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1 remnant
'remnənt(a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number: The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army.) rest, levningrestsubst. \/ˈremnənt\/1) (liten) rest, levning2) ( tekstil) stoffrest, stoffbitremnant sale restesalg, utsalg av stoffbiter -
2 few
fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) få- a few- few and far betweenfåIsubst. \/fjuː\/bare i uttrykka chosen few noen få utvalgtefew are chosen ( bibelsk) få er utvalgtthe few fåtallet, minoriteten de utvalgteIIdeterm. \/fjuː\/få, ikke (så) mangea few noen få, noen (stykker), litt, et par-tre• would you like a few strawberries?a good few eller not a few eller quite a few ikke så få, ganske mange, ikke så lite, en hel del, ganske myefew and far between sjelden, med stor avstand mellomfew in number(s) fåtalligehave a few ( hverdagslig) ta seg et par drinkeronly a few eller only some few få, bare noen få, bare et fåtall, bare litt -
3 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) håndfull, neve2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) håndfull3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) en (noe) som er vanskelig å styre/håndteresubst. \/ˈhæn(d)fʊl\/1) ( også overført) håndfull, neve, noen få• a handfull of...en håndfull...2) ( hverdagslig) uregjerlig person -
4 minority
mi'no-, mæi'no-noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) mindretall, minoritetminoritetsubst. \/maɪˈnɒrətɪ\/, \/mɪˈnɒrətɪ\/1) mindretall, minoritet2) minoritet, minoritetsgruppe3) minoritets-, mindretalls-4) mindreårighet, umyndighet, umyndig alderethnic minorities etniske minoritetsgrupperbe in a\/the minority være i mindretallbe in a minority of one være alene mot flertallet, være alene om sitt standpunktminority government mindretallsregjeringminority language mindretallsspråkminority programme forklaring: politisk plan som gjelder minoriteterminority report mindretallsbetenkning, reservasjon -
5 privilege
'privəli‹((a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people: Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.) privilegium, særrettighetprivilegereIsubst. \/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ\/1) privilegium, forrett, særrettighet2) (ene)rett, særrett(ighet)3) rettighet4) begunstigelse5) ( overført) opplevelse6) ( overført) glede, ære• it is my privelege to introduce...jeg har den glede\/ære å introdusere...7) ( parlamentarisme) (parlamentarisk) immunitetIIverb \/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ\/1) privilegere2) fritaprivilege from frita fra -
6 recital
1) (a public performance (of music or songs) usually by one person or a small number of people: a recital of Schubert's songs.) (solo)konsert2) (the act of reciting.) deklamering, opplesinghistoriesubst. \/rɪˈsaɪtl\/1) detaljert redegjørelse, detaljert beretning, fortelling, (lang) oppregning2) opplesning, deklamasjon, deklamering, resitasjon, resitering, enetale, monolog3) ( musikk) (solist)opptreden, (solo)konsert4) ( jus) (innledende) saksfremstilling -
7 simile
'siməli(a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) sammenlikningsubst. \/ˈsɪmɪlɪ\/lignelse(r), sammenligning(er), bilde(r) -
8 a few
(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) noen (få), et par; en hel del -
9 quantity
'kwontəti(the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) mengde, kvantitet, antall, kvantum- an unknown quantitykvantitetsubst. \/ˈkwɒntətɪ\/1) kvantitet, mengdehan kjøpte ikke så mye \/ han kjøpte bare litt2) kvantum, mål3) ( handel) (stort) parti4) ( matematikk) størrelse5) ( overført) størrelseman kan se bort fra ham \/ ham kan vi være foruten6) (om lyd, tone) kvantitet, lengde7) ( metrikk) kvantitet(a) quantity of en mengde, mange, et antallin quantity i mengder, i stort, i store partier -
10 spot
spot 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) flekk2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) flekk; prikk, bombe(mønster)3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) kvise, filipens, plett4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) åsted, plett5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smule, skvett, slant2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få øye på, oppdage2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) kjenne igjen•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belyse med spotlys/lyskaster2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) bringe i søkelyset, sette i fokus, belyse•- on the spot
- spot onflekk--------flekke--------klatt--------plass--------stedIsubst. \/spɒt\/1) flekk, prikk, plett2) plass, sted, punkt, posisjon, stilling3) utested4) utslett, kvise5) dråpe, tår, skvett, smule, litt (av noe)6) ( handel) spot-, kontant-7) søkelys, spotlight8) ( radio eller TV) innslag, reklameinnslag, reklamesnutt9) ( biljard) merke på bordet (som viser hvor kulen skal plasseres)10) (biljard, også spot ball) den hvite kulen (kjennetegnet ved to svarte prikker)11) ( fiskearten Leiostomus xanthurus) forklaring: amerikansk ørnefiskart12) (i flertall, handel) spotvarerbe on the spot være på stedet, være på åstedet (for en hendelse) være våken, være på høyde med situasjonen, være på huggetbreak out in spots få utslett (på huden)bright spot ( overført) lyspunktchange one's spots endre livsstil, skifte personlighetcome out in spots få utslett, få kviserfind somebody's weak spot finne svakheten til noenhave a soft spot for somebody være svak for noen, ha sansen for noenhigh spot ( hverdagslig) høydepunkthit the high spots ( hverdagslig) bare ta for seg høydepunktenehit the spot (spesielt amer. hverdagslig) treffe spikeren på hodet være prikken over i'en, gjøre susenin spots stedvis, sporadisk, her og derknock spots off utklasse, være klart overlegenon the spot på stedet, på åstedet (for en hendelse) på flekken, der og da, øyeblikkeligvåken, på høyde med situasjonen, på huggetput somebody on the spot stille noen til veggsa spot of bother litt trøbbelspot on midt i blinken, nøyaktigtender spot ømt punkt, ømtålig emnetouch the spot ( hverdagslig) gjøre susenweak spot svakhet, svak side (hos noen)IIverb \/spɒt\/1) få øye på, se, legge merke til, kjenne igjen, plukke ut, oppdage2) flekke, sette flekker på3) fjerne flekker fra4) bli flekkete5) småregne, yre6) plassere på et gitt punkt7) belyse med spotlight8) speide, holde utkikk etter og notere9) ( militærvesen) lede ild10) (amer., sport) gi i handikap, gi i forsprang, gi fordel -
11 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) noen, litt, noe2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) noe, noen, en del3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) en eller annen, noe, litt4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) (på) mange/visse (måter), (i en) viss utstrekning2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) en god del, betydelig2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) viss, en eller annen3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cirka, om lag, omtrent3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) litt, et stykke på vei, noe- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells menoen--------omkring--------omtrent--------somme--------vedIadv. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/1) ( foran regneord e.l.) om lag, omtrent, rundt regnet, cirka2) ( hverdagslig) ganske (så), noe til• that's going some!some dozen people et dusintalls menneskersome few noen fåIIdeterm. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/1) noe, noen, litt, en eller annen, et eller annet, en del, somme, viss, et visst, visse, enkelte• would you like some more?2) atskillig, en hel del, en god (del), ikke så lite3) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, skikkelig, litt av• that was some party!det var litt av en fest, det!for some reason or other av en eller annen grunnfor some time yet på en god stund ennåof some size ganske storsome (people) somme, enkelte, en delsome bread litt brød, noe brødsome day (or other) en eller annen dag, før eller senere -
12 large
(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) stor, rommelig, omfattende- largely- largeness
- at largestor--------svær--------utstraktIsubst. \/lɑːdʒ\/bare i uttrykkat large fri, løs, på frifot, på egen håndutførlig, i detalj, detaljert, vidløftig, i det vide og det brede, vidt og bredti sin alminnelighet, i sin helhetden store allmennheten, folk i alminnelighetpå måfå, ut i luftenIIverb \/lɑːdʒ\/(sjøfart, seiling) sløreIIIadj. \/lɑːdʒ\/1) stor, betydelig, anseelig, rikelig2) stor, rommelig, romslig3) stor, omfattende, ekstensiv, stor-, utstrakt, vid, vidstrakt, vidtspennende, vidtrekkende, storslagen4) stor, liberal, fordomsfri, vidsynt, tolerant5) generøs, stor, gavmild6) ( om kunstnerisk behandling) bred, fri, vid7) ( gammeldags) skrytete, brautende8) ( gammeldags) ubehøvlet, ufin9) ( om seiling) rom, romskjøtsas large as life i kroppsstørrelse, i naturlig størrelse ( hverdagslig) lys levende, i egen høye person• here he is, as large as lifein large measure\/part i stor gradlarge of limb grovlemmet, kraftiglarger than life i overnaturlig størrelse, overdrevet, som skiller seg utlarge wind ( om seiling) rom vind, slørIVadv. \/lɑːdʒ\/bare i uttrykkby and large i det store og det hele, i det hele tattsail\/go\/run large (sjøfart, seiling) sløretalk large skryte, skravle -
13 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) perforering2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) gjennomhulling, perforeringsubst. \/ˌpɜːfəˈreɪʃ(ə)n\/1) perforering, gjennomhulling, tagging (på frimerke)2) hull, åpning3) ( medisin eller teknikk) perforasjon -
14 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) valse, trommel2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) hårrull3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) rulle, valse4) (a long large wave on the sea.) dønningvalsesubst. \/ˈrəʊlə\/1) ( teknikk) valse2) ( teknikk) rulle, rull3) hårrullblåråke5) ( burfugl) forklaring: kanarifugl med trillende sang6) bandasje7) dønning, brenning8) ( slang) lekebil -
15 swarm
swo:m 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) sverm2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) vrimmel, mylder2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) sverme2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) vrimle, myldre3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) kry, vrimlehorde--------kry--------sverm--------yreIsubst. \/swɔːm\/1) sverm2) mylder, vrimmelIIverb \/swɔːm\/1) ( også overført) sverme, stimle sammen, kretse2) strømme (i skarer), velle3) myldre, vrimleswarm with oversvømmes av, myldre av -
16 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) sky2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) sverm3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) skygge, slør, mørk sky2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) bli overskyet, skye over, tykne til2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) bli uklar/sløret3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) formørke, kaste en skygge over•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloudskyIsubst. \/klaʊd\/1) sky2) ( om insekter e.l.) sverm, sky3) ( i noe klart) uklarhet, grums4) ( overført) skygge, plett, mistanke, bekymring, sorga cloud on somebody's reputation en plett på noens rykteevery cloud has a silver lining etter regn kommer solskinn, over skyene er himmelen alltid blåon cloud nine\/seven ( hverdagslig) i den sjuende himmelunder a cloud upopulær, i unåde, under mistankeunder cloud i skyerup in the clouds eller have one's head in the clouds dagdrømme, være uten bakkekontaktIIverb \/klaʊd\/1) dekke med skyer2) mørkne, formørke, fordunkle, bli uklar, gjøre uklar3) ( overført) kaste (en) skygge over4) ( overført) flekke, sette en flekk på, plettecloud up\/over ( ofte) skye over, skye til, bli overskyet -
17 disproportionate
disprə'po:ʃənət(often with to) too large or too small in relation to something else: His head looks disproportionate (to his body). uforholdsmessig, urimelig i forhold tiladj. \/ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃ(ə)nət\/uproporsjonal, uproposjonert, uforholdsmessigbe disproportionate to stå i misforhold til -
18 fraction
'frækʃən1) (a part; not a whole number eg 1/4, 3/8, 7/6 etc.) brøk(del)2) (a small part: She has only a fraction of her brother's intelligence.) brøkdel, lite grann•brøkdelsubst. \/ˈfrækʃ(ə)n\/1) brøkdel, del2) lite grann3) ( matematikk) brøk4) ( kjemi) fraksjon5) ( børs) delbevis -
19 great
ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) stor, fremragende2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) stor, svær3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) svært god4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) storartet5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) kjempegod/-flink•- greatly- greatnessbegjærlig--------betydelig--------flott--------ivrig--------nidkjær--------stor--------sværtIsubst. \/ɡreɪt\/bare i uttrykkgreat and small store og små, høy og lavthe great(s) de store, storhetene, essenede rike og fornemme, de mektigeIIadj. \/ɡreɪt\/1) stor2) stor (og imponerende)3) stor, viktig, betydningsfull, vesentlig, hoved-4) stor, berømt, fremstående, fremragende, eminent, ledende, dyktig5) dyp, sterk, mektig, stor6) fornem, fin7) ( om tid) lang8) stor(-), skikkelig, ivrig, flittig9) herlig, flott, storartet, fantastisk, vidunderlig• that's great!(be) a great one for (være) entusiastisk opptatt av, -entusiastgreat at svær til, god til, flink tilgreat big veldig stor(a) great deal en hel del, temmelig mye(a) great many eller (a) great number en hel del, mangegreat on svært opptatt avIIIadv. \/ɡreɪt\/( hverdagslig) utmerket, godt, veldig bra -
20 infinity
- 'fi-1) (space, time or quantity that is without limit, or is immeasurably great or small.) uendelighet(en)2) (in mathematics, an indefinitely large number, quantity or distance: Parallel lines meet at infinity.) det uendeligesubst. \/ɪnˈfɪnətɪ\/1) uendelighet, endeløshet2) det uendelige, uendelighet, evighet3) utall, uendelig mengdeto infinity i evighet
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