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1 straw
stro:1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) strå, halm2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) halmstrå3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) sugerør•belg--------halm--------stråIsubst. \/strɔː\/1) (halm)strå, siv2) halm3) sivgult4) ( til drikk) sugerørcatch\/clutch\/grasp at a straw ( overført) gripe etter et halmstrå, klynge seg til et halmstrånot care a straw eller not care two straws være revnende likegyldig, ikke bry seg det spor omdraw straws trekke lodd (med lange og korte strå)draw the short straw trekke det korteste strået, trekke det dårligste loddetman of straw stråmann fingert motstander argument som det er lett å tilbakevisenot a straw ikke det grannnot worth a straw ikke verdt det granna straw in the wind en liten pekepinn, et hint, et vinkthe last straw eller the straw that broke the camel's back dråpen som fikk begeret til å flyte overIIadj. \/strɔː\/1) halm-, strå-2) halmfarget, halmgul, sivgul3) (spesielt amer.) verdiløs, betydningsløs4) (spesielt amer.) fingert, skinn-, proforma- -
2 lot
lot1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) skjebne, lodd2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) del, parti3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) nummer•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lotsbande--------masse--------mengde--------skjebne--------tomtIsubst. \/lɒt\/1) lodd, loddtrekning2) lott, andel, del3) lodd, skjebne4) ( film) innspillingsområde, studio5) (spesielt amer.) tomt, plass, område6) ( på auksjon) nummer7) ( handel) parti8) (hverdagslig, særlig britisk) selskap, samling, gjeng9) ( hverdagslig) masse, mange, for en stor del, i høy grad(be) a bad lot (være) en slabbedaskby lot ved loddtrekningcast\/throw in one's lot with stå last og brast med, gjøre felles sak medcast\/draw lots trekke loddfall to someone's lot falle i noens lodd bli noens skjebnea fat lot you care! eller a fat lot you know about it! det bryr vel ikke du deg et døyt om!• that's a fat lot!• that's a fat lot of good!a lot mye, massealle, alle sammenlot of things eller lots of things en masse, en hel haug, veldig mye, veldig mangelots masse, massevis, en hel hauglots and lots of massevis, masser avlots of nok av, massevis avquite a lot en hel del, ganske mye, ikke så rent liteIIverb \/lɒt\/1) ( også lot out) utstykke (jord)2) dele opp i partierlot on regne med, glede seg til
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