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21 ox
oksplural - oxen; noun1) (a castrated bull used (formerly in Britain and still in some countries) to pull carts, ploughs etc: an ox-drawn cart.) okse2) (any bull or cow.) okse; kuoksesubst. (flertall: oxen) \/ɒks\/1) forklaring: medlem av kvegfamilien, for eksempel ku eller okse2) kastrert okse (ofte brukt som trekkdyr) -
22 plague
pleiɡ 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) pest2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) landeplage, pest og plage2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) plage, mase pålandeplage--------pest--------pine--------plageIsubst. \/pleɪɡ\/1) ( sykdommen) pest2) ( bibelsk) plage3) ( overført) pest, plage• what a plague that child is!4) ( overført) farsott, landeplageget the plague få pest, rammes av pesta plague on him! pokker ta ham!plague on it! pokker også!IIverb \/pleɪɡ\/1) ( hverdagslig) plage, gjøre livet surt for2) hjemsøke, plage, herje -
23 powder
1. noun1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) pulver, mel2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) (-)pudder3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) krutt2. verb(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) pudre (seg)- powdered- powdery
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- powder roompudder--------pudre--------pulver--------pulverisereIsubst. \/ˈpaʊdə\/1) ( også som legemiddel) pulver2) ( kosmetikk) pudder3) kruttkeep one's powder dry holde kruttet tørtpowder and shot kuler og krutttake a powder ( hverdagslig) stikke avwaste one's powder on someone spille kruttet sitt på noenIIverb \/ˈpaʊdə\/1) pudre (seg)2) bestrø, overså, strø ut3) pulverisere(s), lage pulver avpowder one's nose pudre seg ( forskjønnende) gå på (dame)toalettet -
24 puritan
'pjuəritən1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) puritaner2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) puritaner•Isubst. \/ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n\/( historisk Puritan) puritanerIIadj. \/ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n\/( historisk Puritan) puritansk -
25 sackcloth
noun (a type of coarse cloth formerly worn as a sign of mourning or of sorrow for sin.) sekkelerretsubst. \/ˈsækklɒθ\/sekkelerretin sackcloth and ashes i sekk og askewear sackcloth and ashes gå i sekk og aske -
26 scaffold
'skæfəld(a raised platform especially for use formerly when putting a criminal etc to death.) skafottskafott--------stillasIsubst. \/ˈskæfəʊld\/1) (bygnings)stillas2) skafott3) plattform, estrade, podium, tribunemount the scaffold betsige skafottetsend to the scaffold sende til skafottet, sende i galgenIIverb \/ˈskæfəʊld\/1) forsyne med stillas2) avstive, støtte -
27 scout
1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) speider2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) speider2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) speide, være på utkikk etterIsubst. \/skaʊt\/1) speider (medlem av speiderforeningen)2) talentspeider3) ( militærvesen) spaner, speider, observatør4) ( militærvesen) spaningsfartøy, spaningsfly5) ( sjøfart) rekognoseringsbåt6) speiding, rekognosering, spaning7) (vei)patruljemann8) ( ved universitetet i Oxford) tjener, oppasser9) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) fyr, typebe on the scout for være på utkikk etterIIverb \/skaʊt\/avvise (med forakt)scout at håne, spotteIIIverb \/skaʊt\/1) speide, spane, rekognosere (i)2) være speider3) undersøke, skaffe seg lærdom om, vurderescout about\/around for se etter, være på jakt\/utkikk etterscout out\/up ( hverdagslig) skaffe seg, samle sammen, lete opp -
28 irons
noun plural (formerly, a prisoner's chains: They put him in irons.) lenker -
29 stocks
1) (the wooden framework upon which a ship is supported when being built, repaired etc.) bedding2) (formerly a wooden frame in which a criminal was fastened as a punishment.) gapestokk
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