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1 elder
I 1. 'eldə adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) eldre2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) person som er eldre2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) menighetsforstander•- elderly- eldest
- the elderly II 'eldə noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) hyllebæreldstIsubst. \/ˈeldə\/1) eldre2) ( i menighet) eldsteelders and betters de som er gamle og erfarneIIsubst. \/ˈeldə\/1) ( tre i slekten Sambucus) hyll2) ( tresorten Sambucus nigra) svarthyll3) ( botanikk) forklaring: plante med blader eller blomster som ligner hyll, f.eks. ground elder forklaring: (skvallerkål)IIIadj. \/ˈeldə\/ (komp. av) old1) ( spesielt om slektninger) eldre• which is the elder?2) tidligere tiders, fortidensgammel skikk \/ gammel sedvaneelder hand ( kortspill) forhånd -
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3 state
I steit noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) tilstand2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) stat, stats-, rike, riks-3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) prakt; fullt seremoniell, stats-•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II steit verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) erklære, uttaleland--------stas--------stat--------staten--------stillingIsubst. \/steɪt\/1) tilstand, forfatning, stand, skikk, stilling, situasjon• remember your state of health and be careful!2) ( vitenskap) stadium, form3) stat, delstat4) stand, stilling, status, rang, verdighet5) prakt, galla, stasbe in a state about something være opprørt over noeget into a state ( hverdagslig) hisse seg oppin a bad state i dårlig tilstandin a state of flux i stadig forandringin a state of nature i naturlig tilstand splitter nakenbe in a state of unrepair forfallenin (great) state i full galla, i all sin prakt, med pomp og prakt, med fullt seremoniellkeep state eller live in(great\/high) state føre stort hus, leve som en fyrstelie in state ligge på lit de parademarried state gift standsingle state enslig stand, ugift standstate call ( hverdagslig) oppvartning, formell visittstate of health helsetilstandstate of mind sinnstilstand, psykisk tilstand, sinnsstemningstate of readiness\/preparedness stridsberedskapState of the Union message ( i USA) tale om rikets tilstand (presidentens tale ved åpningen av kongressen)the state of things forholdene, forholdet, tingenes tilstandunder de nåværende markedsforhold\/konjunkturerstate of war krigstilstandthe state opening of Parliament parlamentets høytidelige åpningstates ( i riksforsamling) stenderthe States General ( i Nederland) generalstatene ( historisk) (riks)stenderforsamlingen, riksstendene (i Frankrike)unmarried state ugift standIIverb \/steɪt\/1) erklære, si, uttale, angi, oppgi, meddele, melde, opplyse2) legge frem, fremlegge, fremføre, fremstille, gjøre rede for3) konstaterejeg bare konstaterer fakta, jeg sier det bare som det er4) fastslå, fastsette, berammeIIIadj. \/steɪt\/1) høytidelig, galla-, offisiell2) stats-, statlig, statseid
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