Exercise 07

I told you most [tydligt] not to go there, young lady!

distinctly

Info: "Clearly" is not as good when you are rebuking someone!

The spaghetti sauce splashed all down her [förkläde] .

apron

The pumpkins are over in [gång] 4, near the Halloween decorations.

aisle

Info: Note that the "s" is not pronounced!

There were actually three different types of [rådjur] in the park.

deer

The victim had obviously been [strypt] .

strangled choked

The [byggmästare] insisted that they were all union workers.

builder contractor

The complexity of the problem almost [trotsar] description.

defies

We loved to help [spänna för] Granddad's horses.

harness

The heroine is usually wearing a red or black [sammets-] band.

velvet

We could take the car or [alternativt] bike there.

alternatively

I thought if I [gäspade] loudly, the guests might take the hint.

yawned

I've got to see my [tandläkare] about that aching wisdom tooth.

dentist

She showed us such [vänlighet] that we were overwhelmed.

kindness kindliness

Even though we watered them carefully, the rose bushes still [vissnade] .

withered wilted

I wanted to talk to the [kirurg] first.

surgeon

She called out the window to them [på ett angeläget sätt] .

urgently

The storm was threatening to [bryta igenom] the North Sea dyke.

breach

The result would be massive [erosion] of the coastal areas.

erosion

The result was quite [förutsebart] .

predictable

After a month, supplies were getting [knappa] .

scarce short