Exercise 07

The door had a wealth of [intrikata] carvings.

intricate complicated

We weren't sure about his [ärlighet] .

honesty honestness

You'll notice that this bird's [näbb] is thin and curved.

beak

The tide turned, and then [drog sig tillbaka] rapidly.

receded

Benedict Arnold's [förräderi] of the American cause was a great shock to most Colonials.

betrayal

Born in a castle, he wound up dying in the [rännsten] .

gutter

Louis XVI was [störtades] in 1789.

overthrown deposed dethroned

Should a man with [ansikts-] hair be automatically suspected?

facial

They had excellent [fat-] beer .

draught draft

Info: AmE spells it "draft", BrE spells it "draught".

The first item on the [dagordning] is a tricky one.

agenda

The knight took off on his holy [sökande] for the Grail.

quest hunt search

Don't [underskatta] the power of envy.

underestimate

The soldiers quickly refilled their [vattenflaskor] .

canteens

Info: ”Water bottles” are for tourists and civilians; hikers and soldiers use “canteens”.

The [ökänd] bandit struck again on Saturday.

notorious infamous

Can you guess the answer to this children's [gåta] ?

riddle

Why don't you get that old [skräp] out of your garage?

junk trash rubbish

The details may be found in [bilaga] 3.

Appendix appendix

Stop trying to get out of doing your [sysslor] around the house.

chores tasks

[Onani] in public is considered a sexual offence.

Masturbation

Thousands of fish swam through the gaps in the coral [-rev] .

reef