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21 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) falle til ro, komme i orden2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) sette seg til rette3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) komme i gang med -
22 knock-down
Isubst. \/ˈnɒkdaʊn\/1) ( boksing) forklaring: slag som sender motstander i gulvet2) (amer.) prisnedsettelse3) slagsmål, mølje4) (amer., austr., newzealandsk, slang) introduksjon5) (sjøfart, om liten båt) forklaring: kullseiling som følge av sterk vind6) sterk drink, sterkt ølIIadj. \/ˈnɒkdaʊn\/1) ( overført) overveldende, lammende2) ( om pris) sterkt nedsatt, minste- (på auksjon)3) ( om møbel) lett å demontere, lett å ta fra hverandrea knock-down blow et lammende slagknock-down furniture møbler i byggesett -
23 low-down
adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) simpel, gemenIsubst. \/ˈləʊdaʊn\/ eller lowdown ( hverdagslig) fakta, relevant informasjon, sannhetget the low-down on something bli tipset om noe, få høre sannhetenIIadj. \/ˈləʊdaʊn\/1) nedrig, gemen, tarvelig, lumpen2) forfallen, elendig -
24 sit-down
Isubst. \/ˈsɪtdaʊn\/1) ( hverdagslig) kort hvile, tid tilbrakt sittende2) ( også sit-down strike) sitdownstreik3) sittende måltidIIadj. \/ˈsɪtdaʊn\/1) sittende2) sitdown- -
25 beat down
1) ((of the sun) to give out great heat: The sun's rays beat down on us.) være hett/brennende; steke (ned på)2) (to (force to) lower a price by bargaining: We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.) prute/slå ned prisen -
26 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) bryte ned; slå inn2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) gå i stykker, bryte sammen3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) falle/bryte sammen4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) bryte sammen -
27 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) bli liggende/sittende2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) holde nede3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) beholde maten -
28 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) slå ned2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) slå av (på), gi avslag -
29 hand-me-down
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30 let-down
subst. \/ˈletdaʊn\/1) skuffelse, tilbakeslag2) ulempe3) tilbakegang, nedgang, nedsettelse (av tempo)4) avspenning5) ( luftfart) nedstigning6) ( om melkekuer eller ammende mødre) laktasjon -
31 pull-down
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32 reach-me-down
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33 rub-down
subst. \/ˈrʌbdaʊn\/1) puss(ing), skrubb(ing)2) (amer., hverdagslig) massasje, (kraftig) frottering3) ( slang) omgang julinga cold rub-down (en) kald avriving -
34 run-down
Isubst. \/ˈrʌndaʊn\/1) innskrenkning, nedskjæring, reduksjon2) ( hverdagslig) sammendrag, sammenfatning, rapport, resymé3) gjennomgang punkt for punktrun-down on sammendrag av rapport omIIadj. \/ˈrʌndaʊn\/1) ( om person) overanstrengt, utkjørt, nedkjørt, utslitt, overtrett2) ( om urverk) gått ned, stanset3) ( om batteri) flatt4) forfallen, falleferdig, medtatthun har en gammel, medtatt bil -
35 set-down
subst. \/ˈsetdaʊn\/1) ( gammeldags) irettesettelse, skrape2) ( samferdsel) avstigninggive somebody a set-down irettesette noen, gi noen en skrapeset-down only ( samferdsel) kun avstigning -
36 upside-down
Iadj. \/ˌʌpsaɪ(d)ˈdaʊn\/opp-nedIIadv. \/ˌʌpsaɪ(d)ˈdaʊn\/1) opp-ned, med bunnen i været2) ( overført) opp ned, hulter til bulter, på hodet -
37 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) styre mot, bære ned mot2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) tynge hardt på, gå hardt inn på -
38 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) koke ned til, dreie seg om -
39 calm down
(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) roe ned; ta det rolig -
40 cool down
1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) avkjøle(s), kjølne2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) roe ned, roes, roe seg ned
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