Boken English File - Mellannivå - Lektion 8B

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

klaga, gnälla

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

överväga, fundera över

the act of carefully thinking about something over a period of time

övervägande, reflektion

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

leverera, förmedla

the act or process of taking goods, letters, etc. to whomever they have been sent

leverans, avlämning

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

demonstrera, visa

the act of displaying or expressing something such as an emotion or opinion

demonstration, uttryck

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

förklara, klargöra

information or details that are given to make something clear or easier to understand

förklaring, redogörelse

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

misslyckas, inte lyckas

an instance of not doing something, particularly something that is expected of one

misslyckande, fel

to make a person or thing better

förbättra, utveckla

the action or process of making something better

förbättring

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

förlora, tappa

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

förlorad, missad

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

hantera, lyckas

the process or act of organizing or managing a group of people or an organization

ledning

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

betala, erlägga

an amount of money that is paid for something

betalning, erlagd kostnad

to answer a question in spoken or written form

respond, svara

a reply to something in either spoken or written form

svar, reaktion

to give something to someone in exchange for money

sälja, handla

to give someone food or drink

servera, ge mat

the work done by a person, organization, company, etc. for the benefit of others

tjänst, service

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

lyckas, nå framgång

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

framgång, seger

to feel the desire to do something

fresta, locka

the wish to do or have something, especially something improper or foolish

frestelse

to deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way

behandla, agera mot

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

behandling, vård

the worth of something in money

värde

the act of buying goods from stores

shopping, inköp

an object, usually made of wicker or plastic, with a handle for carrying or keeping things

korg, behållare

a vehicle that runs on electricity, moving on a rail in streets of a town or city to carry passengers

spårvagn, trolley

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

kreditkort, bankkort

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

bankkort, debitkort

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

kvitto, recepter

an amount of money that is paid back because of returning goods to a store or one is not satisfied with the goods or services

återbetalning, refundering

the act of reducing the usual price of something

rabatt, prisavdrag

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

kap, affär

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

kedja av butiker, kedjebutiker

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

varuhus, affärshus

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

bibliotek

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

bokhandel, bokspecialist

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

ta på, ha på sig

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

skjorta, T-shirt

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

prova, pröva

to be of the right size or shape for someone

passa, vara lämplig

(of clothes, a color, hairstyle, etc.) to look good on someone

passa, se bra ut på

something, particularly money, given to one to make up for the loss, pain, or damage that one suffered

kompensation, ersättning

a statement that conveys one's dissatisfaction

klagomål, anspråk

an amount of money that is paid for something

betalning, erlagd kostnad

to finally accomplish a desired goal after dealing with many difficulties

uppnå, nå

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

prestation, uppnåelse

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

hålla med, eniga

a promise, an arrangement, or a contract between two or more people

avtal, överenskommelse

to hold or give a different opinion about something

inte hålla med, avvika

an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something

meningsskiljaktighet, konflikt

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

argumentera, diskutera

a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people with different views

argument, diskussion

to physically connect or fasten something to another thing

fästa, binda

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

tillbehör, fäste

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

välja, bestämma

an act of deciding to choose between two things or more

val, alternativ

to give something, particularly money, to make up for the difficulty, pain, damage, etc. that someone has suffered

kompensera, ersätta