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1 promise
'promis 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) love2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) gi løfte om, garantere3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) tegne (til), love godt2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) løfte, tilsagn2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) løfterike utsikter•love--------løfteIsubst. \/ˈprɒmɪs\/1) løfte, lovnad2) tilsagn3) forespeiling, utsikt• there was every promise of...det var alle utsikter til...4) forjettelsebe under a promise være bundet av et løftebind oneself by a promise binde seg til et løftebe full of promise love godt, være løfterikgive\/afford promise of gi løfte om, love godtgive something a lick and a promise fare over med harelabbhave a\/the promise of ha fått løfte omhold out the promise of something to a person forespeile noen noekeep a promise holde et løftekeep one's promise holde sitt løftemake\/give a promise (av)gi et løfteof great\/high promise eller full of promise løfterik, svært lovendeon the promise of mot løfte ompromises are like piecrust to be broken løfter er til for å brytesshow promise være lovende, se lovende ut, love godtIIverb \/ˈprɒmɪs\/1) love, utlove2) ( formelt) gi tilsagn til3) bebude, varsle4) love, gi løfte om, gi forventning om, gi håp om5) tegne til, se ut til å ville, tyde påbe promised something få løfte om, bli lovet noeI promise jeg lover, det lover jegI promise you ( hverdagslig) jeg forsikrer deg, jeg lover degdet blir ikke enkelt, det lover jeg degpromise the moon (and the stars) eller promise the earth\/pie in the sky love gull og grønne skogerpromise well\/fair love godt, se lovende ut -
2 lick
lik 1. verb(to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) slikke2. noun1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) slikk2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) raskt strøk maling•slikkeIsubst. \/lɪk\/1) slikk, slikking2) ( også saltlick) saltslikke, saltstein, slikkestein3) ( hverdagslig) smell, rapp4) ( hverdagslig) skvett, grann, anelse5) ( hverdagslig) fres, fart6) (om hår, også cowlick) dårelokk, sleikat full lick i full fartgive something a cat's lick gi noe en kattevask, vaske av noe i full fartgive something a lick and a promise fare over noe med harelabb, gi noe en kattevaskhave a lick of the tar brush (hverdagslig, nedsettende) ha litt negerblod i årenenot a lick of work ( hverdagslig) ikke det skapte grannIIverb \/lɪk\/1) ( med tungen) slikke (på)2) ( om ild) slikke (over), slå opp3) ( om bølger) skylle (over)4) ( hverdagslig) jule opp, banke, denge, slå5) ( hverdagslig) slå, overvinne, beseire6) ( hverdagslig) fare av stedhan styrtet av sted \/ han løp så fort han orketbe licked være gåen, være utslittlick one's lips\/chops slikke seg om munnenlick one's wounds ( også overført) slikke sine sårlick someone into shape få skikk på noen, gjøre folk av noen, plukke av noen unotenelick someone's boots\/shoes ( hverdagslig) slikke noen oppetter ryggen, smiske for noen, krype for noenlick something clean slikke noe rent, slikke ut av noelick something off slikke bort noe, slikke noe avlick the dust bite i gresset krype i støvetthat licks creation eller that licks everything det tar kaka, det slår alle rekorder, det overgår altthat licks me det går over min forstand, jeg forstår det ikke
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