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1 airborne
adjective (in the air or flying: We were airborne five minutes after boarding the plane; airborne germs.) i lufta, flybårenadj. \/ˈeəbɔːn\/flybåren, luftbårenairborne particles ( forurensning) partikler som spres gjennom luftenbe airborne ( også) fly, være i luftenget airborne ( om fly) lette -
2 another
adjective, pronoun1) (a different (thing or person): This letter isn't from Tom - it's from another friend of mine; The coat I bought was dirty, so the shop gave me another.) en annen2) ((one) more of the same kind: Have another biscuit!; You didn't tell me you wanted another of those!) en (µ) til, enda endeterm. \/əˈnʌħə\/1) ( om person) en annen2) ( om ting) en annen, et annet, noe annet3) en til, en ny, et nytt• would you like another cup?another one en annenone another hverandreone day after another dag etter dagone thing and another både det ene og det andreyou're another ( hverdagslig) det kan du selv være -
3 breathless
adjective (having difficulty in breathing normally: His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill.) andpusten, heseblesendeandpustenadj. \/ˈbreθləs\/1) andpusten, stakkåndet, heseblesende, som får en til å miste pusten2) åndeløs (også overført)3) uten et vindpust, vindstille, blikkstille4) ( poetisk) livløs -
4 careful
1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) forsiktig, varsom, påpasselig2) (thorough: a careful search.) grundig, omhyggeligforsiktigadj. \/ˈkeəf(ʊ)l\/1) forsiktig, varsom, aktsom2) nøyaktig, grundig, omhyggeligetter å ha tenkt grundig igjennom tingene, aksepterte hun tilbudet deres3) sparsommelig, påholden4) ( gammeldags) bekymringsfullbe careful to do something være sikker på at man gjør noe, passe på å gjøre noebe careful of passe (godt) på, ha omsorg forbe careful with passe godt på, være forsiktig med -
5 committed
adjective (pledged to do, or to support, something: He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist.) forpliktet, engasjertadj. \/kəˈmɪtɪd\/1) overgitt, engasjert, overbevist2) forpliktetbe committed to være forpliktet til (å) -
6 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) (tekst)kritisk2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kritisk3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) avgjørende, kritisk, livsviktigadj. \/ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l\/1) kritisk, kritiserende, granskende, kritikklysten2) ( om kunst e.l.) kritikkens, kritikernes3) kritisk, avgjørende4) katastrofal, risikofylt, farlig5) livsviktig6) kriserammet7) ( fysikk eller matematikk) kritiskcritical of kritisk motcritical state kritisk tilstand krisesituasjon -
7 disposable
adjective (intended to be thrown away or destroyed after use: disposable cups/plates.) engangs-, bruk og kast-adj. \/dɪˈspəʊzəbl\/1) disponibel2) bruk-og-kast-3) engangs- -
8 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) vanskelig, risikabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) muffens, mistenkelig, risikabeladj. \/ˈdɒdʒɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) vanskelig, innviklet, besværlig2) risikabel3) slu, listig4) upålitelig, tvilsom, usikker -
9 dog-tired
adjective (very tired: I'm dog-tired this morning after sitting up all night in the train.) helt utslitt, dødstrett, overtrett, «gåen»adj. \/ˌdɒɡˈtaɪəd\/dødstrett, overtrett, utmattet, utkjørt -
10 down-at-heel
adjective (shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed.) forkommen, lurvetadj. \/ˌdaʊnətˈhiːl\/ eller down-at-heels1) utslitte, utgåtte2) forkommen, redusert -
11 ensuing
adjective (coming after; happening as a result: She was killed in the ensuing riots.) påfølgendeadj. \/enˈsjuːɪŋ\/, \/ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ\/påfølgende -
12 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) håpefull, forhåpningsfull2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) lovende, oppmuntrende3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) håpefull, fortrøstningsfullaspirant--------forventningsfull--------håpefullIsubst. \/ˈhəʊpf(ʊ)l\/håpefull personIIadj. \/ˈhəʊpf(ʊ)l\/1) håpefull2) forhåpningsfull, fortrøstningsfull, forventningsfull3) lovende, oppmuntrende4) ( spøkefullt) håpefullbe hopeful of ha godt håp om, håpe på -
13 liable
1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) utsatt for, tilbøyelig til2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) som kan komme til å, like ved, troende til3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.) ansvarlig, erstatningspliktig4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)•ansvarlig--------tilbøyeligadj. \/ˈlaɪəbl\/1) ansvarlig2) forpliktet, pliktig3) mottakelig, disponert, tilbøyelig, utsattcriminally liable ( jus) straffansvarlighold somebody liable for gjøre noen ansvarlig for, holde noen til ansvar forjointly and severally liable ( jus) solidarisk ansvarligbe liable for ha ansvar for være ansvarlig for, hefte for, skylde (penger)• is a man liable for his wife's debts? beliable to (om straff, skatt e.l.) kunne belegges med, kunne ilegges, være pliktig tilvære disponert for, være mottakelig for, være utsatt for, være tilbøyelig tilrisikerekunne, ha lett for (å), bli lettliable to duty tollpliktigliable to tax skattepliktigmake oneself liable to utsette seg for, risikere årule is liable to exceptions ingen regel uten unntak -
14 lifeless
1) (dead: a lifeless body.) livløs, død2) (not lively; uninteresting: The actress gave a lifeless performance.) ensformig, kjedeligadj. \/ˈlaɪfləs\/1) livløs, død2) ( overført) uten liv, matt, sjelløs3) blottet for levende vesener -
15 light-headed
adjective (dizzy and giddy.) svimmel, i ørske, ør i hodetadj. \/ˌlaɪtˈhedɪd\/1) ør, svimmel, ørsken, svimet2) tankeløs, lettsindig3) lettere bedugget, pussa -
16 off-colour
adjective (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) uvel, uopplagtadj. \/ˌɒfˈkʌlə\/ eller off colour1) nedfor, uopplagt, uvel2) grov, våget3) ( om diamant e.l.) misfarget, ikke helt klar -
17 prolonged
adjective (very long: prolonged discussions.) langvarig/-trukkenadj.1) forlenget, prolongert2) langvarig, langtrukken3) vedvarende -
18 puffed
adjective (short of breath; breathing quickly: I'm puffed after running so fast!) andpustenandpustenadj. \/pʌft\/1) andpusten2) ( på klesplagg) puffetpuffed out andpustenpuffed sleeve puffermekvapset, pløset -
19 restful
1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) rolig2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) beroligende, behagelig3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) rolig, beroligetadj. \/ˈrestf(ʊ)l\/rolig, fredfylt, fredfull, avslappet -
20 rife
((especially of bad or dangerous things) very widespread: After the failure of the harvest, disease and starvation were rife.) utbredtadj. \/raɪf\/( om noe negativt) svært utbredt, tallrikbe rife florere, grassererife with stinn av, full av
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