Exercise 07

Children who are born too early are called [för tidigt födda] .

premature prematures preemies

Info: "Preemies" is an informal term.

New pipes greatly improved the [dranering] around our house.

drainage

Despite the stroke, her speech was still [flytande] .

fluent

Farmers were forbidden to cut down young [ekar] , due to the need for ship's timbers.

oaks oaktrees

Her objections were only [svepskäl] .

pretense pretenses excuses

She wasn't really hungry, and only [knaprade] at her food.

nibbled picked

Many species are now faced with the threat of [utplånande] .

extinction

The sculpture was [graciös] , yet powerful.

gracious

His [makliga] manners frustrated the nervous visitors.

leisurely

They had to [späda ut] it with turpentine.

dilute

The [pil] guarded the entrance to the tunnel under the Dark Forest.

willow

The royal [kröning] was televised throughout the world.

coronation

She wanted no further [förfrågningar] .

queries inquiries enquiries questioning questions

This urinary infection normally causes great pain in the [blåsa] .

bladder

The crown of thorns [genomborrade] his tender flesh.

pierced cut

[Arabiska] is one of the family of Semitic languages.

Arabic

Another gangster was muscling in on his [område] .

turf territory area

The ABS system is designed to prevent most [sladdar] .

skids

His daughter only [petade] at her dinner.

pecked

Her neighbor turned out to be the [boven] .

villain