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1 undertaking
1) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.) foretakende, oppgave2) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) forpliktelse, løftesubst. i betydning 2 \/ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ\/, i bet. 3 \/ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ\/1) foretagende2) forpliktelse, garanti, (bindende) tilsagn, løfte3) det å drive begravelsesbyrå, det å ha begravelsesbyråon an\/the undertaking that mot løfte om -
2 adventure
əd'ven ə(a bold or exciting undertaking or experience: He wrote a book about his adventures in the Antarctic.) spennende opplevelse, eventyr, vågestykke- adventurous
- adventurouslyeventyrIsubst. \/ədˈventʃə\/1) eventyr, vågestykke2) spenning, opplevelse3) ( handel) forretningsforetak, spekulasjon, risikoadventure playground forklaring: lekeplass med mulighet for mange aktiviteterIIverb \/ədˈventʃə\/( gammeldags) våge, risikereadventure into våge seg ut på -
3 join
‹oin 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) knytte/skjøte sammen, forbinde med2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) knytte sammen3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) bli medlem av, melde seg inn i4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) møte, flyte/renne sammen5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slutte seg til2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) skjøt, sammenføyning- join hands
- join in
- join upforbindeIsubst. \/dʒɔɪn\/sammenføyning, skjøtIIverb \/dʒɔɪn\/1) forene(s), forbinde(s), skjøte, føye sammen, slutte seg sammen2) bli medlem av, melde seg inn i, slutte seg til• won't you join us?3) ( om elv(er)) munne ut i, flyte sammen4) ( hverdagslig) grense til (hverandre), ligge inntil (hverandre)join a ship ta hyre gå ombordjoin battle innlede slag, gå til kamp, ta opp kampenjoin efforts forene krefterjoin forces se ➢ force, 1join hands ta hverandre i hånden samarbeidejoin hands with gjøre felles sak med, forene seg medjoin in være med, bli med (i\/på), delta (i\/på)synge med, spille medjoin rank innta sin plass i geleddetjoin together føye sammen, sette sammen, forene, samlejoin two persons in marriage vie to menneskerjoin up verve seg (til det militære) -
4 man-sized
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5 mastermind
noun (the person planning and controlling an undertaking or scheme: He was the mastermind behind the scheme.) hjernen (bak), strategIsubst. \/ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd\/overlegen intelligenshave a mastermind være svært intelligentbe the mastermind behind something være hjernen bak noeIIverb \/ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd\/1) lede, dirigere2) være hjernen bak, planlegge -
6 stake
steik I noun(a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) påle, staur, stolpeII 1. noun(a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) innsats2. verb(to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) satse penger på, risikere- at stakeinnsats--------påle--------stake--------staur--------veddemålIsubst. \/steɪk\/1) påle, stolpe, stake, staur, stolpe2) plantepinne3) pinne brukt i kurvfletting4) ( historisk) påle (som den som skulle brennes på bålet ble bundet til)5) ( for metallarbeid) ambolt6) ( golf) stake, merkestakepull up stakes ( hverdagslig) bryte opp, skifte bopelIIsubst. \/steɪk\/1) innsats (spesielt i form av penger)2) interesse, (eier)andel3) ( mormonsk) kirkelig distriktbe at stake stå på spillplay for high stakes spille høytput something at stake sette noe på spillstakes ( spesielt ved hesteveddeløp) prispenger, premie premieløpIIIverb \/steɪk\/1) tjore, feste til en påle2) støtte med en pinne, binde opp3) merke av, stikke ut (med staurer eller påler)4) hegne inn (med staurer eller påler)stake a claim gjøre krav på noestake out sette under overvåkning sette til å overvåkeIVverb \/steɪk\/1) satse, risikere, sette på spill, våge2) vedde, satse penger3) (amer., hverdagslig) støtte (økonomisk)stake someone to something by noen på noe -
7 undertake
past tense - undertook; verb1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) påta seg2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) forplikte seg til•- undertakingforetaverb ( undertook - undertaken) \/ˌʌndəˈteɪk\/1) foreta, sette i gang, begynne, forsøke seg på2) påta seg, motta• will you undertake the task?3) forplikte seg til, garantere, love, forsikre4) ( hverdagslig) besørge begravelser, arbeide i begravelsesbyråundertake for ( gammeldags) kausjonere for, svare forundertake to do something forplikte seg til å gjøre noe -
8 venture
'ven ə 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) vågestykke, satsing, eventyr2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) våge/driste seg2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) tillate seg, driste seg til3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) våge, satse, risikerespekulasjon--------vågeIsubst. \/ˈventʃə\/1) vågestykke, dristig foretagende, også risiko2) ( handel) spekulasjon, spekulasjonsforetagende, (handels)foretagende (spesielt som er forbundet med risiko)3) slumpetreff, tilfeldighet, tilfelle4) ( overført) noe man forsøker seg på, forsøk5) innsats, det som satses, det som settes på spill6) ( sjelden) eventyr, bragdat a venture på lykke og fromme, på måfåIIverb1) våge, risikere, satse, sette på spill2) driste seg, våge segnothing venture, nothing gain eller nothing venture, nothing have eller nothing venture, nothing win den som intet våger, intet vinnerventure at forsøke seg på, innlate seg påventure on våge seg ut på, våge seg inn iventure to driste seg til, tillate seg å, ta seg den frihet å, våge
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