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när pronomen | when(what time; which time) |
när adjektiv | nigh(near, close by) |
när adverb | when(at what time, as a direct question) |
när subjunktion | as(at the same instant that) when(as soon as, at the time that) |
när allt kommer omkring preposition | after all(anyway, in any case) |
när allt kommer omkring adverb | come to think of it(now that I think about it) |
när det kommer till kritan phrase | when push comes to shove(when the pressure is on) |
när det regnar så öser det ner phrase | it never rains but it pours(unfortunate events occur in quantity) |
när grisar flyger adverb | when pigs fly(never, expressed by an idiom) |
när helvetet fryser till is substantiv | snowball's chance in hell(Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success) |
när helvetet fryser till is adverb | when Hell freezes over(never) |
när katten är borta phrase | when the cat's away(People take advantage of the absence of authority) when the cat's away the mice will play(in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) |
när man talar om trollen phrase | are your ears burning(asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion) speak of the devil(expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) |
när man ändå håller på subjunktion | while one is at itconjunction |
när man ändå är igång subjunktion | while one is at itconjunction |
när som helst adverb | anytime(at any time) |
när som helst subjunktion | whenever(at any time that) |
när tiden är inne preposition | in due time(eventually) |
nära verb | feed [fed, fed, feeding, feeds](to give food to eat) foment [fomented, fomenting, foments](to incite or cause) |
nära adjektiv | close [closer, closest](at a little distance) near [nearer, nearest](physically close) nearby(adjacent) next(being closer to the present location than all other items) nigh(near, close by) |
nära adverb | closelyadverb |
nära förestående adjektiv | imminent(about to happen, occur, or take place very soon) |
nära land adverb | inshore(near the shore) |
nära och kära substantiv {c-Pl} | kith and kin(both friends and family) |
nära på adverb | all but(very nearly) |
nära skjuter ingen hare phrase | close, but no cigar(used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite) |
näradödenupplevelse [~n ~r] substantiv {c} | near-death experience [near-death experiences](experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function) |
närande adjektiv | nutrient(providing nourishment) |
närapå adverb | almost(very close to) |
närbutik [~en ~er] substantiv {c} | convenience store(a small retail store) dairy [dairies](corner-store, superette, mini-mart) |
närhelst subjunktion | whenever(at any time that) |