| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| enact sth vtr | (law) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | stadga⇒, statuera⇒ vtr |
| | | föreskriva⇒ vtr |
| | The government has enacted a new tax law. |
presume,
presume that vtr | (with clause: assume) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | förmoda⇒, förutsätta⇒ vtr |
| | As you are sitting at my assistant's desk, I presume you are the temp who will be standing in for him while he's on holiday? |
take sth on,
take sth on vtr phrasal sep | (assume, accept) | ta på sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | Taking on the directorship was his first mistake. |
| extrapolate vi | (infer) | extrapolera vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | gissa vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | anta vitr |
| | This study shows the perils of extrapolating from just a handful of examples. |
imagine,
imagine that vtr | (with clause: think probable) | förmoda⇒, anta⇒ vtr |
| | | tänka sig ngt vtr + refl |
| | Kyle imagined that his new job wouldn't be very hard and that he could just do whatever he wanted. |
reckon,
reckon that vtr | informal (with clause: guess, believe) | anta⇒, tro⇒, förmoda⇒ vtr |
| | I reckon you must be the new sheriff. It's lunchtime, so Glenn will be in the pub, I reckon. |
| | Jag antar (or: förmodar) att du måste vara den nya sheriffen. |
| posit that vtr | (with clause: postulate) | postulera⇒ vtr |
| | | förutsätta⇒ vtr |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | The professor posited that students learn better in a comfortable environment. |
| adopt sth vtr | (assume: an attitude, etc.) | adoptera⇒ vtr |
| | | anta⇒, anamma⇒ vtr |
| | | omfatta⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | lägga sig till med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Brook adopted an air of nonchalance. |
| surmise sth vtr | (guess, deduce sth) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | gissa⇒ vtr |
| | (formell) | hålla ngt för sannolikt, hålla ngt sannolikt vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | presumera⇒ vtr |
| | Based on the dirty dishes on the counter, I surmised that my sister hadn't cleaned her apartment in over a week. |
| presume sth vtr | formal (assume) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | förmoda⇒, förutsätta⇒ vtr |
| | The law presumes innocence until guilt can be proved. |
suppose sth,
suppose that sth vtr | (consider, imagine) | betänk⇒ vtr |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | ponera⇒ vtr |
| | Suppose Janet gets fired over your mistake; what will you do then? |
| assume sth vtr | (suppose) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | förmoda⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | tro⇒ vtr |
| | Until we have evidence that Jake committed the murder, we must assume his innocence. |
| | Innan dess att vi har bevis på att Jake begick mordet, så måste vi anta att han är oskyldig. |
take up sth,
take up sth vtr phrasal insep | (accept: offer, challenge) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | acceptera⇒ vtr |
| | They took up the company's offer to pay for additional training. |
believe,
believe that vtr | (with clause: think, suppose) | anta⇒, förmoda⇒, tro⇒ vtr |
| | I believe that it won't rain tomorrow, but I'm not sure. |
| | Jag tror att det inte kommer regna imorgon, men jag är inte säker. |
expect,
expect that vtr | (with clause: suppose, speculate) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | förmoda⇒ vtr |
| | I expect that he got lost again. |
| | Jag antar att han gick vilse igen. |
| suppose sth vtr | (imply) | anta⇒, antaga⇒ vtr |
| | | förmoda⇒ vtr |
| | (formellt) | supponera⇒ vtr |
| | | ponera⇒ vtr |
| | The government's policy of privatisation supposes that the private sector is better at running things than the public sector. |
suspect sth,
suspect that vtr | (think possibly) (allmänt) | ana⇒ vtr |
| | | tro⇒ vtr |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | misstänka⇒ vtr |
| | The plumber says he can get all the work done in an hour, but I suspect it will take longer than that. |
put sth through,
put through sth vtr + adv | (bill, law: pass) | godänna⇒ vtr |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | The government is unlikely to put the bill through without amendments being made. |
| put sth through sth vtr + prep | (bill, law: pass) | godänna⇒ vtr |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | The bill was put through Parliament in 1908. |
| take sb up on sth v expr | (accept offer of) | acceptera ngt som ngn erbjuder - |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | You'll do the work for just £20? Great - I'll take you up on that offer! |
| embrace sth vtr | figurative (adopt) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | gå över till v uttr |
| | | anamma⇒ vtr |
| | (tekniskt) | konvertera⇒ vtr |
| | The emperor eventually embraced the new religion. |
| | Kejsaren antog så småningom den nya religionen. |
| assume sth vtr | (adopt, take on) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | övergå till ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | This mythical snake was said to assume human form. |
put sth on,
put on sth vtr phrasal sep | (facial expression) | lägga sig till med vbal uttr |
| | (låtsas som) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | My dog always puts on a sad face when he wants food. |
| pass sth vtr | (law: approve) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | godkänna⇒ vtr |
| | (formell) | ratificera⇒, stadfästa⇒ vtr |
| | The law was passed by a vote of seventy to thirty. |
| | Lagen antogs med en omröstning med sjuttio röster mot trettio. |
reason,
reason that vtr | (with clause: support by facts) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | He reasoned that there would be flooding, taking past rainfall into account. |
| | Han antog att det skulle vara översvämningar, med tanke på den tidigare nederbörden. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
presume on sth,
presume upon sth vi + prep | formal (rely) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | förmoda⇒, förutsätta⇒ vtr |
| | I wouldn't presume on his honesty, if I were you; he won't confess unless he has to. |
| take sb vtr | (admit, accept) | ta emot vtr partikel skj |
| | | släppa in vtr partikel skj |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | We only take the most intelligent students in this college. |
| say sth vtr | (suppose) | säga⇒ vtr |
| | | anta⇒ vtr |
| | Let's say that he's right. |
trust,
trust that vtr | (with clause: be confident) | utgå⇒, förlita⇒, anta⇒ vtr |
| | I trust that my problem with the tutor will resolve itself. |
trust,
trust that vtr | (with clause: hope) | utgå⇒, förlita⇒, anta⇒ vtr |
| | I trust you had a good time? |
figure,
figure that vtr | US, informal (with clause: reckon) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | tro⇒ vtr |
| | I figure that I better get my hair cut soon. |
| guess sth vtr | (suppose) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | gissa⇒ vtr |
| | I guess he wants to go camping, but I'm not sure. |
figure,
figure that vtr | mainly US (with clause: assume, conclude) | anta⇒ vtr |
| | | förmoda⇒ vtr |
| | | gissa⇒ vtr |
| | | tro⇒ vtr |
| | When I didn't see him at school, I figured that he'd probably stayed home sick. |