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1 middle age
(the years between youth and old age: She is well into middle age.) midt i livetsubst. \/ˌmɪdlˈeɪdʒ\/middelalderwell into middle age godt og vel middelaldrende -
2 middle-age
adj. \/ˈmɪdleɪdʒ\/ eller middle-agedmiddelalder-, middelaldrendemiddle-age spread ( hverdagslig) alderstillegg (økt kroppsvekt som inntreffer ved middelalderen) -
3 middle
'midl 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) midte2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) liv, midje, beltested2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) midterst, midt-- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of somethingmidten--------sentrumIsubst. \/ˈmɪdl\/1) midt, midte2) liv, midje3) (grammatikk, verbform) medium4) (logikk, også middle term) mellombegrep5) ( sport) forklaring: sentring fra vingen til midtbanen (i fotball)in the middle of i midten av, midt (ute) påmidt under, midt ijeg var midt i lunsjen, jeg holdt på å spise lunsjin the middle of nowhere utenfor allfarvei, langt fra folk, langt ute i bushenknock somebody into the middle of next week slå noen gul og blå, slå noen helseløsIIverb \/ˈmɪdl\/1) plassere i midten2) ( sjøfart) brette på midten3) ( sport) sentre fra vingen til midtbanen (i fotball), slå med midten av balltreet (i cricket)IIIadj. \/ˈmɪdl\/1) midterst, i midten, midtre, midt-2) mellomst, mellom-3) gjennomsnitt-, gjennomsnitts-4) ( språkvitenskap) mellom-, middel- (mellom moderne og eldre versjon av språk)5) (sjøfart, om mast eller seil) midtre, midt-, mellom-6) (grammatikk, om verbform i noen språk) medium (mellom aktiv og passiv)take a middle course gå en middelvei, inngå et kompromiss -
4 age
ei‹ 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) alder, alderstrinn, levealder2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tidsalder3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) alder4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) evighet(er)2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) eldes, bli gammel- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of agealder--------alderdom--------elde--------eldes--------tidsalderIsubst. \/eɪdʒ\/1) alder2) generasjon, slekt3) tid, tidsalder, periode, epoke, århundre4) lang tid, evighetabout the same age nesten jevngamleage before beauty ( spøkefullt) alder (går) foran skjønnhetage of consent ( jus) seksuell lavalderage of majority ( jus) myndighetsalderan age since veldig lenge siden, evigheter sidenat the age of... da han var... år gammelbe\/act your age! ikke vær så barnslig!, oppfør deg som et voksent menneske!be\/come of age være\/bli myndig være\/bli moden, være\/bli fullt utvikletfor ages i\/på evigheter, i\/på mange herrens årimprove with age bli bedre med årenein one's old age på sine gamle dagerlook\/show one's age se så gammel ut som man ernever see (an age) again ha passert (et alderstrinn)of an age jevngamle, like gamle gamle\/voksne nokof somebody's age på alder med, jevnaldrende medens jevnaldrende \/ folk på ens egen alderof uncertain age av ubestemt alder, av ubestemmelig alderold age alderdomover age over aldersgrensen, for gammeltwice somebody's age dobbelt så gammel som noenunder age umyndig, mindreårig under aldersgrensen, under (legalisert) lavalder, for ungworn with age gammel og slitenyears of age år gammelIIverb \/eɪdʒ\/1) eldes, bli gammel2) gjøre gammel\/eldre3) ( om gjenstander) gi et gammelt preg, patinere4) ( om vin) modnes5) aldersbestemme -
5 mellow
'meləu 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) mild, mildnet, moden2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) neddempet; mettet3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) rund, fyldig, vellagret2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) bli mildnet, mildne(s), modne(s)Iverb \/ˈmeləʊ\/1) ( også overført) gjøre moden, modne2) bli moden, modnes3) mildne, bli mildere4) ( vin) gjøre fyldigere, gjøre rundere, bli fyldigere, bli rundereIIadj. \/ˈmeləʊ\/1) ( om frukt) moden, søt og saftig2) (om mat, vin) fyldig, vellagret, moden, rund3) (om lys, farge, lyd) mettet, rik, myk, dempet, bløt, fyldig4) ( om person) moden og mild (gjennom alder og erfaring)5) hyggelig, jovial6) (hverdagslig, om alkoholpåvirkning) lett påvirket, brisen, bedugget7) ( om jord) fruktbar, rik, leirholdig -
6 reach
ri: 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå, komme fram til2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) rekke, nå, gripe etter3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) strekke ut etter4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) nå, få tak i5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) strekke, rekke2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rekkevidde, avstand2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rekkevidde3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rett strekningnå--------rekke--------rekkevidde--------strekningIsubst. \/riːtʃ\/1) det å rekke, det å strekke2) rekkevidde, omfang, utstrekning, fatteevne3) ( om skytevåpen) skuddvidde4) strekning, strekke, områdebeyond one's reach over ens fatteevnebeyond\/out of (the) reach of gunshot ( om skytevåpen) utenfor skuddvidde, ikke på skuddholdget out of reach trekke seg unna, komme seg vekkkeep out of the reach of danger unngå alle farerout of reach utenfor rekkevidde, uoppnåeligto be kept out of children's reach eller to be kept out of the reach of children oppbevares utilgjengelig for barnwithin arm's reach se ➢ arm, 1within easy reach of i umiddelbar nærhet avIIverb \/riːtʃ\/1) strekke, rekke (ut)2) gripe, ta3) rekke, gi• reach me that book, please4) ( også overført) nå, nå opp til, nå frem til, rekke (frem til), komme frem til• as soon as they had reached the station, they started to bickerså snart de hadde kommet frem til stasjonen, begynte de å kjekle5) nå, komme opp i6) kontakte, sette seg i forbindelse med7) ( om alder) (opp)nå, bli8) ( sjøfart) seile med vinden på tvers9) (amer., slang) bestikke, kjøpe, smørereach for somebody\/something gripe etterreach somebody by something få tak i noen på noe -
7 spread
past tense, past participle; see spreadutstrekningIsubst. \/spred\/1) utbredelse, utbredning, spredning2) utstrekning, omfang, spenn3) ( hverdagslig) festmåltid4) pålegg (som smøres på)5) sengeteppe, duk (til bord)6) (amer.) ranch, landeiendom7) ( luftfart) vingebredde8) (to motstående sider i bok, avis e.l., eller del av disse) oppslag, to-sider, dobbelside9) ( handel) differanse (mellom to priser, satser e.l.)middle-age spread eller middle-aged spread ( hverdagslig) alderstillegg, forklaring: øking i hofte- og livvidde hos middelaldrende personerII1) bre ut, strekke ut, legge ut, folde ut, brette ut, spenne ut, spile ut2) stryke, smøre, bre, dekke3) ( overført) spre, føre videre, fordele4) spre seg, gripe om seg, strekke seg (utover)5) være smørevillig -
8 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) hoved-, viktigst, primær2) (best: in prime condition.) av beste sort, førsteklasses2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) beste alder- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) i beste sendetidII verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) forsyne med tennladning; grunne- primerførsteklasses--------grunneIsubst. \/praɪm\/1) begynnelse2) dagens første time3) ( katolsk) prim4) ( fekting) prim(hugg)5) ( matematikk) primtall6) ( matematikk) akuttegn, merke(tegn)7) ( musikk) prim8) ( om ting) det bestein one's prime eller in the prime of life i sin beste alder, i sine velmaktsdager, i sine beste årthe prime of life ungdommen, livets vårthe prime of the day daggrythe prime of the year vårenIIverb \/praɪm\/1) ( teknikk) fylle opp2) ( militærvesen) forsyne med tennladning3) ( om pumpe) fylle på, spe4) instruere, preparere, påvirke5) ( hverdagslig) stappe full (med mat e.l.)6) ( hverdagslig) stive opp, sprite opp7) ( om maling) grunne8) ( matlaging) ese, gjære, heve, koke overprimed with proppfull avprime the pump fylle vann i en pumpe (for å få den til å fungere) ( overført) fremme statsstøtte til næringslivet (satse penger i foretak e.l.)well primed godt påseilet, berusetIIIadj. \/praɪm\/1) fremst, viktigst, hoved-2) prima, førsteklasses, av beste sort3) primær, opphavlig, opprinnelig, først4) som ikke har noen fellesnevner -
9 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) gå i frø2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) bli nedslitt3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) sette frø
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