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glosor Tisdag v 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| swelling, he died of the swelling which was an abomination to the earth goddess | uppsvällning |
| abomination | Avsky |
| perch let the kite perch | (flyga upp och) sätta sig |
| rafters which was fastened to the rafters | taksparre |
| Toad | padda |
| meagre meagre harvest | mager |
| withering tendrils went back to his farm and saw the withering tendrils | vissnande rankorna |
| brusqueness by Okonkwo's brusqueness in dealing with less successful men | brutal |
| inwardly very fond of the boy - inwardly of course | inombords, innerst inne |
| plait She has gone to plait her hair | fläta |
| staff His staff came down again | stav, stöd |
| perish we shall all perish | förstöras, fördärvas |
| cowries a length of cloth and a hundred cowries | porslinssnäcka (används som mynt) |
| disquieting he would stamp out the disquieting signs of laziness | oroande, oroväckande |
| mounds they made single mounds of earth | högar |
| arduous the exacting and arduous planting season | mödosam, svår, ansträngande |
| poignant less frequent and less poignant | slående, skarp, genom trängande |
| deity in the life of people than any other deity | gudom, gudomlighet |
| dwarf clambered over the dwarf wall of the barn | förkympt, mycket liten |
| wail by the wail of his wives and children | skrika, tjuta |
| palms looked at her palms | handflata |