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black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis) noun | svarthalsad trastsubstantiv |
blessed thistle (Centaurea benedicta) noun | kardbenediktsubstantiv |
blood is thicker than water (relationships are stronger within the family) phrase [UK: blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkə(r) ðæn ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbləd ˈɪz ˈθɪkər ˈðæn ˈwɒ.tər] | |
blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) noun | blåtrastsubstantiv |
bolt from the blue (something totally unexpected) noun [UK: bəʊlt frəm ðə bluː] [US: boʊlt frəm ðə ˈbluː] | som en blixt från klar himmelsubstantiv |
Book of the Dead (ancient Egyptian funerary text) proper noun | De dödas bokproper noun |
bottom the house (clean a house extremely thoroughly) verb | storstäda [~de ~t]verb |
break the ice (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) verb [UK: breɪk ðə aɪs] [US: ˈbreɪk ðə ˈaɪs] | bryta isenverb |
build castles in the air (to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized) verb [UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer] | bygga luftslottverb |
burn the candle at both ends (work hard night and day) verb [UK: bɜːn ðə ˈkæn.dl̩ ət bəʊθ endz] [US: ˈbɝːn ðə ˈkæn.dl̩ ət boʊθ ˈendz] | |
burn the midnight oil (work through the night) verb [UK: bɜːn ðə ˈmɪd.naɪt ɔɪl] [US: ˈbɝːn ðə ˈmɪd.ˌnaɪt ˌɔɪl] | dygna [~de ~t]verb |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | |
bury the hatchet (to stop fighting or arguing) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri ðə ˈhæ.tʃɪt] [US: ˈbe.ri ðə ˈhæ.tʃət] | |
by the Grace of God (By divine right) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə ɡreɪs əv ɡɒd] [US: baɪ ðə ˈɡreɪs əv ˈɡɑːd] | av Guds nådepreposition |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | på håretpreposition |
by the way (incidentally) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ] | för övrigtpreposition förrestenpreposition |
call the police phrase | ring polisenphrase |
calm before the storm (peace before a disturbance or crisis) noun [UK: kɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə stɔːm] [US: ˈkɑːm bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈstɔːrm] | lugnet före stormensubstantiv |
castle in the air (desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized) noun [UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩ ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈkæs.l̩ ɪn ðə ˈer] | luftslott [~et ~]substantiv |
catastrophe theory (branch of mathematics) noun | katastrofteori [~n ~er]substantiv |
category theory (branch of mathematics) noun | kategoriteorisubstantiv |
champ at the bit (to show impatience when delayed) verb | brinna av iververb |
Chancellor of the Exchequer (minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury) proper noun [UK: ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə(r) əv ðə ɪkˈs.tʃekə(r)] [US: ˈtʃæn.sə.lər əv ðə ˈeks.ˌtʃekər] | finansminister ~n -ministrarproper noun |
chaos theory noun [UK: ˈkeɪɒs ˈθɪə.ri] [US: ˈkeɪas ˈθɪ.ri] | kaosteori [~n ~er]substantiv |
Christ's thorn (tree) noun | kristi törnesubstantiv kristitörnesubstantiv |
citizen of the world (person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state, see also: cosmopolitan; internationalist) noun | världsmedborgare [~n ~, ~medborgarna]substantiv |
clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | harkla [~de ~t]verb |
clear the air (to assuage a hostile situation) verb [UK: klɪə(r) ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈklɪr ðə ˈer] | rensa luftenverb |
clear the table (remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal) verb [UK: klɪə(r) ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] [US: ˈklɪr ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] | duka avverb |
cognitive behavioral therapy (psychotherapeutic approach) noun | kognitiv beteendeterapisubstantiv |
come out of the closet (to tell others about a secret belief or preference) verb | komma utverb |
come to think of it (now that I think about it) adverb | när allt kommer omkringadverb |
common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis) noun | stentrastsubstantiv |
common thread (recurring characteristic or theme) noun | röd trådsubstantiv |