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1 most
məust 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest, mest2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de fleste, mesteparten av, det meste2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) meget, svært4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nesten3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) flest, mest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) mesteparten av, de fleste•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most offlest--------nestenIadv. \/məʊst\/1) mest2) ( danner superlativ) mest3) høyst, i høy grad, meget, svært, særs, særdeles, ytterst4) (amer., dialekt) nestenmost certainly (ja) absolutt, javisst, helt sikkertmost of all aller mest, mest av altIIdeterm. \/məʊst\/mest, flest, det meste, de flestejeg har mange bøker, men han har flestha mest\/flest pengerdet meste av min tid\/størstedelen av min tidat (the) most høyst, i høyden, toppenat the very most i beste fallfor the most part for det meste, hovedsakelig, overveiendemake the most of something dra størst mulig fordel av noe, gjøre mest mulig ut av noe, utnytte noe til fulle -
2 bulk
1. noun1) (the greater part: The bulk of his money was spent on food.) størstedelen2) ((great) size or mass: the bulk of a parcel; His huge bulk appeared round the corner.) omfang; korpus; svært fyldig kropp2. adjective(in bulk: bulk buying.) i store partier- bulky- in bulk Isubst. \/bʌlk\/1) tykkelse, omfang, størrelse, volum, masse, fylde2) bulklast, skipslast, et helt parti3) fyll, fyllmasse, fiber (i mat)4) forklaring: usedvanlig stor, uformelig kropp\/korpus, omfangsrik personbulk buying oppkjøp av store partier (ofte med rabatt)bulk cargo bulklast styrtegodsin bulk i store partier i løsvekt, løst, uemballertIIverb \/bʌlk\/1) samle til en helhet, samle til en masse2) svulme, (få til å) virke storbulk large ta stor plass, være fremtredende, innta en fremtredende plassbulk something up få noe til å virke størreIIIadj. \/bʌlk\/1) løs, i løsvekt, uemballert2) samlet, i stort parti3) (austr., hverdagslig) mye, mange -
3 whole
həul 1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) hel2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) hel, i sin helhet2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) helhet, hele2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) hele•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the wholealdeles--------fullstendig--------ganske--------hel--------hele--------helt--------sunnIsubst. \/həʊl\/helhet, heleas a whole som helhet betraktet under ettin whole i sin helhet, helhetligin whole or in part helt eller delvison the whole i det store og hele, stort sett, alt i altsee something as part of a whole se noe som en del av en større sammenheng tenke storta whole et hele, en helhet, det hele• did you eat the whole of the apples?the whole of it det helethe whole of them alle sammen, alle, samtligethe whole of which som i sin helhet• it was a long proposal, the whole of which was rejecteddet var et langt forslag, som i sin helhet ble vraketIIadj. \/həʊl\/1) hel2) hel-3) velberget, velbeholden, frisk4) (gammeldags, bibelsk) helet, friskgive one's whole attention to gi hele sin oppmerksomhet tilin the whole (wide) world i hele verdenmade out of whole cloth (amer., hverdagslig) grepet ut av luftenmake whole ( gammeldags) hele, botethe whole thing hele saken, det hele, alt sammenwith one's whole heart av hele sitt hjerte -
4 glory
'ɡlo:ri 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) ære, heder2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) herlighet, prakt(stykke)3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) glans, prakt2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) glede seg over, sole seg i glansen av- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriouslyglansIsubst. \/ˈɡlɔːrɪ\/1) ære, heder2) fremste pryd, (grunn til) stolthet, berømmelse3) ( religion) lovprisning, takksigelse4) salighet(en), evig ære5) (lysende) herlighet, prakt, glans, stas6) ( religion) gloria, nimbusbask in the reflected glory of eller bathe in the reflected glory of sole seg i glansen avdays in glory storhetstidfor glory for ærens skyldglory (be)! i all verden!Glory (be) to God ære være Gudgo to glory ( hverdagslig) møte sin skaper (dø)in (all) one's glory ( hverdagslig) på sitt høydepunkt, på toppen, i all sin glans, i sin glansperiode• when he's teaching, he's in his glory thesaints in glory de saligesend to glory ( hverdagslig) sende til himmels (dø)to the greater glory of God til større ære for Gud (jesuittenes valgspråk)win glory on the field of battle vinne på ærens markIIverb \/ˈɡlɔːrɪ\/bare i uttrykkglory in være stolt over, glede seg over, sette sin ære i, juble over, være stolt av, være kry for triumfere, hovere over, skryte av -
5 major
'mei‹ə 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) stor(artet), hoved-, viktig2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) ta som hovedfag- majority- major-general
- the age of majoritymajor--------vesentligIsubst. \/ˈmeɪdʒə\/1) ( militærvesen) major2) overordnet (person)3) ( jus) myndig (person)4) (amer. universitet) fordypningsfag5) (amer. universitet) forklaring: student med noe som fordypningsfag6) ( musikk) dur• A major7) ( logikk) oversetningIIverb \/ˈmeɪdʒə\/legge hovedvektenmajor in (spesielt amer. universitet) fordype seg i, ha som fordypningsfag, spesialisere seg imajor on legge hovedvekten påIIIadj. \/ˈmeɪdʒə\/1) større, betydelig, betydningsfull, stor-, viktig(ere), viktigst2) alvorlig(ere)3) overordnet4) ( jus) myndig5) ( musikk) stor6) ( musikk) dur-be in the major key gå i dur (også overført) -
6 predominate
pri'domineit(to be the stronger or greater in amount, size, number etc: In this part of the country industry predominates (over agriculture).) dominere- predominantly
- predominanceverb \/prɪˈdɒmɪneɪt\/1) dominere, ha\/få overhånd\/overtak2) være fremherskende3) overgå i antall
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