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81 literal
'litərəl1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) bokstavelig2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) ordrett•- literallyordrett--------trykkfeilIsubst. \/ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)l\/( typografi) trykkfeil, skrivefeilIIadj. \/ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)l\/1) ordrett, bokstavtro, eksakt, slavisk2) bokstavelig, egentlig3) ( hverdagslig) fullstendig, virkelig, sann, veritabel4) prosaisk, fantasiløs5) bokstav-literal error trykkfeil, skrivefeil -
82 machinery
1) (machines in general: Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.) maskiner(i)2) (the workings or processes: the machinery of government.) mekanisme, systemmaskin--------maskinerisubst. \/məˈʃiːnərɪ\/1) maskiner, maskinelt utstyr, maskinanlegg2) maskineri, mekanisme3) ( overført) maskineri, apparat4) ( spesielt i klassisk litteratur) overnaturlige innslag (som holder handlingen i gang) -
83 matronly
1) (dignified and calm.) satt og verdig, myndig2) (rather fat: a matronly figure.) matroneaktigadj. \/ˈmeɪtr(ə)nlɪ\/ eller matron-like1) matroneaktig, konete2) satt, verdig -
84 middle
'midl 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) midte2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) liv, midje, beltested2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) midterst, midt-- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of somethingmidten--------sentrumIsubst. \/ˈmɪdl\/1) midt, midte2) liv, midje3) (grammatikk, verbform) medium4) (logikk, også middle term) mellombegrep5) ( sport) forklaring: sentring fra vingen til midtbanen (i fotball)in the middle of i midten av, midt (ute) påmidt under, midt ijeg var midt i lunsjen, jeg holdt på å spise lunsjin the middle of nowhere utenfor allfarvei, langt fra folk, langt ute i bushenknock somebody into the middle of next week slå noen gul og blå, slå noen helseløsIIverb \/ˈmɪdl\/1) plassere i midten2) ( sjøfart) brette på midten3) ( sport) sentre fra vingen til midtbanen (i fotball), slå med midten av balltreet (i cricket)IIIadj. \/ˈmɪdl\/1) midterst, i midten, midtre, midt-2) mellomst, mellom-3) gjennomsnitt-, gjennomsnitts-4) ( språkvitenskap) mellom-, middel- (mellom moderne og eldre versjon av språk)5) (sjøfart, om mast eller seil) midtre, midt-, mellom-6) (grammatikk, om verbform i noen språk) medium (mellom aktiv og passiv)take a middle course gå en middelvei, inngå et kompromiss -
85 mild
1) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) mild, blid2) ((of punishment etc) not severe: a mild sentence.) mild3) ((of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm: a mild spring day.) mild4) ((of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot: a mild curry.) mild; lett-, svak•- mildly- mildnessblid--------mildIsubst. \/maɪld\/( britisk) forklaring: øl med mindre smak av humleIIadj. \/maɪld\/1) mild2) blid, vennlig3) saktmodig4) forsiktig, spak5) lett, svak, mild6) bløt7) (medisinsk, om sykdom) lett, mild, lettere8) (medisinsk, om medisin) med mild virkningdraw it mild ikke overdriv, ta det med ro ikke ta sånn på vei -
86 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) mime2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) mimespill, skuespill uten tale3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mimekunstner2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) oppføre et mimespillIsubst. \/maɪm\/1) mime, pantomime2) ( i antikken) farse, burlesk teater3) ( også mime artist) mimiker, pantomimikerIIverb \/maɪm\/1) mime2) spille pantomime3) parodiere, etterape, imitere -
87 mostly
adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) for det meste, mest, hovedsakeligadv. \/ˈməʊs(t)lɪ\/1) hovedsakelig, mest, for størstedelen, overveiende2) vanligvis, for det meste, som regel -
88 moth
moƟplural - moths; noun1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) nattsvermer2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) møll•- mothball
- moth-eatenmøllsubst. \/mɒθ\/1) ( en av flere insektarter i ordenen Lepidoptera)nattsommerfugl (eldre betegnelse), forklaring: nattaktiv sommerfugl2) ( også clothes moth) mølllike a moth to the flame som en møll mot lysetwhere moth and rust doth corrupt ( bibelsk) hvor møll og rust fortærer -
89 nationalize
verb (to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.) sosialisere, nasjonaliserenasjonalisereverb \/ˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz\/ eller nationalise1) nasjonalisere, sosialisere2) ( om integrering av utlendinger) naturalisere3) gjøre til selvstendig stat -
90 nervous
1) (of the nerves: the nervous system.) nerve-2) (rather afraid: She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady.) nervøsengstelig--------nervøsadj. \/ˈnɜːvəs\/1) nerve-, nervøs2) engstelig, urolig, redd, nervøs3) overspent4) kraftig, sterk5) ( overført) kraftfull, kjernefullnervous about engstelig fornervous of\/about doing something engstelig for å gjøre noe -
91 nervy
adjective (excitable: The horse is rather nervy.) oppfarende, nervøs; frekkadj. \/ˈnɜːvɪ\/1) (over)nervøs2) ( hverdagslig) nerveslitende, som tar på nervene3) (amer., hverdagslig) frekk, uforskammet4) ( oftest poetisk) senete, kraftig, sterk, tøff -
92 or
o:1) (used to show an alternative: Is that your book or is it mine?) eller2) (because if not: Hurry or you'll be late.) ellers•- or soellerIsubst. \/ɔː\/( heraldikk) gull, gult (på våpenskjold)IIprep. \/ɔː\/(gammeldags, om tid) førIIIkonj. \/ɔː\/, trykksvak \/ə\/1) eller2) ellers, for da• hurry up, or (else) you'll be lateskynd deg, ellers kommer du for sent• don't do that, or elseikke gjør det, ellers• don't touch him, or he'll biteikke rør ham, for da biter haneither... or se ➢ either, 3or else ellersor... or ( poetisk for either... or) både... og ( gammeldags for whether... or) enten... elleror rather snarere, rettere sagt, eller snarereor so eller deromkringwhether... or se ➢ whetherIV( gammeldags) før, innen -
93 ordinary
'o:dənəri1) (usual; normal: She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.) vanlig, normal2) (not unusually good etc: Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary.) ordinær, gjennomsnittlig•- out of the ordinaryalminnelig--------ordinær--------sedvanligIsubst. \/ˈɔːdnrɪ\/, \/ˈɔːdɪn(ə)rɪ\/1) ( kirke eller jus) ordinarius (embetsmann, spesielt biskop, med jurisdiksjon innenfor sitt distrikt)2) forklaring: rituale for gudstjeneste eller messe (den faste delen som ikke forandres fra dag til dag)3) ( religion) ritualbok (bok med forskrifter og bønneformularer)4) ( handel) stamaksje5) ( heraldikk) (enklere) heroldsfigurer, (enklere) heraldiske figurer (på våpenskjold)6) ( historisk) fengselsprest (som bistår dødsdømte)7) (om sykler, hovedsaklig amer.) veltepetter8) ( gammeldags) dagens rett, table d'hôte9) ( gammeldags) vertshusabove the ordinary utover det vanlige\/normaleevne\/begavelse\/talent langt utover det vanlige\/normalein ordinary ( om skip) i opplagout of the ordinary utover det vanlige, helt spesielt, usedvanligphysician in ordinary to His\/Her Majestyse ➢ physicianIIadj. \/ˈɔːdnrɪ\/, \/ˈɔːdɪn(ə)rɪ\/1) ordinær, alminnelig, vanlig2) (parlamentarisk, handel) ordinær3) sedvanlig, normal4) jevn, middels, middelmådig5) (jus, religion) forklaring: som utøver makt i kraft av sin stilling eller posisjon (om britiske biskoper eller dommere)in ordinary life se ➢ life -
94 overdo
əuvə'du:past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) overdrive2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) koke/steke for myeoverdrive1) overdrive, gjøre for mye (ut) av, drive for langt2) ( teater) overspille3) ( matlaging) steke\/koke for lenge, steke\/koke for mye, steke\/koke for hardt4) overvurdere kreftene hos, overanstrenge5) ( gammeldags) være overlegen, overgåoverdo it gå for langt, drive det for vidt, overanstrenge seg• don't overdo it!overdo oneself overanstrenge seg -
95 overdrawn
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96 owe
əu(to be in debt to: I owe (him) $10.) skylde- owing- owing toskyldeverb \/əʊ\/1) ( også overført) skylde2) kunne takke for, være takk skyldigjeg har ham å takke for mye \/ jeg skylder ham myeowe allegiance to the king ( høytidelig) være kongen troskap skyldigowe it to oneself to skylde seg selv åowe it to somebody that ha noen å takke for atjeg har deg å takke for at jeg er her \/ jeg kan takke deg for at jeg er herowe somebody a grudge ha et horn i siden til noenowe somebody one ( hverdagslig) skylde noen en tjenesteowe someone a debt of gratitude stå i takknemlighetsgjeld til noenowe someone thanks eller owe thanks to someone være noen takk skyldig -
97 peanut
((also groundnut or monkey nut) a type of nut that looks rather like a pea.) peanøtt, jordnøttpeanøttsubst. \/ˈpiːnʌt\/2) ( snacks) peanøtt3) ( hverdagslig) liten og ubetydelig tingpeanuts (bare) barnemat -
98 peckish
adjective (rather hungry: I feel a bit peckish.) småsultenadj. \/ˈpekɪʃ\/( hverdagslig) sugen, sulten -
99 pedestrian
pi'destriən 1. noun(a person who travels on foot: Three pedestrians were hit by the car.) fotgjenger2. adjective(ordinary; rather boring or unexciting: a pedestrian account.) tørr, uinspirertIsubst. \/pəˈdestrɪən\/1) fotgjenger2) fotturist, turgåerIIadj. \/pəˈdestrɪən\/1) (som går) til fots, fot-, gang-2) beregnet på fotgjengere3) prosaisk, snusfornuftig4) tørr, kjedelig -
100 physician
fi'ziʃən(a doctor who specializes in medical rather than surgical treatment of patients: My doctor sent me to a physician at the hospital.) legedoktor--------legesubst. \/fɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n\/legephysician in ordinary to the king\/queen ( historisk) kongens\/dronningens livlege
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