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1 faint
feint 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) svak, vag; engstelig, forsakt2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) svak, matt, svimmel2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) besvime, dåne3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) besvimelse- faintly- faintnessavmakt--------matt--------svak--------veikIsubst. \/feɪnt\/besvimelsego off in faint svime av, besvimein a dead faint besvimtIIverb \/feɪnt\/1) besvime, svime av, dåne2) ( gammeldags) bli matt, bli svak, være svak3) ( gammeldags) falle i avmakt, miste motetfaint away besvime ( om lyd) dø henIIIadj. \/feɪnt\/1) svak, uklar, utydelig, lav2) svak, lite, vag, fjern3) halvhjertet, ynkelig, utilstrekkelig4) kraftløs, matt, besvimelsen nær5) ( gammeldags) engstelig, fryktsomfaint heart engstelig natur, feig naturfaint heart never won fair lady lykken står den tapre binot have the faintest (idea) ( hverdagslig) ikke ha den fjerneste anelsenot the faintest ikke den fjerneste, ikke det minste, ikke den minste -
2 glimmer
'ɡlimə 1. verb(to shine faintly: A single candle glimmered in the darkness.) lyse/skinne svakt2. noun1) (a faint light.) svakt/matt lys2) (a slight sign or amount: a glimmer of hope.) (lys)glimtglimtIsubst. \/ˈɡlɪmə\/1) svakt lys, skimmer, glimt2) ( overført) glimt, streif, anelse, spor, snev• there was not the least glimmer of intelligence in the poor creature's eyesdet var ikke det minste glimt av intelligens i øynene på det stakkars kreketa glimmer of hope et glimt av håpa glimmer of light et svakt lys, et lysglimtIIverb \/ˈɡlɪmə\/1) glimte, skinne (svakt eller med avbrudd)2) blinke, skimre, flakke -
3 show
ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise (fram)2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synes, kunne ses3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) utstille, (fram)vise, gå4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge, vise rundt6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise, demonstrere7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (be)vise8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) forestilling, utstilling, show2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) oppvisning, forevisning3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) skinn av, det å late som4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) (for) syns skyld5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) oppvisning, forsøk•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show upbevise--------godtgjøre--------presentere--------utstilling--------viseIsubst. \/ʃəʊ\/1) forestilling, utstilling, oppvisning, fremvisning2) skue, syn3) ytre glans, pomp (og prakt), juggel4) skinn, utseende, tegn5) (medisin, før fødsel) tegning (blanding av slim og blod)6) ( hverdagslig) greie, affære, historie7) (amer. og austr. hverdagslig) sjansebe all over the show være en salig røre, være et eneste rotfor show for syns skyldget the show on the road ( hverdagslig) komme i gang med (det hele)om vi ikke kommer i gang, vil planene bli foreldetgive the show away slippe katten ut av sekken, avsløre altgood show ( gammeldags) bravo, fintbe just for show være bare skuespillmake a fine show ta seg bra ut, gjøre en god figurmake a poor show ta seg dårlig ut, gjøre en dårlig\/slett figurmake a show of gjøre et stort nummer av, stille til skue skilte med late som, gi seg ut formake a show of oneself være latterlig, dumme seg utput up a good show gjøre det bra, klare seg fintrun the show ha styringen, lede hele greiaunder a show of under skinn avIIverb ( showed - shown eller showed) \/ʃəʊ\/1) vise (frem)• show me the money!2) (la) vise seg, (la) synes3) utstille, fremvise4) legge for dagen, vise, avsløre5) angi, vise, indikere6) vise (veien), følge, ledsage7) påvise, bevise8) ( hverdagslig) dukke opp, komme9) (amer.) forklaring: bli nr 3 eller bedre i et løpit goes to show that det viser bare atshow a leg ( hverdagslig) komme seg opp (av sengen) sette fart, få opp fartenshow fight ( overført) flekke tenner, reise bust, vise klør gjøre motstand, sette seg til motvergeshow off briljere, skape seg, gjøre seg viktigshow one's face vise seg (offentlig)show one's hand ( overført) legge kortene på bordetshow somebody his place ( overført) sette noen på plassshow somebody in vise noen inn, føre noen inn, be noen komme inn• show him in!show somebody out følge (noen) ut vise noen dørenshow somebody over\/round vise noen rundtshow somebody the door vise en døren, kaste en utshow something off vise frem noe (i stolthet), briljere med noe, briske seg med noe• do you have to show off your knowledge?vise noe, fremheve noeshow something\/somebody up gjøre noe(n) klart synlig, vise noe avsløre noeshow up synes tydelig, være tydelig( hverdagslig) vise seg, dukke opp, kommetime will show det vil tiden vise -
4 gleam
ɡli:m 1. verb(to shine faintly: a light gleaming in the distance.) glimte, skinne svakt2. noun1) (a faint glow: the gleam of her eyes.) svakt lysskjær2) (a slight sign or amount: a gleam of hope.) glimtglimt--------skinneIsubst. \/ɡliːm\/1) glimt (også overført)2) stråle (også overført)3) svakt skimmer, glans, svakt lys, svak blinkinga gleam of hope et glimt av håp, et lyspunktIIverb \/ɡliːm\/1) glimre, glinse, lyse, skinne, stråle, glitre, funkle2) skimre svakt3) glimte, vise seg i glimt -
5 faintly
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) svakt, vagt, matt2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) en anelse, en tanke
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