The Landlady

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• Guesthouse Gästhus, a place where guests can stay
• Landlady hyresvärd, Someone that owns the property you are renting
• Tiresome tröttsam, Something that drains your energy
• Journey resa, Travelling somewhere for a longer time
• Starry Lysande, stjärnklar, Shiny or glittery
• Opposite motsats, Something that is completely different from another something
• Entrance ingång, A place where you go in
• Deadly dödlig, Risk of death
• Cheek kind, body parts on the sides of your face
• Fairly rättvist, justly
• Porter Öl, beer
• Quarter of a mile 400meter, 25% of a British mile
• Set out bege sig, Begin a journey
• Splendid fantastiskt, Something very good
• branch manager filialchef, The term refers to an executive who is in charge of a particular location or branch office.
• Settled Lugnat ner sig, Calmed down or finished with something
• Navy-blue Marinblått, A darker shade of blue
• Suit kostym, A fancy piece of clothing
• Brisk raskt, Active or energetic
• Characteristic karakteristisk, A detailed part of something whole
• The big shots Höjdare, Influential people
• Amazing fantastiskt, something very good
• Porch Veranda, An outdoor part of a house
• Pillar pelare, Something that holds up something heavy
• Obvious Självklart, Really easily understood
• Once upon a time Det var en gång, At one point in time
• Swanky Fancy, elegant, Luxurious or expensive
• Residence Boende, Somewhere people reside (live)
• Peeling Skala, faller sönder, Taking the outer skin or layer of something off of it
• Woodwork Träkonst, The art and profession of making things out of wood
• Façade Fasad, exteriör, the front part of the exterior
• cracked Sprucken, Damaged or split up
• Blotchy Fläckig, Covered in blotches / patchy
• Neglect Försummad, Not treated with respect or care
• Illuminate Framhäva, Make something visible or the center of attention
• Yard Trädgård, An outdoor part of someone’s property
• Catch sight of Plötsligt se någonting, Suddenly noticing something
• Printed tryckt, published
• Notice Märka, Have something catch your attention
• Prop up stötta upp, To stop something from falling or slipping
• Pane glasruta/fönsterruta, A single sheet of glass
• Velvety sammetslent, Smooth, soft
• Peer kisa, Look with difficulty
• Bright lysa, lysande, Shining
• Hearth Härd/eldstad, The floor of a fireplace
• Dachshund Tax, A dog breed
• curl up kura ihop sig, To arrange oneself in or as if in ball or curl
• Tuck into Bädda in, Make someone comfortable in bed by pulling the covers around them
• Belly mage, The front part of the middle of the body
• baby-grand piano liten flygel, a small piano
• Plump Fyllig/knubbig, Having a full rounded shape
• Spot plats, a particular place or point
• parrot papegoja, a bird
• Sign tecken, A signal that something is going to happen
• All in all Allt som allt, Representing everything
• Pretty decent Ganska bra, Good enough, not good but not bad
• Congenial Sympatisk, Getting along
• Boarding-house pensionat, A house were meals, and a bed is provided
• Conjure up frammana, Get the will or courage to do something
• Watery vattnig, Something with a lot of water filled in it
• Cabbage kål, a round vegetable
• Rapacious Girig, Having a desire to have money or other material things
• Kippers Saltad och rökt/torkad fisk, A whole herring that has been gutted, split and salted.
• Dither Vackla, tveka/vela, nervös, Nervous, excited or agitated state
• Make up one’s mind Att bestämma sig, To decide on something
• Queer Konstig, Odd, strange
• in the act of mitt i något, In the middle of doing something
• Manner Beteende, How something is done or how it happens
• peculiar Egendomlig, A characteristic belonging to someone/something
• compel force someone, tvinga
• Force tvinga, to compel someone
• actually faktiskt, Refer to what´s true our real
• at once på en gång, To do something straight away
• Jack-in-the-box Gubben i lådan, A box where a person/doll jumps out of it – children’s toy
• pop explodera, explode, go bang
• Compulsion tvång, Be forced to do something
• Desire önskan, Strong feeling to have something
• Extraordinarily Extra bra, utomordentlig, Something that´s very good
• Gentle Försiktig, to be careful
• Charge Att ladda, To save up energy for something.
• Five and sixpence 5, 6 shilling, Old way of saying five shilling and six pence.
• Threshold En tröskel, A slab of wood on the floor in houses, often in doorframes.
• Walking stick en käpp, A stick or staff held in hand while walking, used to push against the ground to support one's body.
• Nest ett bo, Housing made and used by some animals and insects
• Slightly lite, Something is for example slightly wrong. This means it isn’t obviously wrong but you still notice it.
• Dotty stollig, To be eccentric and a little crazy
• Who gives a damn about that? Vem bryr sig? Someone asks this, when they think nobody cares about something
• Swamped översvämmad, For something to be overwhelmed by an excessive amount of something.
• applicant person som gjort en ansökan / applikant. A person applying to get into an organization, often a job.
• Inclined lutande, to be tilted
• A teeny weeny bit Pyttelite, A very small amount of something
• Choosy Petig, To be picky when making a decision
• Particular särskild, Something that is special and is standing out in one way or another.
• On the off-chance osannolikt nog, In case of the unlikelier outcome in a situation
• Stair-rail Trappräcke, You can hold this while walking a stair to avoid falling.
• Pale Blek, A bright version of a colour, for example your skincolour. Your face can be pale when not feeling well or when you haven’t got a lot of sun.
• Landing Landning, The action when something that flies returns to the ground and sets down.
• Flight Flyga, To go by air.
• Sheet Ark, A rectangular slim object often made out of paper or a metal.
• Bedspread Överkast, The often white textile that you put over your bed so that only that gets dirty and not the whole bed.
• Appear Verka, If you take a quick look or listen, something can appear in a certain way. It can also mean that something or someone comes up from nowhere.
• Earnest allvarlig, To be convinced or show sincere interest
• Brightly Ljust, For something to do something with a shine.
• Supper Middag, Dinner / The main meal of the day.
• It’s the law of the land Landets lag, Rules that are in place across a bigger piece of land.
• Proceedings Förhandlingar, The affairs of something formal, like a meeting.
• Stage Scen, An elevated platform used to get above an audience, used for theatre or speeches among other performances.
• Be off one’s rocker kokobello, To be mad or crazy
• Harmless Ofarlig, Something that can’t hurt you.
• Trot Trav, To move at moderate pace with many quick steps
• A bit of all right Skaplig, For someone to be sexually attractive.
• Entry Ingång, Where you enter something, like the entry to a school or fair ride.
• Ring a bell Låter bekant, For something to “ring a bell” means it’s vaguely familiar to someone
• On earth I världen, Used for emphasis in sentences, often in arguments. “Who on earth would do such a thing?”
• Numerous talrik, For something to be in big amount
• Familiar Bekant, When you recognize something or someone but can’t quite put a finger on it.
• Ring Ringa, To call someone with a phone
• Reins Tyglar, Straps connected to a horse’s headgear used to steer it during horse riding
• Frisky Yster, sprallig, When someone gets really excited.
• Positive Positiv, When you are happy or correct
• Handsome stilig, They are nice and good looking
• Dainty delikat, delicate
• Amusing underhållande, When someone is funny
• Ginger rödhårig, Red headed person.
• Biscuit kex, A sweet you eat when you drink coffee or tea
• Bother störa, When you disturb someone
• Fuss about Vad är allt krångel om?, Show flattering attention
• Saucer tefat, A small plate you have when you drink tea.
• Tantalising lockande, When something is very tempting and you really want it.
• Linger Söla, dröja, When someone takes much time to do something
• Border gräns, a line that seperates two things from eachother
• Undergraduate student, Someone who is studying to graduate
• Pat klappa, to touch something gently with the flat o the hand
• Rim fälg, the part that the tire sits on
• Whiff lukta, when you smell something
• Emanate utgå, come forth
• Pickled inlagd, you put something in oil or vinegar to eat it
• Was a great one for Någon som är bra på något, someone who is good at something
• At length länge, when something is going on for a long time
• Recently nyligen, something that happend not long ago
• Comfortingly tröstande, When you comfort someone when they are sad
• Trifle bagatell, Something that is trivial
• Blemish fläck, a stain
• Lapse into förfalla till, to gradually get into a worse state or condition
• alas tyvärr, unfortunately
• Preserve bevara, when you keep something so it doesnt break or spoil
• Good gracious me kära nån, when you get suprised
• Admiration beundran, when you look up to someone
• Pass away gå bort, when you die
• Almond Mandel, a type of nut
• Incline lutning, when something tilts
• Decent hygglig, when you are a nice person
• Giant jätte, something really big
• Peach persika, a fruit you can eat
• Receive ta emot, when you get something from someone
• Award tilldela pris, a prize you get when you win something
• Approach närma sig, When you go closer to something
• unlikely osannolikt, Something that will probably not happen

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