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21 inherently
adverb (basically: He may be mischievous, but he is not inherently wicked.) i grunnen, medfødtadv. \/ɪnˈher(ə)ntlɪ\/, \/ɪnˈhɪər(ə)ntlɪ\/i seg selv, i sakens natur -
22 IT
it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) den, det2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) det (foreløpig subjekt)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) det4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) det•- its- itselfdet(forkortelse for information technology) IT -
23 it
it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) den, det2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) det (foreløpig subjekt)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) det4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) det•- its- itselfdetIsubst. \/ɪt\/sex appeal, sjarm, ithun har sjarm \/ hun har itIIsubst. \/ɪt\/( hverdagslig) vermutIIIpron. \/ɪt\/1) den, det• where is the cat? it's in the garden2) ( som udefinert subjekt) det, en, man• yes, what is it?ja, hva er det?• where does it hurt?3) seg4) ( hverdagslig) det (samleie)bus it ( hverdagslig) ta bussen, kjøre bussfoot it gå, traske danse, svinge seg i valsenhave a good time of it ha det veldig morsomt, more seg kosteliglord it over spille herre over, tyranniserenow you've done it! nå har du virkelig stelt det til!run for it ( hverdagslig) stikke av, skynde segtake it that anta atthat's it det stemmer, akkurat, nettoppthat's just it det er helt riktig, nettoppthat's probably it det er antakelig forklaringenthink one is it tro en er noethis is it (amer., hverdagslig) tiden er inne, øyeblikket er kommet, nå eller aldri• well, this is it, folks, I gotta leave nowvel, tiden er inne, folkens, jeg må dra nånå får det være nok, nå er det slutt -
24 jam
‹æm I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) syltetøy, marmelade- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) stappe, proppe2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) presse; klemme3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) sitte fast4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) forstyrre2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) -kork, blokkering2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) knipe•- jam onblokkering--------knipe--------syltetøyIsubst. \/dʒæm\/1) syltetøy2) ( elektronikk) blokkering, opphoping3) klem, press, det å sitte fast4) trengsel, kork5) ( teknikk) stans, lås6) ( sjøfart) beknip7) ( radio) forstyrrelse8) (slang, overført) knipe, klemme, klammeri9) (musikk, også jam session) jam, jam session10) fornøyelse, lett matchbit of jam hell, flaks fornøyelsebe in a jam sitte i klisteret, være i trøbbeljam of logs tømmervasejam tomorrow gull og grønne skogerput on jam (austr., slang) gjøre seg viktig, spille overlegensome people get all the jam det er noen som har detIIverb \/dʒæm\/1) ( basketball) dunke2) klemme, trykke, presse3) fylle, blokkere4) sette(s) ut av funksjon, (få til å) låse seg, henge seg opp5) ( sjøfart) komme i beknip6) ( radio) forstyrre, jamme7) komme i klemme, bli blokkert, bli fastkilt8) ( musikk) jamme9) (amer.) knullejam into presse inn i, presse ned ijam on the brakes hive seg på bremsene, bremse hardtjam something through (amer.) trumfe noe gjennomjam together klemme sammenjam up ( også overført) bremse opp, stoppeIIIadv. \/dʒæm\/propp- -
25 know
nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vite2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunne3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kjenne4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) kjenne igjen•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropeskunneIsubst. \/nəʊ\/vitenbe in the know vite om, være informertII1) vite, være klar overhan ville ikke vite det \/ han var døv på det øret2) kunne, forstå, ha greie påkunne et språk \/ beherske et språk3) kjenne, kjenne igjen4) vite om, kjenne til5) være med på, oppleve6) (bibelsk, juridisk, gammeldags) kjenne, ha seksuell omgang med, ha kroppslig omgang medas far as I know eller for all I know så vidt jeg vetbefore you know where you are før man vet ordet av detcome\/get to know få vite, erfaredon't I know it ( hverdagslig) det skal være visst, ja visst er det det• A: it sure is hot today! B: yeah, don't I know it!A: det er jammen varmt i dag! B: ja, det skal være sikkert!don't know about that er ikke så sikker på det, vet ikke heltdon't you know vet du, ikke sant• she is very sweet, don't you knowhun er veldig søt, ikke sant?give somebody to know la noen få vite, meddele noennot know somebody to speak to (litterært, gammeldags) ikke kjenne en personlig (men vite hvem det er)jeg kjenner ham ikke personlig, men vet hvem han erI don't know that I agree with you jeg er ikke så sikker på om jeg er enig med degI know (amer., hverdagslig) ja, ikke sant?I wouldn't know ( hverdagslig) jeg har ingen anelse, jeg vet ikkeknow about kjenne til, vite om• oh yes, I know all about thatjo, det kjenner jeg godt tilfå vite omknow a good thing when one sees it kunne skille mellom bra og dårlig, vite hva som er braknow how to do something vite hvordan noe skal gjøresknow it from oneself vite det av egen erfaringknow no fear ikke vite hva frykt vil siknow of kjenne til, vite om, vitejeg kjenner til ham \/ jeg har hørt om hamknow one's business kunne sine ting, vite hva man snakker omknow oneself kjenne seg selvknow one's own mind vite hva man vil, ikke vingle eller vakleknow someone by name kjenne noen ved navnknow someone by sight kjenne noen av utseendeknow someone for what he\/she is vite hva noen (egentlig) står for, kjenne noens sanne ansiktknow someone to be a friend vite at en er en vennknow something by heart kunne noe utenat, kunne noe på ramsknow what one is about vite hva man gjørknow what's what ( hverdagslig) ikke være tapt bak en vogn, ha god greie på tinglet somebody know si fra, gi noen beskjedsi fra når du er klar, gi beskjed når du er klarnot if I know it ( hverdagslig) ikke så lenge jeg har noe jeg skulle ha sagtone never knows man kan aldri vitethat's all you know about it ( spøkefullt) det er hva du tror, du skulle bare visst du snakker som du har vett tilwhat do you know about that ( hverdagslig) det må jeg si, ser man detwho knows hvem vet, si detyou know (som) du vet, vet du, skjønner du, forstår du• he's a bit stupid, you know...han er litt dum, skjønner du• I was ill, you know -
26 living
1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) levende2) (now alive: the greatest living artist.) nålevendelevebrød--------levende--------livsførselIsubst. \/ˈlɪvɪŋ\/1) liv, det å leve, det å bolike å leve godt \/ like god mat og drikke2) levesett, levevis, levemåte3) levebrød, livsopphold, utkomme, inntekt• what does she do for a living?4) ( kirkelig) pastorat, prestekall5) ( foranstilt) livs-, leve-the art of living kunsten å levegood living det gode livliving conditions leveforholdliving quarters bosted, boligliving wage lønn som man kan leve påmake\/earn a living tjene til livets opphold, forsørge segnot earn even a bare living ikke engang tjene til salt i matenplain living and high thinking et enkelt og filosofisk livway of living se ➢ way, 1IIadj. \/ˈlɪvɪŋ\/1) levende, i live2) nålevende, samtidig• are your parents living?3) naturtro, levende, livaktig4) ( om kull) glødende5) (om stein, fjell e.l.) fast, hard, forklaring: som er en naturlig del av jordskorpen6) levende, sterk7) beboelses-, bo-, bolig-living beings levende vesenerliving death levende død, trøstesløs tilværelseliving language ( språkvitenskap) levende språk (i motsetning til dødt språk som f.eks. latin)living picture tablåthe living theatre det levende teatret (til forskjell fra film e.l.)living water rennende vannbe the living image of someone være noen opp av dagewithin living memory eller in living memory i manns minne -
27 morally
adverb moralskadv. \/ˈmɒrəlɪ\/1) moralsk, i moralsk henseende, hva moralen angår2) praktisk taltmorally certain så godt som sikkert, praktisk talt sikkertmorally impossible helt umulig -
28 mystery
'mistəriplural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mysterium2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mystikk•- mysteriouslygåte--------mysteriumIsubst. \/ˈmɪst(ə)rɪ\/1) mysterium, gåte2) hemmelighet3) mystikk, hemmelighetsfullhet, hemmelighetskremmeri4) ( også mystery novel)kriminalfortelling, kriminalroman5) ( religion) mysterium6) (middelalder, også mystery play) mysteriespillkeep in mystery hemmeligholde, være hemmelighetsfull medmake a mystery of omgi\/innhylle i mystikkmystery of life livets mysteriummystery voice spøkelsesstemme i spørrekonkurranse i radiosolve the mystery of something løse mysteriet med noe, avdekke mystikken rundt noewrapped in mystery omgitt\/innhyllet i mystikkIIsubst. \/ˈmɪst(ə)rɪ\/( gammeldags) fag, håndverk, kunst -
29 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) ikke kunne forstå/forklaremystifisereverb \/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ\/1) forvirre, mystifisere2) gjøre mystisk, gjøre perplekslook mystified se ut som et levende spørsmålstegn -
30 next
nekst 1. adjective(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) neste, førstkommende2. adverb(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) deretter3. pronoun(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) neste- biggest
- oldest
- next door
- next tonesteIadj. \/nekst\/, foran konsonant ofte: \/neks\/1) neste, førstkommende, (nærmest) følgendedu er nestemann, nå er det din tur2) nærmest3) tilstøtende, nabo-, ved siden avhuset ved siden av, neste husas well as the next man like godt som hvem som helstin the next place nærmest, først og fremst dernestthe next but one\/two ( om rekkefølge) den andre\/tredje herfranext door ved siden av, vegg i vegghan bor rett ved siden av meg, han bor vegg i vegg med megnext door to ( overført) nesten, nære ved, så godt somnext, please! vær så god neste!next to ved siden av nest etter nestensammenlignet medIIadv. \/nekst\/, foran konsonant ofte: \/neks\/1) deretter, derpå, dernest, så, siden• what are you going to do next?• what comes next?2) neste gang3) like, aldeles, umiddelbart, rett4) nestnext to nærmest, (tett) inntil, (rett) ved siden av, rett etternest etternær ved, så godt somnext to nothing nesten ingenting, knapt noejeg fikk det nesten gratis, jeg fikk det for en slikk og ingentingwhat next? hva kommer så?, hva skjer etterpå?, etterpå, da? ( uttrykk for forbauselse) hva blir det neste?, hvor skal dette egentlig ende?IIIprep. \/nekst\/, foran konsonant ofte: \/neks\/( gammeldags)1) nærmest2) ved siden av, inntil -
31 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) ønskedrøm, luftslottsubst. \/ˈpaɪpdriːm\/ønskedrøm -
32 progress
1. 'prəuɡres, ]( American) 'pro- noun1) (movement forward; advance: the progress of civilization.) framskritt/-gang/-marsj2) (improvement: The students are making (good) progress.) framskritt/-gang, utvikling2. prə'ɡres verb1) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) gå framover, komme videre2) (to improve: Your French is progressing.) gjøre framskritt•3. noun(the progressive (tense) (also the continuous tense): The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive.) samtidsform- progressiveness
- in progressframsteg--------utviklingIsubst. \/ˈprəʊɡres\/, spesielt amerikansk: \/ˈprɒɡres\/1) fremskritt, fremgang, fremmarsj2) fremskritt, fremgang, bedring, utvikling3) utvikling, forløp, gang4) ( militærvesen) fremmarsj, fremrykking5) utbredelse6) (gammeldags, også royal progress) kongereise, kongeferd7) ( gammeldags) (embetsmanns) rundreise, inspeksjonsreisein active progress i full gangbe in progress pågåforegå, gå for segin progress i gang, under utførelse\/utvikling som er under utførelse\/utarbeidelse, igangværendemake fast\/rapid progress bli raskt bedre, forbedres rasktmake no progress ikke komme noen vei, stå i stampemake progress gjøre fremskritt gå fremovermake slow progress gå langsomt fremover, bli langsomt bedremove to report progress ( i Underhuset) henstille\/foreslå at debatten avbrytesthe progress of events begivenhetenes gang, hendelsesforløpetthe progress of society samfunnsutviklingreport progress se ➢ reporttriumphal progress ( sport) æresrundeIIverb \/prəˈɡres\/, \/prəʊˈɡres\/1) gjøre fremskritt, gjøre fremgang, utvikle seg, gå fremover2) gå eller skride fremover, bevege seg fremover3) komme videre eller fremover4) følge opp, overvåkeprogress an order følge opp en ordre -
33 reconcile
1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) forlike, forsone2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) forene, bringe i overensstemmelse3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) forsone seg med•verb \/ˈrekənsaɪl\/1) forsone, forlike, forene2) ( fysisk) bilegge, gjøre opp, skvære opp3) få til å stemme overens, få til å harmonere, gjøre forenlig, bringe i samsvar med, forene4) (bank, EDB e.l.) avstemmebecome reconciled (with) forsones, forlikes, forsone seg medreconcile oneself to forsone seg medbe\/become reconciled to forsone seg med, finne seg i -
34 render
'rendə1) (to cause to become: His remarks rendered me speechless.) gjøre (målløs/overflødig osv.)2) (to give or produce (a service, a bill, thanks etc).) gi, yte; presentere3) (to perform (music etc).) tolke, utføregjengi--------levere--------oversette--------yteIsubst. \/ˈrendə\/( bygg) puss, grunning med gipsIIverb \/ˈrendə\/1) gi, yte2) presentere, legge frem, avgi3) gjengi, fremstille4) tolke, utføre, foredra5) gjengi, oversette6) gjengjelde, gi tilbake7) gjøre8) ( matlaging) smelte, koke ut (fett)9) ( om mur) pusse, stryke med gips10) (sjøfart, om tau) la løpe, skjære innas per account rendered ( handel) ifølge (inngitt) oppgjørrender (down) avsmelte(s), smelte(s) nedrender (up) overlate, overlevere, gi opprender an account of avlegge regnskap for avlegge\/avgi rapport omrender back gi tilbakerender by oversette medrender good for evil gjengjelde ondt med godtrender impossible umuliggjørerender inoperative (elektronikk, mekanikk) sette ut av drift (blokkere)render judgement avsi\/felle domrender superfluous gjøre overflødigrender thanks takke -
35 so
səu 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) slik, sånn3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; slik; så4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor, så- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speakda--------såIsubst. \/səʊ\/( musikk) solIIadv. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/1) så, i slik (en) grad• I was so tired that...jeg var så trøtt at...2) så, mye, meget, veldig• why do you irritate me so?• would you be so kind as to help him?3) så, slik, således, sånn, som, på den måten, på en slik måte• so, and so only, can it be donesånn, og bare sånn, kan det gjøres• don't behave so!• we have so arranged matters that...vi har ordnet det slik at...• as you treat me, so I'll treat yousom du behandler meg, vil jeg behandle deg4) ( med pronominell funksjon) det• you did so!nei, du sier ikke det• I told you so!• I could scarcely believe it, but it was sojeg kunne nesten ikke tro det, men det var slik5) derfor, følgelig• she is ill, and so cannot come to the party6) ( som svar) (ja) det• it was cold yesterday. - So it wasdet var kaldt i går. - Ja, det var det7) det...også, det... med, på samme måte• he says I'm poor, and so I amhan sier jeg er fattig, og det er jeg også8) ( gammeldags) så• if you are content, sohvis du er fornøyd, så (la det være så)9) (amer., slang) bare så innmari, så utrolig, så veldig• I so don't want to go to this party!and so on\/forth og så videreand so on and so forth og så videre i all evigheteven so enda, likevelever so ( hverdagslig) veldig, utrolig, mye, kjempe-, fantastiskhow so? hvordan det (da)?, hvordan har det seg?if so i så fall, om så er, om så varit so happens that... se ➢ happenis that so? er det slik det har seg?, virkelig?, er det sant?just so nettopp slik, akkurat på den måtenjust so! akkurat det (ja)!, helt riktig!, nemlig!not so! så visst ikke!or so eller så, eller deromkring, omtrentquite so! helt riktig!, javisst!so? jasså?, sier du det?, virkelig? ; nei, men hva er det du sier?so as to for (på den måten) åso be it så la det skje, slik får det bliso far så langt, hittil, så vidt, til nå, til daso late as så sent somso long morn så lenge!, ha det!so many så og så mangeso much så og så myeso much as så mye somso much for det var det\/den, over og ut med, ferdig med• so much for charity!(rather) so so ( hverdagslig) sånn passeso that for atthat's so! det stemmmer!, just det!, akkurat!, nettopp!the more so så mye mer somwhy so? hvorfor det?, hvordan det?IIIkonj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/1) slik (at)2) så (derfor), og derfor, hvorfor• she asked me to go, so I went3) ( i utrop) så, jasså, altså• so you're back again!jasså, du er tilbake igjen!4) (gammeldags, høytidelig) hvis bare, forutsatt at, såfremt, så sant, så lenge som• let it be any place you choose, so it is not too farso please you om du tillater uttrykketso that's that! ( hverdagslig) sånn er\/var det\/den saken!so there! så det så!, slik er\/var det med det\/den saken! se så!so what? og så da? hva så?IVinterj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/bare i uttrykkso! så!, såja!, stopp! -
36 stain
stein 1. verb1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) sette varige flekker2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) flekke, få flekker3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) beise, ha på lasur2. noun(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) (permanent) flekk; plettflekk--------skam--------skitt--------smuss--------søle--------vanæreIsubst. \/steɪn\/1) flekk, plett2) ( overført) plett, feil3) fargemiddel, fargestoffIIverb \/steɪn\/1) flekke til, tilsmusse2) få flekker, misfarges3) ( overført) vanære, sette en skamplett på4) farge, beise5) trykke tapeter -
37 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) slik, sånn3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slik, sånn4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) slik, sånn, så2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) den som; som sådan- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it isslik--------sånndeterm. \/sʌtʃ\/1) slik, sådan, sånn2) ( nedsettende) den slags3) lignende• tea, coffee and such drinkste, kaffe og lignende drikker4) ( i utbrudd) så• such big books!• we had such fun!5) så stor6) det7) i sitt slag8) den slags, sånt noe, sliktand such (like) og denslags, og slik(e), og lignendeas such som sådan(t)i egenskap av, i kraft avno such thing! absolutt ikke!, langt ifra!some such thing noe sånt, noe lignende, noe i den stilensuch a slik en\/ei\/et, slikesuch and such den og den, det og det, de og desuch another en likedan, makensuch a one slik en\/eisuch as sånn som( gammeldags) de som for eksempel, så somkjøretøy, for eksempel bilerslik somdet lille (som)such as it is sånn som det nå er, slik det nå erdu kan få min, selv om den ikke er mye å skryte av• the crowd, such as it was, soon dispersedflokken, liten som den var, spredte seg snart• the food, such as it was, was cheapmaten var ikke mye å skryte av, men den var iallfall billigsuch that slik at -
38 surely
1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) sikkert; forhåpentligvis; vel ikke2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) uten tvil; sakte (men sikkert)3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') naturligvis!; selvfølgelig!sikkert--------vissadv. \/ˈʃʊəlɪ\/, \/ˈʃɔːlɪ\/1) sikkert, trygtsakte, men sikkert2) sannelig, virkelig, utvilsomtsurely! (spesielt amer.) ja visst!, jo visst!, naturligvis! -
39 tame
teim 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) tam2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) tam, kjedelig2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) temme- tamely- tameness
- tameabletemmeIverb \/teɪm\/1) temme2) kue3) dempe, legge bånd på, mildnejeg ba ham roe seg ned \/ jeg ba ham kontrollere seg4) dyrke opp, rydde, bryte (opp)IIadj. \/teɪm\/1) ( om dyr) tam, fredelig, ufarlig, føyelig2) tam, medgjørlig, spak, snill og vennlig, harmløs, undergiven, føyelig3) tam, matt, slapp4) kjedelig, trist, hendelsesfattig5) dyrket -
40 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) prøve, forsøke2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) prøver (ut); smake på3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) stille for retten4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) sette på prøve, ta på, anstrenge2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) forsøk, prøve2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) forsøk•- trier- trying
- try on
- try outforsøk--------forsøke--------prøve--------strev--------undersøkeIsubst. \/traɪ\/1) forsøk2) ( rugby) forsøk, try (tre poeng)give something a try forsøke, prøvehave another try prøv igjen, forsøk en gang tilhave a try (at something) gjøre et forsøk (med noe), forsøke (noe), prøve (noe)nice try godt forsøk, bra forsøkthis try denne gangenII1) forsøke, prøve2) forsøke med, prøve på3) prøve, teste4) prøve, smake på• try this wine!5) gjøre (et) forsøk med, gjøre (et) eksperiment med, prøve6) ( teater) prøvekjøre (en forestilling)7) undersøke (eksperimentelt), prøve ut8) sette på prøve, stille på prøve9) anstrenge, ta på10) plage, sjenere, irritere• which judge will try the case?try a case (amer., om advokat) føre en sak, bringe en sak inn for rettentry a fall with someone måle sine krefter med noentry and ( hverdagslig) prøve å, forsøke åtry as one would hvor mye man enn prøver, hva man enn gjørtry at forsøke med forsøke påtry back forsøke å trekke seg ut av spillet, forsøke å trekke seg tilbake forsøke en gang til, prøve igjentry for forsøke å (opp)nå, forsøke å komme frem tilsøke (på), søke seg inn vedsøke om, forsøke å fåtry hard prøve hardt, anstrenge segtry it on with somebody eller try one's tricks with somebody (britisk, hverdagslig) forsøke seg overfor noen, prøve å lure en• don't try it on with me!try me! bare vent! (og se!) (brukes til å antyde at man er villig til å gjøre noe uventet)try not to do something forsøke å ikke gjøre noe, fortsette å la være å gjøre noetry on prøve (på seg)try one's best forsøke å gjøre sitt bestetry one's hand at something forsøke seg på noetry out (gjennom)prøve, prøve ut prøvekjøre utforske smake på• try out this sherry!smelte utlutre, rensetry out for something (amer.) forsøke å kvalifisere seg til noetry over gå gjennom, lese gjennom, spille gjennom prøvetry something out in battle ( gammeldags) avgjøre noe ved kamptry the impossible forsøke (å gjøre) det umulige
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