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1 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) (for)bedring, framskritt2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) forbedring, forskjønnelsesubst. \/ɪmˈpruːvmənt\/forbedring, bedringimprovement in standards standardforbedringimprovement on forbedring fra, forbedring i forhold tildenne boken er en forbedring i forhold til din forrige \/ denne boken er mye bedre enn din forrigeimprovement over ( om person eller ting) forbedring av, forbedring i forhold tilroom for improvement rom for forbedring(er) -
2 self-improvement
subst. \/ˌselfɪmˈpruːvmənt\/selvutvikling -
3 marked
adjective (obvious or easily noticeable: There has been a marked improvement in her work.) tydelig, påfallendemarkertadj. \/mɑːkt\/1) merket2) markert, utpreget, tydelig, skarp3) merket for livet, dømt på forhånd, henvist til4) ( om kort) merket, falskin marked contrast to i tydelig motsetning tilmarked for bestemt for, laget formarked price fastsatt pris -
4 room
ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American) ru:m)1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) rom, værelse2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) plass3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) rom, plass, mulighet•- - roomed- roomful
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- roomy
- room-matebo--------plass--------romIsubst. \/ruːm\/, \/rʊm\/1) rom, værelse2) (i flertall, rooms) leilighet, bopel3) plass, rom, volum4) ( overført) mulighet, anledning, grunndo up a room pusse opp et rom, gjøre i stand et værelsefind room for få plass tilfurnished rooms møblert leilighetlive in rooms leie rommake room gjøre plassmake room for gjøre plass tilnot enough room to swing a cat (in) eller no room to swing a cat (in) liten plass til å røre seg påplenty of room god plassroom and board kost og losjiroom for doubt rom for tvilset of rooms leilighettake up much\/a lot of room kreve\/ta stor plassthere's room for improvement det er mye som kan forbedresIIverb \/ruːm\/, \/rʊm\/ (spesielt amer.)1) leie (rom)2) dele rom med, dele hybel medroom together dele rom\/hybel, bo sammenroom with somebody dele rom\/hybel med noen leie rom\/hybel hos noen -
5 alleviate
ə'li:vieit(to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc): The drugs will alleviate the pain.) lindre, lette, mildnelindreverb \/əˈliːvɪeɪt\/lette, lindre, mildne, formildne, døyve -
6 culture
1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kultur2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) dannelse, kultur; utdanning3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) dannelse, kultivering, kulturbevissthet4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) bakteriekultur5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) akvakultur, plantekultur•- cultural- culturedkulturIsubst. \/ˈkʌltʃə\/1) kultur• can African culture survive in London?2) ( biologi e.l.) dyrking, kultur3) ( forfining) kultur, (ånds)dannelsea man of culture et kultivert menneske, et (ut)dannet menneskeIIverb \/ˈkʌltʃə\/1) ( biologi) dyrke, kultivere2) dyrke, utdanne, forfine -
7 disputable
adjective (able to be argued about: Whether this change was an improvement is disputable.) diskutabel, omtvisteligdiskutabeladj. \/dɪˈspjuːtəbl\/, \/ˈdɪspjʊtəbl\/omtvistelig, omtvistet, diskutabel, tvilsom -
8 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) tvilende, uviss, usikker2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) tvilsom, uviss, uklar3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) tvilsom4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) tvilsom, problematiskadj. \/ˈdaʊtf(ʊ)l\/1) tvilsom, uviss, usikker2) problematisk3) ( om person) tvilrådig, tvilende, usikkerbe doubtful about\/of tvile på -
9 dramatic
1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramatisk, skuespiller-2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) oppsiktsvekkende, dramatisk3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) overdrevet, dramatiskdramatiskadj. \/drəˈmætɪk\/dramatisk, teatralskdramatic critic teaterkritikerdramatic criticism teaterkritikkdramatic irony dramatisk ironi -
10 improve
im'pru:v(to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) (for)bedre, forskjønne- improve onverb \/ɪmˈpruːv\/1) forbedre(s), (bli) bedre, gjøre bedre2) ( om mental kapasitet) utvikle3) styrke4) utnytte, (vite å) benytte (seg av)5) ( om hus e.l.) utbedre, sette i bedre stand6) komme seg etter sykdom7) ( om pris) stige, gå oppimprove in looks se ➢ look, 1improve (up)on something forbedre noe, bedre på noe -
11 incapable
in'keipəbl((with of) not able (to do something): incapable of learning anything.) udugelig, ute av stand tiladj. \/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl\/1) udugelig, udyktig, inkompetent2) upraktisk, klønete3) kraftløsdrunk and incapable sanseløst beruset, døddrukkenincapable of improvement eller incapable of being improved som ikke kan forbedresincapable of uten evne til å, ute av stand til å( jus) ikke berettiget til, ukvalifisert tilincapable of speech ikke i stand til å tale\/snakke, ordløs -
12 introduce
intrə'dju:s1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) presentere (seg), introdusere2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) innføre, bringe på bane3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) legge fram4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) innføre i, gjøre en kjent med•- introductoryintrodusere--------presentereverb \/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs\/1) innføre, introdusere2) lansere, komme med, fremleggefremlegge en proposisjon\/et lovforslag3) innlede, begynne4) føre inn, stikke inn5) presentere, introdusere6) gjøre bekjent, la stifte bekjentskapallow me to introduce... får jeg presentere...be introduced ( også) komme i bruk, få innpass, begynne å anvendesintroduce into ( også) introdusere til, innføre tilta opp iføre inn i, stikke inn i( også) gi (til), forlene medtilføyeintroduce into society innføre\/la debutere i selskapslivetintroduce oneself presentere segintroduce someone to presentere noen for, introdusere noen for -
13 marginal
adjective (small and almost non-existent or unimportant: a marginal improvement.) underordnet, marginalmarginaladj. \/ˈmɑːdʒɪn(ə)l\/1) kant-, rand-2) bredde-, grense-3) ( overført) marginal-, grense-, minimums-, underordnet4) utstøtt, utenfor, uten tilhørighetflyktningene var utstøtte samfunnsgrupper \/ grupper uten samfunnstilhørighet5) ( økonomi) marginal-, grense-6) ( politikk) marginal-usikkert mandat, marginalmandat -
14 material
mə'tiəriəl 1. noun1) (anything out of which something is, or may be, made: Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.) materiale2) (cloth: I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.) stoff, tøy2. adjective1) (consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these: the material world.) materiell, stofflig2) (belonging to the world; not spiritual: He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.) verdslig, materiell3) (essential or important: evidence that is material to his defence.) avgjørende, betydningsfull•- materialize
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- materialization
- materialisationemne--------materiale--------materiell--------saker--------stoff--------stofflig--------tekstil--------tøyIsubst. \/məˈtɪərɪəl\/1) materiale, stoff (også overført)hun er et skuespilleremne\/skuespillertalent2) stoff, tøymaterials materiell, materialematerial(s) clerk materiellforvalter, lagersjefraw material(s) ( også overført) råmaterialeunwrought material råemne, ubehandlet materialewriting material skrivesakerIIadj. \/məˈtɪərɪəl\/1) materiell, fysisk2) ( også filosofi) materialistisk3) vesentlig, påtakelig, betydelig4) relevant, betydningsfull• is it material to your argument?5) ( jus) avgjørende, hoved-material to ( jus) ha avgjørende betydning formaterial witness viktig vitne, hovedvitne -
15 obvious
'obviəs(easily seen or understood; evident: It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.) åpenbar, tydeligklaradj. \/ˈɒbvɪəs\/1) tydelig, åpenbar, påtagelig2) opplagt, umiskjennelig, iøynefallende3) selvsagt, selvskreven, soleklar4) nærliggende5) billig, lettkjøpt -
16 on
on 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (inn) i, på, oppå3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på, ved, per/pr.4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) på, i9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mot, til10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ved, på11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på, i12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på, med13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved, etter14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) etter2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (holde) på, videre, etter3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) på, i gang4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) som går på teater/kino5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) på, om bord3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) i gang2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) på gang; på trappene•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / ontooverfor--------påIadj. \/ɒn\/bare i uttrykkon side ( fotball e.l.) ikke offside ( i cricket) den del av banen som ligger bak og til venstre for en (høyrehendt) slagmannIIadv. \/ɒn\/1) på, på seg• shall I help you on with your coat?• keep your hat on!• put the kettle on!2) videre• pass it on!• work onjobbe videre \/ fortsette å jobbe3) frem, fremover4) fore5) igjen6) på (påkoblet e.l.), til (på instrumenttavle e.l.)• is the gas on?vannet er avstengt \/ vannet er ikke på7) avbe neither on nor off vite verken ut eller innbe on være i gang, pågå• is lunch still on?spilles, oppføres, gis, gå• what's on tonight?opptre (på scenen)komme med, følge med, være med• are you on?• I'm on!( hverdagslig) være muligdet går bare ikke \/ det er simpelthen ikke mulig• what's he on about?on and off eller off and on av og på, opp og ned, fra og til av og til, nå og da, med avbrudd, med mellomromon and on uten opphold, i ett, i det uendeligeon to (opp) på, over til, ut på, ned påbe on to someone ( hverdagslig) vite hva noen pønsker på, vite hva noen har fore ( hverdagslig) ha en mistanke til noenIIIprep. \/ɒn\/1) ( i fysisk kontakt med eller støttet av) på, opp på, oppe på, i, over2) ( om geografisk posisjon eller plassering) på, ved, i, mot, over• you should have seen the look on his face!4) ( om emne eller grunnlag) på, av, om, i, ifølge, etter, ut fra5) ( om komité eller instans) i• are you on the jury?6) ( om mål og fokusering) mot, til, over, overfor, hos, for• a curse on him!7) ( om reise eller transportmåte) på, tilnår du er i London, bør du handle på Harrod's8) (om dag eller periode, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, om, under, i, etter, ved, dahan døde (om morgenen) 1. mai• come here on the minute!da jeg kom frem til Hull, drog jeg på handletur9) (om noen som holder på med noe, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, da, vedda han åpnet boksen, så han en firfirsle10) ( om penger eller økonomi) på, av, mot• what's the tax on income in Norway?• you will receive the book on payment of £5du vil motta boken mot betaling av 5£11) ( om besittelse) på• have you got your ID card on you?14) ( om radio eller TV) på15) (om alkohol, narkotika eller medisin, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, av16) (om noe som er betalt av noe\/noen, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på• this is on me!• have one on me!17) ( om spesiell anledning) med, i anledning (av)18) ( om sammenligning) i forhold til19) ( ved gjentagelse) på, etterbe on fire brenne, stå i brannbe on something holde på med noe( hverdagslig) begynne på noe, bli med på noefall on somebody\/something kaste seg over noen\/noe, falle om noen\/noeon and after fra og medon or before senestsvar senest 1. maispit on one's hand spytte seg i nevene -
17 overdue
əuvə'dju:1) (late: The train is overdue.) forsinket2) ((of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed: overdue library books.) forfalt, over tidaadj. \/ˌəʊvəˈdjuː\/1) ( handel) forfaltvekselen er forlengst forfalt \/ regningen skulle ha vært betalt for lenge siden2) forsinket, over tiden3) være (lenge) påkrevd, ferdig, modenoverdues forklaring: bøker som er beholdt ut over lånefristen -
18 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 -
19 rally
'ræli 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) samle seg; få samlet igjen2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) komme til unnsetning, fylke seg3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) komme til krefter2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) stevne, samling, protestmøte2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) løp, rally3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) bedring4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) lang serie returballer•møte--------samlingIsubst. \/ˈrælɪ\/1) samling2) ( militærvesen) samlingssignal3) møte, massemøte, stevne4) rally, løp5) ( overført) (rask) bedring6) oppgang7) ( sport) (lang) slagveksling, lang ball (ballduell, i tennis e.l.)8) ( sport) opphentingIIverb \/ˈrælɪ\/1) samle (sammen igjen), samles• rally one's strength\/energy2) ( overført) gjenopplive3) komme seg, komme til krefter4) ( handel) få nytt liv, ta seg opp5) ( sport) ha en (lang) slagveksling\/ballduell6) ( sport) hente opp7) ( gammeldags) raljere, småerte, spotte godmodig, skjemte medrally round\/to somebody samle seg\/slutte opp om, stå samlet om, fylke seg om -
20 refinement
1) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) dannelse, forfinelse2) ((an) improvement: to make refinements.) forbedringraffinement--------raffineringsubst. \/rɪˈfaɪnmənt\/1) rensing, raffinering, (gar)fersking (om kobber og stål), affinering (om gull og sølv), lutring2) forfinelse, foredling, eleganse3) raffinement, finesse, finhet, utsøkthet4) sofisteri, spissfindighet(er)5) forbedringwith a refinement of cruelty med raffinert\/utstudert grusomhet
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