Exercise 02

That [fruktträdgård] was planted by my grandfather.

orchard

That carnival ride made me really [yr] .

dizzy

She called her dress a simple summer [-klänning] .

frock

There wasn't a drop left in his [vattenflaska] .

canteen

The rebels sought to [störta] the government.

overthrow

The car mirrors were still [fuktig] from the morning dew.

moist wet damp

He took down his old [fiol] from the wall and tuned it up.

fiddle violin

Such statements could be [skadliga] to the firm's reputation.

harmful injurious

The heavy door had a large brass [knopp] .

knob

Their [utdelningar] are not much, but they're regular.

dividends

His [ytliga] reading of the play failed to impress them.

superficial shallow simple

The whole orchestra came in right on [signal] .

cue time

Lapp shamen and vision-seekers suffered [förföljelse] as late as the 18th century.

persecution

In the end it was his [fåfänglighet] that tripped him up.

vanity

The potatoes had begun to [gro] in the warm cellar.

sprout grow

[Asbest] is a recognized cause of fatal lung disease.

asbestos

The music was intended to [förföra] .

seduce

I was sure he'd [åtala] Mark for that offense.

prosecute sue

Info: "Offence" is BrE, AmE is "offense"

My fingers had gone [avdomnade] with the cold.

numb

They asked the government to [subventionera] small farmers.

subsidize subsidise