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74 Cards in this Set
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abrasion |
skavsår/skrubbsår |
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harrowing |
upprörande/hemsk - a harrowing story |
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irreverent |
satirisk/vanvördig |
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dastardly |
fegt/uselt/ömkligt |
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dissimulate |
Skyla/hyckleri -to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival. Your wife gave you socks for Christmas and you smiled happily and kissed her? You, my friend, know how to dissimulate |
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lichen |
lav |
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desolation |
ensamhet, ödslighet, förstörelse, förtvivlan |
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benign |
vänlig |
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indignant |
upprörd |
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ubiquitous |
allmänt förekommande, överallt |
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instigate |
sporra/egga till, anstifta |
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calamitous |
katastrofal - [kuh-lam-i-tuh s] |
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recalcitrant |
motsträvighet/gör ej som tillsagd - [ri-kal-si-truh nt] |
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haggling |
pruta/parlamentera/ To argue in an attempt to come to terms. |
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accord |
överenskommelse |
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diverge |
avvike/skilja sig "I think that my proposal diverges from.." |
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obstruct |
hindra - using force or threat of force to obstruct a Muslim woman in the free exercise of her religious beliefs. |
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Commensurate - The time has come to take action commensurate with the scale of the problem. |
lika stor/sammanfallande/rimlig/motsvarande - [kuh-men-ser-it] |
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congestion charge, traffic congestion |
Trafikskatt, trafikstockning |
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incentive |
sporre, motiv |
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stringent |
sträng |
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boroughs |
distrikt (i en stad) |
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opt in |
vara med |
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woe |
olycka,sorg, elände - Today, woe generally means problem or worry. |
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woefully |
bedrövligt - scientific voices immediately attacked the agreement as woefully inadequate |
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decisive |
avgörande - whose work has had a decisive influence on my thinking |
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fudging |
fuska, fiffla |
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daft |
tokig/fånig/galet |
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olfactory |
lukt- |
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impetus , "This gave an impetus to the efforts of Seifried and others" |
sporre, kraft |
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corrugated |
veckad - ex corrugated iron |
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elope |
rymma hemifrån, framförallt för att gifta sig |
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pivotal |
central, väsentlig "very important |
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vocational |
yrkes- ex vocational training yrkesträning. |
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manure |
[mäh-nuor] / gödsel |
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pertinent |
relevant |
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trove |
skatt/fynd |
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to counter/ countering |
motarbeta, kontra, besvara, motverka "We must compare the approaches to see which is effective in countering addiction." |
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exhaustive |
fullständig, omfattande, grundlig |
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subsidiary |
dotterbolag |
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lament |
klaga, beklaga, gråta |
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perennial |
fleråldrig, ständigt återkommande "perennial question" |
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idle |
lat, slö, gå på tomgång |
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corrosive |
frätande |
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desertification |
ökenspridning |
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overgrazing |
överbeta |
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surge |
ökning, våg - "The world is facing a long-term surge -ökning- in demand." |
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burgeon |
spira, utvecklas "This burgeoning -spirande - cooperation has already produced significant results." |
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irrigation |
bevattning, konstbevattning |
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pasture |
betesmark |
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cropland |
åker |
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demise |
död, bortgång |
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probe |
undersökning |
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peril |
äventyra |
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wharf |
kaj |
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bid |
försök - "he made a bid to gain attention" -eller bud |
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lauded |
prisa, berömma |
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disclose |
avslöja |
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extol |
prisa, lovsjunga |
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enact |
stadga, uppföra (lag tex) |
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corroborated |
bekräfta, bestyrka |
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abolition |
avskaffande (ex av slaveri) |
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slated |
kritiserad eller nominerad (to write or set down for nomination or appointment:the district leader slated for city judge. to plan or designate (something) for a particular place and time;schedule:The premiere was slated for January.) |
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facilitate |
underlätta |
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rebate |
avdrag |
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entice |
locka |
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begets |
förorsaka, avla |
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endowment |
donation, talang - eller verb: förse med, utrusta, donera |
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duty |
skatt, tull, avgift eller plikt |
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unabated |
oförminskad |
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paucity |
knapphet, fåtalighet |
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inundation/inundate |
översvämning/översvämma |
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tractable |
lätthanterligt/medgörlig |
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insurgency |
uppror |