Boken English Result - Mellannivå - Enhet 1 - 1D

a failure to correctly understand a question, remark, or instruction, often leading to confusion or conflict between people

missförstånd, misstag

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

kognat, släktord

a word in a foreign language that looks or sounds similar to a word in one's own language but has a different meaning

falsk vän, falsk kognat

used to emphasize a fact or the truth of a situation

faktiskt, verkligen

a fruit that is round and has thin yellow, red, or green skin

äpple

a device or piece of equipment for taking photographs, making movies or television programs

kamera, fotokamera

a way that enables someone to get out of a room, building, or a vehicle of large capacity

utgång, utträde

above average in amount or size

stor, jättestor

a long written story that usually involves imaginary characters and places

roman, litterärt verk

our mother or our father

förälder, mor/far

(plural) an organization that catches thieves, killers, etc. and makes sure everyone follows rules

polisen, säkerhetsstyrkor

the habit or act of breathing the smoke of a cigarette, pipe, etc. in and out

rökning, vanor att röka

a car that has a driver whom we pay to take us to different places

taxi, hyrbil

a sport in which two or four players use rackets to hit a small ball backward and forward over a net

tennis