Question | Answer |
gyre
turning and turning in the widening gyre | virvel, krets |
wily
was a wily craftsman | illistig, lömsk |
harmattan
in the harmattan | torr, sandmättad nordostligvind (endast i västafrika) |
severe
a very severe look | sträng, hård |
springs
to walk on springs | gå på fjädrar |
improvident
was lazy and improvident | slösaktig, vårdslös |
gourds
he immediately bought gourds of palm-wine | kurbits, kalebass (växt som används till flaskor) |
folly
he saw the folly of not eating | dåraktighet, galenskap |
stoop
he was tall but very thin and had a slight stoop | lutning, böjning |
leisurely
sailing leisurely against the blue sky | utan brådska, i lugn och ro |
beamed
and his face beamed | sken upp |
intricate
he could her in his mind's ear the blood-stirring and intricate rhythms | invecklande |
string
It was called a string | snöre |
sinister
and more sinister than the anger | olycksbådande |
foolhardy
and if anybody was so foolhardy | dumdristig |
imperious
as the proud and imperious emissary of war | övermodig, högdragen |
emissary | sändebud |
idleness | lathet |
bitterly
wept bitterly | bittert |
dogged
they came when misfortune dogged their steps | envis, en som inte släpper taget |
shrine
into the shrine | helgonagrav |