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1 contract
1. kən'trækt verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) trekke (seg) sammen2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) undertegne en avtale/kontrakt3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) pådra seg4) (to promise (in marriage).) inngå (ekteskap)2. 'kontrækt noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt, avtale- contractorkontraktIsubst. \/ˈkɒntrækt\/1) avtale, avtaleforhold, overenskomst, kontrakt, rettshandel (jus)2) ( jus) avtalerett3) ( handel) kontrakt, entreprise, akkord4) ( kortspilll) kontraktbridge, kontrakt5) ( ved teater e.l.) engasjement, kontrakt, tidsbegrenset ansettelse6) ekteskapskontrakt, formell forlovelse7) avtale om leiemordby contract på kontraktput out on contract sette bort i entrepriseundertake something by (a) contract påta seg (å gjøre) noe på akkord\/entrepriseIIverb \/kənˈtrækt\/1) kontrahere, avtale, inngå avtale om, slutte avtale om, inngå kontrakt om, slutte kontrakt om2) inngå, slutte, knytte, stifte3) forminske(s), trekke(s) sammen (også grammatikk), spenne (seg) (om muskel), rynke4) ( om sykdom eller gjeld) pådra seg5) innskrenke, begrense (utgifter e.l.)6) forlove, forlove bortcontract a liking for få sansen forcontract bad habits legge seg til dårlige vanercontract for inngå kontrakt om, kontrahere (om)contract in(to)\/out ( britisk) velge å være med på \/ ikke være med påcontract something out ( om arbeid) sette bort noe, få noen andre til å gjøre noe -
2 outwards
adverb (towards the outside edge or surface: Moving outwards from the centre of the painting, we see that the figures become smaller.) utoveradv. \/ˈaʊtwədz\/ut, utad, utetter, utoveropen outwards ( om dør) gå utover, åpnes utover -
3 shrink
I ʃriŋk verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) krympe2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) vike, rygge tilbake3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) kvie seg for, grue seg til•- shrunken II ʃriŋk noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psykiaterkrympe--------psykiaterIsubst. \/ʃrɪŋk\/1) krymping, sammentrekning, innskrumping2) ( slang) psykiater, psykologII1) (få til å) krympe, (få til å) krype2) ( overført) minske, synke sammen, skrumpe inn3) rygge tilbake, vike tilbake, sky, unngåshrink away\/back rygge tilbake, vike tilbakeshrink back at\/from vike tilbake for, rygge tilbake vedshrink back into oneself eller shrink back into one's shell trekke seg inn i sitt skall, krype inn i seg selvshrink something on ( teknikk) krympe noe på -
4 shrunken
adjective (having been made or become smaller.) skrumpet, krympetadj. \/ˈʃrʌŋk(ə)n\/innskrumpet, innsunken -
5 wane
wein((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) avta, svinne, minkeIsubst. \/weɪn\/1) avtaking, minking, nedgang2) ne3) ( på trevirke) vankanton the wane på retur, i tilbakegang, dalendeIIverb \/weɪn\/1) avta, minke, bli svakere2) ( om månen e.l.) avta -
6 fall off
(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) gå tilbake, minke -
7 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) avta, minke2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) stilne, bli borte -
8 lag
læɡ 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) somle, ligge etter, sakke akter2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) forsinkelse, etterslep, tidsavstandsommelIsubst. \/læɡ\/1) forsinkelse2) forskyvning, etterslep3) ( også time lag) tidsintervall4) ( teknikk) tidsforskyvning, retardasjon, forsinkelseIIsubst. \/læɡ\/1) ( slang) fengselsfugl2) deportert forbryter, straffangeold lag gjenganger i fengsel, gammel fengselsfuglIIIsubst. \/læɡ\/ ( teknikk)1) bekledning (på dampkjele, for isolasjon)2) isolerende materiale3) tønnestavIVverb \/læɡ\/1) ligge etter, sakke akterut, komme i bakleksa2) slentre, somle, dra bena etter seg, bevege seg langsomt3) ( overført) synke, avtainteressen avtar\/er synkendelag behind sakke akterutlag on\/along somle seg avgårdeVverb \/læɡ\/1) ( slang) putte inn, sette i fengsel, hekte2) deportereVIverb \/læɡ\/ ( teknikk)1) varmeisolere, kle med varmeisolerende materialer2) dekke med staver3) bekle
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