Sammansatta former:
great | |
| Engelska | Svenska |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (bargain) | en bra affär, en god affär uttr |
| ett kap s |
| I chose the car because it was reliable and a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (much, large amount) | en hel del s |
| mycket adv |
| I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | en hel del av ngt s |
| (något formellt) | åtskilligt med adv + prep |
| mycket av adv |
| Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (greatly, very much) | mycket adv |
| högt adv |
| I value your input a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (considerably) | mycket adv |
| avsevärt adv |
| I'm feeling a great deal better since I ate some soup. |
a great deal of effort,
a good deal of effort n | (a lot of work) (slitsamt, svårt arbete) | mycket möda, stor möda adv + s |
| (ansträngning) | mycket arbete, mycket jobb adv + s |
| I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a great time n | informal (fun, enjoyment) | en bra stund uttr |
| (vardagligt) | jättekul adj |
| en bra tid uttr |
| Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
the beyond,
the great beyond n | (the afterlife) | livet efter detta s |
| The dying woman hoped to meet her beloved husband again in the beyond. |
| Den döende kvinnan hoppades att hon skulle träffa sin älskade man i livet efter detta. |
| Britain n | abbreviation (Great Britain) | Storbritannien egen |
| (formellt) | Förenade konungariket Storbritannien egen |
| There will be rain across most parts of Britain this weekend. |
by a great deal,
by a good deal adv | (by a large amount or extent) | betydligt adv |
| avsevärt adv |
| The Indian Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean by a great deal. |
| Indiska oceanen är betydligt mindre än Stilla havet. |
the Depression,
the Great Depression n | (Great Depression: 1930s economic crisis) | Den stora depressionen uttr |
| (allmän) | finanskris s |
| börskrasch s |
| Many who grew up in the Great Depression are very frugal. |
GB,
G.B. n | initialism (Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales) | Storbritannien egen |
| Maxwell shows his British pride with a "GB" bumper sticker on his car. |
| go to great pains to do [sth] v expr | (go to a lot of effort to do) | göra sig stort besvär för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| lägga ner mycket möda på att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| great abundance n | (plentiful amount) | stort överdåd, stort överflöd adj + s |
| There always seem to be a great abundance of fools. |
| Great Barrier Reef n | (reef off Australian coast) | Stora barriärrevet egen |
| great big adj | informal (huge) (familjär) | jättestor adj |
| enorm adj |
| Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
| Great Britain n | (England, Wales, Scotland) | Storbritannien s |
| During the Victorian Era, Great Britain had a huge empire. |
| Great Britain n | informal (the UK) | Förenade kungariket egen |
| Great Dane n | (breed of large dog) | grand danois s |
| the Great Depression n | (economic crisis of 1930s) | Den stora depressionen egen |
| We haven't seen this kind of economic turmoil since the Great Depression. |
| My grandparents were children during the Great Depression. |
| great fun adj | informal (enjoyable) (vardagligt) | jättekul adj |
| väldigt rolig adv + adj |
| Our day out at the theme park was great fun. |
| great price n | (value for money, cheap cost) | mycket bra pris s |
| That's a great price for a machine with those features. |
| great value n | (well worth the money) | stort värde, högt värde adj + s |
| At £4 each, the tickets are great value as they allow unlimited bus travel throughout the day. |
the Great Wall of China,
the Great Wall n | (defensive structure in China) | kinesiska muren s |
| A lot of people go to China just to see the Great Wall. |
great white shark,
white shark,
great white n | (large fish) | vithaj s |
| great work n | (job: done well) | väl utfört arbete s |
| bra jobb s |
| Her boss congratulated Chloe on her great work. |
| great work n | (art: masterpiece) | mästerverk s |
| The Great Gatsby is one of the great works of American literature. |
great-aunt,
Great-Aunt,
grandaunt,
Grandaunt n | (grandparent's sister) | gammelmoster, gammelfaster s |
| Anmärkning: Takes a capital letter when used as a title or term of address |
| My great-aunts Cora and Clarice still live in the house they were born in. |
great-aunt,
Great-Aunt,
grandaunt,
Grandaunt n | (great-uncle's wife) | pappas farbrors fru s |
| pappas morbrors fru s |
| Anmärkning: Takes a capital letter when used as a title or term of address |
| My great-aunt Nelly is 88 years old. |
| great-grandchild n | (child of your grandchild) | barnbarnsbarn s |
| great-grandfather n | (father of a grandparent) (på pappas sida) | gammelfarfar s |
| (på mammas sida) | gammelmorfar s |
| My great-grandfather fought in the First World War. |
| great-grandma n | (mother of a grandparent) | gammelfarmor, gammelmormor s |
| My great-grandma raised 10 children, the youngest of whom was my granddad. |
| great-grandmother n | (mother of a grandparent) (på pappas sida) | gammelfarmor s |
| (på mammas sida) | gammelmormor s |
| Cars hadn't even been invented when my great grandmother was a young girl. |
| great-grandson n | (son of [sb]'s grandchild) (flicka, pojke) | barnbarnsbarn s |
| son till ett barnbarn s |
| great-great-grandchild n | (child of great-grandchild) | barnbarnsbarnsbarn s |
| great-great-grandfather n | (grandfather of a grandparent) | gammelmorfar, gammelfarfar - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| great-nephew n | (son of niece or nephew) | son till syskonbarn - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| great-uncle n | (brother of your grandparent) | farfars bror s |
| morfars bror s |
| farmors bror s |
| mormors bror s |
| My great-uncle owns a small farm in Iowa. |
| Great-Uncle n | (term of address: parent's uncle) | tilltal till äldre släkting - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| Great-Uncle Pete, meet my wife, Mary! |
greathearted,
great-hearted adj | figurative (kind and generous) | storsinnad adj |
| öppenhjärtad adj |
| snäll adj |
| hjärtlig adj |
| in great measure adv | (largely) | till största del adv |
| The President's re-election chances are in great measure tied to the health of the economy. |
| MAGA expr | US, acronym (Make America Great Again) | Gör USA storslaget igen vbal uttr |
| Make America Great Again n | US (Republican campaign slogan) | Gör USA storslaget igen vbal uttr |
matter of importance,
matter of great importance n | ([sth] significant) | viktiga saker adj + spl |
| I can't play with you now; I have matters of importance to deal with. I need to speak to the President now, it is a matter of great importance! |
| Sounds great interj | informal (accepting a suggestion or invitation) | Låter bra interj |
| Blir perfekt interj |
| Sounds great interj | informal (expressing enthusiasm) | Låter bra interj |
| (vardagligt) | Låter fint interj |
the unwashed,
the great unwashed npl | figurative, pejorative (common people) (ogillande) | vanligt folk spl |
| (nedsättande) | pöbeln s |
| medelklassen s |
