caretaker

[US]/'keəteɪkə/
[UK]/'kɛr'tekɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. dörrvakt
adj. tillfällig; interim
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a caretaker government; a caretaker administration.

en tillförordnad regering; en tillförordnad administration.

he was to act as caretaker Prime Minister.

han skulle agera som tillförordnad premiärminister.

the caretaker lives next door.

vaktmästaren bor bredvid.

They put their chairs on their desks so that the caretaker could sweep the floor.

De ställde sina stolar på sina skrivbord så att vaktmästaren kunde svepa golvet.

no one lived in the property, but the caretaker made a little on the side by letting rooms out.

Ingen bodde i fastigheten, men vaktmästaren tjänade lite på sidan genom att hyra ut rum.

The government resigned, but the premier served as caretaker until new leaders could be elected.

Regeringen avgick, men premiärministern tjänstgjorde som tillförordnad tills nya ledare kunde väljas.

Real-world Examples

He became her caretaker and she his enabler.

Han blev hennes vårdare och hon hans möjliggörare.

Source: Business Weekly

The Nile is our caretaker and we sacrifice for it.

Nilen är vår vårdare och vi offrar för den.

Source: Rivers and Life: The Nile River

The Una Mens need a caretaker for the Light Fae.

Una Mens behöver en vårdare för Light Fae.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

We are the primary caretakers for most of the world's children and elderly.

Vi är de primära vårdarna för de flesta av världens barn och äldre.

Source: Hillary's Voice

The caretaker probably airs the rooms in the daytime.

Vårdaren luftas förmodligen rummen dagtid.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

John has been the school caretaker for nearly twenty years. He's become part of the furniture.

John har varit skolans vårdare i nästan tjugo år. Han har blivit en del av möblerna.

Source: BBC Authentic English

Filch the caretaker came wheezing into the room.

Filch, vårdaren, kom andfådd in i rummet.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

How did Adele handle the transition to Carmen's house 22 years ago, after her previous caretaker retired?

Hur hanterade Adele övergången till Carmens hus för 22 år sedan, efter att hennes tidigare vårdare gått i pension?

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

Harry folded his arms and stared at the caretaker.

Harry knäppte händerna och stirrade på vårdaren.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It was the unmistakable hunting cry of Filch the caretaker.

Det var Filch, vårdarens, otvetydiga jaktrop.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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