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1 ridiculous
rə'dikjuləs 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) latterlig, meningsløs- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) latterliggjøringabsurd--------latterligadj. \/rɪˈdɪkjʊləs\/tåpelig, latterlig, tullete, meningsløsmake oneself ridiculous gjøre seg til latter -
2 absurd
əb'sə:d(unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) meningsløs, urimelig- absurdly- absurdity
- absurdnessabsurd--------latterligIsubst. \/əbˈsɜːd\/det absurdetheatre of the absurd absurd teaterIIadj. \/əbˈsɜːd\/1) urimelig, absurd, meningsløs2) (om person, oppførsel) tåpelig, latterlig -
3 border
'bo:də 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) kant; bord2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) grense (område)3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) kantbed2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) grense opp til; tangere3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) grensegrense--------kant--------randIsubst. \/ˈbɔːdə\/1) kant (av f.eks. mark), utkant, rand, bredd2) ( også overført) grense, grenseområde, grenseland3) ( håndarbeid) bord, brem4) list, ramme, innramning5) ( om blomsterbed) kantrabatt6) ( teater) soffittthe Border eller the Borders grensen mellom England og Skottland, grenseområdet mellom England og Skottlandon the border ved\/på grensenIIverb \/ˈbɔːdə\/1) kante, begrense, avgrense, innramme2) grense til, ligge like vedborder on\/upon ( også overført) grense til, stå på grensen til, nærme seg -
4 caricature
'kærikətjuə(a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous: Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.) karikatur, vrengebildeIsubst. \/ˈkærɪkəˌtʃʊə\/karikatur, parodi, vrengebildeIIverb \/ˈkærɪkəˌtʃʊə\/karikere, latterliggjøre -
5 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) temmelig tynt/lett gjennomskuelig påskudd- charadessubst. \/ʃəˈrɑːd\/1) rollespill, ordlek, mimelek, gåte2) ( overført) parodi, farse, skuespill• his friendly behaviour towards his ex-wife was just a charade for the children's sakehans vennlige oppførsel overfor eks-kona var bare et spill for barnas skyldcharades ( tar verb i entall) rollespill, mimelek, gåte -
6 cock-eyed
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7 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farse2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) parodi, farse•- farcicalfarseIsubst. \/fɑːs\/1) ( også overført) farse, parodi, narrespill2) ( matlaging) (kjøtt)farseIIverb \/fɑːs\/krydre -
8 farcical
adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) parodisk, farseaktig, latterligadj. \/ˈfɑːsɪk(ə)l\/farseaktig, parodisk, latterlig, absurd, komisk -
9 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finne, oppdage2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) finne ut, oppdage3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) finne (ut), synes2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) funn- find outfinne--------funn--------synesIsubst. \/faɪnd\/1) funn, oppdagelse2) utdrivning av rev i jaktfast bind, fast find se ➢ bind, 1sure find sikker oppdagelse, sikkert funn (spesielt der det finnes rev)• where there are lots of salmon, it's a sure find for grizzly bearsII1) finne, treffe på, støte på• you will find people who...det finnes folk som...2) tenke ut, utlede3) søke, ta rede på, oppnå, få tak i, skaffe, oppdrive• did you ever find that pen you lost?4) nå, treffe, ramme5) anse, anse for, mene, synes, innse, merke6) ( juridisk) dømme, beslutte, legge til grunn7) skaffe, anskaffe, holde, utstyre med• did you find him what he wanted?8) befinne seg, være, oppdage at man er• when I woke up, I found myself aloneda jeg våknet, var jeg alene9) kjenne seg, føle seg• how do you find yourself?10) finne sin rette plass, finne seg selvall found kost og losji inkludert (i lønn)be found finnes, treffes på, forekommefind against kjenne skyldigfind for frifinne, frikjennefind guilty kjenne skyldigfind not guilty ( også) frikjennefind oneself havne i, være i føle seg, være klare seg selv, holde seg selv finne seg selv, realisere seg selvfind oneself in something holde seg selv med noefind oneself landed havne i knipe, komme i uførefind one's way lete seg frem, finne veien• can you find your way home alone?find out oppdage få rede på, lete opp, få tak ivær så snill og finn ut når konserten begynner løse, finne ut, oppklaretenke ut, finne på oppdage, gripe noen ifind somebody in (with) something skaffe noen noe, holde noen med noefind somebody out gjennomskue noenfind the courage to samle mot til, vågefind way to do something finne en utvei til å gjøre noewell found velutstyrt -
10 foolish
1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) fjollet, tosket, skrullet, dum2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) latterligdum--------narraktig--------tåpeligadj. \/fuːlɪʃ\/tåpelig, dum, idiotisk -
11 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) skrekk, frykt2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) redselsfullt utseende•- frighten
- frightened
- frightful
- frightening
- frightfully
- take frightfrykt--------skrekk--------støkkIsubst. \/fraɪt\/1) skrekk, forskrekkelse2) redsel, frykt3) ( hverdagslig) spøkelse, fugleskremsel, noe redselsfulltfright of frykt\/redsel forget\/have a fright bli skremt, få seg et sjokk, få seg en støkkgive a person a fright skremme noen, gjøre noen reddtake fright ( om hester) bli skremtIIverb \/fraɪt\/( poetisk) skremme -
12 laughable
1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) latterlig2) (amusing; comical.) lattervekkende, komisklatterligadj. \/ˈlɑːfəbl\/1) lattervekkende, morsom2) latterlig, fjollet -
13 ludicrous
'lu:dikrəs(completely ridiculous.) latterlig- ludicrousnessabsurd--------latterligadj. \/ˈluːdɪkrəs\/, \/ˈljuːdɪkrəs\/latterlig, lattervekkende, komisk -
14 mimic
'mimik 1. past tense, past participle - mimicked; verb(to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny: The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.) herme etter, parodiere, etterape2. noun(a person who mimics: Children are often good mimics.) imitator- mimicryIsubst. \/ˈmɪmɪk\/1) imitator, parodiker2) etteraper, etterligner3) ( biologi) forklaring: dyr eller plante som har beskyttelseslikhetIIverb \/ˈmɪmɪk\/1) herme etter, imitere, parodiere2) ( nedsettende) etterape, etterligne3) være til forveksling lik4) ( biologi) anta (beskyttelses)likhet med, ha (beskyttelses)likhet medIIIadj. \/ˈmɪmɪk\/1) ( medisin) mimisk2) ( nedsettende) hermende, etterlignende, etterapende3) falsk, skinn-, imaginærmimic battle skinnkampmimic bird papegøye -
15 mock
mok 1. verb(to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous: They mocked her efforts at cooking.) gjøre narr av, håne2. adjective(pretended or not real: a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror.) fingert, påtatt, skinn-- mockery- mocking
- mockinglyhåne--------uekteIsubst. \/mɒk\/1) ( gammeldags) spott2) gjenstand for spott, latterlig person3) (dårlig) etterligningmake a mock of somebody gjøre narr av noen, håne noen, spotte noenIIverb \/mɒk\/1) gjøre narr av, latterliggjøre, drive gjøn med, drive ap med, håne, spotte, gjøre seg lystig over2) ape etter, herme etter, etterligne, parodiere3) skuffe, lure, narre4) motstå, trosse, tilbakevise, umuliggjøreIIIadj. \/mɒk\/1) falsk, uekte, imitert, kunstig, forstilt, fingert, narre-, skinn-, påtattskinnfekting\/skinnkampuekte\/falske smykker2) parodisk, burlesk, ironisk -
16 nonsense
'nons'ns, ]( American) -sens(foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) sludder, vås, pjattsludder--------tøv--------tøys--------våssubst. \/ˈnɒns(ə)ns\/1) tull, tøys, tøv, vrøvl, meningsløshet, sludder• it's all nonsense!• no more of your nonsense!2) dumhet(er), narrestrek(er)make a nonsense of ( overført) vende opp ned på gjøre meningsløsstand no nonsense ikke ville vite av noe tull, ikke være til å spøke medtalk nonsense prate tøv, tøve, vrøvle -
17 preposterous
pri'postərəs(very foolish; ridiculous.) sinnssvak, absurdabsurd--------latterligadj. \/prɪˈpɒst(ə)rəs\/1) urimelig, vanvittig, latterlig, meningsløs, absurd2) gyselig, grotesk -
18 retrospect
tilbakeblikksubst. \/ˈretrə(ʊ)spekt\/tilbakeblikkin retrospect i ettertid, når en ser tilbake• in retrospect, the whole business seems ridiculousnå, i ettertid, virker hele greia tåpeligreview something in retrospect kaste et tilbakeblikk på noeretrospect of tilbakeblikk på -
19 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) syn2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) sikte3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) severdighet4) (a view or glimpse.) syn, utsikt, glimt5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) syn, skue6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) sikte2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) få øye på2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) sikte på, rette/stille inn•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight ofsyn--------synsevne--------utsiktIsubst. \/saɪt\/1) syn(sevne)2) syn3) synsvidde, sikte4) syn, skue, severdighet5) ( gammeldags) åsyn6) sikte, sikteinnretning7) ( sjøfart) sikte, observasjon, solhøyde8) mål, fremtidsutsikt9) ( hverdagslig) masse, mengdeafter sight ( handel) etter sikt (om veksel)at first sight ved første øyekast, ved første blikkat the sight of ved synet avby sight av utseendecatch\/get sight of få øye påcome into sight bli synligfix one's sights on streve etter, sikte motin sight innenfor synsvidde, i sikte, innen rekkevidde• keep the child in sight!in someone's sight etter noens oppfatning• in my sight, he's a moronin the sight of God for Guds åsyn, for Gudkeep sight of someone\/something ikke miste noe(n) av synelook a (perfect) sight eller look a (proper) sight se helt forferdelig ut• what a sight you look!long sight skarpt syn langsynthet forutseenhet lang siktlose sight of ( også overført) miste av syne• you shouldn't lose sight of the fact that he has been married for 20 yearsmake a sight of oneself spjåke seg utnot a pretty sight ( hverdagslig) ikke noe pent synnot by a long sight ikke på langt næron sight på flekken, med det sammeout of sight utenfor synsvidde, ute av sikte• keep out of my sight!• don't let him out of your sight!• I watched her out of sight!out of sight, out of mind ute av øye, ute av sinnpayable at\/on sight ( handel) betalbar ved sikt\/forevisningplay at sight ( musikk) spille fra bladetraise one's sights ( overført) sikte høyere, sikte mot høyere målset one's sights too high sikte for høyt, tro for godt om seg selva sight for sore eyes en fryd for øyet, et kjærkomment synsight unseen ( handel) usetttake a sight at the sun ta ut kursen etter solentake a sight with the compass ta ut kursen ved hjelp av kompassettake sight at ta sikte påwithin sight innenfor synsvidde, i sikte, innen rekkeviddeIIverb \/saɪt\/1) ( spesielt sjøfart) få øye på, få i sikte2) observere, ta observasjon av, bli sett• did you sight the star?3) ta sikte, sikte på4) utstyre med sikte, justere siktet på, stille inn -
20 spoof
spu:f(a ridiculous imitation, intended to be humorous.) parodiIsubst. \/spuːf\/1) parodi2) puss, spøkIIverb \/spuːf\/1) parodiere, imitere2) tøyse, spøke
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