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1 shortage
-ti‹noun (a lack; the state of not having enough: a shortage of water.) mangel, skort, knapphethungersnød--------mangelsubst. \/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ\/mangel, knapphet, underskuddshortage of underskudd på, mangel på -
2 housing shortage
subst.boligmangel, bolignød, husmangel -
3 acute
ə'kju:t1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akutt2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) akutt, alvorlig3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) skarp(sindig)4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) fin, skarp5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acutenessintens--------kvass--------ram--------skarpadj. \/əˈkjuːt\/1) ( om instrumenter) spiss, skarp2) ( geometri) spiss3) ( om følelser) heftig, sterk, intens4) ( om lyd) høy, skjærende, gjennomtrengende5) skarpsindig, skarp6) ( om sykdom) akutt7) alvorlig, akutt8) ( fonetikk) akutt, trykksterk -
4 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) (tekst)kritisk2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kritisk3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) avgjørende, kritisk, livsviktigadj. \/ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l\/1) kritisk, kritiserende, granskende, kritikklysten2) ( om kunst e.l.) kritikkens, kritikernes3) kritisk, avgjørende4) katastrofal, risikofylt, farlig5) livsviktig6) kriserammet7) ( fysikk eller matematikk) kritiskcritical of kritisk motcritical state kritisk tilstand krisesituasjon -
5 deficiency
plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) mangel, skort, mangelfullhetmangelsubst. \/dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsɪ\/1) mangelfullhet, ufullkommenhet, ufullstendighet, utilstrekkelighet2) mangel3) ( handel) deficit, mangel, mankodeficiency in weight undervektmake up\/good a deficiency erstatte manglende beløp -
6 famine
'fæmin((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) hungersnød, matmangelhungersnødsubst. \/ˈfæmɪn\/1) hungersnød2) (stor) mangel, nød3) ( gammeldags) sult, underernæring -
7 manpower
noun (the number of people available for employment etc: There's a shortage of manpower in the building industry.) arbeidskraftarbeidskraftsubst. \/ˈmænˌpaʊə\/1) arbeidskraft, arbeidsstyrke2) ( militærvesen) soldatmateriell, tropper3) 1\/10 hestekraft eller 74 watt -
8 munition
Isubst. \/mjʊˈnɪʃ(ə)n\/1) ( foranstilt) krigsmateriell-2) ( gammeldags) befestning, festningmunitions (of war) krigsmateriell ( ofte) våpen og ammunisjonIIverb \/mjʊˈnɪʃ(ə)n\/forsyne\/utruste med krigsmateriell (våpen, ammunisjon e.l.) -
9 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) yrke, stilling, beskjeftigelse2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) ervervelse av eiendom, overtakelse3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) okkupasjon, besettelsearbeid--------jobb--------okkupasjon--------yrkesubst. \/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) arbeid, yrke• state your name and occupation, please2) sysselsetting, syssel, beskjeftigelse3) ( militærvesen) okkupasjon, besettelse4) ( jus) tilegnelse, besittelse, ervervelse5) innflyttingchoose one's occupation velge yrkegainful occupation arbeid man tjener penger på, inntektsgivende arbeidbe in somebody's occupation være i noens besittelsetake military occupation of okkupere, besette -
10 provide
1) (to give or supply: He provided the wine for the meal; He provided them with a bed for the night.) gi, forsyne, skaffe til veie2) ((with for) to have enough money to supply what is necessary: He is unable to provide for his family.) forsørge•- provided- providinglevereverb \/prəˈvaɪd\/1) anskaffe, skaffe, tilveiebringe, sørge for, ordne med, stå for• who'll provide the food?2) stille til rådighet3) gi, forære, skjenke4) komme med, sette frem5) danne, utgjøre6) ( om lov e.l.) foreskrive, forordne, bestemme7) ( om lov e.l.) stille som betingelseas provided in i samsvar med, i overensstemmelse medbe provided for bli forsørget, være forsørgetprovide against ta forholdsregler mot, sikre seg mot( jus) forbyprovide for ta forholdsregler for, ta høyde for regne med, ta hensyn til, ta med i betraktningen forsørge, ta seg avsørge for, svare for, ordne( jus) tillateprovide oneself with utruste seg med, skaffe segprovide somebody to (historisk, om kirkelig embete) utnevne en tilprovide something for somebody eller provide somebody with something skaffe noe til noen, skaffe noen noe, utstyre noen med noe, levere noe til noenprovide with forsyne med, utruste med -
11 ration
'ræʃən 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) rasjon2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) rasjonere, sette på rasjon- rations- ration outrasjon--------rasjonereIsubst. \/ˈræʃ(ə)n\/rasjon, porsjon, tildelingiron ration ( spesielt militærvesen) reserveproviant, nødrasjonput on rations ( om varer) bli rasjonert( om mennesker) bli satt på rasjonerration book hefte med rasjoneringskuponger, kuponghefteIIverb \/ˈræʃ(ə)n\/1) rasjonere, rasjonere ut, porsjonere ut2) sette på rasjon(ering)3) ( om mat) utstyre med rasjonerration out rasjonere ut -
12 scarcity
noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) mangel (på), knapphet; dyrtidmangelsubst. \/ˈskeəsətɪ\/ eller scarceness1) mangel, knapphet, dårlig tilgang2) sjeldenhet3) dyrtid, nød -
13 short
ʃo:t 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) kortvokst, liten3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort(varig)4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) for lite/kort5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) som mangler penger6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprø, kort2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brått, plutselig2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) (komme) til kort•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) bli innstilt- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short ofbrysk--------kort--------litenIsubst. \/ʃɔːt\/1) ( hverdagslig) kortfilm2) ( språkvitenskap) kort stavelse, kort vokal3) ( morsealfabet) kort signal4) ( musikk) kort tone5) ( hverdagslig) ublandet drink, bar drink6) ( hverdagslig) kortslutning7) ( økonomi) baissespekulantfor short for lettvinthetens skyldin short kort sagt, kort og godthave someone by the short and curlies eller get someone by the short and curlies ha noen i sin makt, ha taket på noenIIverb \/ʃɔːt\/se ➢ short-circuit, 2IIIadj. \/ʃɔːt\/1) kort, liten (av vekst), lav2) kort(varig), kortfattet3) knapp, knapt tilmålt, utilstrekkelig4) kort, tverr, brysk, avvisende5) ( mest om bakverk og leire) smulet, sprø, skjør, porøs6) ( om sprit) ren, bar, ublandetanything short of alt annet enn, intet mindre enncut it short være kortfattetcut somebody short avbryte noen (tvert)cut something short avbryte noe, stoppe noegive short weight snyte på vekten, selge varer som veier for litein short supply dårlig tilgang på, mangel på, knapphet påin the short run på kort siktlittle short of nesten, ikke langt framake it short and sweet fatte seg i korthetnothing short of intet mindre ennbe of short stature være småvokst, være liten av vekstshort and sweet kort og godt, rene ord for pengeneshort back and sides ( ved hårklipp) kort i nakken og ved ørenebe short for være (en) forkortelse for, være (en) kortform avbe short of ha knapt med, være utenshort of mindre enn, kortere enn, førmed unntak av, unntatt, så nær som, utenomshort of breath andpustenbe short on mangle, være utento cut a long story short kort sagt, for å gjøre en lang historie kortIVadv. \/ʃɔːt\/1) brått, plutselig2) for kort -
14 suffering
noun ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) lidelseulykkeligIsubst. \/ˈsʌf(ə)rɪŋ\/1) lidelse2) nød, kvalpath of suffering smertens gangIIadj. \/ˈsʌf(ə)rɪŋ\/lidende -
15 lay off
(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) permittere
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