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1 surprised
adjective (showing or feeling surprise: his surprised face; I'm surprised (that) he's not here; You behaved badly - I'm surprised at you!; I wouldn't be surprised if he won.) overrasket, forundret -
2 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) overraskelse, forbauselse2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) overraske, forbause2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) få/narre til å gjøre3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) overraske•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surpriseoverraskeIsubst. \/səˈpraɪz\/1) overraskelse2) forbauselse, forundringsurprise attack overraskelsesangrep, overrumplingtake by surprise overrumple, overraske, ta på fersk gjerningIIverb \/səˈpraɪz\/1) overraske2) forbause, forundre• you surprise me!• I should not be surprised if...det skulle ikke forundre meg om...3) overrumple, komme over, gripe4) lokke, forlede, villedebe surprised at være forbauset oversurprise someone into doing something forlede noen til å gjøre noe -
3 should
ʃudnegative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) ville2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) burde, skulle3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) burde, skulle4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) ville5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) skulle6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) skulle/vil(le) gjerne7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) skulleverb \/ʃʊd\/, trykksvakt: \/ʃəd\/ (pret. av) shallskulle, burde, bør• how should I know? -
4 must
1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) måtte2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) måtte3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) måtte, skulle2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) noe en må ha, noe absolutt nødvendig, nødvendighet(er)få--------måtteIsubst. \/mʌst\/(drue)most, druesaft, ugjæret vinIIsubst. \/mʌst\/mugg, skimmelIIIsubst. \/mʌst\/1) galskap, villskap, raseri2) rasende elefant, rasende kamelIVsubst. \/mʌst\/( hverdagslig) noe man må gjøre, noe man må ha, noe man må være med på, absolutt nødvendigheta must en absolutt nødvendighetdet er noe alle turister må\/bør seVverb \/mʌst\/, som trykksvak: \/məst\/, \/məs\/, \/mst\/1) må, måtte, være tvunget til å• well, if you must!2) forklaring: uttrykker nødvendighet eller plikt3) må (nødvendigvis), måtte• they must have been very old, mustn't they?de må ha vært svært gamle, ikke sant?• if she had been there, I must have seen herhvis hun hadde vært der, burde jeg ha sett henne• don't bet on horses, you must lose in the long runikke vedd på hester, for du kommer helt sikkert til å tape i det lange løp4) ( spøkefullt) må selvfølgelig, må naturligvisI must say jeg må (virkelig) si• we mustn't be late, must we?skal ikke, bør ikkesince it must be so ettersom det nå skal være slikVIadj. \/mʌst\/gal, vill, rasende -
5 that
1. ðæt plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) den, det, de2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) den, det, de (som)3. ðət, ðæt relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) som4. ðət, ðæt conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) at2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) bare..., at...5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) så- that's thatden--------detIadv. \/ħæt\/, \/ħət\/, \/ħt\/1) ( hverdagslig) så2) (hverdagslig, ofte vist med håndbevegelse) så, veldig, innmari, kjempe-• the dog was that huge!like that slik( hverdagslig) plutselig, brått, uten forvarselhun bare gikk, helt plutselignot all that ikke (så) veldigikke så verstthat is det vil si, forutsatt at• a young child, that is, less than ten years oldet lite barn, det vil si, under ti år gammel• I'll see you tomorrow - if the trains go, that isIIdeterm. (i flertall: those) \/ħæt\/1) den (der), det (der), de (der)• is that what you mean?2) det, slik3) (hverdagslig, nedsettende) den derre, han derre, hu derre4) ( i flertall) de, dem• those who want go to England, raise a hand5) så mye, så stor, tilstrekkelig, såpassabout that når det gjelder, angående den\/det\/denne\/detteat that for den saks skyldand that's that! og dermed basta! nemlig!, så det så!that said når det er sagt• it is just a soap. That said, I love to watch it!det er bare en såpeopera. Når det er sagt, så elsker jeg å se den!that's that det var detthat will do det holder, det er nokIIIsubjunksjon (flertall: that) \/ħæt\/, \/ħət\/, \/ħt\/1) ( i relativsetninger) som• who was it that called last night?2) ( etter tidsuttrykk) da3) at, med at, for at4) (høytidelig, i utrop) hvis bare, om bare, gid• oh that he would live!5) der hvor, der6) så vidt, detså vidt jeg vet, har han aldri vært her7) ( litterært) for at, slik at8) når, da, som• now that I think of it, he was therenår jeg nå tenker etter, så var han der9) om -
6 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) (for)undring2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) under(verk), vidunder3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) under, mirakel2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) være forundret (over)2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undres, undre seg, spekulere på3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) lure på, skulle gjerne vite•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonderforundring--------underIsubst. \/ˈwʌndə\/1) underverk, vidunder, under2) (om person, gjenstand, hendelse) fenomen, mirakel, under(verk), vidunder3) vidunder-, mirakel-4) (for)undringby a wonder ved et underfor a wonder merkelig nok, underlig nokhan var presis, merkelig nokin the name of wonder i all verden• why in the name of wonder?in\/with wonder undrende• look at somebody in\/with wonderno\/little wonder eller small wonder ikke rart, intet under• she refused, and no wonderhun nektet, og det er ikke så rartpromise wonders love gull og grønne skogerwonder of wonders under over alle underewonders will never cease ( spøkefullt) undrenes tid er ikke forbiwork\/do wonders eller perform wonders gjøre underverkerIIverb \/ˈwʌndə\/1) forundre seg, bli forbauset2) undre (på), lure (på)I shouldn't wonder det ville ikke forundre meg -
7 little
'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litt3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lite(n)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, litt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) bare litt, ikke mye2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lite-3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt•- a little- little by little
- make little ofkort--------lite--------liten--------littI1) liten, små (flertall)2) lille-, små- (flertall)3) liten, ung4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen5) kort stund, kort varighetlittle farmer småbrukerLittle Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mannlittle people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småungerdverger, små menneskera little thing en liten sak, en småtingen liten pjokk, en liten ungelittle things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små glederII1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad2) sjelden, ikke ofteIIIlite, ikke mye, knaptevery little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor åin little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyra little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grannlitt av hvert \/ alt mulig( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund• wait a little!( om strekning) en liten bit, en turlittle better ikke stort bedrelittle by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvertlittle or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingentinglittle short of nesten (det samme som)make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite avno little ikke så lite, temmelig myenot a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmeligonly a little litt, knapt, minimalt -
8 familiarity
- li'æ-1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) fortrolighet2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) nærgåenhet, taktløshetsubst. \/fəˌmɪlɪˈærətɪ\/1) nært bekjentskap, fortrolighet2) fortrolighet3) ( nedsettende) nærgåenhet, frekkhet, familiaritet4) ( grammatikk) slektskapfamiliarities intimiteter, nærgåenhetfamiliarity breeds contempt ( ordtak) man mister respekten for dem man kjenner godt vanen sløver og gjør en mindre aktsomfamiliarity with (inngående) kunnskap om, kjennskap tilon terms of familiarity være dus med, på fortrolig fot medundue familiarity utilbørlig frihet -
9 prompt
I prompt adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) omgående, presis, punktlig- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II prompt verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) bevege/overtale til2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) sufflere•- promptertilskyndeIsubst. \/prɒm(p)t\/1) ( handel) betalingstermin2) ( handel) kjøpsavtale med senere betalingstermin3) ( handel) kravbrev, betalingspåminnelse, purring4) ( teater) sufflering, hvisking (fra suffløren)5) ( EDB) klarmelding, klartegnIIverb \/prɒm(p)t\/1) tilskynde, tvinge, mane, få til• what prompted him to say that?2) drive, bevege3) foranledige, gi anledning til, gi støtet til, forårsake, fremkalle• what prompted his resignation?4) ( teater) sufflere5) legge ordene i munnen på, påvirke6) ( EDB) spørre, be7) inspirereprompt someone to få noen til å (gjøre noe)IIIadj. \/prɒm(p)t\/1) rask, snar, hurtig, ekspeditt2) umiddelbar, øyeblikkelig3) prompte, omgående4) punktlig5) (bered)villig6) ( handel) (som kjøpes) per omgående, (som selges) per omgåendebe prompt to være rask til å, straks være parat\/rede til åfor prompt cash mot kontant betalingprompt payment eller prompt cash mot kontanttake prompt action gå raskt\/hurtig til verksIVadv. \/prɒm(p)t\/presis, på slaget -
10 safe
I 1. seif adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) sikker, trygg, i god behold2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) sikker, trygg3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) i god behold, i sikkerhet4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) ufarlig, uten risiko5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) pålitelig, trygg, forsiktig•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) sikre, beskytte, verne- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II seif noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) pengeskap, safe; bankbokssikker--------tryggIsubst. \/seɪf\/1) pengeskap, safe, hvelv2) matskap (med fluenetting)3) ( slang) kondom, gummiIIadj. \/seɪf\/1) sikker, trygg2) utenfor fare, i sikkerhet, uskadd, i god behold3) ufarlig, uten risiko, trygg• is the dog safe?4) sikker, pålitelig, som man kan stole på5) sikkeras safe as houses sikker som banken, helt sikkertat a safe distance på trygg avstandbetter (to be) safe than sorry (det er) bedre (å være) føre var enn etter snarfeel safe føle seg tryggin safe hands i trygge henderkeep safe forvare, bevareplay (it) safe være føre var gardere segsafe (and sound) i god behold, velbeholden(a) safe bet noe som er helt sikkert, noe som er garantertsafe in the knowledge that i trygg visshet om atto be on the safe side for å være på den sikre siden, for sikkerhets skyldwith a safe conscience med god samvittighet -
11 man of the world
(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) verdensmann
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