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1 wit
wit1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vidd, vittighet, åndfullhet2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) slagferdig person, vittig hode3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) vett•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's witsforstand--------vett--------viddIsubst. \/wɪt\/1) vett, forstand, intelligens2) ånd, vidd3) intelligent person, forstandig person4) humoristisk person, vittig person5) ( gammeldags) skjønnåndbe at one's wit's end ikke vite sin arme råd, ikke vite verken ut eller inncollect one's wits samle tankeneflash of wit se ➢ flash, 1have a ready wit være slagferdighave\/keep one's wits about one ha hodet på rett plass, holde hodet kaldthave quick wits være snartenktin possession of one's five wits ved sine fulle femlive by one's wits være uten vanlig arbeid, leve på sin intelligens og snedighetlose one's wits miste hodet, miste besinnelsen, gå fra forstandenout of one's wits fra vettet, ikke riktig klokpit one's wits against prøve sine krefter motquick\/nimble wit rask oppfattelse, slagferdighetslow\/dull wit sen oppfattelsewits vett, intelligens forstand, åndsevnerIIverb (pret. og perf. partisipp: wist) \/wɪt\/( gammeldags) viteGod wot Gud skal viteto wit nemlig, det vil si -
2 half-wit
noun (a fool or idiot.) tomsing -
3 irreverence
noun respektløshet, uærbødighetsubst. \/ɪˈrev(ə)r(ə)ns\/uærbødighet, respektløshet, ringeaktkomikeren vekket begeistring på grunn av sitt vidd og manglende ærbødighetthe irreverence of something respektløsheten for noe -
4 quickness
noun raskhetsubst. \/ˈkwɪknəs\/1) hurtighet, raskhet2) skarphetquickness at learning lærenemhetquickness of temper hissighetquickness of wit snartenkthet -
5 Attic
'ætik(a room at the top of a house under the roof: They store old furniture in the attic.) loft(srom)loftIsubst. \/ˈætɪk\/1) attisk (dialekten i gamle Attika, standardspråket i Antikkens Hellas)2) ( historisk) atenerIIadj. \/ˈætɪk\/1) attisk, atensk2) klassisk, utsøktAttic salt eller Attic wit ( akademisk) attisk salt, attisk vidd, forklaring: elegant, tørrvittig humor, regnet som typisk for antikkens atenere -
6 flash
flæʃ 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) lyn(glimt), lysstråle, blink, blits(lys)2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) glimt, øyeblikk, nå3) (a flashlight.) lommelykt4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) ekstra nyhetssending2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) glimte, lyne, lyse (med)2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) suse/fare forbi3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) vise i et glimt, vise lynrapt•- flashing- flashy
- flashily
- flashlightblinke--------glimt--------glorete--------grell--------lynIsubst. \/flæʃ\/1) (lys)glimt, (lys)stråle, lyn, blink2) ( militærvesen) munningsflamme3) ( fotografi) blitz(lys)4) (fra fyr, signallampe e.l.) lysblink5) ( overført) glimt, oppblussing, oppflamming, anfall, innfall, utbrudd6) overflateglans, billig juggel7) kort nyhetsmelding8) ( film) glimt, (svært) kort scene9) vannmasse (som slippes løs for å løfte båt av grunne i dam eller sluse)10) reservoar12) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) lommelykt13) ( militærvesen) uniformsmerkeby flashes glimtvis, i glimtflash in the pan blaff, kortvarig suksess, kort oppbluss (av energi e.l.)person med kortvarig suksess, en som luften fort går ut av, impulsiv personflash of lightning lyn(glimt)flash of wit vittig innfallin a flash på et blunk, på et øyeblikk, lynraskt, som et lynIIverb \/flæʃ\/1) lyse, glimte, lyse opp, blinke, lyne, gnistre, flamme2) ( overført) lyne, funkle, skyte lyn3) fly som et lyn, suse av gårde, fosse frem4) ( hverdagslig) briljere (med), vise (frem), vifte med, skryte5) ( slang) blotte seg (vise kjønnsorgan)6) sende (lynraskt), telegrafere7) ( overført) sende plutselig, sende raskt8) ( film) vise i et glimt9) skylle, spyle10) løfte båt (av grunn)flash a roof tekke et takflash a signal se ➢ signal, 1flash a smile at somebody sende et strålende smil til noenflash a sword se ➢ swordflash back kaste tilbake, gi ekkoflash by suse forbiflash it about flotte seg, slå på stortrommaflash up\/out flamme opp, bruse oppflash over ( elektronikk) slå overflash power brenne av kruttflash upon somebody eller flash into one's mind plutselig innse noe, fare gjennom enIIIadj. \/flæʃ\/1) forloren, billig og prangende, overpyntet2) smart, (litt for) moteriktig3) uekte, falsk4) ( foranstilt) tyve-, forbryter-, loffer-, røver- -
7 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) halv(del), halv-2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) omgang, periode2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halvparten/-delen3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv-3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) nesten, halvveis, så smått•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not halfhalv--------halvdelIsubst. (flertall: halves) \/hɑːf\/1) halv, halvdel, halvpart2) ( sport) omgang, periode3) (amer. fotball, basketball) pause, halvspilt kamp, to omganger4) (britisk, hverdagslig, spesielt om øl) en kvartliter øl (en halv pint, ca. 2,5 dl)• half a Guinnes, please5) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: billett til halv pris, spesielt for et barndo something by halves gjøre noe halvhjertetgo halves with someone dele likt med noenhow the other half lives hvordan de fattige eller de rike (den andre delen av befolkningen) leverjobben hennes ved Ascot gav henne et godt innblikk i hvordan de rike leverone half of halvparten av, den ene halvparten, halvetoo clever by half ( spøkefullt) litt for smart• I don't trust Jimmy, he's too clever by halfjeg stoler ikke på Jimmy, han er litt for smartIIadj. \/hɑːf\/halvhalf a crown ( historisk) 2 1\/2 shilling (1\/8 pund)half an hour en halvtime, en halv timehalf of halvparten avhalf title (typografi, også half-title)smusstittelIIIadv. \/hɑːf\/1) halvt, halveis, halv-• you haven't half got a cheek!2) halvt om halvt, nestennot half ( hverdagslig) ikke i det hele tatt, langt ifranot half! ( hverdagslig eller spøkefullt) det kan du banne på!• he was not half good! -
8 pretence
-snoun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) påskuddsubst. \/prɪˈtens\/ eller pretense1) påskudd, foregivende2) utflukt, skalkeskjul3) skinn, noe man later somdet er bare spill, det er bare på liksom4) krav, fordring5) skrytende oppførsel6) pretensjon(er)by\/on\/under false pretences under falske forutsetningerdevoid of all pretence i all beskjedenhet, uten (noen) pretensjonerfalse pretences ( jus) falske foregivendemake a pretence of foregi, late sommake no pretence to ikke gjøre krav på ikke gi seg ut forobtain money by\/on\/under false pretences (gammeldags, jus) lure til seg pengeron the slightest pretence ved minste foranledning, ved minste påskuddpretence for påskudd tilpretence of påskudd avpretence to\/at krav påunder\/on (the) pretence of under påskudd av, under foregivende av -
9 sally
'sæliplural - sallies; noun(a sudden act of rushing out (eg from a fort) to make an attack.) utfall, streiftogutfallIsubst. \/ˈsælɪ\/1) ( militærvesen) utfall2) utflukt, tur, streiftog3) utbrudd, anfall4) ( også sally of wit) vittig innfall, vidd, vittighet5) ( bygg) fremspringmake a sally ( militærvesen) gjøre (et) utfallIIverb \/ˈsælɪ\/1) (militærvesen, ofte også sally out) gjøre utfall2) fare frem, sprette fremsally forth eller sally out ( gammeldags eller spøkefullt) dra av sted, dra på utflukt tre frem, gi seg til kjenne -
10 season
'si:zn 1. noun1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) årstid2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) (-)sesong, -tid2. verb1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) krydre, smake til2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) herde, lagre•- seasonal
- seasoned
- seasoning
- season ticket
- in season
- out of seasonkrydre--------modne--------sesong--------årstidIsubst. \/ˈsiːzn\/1) årstid2) tid, sesong, periode (for visse aktiviteter e.l.)det er rett tid nå, nå er rett tid (for å gjøre det)3) ( (kirkelig) høytid) helg, tiddet er jul, det er juletid4) ( sport) sesong5) ( zoologi) løpetidat the peak of the season eller at the height of the season under høysesongen, midt i sesongenat this season (of the year) på denne årstidenbe in season ( om hunndyr) være brunstig, ha løpetid, løpeclose season ( jakt og fiske) fredningstid, periode med jakt- og fiskeforbuddry season ( i tropene) tørketid, den tørre årstidenhigh season høysesongin and out of season eller in season and out of season uansett om det er sesong eller ikke, til alle årstider i tide og utide, stadig vekk, sent og tidlig, til alle tider, hele tidenin due season eller in good season i rett tid, til rett tid, til sin tidin season i rett tid når det er sesongdet er sesong for østers, det er østerssesong( jakt eller fiske) lovlig, tillattin the full of the season se ➢ full, 1low season lavsesongmating season paringstidthe off season mellomsesong, tiden mellom sesongeneopen season ( jakt og fiske) jakttid, jaktsesong, periode med jakt og fiskeout of season i utide, upassende utenom sesongendet er ikke tid\/sesong for østers, det er ikke østerssesong( jakt eller fiske) fredetrainy season regntidSeason's greetings jule- og nyttårshilsener (enkelte steder også påskehilsener)IIverb \/ˈsiːzn\/1) ( også overført) krydre, smaksette, salte og pepre2) lagre, modne, la modnes, lagres3) venne, akklimatisere, bli vant, akklimatisere segvenne soldatene til klimaet, akklimatisere soldatene4) ( litterært) mildne, moderere, dempe5) ( om trevirke) tørke, bli tørtbe a seasoned traveller være reisevanthighly seasoned sterkt krydret, sterk, pikantseasoned vant, garvet, herdet, værbittseason to taste smake til
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