Vocab set 6

Pounded (opposite + swe)

Tapped lightly - Dunka, knacka

Commenced (opposite + swe)

Ceased - Började, sluta

A child with bad manners (-ed word)

Bad-mannered child

A person with good intentions (-ed word)

A well-intentioned person

A person with quick wits (-ed word)

A quick-witted person

A person with only one purpose in mind (-ed word)

A single-minded person

A person who steals (-ed word)

A light-fingered man

A person with no pity (-ed word)

A hard-hearted person

A tactless man (-ed word)

A heave-handed man

A cowardly boy (-ed word)

A lily-livered boy

What other English words are possible translations of the Swedish word "destroy"?

Förstöra: Ruin, break

I feel blue (colour meaning?)

Depressed, miserable, sad, unhappy etc.

I find blue films rather tedious (colour meaning?)

Pornographic movies

he was so rude he made me see red (colour meaning?)

Very angry

He's still green but he'll learn quickly enough! (colour meaning?)

Very inexperienced/naive

Let's go out and paint the town red (colour meaning?)

Celebrate, live it up, have a good time (make a lot of noise)

Red herrings (colour meaning?)

False trails

You can't get anything done because of the red tape (colour meaning?)

Bureaucratic regulations/rigid formality of intricate official routine.

This house is nothing but a white elephant (colour meaning?)

A thing that causes more trouble than it is worth.

You want everything down in black and white (colour meaning?)

In writing

I'm in the red again this month (colour meaning?)

Overdrawn at the bank/in dept

Valley (swe?)

Dal

Hillside (swe?)

Bergsida/sluttning

Plain (swe?)

Slätt

Plateau (swe?)

Platå

How much is an imperial gallon in litres?

About 4 1/2 litres

How many pints are there in an imperial gallon?

8

How much is a quart?

2 pints, just over 1 litre (think one quarter of 8)

Beer (normal quantity for purchase)?

Pints

Petrol (normal quantity for purchase)?

Gallons

Oil (normal quantity for purchase)?

Pints

Milk (normal quantity for purchase)?

Pints

Coal (normal quantity for purchase)?

Tons and hundred-weights or by the bag

Yeast (normal quantity for purchase)?

Ounces

Eggs (normal quantity for purchase)?

Dozens

Cloth (normal quantity for purchase)?

Yards

Probate (swe?)

(styrkt) testamente

Matter of course (swe?)

Något självklart

Rally round (swe?)

Samlas runt

Reassure (swe?)

Lugna, försäkra

Appreciate (swe?)

Inse klart

Prudent (swe?)

Välbetänkt

Provisions (swe?)

Förberedelser, åtgärder

Branch manager (swe?)

Kontorets utredningsman

Benefit of employment (swe?)

Arbetsförmån

Lump sum (swe?)

Klumpsumma, engångssumma

Life assurance (swe?)

Försäkringsskydd

Mortgage (swe?)

Inteckning

Paramount (swe?)

Av yttersta vikt

Inherit the estate (swe?)

Ärver dödsboet

Intestate (swe?)

Utan testamente

To peg out, to snuff it, to croak, to pop one's clogs (meaning)?

To die

Stone dead (meaning?)

Dead

A dead end (meaning?)

a road that is closed at one end, and does not lead anywhere;
a situation that has no hope of making progress

Dead centre (meaning?)

the exact centre of something.

Dead heat (meaning?)

a competition in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time or with exactly the same result

Dead loss (meaning?)

an activity or process that is not at all effective or successful; a person who is not successful or useful

Deadbeat (meaning?)

a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way, and does not fit into ordinary society; a person or company that is not willing to pay debts or accept responsibility.

Difference between deadly, fatal and mortal?

Deadly: able or likely to kill people, also often used together with boring or dull.
Fatal: causing someone to die
Mortal: subject to death; having a transitory life; a human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.

Interment (meaning?)

the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.

Difference between lover and mistress?

Lover refers to a man, mistress to a female.

To live in sin (meaning?)

Old fashioned for living together without being married.

Bastard (meaning?)

Child of unmarried parents, now used almost exclusively as a swear word; Officially a child born out of woodlock.

Lone parents (meaning?)

Single parent, divorced.

Widow (female)
? (male)

Widower

Wretchedness (swe?)

Elände

Desolation (swe?)

Tröstlöshet

To finance (swe?)

Finansiera

To economise (swe?)

Spara, hushålla

Opposite of abruptly?

Gradually

Opposite of impartial?

Biased

Opposite of alleviate?

Aggregate

Opposite of often?

Seldom

And the like (swe?)

Och dylikt

Is advice countable?

No

What does NHS stand for?

National Health Service

To make provisions for (swe?)

Vidtaga åtgärder

To take steps to... (swe?)

Att vidtaga åtgärder

Difference between ensure and insure?

To ensure something is to make sure it happens—to guarantee it. To insure something or someone is to cover it with an insurance policy.

Difference between inheretance and heritage?

"Inheritance", when used literally, refers to money, real estate, or other tangible property. "Heritage" refers to intangible things, like ideals, knowledge, and moral standards

Heirloom (meaning?)

a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations.

Difference between prosecute and persecute?

Prosecute - to bring legal action against for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law.

Persecute - to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict; specifically: to cause to suffer because of belief.

Prescribe (definition?)

to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.

Medicine/Medical. to designate or order the use of (a medicine, remedy, treatment, etc.).

Persevere (definition?)

to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.

to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.; insist.

Difference from "escape" and "escape from"?

"Escape" is the transitive form of the verb and "escape from" is the intransitive verb.

Difference between motive and motif?

Motive comes from the Latin word motus meaning a moving motion. From the early 1400s, motive comes to signify that which moves a person to behave in a certain fashion. A motif is a theme or idea that recurs as a pattern in an artistic work. Motifs occur in architecture, music, literature, fashion, etc.

Opposite of debtor?

Creditor

Opposite of debtor?

Creditor

Opposite of authentic?

Counterfeit, spurious

Opposite of vague?

Definite

Opposite of acute?

Dull

Opposite of ornate?

Simple, plain

Pulling your leg (meaning?)

X is teasing you

Apple of someones eye (meaning?)

Loving someone very much

Giving someone the slip (meaning?)

Escaping