| Sammansatta former: |
| all in adv | (risking all money) | med alla pengar som insats uttr |
| | | med alla ens pengar uttr |
| | It is more prudent to diversify your investments rather than dive all in with one big one. |
| career-wise adj | (pertaining to your profession) | karriär-smart adj |
| | | bra för ens karriär uttr |
| | The actor's decision to move out of London was not a great one career-wise. |
| close to home expr | (locally) | nära ens hem uttr |
| | | lokalt adv |
| | I like to shop close to home to support local businesses. |
| confidence booster n | (sth that makes sb more confident) | ngt som är bra för ens självförtroende - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| do all you can v expr | (try hard) | göra allt man kan vbal uttr |
| | (något formell) | göra allt som står i ens makt vbal uttr |
| | I did all I could to catch the train, but it was too late. |
| | Jag gjorde allt jag kunde för att hinna med tåget, men det var för sent. |
| elbow sb out of the way v expr | (push sb aside) | armbåga ngn ur ens väg vbal uttr |
| | An old lady elbowed Dan out of the way as he was trying to get on the bus. |
| even adv | (despite) | trots adv |
| | (i negerande eller fråga) | inte ens adv |
| | He didn't leave her even after all she had said. |
| | Han lämnade inte henne, trots allt hon hade sagt. |
| eye-opening adj | (revelatory, revealing) | förbluffande adj |
| | (bildlig) | som öppnar ens ögon adj |
| | Seeing where caviar comes from is an eye-opening experience. |
| get your due v expr | (get sth you are entitled to) | få ens rättmätiga del, få det man har rätt till vbal uttr |
| | | få det som tillkommer en vbal uttr |
| | Fiona finally got her due when they raised her salary. |
give a piggyback,
give a piggyback to sb,
give sb a piggyback v expr | informal (carry sb on your back) | låta ngn rida på ens rygg vbal uttr |
| | My ankle hurts - please give me a piggyback. |
| if at all adv | (possibly not at all) | om ens det uttr |
| | | om ens något uttr |
| | In this part of the country, it only snows a few days per year, if at all. |
| life n | figurative (precious person) (bildlig) | liv s |
| | | ens hela liv uttr |
| | | allt s |
| | I love my boy. He is my life. |
| nary adj | UK, dated, informal (not even) | inte ens adv |
| | | inte en enda adv |
| | Since the teacher's lecture, there has been nary a single unexcused absence. |
| no way interj | informal (refusal) (kan vara otrevligt) | aldrig!, aldrig i livet! interj |
| | | inte ens chans! interj |
| | You want me to go with you to the disco? No way! I hate dancing. |
not a bit,
not one bit adv | informal (not at all) (vardagligt) | inte ens lite adv |
| | | inte alls adv |
| | | inte överhuvudtaget adv |
| | Am I bothered about missing the show. Not a bit. |
| | I'm not a bit worried about this exam because I've revised really hard for it. |
| not even adv | (emphatic exclusion) | inte ens adv |
| | (som interjektion) | aldrig adv |
| | I don't know much at all about my great-grandparents - not even their names. |
| Not even! interj | slang (emphatic no) | Inte ens interj |
| | | Nej interj |
| | 'Would you go out with Mitch if he asked you?' 'Not even!' |
| not nearly adv | (nowhere near) | inte tillnärmelsevis adv |
| | (vardagligt) | inte ens nästan adv |
| | Two pounds of beef is not nearly enough to feed 50 people. |
| | The roast is not nearly cooked, so dinner will be delayed. |
nowhere near,
not anywhere near prep | figurative, informal (not at all) | inte ens i närheten prep |
| | | långt ifrån prep |
| | Your description is nowhere near accurate. |
| once in a lifetime adv | (extremely rarely) (främst bildlig) | en gång i ens liv uttr |
| | | extremt sällan adj + adv |
| | A chance like this only comes along once in a lifetime. |
| second cousin n | informal (your parent's cousin) | ens förälders kusin - |
| Anmärkning: Your parents' cousins are your first cousins once removed, but many native speakers refer to them as second cousins. |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | My second cousin is much younger than my dad and way cooler. |
seldom if ever,
seldom,
if ever adv | (never or almost never) | sällan om ens någonsin, sällan om någonsin adv |
| | | sällan eller aldrig adv |
| | I seldom, if ever, have time to relax and read a book. |
| self-funded adj | (financed with own money) | som man själv har finansierat adj |
| | | med ens egna pengar adj |
| self-help n | (acting with no assistance) | eget arbete, eget jobb s |
| | | ens egna insats s |
| | When others are not willing to help you, you have to rely on self-help. |
| slum it v expr | informal (go somewhere below your status) | besöka plats som är under ens värdighet vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen direkt översättning. |
| | The lord of the manor was slumming it with the locals in the pub again. |
weigh sth soaking wet,
weigh sth wringing wet v expr | informal (barely weigh as much as) | inte ens väga ngt - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | My cousin is so skinny; she probably only weighs 7 stone soaking wet! |
| spare no effort v expr | (do all you can) | göra allt man kan, göra allt en kan vbal uttr |
| | | göra allt som står i ens makt vbal uttr |
| | (kan vara litterär) | sky ingen möda vbal uttr |
| | Please spare no effort to find my sister's killer. |
| talk shop v expr | figurative (discuss work) (vardagligt) | prata jobb vtr + s |
| | | tala om ens arbete vbal uttr |
| | My co-worker and I talked shop for a while after dinner. |
be young,
still be young v expr | literary, humorous (night, evening: only just have started) (bildlig) | fortfarande vara ung vbal uttr |
| | | inte ens ha börjat än uttr |
| | You aren't going home already? The night is still young! |