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| address sth vtr | (give attention to sth) | adressera⇒ vtr |
| | (kan vara vardaglig) | ta itu med vbal uttr |
| | We need to address the problem of absenteeism. |
| | Vi måste ta itu med problemet med frånvaro. |
| attack sth vtr | figurative (set about vigorously) | ta itu med v uttr |
| | He attacked the problem with enthusiasm. |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | fall i sönder vbal uttr |
| | | gå itu vitr partikel |
| | The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| calve vi | (iceberg, glacier: break up) | brytas itu vitr partikel |
| | | splittras vitr |
| | | lossas vitr |
| | The glacier calved and a mass of ice crashed into the sea. |
| cover sth vtr | (deal with) (vardaglig) | ta hand om ngt, ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ta ansvar för ngt vbal uttr |
| | Can you cover these tasks for me? |
| crack down vi phrasal | informal (enforce laws) | klämma åt ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | The police will no longer tolerate public drunkenness; they're going to crack down. |
| crack down on sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (not tolerate) | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | (idiomatisk) | ta i med hårdhandskarna vbal uttr |
| | The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| dismantle sth vtr | (take apart) | ta isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | demontera⇒ vtr |
| | | plocka itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Engineers began to dismantle the ship last week. |
| dispatch sth vtr | (deal with quickly) | ta itu med ngt snabbt - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Adam dispatched all his work by lunchtime so that he could take the afternoon off. |
| do away with sth vtr phrasal insep | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | göra sig kvitt ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra sig fri från ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| face up to sb vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (confront) | ta itu med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | handskas med ngn vtr + prep |
| | If you face up to bullies, they usually leave you alone afterwards. |
faced with sth,
faced with doing sth adj + prep | (having to confront) | handskas med ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | I don't want to be faced with that problem. |
| fall apart vi + adv | (physically: into pieces) | falla sönder, gå itu vbal uttr |
| | Cheaply made umbrellas fall apart quickly. |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (emotionally: lose control) (bildlig) | falla sönder, gå itu vbal uttr |
| | It is important not to fall apart when things don't go exactly your way. |
| get down to sth vi phrasal + prep | informal (start) | ta itu med vbal uttr |
| | (bildligt) | sätta tänderna i vbal uttr |
| | Let's get down to the important matter of choosing our new chairperson. |
| go about sth vtr phrasal insep | (approach, tackle: a task) | ta tag i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Isn't it time you went about fixing the broken table? |
| | How am I to go about painting the ceiling when I have no ladder? |
| go at sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (do energetically) | gå på, ta itu med vbal uttr |
| | Chris was hungrily going at his food. |
| go at sb vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack: sb) | gå på, ta itu med vbal uttr |
| | One of the men went at Ed with a knife. |
| have other fish to fry v expr | figurative (have sth else to do) | ha annat för sig vbal uttr |
| | | ha andra saker att ta itu med vbal uttr |
| | I can't wait around here, I've other fish to fry. |
pull sth apart,
pull apart sth vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble, take to pieces) | dra isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | dra i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | dra itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | When she saw that her inquisitive son had pulled apart the stereo, she scolded him. |
| reckon with sb/sth vtr phrasal insep | (deal with sb/sth) | handskas med ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta itu med ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | Emily was surprised how many small difficulties she had to reckon with as a new mother. |
| rip sth apart vtr + adv | (tear into pieces) | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | riva itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The hounds ripped the fox apart. |
rip sth up,
rip up sth vtr phrasal sep | (tear to pieces) | riva itu vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva i sönder vbal uttr |
| | | riva isär vtr partikel oskj |
| | The guards ripped up his passport in front of him. |
| rive sth vtr | literary (tear apart, split) (litterärt) | riva itu, riva sönder vtr partikel skj |
| Anmärkning: past participle: "rived" or "riven" |
| | The hungry eaters rived the meat from the bone. |
| run sth vtr | (errand) | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | fixa⇒ vtr |
| | I have a few errands to run. |
| scarify sth vtr | (earth: break up) | bryta itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | vittra sönder vitr partikel |
| see about sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (attend to, deal with) | fixa till ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Our guests will be here soon, so I'd better see about getting some food prepared. |
| see to sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (tend or attend to) | ta itu med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Your bicycle has a flat tire, sir? We'll see to it right away. |
shadowbox (US),
shadow-box (UK) vi | figurative (pretend to deal with a problem) | skenfäktas vitr |
| | | låtsas ta itu med problem vbal uttr |
| shiver sth vtr | (break into fragments) | slå i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | bryta itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | krossa⇒ vtr |
| | Cannon fire shivered the timbers of the ship. |
| split sth down the middle v expr | figurative (divide in half) | dela ngt på mitten vbal uttr |
| | | klyva ngt itu vbal uttr |
| strip sth vtr | (dismantle) | plocka isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The mechanic stripped the engine completely and then rebuilt it. |
| tackle sth vtr | (problem) (vardaglig, bildligt) | tackla⇒ vtr |
| | | hantera⇒ vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | ta sig an, ta itu med vbal uttr |
| | The shopkeeper tackled the problem of shoplifting by installing CCTV. |
| | Affärsinnehavaren tog sig an snatteriproblemet genom att installera övervakningskameror. |
| tackle sb vtr | (confront) (bildlig) | tacklas med ngn vtr + prep |
| | | ta itu med ngn vbal uttr |
| | Emily tackled her husband over his drinking. |