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1 narrowly
adverb (closely; only just: The ball narrowly missed his head.) knepent, med nød og neppeadv. \/ˈnærəʊlɪ\/1) med nød og neppe, så vidt2) nøye, ordentlig3) smalt -
2 escape
i'skeip 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) slippe ut, unnslippe, gå fri2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) slippe unna, unngå3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) unngå oppmerksomhet, ikke huske4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) slippe ut2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flukt- escapism- escapistflukt--------lekk--------lekkasjeIsubst. \/ɪˈskeɪp\/, \/eˈskeɪp\/1) rømning, flukt2) redning, tilflukt3) ( overført) virkelighetsflukt4) (vann, gass e.l.) lekkasje, utstrømning, uttrengning, avløp, utløp5) ( botanikk) forvillet plante6) reserveutgang, nødutgang, fluktvei7) brannstigebe no escape ikke finnes en utveiescape from reality virkelighetsflukthave a narrow escape (from something) så vidt slippe unna (noe), unnslippe med nød og neppe• that was a narrow escape!make (good) one's escape flykte, slippe bort, rømme redde seg unnathat was a narrow escape det var nære påIIverb \/ɪˈskeɪp\/, \/eˈskeɪp\/1) rømme, komme unna, slippe unna2) (om væske, gass e.l.) renne ut, lekke ut, strømme ut3) unngå, slippe unna4) ( om oppmerksomhet) unngåescape from rømme fra gjøre seg fri fra, redde seg unnaescape out of rømme fra, komme seg ut av -
3 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) med nød og neppe
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