Bristol dag 17 - Glosor.

Ord och uttryck kommer till mig. Mycket är bekant, annat osäkert, en del tidigare okänt.

Här kommer en lista på engelskheter som jag har stött på de senaste dagarna och som jag inte kunnat eller varit osäker på. Först en lista utan någon förklaring och längre ner med en förklaring.

Vad kan du?

(Och jag skriver så långt jag vill. Det är träning inför morgondagens quiz.)

1. Soliloquy

2. Regurgitate

3. A London weighting

4. Hit the ground running

5. Docked a day's pay

6. Someone with a pulse

7. Loquacious

8. Thumping

9. Micro-managing

10. Gory

11. Woulda coulda shoulda

12. Bequeath

13. Jack of all trades, (master of none)

14. Bone of contention

15. Devolution

16. Devolve

17. Impedement

18. Lean

19. Taut

20. Looker

21. Spoiled for choice

22. Chuffed to bits

23. Country bumpkin

24. Whack

25. Conducive

26. Begrudge

27. Verdant

28. Mulch

29. Cascade

30. Languorous

31. Gush

32. Pulling faces

33. Exasperation

34. Exasperated

35. Grumble

36. Gullible

37. To be taken in

38. She didn't beat around the bush

39. Scatter

40. On commission

41. Put s.th. off

42. We've got bigger fish to fry

43. Beggars can't be choosers

44. Flog

45. To be cheek in tongue

46. Fiery

47. Star-studded

48. Coerced

49. Coercion

50. Scoure 

51. Bonkers

52. Mad as a box of frogs

52. Scotch mist

53. It's a dreich sort a day

54. Take a rejection in your stride

55. Tenuous

56. Unprecedented 

57. Tedious 

1. Soliloquy - monologue 

2. Regurgitate - reproduce without any thinking of your own

3. A London weighting - extra salary when working in London

4. Hit the ground running - get going immediately

5. Docked a day's pay - no salary that as a punishment

6. Someone with a pulse - anyone

7. Loquacious - talkative, a chatterbox

8. Thumping - very big

9. Micro-managing - to control in detail, lack of confidence for the staff

10. Gory - bloody, juicy, interesting

11. Woulda coulda shoulda - to dwell on the past (älta)

12. Bequeath - let someone inherit 

13. Jack of all trades, (master of none) - to be able to do all kinds of stuff

14. Bone of contention - a subject over which there is dispute/discussion/disagreement

15. Devolution - transfer of power

16. Devolve - Transfer power (from state to region for example)

17. Impedement - hindrance, obstacle 

18. Lean - thin, lacks fat

19. Taut - stretched, pulled tight

20. Looker - person who looks good (mostly used for women)

21. Spoiled for choice - to have a lot to choose from

22. Chuffed to bits - (very) pleased

23. Country bumpkin - bonnläpp, typ

24. Whack - hit hard

25. Conducive - stimulating, encouraging

26. Begrudge - to envy (mer som missunna)

27. Verdant - green, lush, filled with vegetation

28. Mulch - Mix of organic stuff on the ground's surface in the woods

29. Cascade - Water running down or domino effect

30. Languorous - Lazy in a tired but pleasant way

31. Gush - (Välla ut/fram)

32. Pulling faces - (Göra grimaser)

33. Exasperation - frustration, annoyance

34. Exasperated - having strong feelings of irritation

35. Grumble - complain in a low, mumbling voice

36. Gullible - easy to fool

37. To be taken in - to be fooled

38. She didn't beat around the bush - she was very clear

39. Scatter - spread (suddenly) in different direct

40. On commission - på provision

41. Put s.th. off - wait to do s.th.

42. We've got bigger fish to fry - more important things to do

43. Beggars can't be choosers - take what you can get, not in the position to choose

44. Flog - sell s.th. quickly, put out s.th. on sale

45. To be tongue in cheek - ironic, stone faced

46. Fiery - hot

47. Star-studded - filled with stars (film or event...)

48. Coerced - forced to

49. Coercion - tvång

50. Scoure - serach through s.th. carefully

51. Bonkers - crazy, mad, nuts

52. Mad as a box of frogs - insane, crazy (mad doesn't mean angry in England)

52. Scotch mist - Small, small raindrops in the air, between drizzle and mist

53. A dreich sort of day (scot.) - a day with Scotch mist

54. Take a rejection in your stride - to not be interrupted, just move on

55. Tenuous - weak, thin, fragile 

56. Unprecedented - Never before seen or done 

57. Tedious - boring, sad