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ThingsFallApart1
glosor Måndag v 6
Question | Answer |
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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 |