Pyramid
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pyramid, pyramidformigt monument
a stone monument built in ancient Egypt usually as a tomb for the pharaohs, which has a triangular or square base that slopes up to the top
Exempel
Tourists flock to see the ancient pyramids in Egypt.
Turister strömmar till för att se de gamla pyramiderna i Egypten.
The Mayans built impressive pyramids in Central America.
Mayafolket byggde imponerande pyramider i Centralamerika.
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pyramid, pyramidformad byggnad
a solid object with a square base and four triangular sides joined to a point on the top
Exempel
She arranged the books in a pyramid on the table for display.
Hon ordnade böckerna i en pyramid på bordet för att visa upp dem.
He learned how to calculate the volume of a pyramid in math class.
Han lärde sig hur man beräknar volymen av en pyramid i matematiklektionen.
03
pyramid, pyramidschema
(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
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pyramid, pyramidpatiens
a popular single-player card game that is played with a standard deck of 52 cards
to pyramid
01
pyramidbygga, utöka sina innehav på börsen
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
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använda i en pyramidaffär, hantera i en pyramidtransaktion
use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
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pyramid, öka progressivt och snabbt
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
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stapla, ordna i pyramidform
arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
Lexikalt Träd
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