Vocabulary Part 1-2, The Curious Incident...

a fence ett staket

a chimney en skorsten

a washing line en tvättlina

a boiler en varmvattenberedare

a pond en damm

a shed ett trädgårdsskjul

a padlock ett hänglås

a rake en kratta

a fork en grep

an airing cupboard ett torkskåp

to arrive an arrival

to assault an assault

to draw a drawing, a draw

to confuse a confusion

to decide a decision

to solve a solution

to use a usage

to break a breakage

to complicate a complication

to depend a dependence

a broken man a crushed man; en nedbruten man

poking his nose into to interfere in things; lägga sig i någonting

all sealed up wrapped and taped up; igenklistrad

upsetting disturbing, emotional; upprörande

not very straightforward not clear, complicated; komplicerad

get the third degree be interrogated; bli utfrågad på hänsynslöst sätt

let sleeping dogs lie to not stir things up; väck inte den björn som sover

catch ones death get sick; blir ordentligt sjuk

messed up in disorder; röra till saker och ting

grab hold of grasp; gripa tag i

to hate hatred + hate

to say say + saying

to cover cover + coverage

to use use + usage

to wonder wonder + wonderment

to close close + closure

to treat treatment + treaty

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