WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
balk,
also UK: baulk vi | (refuse to go on or do [sth]) (plötsligt, tvärt) | tvärstanna vitr |
| | | vägra vitr |
| | | tveka vitr |
| | My mother balked when I suggested that she stop driving because of her poor eyesight. |
balk at [sth],
also UK: baulk at [sth] vi + prep | (reject, recoil from) (bildlig) | rygga för ngt, rygga inför ngt vitr + prep |
| | (bildlig) | skygga för ngt vitr + prep |
| | The board of directors will certainly balk at this risky proposal. |
balk at [sth],
also UK: baulk at [sth] vi + prep | (refuse to go on or do) (plötsligt, tvärt) | tvärstanna vid vitr + prep |
| | | vägra att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Joanne balked at the thought of sharing a hotel room with Nancy again. |
balk at doing [sth],
also UK: baulk at doing [sth] v expr | (refuse to go on or do) | vägra att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | dra gränsen vid att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The passenger balked at having to change seats because of the train company's error with her booking. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| balk n | (baseball: illegal feint) (baseboll) | balk s |
| | The umpire called a balk and the runners each moved up one base. |
balk [sth],
also UK: baulk [sth]⇒ vtr | (hinder) (bildlig) | blunda för ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | His enemies tried everything they could to balk his scheme. |