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| ache vi | (hurt) | ha ont, göra ont vitr |
| | | värka vitr |
| | Audrey's legs ached after the long hike. |
| | After moving heavy furniture all day, Jim's body ached. |
| bad blood n | figurative (resentment, acrimony) (bildlig: harm, förargelse) | ont blod s |
| | There has been bad blood between the two women for many years. |
| burn vi | (cause a stinging sensation) | bränna vitr |
| | | smärta vitr |
| | | göra ont vtr + s |
| | His arms burned after lifting weights for an hour. |
| cash-strapped adj | (having little money) (vardagligt) | fattig adj |
| | | som har dåligt med pengar, som har ont om pengar adj |
| cut vi | (hurt) (bildlig) | svida vitr |
| | | smärta vitr |
| | | göra ont vtr + s |
| | Ouch. The news that he got remarried really cuts. |
| doom n | (terrible fate) | ont öde, olyckligt öde s |
| | (allmänt) | öde s |
| | (allmänt) | lott s |
| | Sisyphus's doom was to spend eternity rolling a rock up a mountain. |
| every cloud has a silver lining expr | (there is always sth positive) (bildlig) | varje moln har en ljusglimt uttr |
| | | inget ont som inte för ngt gott med sig uttr |
| hurt vi | (be painful) | göra ont vitr + s |
| | | värka vitr |
| | | smärta vitr |
| | His leg hurt for two days. |
| | Hennes ben gjorde ont i två dagar. |
| hurt vi | (suffer pain) | ha ont vtr + s |
| | (kroppsdel, organ etc) | göra ont vtr + s |
| | He was hurting for two days after the accident. |
| in bad faith adv | (intending to deceive sb) (formell) | i ont uppsåt, med ont uppsåt adv |
| | You acted in bad faith when you sold me a car you knew had been stolen. |
| be in pain v expr | (suffer intense discomfort) (formell) | i smärta prep + s |
| | | som har ont adj |
| | She was in pain after her neck injury. |
| kill sb vtr | figurative, informal (hurt physically) (vardaglig, bildlig) | ta kål på, ta livet av vbal uttr |
| | | göra mycket ont vbal uttr |
| | I've got to take these shoes off. My feet are killing me. |
| | Jag måste ta av de här skorna. De tar kål på (or: tar livet av) mig. |
| kill sb vtr | figurative, informal (hurt emotionally) (känslomässigt) | såra⇒ vtr |
| | (känslomässigt) | göra ont vtr + s |
| | It kills me to see you leave the company. Please reconsider! |
| | Det gör mig ont att se dig lämna företaget. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) vi | (do hard work) | arbeta hårt vitr |
| | | slita, slita ont vitr |
| | Medieval peasants spent their whole lives laboring. |
| low adj | (supplies: running out) | nästan slut adj |
| | | ha ont om, ha dåligt med vbal uttr |
| | | vara på upphällningen vbal uttr |
| | Supplies of toilet paper are low. |
| | Lagret av toalettpapper är nästan slut. |
| low on sth adj | (lacking in sth) | har ont om, har dåligt med uttr |
| | We are low on toilet paper. |
| | Vi har ont om (or: har dåligt med) toalettpapper. |
| malice n | (evil intent) | ont uppsåt s |
| | | ondska s |
| | The governor's malice toward his opponent did not stop after the election. |
| needs must expr | (sth is necessary though undesirable) | ett nödvändigt ont s |
| painlessly adv | (without pain) | smärtfritt adv |
| | (vardagligt) | som inte gör ont adv |
| | George lived painlessly with his heart condition for twenty years. |
| poor in sth adj + prep | (lacking) | ha ont om uttr |
| | | fattig adj |
| | This soil is poor in nutrients. |
| | Den här jorden är fattig på näringsämnen. |
| be pushed for sth v expr | informal (be short of) | ha ont om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha lite av ngt vbal uttr |
| run out of time v expr | (have no time left) | få slut på tid vbal uttr |
| | | få ont om tid vbal uttr |
| | I was supposed to finish this project by the end of the day, but I've run out of time! |
| be short on sth v expr | informal (short of: not enough) | ha ont om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha brist på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | ha dåligt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | We're short on printer ink. |
| | Vi har ont om skrivarbläck. |
| | Vi har brist på skrivarbläck. |
| | Vi har dåligt med skrivarbläck. |
| be short of sth v expr | (lacking) (i liten mängd) | ont om ngt adj |
| | (i liten mängd) | dåligt med ngt adj |
| | (ingenting av) | slut på ngt adj |
| | I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| smart vi | (sting, hurt) | svida vitr |
| | | smärta, göra ont vitr |
| | If you burn yourself, it will smart. |
| sore adj | (throat: inflamed) | öm, ömmande adj |
| | | inflammerad adj |
| | | irriterad adj |
| | | göra ont vtr + adj |
| | Tina had a cold; her nose was running and her throat was sore. |
| | Tina hade en förkylning. Hennes näsa rann och hennes hals gjorde ont. |
| sore throat n | informal (painful throat infection) | halsont s |
| | | ont i halsen uttr |
| | Sore throats usually indicate an emerging cold. |
stomachache,
stomach ache n | (pain in the stomach) | magont s |
| | | ont i magen s |
| | The kids got a stomachache from eating too much candy on Halloween. |
| straitened adj | (not having enough money) (vardagligt) | fattig adj |
| | | som har ont om pengar adj |
| | | sparsam adj |
| | Jane had to live in straitened circumstances after she lost her job. |
| strapped for sth adj | slang (short of sth: time, money, etc.) | som har ont om ngt adj |
| | | som har lite av ngt adj |
| | I'm a little strapped for time; can we talk about this tomorrow? |
strapped for cash,
strapped adj | slang (short of money) | ha ont om pengar, ha dåligt med pengar vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt: utan pengar) | pank, black adj |
| | I'm a bit strapped for cash right now – can I pay you back next week? |
| strep n | US, abbr (throat infection) | streptokockinfektion s |
| | (vardagligt) | ont i halsen, halsont s |
| | Joey missed a week of school when he had strep. |
| tight adj | (money: limited) (slang) | tajt, tight adj |
| | | ont om adj |
| | Money is tight this year; the family won't be able to afford their usual summer holiday. |
| unsuspecting adj | (person: unaware of sth bad) (ovetande om ngt dåligt) | intet ont anande uttr |
| | (naivt ovetande) | aningslös adj |
| | (som ej misstänker ngt) | omisstänksam adj |
| | Pickpockets in the crowds steal from unsuspecting tourists. |