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1 borrow
'borəu(to take (something, often money) temporarily with the intention of returning it: He borrowed a book from the library.) låne- borrower- borrowinglåneverb \/ˈbɒrəʊ\/lånebe (living) on borrowed time leve på lånt tidborrow from\/of låne avborrow off ( hverdagslig) låne av -
2 live
I 1. liv verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) leve2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) overleve3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bo4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) leve5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) leve av•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) levebrød- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) levende2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) direkte (sending), live3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) ladd, skarp4) (burning: a live coal.) glødende2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) direkte (overført)- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wirebo--------leve--------levende--------spenstigIverb \/lɪv\/1) leve, være i live2) overleve, leve viderehan overlever ikke \/ han står det ikke over \/ han klarer seg ikke3) bo, være bosatt, oppholde seg4) (sjøfart, gammeldags) holde seg flytende5) leve, leve i takt med, leve opp tilgjenoppleve ens ungdom \/ leve sine ungdomsdager om igjen6) (hverdagslig, om objekt) forklaring: befinne seg på et bestemt sted• where does your tea live?as I live and breathe minsanten (brukes for å uttrykke overraskelse over å ha støtt på noen eller noe)he who lives will see den som lever, får sehow ya living? (amer., slang) åssen går det?know how to live kunne kunsten å leve, være en livskunstnerlive a bachelor leve ugift, leve som ungkarlive a lie leve på en løgnlive and breathe something leve og ånde for noelive and let live leve og la leve (være tolerant)live by leve av, leve pålive close knapt unne seg matenlive down få folk til å glemmehan fikk aldri folk til å glemme skandalen komme over, overvinnelive fast føre et utsvevende liv føre et hektisk livlive for leve for, ha som det viktigste i sitt livlive in bo på arbeidsplassen, ha kost og losjilive in hope leve i håpetlive it up ( hverdagslig) leve livet, leve herrens glade dagerleve av jorden \/ livnære seg av jorden• live on £20,000 a yearlive off\/on the fat of the land ha alt, ha det beste av altlive on leve videre, overleve, levelive on borrowed time leve på lånt tidlive out ( spesielt om tjenestefolk) bo utenfor arbeidsplassenlive out of a suitcase bo i koffert, stadig være på reisefotlive out the storm ri stormen avlive over\/beyond one's income se ➢ incomelive rough sove ute, være uteliggerlive something out leve ut noeleve resten av sitt livlive the part leve seg inn i rollenlive through oppleveoverleve, klare seglive to a great age eller live to be old bli gammel, nå en høy alderlive together ( hverdagslig) leve sammen, bo sammen, være samboerelive to know få erfarelive to regret komme til å angre pålive to see få oppleveom vi får oppleve det \/ om vi lever så lengelive to tell the tale overleve noe og kunne fortelle om det etterpålive up to leve til, leve opp tiloppfylle, innfri (løfte) leve opp til, svare tilleve etterlive well leve godt, ha det bra leve et rettskaffent livlive with leve sammen med, bo sammen med leve med, tolerere, finne seg ilive\/keep within one's income se ➢ incomelong live...! lenge leve...!too good to live for god for denne verdenwe live and learn man lærer så lenge man leverIIadj. \/laɪv\/1) levende2) ekte, virkelig, riktigen ekte innbruddstyv \/ en lys levende innbruddstyv3) levende, livlig, foretaksom, energisk, våken4) (radio, TV) direkte-, direktesendt, live5) ( elektrisitet) spenningsførende, strømførende6) ueksplodert, ladet, skarp7) glødende, brennende8) roterende, bevegelig, driv-9) ubrukt10) aktuell11) fast, hardlive broadcast direktesendinglive parking (amer.) parkering med føreren igjen i kjøretøyetlive show ( samleie på scenen i pornoklubbforestilling) liveshowlive weight levende vektIIIadv. \/laɪv\/(radio, TV) direkte
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