The African Girl

Detention Keeping someone in a police station/prison and not letting them leave (häktning)

Fickle Always changing your mind about who/what you like (ombytlig)

Disguise oneself Modify one's appearance (förklä)

Shed Lose/drop something in a natural way or by accident (Tar av sig något)

Turnstile Narrow gates with metal bars that you push round to enter an area (vändkors)

Dodge Avoid with a quick movement (undvika)

Make it snappy Do it quickly (göra något snabbt)

Disobey Not do what you are told (inte lyda)

Fuzzy Tightly curled (frissigt)

Heir Someone who will receive money, property, a title or a duty when another person dies (arvinge)

Stain Spot, mark (fläck)

Plain Not attractive (alldaglig)

Repatriate Send someone back to their home country (skicka tillbaka sitt till sitt hemland)

Railing Fence made from metal bars (metallstängsel)

Garment Item of clothing (klädesplagg)

Enchanted Magical (förtrollad)

Pale Whitish, not strong in color (blek)

Tinned Preserved in a can (konserverad)

Wing Additional part of a building (Flygel)

Ravenous Very hungry (utsvulten)

Decline Refuse, decide not to (Avböja)

Giddy Dizzy, light-headed (Yr, vimmelkantig)

Rummage Search for something (söka igenom)

Breed Type, sort (ras)

Captivity Imprisonment, confinement (Fångenskap)

Threadbare Worn and shabby (Utsliten)

Implore Beg, plead with (Bönfalla)

Possessions Belongings, things you own (Ägodelar)

See-through Transparent (genomskinlig)

Defy Refuse to obey, rebel against (Trotsa)

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