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41 could
kudnegative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) kunne2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) kunne•kanhjelpeverb (pret. av can) \/kʊd\/, \/kəd\/1) kunne2) skulle kunne3) kunne, orket, klarte, maktet• how could he carry on?4) kunne få, få lov• could I speak to Mr. Smith?as nice as could be (hverdagslig, om person) verdens snilleste, den snilleste en kan tenke segcould be ( hverdagslig) kanskje det, mulig det, det kan være, muligens -
42 cue
I kju: noun(the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') stikkord, vinkII kju: noun(a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) biljardkøkøIsubst. \/kjuː\/1) ( teater) stikkord, signal, innfallstegn2) ( musikk) vink, stikknote, fingervisning, antydning3) vink, ymt, antydning, eksempel4) (biljard)kø5) (hår)pisk6) ( foreldet) humør, (sinns)stemningon cue i rette øyeblikktake one's cues from somebody rette seg etter noens råd, følge noens eksempelIIverb \/kjuː\/gi stikkord til, gi tegn til, gi vink tilcue in ( elektronikk) legge inncue somebody in gi noen tegn\/klarsignal til å begynne, vinke inn noen -
43 defence
di'fens1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) forsvar, vern2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) vern, forsvar3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) forsvar•- the defenceforsvarsubst. \/dɪˈfens\/ eller defense1) forsvar2) ( jus) tilsvar, forsvar, defensorat, forsvarsskrift3) ( sport) forsvar4) beskyttelse5) verndefence counsel ( jus) tilsvardefence mechanism ( psykologi) forsvarsmekanismedefence programme forsvarsprogramdefences ( militærvesen) forsvarsverk (kroppens) forsvarsmekanismein defence of til forsvar forput up a defence forsvare segspeak in someone's defence vitne til noens fordelstand on one's defence forsvare seg -
44 distinctly
adverb He pronounces his words very distinctly; I distinctly heard him tell you to wait!) klart og tydelig, distinktadv. \/dɪˈstɪŋ(k)tlɪ\/1) tydelig, distinkt2) klart og tydelig, uttrykkelig3) utvilsomt, påfallende -
45 drawl
dro:l 1. verb(to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner: He drawled his words in an irritating manner.) snakke langsomt2. noun(a slow, lazy manner of speaking: She spoke in a drawl.) slepende taleIsubst. \/drɔːl\/langsom (ut)tale, slepende (ut)taleIIverb \/drɔːl\/dra på ordene, slepe på ordene, snakke langsomt (på en slepende måte, med drevende tonefall) -
46 drone
drəun 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) drone, hannbie2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) latsabb, døgenikt3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) summing, brumming2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) summe, brumme2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) snakke monotontIsubst. \/drəʊn\/1) ( zoologi) drone2) ( overført) somlekopp, lathans, dagdriver3) ( militærvesen) drone, målrobot, ubemannet og fjernstyrt fly, ubemannet og fjernstyrt fartøy, ubemannet og fjernstyrt kjøretøy4) surring, summing, dur, brumming, monoton tale5) monoton taler6) enstonig basstone7) sekkepipeIIverb \/drəʊn\/1) surre, brumme, mumle, snakke monotont, synge enstonig2) dovne seg, late segdrone away dovne bort, sløse bortdrone on snakke og snakke, male på -
47 due
dju: 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) skyldig2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) (for)ventet3) (proper: Take due care.) behørlig, passende2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) rett (sør, nord, osv)3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) det som tilkommer noen/som en har fortjent, fortjeneste2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) avgift, kontingent•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his dueforfallen--------skyldigIsubst. \/djuː\/1) det man er skyldig, det man skylder2) det man har rett til, det som tilkommer en• to give him his due, he is very cleverfor å yte ham rettferdighet, må man innrømme at han er dyktigdues toll, avgifterfor a full due ( hverdagslig) endelig, definitivthave one's due få som fortjent, ytes rettferdighetmore than one's due mer enn man har krav påIIadj. \/djuː\/1) som skal betales2) skyldig, forfalt (til betaling)• when is the rent due?3) tilbørlig, behørig, passende4) ( i henhold til rute e.l.) betimelig, skal være\/komme, ventetjeg skal være i \/ komme til London i kveldtoget skal være her \/ er ventet klokken 6after due consideration etter nøye overveielseas is due and fitting som seg hør og børbe\/become\/fall due forfalle (til betaling)be due for something stå for tur tilbe due to skyldes, tilkomme, ha sin årsak iskulle (i henhold til avtale\/rute e.l.)due reward velfortjent lønndue to på grunn avin due course (of time) med tiden, i rett tid, når den tid kommerin due time i rett tid, i tidekeep due time være punktligwages due innestående lønn, lønn til godewhen due på forfallsdagen, ved forfallIIIadv. \/djuː\/rett -
48 enchilada
subst. \/ˌen(t)ʃɪˈlɑːdə\/1) (matlagning, meksikansk rett) enchiladas2) (amer., slang) sjef, viktig person -
49 experience
ik'spiəriəns 1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) erfaring2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) opplevelse2. verb(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) oppleve, erfareerfaring--------føle--------kjenneIsubst. \/ɪkˈspɪərɪəns\/, \/ekˈspɪərɪəns\/1) erfaring, øvelse, erfarenhet• do you have any office experience?2) erfaring, opplevelse, hendelse, eventyrby experience av erfaringfrom experience av erfaringin my experience etter min meningprofit by\/from experience lære av erfaringIIverb \/ɪkˈspɪərɪəns\/, \/ekˈspɪərɪəns\/erfare, oppleve, møte• has he ever experienced pleasure?experience religion (amer.) bli omvendt -
50 falter
'fo:ltə1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) vakle, famle, nøle2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) famle, nøle•- falteringlysnuble--------svikteverb \/ˈfɔːltə\/, \/ˈfɒltə\/1) snuble, vakle, gå ustødig2) skjelve, nøle, snakke usikkert, stamme, famle etter ordene3) være usikker, bli usikker, vakle, være i tvil, sviktefalter out stamme frem -
51 fashion
'fæʃən1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; ( also adjective) a fashion magazine.) mote, fasong2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) mote3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) måte, maner, sett•- fashionably
- after a fashion
- all the fashion
- in fashion
- out of fashionmote--------måte--------visIsubst. \/ˈfæʃ(ə)n\/1) måte, sett, vis, manér2) motedet er topp moderne, det er høyeste motekledd etter siste skrik, meget moderne kledd3) fasong, mønster, snitt4) rådende bruk, sed, skikk og bruk5) ( gammeldags) håndverksmessig dyktighet, fagmessighetafter a fashion eller in a fashion på sett og vis, noenlunde, på et visafter its fashion i sitt slagafter somebody's fashion på noens vis, etter noens stilafter the fashion of på samme måte som, etter stilen til, i likhet med, à laall the fashion svært modernebe the fashion eller be in fashion være på moten, være modernebecome the fashion eller come into fashion komme på moten, bli modernefollow the fashion eller be in the fashion følge med på moten, være modernehave gone out of fashion eller be out of fashion være umoderne, ha blitt umoderne, ha gått av mote(n)lead the fashion eller set the fashion bestemme moten være toneangivendepeople of fashion fint folk, verdensvante folk, sosietetsmenneskerthe leader of the fashion den som dikterer moten(the) world of rank and fashion den mondéne verdenIIverb \/ˈfæʃ(ə)n\/1) forme, danne, gi fasong til, formgi, tegne (modellen til)2) lage3) tilpasse, avpassefashion something from eller fashion something out of lage noe avfashion into (om)danne til, forme tilfashion to avpasse etterfully fashioned formstrikket, fasongstrikketIIIadj. \/ˈfæʃ(ə)n\/mote-fashion model mannekeng, modellfashion parade eller fashion show moteoppvisningfashion plate moteplansje ( overført) motedokke -
52 figure
'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) form, skikkelse, figur, kroppsbygning2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figur, form, mønster3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tall, siffer4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figur2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) opptre, forekomme, figurere2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) regne med, vente•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure outsiffer--------skikkelse--------tallIsubst. \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfɪɡjə\/1) (matematikk, også figures) siffer, tall, talltegn, regning2) ( også figures) opplysninger, statistikk3) ( hverdagslig) beløp, pris4) figur, kropp, form, fasong5) person, personlighet (overført), skikkelse, figur6) ( geometri) figur, diagram7) illustrasjon, bilde, mønster8) ( billedhuggerkunst) figur, statue, skulptur9) ( retorikk) figur, bilde13) symbol, bilde, forbilde14) horoskopat one's own figure for den prisen en selv byrcarved figures utskårne figurercut figures ( kunstløp) tegne figurercut\/make a fine figure gjøre et imponerende inntrykkcut\/make a poor\/sorry figure gjøre en dårlig\/ynkelig figurdo figures regnea double figure et tosifret talla figure of fun en latterlig figur, en skyteskive for narrestrekerfigure of speach billedlig uttrykk, bildefigures (in the landscape) staffasjegeometrical figures geometriske figurerget\/buy something at a low figure få\/kjøpe noe billigan interesting figure en interessant personlighetkeep one's figure holde figurenlose one's figure legge på segman of figures en matematiker, en som er flink med tallname your\/the figure! si hva du skal ha (for det\/den\/dem)a public figure en offentlig personput a figure on ( hverdagslig) bestemme nøyaktig\/mengdespeak in figures snakke i bilderwhat a figure you look! som du ser ut!IIverb \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfiɡjə\/1) beregne, kalkulere, regne2) (spesielt amer.) anta, tro, formode• he's going to lose, I figure3) forestille4) ( overført eller symbolsk) betegne5) pryde (med figurer), lage fasong, lage mønster, mønsterveve6) avbilde, tegne, portrettere7) betegne med siffer8) opptre, figurere, inngå, forekomme9) spille en viss rolle10) (amer., hverdagslig) stemme, være troligfigure on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) regne medstole påfigure out regne ut• he figured out the cost at £600finne ut, forstågi resultat• it figures out at £45det blir £45figure to oneself forestille segfigure well regne bra -
53 flatter
'flætə1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) smigre, smiske2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) forskjønne3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) innbille seg at•- flatterysmigreverb \/ˈflætə\/1) smigre2) kle, være flatterende, forskjønne3) smiske for, lefle for4) ( om sansene) fryde, kildre5) ( gammeldags) dempe, døyveflatter oneself that smigre seg med at innbille seg at -
54 fluent
'fluənt1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) flytende2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) som har ordet i sin makt, ordhag•- fluency- fluentlyflytendeadj. \/ˈfluːənt\/1) lettflytende, ledig2) ( om formuleringsevne) flytende3) flytende, glidende, myk4) (overført, sjelden) ustadig, ubestemt, vekslendefluent in flink i, god ifluent speaker se ➢ speaker -
55 forked
adjective (divided into two branches or divisions: A snake has a forked tongue.) kløftet, greinetadj. \/fɔːkt\/gaflet, forgrenet, kløftetspeak with a forked tongue se ➢ tongue, 1 -
56 frankly
adverb oppriktig; for å si det som det erærligadv. \/ˈfræŋklɪ\/1) åpent, åpenhjertig2) oppriktig, ærlig3) oppriktig talt, ærlig talt• frankly, I can't say I like himærlig talt, jeg kan ikke si at jeg liker hamspeak frankly si det som det er, snakke rett fra levra -
57 freely
1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) fritt, utvungent, rikelig, åpent2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) villig, uten å nøle, åpent((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.)adv. \/ˈfriːlɪ\/1) fritt, uhindret2) frivillig, (bered)villig3) åpent, uforbeholdent, usjenert, utvungent, ledig4) ( om mengde) rikelig, mye5) ( om levemåte) flott -
58 funereal
fju'niəriəl(mournful; suitable for a funeral: to speak in funereal tones.) begredelig, (døds)tristadj. \/fjʊˈnɪərɪəl\/1) begravelses-2) dyster, dødstrist, begredelig, miserabel3) kirkegårds- -
59 gently
adverb mildt, lett, jevntadv. \/ˈdʒentlɪ\/1) sakte, stille2) forsiktig, varsomt, nennsomt3) svakt4) mildt, vennlig, myktgently born av edel byrdgently (does it)! vær forsiktig! -
60 grand
ɡrænd 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) storslått, prektig2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) stolt, fornem, overlegen3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) deilig, praktfull4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) ærverdig2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) tusen dollar/pund- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total Isubst. (flertall: grand) \/ɡrænd\/1) ( musikk) flygel2) ( slang) tusen dollar, tusen pundIIadj. \/ɡrænd\/1) storslått, storslagen, praktfull, majestetisk, prektig, staselig, flott2) edel, nobel, fin, fornem, distingvert3) aristokratisk, adelig4) betydningsfull, viktig5) stolt, overlegen, fornem, fin på det, stor på dethan er blitt så stor på det at han ikke lenger snakker med de gamle vennene sine6) svulstig, pompøs, høyttravende, opphøyd, stor7) hoved-, stor(-), størst, høyeste, øverste8) fullstendig, total, slutt9) ( hverdagslig) førsteklasses, utmerket, glimrende, kjempefin, herlig, flott, deiligflott!, utmerket!, supert!• wouldn't it be grand if...hadde det ikke vært flott hvis...grand entrance hovedinngangGrand Lodge storlosjegrand orchestra stort orkester (med alle typer instrumenter)live in grand style leve flott, leve på stor fotput on a grand air eller put on a grand manner gjøre seg viktig
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