English | Swedish |
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he-cat (male cat) noun | hankatt [~en ~er]substantiv |
curiosity killed the cat (undue curiosity is dangerous) phrase [UK: ˌkjʊə.rɪ.ˈɒ.sɪ.ti kɪld ðə kæt] [US: ˌkjʊ.ri.ˈɑː.sə.ti ˈkɪld ðə kæt] | nyfiken i en strutphrase |
she-cat (female cat) noun [UK: ʃiː kæt] [US: ˈʃiː kæt] | honkatt [~en ~er]substantiv katta [~n kattor]substantiv |
when the cat's away (People take advantage of the absence of authority) phrase | dansar råttorna på bordetphrase när katten är bortaphrase |
when the cat's away the mice will play (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) phrase [UK: wen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə maɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] [US: hwen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə ˈmaɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] | dansar råttorna på bordetphrase när katten är bortaphrase |