Svenska | Engelska |
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åtalseftergift [~en ~er] substantiv | nolle prosequi(A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit) |
blå eftersläntrar substantiv | blue straggler(unusually hot and blue star) |
dag efter dag adverb | day after day(For an indefinite number of days) |
dagen efter substantiv {c} | hangover [hangovers](negative effects caused by heavy drinking) |
dagen-efter-piller [dagen~efter~pillret ~, dagen~efter~pillren] substantiv {n} | morning-after pill(type of contraceptive pill) |
dansa efter någons pipa verb | dance to someone's tune(to do what someone expects) |
därefter adverb | thereafter(after that) |
därefter subjunktion | whereupon(after which) |
den ena efter den andra adverb | one by one(individually) |
Den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket. phrase | grasp all, lose all(one who wants everything, may lose it all) |
det är lätt att vara efterklok phrase | hindsight is 20/20(in hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset) |
en efter en adverb | one by one(individually) |
fiska efter verb | angle for(try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.) |
fråga efter verb | ask for(request) |
gå efter verb | go for(to go somewhere in order to get something) |
gång efter annan adverb | time after time(again and again) |
gapa efter mycket phrase | grasp all, lose all(one who wants everything, may lose it all) |
ge efter verb | give(bend slightly when a force is applied) give in(to collapse or fall) give way(to yield to persistent persuasion) |
god eftermiddag phrase | good afternoon(greeting said in the afternoon) |
hädanefter adverb | forward(into the future) hence(from this time, from now) henceforth(from now on) hereafter(in time to come) |
härefter adverb | hereon(check trans) |
i efterhand preposition | in retrospect(as can be seen now but was not seen at the outset) |
i efterhand phrase | in hindsight(the phrase "in hindsight") |
i eftermiddag adverb | this afternoon(during the afternoon of today) |
jag letar efter en livsmedelsbutik phrase | I'm looking for a grocery storephrase |
jaga efter verb | run after(follow quickly) |
komma på efterkälken verb | fall behind(to be below average in performance) |
lämna efter sig verb | leave [left, left, leaving, leaves](to transfer possession after death) leave behind(not live longer than) |
längta efter verb | ache for(to desire or want very much) long for(to have desire for; to yearn) yearn [yearned, yearning, yearns](to have a strong desire for something or to do something) |
leta efter verb | look for(search; seek) |
livet efter detta substantiv {n} | afterlife(a conscious existence after death) |
livet efter döden substantiv {n} | afterlife(a conscious existence after death) |