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1 hiding
I nounHe has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.) i dekning/skjulII noun(a beating on the buttocks (usually of a child as punishment): He got a good hiding.) omgang juling, bankprylIsubst. \/ˈhaɪdɪŋ\/stryk, juling, bankbe on a hiding to nothing ( britisk) være sjanseløs, ikke ha en sjanseIIsubst. \/ˈhaɪdɪŋ\/skjul, gjemmested, skjulestedbe in hiding holde seg skjult, ligge lavt, ligge i dekningcome out of hiding komme frem fra gjemmestedet, dukke opp igjengo into hiding gjemme seg, søke tilflukt -
2 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) undergrunns-, underjordisk2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) under jorda2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) under jorda3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) undergrunns-/tunnelbanetunnelbane--------undergrunnsbaneIsubst. \/ˈʌndəɡraʊnd\/1) ( spesielt britisk) undergrunnsbane, tunnelbane2) ( politikk) undergrunnsbevegelse, motstandsbevegelse3) ( kultur) undergrunn (kulturradikal bevegelse)4) ( geologi) skikt under jordoverflaten, undergrunn5) underjordisk plass\/gangIIadj. \/ˈʌndəɡraʊnd\/1) underjordisk, undergrunns-, som ligger under jordoverflaten2) ( overført) hemmelig, illegal3) ( kulturradikal) undergrunns-IIIadv. \/ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd\/( også overført) under jorden, under jordoverflatengo underground gå under jorden, gå i dekning
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