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81 strain
I 1. strein verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstrenge (seg), stramme, anspenne2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) overanstrenge; vrikke3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) være en tålmodighetsprøve4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sile, filtrere2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) stramming; belastning, påkjenning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) press, overanstrengelse, påkjenning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) forstrekning, forstuing4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) prøvelse, påkjenning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II strein noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rase, -stamme2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) anlegg, element3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) tone, melodibelastning--------forstuing--------låt--------melodi--------raseIsubst. \/streɪn\/1) spenning, tøying, strekk(ing), stramming2) ( teknikk) påkjenning, belastning, trykk3) press, stress, påkjenning, belastning, prøvelse4) utmattelse, overanstrengelse5) ( medisin) forstrekning, vrikking, forstuing6) tone, (sinns)stemning7) stilat full strain ( gammeldags) med stort besværbe a strain on something slite på noe, tære på noebe under severe strain være under sterkt press være utsatt for harde påkjenningerin lofty strains i høystemte ordelagput a great strain on utsette for en stor belastning, sette på en hard prøvestand the strain motstå presset tåle påkjenningenIIsubst. \/streɪn\/1) slekt, ætt, familie2) avstamning, herkomst3) ( biologi) stamme4) ( biologi) rase, sort, art5) anstrøk, trekk, element, tendens, snev6) (arve)anlegg, genIIIverb \/streɪn\/1) anstrenge seg, streve, slite2) overanstrenge, overbelaste3) ( medisin) forstrekke, forstue, vrikke4) spenne, strekke, stramme5) utnytte, dra veksler på6) presse, tøye, gjøre vold på7) overskride8) stille på prøve, prøve9) slite, hale, rykke11) ( ved avføring) trekke sammen musklenestrain (off) sile av, sile bortstrain after anstrenge seg for å få, være ute etter jage etterstrain a point avvike sine prinsipper, gjøre et unntakstrain a point in someone's favour gjøre et (spesielt) unntak for noenstrain at streve med, slite med slite (og dra) inære betenkeligheter vedstrain at a gnat and swallow a camel sile(r) myggen, men sluke(r) kamelenstrain every nerve anstrenge seg til det ytterste, sette alt inn påstrain one's ears lytte spent, spisse ørerstrain oneself anstrenge seg til det ytterste overanstrenge segstrain one's eyes kikke spent, skjerpe blikket (over)anstrenge øynenestrain one's voice snakke så høyt man kan, synge så høyt man kan anstrenge stemmen sin, presse stemmen sinstrain someone to one's bosom trykke noen til sitt bryststrain the law tøye loven (vel langt), tolke loven altfor liberalt -
82 streak
stri:k 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) stripe, strek2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) trekk, anstrøk2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) stripe, bli stripet2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) suse, stryke•- streakysnev--------stripeIsubst. \/striːk\/1) strime, stripe, rand, strek2) åre, rand3) drag, trekk, innslag, anstrøk4) periode med hell5) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: det å springe naken på offentlige steder for å vekke oppsikthave a streak of (good) luck ha flaks, ha hellet med seghit a winning streak eller be on a winning streak ri på en bølge av medganglike a streak (of lightning) som et oljet lynstreak of light lysstrime, lyssstripetalk a blue streak (amer., hverdagslig) prate som en foss, prate svært fort eller svært mye• once he got started, he talked a blue streaknår han først kom i gang, pratet han som en fossIIverb \/striːk\/1) stripe, danne striper, danne strimer, gjøre strimet, gjøre stripet2) åre, gjøre randet3) ( om hår) stripe4) streke, lage streker5) ( hverdagslig) fare, suse6) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: springe naken på offentlige steder for å vekke oppsiktstreak off stikke av, stryke av gårde -
83 strong
stroŋ1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) sterk, robust, kraftig2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) sterk3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) sterk, kraftig4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) -manns•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength offast--------kraftig--------massiv--------sterkIadj. \/strɒŋ\/1) ( om fysikk) sterk, kraftfull2) energisk, iherdig, kraftig3) vektig, sterk4) stor, god5) urokkelig, sterk, fast6) solid, robust, kraftig7) håndfast8) frisk (og rask), restituert• do you feel strong again?9) stabil, solid, fast, stø10) ( etter antall) -manns11) kraftfull, uttrykksfull, sterk, tydelig12) bestemt, utpreget13) ivrig, varm, innbitt, overbevist14) skarp, sterk, stram, intens15) harsk, dårlig, illeluktende16) ( grammatikk) sterk17) ( språkvitenskap) (trykk)sterk18) ( hverdagslig) stadig stigendebe strong (up) on ( hverdagslig) legge stor vekt påstrong in numbers mannsterkIIadv. \/strɒŋ\/sterk, kraftigcome it rather strong gå litt vel langt smøre (for) tykt påcome on strong ( hverdagslig) ( sport) presse (ytterligere) på, forbedre sin posisjon betraktelig være pågående, åle seg innpå, presse seg påstill going strong ( hverdagslig) fremdeles i full vigør, fremdeles i fin form ( hverdagslig) i full gangstrong on god til, god i, flink til -
84 suspect
1. sə'spekt verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) mistenke2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) mistro3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) ha en mistanke om2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) mistenkt3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) mistenkelig, suspekt- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousnessane--------mistenke--------mistenktIsubst. \/ˈsʌspekt\/mistenkt (person)IIverb \/səˈspekt\/1) mistenke, nære mistanke (til)2) mistro, betvile, tvile på3) ane, anta, ha en mistanke om4) være mistenksomsuspect someone of something mistenke noen for noeIIIadj. \/ˈsʌspekt\/1) mistenkt2) tvilsom, mistenkelig, suspekt -
85 suspicious
1) (having or showing suspicion: I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.) mistenksom, mistroisk2) (causing or arousing suspicion: suspicious circumstances.) mistenkeligmistenkeligadj. \/səˈspɪʃəs\/1) mistenksom, mistroisk, skeptisk2) mistenkelig, tvilsom, suspekt, skummel, lysskybecome suspicious of fatte mistanke mot\/til\/ombe suspicious about\/of something være skeptisk til noebe suspicious of someone mistenke noen, være skeptisk til noen -
86 testimonial
- 'mouniəlnoun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) attest, skussmålanbefaling--------vitnemålsubst. \/ˌtestɪˈməʊnɪəl\/1) (skriftlig) bevis, attest, vitnemål, vitnesbyrd, skussmål2) anbefaling(sbrev)3) (kollektiv) hedersgave, minnegave4) ( sport) forklaring: kamp eller konkurranse til ære for en utøver, som vanligvis får en del av inntektene -
87 title role
(the rôle or part in a play of the character named in the title: He's playing the title rôle in `Hamlet'.)subst. \/ˈtaɪtlrəʊl\/(teater, film) tittelrolle -
88 trait
treit(a particular quality of a person's character: Patience is one of his good traits.) trekk, karakteregenskaptrekksubst. \/treɪ\/, \/treɪt\/1) (karakteristisk) trekk, drag2) karaktertrekk, egenskap3) pennestrøk, penselstrøk4) ansiktstrekk5) ( gammeldags) anstrøk -
89 transformation
1) (the act of transforming or process of being transformed: the transformation of water into ice.) omdanning, forvandling2) (a change: The event caused a transformation in her character.) (fullstendig) forandring, forvandlingomformingsubst. \/ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n\/, \/ˌtrɑːnsfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) forvandling, omskaping, (total) forandring2) omdanning, omforming, omvandling3)( språkvitenskap eller matematikk) transformasjon4) ( fysikk) omdanningtransformation of energy ( fysikk) energiomdanning -
90 twist
twist 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) sno/bukte/slynge seg, vri2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) tvinne, flette3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) forvrenge, fordreie2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) forvrenging, fordreiing2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) noe som er vridd/presset3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) vridning, snuing, vending4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) (overraskende) vending; poeng•- twisted- twisterflette--------knepIsubst. \/twɪst\/1) vridning, snoing2) tvinning, (sammen)fletning3) (tvunnet) tråd, snøre, snor4) pussegarn, tvist5) (krapp) sving, dreining6) vrikking, forvridning, forstuing7) grimase, forvridning, forvrengning, rykning8) forvrengning, fordreining, feiltolkning9) tobakksrull10) forklaring: spiralformet stykke sitronskall e.l. i drink12) ende, stump, tamp13) forvirring, forstyrrelse, abnormitet14) særhet, særegenhet, egenartethet15) lune, hang, drag, tilbøyelighethan trekkes mot det kriminelle miljøet, han er litt småkriminell16) uventet retning, uventet vending, dreining20) (sport, om ball) skru, skruing21) ( militærvesen) riflestigning, rifling (i geværløp)get one's knickers in a twist miste fatningen, bli forvirret, bli vippet av pinnengive a twist (to) vri (på), vri omround the twist ( slang) gal, sprø, skruddtwist bread flettet bakverka twist of fortune skjebnens ironitwist of the tongue forsnakkelsetwist of the wrist godt håndlagtwists and turns ( også overført) kroker og svinger, krokveier, irrgangerIIverb \/twɪst\/1) vri2) sno, tvinne, vikle3) bøye (til), vri (til)4) dreie, vri5) vri over, vri i stykker• if you use too much force, you'll twist the keyhvis du vrir for hardt, vrir du nøkkelen i stykker6) vri ut av ledd, vrikke, forstue7) sno seg, bukte seg8) bukte seg, slynge seg, gå i svinger9) vri seg10) forvri, vri11) forvrenge, fordreie, feiltolke (med hensikt), forvanskepolitiet forsøkte å forvrenge forklaringen hans til (å innebære) en innrømmelse• this is one of those political slogans which can be twisted to mean anythingdette er et av disse politiske slagordene som kan tolkes i hvilken som helst retning12) binde sammen14) (sport, om ball) skru (seg), sette skru på, endre retning (på)15) (britisk, hverdagslig, overført) sno seg, være uærlig, jukse, lure16) twiste, danse twist17) revolvere, dreie rundttwist about in vri seg itwist and turn vri og vende seg, snu og vende (på) seg vri og vende påtwist into tvinne (sammen), flette (sammen), vikle inn itwist off vri av, skru avtwist out of joint vri ut av leddtwist round vikle rundttwist somebody's arm se ➢ arm, 1twist tobacco spinne tobakktwist up vikle inn, slå rundt -
91 villain
'vilən(a person who is wicked or of very bad character: the villain of the play/story.) kjeltring, skurk- villainykjeltring--------skurk--------uslingsubst. \/ˈvɪlən\/1) kjeltring, skurk (også teater-rolle)2) ( hverdagslig) rakkerunge, skøyerunge• you little villain!3) se ➢ villein4) ( gammeldags) lømmel, tølper -
92 virtue
'və: u:1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) dyd2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) fortrinn3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) karakterstyrke•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousnessdydsubst. \/ˈvɜːtjuː\/, \/ˈvɜːtʃuː\/1) ( moral) dyd2) fordel, fortrinn3) iboende kraft, effekt, evne, yteevne4) ( religion) forklaring: klasse av englerby virtue of eller in virtue of i kraft av, på grunn av, fordithe cardinal virtues kardinaldydenemake a virtue of gjøre til en dydmake a virtue of necessity gjøre en dyd av nødvendighetof easy virtue lett på tråden -
93 weaken
verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) bli svak(ere), svekke(s)svekkeverb \/ˈwiːk(ə)n\/1) svekke, avkrefte2) avta, svekkes, gi etter, gi seg3) spe ut, tynne ut -
94 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) svakhet2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) skavank, svakhetsubst. \/ˈwiːknəs\/svakhet, bristhave a weakness for være svak forsign of weakness svakhetstegnweak for svakhet forweak in svakhet i -
95 weighty
1) (important: a weighty reason.) tungtveiende, vektig2) (heavy.) tungalvorlig--------korpulent--------svær--------vektigadj. \/ˈweɪtɪ\/1) tung2) ( overført) tyngende3) viktig, betydningsfull, tungtveiende, vektig4) innflytelsesrik, betydningsfull -
96 well knit
adj. \/ˌwelˈnɪt\/, foranstilt: \/ˈwelnɪt\/1) tettbygd, kraftig, velproporsjonert2) fast oppbygd, fast sammensveiset, godt oppbygd3) fast, ordentlig -
97 fancy dress
clothes representing a particular character, nationality, historical period etc: He went to the party in fancy dress; (also adjective) (a fancy-dress party.) karnevalsdrakt -
98 identify with
(to feel in sympathy with (eg a character in a story).) kjenne seg igjen i, identifisere seg med -
99 in the form of
(having the shape, character, style etc of: He wrote a novel in the form of a diary.) i form av -
100 rough diamond
(a person of fine character but rough manners.) udannet person med et hjerte av gull
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