Boken Solutions - Förberedande nivå - Enhet 5 - 5A

the work that we do regularly to earn money

jobb, arbete

a person whose job is designing buildings and typically supervising their construction

arkitekt

someone whose job is to clean other people’s houses, offices, etc.

städare, rengörare

someone who is licensed to fix and care for our teeth

tandläkare

a person who designs, fixes, or builds roads, machines, bridges, etc.

ingenjör

a person who works on a farm, typically doing physical labor such as planting, harv

lantbrukar, gårdsarbetare

someone ‌whose job is to cut, wash and style hair

frisör, frisörska

a trained individual who provides emergency medical care to people before taking them to the hospital

paramedic, ambulanssjuksköterska

someone whose job is to operate an aircraft

pilot

a person who writes computer programs

programmerare, programmerarinna

a person who greets and deals with people arriving at or calling a hotel, office building, doctor's office, etc.

receptionist

someone whose job involves helping and selling things to the customers and visitors of a store, etc.

försäljningsassistent, säljare

(in the UK) a lawyer who is entitled to give legal advice, prepare legal documents for contracts and defend people in lower courts of law

advokat, jurist

a physical activity or competitive game with specific rules that people do for fun or as a profession

sport, spel

someone who trains a person or team in sport

tränare, coach

someone who buys tickets, arranges tours, books hotels, etc. for travelers as their job

resebyrå, resesäljare

a man who brings people food and drinks in restaurants, cafes, etc.

servitör, kellner

to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

beskriva, förklara

making use of imagination or innovation in bringing something into existence

kreativ, skapande

requiring significant effort, skill, or determination to overcome or accomplish successfully

utmanande, krävande

referring to something that involves repeating the same actions or elements multiple times, often leading to boredom or dissatisfaction

upprepande, monoton

(of an activity) making one feel satisfied by giving one a desirable outcome

belönande, tillfredsställande

causing mental or emotional strain or worry due to pressure or demands

stressande, ansträngande

(particularly of an acivity) causing a feeling of physical or mental fatigue or exhaustion

tröttande, utmattande

including or consisting of many different types

mångsidig, variabel

activity that requires physical or mental effort

arbete, verk

something that a person spends time doing, particularly to accomplish a certain purpose

aktivitet, åtgärd

to say, write, or take action in response to a question or situation

svara, besvara

in good health after a period of illness or injury

used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations

vara, befinna sig

any of the pieces making a whole, when combined

del, stycke

a group of people who compete against another group in a sport or game

lag, grupp

to express or convey something in a particular way through speech, writing, or art

uttrycka, kommunicera

of, connected with, or affecting all the people in a society

offentlig, publik

to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

tjäna, få

something that we use to buy and sell goods and services, can be in the form of coins or paper bills

pengar, valuta

(dummy verb) to perform an action that is specified by a noun

fattar ett beslut, gör ett val

the act of speaking to someone or trying to reach them on the phone

telefonsamtal, telefonanrop

to give someone food or drink

servera, ge mat

a person, organization, company, etc. that pays to get things from businesses or stores

kund, konsument

to go from one location to another, particularly to a far location

resa, förflytta sig

to a large degree

mycket, väldigt mycket

to do something with an object, method, etc. to achieve a specific result

använda, utnyttja

an electronic device that stores and processes data

dator, beräkningsmaskin

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

bära, ha på sig

the special set of clothes that all members of an organization or a group wear at work, or children wear at a particular school

uniform, arbetskläder

to do certain physical or mental activities in order to achieve a result or as a part of our job

arbeta, verka

without anyone else

ensam, alena

the area or space inside a building

inomhus, inre

not inside a building or enclosed space

utomhus, i det fria

a young person who has not reached puberty or adulthood yet

barn, ungdom

(of a person) having a greater than average height

lång, högt

each of the twenty-four time periods that exist in a day and each time period is made up of sixty minutes

timme

a person whose job is to take care of plants in a garden

trädgårdsmästare, trädgårdsmästare kvinna

an organization that helps those in need by giving them money, food, etc.

välgörenhet, välgörande organisation

a person whose job or task is to collect money for a charity, cause, or an organization

insamlare, eventarrangör

a young individual, often a woman, who lives abroad with a family to learn the language, and helps in the house and takes care of children for some money

au pair, au pair-tjej