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1 defence
di'fens1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) forsvar, vern2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) vern, forsvar3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) forsvar•- the defenceforsvarsubst. \/dɪˈfens\/ eller defense1) forsvar2) ( jus) tilsvar, forsvar, defensorat, forsvarsskrift3) ( sport) forsvar4) beskyttelse5) verndefence counsel ( jus) tilsvardefence mechanism ( psykologi) forsvarsmekanismedefence programme forsvarsprogramdefences ( militærvesen) forsvarsverk (kroppens) forsvarsmekanismein defence of til forsvar forput up a defence forsvare segspeak in someone's defence vitne til noens fordelstand on one's defence forsvare seg -
2 rain
rein 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn(vær)2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) -regn2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne/hagle ned•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rainregn--------regneIsubst. \/reɪn\/regn, regnværen skur av kuler\/kuleregnright as rain ( hverdagslig) prima, i skjønneste ordenrain or shine uansett hva slags vær det blir ( overført) uansett hva som henderrain stopped play ( sport) spillet ble avbrutt av regnIIverb \/reɪn\/1) regne2) (overført, falle som regn) hagle, strømme3) la regne, øse, la haglebe rained off\/out (amer.) innstilles på grunn av regn, regne innethe blows rain (down) (up) on somebody slagene hagler ned over enit never rains but it pours ( ordtak) en ulykke kommer sjelden alene, alt skjer på en gangit's raining buckets ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerit's raining cats and dogs ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerrain gifts (up) on somebody overøse noen med gaver -
3 liable
1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) utsatt for, tilbøyelig til2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) som kan komme til å, like ved, troende til3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.) ansvarlig, erstatningspliktig4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)•ansvarlig--------tilbøyeligadj. \/ˈlaɪəbl\/1) ansvarlig2) forpliktet, pliktig3) mottakelig, disponert, tilbøyelig, utsattcriminally liable ( jus) straffansvarlighold somebody liable for gjøre noen ansvarlig for, holde noen til ansvar forjointly and severally liable ( jus) solidarisk ansvarligbe liable for ha ansvar for være ansvarlig for, hefte for, skylde (penger)• is a man liable for his wife's debts? beliable to (om straff, skatt e.l.) kunne belegges med, kunne ilegges, være pliktig tilvære disponert for, være mottakelig for, være utsatt for, være tilbøyelig tilrisikerekunne, ha lett for (å), bli lettliable to duty tollpliktigliable to tax skattepliktigmake oneself liable to utsette seg for, risikere årule is liable to exceptions ingen regel uten unntak -
4 retain
rə'tein1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) holde på, beholde; bevare; huske2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) holde tilbakeverb \/rɪˈteɪn\/1) beholde, holde på, holde på plass2) holde tilbake3) bibeholde, bevare, opprettholde4) (jus, spesielt om advokat) engasjere5) huske, erindre -
5 impassable
(not able to be passed through or travelled along: The road is impassable because of flooding.) uframkommelig, ufarbaradj. \/ɪmˈpɑːsəbl\/1) ufremkommelig, ufarbar2) uoverstigeligimpassable to ufremkommelig for -
6 crisis
plural - crises; noun1) (a deciding moment or turning-point (especially of an illness): Although she is still very ill, she has passed the crisis.)2) (a time of great danger or difficulty: a crisis such as the recent flooding; You can rely on her in a crisis.)krisesubst. (flertall: crises) \/ˈkraɪsɪs\/, flertall: \/ˈkraɪsiːz\/1) krise2) kritisk punkt3) vendepunktbring things to a crisis bringe saken til et avgjørende punkt -
7 inaccessible
inək'sesəbl(not able to be (easily) approached, reached or obtained: The village is inaccessible by car because of flooding.) utilgjengelig, uoppnåeligutilgjengeligadj. \/ˌɪnækˈsesəbl\/1) utilgjengelig2) ( om person) uimottakelig, utilnærmelig3) uoppnåelig4) ( overført) utilgjengelig, vanskelig tilgjengeliginaccessible to uoppnåelig for
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