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a (name of the letter A, a) noun [UK: ə] [US: ə] | asubstantiv |
A (playing card) noun [UK: ə] [US: ə] | E e:et; pl. e:n el. e, best. pl. e:nasubstantiv |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
A-bomb [A-bombs] (atomic bomb) noun [UK: ˈeɪ.bɒm] [US: ˈeɪ.bɒm] | atombomb [~en ~er]substantiv |
a burnt child dreads the fire (a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it) phrase | bränt barn skyr eldenphrase |
a cappella (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) adverb | a cappellaadverb |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | |
a few (a small number of) determiner [UK: ə fjuː] [US: ə ˈfjuː] | någradeterminer |
A-flat (tone four fifths below C) noun | ass [~et ~]substantiv |
A-flat major noun | Ass-dursubstantiv |
a friend in need is a friend indeed (if a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend) phrase [UK: ə ˈfrend ɪn niːd ɪz ə ˈfrend ɪn.ˈdiːd] [US: ə ˈfrend ɪn ˈniːd ˈɪz ə ˈfrend ˌɪn.ˈdiːd] | i nöden prövas vännenphrase |
a hundred and ten percent (great exertion) noun | hundratio procentsubstantiv |
a leopard cannot change its spots (one cannot change one's own nature) phrase [UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts] | ränderna går aldrig urphrase |
a little (to a small extent or degree) adverb [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩] | en smulaadverb liteadverb lite grann/lite grandadverb litegrannadverb litetadverb |
a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | |
a lot (a large amount) pronoun [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | en hel delpronomen mycketpronomen mångapronomen |
a lot (often) adverb [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | oftaadverb |
a lot (very much) adverb [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | en hel deladverb mycketadverb |
A major (major key) noun [UK: ə ˈmeɪ.dʒə(r)] [US: ə ˈmeɪ.dʒər] | A-dursubstantiv |
A minor (minor key) noun [UK: ə ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ə ˈmaɪ.nər] | a-mollsubstantiv |
a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
A-pillar (automotive: vertical support) noun | A-stolpesubstantiv |
a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) phrase [UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn] | |
A to Z (Alphabetical order) adverb | A till Öadverb |
a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) phrase | |
a.m. (before noon) adverb | fmadverb |
Aachen (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) proper noun [UK: ˈɑː.kən] [US: ˈɑː.kən] | Aachenproper noun |
aah (expressing amazement or surprise) interjection | ahinterjektion ohinterjektion åhinterjektion |
Aalborg (city in northern Denmark) proper noun [UK: ˈɑːlbɔːɡ] [US: ˈɑːlboːrɡ] | Ålborgproper noun |
Aarau (Swiss town) proper noun | Aarauproper noun |
aardvark [aardvarks] (mammal) noun [UK: ˈɑːd.vɑːk] [US: ˈɑːrd.vɑːrk] | jordsvin [~et ~]substantiv |