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1 uncover
(to remove the cover from: His criminal activities were finally uncovered.) avdekke, blotte, avsløreavdekkeverb \/ˌʌnˈkʌvə\/1) avdekke, ta av lokk, ta av dekke, blottlegge2) oppdage, avsløre3) ( jakt) drive frem (fra skjulested)4) ( mineralogi) skjerpe5) ( militærvesen) blotte6) ( militærvesen) la være uten beskyttelse7) ( gammeldags) blotte sitt hodeuncover one's head blotte hodet, ta av (seg) luen\/hatten -
2 unveil
1) (to remove a veil (from eg a face): After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).) avdekke, ta av sløret2) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) avdukeavsløreverb \/ˌʌnˈveɪl\/1) ( om kunstverk e.l.) avduke2) presentere, vise3) avsløre, røpe, bekjentgjøre4) ta av sløretunveil oneself ta av seg sløret -
3 bare
beə 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) bar, naken2) (empty: bare shelves.) tom, øde3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) naken, uten løv/nåler4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) (lo)slitt5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) grunnleggende, nødvendig2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) blotte, legge bar- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
- barefoot
- bareheadedbar--------bare--------bart--------naken--------snauIverb \/beə\/1) gjøre bar, blotte, vise2) ( overført) blottlegge, blottstillebare one's heart åpne sitt hjertebare one's teeth vise tennerIIadj. \/beə\/1) bar, naken, utildekket2) ( også overført) upyntet, enkel, naken3) knapp, knepen, blott, snau, akkurat nok4) tynnslittbare of something uten noe, tom for noelay something bare blottlegge noe, blottstille noethe bare necessities of life de viktigste livsfornødenheterwith bare hands med bare hender -
4 disclose
dis'kləuz(to uncover, reveal or make known: He refused to disclose his identity.) avsløre, røpe, komme for en dagavsløre--------røpeverb \/dɪsˈkləʊz\/1) blotte, vise2) bringe for dagen, oppdage3) åpenbare, røpe, avsløre, gi til kjennedisclose oneself gi seg til kjenne -
5 excavate
'ekskəveit1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) grave (ut)2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) grave ut•- excavatorverb \/ˈekskəveɪt\/1) grave, grave ut, grave frem2) grave vekk3) uthule -
6 expose
ik'spəuz1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) avsløre; utsette (for), eksponere2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) avsløre, henge ut3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) eksponere, belyse•- exposureavsløre--------utsette--------viseverb \/ɪkˌspəʊz\/, \/ekˌspəʊz\/1) utsette, la bli påvirket av, la være ubeskyttet mot2) utsette for fare3) eksponere, stille ut, vise (frem)4) gi til kjenne, røpe, åpenbare, avdekke5) avsløre, oppdage, skandalisere6) ( fotografering) eksponere, belyse7) ( historisk) sette ut, forlatebe exposed to something være utsatt for noe være prisgitt noeexpose for sale selgeexpose oneself blotte seg kompromittere segexpose oneself to something utsette seg for noe, blottstille seg for noeexpose one's life sette livet på spillexpose somebody blottstille noen henge noen utexpose to view blotte, legge for dagenexpose twice ( fotografering) dobbelteksponere -
7 exposé
ik'spəuz1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) avsløre; utsette (for), eksponere2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) avsløre, henge ut3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) eksponere, belyse•- exposureavsløre--------utsette--------visesubst. \/ekˈspəʊzeɪ\/ ( fransk)1) exposé, fremstilling, oversikt2) avsløring
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