Sammansatta former:
trouble | |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| ask for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (invite: trouble) | be om ngt vitr + prep |
| (slang) | tigga om ngt vitr |
| bjuda in till ngt vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: This sense of "ask for" is often used with the continuous form of the verb - e.g., "He was asking for trouble" or "You're asking for it." |
| I wouldn't do that if I were you! You're just asking for it. |
| Jag skulle inte göra det där om jag vore du! Du bara ber om det. |
| cause trouble vtr + n | (create problems) | orsaka problem vtr + s |
| skapa problem vtr + s |
| The virus has been causing trouble for computer systems all over the world. |
get in trouble,
get into trouble v expr | informal (be punished for doing [sth]) | hamna i knipa vbal uttr |
| (bildlig) | hamna i klistret vbal uttr |
| (vulgärt) | få skit vtr + s |
| I often got into trouble with my teachers. |
| I got in trouble for stealing apples from his orchard. |
get into trouble,
get in trouble v expr | (be punished for wrongdoing) | bli bestraffad vtr + adj |
| hamna i trubbel vbal uttr |
| Sarah gets into trouble at school every day because she won't stop talking in class. |
| get into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get pregnant outside marriage) | bli gravid vtr + s |
| (vardagligt) | bli på smällen vbal uttr |
| A lot of teenage girls who get into trouble choose to give their babies up for adoption. |
get [sb] into trouble,
get [sb] in trouble v expr | (cause [sb] to be reprimanded) | sätta ngn i klistret vbal uttr |
| se till att ngn blir bestraffad vbal uttr |
| Chloe got me into trouble by passing me notes in class. |
| get [sb] into trouble v expr | dated, informal (get [sb] pregnant outside marriage) (vardagligt) | göra ngn på smällen vbal uttr |
| göra ngn med barn vbal uttr |
| göra ngn gravid vtr + adj |
| When Arthur got Rita into trouble, their parents were furious. |
have trouble,
have trouble doing [sth] vtr + n | (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) | ha problem med att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| ha svårigheter att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| I have trouble remembering passwords. |
| heart trouble n | (cardiac condition) | problem med hjärtat s |
| He was rushed to the hospital because of heart trouble. |
| My neighbor was having a lot of heart trouble, so they implanted a pacemaker in her shoulder. |
| be in trouble v expr | (facing punishment) | i knipa prep + s |
| (bildlig) | i klistret prep + s |
| My brother's in trouble for staying out after midnight. |
| in trouble v expr | slang, euphemism (accidentally pregnant) (bildlig) | på smällen uttr |
| på tjocken uttr |
| gravid adj |
| If you don't use a condom you might end up in trouble. |
| be in trouble v expr | (in a difficult situation) | i fara prep + s |
| i knipa prep + s |
| Call the lifeguard! - my son's in trouble and I can't swim! |
| make trouble vtr + n | (cause problems) | skapa problem vtr + s |
| Nina was hoping that the children would behave themselves and not make trouble. |
| make trouble for [sb] v expr | (cause problems) | skapa problem för ngn vbal uttr |
| The icy roads are making trouble for motorists. |
| stir up trouble v expr | informal (provoke discontent or disagreement) | ställa till med bråk vbal uttr |
| The motorcycle gang roared into town, determined to stir up trouble. |
| Gossips must repeat rumors just to stir up trouble. |
| trouble with n | informal (problem posed by) (ngt problematiskt) | problemet med s |
| (ngt negativt) | det dåliga med s |
| The trouble with living in the country is that you have to drive everywhere. |
| The trouble with cats is they leave their fur everywhere. |
| troublemaker n | ([sb]: creates trouble) (ställer till med problem) | orosstiftare, orosmakare s |
| (ställer till med bråk) | bråkmakare, bråkstake s |
| (rebell, revoltör) | upprorsmakare s |
| Although Tommy is a bit of a troublemaker, he is quite smart. |
