Even as a child, she had seemed frail and [bräckligt] .

fragile

The department [-värdering] is conducted on a biennial basis.

evaluation

I'll just have to [försona] myself to keeping my old car another year or two.

reconcile

"Wait a sec, lads, John's still in the [dass] ".

bog loo lav john

Info: An outdoor toilet without plumbing would be an "outhouse" or "privy".

Couldn't you at least try to [få att tiga] your dog?

hush quiet

Info: "Silence" sounds too drastic!

He was sentenced to [avrättning] by hanging.

execution

I had a strong [föraning] that you'd call today.

hunch premonition

On October 9, the [berömda] mystery writer will arrive in Paris.

celebrated famed famous renowned

Talk about trouble, we're in a real [knipa] this time!

jam fix mess pickle

It seemed like a very insincere [ursäkt] to me.

apology

In Greek mythology, Hermes was the [bud] of the gods.

messenger

She stuffed the signed contract quickly into her [portfölj] .

Hint: ”Portfolio” is mainly for art materials, sketches, drawings and such.

briefcase

The course made me feel really [upplyst] .

enlightened

The ski lodge had an enormous [öppen spis] .

fireplace hearth

They carted the wet peat from the [mosse] home to use for fuel.

bog fen

Info: Peat is normally taken from peat bogs.

His demands were anything but [måttliga] .

moderate modest

As she recited her prayer, she carefully counted each rosary [kula] .

bead

Info: "Rosary beads" is a fixed phrase.

That sort of painting seems like utter [skräp] to me!

garbage trash junk rubbish

It's probably a well-known [citat] , just twisted a bit.

quotation citation

The CD player began to [hoppa över] certain tracks.

skip