Hillbilly Elegy

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surmise

förmoda, anta

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mere

ren, blott, bara

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moral turpitude

moraliskt förfall

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allegations

anklagelser

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assertions

påståenden

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idiomatic

språkligt korrekt

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eloquently

elegant, vältalig

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defamation

förtal, ärekränkning

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culture clash

kulturkrock

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tenure

fast anställning på universitet

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tomboy

pojkflicka

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obsession

besatthet, fixering

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accomplish

åstadkomma

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hillbilly

lantis

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ludicrous

löjeväckande

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grim

dyster

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resentment

motvilja, förbittring

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18

race-conscious

rasmedveten

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**WASP-**White, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant

vilket betyder en amerikansk person som tillhör etablissemanget på grund av hudfärg och religion.

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share cropper

jordbrukare

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millworker

bruksarbetare (till exempel på stålverk eller pappersbruk)

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white trash

vitt slödder, patrask

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cohesive

sammanhängande

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destitute

utblottad, mycket fattig

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manufacture

tillverkning

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inculcate

inskärpa

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decay

förfall

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agency

egen makt, egen kraft

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conjure

frambesvärja, trolla fram

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welfare queen

“välfärds drottning”, en person som lever gott på bidrag

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dole

arbetslöshetsstöd

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composite

sammansatt

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33

unbiased

opartisk

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distinguish

särskilja

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35

holler, hollow

a low area in the surface or land, in US English also valley

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charitable

generous

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hearse

likvagn

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porch

veranda

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switchblade

stilett (kniv med ett blad som hoppar ut)

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raunchy

oanständig, ovårdad

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squeal

skrika, klaga

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lunatic

galning

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oral tradition

berättartradition

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eventually

så småningom

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roar

ryta, vråla

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decrepit

skröplig

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shack

skjul, ruckel

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ferocious

vild, våldsam

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public schools

offentliga (statliga) skolor

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soda

läsk

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nuclear family

kärnfamilj

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resilience

motståndskraft

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contradictions

motsägelser

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feud

fejd, bråk

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illustrious

lysande, mycket berömd

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lineage

härstamning

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submerge

dränka, nedsänka

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foray

räd

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skew

snedvrider (om det är substantiv: skev)

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britches

byxor

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vitriol

galla, vrede

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exaggeration

överdrift

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attorney

advokat

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crook

skurk

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critter

smådjur

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