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1 situation
sitju'eiʃən1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situasjon, stilling2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) beliggenhet3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) stilling, jobb•- situatedsituasjon--------still--------stillingsubst. \/ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) beliggenhet, plassering2) ( overført) situasjon, stilling, forhold3) stilling, jobbbe equal to a situation være en situasjon voksensituation comedy situasjonskomediesituation ethics etisk relativisme, tøyelig moralsituations vacant ( som annonse) ledige stillingersituations wanted ( som annonse) arbeid søkestake up a situation as ta arbeid som -
2 actuality
- 'æ-noun ((a) reality: the actuality of the situation.) virkelighetsubst. \/ˌæktʃʊˈælətɪ\/, \/ˌæktjʊˈælətɪ\/1) virkelighet, faktum2) (film, TV) dokumentarprogram, reportasjefilmactualities faktiske forhold, kjensgjerningerin actuality i virkeligheten, faktisk -
3 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) bakgrunn2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) bakgrunn, forhistorie3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) bakgrunn, opphavbakgrunnsubst. \/ˈbækɡraʊnd\/1) bakgrunn, bunn2) ( overført) bakgrunn, miljø, erfaring -
4 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) kjølvann, motsjø2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) etterdønningsubst. \/ˈbækwɒʃ\/1) tilbakeslag (av bølge), dragsug, motsjø2) kjølvannsstrøm3) luftstrøm4) ( overført) følger, ettervirkninger, etterdønninger -
5 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) komplikasjon, forvikling2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) komplikasjon, forverringsubst. \/ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) ( også medisin) komplikasjon2) forvikling3) komplisert beskaffenhet, innviklet beskaffenhetcomplications (flertall, også) bryderi -
6 deadlock
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7 dilemma
(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilemma, vanskelig valg, knipesubst. \/dɪˈlemə\/, \/daɪˈlemə\/1) dilemma2) ( hverdagslig) klemme, enten-elleron the horns of a dilemma i et dilemma, stå overfor et vanskelig valg -
8 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farse2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) parodi, farse•- farcicalfarseIsubst. \/fɑːs\/1) ( også overført) farse, parodi, narrespill2) ( matlaging) (kjøtt)farseIIverb \/fɑːs\/krydre -
9 fellow-feeling
noun (sympathy (especially for someone in a similar situation, of similar tastes etc): I had a fellow-feeling for the other patient with the broken leg.) fellesskapsfølelse, samkjenslesubst. \/ˌfeləʊˈfiːlɪŋ\/medfølelse, sympati -
10 inflation
1) (the process of inflating or being inflated.) oppblåsing, oppumping2) (a situation in country's economy where prices and wages keep forcing each other to increase.) inflasjoninflasjonsubst. \/ɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)n\/1) oppblåsing, pumping, oppumping2) utspiling3) ( økonomi) inflasjon4) svulstighetrate of inflation se ➢ rate, 1the bogey of inflation se ➢ bogey, 2 -
11 mix-up
noun (a confused situation etc: a mix-up over the concert tickets.) rot, forvirringsubst. \/ˈmɪksʌp\/ ( hverdagslig)1) forveksling, forbytting2) slagsmål3) rot, røre, forvirring -
12 perplexity
noun She stood there in perplexity.) rådvillhet, forfjamselseforvirringsubst. \/pəˈpleksətɪ\/1) forvirring, rådløshet, forfjamselse2) forvirrende sak, innfløkt situasjon, innviklet tilstand -
13 plight
(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) knipe, forfatningIsubst. \/plaɪt\/ ( litterært)1) pant2) forpliktelse, høytidelig løfteIIsubst. \/plaɪt\/(spesielt vanskelig) tilstand, situasjonin a sorry plight i en sørgelig forfatning i store vanskeligheterIIIverb \/plaɪt\/forplikte (seg), love, sverge(be) plighted (være) bundet (være) festet, (være) forlovetplighted lovers trolovede, forlovedeplight oneself to ( gammeldags) binde seg til, skjenke sin tro tilplight one's word love høytidelig, gi sitt ord -
14 seriousness
noun alvor(lighet)subst. \/ˈsɪərɪəsnəs\/alvor, alvorlighetin all seriousness i fullt alvorthe seriousness of det alvorlige i, alvorligheten av -
15 sum
1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) sum2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) pengesum, beløp3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) regnestykke, regning•- sum upessens--------kjerne--------pengesum--------sumIsubst. \/sʌm\/1) pengesum, beløp2) ( overført) sum3) regnestykke4) oppsummeringdo sums regneget one's sums right regne riktig, ha oversikten• if I get my sums right, they're going to leave us soonhvis jeg ikke tar helt feil, kommer de til å forlate oss snartin sum kort sagt, med ett ordpay in one sum gi en engangssumthe sum and substance of hovedinnholdet avsums regningIIverb \/sʌm\/legge sammen, summeresum up legge sammen, regne ut sammenfatte, oppsummere, resymere ( jus også) rekapitulere, gi en rettsbelæring bedømme, danne seg en mening om, danne seg et inntrykk avto sum it all up kort sagt, med ett ord -
16 urgency
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17 gravity
noun The gravity of the situation was clear to us all.) alvortyngde--------tyngdekraftsubst. \/ˈɡrævətɪ\/1) ( fysikk) tyngdekraft2) alvor, betydning, vekt3) alvor, høytidelighet, verdighetcentre of gravity tyngdepunktforce of gravity tyngdekraftgravity band ( på anker) tyngdepunktthe gravity of det alvorlige i, det betenkelig medthe gravity of the situation situasjonens alvorthe law of gravity tyngdelovenpreserve one's gravity holde seg alvorligspecific gravity egenvekt, spesifikk vekt -
18 CASE
I keis noun1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) tilfelle, sak, eksempel2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) tilfelle; kasus3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) (retts)sak4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) bevismateriale, argument, grunn5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) tilfelle6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) kasus•- in case- in case of
- in that case II keis noun1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) etui, futteral, hylster; veske, koffert; trekk2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) kasse, eske3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) glassmonter, vitrineskap, bokskaptilfelle\/keɪs\/(forkortelse for computer-aided software engineering) CASE, datastøttet systemutvikling -
19 case
I keis noun1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) tilfelle, sak, eksempel2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) tilfelle; kasus3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) (retts)sak4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) bevismateriale, argument, grunn5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) tilfelle6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) kasus•- in case- in case of
- in that case II keis noun1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) etui, futteral, hylster; veske, koffert; trekk2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) kasse, eske3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) glassmonter, vitrineskap, bokskaptilfelleIsubst. \/keɪs\/1) sak, hendelse, tilfelle2) forhold, omstendighet, situasjon3) stilling, tilstand, tilfelle• is it the case that...?er det tilfelle at...?4) ( jus) rettssak, søksmål, sak, tvistemål5) ( jus) beviser, bevismateriale, påstanderhan har ingen sak, saken hans står ikke sterkt6) (medisin, om person) tilfelle, pasient7) ( grammatikk) kasus8) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) original person, artig skrue9) spørsmål, oppgaveas the case may be alt etter som, alt etter omstendighetenecall a case ( jus) rope opp en saka case in point et godt eksempel, et typisk eksempeldrop a case ( jus) frafalle en sakestablish\/prove one's case ( også jus) bevise sin(e) påstand(er), bevise at man har rettfight a case ( jus) føre en sak for domstolenget off someone's case ( hverdagslig) ikke bry seg• will you get off my case?get on someone's case ( hverdagslig) bry seg (om)give away one's own case ødelegge for seg selvif the case should arise i påkommende tilfellein any case forresten, uansett, under alle omstendigheterin case hvis, dersom, i tilfellein case of ved, i tilfelle avin that case i så fall, hvis det er tilfellein the case of når man snakker om, når det gjelder, når det dreier seg omit was a case of ( også) det dreide seg om, det gjaldtjust in case for sikkerhets skyld, i tilfelleleading case ( jus) forklaring: rettsavgjørelse som kan skape presedenslose one's case ( jus) tape sakenmake (out) a case for argumentere for, tale varmt for• there is a good case for...det fins gode argumenter for...make out a case against somebody ( jus) skaffe beviser mot noenmake out one's case ( jus) legge frem bevisene, fremlegge saken, bevise at man har rettopen a case (jus, i retten) legge frem en sak for bevisføringpass (up)on a case avgi kjennelse i en sakthe plaintiff's case saksøkers sak, argumentasjonenput somebody's case tale noens saksit on a case undersøke en sak, behandle en sakstate one's case legge frem fakta, legge frem sin sakthis\/that\/such being the case siden det forholder seg slik, under slike omstendigheter, av denne årsaka welfare case sosialklientIIsubst. \/keɪs\/1) kasse2) eske, skrin3) etui, futteral4) veske, koffert5) hylster, kapsel, deksel6) hus, sett7) putetrekk, var8) ( tømrerfag) karm9) glassmonter, glasskaplower case ( typografi) små bokstaverupper case ( typografi) store bokstaverIIIverb \/keɪs\/1) pakke i kasse2) legge i eske, putte i skrin3) legge i etui, putte i futteral4) kle, innfatte5) mure ut6) ( hverdagslig) se nærmere på7) rekognosere i, snoke på, sjekke åstedet (før et tyveri)case up pakke i kasse -
20 finesse
fines(cleverness and skill in dealing with a situation etc: She managed that situation with great finesse.) behendighet, listighetIsubst. \/fɪˈnes\/1) raffinement, finesse, eleganse2) takt, diplomati3) fiffighet, sluhet, list4) ( kortspill) finesse, fiska piece of finesse et knepIIverb \/fɪˈnes\/1) bruke list, oppnå med list, manøvrere, lure, lirke2) ( kortspill) spille ut en finesse, fiskefinesse one's way through liste seg gjennom unnvike med finesse, lure med finesse, manøvrere seg unnafinesse somebody lure noen
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