Not Everday-words Yet 13 Feb 2014

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Sentience

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Kännande varelser, förmåga till känslor

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Canopy

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Baldakin, sänghimmel

Tak, tronhimmel, trädkrona

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Ascension

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Uppstigning

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Skirmish

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Skärmytsling (noun)

Drabba samman, gräla

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Ghastly

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Kuslig, spöklik, gräslig

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Ordeal

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Pärs, prövning

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Unanimity

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Enhällighet, enighet

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Paraphrasing

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Parafrasera, omskriva

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Retention

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Recentiorn, kvarhållande, behållande

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Interrogate

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Förhöra, fråga ut

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Acronym

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Akronym, förkortning

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Regression

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Återgång

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Back-skipping

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Hoppa tillbaka (tex vid textläsning)

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Skim

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Skumma

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Transient

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Övergående, tillfälliga, temporära

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Reside

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Uppehålla

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Appraisal

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Värdering, bedömning

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Devise

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Utforma, tänka ut

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Stance

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Hållning, ställning

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Pivotal

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Central, avgörande

Svängbar

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Recast

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Omarbeta

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Composite

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Sammansätta

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Corroborate

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Bekräfta

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Snooping

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Snoka

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Buzzword

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Modeord

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White supremacist

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Vit makt

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Close a deal

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Ro i land en uppgörelse

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Vehement

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Häftig, våldsam

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Collective

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Kollektiv (noun and adjective)

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Brothel

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Bordell

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Obliterate

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Utplåna

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Sticking point

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Springande punkten

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Concede

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Medge

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Mockery Eg make a mockery out of this situation

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Hån, gyckel, parodi

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Showcase

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Uppvisning, monter, skyltfönster

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Atrocity

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Illdåd, grymhet

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Juxtaposed

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Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect | Placera intill varandra

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Be caught red-handed

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Bli tagen på bar gärning

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Be top of pecking order

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Överst i rangordningen

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Turn the tide

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Vända utvecklingen, vända trenden

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Be below people's radar screens

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Vara utanför radarn...det är inte med på radarn

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Mishmash

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A confused mixture: eg a mishmash of outmoded ideas

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Deprivation

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Brist, fattigdom, eftersatta The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society: eg Low wages mean that...millions of people suffer serious deprivation The lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity: sleep deprivation

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Topple

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Störta (eg en diktator)

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Contempt

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Förakt

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Breach

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Bryta mot, bryta

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Mason

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Murare, stensättarna

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Pave

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Stensätta

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Bricklayer

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Murare

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Stonecutter

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Stenhuggare

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Quarry

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Stenbrott (även villebråd (game!)), | Verb: bryta, bryta sten

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Kerbstone

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Kantsten, trottoarkant

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Lee

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Lä (adj, noun)

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Discrepancy

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Avvikelse, diskrepans

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Collude

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Samverka, i maskopi, spela under täcket

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Istäcke

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Ice cap, ice cover, ice sheet

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Jack of all trades, master of none

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A figure of speech used in reference to a person that is competent with many skills but is not necessary outstanding in any particular one

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Dearth

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Brist

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Transmissivity

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Transmissivitet, genomsläpplighet

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Emissivity

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Emissionsförmåga, utstrålning

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Ambient

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Omgivande

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Cladding

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Fasadbeklädnad

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Topical | Eg the topic is very topical

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Aktuell, högaktuell, dagsaktuell

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Purported

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Påstådda

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Adulterated

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Uppblandad, utspätt

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Scalding

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Skållning

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Bespoke

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Beställd, skräddarsydd

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Nuisance (nju:s'ö'ns)

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Olägenhet, störande

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Ransom

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Lösesumma, lösen

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Denominational

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Konfessionell

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Hold at gunpoint

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Hållas under vapenhot

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Accentuate

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Accentuera, framhäva, förstärka

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Ancillary

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Tillhörande, underordnad, anslutna

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Reconcile

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Förena, förlika, jämka

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Funnel

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Tratt (noun) | Hälla genom en tratt (verb)

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Alignment

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Anpassning, inriktning

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Elusive

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Svårfångad, gäckande

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Rearrange the deck chairs

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A popular saying meaning that things have changed only apparently

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Inhibit

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Hämma

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Root and branch (formal) | Eg. IF something is changed or removed ...

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Somethong is changed or removed completely because it. is bad, Eg racism must be eliminated ...

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Compile

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Kompilera, sammanställa

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Lateral

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Lateral, sidled,sidoställd

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Inundate

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Bildligt: bli översvämmad av något, eg inundated with complaints from listeners

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Impersonate

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Imitera, personifiera, utge sig för att vara

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Thwart

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Omintetgöra

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Derail

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Spåra ur

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Liability

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Ansvar, skyldighet, ansvarighet

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Disposal

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Bortskaffande, förfogande, deponering

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Lighting vs lightning

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Belysning vs blixt (noun) (adj)

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Hands down

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Med lätthet (adverb)

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Extensive

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Omfattande, utförlig

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Detailed

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Utförlig

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Preposterous

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Orimlig, befängt

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Contiguous (kån'tigju:ös')

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Sammanhängande, angränsande, intilliggande

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Lapse

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Bortfall

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Rationale

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Logisk grund

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Convey

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Framföra, förmedla

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Inferior

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Underlägsen

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Flounder

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Plumsa, bära sig klumpigt åt, göra misstag

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Sitting out...

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Sitta kvar till slutet av,

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Curb

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``` Trottoarkant Tygla (eg ... the climate change) ```

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Havoc

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Kaos, ödeläggelse

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Obnoxious

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Vidrig, motbjudande, avskyvärd,outhärdlig | Eg at a restaurant... ....service

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Ubiquitous

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Allmänt förekommande, allmänt utbredd, spridd

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Equity

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The quality of being fair and impartial | Eg .... of treatment (likabehandling)

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Difference between equity and justice

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Typ lika- vs rättvisa Equity may have an ahistorical orientation, that focus more on outcomes, rather than looking at righting historical wrongs and injustices

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Brutto (sv)

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Före avdrag (latin Brutus -rå, oraffinerad vara) Gross (eng)

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Netto (sv)

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Summa sedan avdrag gjorts Net worth, net pay (antonym for gross)

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Antonym

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A word opposite in meaning to another

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Join forces

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Gå samman

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Redundancy

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Överskott, övertalighet

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Reappraisal

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Omprövning, ny bedömning

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Med råge överträffats

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Far outweighed

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Prise | Pry

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1. Use force in order to move or open (something) or to separate (something) from something else Eg using a screwdriver, he pried open the window 2. (Pry something out of/from) obtain something from someone with effort or difficulty Eg I got the loan, though I had to pry it out of him Prise-bända, baxa Prise -

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Hassle

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Krångel, besvär

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Looming

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Hotande, hägrande

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Prospect

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Utsikter

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Trite

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Uttjatat. Adj. Of a remark, opinion or idea: overused and consequently of little importance: lacking originalitet or freshness Eg. This point may now seem obvious and trite.

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Förhastad

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Premature, hasty, rushed

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Motsvarighet

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Equivalent, corresponding, analogue, analogy

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Monger | Mongering

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1. A person who is involved with something in a petty (of secondary rank, mean or up generous in small things) or contemptible (förakt, adj) way (usually used in comb, eg a gossipmonger) 2. Köpman (a dealer in or trader of a commodity (chiefly British). (Usually used in comb, e.g fishmonger)

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Indigenous

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Inhemsk

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Wean off

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Avvänja sig från

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...it will remain the bedrock of the country's energy economy Bedrock

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Berggrund Vara grunden för

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Loathe, loathing

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Avsky, vämjelse

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Cordial

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Hjärtlig, från hjärtat/djupt Saft (squash) En medicin som smakar gott

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Conceivable

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Tänkbara, upptänkliga, möjliga

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Dodge Eg dodge a bullet, dodge responsibility

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Undvika, kringgå, ducka, slingra sig

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Sludge

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Slam

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Ominous

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Olycksbådande

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Levy

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Verb: 1. impose a tax, fee or fine on (transitive verb - i.e it takes an object - these verbs have an object to receive the action)). Eg There will be powers to levy the owner. Eg A new tax could be levied on industry to pay for cleaning up contaminated land. 2. [levy on/upon] seize (property) to satisfy a legal judgement (intransitive, ie these verbs do not have an object receiving the action) . Eg There where no goods to levy upon Noun: an act of levying a tax, fee or fine - eg skattehöjning. Eg union members were hit with a 2 % levy on all pay. N

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Amenity

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Rekreationsområden, rekreation-, faciliteter, bekvämlighet

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Frown

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Rynka pannan

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Deception

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Bedrägeri, villfarelse

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Vara lugn

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Be at ease

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Sequel

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Uppföljare

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Eloquent (elle'qwent)

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Vältalig, välformulerad

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Steer clear

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Undvika problem, undvika, avhålla sig

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Cataclysmic

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Omvälvande, katastrofartad

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Wary

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Försiktig, på sin vakt

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Affable Affably (adverb) Affability (noun)

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Friendly, good-natured or easy to talk to | Eg An affable and agreeable companion

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Moot point

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Omtvistad fråga

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Flog

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Beat with a whip, stick: esp as punishment

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Unbridled

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Otyglad, ohämmad | Not controlled or restrained

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Flog

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Beat with a whip, stick: esp as punishment

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Unbridled

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Otyglad, ohämmad | Not controlled or restrained