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1 stop
stop 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stoppe, stanse2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stoppe3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) slutte, stoppe, holde opp4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) holde (seg) for, tette igjen5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) lukke, gripe6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) stoppe, oppholde seg2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stopp, opphold, stans2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stoppested, holdeplass3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punktum4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) hull; klaff, ventil5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) stopper, stoppekloss•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop uphinder--------stans--------stanse--------stopp--------stoppeIsubst. \/stɒp\/1) stopp, stans2) oppholdtoget dro uten opphold, toget dro uten å stanse3) stoppested, holdeplass4) opphør, slutt5) stopper6) kork, plugg, propp7) (britisk, gammeldags) skilletegn (spesielt punktum)8) ( i telegram) stopp9) ( fotografi) blender(åpning)10) ( språkvitenskap) klusil, lukkelyd, konsonant11) (musikk, på strengeinstrument) grep12) (musikk, på gripebrett) bånd13) (musikk, i fløyte e.l.) hull, ventil, klaff14) (musikk, i orgel) register, registerrekke, (orgel)stemme15) ( på høvelbenk) benkehake17) (sjøfart, på mast e.l.) stopperbe at a stop stå stille, ha stansetbring to a stop stanse, stoppe, sette en stopper forcome to a stop stoppe, stansemake a full stop gjøre en bråstopppull out all the stops sette alle kluter til, anstrenge seg til det ytterste, satse for fulltput a stop to sette en stopper for, gjøre slutt påwith all the stops out ( hverdagslig) for fulle muggerIIverb \/stɒp\/1) stoppe, stanse• stop!• stop thief!2) slutte å gå, gå i stå3) (for)hindredu må hindre ham i å dra, du må forhindre at han drar4) slutte (med), holde opp (med), la være• stop that nonsense!• stop that!• stop it!slutt!, la være!5) ( bank) sperre6) gjøre (et opphold), ta pause7) stoppe, tette igjen, fylle igjen8) (britisk, gammeldags, tannlegefag) plombere9) ( om flaske e.l.) sette kork i, korke, plugge igjen11) ( språkvitenskap) interpunktere, sette (skille)tegn12) (sjøfart, også stop up) belegge (fortøye)13) (musikk, om streng) gripe, presse ned14) (musikk, om fløytehull) lukke (med finger eller klaff)15) (musikk, om orgel) registrere16) ( hverdagslig) bli boende, bli værende, oppholde segstop a blow ( kampsport e.l.) parere et slagstop a bullet (militærvesen, slang) bli skutt på, bli truffet av en kulestop a cheque ( bank) sperre en sjekkstop at nothing ikke vike tilbake for noestop dead eller stop short bråstoppe, bråstansestop down the lens ( fotografi) blende ned (linsen)stop for bli igjen• won't you stop for dinner?stop off at\/in gjøre et (kortere) opphold i, stanse underveisstop one's ears holde seg for ørene, stikke fingrene i ørene ( overført) vende det døve øret tilstop one's nose holde (seg) for nesenstop out trekke av, trekke frabli utestop payment ( bank) holde tilbake utbetaling (av sjekk)stopped up tettstop short of ikke gå så langt som til åstop short of nothing ikke vike tilbake for noestop the night ligge over, overnattestop the way ( også overført) stå i veien, sperre veienstop up tette (seg) igjen, stoppe (seg) til(britisk, hverdagslig) bli oppe, være oppestop work slutte å arbeide, legge ned arbeidet -
2 double-stop
verb \/ˌdʌblˈstɒp\/(musikk, om strengeinstrument) bruke dobbeltgrep -
3 night stop
verb \/ˈnaɪtstɒp\/( om fly) stoppe over natten -
4 whistle-stop
Isubst. \/ˈwɪslstɒp\/ (spesielt amer., hverdagslig)1) liten jernbanestasjon2) småby, hull, avkrok3) ( under valgturné) kort opphold, snarvisittwhistle-stop speech kort valgtale (fra plattformen på jernbanestasjonen)whistle-stop tour valgturné med korte oppholdIIverb \/ˈwɪslstɒp\/(spesielt amer., hverdagslig) være ute på valgturné -
5 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) avbryte2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) avbryte3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) stenge for•avbryteverb \/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt\/1) avbryte (også EDB), forårsake avbrudd i, forstyrre2) stenge, skygge for -
6 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) krangle, trette, diskutere2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentere for/mot3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) overtale (til)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) forsvare, diskutere•- arguable- argument
- argumentativeargumentereverb \/ˈɑːɡjuː\/1) argumentere, diskutere2) diskutere, krangle, trette, kjekle• don't argue with me!3) påstå, hevde, gjøre gjeldende4) røpe, vitne ommåten hun håndterte saken på, vitnet om fremragende kunnskaper i psykologi5) ( om synspunkt e.l.) legge frem, forsvareargue against something argumentere mot noeargue away something bortforklare noeargue for something argumentere for noe kjempe for noeargue somebody into something overtale noen til (å gjøre) noeargue somebody out of something snakke noen fra (å gjøre) noeargue the toss se ➢ tossargue with somebody about\/over something krangle med noen om noe -
7 confine
1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) begrense, innskrenke2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) sperre inne•- confined- confinement
- confinesinnskrenkeIsubst. \/ˈkɒnfaɪn\/ ( ofte i flertall)1) grense, ramme2) grenseområde3) begrensningIIverb \/kənˈfaɪn\/1) holde fengslet, holde innesperret2) sperre inne, stenge inne, sette inn3) begrense, innskrenke4) gjerde inn, ramme innbe confined ligge i barselssengbe confined for space bo trangt, være trangboddbe confined to barracks ( militærvesen) ha (fått) permisjonsnektelse, ha (fått) perm(isjons)nektbe confined to bed være sengeliggende, ligge til sengsconfine oneself to the subject holde seg til saken -
8 defy
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) trasse, trosse, utfordre2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) trosse, heve seg overutfordreverb \/dɪˈfaɪ\/1) trosse, trasse2) drive gjøn med3) utfordrejeg skulle gjerne sett den som kan bevise at dette dyret fortsatt eksisterer i Afrika -
9 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) generalisere2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) komme med alminneligheterverbse ➢ generalize -
10 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) generalisere2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) komme med alminneligheterverb \/ˈdʒen(ə)rəlaɪz\/ eller generalise1) generalisere, gjøre alminnelig, gjøre generelt, trekke generelle slutninger2) gjøre allmenn, popularisere, spre kunnskap om3) ( maleri) gjengi i store trekk4) uttrykke seg i generelle vendingergeneralize a conclusion from trekke en generell slutning på bakgrunn av -
11 hover
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) sveve2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) kretse om(kring)3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) vakle, nøle•sveveverb \/ˈhɒvə\/, \/ˈhʌvə\/1) (om fugler, fly e.l.) kretse, sirkle, sveve (over)2) ( om luftfartøy) hovre (stå stille over bakken)3) vente, holde seg i nærheten, drive omkring, gå frem og tilbake4) ( overført) sveve, pendlependle mellom to ytterpunkter \/ pendle mellom to ytterligheter5) ( overført) vakle, tvilehover about kretse omkring holde seg i nærheten -
12 obstruct
1) (to block or close: The road was obstructed by a fallen tree.) sperre, blokkere2) (to stop (something) moving past or making progress: The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.) hindre, vanskeliggjøre•- obstructivehindre--------sperreverb \/əbˈstrʌkt\/1) sperre (av), blokkere, tilstoppe2) ( også overført) hindre, legge hindringer i veien for, stå i veien for, oppholde, stanse3) ( parlamentarisk e.l.) gjøre motstand mot, drive obstruksjon mot, forhale4) skygge for• do you have to obstruct the view?5) ( sport) obstruere, hindre -
13 pussyfoot
verb (to behave in a wary or timid way.)Isubst. (flertall: pussyfoots) \/ˈpʊsɪfʊt\/1) forklaring: person med tassende gange, forklaring: en som går på gummisåler2) (amer., hverdagslig) reddhareIIverb \/ˈpʊsɪfʊt\/1) tasse, smyge, liste seg2) ( overført) unngå å ta stillingpussyfoot around gå som katten rundt grøten• stop pussyfooting around! -
14 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) gå av med pensjon, bli pensjonist2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) trekke seg tilbake; gå til sengs•- retired- retirement
- retiring Isubst. \/rɪˈtaɪə\/( militærvesen) retrettsignalsound the retire blåse retrettIIverb \/rɪˈtaɪə\/1) trekke seg tilbakeda han var 60, trakk han seg tilbake til privatlivet2) pensjonere seg, gå av med pensjon, pensjonere, gi pensjon3) fratre, gå av, ta avskjed4) gå til sengs, gå til ro5) ( militærvesen) retirere, trekke seg tilbake6) ( militærvesen) trekke tilbake (tropper e.l.)7) ( økonomi) løse inn, innløse8) (jus, om jury) forklaring: trekke seg tilbake fra rettssalen for å avgjøre skyldspørsmålet i en sak9) (sport, om spiller) forklaring: trekke seg ut av spillet pga skadebe retired on a pension få avskjed med pensjonretire from the army gå over i de siviles rekker, trekke i sivil (hverdagslig)retire into oneself lukke seg inne i seg selv, trekke seg inn i seg selv, isolere segretire on a pension gå av med pensjon -
15 sermonize
verb \/ˈsɜːmənaɪz\/ eller sermonise1) preke, preke for, preke over2) moralisere, gi en moralpreken\/skjennepreken• stop sermonizing! -
16 halt
ho:lt 1. verb(to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) stanse, stoppe (opp)2. noun1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) full stans/stopp2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) stans, stopp3) (a small railway station.) holdeplass, stoppested•- call a halt to- call a haltstans--------stanse--------stopp--------stoppeIsubst. \/hɔːlt\/, \/hɒlt\/1) stopp, rast, pause, opphold2) rastested3) (britisk, jernbane) stoppested, holdeplasscome to a halt eller make a halt gjøre holdt, gå i stå, stanseIIverb \/hɔːlt\/, \/hɒlt\/1) stanse, stoppe, gjøre holdt2) sette en stopper forIIIverb \/hɔːlt\/, \/hɒlt\/1) halte2) (overført, om vers e.l.) halte, vakle -
17 rest
I 1. rest noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvil, pust i bakken, pause2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvile, lur3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) (-)støtte, (arm)lene4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) i ro, avslått2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvile (seg), raste2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) hvile seg, ta en lur3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvile, støtte/lene seg mot4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvile, falle til ro5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) hvile på; sette sin lit til, stole på6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) avhenge av, påhvile•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II rest- the restbli--------rest--------ro--------støtteIsubst. \/rest\/1) ( med bestemt artikkel) resten, det siste, de øvrige, de andre, i andre2) ( bankvesen) reserve (fond)and all the rest (of it) og alt annet som hører med, og så videreas to\/for the rest for øvrig, ellers, forresten, hva det øvrige angårIIsubst. \/rest\/1) hvile, avslapning2) søvn, hvil, hvilepause, rast3) ro, fred4) rasteplass5) hvilested, hjem6) ( musikk) pause, pausetegn, hvilepunkt7) ( metrikk) cesur8) støtte, lene9) ( militærvesen) anlegg, støtte10) (om skuespillere, britisk) forklaring: periode hvor de ikke har engasjementat rest i ro, i hvile ( militærvesen) i hvilestilling rolig, avslappetstedt til hvile, innsovnetcome to rest stoppe, bli liggendethe eternal\/final rest den evige hvile, den siste hvilegive it a rest! ( hverdagslig) kutt ut!, hold opp med det der!, nå får det jammen være nok!give oneself no rest unne seg verken rast eller rogo to rest eller be laid to rest begraves, bli stedt til hvilehave\/take a rest hvile seg, ta en pauseput\/set someone's mind\/fears at rest berolige noen, roe noen nedset one's mind at rest on something være helt trygg på noe, være helt sikker på noewithout rest uten ro på seg, rastløs uten pauseIIIverb \/rest\/1) hvile, hvile seg, slappe av, la hvile, gi hvile til2) få ro (på seg), få fred3) forbli4) ( om død person) hvile (i graven)5) hvile, støtte (seg), legge• Matthew had a cup of hot chocolate, resting his elbows on the table6) (jus, amer.) avslutte bevisføringen7) ( sport) sette (en spiller) midlertidig ut (av laget)8) ( om jord) (la) ligge brakk, (la) hvile9) (om skuespiller, britisk) være uten engasjement, være arbeidsledig10) ( om problem) la ligge, gjøre seg ferdig med (uten videre behandling eller diskusjon)11) stole på, sette lit tilGod rest his soul! Gud velsigne ham!, Gud være hans sjel nådig!rest assured that være forvisset om, være sikker på, være trygg pårest (up)on støtte seg på, hvile på stole på ( overført) bygge på, støtte seg til, basere seg pårest one's case ( jus) avslutte sin prosedyrerest oneself hvile seg, hvile utrest on one's laurels hvile på sine laurbærrest up hvile utrest with hvile hos, ligge hos( om avgjørelse) være (bli) opp til, avhenge avthus the matter rests dermed basta, sånn blir det bare -
18 wear
weə 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?)2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.)3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.)4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.)5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.)6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.)2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) klær, tøy2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) -klær, -tøy3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) slitasje4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) slitestyrke; noe å slite på•- wearable- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn outantrekk--------bruk--------bæreIsubst. \/weə\/1) bruk• what do you have in wear?2) ( spesielt i sammensetning) -klær, -tøy• do you have travel wear?3) slitasje4) holdbarhet, slitestyrkebe the worse for wear være sliten, være medtatt være såretfair wear and tear normal slitasjefor everyday wear til hverdagsbrukhave seen hard wear ha vært med i mange år, være godt brukt, være slitt, ha sett bedre dagerthe worse for wear slitt, medtatt (også overført)wear and tear slitasje, tidens tann• does it show (signs of) wear and tear?II1) ha på seg, være kledd i, bære• what shall I wear?• she always carries her gloves, she never wears themhun har alltid hanskene i hånden, hun har dem aldri på seg2) kle seg i, bruke, gå med• do you wear lipstick?3) ha, vise4) ( også overført) slite (på), tære (på)• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg ut5) slites, bli slitt6) trampe på, kjøre opp, grave (ut)7) (britisk, hverdagslig) finne seg i, gå med på, tolererehan løy for meg, men det fant jeg meg ikke i8) ( sjøfart) føre (flagg)9) holde, tåle, vare10) ( hverdagslig) holde (stikk)wear away slite bort\/ned, utslette, stryke utinskripsjonen er slitt bort fortæres, svinne hen, forsvinne, ta slutttålmodigheten hennes begynte å ta slutt fordrive, få til å gå, slepe seg av stedwear down slite(s) ned, slite(s) ut\/bort• do you want this worn down table?hælene mine er nedslitt på den ene siden trette(s) ut, slite på\/ut, bli utslittbryte(s) ned, overvinnewear off gå over, gi seg, avtaslite(s) av• as the century wore on, nothing changedetter som århundret slepte seg av sted, ble ingenting forandretwear oneself to a shadow slite seg fullstendig utwear oneself to death slite seg i hjel• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg i hjelwear one's heart on one's sleeve stille sine følelser til skuewear on somebody gå noen på nervene, irritere noenwear out slite(s) ut\/ned, forbruke, gjøre slutt på• did you wear out your clothes?trette ut, utmatte, slite utfordrive, få til å gå, slepe avstedwear out one's welcome trekke for store veksler på folks gjestfrihet, bli for lengewear something into holes slite hull på noewear something thin bruke noe til det er tynnslittwear something to rags slite noe helt utwear something well kle noewear the trousers ( overført) være herre i husetwear thin bli tynnslitt( overført) (begynne å) bli gjennomsiktig, (begynne å) ta slutt, (begynne å) bli tynnslittwear through slite igjennom, slite hull på, slite avwear well holde bra, være holdbar, være slitesterk holde seg godtIII( sjøfart) dreie av, svinge, kuvende -
19 choke
əuk 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) holde på å kveles, få i vrangstrupen; kvele2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) tette igjen, blokkere, stoppes til2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) chokekveleIsubst. \/tʃəʊk\/1) kvelning, kvelningsanfall2) ( bil) choke3) ( teknikk) luftspjeld4) ( i børseløp) trangboring5) ( elektronikk) drossels poleIIverb \/tʃəʊk\/1) kvele(s), holde på å kveles, sette i halsen, få i vrangstrupen2) ( overført) kvele, undertrykke, holde (igjen)3) tette(s) igjen, blokkere(s), sperre(s)4) fylle, overfylle5) ( bil) strupes, kveleschoke back holde tilbakechoke down svelge ( overført) fortrenge, undertrykkechoke off ( hverdagslig) avskrekke stoppe kjeften på, få til å holde munnchoke on something sette noe i halsen, få noe i vrangstrupenchoke the life out of somebody ( også overført) kvele noen plage noen til dødechoke up ( bil) tette igjen, stoppe til, sperre (av) fylle opp (amer., hverdagslig) bli stille, bli målløs( overført) gå i vranglåschoke with kveles av, bli kvalt avbli gjengrodd avchoking voice halvkvalt stemme -
20 forgive
fə'ɡivpast tense - forgave; verb1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.)2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.)•- forgivingforlate--------tilgi1) tilgi2) ettergiforgive and forget tilgi og glemmenot to be forgiven utilgivelig
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