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ThingsFallApart1
glosor Måndag v 6
| 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 |