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1 apple cart
subst. \/ˈæplkɑːt\/( hverdagslig) eplekjerreupset somebody's apple cart stikke kjepper i hjulene for noen, rote det til for noenupset the apple cart rote det til, skape forvirring, stikke kjeppene i hjulene -
2 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) velte planene, stikke kjepper i hjulene -
3 apple of discord
(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.) stridens eple- upset the apple cart -
4 upset
past tense, past participle; see upsetforvirring--------kantre--------oppskaketIsubst. \/ˈʌpset\/1) velting, fall, kantring2) bekymring3) ( fysisk eller psykisk) forstyrrelse, sjokk, krise, depresjon4) ( også stomach upset) (mage)besvær5) uorden, røre, bråk, spetakkel6) krangel7) ( sport) uventet resultat, uventet situasjonII1) velte, kantre2) opprøre, gjøre oppbragt3) forstyrre, bringe uorden i, sette ut av funksjon4) kullkaste, styrte5) oppheve6) ( teknikk) stuke, stuksenkeIIIadj. \/ʌpˈset\/1) opprørt, forstyrret, urolig2) kullkastet, veltet, kantret3) i uorden, forstyrret4) anbrakt, oppstilt, plassert
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