my boyfriend's rude behavior at the dinner party. |
| | Barnen skämdes över (or: skämdes för) sin pappas alkoholism. |
be ashamed of yourself,
feel ashamed of yourself v expr | (feel shame) | skämmas över sig själv vbal uttr |
| | | känna skam över sig själv vbal uttr |
| | You should be ashamed of yourself for failing that test! |
associate,
associate of [sth] n | (subordinate member of institution) | person med högskoleexamen - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Ginny is an associate of the Royal Academy of Arts. |
| assure [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (guarantee [sth]) | försäkra ngn om ngt vtr + prep |
| | | intyga ngn om ngt vtr + prep |
| | Marcus tried to assure Liz of the reliability of the car, but she didn't believe him. |
at risk of,
also US: at risk for [sth] expr | (having increased chance of: [sth] bad) | vara i riskzonen för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha högre risk för ngt vbal uttr |
| | People who smoke are at increased risk for cancer. |
| at the beginning of [sth] expr | (at the starting point of) | i början av ngt uttr |
| | In the old days, most of the credits were shown at the beginning of a movie. |
at the behest of,
at [sb]'s behest expr | literary (as ordered by) | på begäran av uttr |
| | | på befallning av uttr |
at the behest of,
at [sb]'s behest expr | literary (as strongly requested by) | på begäran av uttr |
| | The accused man was deported to the UK at the behest of the British government. |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | figurative (be the cause of [sth]) | ligga som grund för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara roten av ngt vbal uttr |
| | Childhood experiences are often at the bottom of adult complexes. |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | (be at the lowest part of [sth]) | ligga vid ngts fot vbal uttr |
| | | vara vid ngts underkant vbal uttr |
| | The village is at the bottom of the mountain. |
at the discretion of [sb],
at [sb]'s discretion expr | (according to [sb]'s judgment) | enligt ngns önskan, enligt ngns omdöme uttr |
| at the drop of a hat expr | (at the least provocation) | för ingenting prep + s |
| | | helt oprovocerat adv + adv |
| | That girl is so emotional, she'll start crying at the drop of a hat. |
| at the end of [sth] expr | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | i slutet av ngt uttr |
| | (formell) | i slutskedet av ngt uttr |
| | At the end of the race, the runner fell exhausted to her knees. |
| at the end of the day expr | (in the evening) | i slutet av dagen uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | på kvällen uttr |
| | He went home at the end of the day. |
| at the end of the day expr | figurative (ultimately) (idiom) | när allt kommer omkring uttr |
| | | i slutändan prep + s |
| | | till slut prep + s |
| | At the end of the day, there's nothing we can do. |
at the expense of [sb],
at [sb]'s expense adv | (paid for by [sb] else) | på ngns bekostnad uttr |
| | | för ngns räkning uttr |
| | Faculty can attend the conference at the university's expense. |
| at [sb]'s expense prep | figurative (to detriment of [sb]) | på ngns bekostnad prep + s |
at the expense of [sb],
at [sb]'s expense prep | figurative (to the detriment of [sb]) (bildlig) | på ngns bekostnad prep + s |
| | Many children make cruel jokes at the expense of other children. |
| at the expense of [sth] prep | figurative (to the disadvantage of [sth]) (bildlig) | på ngts bekostnad prep + s |
| | | till nackdel för ngt uttr |
| | Ralf devotes a lot of time to football training at the expense of his studies. |
at [sb]'s feet,
at the feet of [sb] adv | (in front of feet) | vid ngns fötter, framför ngns fötter adv |
| | The pencil was lying at his feet, just where he had dropped it. |
at [sb]'s feet,
at the feet of [sb] adv | figurative (worshipping) (bildlig) | vid ngns fötter adv |
| | | under ngns kontroll adv |
| | Michael had all of the audience at his feet when he sang his latest hit song. |