Engelska
reprobate
förtappad, förfallen individ
penitent
botfärdig, ångerfull; botgörare
misconstrue
feltolka
juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
fervour
"he talked with all the fervour of a new convert"
intense and passionate feeling;
glöd
ferociously
"a ferocious beast
"a ferocious headache"
savagely fierce, cruel, or violent."
INFORMAL very great; extreme.
1. våldsam
2. grym
qualm
"military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press"
an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving
ARCHAIC a momentary faint or sick feeling.
1. oro
2. kväljningar
piety
"acts of piety and charity"
"the accepted pieties of our time"
the quality of being religious or reverent.
a belief which is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence.
1. fromhet
2. pietet
penitent
"a penitent expression"
adjective
feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
noun
a person who repents their sins and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God
adjective
1. botfärdig
2. ångerfull
noun
1. botgörare
2. botfärdig syndare
intercession
"he only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king"
"prayers of intercession"
noun
the action of intervening on behalf of another.
the action of saying a prayer on behalf of another.
1. förbön
2. medling
subvert
"the case involved an attempt to subvert the rule of law"
verb
undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
omstörta
bipartisan
"the reforms received considerable bipartisan approval"
involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.
tvåpartisk
excommunicate
"Martin Luther was excommunicated by the Pope"
officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
1. exkommunicera
2. bannlysa
ineptitude
"the officials displayed remarkable ineptitude"
lack of skill or ability
1. inkompetens
2. olämplighet
gavel
"he gavelled the convention to order"
noun
a small hammer with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order.
verb
bring (a hearing or person) to order by use of a gavel.
ordförandeklubba
excitable
"a rather excitable young man"
"these alkaloids act on nerve cells to make them more excitable"
1. responding too readily to something new or stimulating; easily excited.
2. (of tissue or a cell) responsive to stimulation.
1. lättretlig
2. hetsig
salient
"it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case"
adjective
1. most noticeable or important.
2. (of an angle) pointing outwards.
noun
a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle
adjective
1. framträdande
2. utskjutande
noun
1. utbuktning
succinctly
"one word succinctly describes the economy's performance: unbalanced"
in a brief and clearly expressed manner.
kortfattat