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21 wager
'wei‹ə 1. noun(a bet: We made a wager that he would win.) veddemål2. verb(to bet (something) on the chance of something happening: I'll wager (ten dollars) that I can jump further than you.) veddevedde--------veddemålIsubst. \/ˈweɪdʒə\/veddemålIIverb \/ˈweɪdʒə\/inngå veddemål om, vedde, satsewager on vedde på -
22 whirl
wə:l 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) snurre; bråsnu, virvle, suse av gårde2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) virvel, tummel2) (a rapid turn.) brå sving•- whirlwindsnurre--------virvleIsubst. \/wɜːl\/1) virvel, snurring, rotasjon2) ( overført) virvelgive something a whirl ( hverdagslig) gjøre et forsøkin a whirl forvirret, i en forvirret tilstandwhirl of life travelhet, sydingwhirl of pleasure sus og duswhirls of snow snødrev, snøføykeIIverb \/wɜːl\/1) virvle, snurre, svinge rundt2) ( overført) rase, suse, virvle3) snurre rundt, gå rundt4) slynge, slenge, kastewhirl about virvle omkring, snurre omkring, virvle rundt iwhirl round virvle omkring, snurre omkring, virvle rundt, svinge seg rundtwhirl up virvle opp -
23 worry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) feel anxious: His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.) bekymre (seg), engste seg2) (to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) plage, forstyrre, avspore3) (to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc.) rive/ruske i2. noun((a cause of) anxiety: That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.) bekymring, besvær, engstelse- worriedbekymring--------plageIsubst. \/ˈwʌrɪ\/ eller worrit1) uro, problem2) (om personer, dyr e.l.) plage3) ( om problemer e.l.) hodebrybeside oneself with worry være ute av seg av bekymring, være fra seg av bekymringIIverb \/ˈwʌrɪ\/1) uroe seg, bekymre seg, være urolig, gjøre engstelig, volde bekymring• what's worrying you?hva er det som bekymrer deg?, hva er det du er lei deg for?2) plage, sjenere, forstyrre• don't worry her with silly questions!3) jage4) rive og slite iI should worry ( hverdagslig) det blåser jeg inot to worry ingenting å bekymre seg forworry about bekymre seg forworry about trifles henge seg opp i bagatellerworry along\/through greie seg arbeide seg gjennomworry at fingre med, fikle med, plukke påworry oneself uroe seg, bekymre seg, være urolig, være engstelig, være bekymret, være nervøsworry out ( om løsning) anstrenge seg for å forstå -
24 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) skjebne2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) hell (og lykke), flaks•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!flaks--------hell--------lykkeIsubst. \/lʌk\/1) lykke, flaks, hell, tur2) slump, skjebne, sjanseany luck? lykkes det?, ga det noe resultat?as luck would have it tilfeldigvis, skjebnen ville at• as luck would have it, I was therebad\/tough\/rotten\/hard luck (hverdagslig, ofte i utbrudd) uflaks, motgang• what bad luck!be in luck eller be in luck's way ha flaks, ha hellet med seg, være heldigbe out of luck ha uflaks, være uheldigby luck på slump, tilfeldigvisfor luck for å bringe lykkegood luck flaks, fremgang, medgang ( som utbrudd) lykke tilhalf your luck! heldiggrisenhere's luck! skål!, skål og lykke til!ill luck uflaks, uhelljust one's luck ( spøkefullt) typisk... flaks, dette skjer alltid med...luck of the draw et sjansespill, flaksena matter of luck et sjansespill, et spørsmål om flaks eller uflaks, et spørsmål om tilfeldigheterthe more's someone's luck så heldig for...no such luck! ( hverdagslig) makan til uflaks!så vel er det ikke!one's luck is in man er heldig, man har flaksone's luck is out man er uheldig, man har uflaksa piece of luck et lykketreff, fantastisk flakspush\/crowd one's luck ( hverdagslig) utfordre skjebnen spille høytride one's luck ikke ta sjanserrun of bad luck stadig uflaks, stadig motgangthe devil's own luck eller the luck of the devil kjempeflaks, griseflakstry one's luck prøve lykken, prøve seg påwith any luck eller with a bit of luck med litt flaks, hvis man er heldigworse luck dessverre• I didn't get the job, worse luckIIverb \/lʌk\/ (amer., hverdagslig)bare i uttrykkluck out (amer.) ha flaks, lykkes -
25 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) mens; under, så lenge2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) selv om2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) tid(srom), stund- worth one's whilemens--------stundIsubst. \/waɪl\/stund, tid• that took a good while!all the\/this\/that while hele (den\/denne) tidenat whiles av og til, undertidenbetween whiles ( gammeldags) mellom slagenefor a while en stund, (for) en tidfor once in a while for en gangs skyld• could you shut up for once in a while?in a while om en stundlong while past en (lang) stund(every) once in a while av og til, en gang i blant, en sjelden gangworth (one's) while umaken verdt, noens umake verdtIIverb \/waɪl\/bare i uttrykkwhile away fordriveIIIsubjunksjon \/waɪl\/1) mens, så lenge, undermens han snakket, skrev han ned passordet• while in London, she studied economicsmens hun var i London, studerte hun økonomi2) mens (derimot), selv om, samtidig som• Jane was dressed in brown, while Mary was dressed in blueJane var kledd i brunt, mens Mary var kledd i blått• while I admit his good sides, I can see his badsamtidig som jeg kan se de gode sidene hans, kan jeg også se de dårlige• while we cannot help you now, we may do so laterselv om vi ikke kan hjelpe deg nå, er det mulig vi kan det senerewhile there is life there is hope så lenge det er liv, er det håp
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