| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| take aim vtr + n | (point a weapon) | sikta, rikta vitr |
| | He raised his gun and took aim. |
| true sth up vtr phrasal sep | (make level, align) | räta ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | rikta⇒ vtr |
| | The wall is five degrees out of line; we have to true it up. |
| aim sth vtr | (weapon: point) | sikta⇒ vtr |
| | | rikta⇒ vtr |
| | The soldier aimed his rifle and fired. |
| | Soldaten siktade med sitt gevär och sköt. |
| head vi | (face, go: in a given direction) | visa⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒, rikta⇒ vtr |
| | If we head south, we should get home eventually. |
| | Om vi styr (or: riktar) kosan söderut, så borde vi komma hem så småningom. |
fix sth,
fix sth on sth vtr | (attention: direct) | fokusera⇒ vtr |
| | | rikta⇒ vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | hålla ögonen på vbal uttr |
| | Now fix your attention on the tallest player. |
| | Håll nu ögonen på den längste spelaren. |
| direct sth at sb vtr | (aim, target) | rikta⇒ vtr |
| | (någon till någon, några) | rikta sig till, vända sig till vbal uttr |
| | The marketing campaign was directed at young women. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| aim sth at sth/sb vtr + prep | (try to hit) | rikta ngt mot ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | | styra ngt mot ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | (tal, kritik) | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | Although he aimed the arrow at the bull's eye, he hit the outside ring every time. |
| | Även fast han riktade pilen mot skottavlans mitt, så träffade han utanför ringen varje gång. |
| aim sth at sb/sth vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (have as intended audience) | rikta ngt mot ngn/ngt vtr + prep |
| | (formell) | ämna ngt för ngn/ngt vtr + prep |
| | The movie is aimed at a younger audience. |
| | Filmen riktar sig mot en ung publik. |
| align sth with sth vtr + prep | (make level with) | rikta ngt efter ngt vtr + prep |
| | | rätta upp ngt efter ngt vbal uttr |
| | Craig aligned the banister with the adjacent kitchen counter. |
| bracket sth vtr | (artillery: adjust fire) | sikta⇒ vtr |
| | | rikta in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| direct sth at sb vtr + prep | (address in speech) | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | rikta ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | rikta sig till ngn, vända sig till ngn vbal uttr |
| | The politician directed his speech at undecided voters. |
| direct sth to sb vtr + prep | (aim: remarks) | rikta ngt mot ngn vtr + prep |
| | | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | You should direct your criticisms to the person responsible. |
| direct sth to sb vtr + prep | (address in speech) | rikta ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | The professor directed his comments to the two noisy girls in the back of the classroom. |
direct attention to sth/sb,
direct sb's attention to sth/sb v expr | (attract notice, highlight) | rikta uppmärksamheten mot ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | I'd like to direct your attention to the graph at the top of Page 5 in the report. |
| draw a gun on sb v expr | (aim a firearm at) (skadande redskap) | rikta vapen mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | (handeldvapen) | rikta en pistol mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | To stop the robber, the policewoman drew a gun on him and ordered him to lie on the ground. |
| face sb/sth vtr | (turn toward) | möta⇒ vtr |
| | | rikta sig mot ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | Turn and face the audience. |
| face vi | (turn) | se mot vitr + prep |
| | | ha blicken riktad mot vbal uttr |
| | | rikta sig mot vbal uttr |
| | Her mind faces towards the future. |
gear sth toward sth/sb,
gear sth towards sth/sb vtr + prep | (aim at) | rikta ngt mot ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | | göra ngt tilltalande för ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | The TV company geared the show toward teenage girls. |
| | TV-bolaget riktade programmet mot tonårstjejer. |
hone in on,
hone in on sth vi | US (locate or target) | sikta in sig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | fokusera på ngt vitr + prep |
| | | rikta in sig mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | The missile uses a sensor to hone in on its target. |
| level sth at sb vtr + prep | figurative (direct: a criticism, an accusation) | rikta ngt mot ngn vtr + prep |
| | Ray's ex-colleagues levelled some terrible accusations at him. |
| make a noise about sth v expr | figurative, informal (call attention to sth) (bildlig) | göra ljud om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | rikta uppmärksamhet mot ngt vbal uttr |
orient sth to sth,
orient sth toward sth (US),
orientate sth towards sth (UK) vtr + prep | (adjust, position sth) | rikta in ngt mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ställa in ngt till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | orientera⇒ vtr |
| | Sally oriented her plants to the south for the best sunlight. |
| spotlight sth vtr | (direct spotlight onto) | belysa⇒ vtr |
| | | rikta strålkastare mot vbal uttr |
| | The technician spotlighted the actor. |
| superpose sth vtr | (geometry: align) | rikta in vtr partikel oskj |
| | | liera⇒ vtr |
| superpose sth on sth vtr + prep | (geometry: align with sth) | rikta in ngt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | liera ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| take aim at sth/sb v expr | (point a weapon at) | sikta på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | rikta ett vapen mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | I saw a sniper taking aim at us from a second-story window. |
| target sth vtr | (direct) | inrikta⇒, rikta in⇒ vtr |
| | She targeted her energies towards finishing the project. |
| | Hon riktade in sin energi på att avsluta projektet. |
| target sth/sb vtr | (single out, aim at) | rikta in sig på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | rikta sig till ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ha som ngt/ngn målgrupp vbal uttr |
| | They targeted the teen market with the new product. |
| target sb vtr | (try to influence sb) | rikta sig mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ha ngn som målgrupp vbal uttr |
| | This advertisement for tobacco targets young people. |
| zero in on sth vtr | informal (focus) | inrikta sig på, rikta in sig på vbal uttr |
| | An auditor knows how to zero in on the problems lurking in a financial report. |