Vocabulary exercises 9

With help of the Swedish translation, fill in the missing word

Their daughter and [svärson] were visiting.

son-in-law

I can't read this [kråkfötter] - what did the doctor write?

scrawl scribble scribbling chicken scratch

The old [ordspråk] goes: trouble comes in threes.

proverb saying adage saw

Cases of childhood [fetma] are on the rise.

obesity

The judge will not accept any [förmildrande] circumstances.

mitigating extenuating

He accepted the honour with the gratest [ödmjukhet] .

humility humbleness meekness modesty

I thought the curtains were rather [prålig] .

gaudy garish tacky flashy

His behaviour is quite [labil] .

volatile unstable labile temperamental

Don't [vilseleda] yourself. She'll never give in.

fool kid delude deceive

Do not be led [vilse] by his lies!

astray

Those kids look as if they are up to some [rackartyg] .

mischief naughtiness prank

Place the avocado in a paper bag to [mogna] .

ripen

I have nothing but [förakt] for that man.

disdain contempt scorn

Cheese gives me [matsmältningsbesvär] .

indigestion

He loves to [sola sig] in his parents' praise.

bask

Does this salt contain [jod] ?

iodine

Lava slowly [sippra] out of the volcano.

oozed leaked seeped

The last [(häftig) vindstöt] of wind almost knocked me over.

gust blast

Macbeth changed from brave warrior to [mordlysten] tyrant.

murderous bloodthirsty

This honey comes from my own [bikupa] .

beehive

He was an unsually [våghalsig] driver.

reckless rash foolhardy