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1 swing
swiŋ 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) svinge (seg), huske2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) lange ut3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snu (seg) brått2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) husketur, sving, utslag2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) huskende bevegelse, vogging3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) swing; svingende rytme4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) omstilling, bevegelse5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) huske•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swingrytmeIsubst. \/swɪŋ\/1) ( lekeapparat) gynge, huske2) svingning, gynging, huskinghun hadde et gyngende ganglag \/ hun gikk lett og ledig3) omstilling, overgang, dreining4) fart, klem, sving5) (spesielt amer.) (bevegelses)frihet, fritt løp, spillerom6) (poesi, musikk) rytme, takt7) ( musikk) swing8) ( boksing) svingslag9) ( golf) svingdrive full swing kjøre i full fartget into the swing of things få taket på noego with a swing ( om selskap e.l.) være kjempebra, være livlig, gå strykende ( om musikk og vers) ha en rask rytme, ha en munter rytmehave\/take one's (full) swing følge sin egen lyst, slippe seg løs, ta den helt utbe in full swing være i full ganglet it have its swing la saken gå sin gangmake up on the swings what is lost on the roundabouts få det ene til å oppveie det andreput someone in the swing sette noen inn i hva det dreier seg omthe swing of the pendulum (overført, spesielt politikk) pendelens svingninger, hvilken vei vinden blåserwork full swing arbeide for fulltII1) ( også overført) svinge, dreie, vende2) (få til å) svinge, pendle, dingle, vugge, gynge, huske3) påvirke, styre, lede, avgjøre4) ( hverdagslig) klare, få dreis på• will he be able to swing this job?5) svaie, vaie6) henge opp7) (musikk, hverdagslig) swinge, spille swing, danse swing, få til å svinge8) ( sjøfart eller luftfart) svinge i forskjellige retninger (for å teste kompasset)9) ( hverdagslig) bli hengt, dingle i galgenswing (along) gå\/marsjere taktfast fremover gå spenstigswing into action komme i gang, begynneswing (the troops) into line ( militærvesen) stille (troppene) opp på linje, la tropper marsjere opp på linjeswing into the saddle svinge seg opp i salen• to everybody's amusement she swung into the saddle and yelled «go, horse!»til alles fornøyelse svingte hun seg opp i salen og brølte «hypp, hesten!!»swing it henge med, svinge klare biffen få fart på sakeneswing it on someone lure noenswing open ( om dør) slå(s) opp, springe oppswing round gjøre en sving, svinge rundtswing someone round to ( overført) overtale noen tilswing something about svinge (rundt) med noe, veive med noeswing the lead skulke, snike seg unna, spille sykswing wide ( om dør) slå(s) opp på vidt gap -
2 be in full swing
(to be going ahead, or continuing, busily or vigorously: The work was in full swing.) være i full sving -
3 get into the swing (of things)
(to begin to fit into a routine etc.) komme inn i, få grepet påEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get into the swing (of things)
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4 get into the swing (of things)
(to begin to fit into a routine etc.) komme inn i, få grepet påEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get into the swing (of things)
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5 lead
I 1. li:d past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) lede, leie; føre2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) lede, bære3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) føre (til)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) gå i spissen for, lede (an)5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) føre2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) ledelse, tet2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) ledelse3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) ledelse, førerskap4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forsprang5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) bånd, reim6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) spor, hint7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hovedrolle, helt(inne)•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II led noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) bly2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blyantstift•- leadenbly--------forsprang--------ledeIsubst. \/led\/1) ( kjemi) bly2) ( i blyant) grafitt, bly, (blyant)spiss3) ( i våpen) kule, kuler, bly4) ( poetisk) lodd, skjebne5) ( sjøfart) lodd, blylodd6) ( fiske) søkke, blysøkke7) plombe, blysegl8) ( boktrykking) reglett (metallplate som skiller linjene i sats fra hverandrearm the lead ( sjøfart) sette talg på loddetcast the lead loddeget the lead out (amer., hverdagslig) få opp farten, få ut fingerengo over like a lead balloon ( hverdagslig) falle til jorden, mislykkes totaltheave the lead loddelead in one's pencil (hverdagslig, særlig amer.) futt, (seksuell) energiIIsubst. \/liːd\/1) ledelse, anførsel, førerskap2) ledelse, forsprang, tet3) ledetråd, spor, tips, hint, vink4) ( kortspill) utspill (også overført), forhånd5) ( sport) første kast6) ( teater) hovedrolle, hovedrolleinnehaver7) ( musikk) tittelparti8) ( elektronikk) ledning, kabel, leder9) ( handel) leveringstid, tid mellom planlegging og produksjon av et produkt10) ( hundeutstyr) bånd, kobbel, lenke, reim11) ( gruvedrift) gang, årefollow somebody's lead følge noens eksempelforge into the lead (sport o.l.) presse seg opp i ledelsengive a lead ( overført) ta et initiativ, gå i bresjen, vise vei gå først, hoppe først (e.l.)give somebody a lead oppmuntre noen til å komme etter gi noen en ledetrådgive the lead ( overført) angi tonenhave a lead of ha en ledelse på, lede medingress, nyhetssammendragreturn one's partner's lead ( kortspill) svare på makkerens invitasjontake the lead ta ledelsen, gå opp i ledelsen, legge seg i teten ta initiativet tilIIIverb \/led\/1) ( teknikk) tekke med bly, blande med bly, kle med bly2) ( teknikk) innfatte med bly3) ( teknikk) glassere med blyglasur4) ( sjøfart) lodde5) plombere (med blyforsegling)6) ( boktrykking) skytelead out ( boktrykking) skyteIV1) lede, anføre, vise vei, dirigere, stå i spissen for2) lede, gå foran, være først3) ( sport) lede, ligge i tetlede feltet, ligge i tet4) ( også overført) leie, føre, trekke (et dyr)han er lett å lede, han er lettpåvirkelig5) forårsake6) ( om vei e.l.) gå, føre, lede7) føre, leve8) la føre, la leve, la tilbringe• what a life that man led me!9) ( kortspill) spille ut, ha utspilletall roads lead to Rome ( ordspråk) alle veier fører til Romlead astray føre vill ( overført) føre på avveier, føre på gale veier, forledelead away føre bortlead by the hand leie, føre ved håndenlead by the nose ( om dyr) trekke etter nesen (overført, hverdagslig) trekke etter nesen, ha full kontrolllead captive ta til fange, føre bort i fangenskaplead for the defence ( jus) lede forsvaret, være ledende forsvarsadvokatlead for the prosecution ( jus) være aktorlead from the front gå i bresjenlead into føre inn ilead off føre bort åpne, innlede, begynneanføre, gå i spissen( kortspill) spille utlead on fremadlead on to føre samtalen inn pålead out into\/onto føre ut til, stå i forbindelselead out of føre ut avlead somebody a dance se ➢ dance, 1lead somebody a dog's life gjøre livet surt for noenlead somebody on lokke noen, oppmuntre noen, forlede noen, lure noen (til å gjøre noe uklokt)han driver bare gjøn med deg, han bare tullerlead somebody on to føre noen inn på, lede noen inn pålead somebody up the garden path eller lead somebody down the garden path (overført, hverdagslig) villede noen, lure noen opp i stry, sende noen på bærturlead somebody wrong se ➢ wrong, 4lead the fashion føre moten, være toneangivendelead to lede til, føre til, medføre, resultere idet er risikabelt, det kan forårsake ubehageligheterlead to something få noe til å skje, føre til noelead up to føre til, føre frem til, lede til, resultere i, være innledning til( kortspill) spille ut, spille opplead with one's chin ( boksing) bokse uten hakebeskyttelse ( overført) opptre uvørent, si noe ubetenktsomtVadj. \/led\/av bly, bly- -
6 cat
kæt1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) katt2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) kattedyr•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bagkatt--------katteIsubst. \/kæt\/1) (om slekter og arter i kattefamilien, Felidae) kattedyr3) (nedsettende, om kvinne) katt(e), hunnkatt, marekatt, forbitret kvinnfolk4) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) gutt, fyr5) ( sjøfart) katt6) dobbel trefotall cats are grey in the dark eller at night all cats are grey i mørket er alle katter gråcat and dog (som) hund og kattcat fight ( hverdagslig) katteslagsmål, slagsmål mellom kvinner• what are those fingernails good for besides cat fights?the cat is out of the bag hemmeligheten er avslørt, katten er ute av sekkenfight like cat and dog (hverdagslig, om to personer) krangle hele tiden, være i tottene på hverandre til stadighetfraidy cat ( barnespråk) reddhare, pyse• go ahead and jump, don't be such a fraidy catkom igjen og hopp, ikke vær en reddharehas the cat got your tongue? har du mistet taleevnen?, har du mistet mål og mæle?it's enough to make a cat laugh ( hverdagslig) det er til å le seg i hjel avit's raining cats and dogs eller it's coming down cats and dogs det pøsregner, det høljer (ned), det silregner, det øser ned, det styrtregnerit's the cat's pyjamas\/whiskers ( hverdagslig) det er helt supert, det er alle tiderslead a cat and dog life ( overført) leve sammen som hund og kattlet the cat out of the bag slippe katten ut av sekken, si for mye, forsnakke segbe like a cat on hot bricks eller be like a cat on a hot tin roof være rastløs, sitte på nåler, ha kvikksølv i blodet, gå som på glørlook like something the cat brought in ( hverdagslig) se helt elendig ut, se forpjusket utno room to swing a cat (in) eller not enough room to swing a cat ( hverdagslig) trangt om saligheten, trangt om plassen, lite armslagnot a cat in hell's chance ( hverdagslig) ikke nubbesjanse, ikke en sjanseplay cat and mouse with ( overført) leke som katten med musenput the cat among the pigeons forårsake bråk og spetakkelsee which way the cat jumps eller wait for the cat to jump se hvilken vei vinden blåser, sitte på gjerdetthat cat won't jump! den går ikke!when the cat's away the mice will play når katten er borte danser musene på bordetIIsubst. \/kæt\/( hverdagslig, forkortelse for caterpillar ( tractor) beltetraktorIIIsubst. \/kæt\/( hverdagslig) forkortelse for catamaranIVsubst. \/kæt\/( hverdagslig) forkortelse for catalytic converter, cat carVverb \/kæt\/1) ( sjøfart) kaste anker2) ( hverdagslig) spy, brekke seg, kaste opp -
7 rock
I rok noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) stein(masse), klippe, skjær, fjell2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) stein3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) peppermyntestang•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II rok verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) gynge, vogge2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) lulle, vogge3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ryste, skake•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III rok((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock(emusikk); rocke-bergart--------fjell--------klippe--------stein--------steinmaterialeIsubst. \/rɒk\/1) ( også overført) klippe, fjell2) fjellgrunn3) kampestein, småstein (amer. og austr.)4) ( geologi) stein, bergart5) skjær6) ( britisk) sukkerstang, polkagris7) (amer., slang) diamant, edelsten8) ( slang) gryn, spenn9) ( narkotika) crackas firm as (a) rock stø som fjell, klippefastbe on the rocks være ødelagt, ha havarert, være mislykket, ha gått i stykkerekteskapet deres har gått i stykker stå på bar bakke, være helt ribbetbetween a rock and a hard place mellom barken og vedenget one's rocks off (vulgært, om menn) få tømt seg, få orgasmego on the rocks havarere, gå i stykkerhave rocks in one's head være stokk dumon the rocks ( om drink) med is• I'd like a whisky on the rocks, pleasejeg tar en whisky med is, takkpile up the rocks tjene rått med penger, håve inn pengerrun upon the rocks ( også overført) gå på grunn, lide skipbruddsee rocks ahead oppdage\/ane skjulte farersolid as a rock klippefast, stø som fjellIIsubst. \/rɒk\/se ➢ rock 'n' roll, 1IIIsubst. \/rɒk\/1) gynging, vugging2) ( historisk) håndrokk, teinIVverb \/rɒk\/1) gynge, vugge, bysse2) ( også overført) ryste, sjokkere, sette i bevegelse3) rocke, spille rock, danse til rockemusikk4) lulle5) ( gruvedrift) riste, vaskerock along (amer., hverdagslig) stå pårock the boat ødelegge alt sammen, forstyrre freden\/balansenrock with laughter riste av latter -
8 Rock
I rok noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) stein(masse), klippe, skjær, fjell2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) stein3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) peppermyntestang•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II rok verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) gynge, vogge2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) lulle, vogge3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ryste, skake•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III rok((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock(emusikk); rocke-bergart--------fjell--------klippe--------stein--------steinmaterialethe \/ħəˈrɒk\/Gibraltar(klippen) -
9 pendulum
'pendjuləm, ]( American) -‹u-(a swinging weight, eg that which operates the mechanism of a clock: The little girl watched the pendulum swing back and forwards; ( also adjective) a pendulum clock.) pendelpendelsubst. \/ˈpendjʊləm\/pendel -
10 room
ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American) ru:m)1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) rom, værelse2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) plass3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) rom, plass, mulighet•- - roomed- roomful
- rooms
- roomy
- room-matebo--------plass--------romIsubst. \/ruːm\/, \/rʊm\/1) rom, værelse2) (i flertall, rooms) leilighet, bopel3) plass, rom, volum4) ( overført) mulighet, anledning, grunndo up a room pusse opp et rom, gjøre i stand et værelsefind room for få plass tilfurnished rooms møblert leilighetlive in rooms leie rommake room gjøre plassmake room for gjøre plass tilnot enough room to swing a cat (in) eller no room to swing a cat (in) liten plass til å røre seg påplenty of room god plassroom and board kost og losjiroom for doubt rom for tvilset of rooms leilighettake up much\/a lot of room kreve\/ta stor plassthere's room for improvement det er mye som kan forbedresIIverb \/ruːm\/, \/rʊm\/ (spesielt amer.)1) leie (rom)2) dele rom med, dele hybel medroom together dele rom\/hybel, bo sammenroom with somebody dele rom\/hybel med noen leie rom\/hybel hos noen -
11 flop
flop 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) plaske, slenge seg ned i, ramle2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) flagre, flakse3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) gjøre fiasko, falle med et brak2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) plask, klask, dunk2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fiasko•- floppy- floppy diskdeise--------slåIsubst. \/flɒp\/1) klasking, flaksing2) klask, dump3) ( hverdagslig) fiasko, flopp4) (amer., slang, på losjihus) seng, køyeIIverb \/flɒp\/1) henge og slenge, daske2) plaske3) plumpe, dumpe ned (i en stol)4) ( hverdagslig) gjøre fiasko, mislykkes5) (amer., slang) losjere, sove6) ( hverdagslig) flakse (med vingene)flop down dumpe ned, falle ned, slenge seg nedflop over (amer., overført) slå om, endre syn, gå over, bytte sideIIIadv. \/flɒp\/pladask, bumsIVinterj. \/flɒp\/bums, klask -
12 jack-knife
1. noun(a large folding knife.)2. verb((of eg a lorry and its trailer) to swing together so that the trailer is at a sharp angle to the cab: The lorry skidded and jack- knifed, blocking the road.)Isubst. (flertall: jack-knives) \/ˈdʒæknaɪf\/1) (stor) follekniv, fallekniv2) ( sport) knekkstup, tyskersprangIIverb ( jack-knifed - jack-knifed) \/ˈdʒæknaɪf\/1) folde sammen, klappe sammen2) ( om vogntog) sakse, få saks3) ( sport) utføre et knekkstup -
13 sling
1. sliŋ noun1) (a type of bandage hanging from the neck or shoulders to support an injured arm: He had his broken arm in a sling.) fatle2) (a band of cloth etc worn over the shoulder for supporting a rifle etc on the back.) gevær-/skulderreim3) (a looped arrangement of ropes, chains etc for supporting, hoisting, carrying and lowering heavy objects.) slynge, stropp; brok2. verb1) (to throw violently: The boy slung a stone at the dog.) slenge, kaste, kyle2) (to support, hang or swing by means of a strap, sling etc: He had a camera and binoculars slung round his neck.) henge (opp)•fatle--------slyngeIsubst. \/slɪŋ\/1) slynge, sprettert, slyngekast2) (skulder)reim, bæresele, stropp3) ( medisin) fatle4) (austr., hverdagslig) bestikkelse, drikkepenger5) ( sjøfart) lenge, stropp, brokIIsubst. \/slɪŋ\/ eller gin sling(amer.) forklaring: drikk av gin, sukker og vannIII1) slynge, slenge, kaste2) (med tau, reim e.l.) henge opp, heve, løfte3) ( medisin) legge i fatle• can you sling my arm?4) (austr., hverdagslig) betale bestikkelse, gi drikkepengersling arms ( militærvesen) på skulder geværsling beer (overført, hverdagslig) være bartendersling hash (amer., slang) forklaring: servere på en kafé eller billig spisestedsling ink (overført, hverdagslig) være skribent
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