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1 little
'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litt3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lite(n)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, litt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) bare litt, ikke mye2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lite-3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt•- a little- little by little
- make little ofkort--------lite--------liten--------littI1) liten, små (flertall)2) lille-, små- (flertall)3) liten, ung4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen5) kort stund, kort varighetlittle farmer småbrukerLittle Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mannlittle people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småungerdverger, små menneskera little thing en liten sak, en småtingen liten pjokk, en liten ungelittle things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små glederII1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad2) sjelden, ikke ofteIIIlite, ikke mye, knaptevery little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor åin little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyra little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grannlitt av hvert \/ alt mulig( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund• wait a little!( om strekning) en liten bit, en turlittle better ikke stort bedrelittle by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvertlittle or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingentinglittle short of nesten (det samme som)make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite avno little ikke så lite, temmelig myenot a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmeligonly a little litt, knapt, minimalt -
2 very
'veri 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) meget, svært2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) akkurat den/de (osv.)/da; i samme...2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) på tampen, aller øverst/ytterst (osv.)3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bare (tanken på)•identiskIadj. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) (bekrefter noe utrolig\/usannsynlig) (faktisk) akkurat den\/det\/de, nettopp den\/det\/de2) ( om tid og sted) nøyaktig, presis, nettopp, akkurat, heltakkurat da \/ akkurat i det øyeblikkpå minuttet \/ snarest \/ øyeblikkelig3) selve, selv, selveste4) ren og skjær, lutter5) ( gammeldags eller litterært) sann, virkelig, riktig, kompletta very little litt, lite grann, en anelsein the very act på fersk gjerningthe very idea! ( positivt og negativt) bare tanken!, for en ide!the very opposite den rake motsetning, stikk motsattthe very truth den fulle og hele sannhetthis very day den dag i dag allerede i dag akkurat den\/denne dagenthis very minute på minuttet, snarest, øyeblikkeligIIadv. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) meget, svært, veldig, særdeles, spesielt, særs, i høyeste gradmeget god, utmerket2) aller• she was the very first woman to climb Mt. Everesthun var den aller første kvinnen som klatret opp på Mt. Everestat the very least i det minste, iallfallnot very ikke (noe) større, ikke (noe) særlig, ikke (noe) videre langt i frasomeone's very own bare noens, helt for seg selvvery lately (helt) nyligvery well ok, javel, skal bli -
3 precious few/little
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4 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) ikke ha høye tanker om, ikke verdsetteEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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5 ignorant
'iɡnərənt1) (knowing very little: He's really very ignorant - he ought to read more; I'm ignorant about money matters.) uvitende2) ((with of) unaware: He continued on his way, ignorant of the dangers which lay ahead.) uvitende (om)•- ignorance Isubst. \/ˈɪɡn(ə)r(ə)nt\/ignorant, vankundig person, person som er helt uvitendeIIadj. \/ˈɪɡn(ə)r(ə)nt\/1) uvitende, vankundig2) som skyldes uvitenhetignorant of uvitende om -
6 talking
Isubst. \/ˈtɔːkɪŋ\/snakk(ing), prat(ing), tale• no talking!• who will do the talking now?IIadj. \/ˈtɔːkɪŋ\/1) snakkende2) ( overført) talende, uttrykksfull3) pratsom, snakkesalig -
7 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) bagatell, småting2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) dessert•- triflingbagatell--------fruktterte--------småting--------småtteriIsubst. \/ˈtraɪfl\/1) bagatell, småting, ubetydelighet, fillesak2) ubetydelig sum, slant, fillesum, bagatell, spottpris3) ( britisk) forklaring: slags dessert laget på sukkerbrødbunn med frukt, syltetøy m.m. og dekket med krem eller vaniljesaus4) britanniametall (tinnlegering)fret over trifles irritere seg over småting, henge seg opp i bagatellerIIverb \/traɪfl\/1) tulle, tøyse, tøve, fjase2) sløse bort tiden, drive danktrifle away sløse bort, søle bortforspille, sløse borttrifle with tøyse med, spøke med(sitte og) leke med plukke i, pirke ivære lettsindig med -
8 trivial
1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) uvesentlig, triviell2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) likegyldig, banal, useriøsliten--------ubetydeligadj. \/ˈtrɪvɪəl\/1) ubetydelig, uvesentlig, uviktig, uten betydning2) ringe, liten, verdiløs, enkel, simpel3) triviell, banal4) overfladisk, likegyldigtrivial matters bagateller, småtingtrivial offences bagatellmessige lovovertredelser, små forseelserthe trivial round den daglige tralten -
9 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) holde seg for seg selv -
10 pick at
(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) pirke/pille i -
11 curl
kə:l 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) krølle(s), tvinne, rulle opp2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) sno seg; krølle seg, rulle seg2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) hårlokk2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) krøll, fall, bølge•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl upkrølle--------rullIsubst. \/kɜːl\/1) krøll, (hår)lokk2) ( i hår e.l.) bølge, krøll, krus, fall3) ring, spiral, buktning4) krusning5) ( botanikk) bladrullsyke6) (matematikk, også curl of a vector)vektorrotasjon7) (militærvesen, på ermedistinksjon) øye8) ( tekstilteknikk) imitert astrakanin curl lokket, krøllet, krusetIIverb \/kɜːl\/1) krølle (seg), kruse (seg), lokke (seg)2) krumme3) sno (seg), tvinne, forvri4) ( sport) spille curlingcurl one's lip uttrykke foraktcurl up rulle (seg) sammen, bøye seg, trekke bena opp under seg( hverdagslig) falle sammen, gi tapt -
12 desert
I di'zə:t verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) forlate, løpe fra, svikte2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) desertere, rømme•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II 'dezət noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) ørkendesertere--------forlate--------ørkenIsubst. \/dɪˈzɜːt\/1) fortjent belønning2) fortjent straff3) fortjenstfull handlingaccording to one's deserts etter fortjenestebeyond one's desert mer enn man fortjenerget one's deserts eller meet with one's deserts ( ofte i negativ betydning) få lønn som fortjent, få det man fortjenerIIsubst. \/ˈdezət\/1) ( også overført) ørken2) ødemark, øde stedIIIverb \/dɪˈzɜːt\/1) forlate, overgi2) svike, svikte, la i stikken3) desertere, rømmeIVadj. \/ˈdezət\/1) øde, forlatt, ubebodd, ødslig, ørken-2) bar, naken, snau -
13 grace
ɡreis 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) ynde, eleganse2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) sømmelighetsfølelse3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) bordbønn4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) henstand, frist, utsettelse5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Hans/Hennes nåde6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) nåde•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) bevare meg vel!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad gracegunst--------nåde--------pryde--------yndeIsubst. \/ɡreɪs\/1) eleganse, sjarm, ynde, gratie2) gunst, nåde, velvilje, yndest3) elskverdighet, takt, anstand, sømmelighet4) ( teologi) nåde5) snev, drag, strøk6) nåde, henstand, frist7) dyd, god egenskap8) bordbønn9) ( mytologi) gratie11) forklaring: tillatelse til å melde seg opp til avsluttende eksamenact of grace gunstbevisning, nåde benådning frist, henstandairs and graces koketteriby grace of takket væreby the grace of God av Guds nådethe Christian graces de kristne dydenethe day of grace nådens dagdays of grace ( handel) løpedagerenjoy someone's grace nyte godt av noens gunstfall from grace eller fall out of grace falle i unådethe free grace of God Guds nådegive oneself airs and graces skape seg, gjøre seg tilGod's grace Guds nådehave the grace to ha skam i livet til å, ha samvittighet til åHer Grace Hennes nådeHis Grace Hans nådebe in someone's bad grace være i unåde hos noen, være dårlig anskrevet hos noenbe in someone's good grace være vel anskrevet hos noen, komme i kritthuset hos noen, være godt likt av noenin the year of grace i det herrens årsay grace be bordbønnstate of grace nådestandwith (a) bad grace eller with (an) ill grace motstrebende, med sure miner, motvilligwith (a) good grace med verdighet, elskverdig, vennlig, imøtekommende, uten sure minerhan gjorde det uten å mukke, han gjorde det uten sure minerYour Grace Deres nådeIIverb \/ɡreɪs\/1) pryde, smykke2) hedre, gjøre noen den ære å, beære, begunstige3) ( musikk) forsiregrace someone\/something with something forære noen noe ( overført) kaste glans over noe\/noen med noe -
14 legroom
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15 milking
subst. \/ˈmɪlkɪŋ\/1) melking2) melkemål (melkemengde per melking)3) ( som adjektiv) melke-milking cow melkekumilking stool melkekrakkmilking time melketid -
16 more
mo:comparative; = manyIadv. \/mɔː\/1) mer, flere• would you like to sleep more?2) ytterligere, mer, tilen gang til\/en tillitt til\/litt mer• what more did he say?3) mer, mest, meste4) dessuten, i tillegg• she's pretty, and more, she's smarthun er pen, og dessuten er hun intelligentall the more eller so much the more så mye mer, desto mer, så mange flereetter hvert som tiden nærmet seg, ble jeg mer og mer nervøs• the more reason for changing \/ the more reason there is to changeand what is more eller and more than that og ikke nok med det, og hva mer erbe more like it være bedre, være noe annetdet var bedre \/ det var noe annetbe more to it than ikke være fullt så enkelt som, være mer ved det ennmore and more mer og mer, flere og flere, stadig mer, stadig fleremore or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad, større eller mindre• we are all alike, more or lesscirka, sånn omtrent ytterligere, til, mer ( som adverb) mer, mest, mestelike more than anything mest\/nærmest likthe more because særlig fordi, så meget mer sommore than flere enn, mer ennneither more nor less verken mer eller mindreno more ikke mer, aldri mer, ikke lenger, heller ikke, like litehan vet veldig lite om det, og jeg vet ikke mer jeg hellerbe no more ikke være mer, være dødno more than ikke mer\/flere ennlike lite somnot any more (than) ikke mer\/flere (enn) aldri mernot more (than) ikke mer (enn)IIdeterm. \/mɔː\/mer, flere• did he ask for more?no more ikke mer, ikke flere, aldri mer• no more war!no more of that nok om det, nå får det være nok (og) dermed bastathe more the merrier jo flere desto bedrethe more... the more... jo... desto...jo mer han får, desto mer vil han ha -
17 peck
pek 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) hakke2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) pirke i3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) kysse lett2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) hakk2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) lett kyss•- peckishIsubst. \/pek\/1) (målenhet for tørrvarer, britisk = 9,087 l, amer. 8,810 l)) 1\/4 bushel2) ( hverdagslig) mengde, bråteIIsubst. \/pek\/1) hakking, plukking2) hakk, merke3) ( hverdagslig) flyktig kyss4) ( slang) mat5) (amer. slang) (fattig) hvit mannIIIverb \/pek\/1) ( om fugl) hakke2) hakke på, hakke hull i3) ( hverdagslig) pirke (i maten)4) ( også peck up) hakke i stykker, hugge, bryte opp5) ( hverdagslig) kysse flyktig -
18 petty
'peti1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) ubetydelig, triviell2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) smålig•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cashliten--------småligIsubst. \/ˈpetɪ\/( hverdagslig) se ➢ petticoatIIadj. \/ˈpetɪ\/1) liten, ubetydelig, triviell2) smålig, pedantisk, som gjør bagatellmessige problemer store3) mindreverdig, i liten skala, små- -
19 remain
rə'mein1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) være igjen2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) bli (igjen), forbli3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) fortsette med å være, forbli•- remainsbliverb \/rɪˈmeɪn\/1) være igjen, gjenstå, være til overs• of the whole familiy, he alone remains2) forbli, fortsette å være3) ( på et sted) bli, bli værendeI remain (gammeldags, avslutning på brev) ærbødigst, jeg forblir• I remain yours truly, Fiona MaddenJeg forblir Deres ærbødige, Fiona Maddenremain behind bli igjen (som siste mann)remain till called for ( post) poste restante -
20 schooling
skolegang--------skoleringsubst. \/ˈskuːlɪŋ\/1) (skole)undervisning, opplæring2) skolegang3) skolering4) ( om hest) dressur5) ( gammeldags) irettesetting, reprimande
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