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1 clockwork
noun (machinery similar to that of a clock: a toy which works by clockwork.) urverkIsubst. \/ˈklɒkwɜːk\/urverkas regular as clockwork så presis som en klokkelike clockwork ( overført) som smurt, som en klokkeIIadj. \/ˈklɒkwɜːk\/som et urverk, mekanisk, presis -
2 clockwork toys
subst. flt.leketøy (til å trekke opp), opptrekksleketøy -
3 like clockwork
(very smoothly and without faults: Everything went like clockwork.) (gå) som ei klokke, presis som et urverk -
4 clock
klok 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) klokke, ur2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) (-)måler, speedometer2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) ta tida (på)- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
- round the clockklokke--------urIsubst. \/klɒk\/1) klokke, ur2) ( hverdagslig) måler, taksameter, speedometer, stemplingsur, stemplingsklokke, kontrollur3) ( slang) fjes, tryne, ansiktbeat the clock ( hverdagslig) fullføre før tiden er ute, bli ferdig før tidenby the clock etter klokken, ifølge klokkenclean someone's clock (amer., hverdagslig) gi noen juling, banke noen, overgå noenround the clock eller around the clock døgnet rundtsleep the clock round sove rundtturn\/put back the clock eller turn\/put the clock back ( overført) stille klokken tilbake, snu utviklingen tilbakework against the clock arbeide om kapp med tidenIIsubst. \/klɒk\/( på strømpe) mønster, kilehælIIIverb \/klɒk\/1) ( sport) ta tiden på, klokke (hverdagslig)2) ( hverdagslig) få notert en tid på, komme opp i, registrere3) ( slang) slå, klappe til4) ( slang) glo på, kikke5) (hverdagslig, på bil) skru tilbake kilometertellerenclock in\/on ( på arbeidsplass) stemple innclock out\/off ( på arbeidsplass) stemple utclock up ( hverdagslig) få notert en tid på, oppnå, komme opp i, registrere• we clocked up 100 m.p.h. -
5 regular
'reɡjulə 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanlig2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) vanlig, normal3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jevn, konstant4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regelmessig, vane-5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) regelmessig, fast6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) fast7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regelmessig8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regelmessig, regulær9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) vanlig (størrelse)10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) yrkes-, profesjonell2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) profesjonell, yrkessoldat2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) fast kunde•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulatorregelmessig--------regulærIsubst. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/1) ( hverdagslig) stamkunde, fast kunde, stamgjest2) ( hverdagslig) fast ansatt3) ( religion) ordensprestIIadj. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/1) regelmessig2) regelrett, regulær3) fast, vanlig4) jevn, konstant, regelmessig5) ordentlig, riktig, skikkelig6) vedtektsmessig, korrekt, ordentlig7) legal, legitim8) (matematikk, fysikk, grammatikk) regelmessig, regulær9) ( militærvesen) regulær11) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, riktig, ekte, veritabelas regular as (a) clockwork regelmessig som et urverk, som en klokke, til å stille klokken etterat regular intervals med jevne mellomromregular army stående hærregular frequenter stamgjest, stamkunderegular soldier profesjonell soldatthe regular clergy ordensprester, regularesIIIadv. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/ ( dialekt)1) regelmessig2) riktig, ordentlig -
6 unsophisticated
naturligadj. \/ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd\/1) enkel, usofistikert2) enkel, ukomplisert
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