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2 old
əuld1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) gammel2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) gammel3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) gammel4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) avlagt, gammel5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) tidligere, gammel, forhenværende•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old Isubst. \/əʊld\/bare i uttrykkfrom of old fra gammelt av, fra gammel tid(in days\/times) of old i gamle dager, før i tiden, fra gammelt avthe men of old menneskene i gamle dagerIIeldest) \/əʊld\/1) gammel, aldrende2) ( hverdagslig) gammel, god3) gammel, tidligere, forhenværende4) gammel, erfaren5) gammel, utslitt, foreldet, brukt6) gammel-any old how på noen som helst måte på måfå, sjusketany old thing ( hverdagslig) hva som helstas old as the hills så gammel som alle haugergood old...! ( hverdagslig) gode, gamle...!in the old days eller in the days of old i gamle dagerold flame gammel flamme (person man tidligere har vært forelsket i) -
3 prove
pru:v1) (to show to be true or correct: This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?) bevise, bekrefte2) (to turn out, or be found, to be: His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.) vise seg å være•- provenbevise--------forsøke--------godtgjøre--------prøve1) bevise, gi bevis på, godtgjøre2) vise3) ( jus) stadfeste, bekrefte, påvise4) ( spesielt teknikk) prøve, teste5) ( matematikk) etterprøve, gjøre prøve på6) ( gammeldags) prøve7) ( matlaging) få til å ese, få til å gjære, få til å hevethe exception proves the rule unntaket bekrefter regelenprove (to be) vise seg å væreprove a weapon skyte inn et våpenprove a will ( jus) oppnå godkjenning av et testamentprove guilty ( jus) finne skyldig, kjenne skyldigprove oneself vise hva man er god forprove to know about something vise seg å kjenne til noeprove true vise seg å være sant -
4 far
1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) fjernt, langt2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) langt borte/ute/oppe3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mye2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fjern2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bortest, fjernest•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so farfjern--------lang--------langt--------vidIadj. \/fɑː\/1) fjern, langt borte2) fjernest(e), bortest(e), bortre3) langfar out ( hverdagslig) råkul, dritbra• wow, this music is far out man!oj, denne musikken er jo dritbra!( vanskelig) teoretisk, vanskelig, noe som ligger for høyt for enII1) langt, langt borte, fjernt• how far is it from here to London?2) vidt, langt, myeas far as (prep.) (så langt som) til, like til(konj.) så vidt, så langtbe far from (being) være langtfra, være alt annet ennbe far off være helt på jordet, ta feilby far betydelig, i høy grad, mye, langtfar and away i stor grad, absolutt, veldig myefar and near fjern og nærfar and wide høyt og lavt, overalt, vidt omkringfar be it from me to... eller far be it for me to det er absolutt ikke min hensikt å..., jeg vil på ingen måte...far from it langt derifra, tvertom, slett ikkefar gone langt fremskreden, langt på vei alvorlig syk, døden nær, døende helt utmattetfew and far between sjelden, få, langt imellomgo far nå langt, oppnå mye bidra sterkt, rekke langtnot by far ikke på langt nærso far så langt, hittil(in) so far as i den grad, så langt som, i det omfangso far away as så langt unna somso far so good så langt er alt godt -
5 likely
1) (probable: the likely result; It's likely that she'll succeed.) sannsynlig, rimelig2) (looking etc as if it might be good, useful, suitable etc: a likely spot for a picnic; She's the most likely person for the job.) velegnet, passenderimelig--------sannsynlig--------sannsynligvisIadj. \/ˈlaɪklɪ\/1) sannsynlig, trolig, antakelig, rimelig• what is the likeliest time to find him at home?• when is he likely to be at home?2) passende, egnet3) tenkelig, lovende4) (dialekt, amer.) tiltalendelikely for passende forlikely to egnet tilnot bloody likely! ( vulgært) i helvete heller!, nei så søren!, ikke faen!not likely! ( hverdagslig) særlig!, og det tror du!that's a likely story! ( spøkefullt) og den tror du jeg går på? \/ den må du lenger ut på landet medIIadv. \/ˈlaɪklɪ\/høyst sannsynlig, sannsynligvis, trolig, antakelig, etter all sannsynlighetas likely as not etter all sannsynlighet, antakelig, formodentligvery likely høyst sannsynlig -
6 pay
pei 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) betale; utbetale; lønne2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) betale tilbake, gjengjelde3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) straffes, betale4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) lønne/svare seg5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) skjenke, høre (etter); gi (komplimenter)2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) lønn, betaling, gasje- payable- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid tobetale--------gasje--------lønn--------lønningIsubst. \/peɪ\/1) lønn, gasje, hyre (sjøfart)2) betaling, godtgjørelsebe in someone's pay være i tjeneste hos noenfull pay full lønnII1) betale, erlegge, utbetale, stå for• pay your bill!2) innbringe, kaste av seg• his job pays £500 a week3) lønne seg for4) gjengjelde, straffe, unngjelde5) gi, avlegge, skjenke, gjøre• pay me a visit when you're in town, will you?6) lønne seg, være lønnsomtmine foreldre sa alltid at ærlighet lønner seg \/ varer lengst7) ( sjøfart) falle avpay big betale dyrtpay dirt eller hit\/strike dirt ( også overført) ha flaks, skyte gullfuglen, oppdage en gullgruve komme til bunnspay down betale kontant, betale (deler av) summen ved kjøp• you can pay £100 down and the rest by instalmentsnedbetalepay for betale for, gi fordekke kostnadene for, dekke utgiftene til, bekostela svi for, gi igjen for• you'll pay for this!pay money over to someone betale penger til noenpay off betale fullt ut, betale ferdigavmønstre, utbetale lønn og gi avskjed( overført) gi igjen, gi betalt, gi resultater( sjøfart) falle avpay one's entrance (fee) se ➢ entrance, 1pay one's own way betale for seg (selv) være lønnsom, klare segpay out utbetale, foreta utbetaling gi igjen• I'll pay you out for this!(sjøfart, om tau e.l.) gi ut, fire ut, slakke• can you pay out a rope?pay up betale fullt ut, punge utput paid to something ( hverdagslig) sette en stopper for noe, gjøre slutt på noeIII( sjøfart) beke, lapsalvere, tjærebre• pay a seam for me, will you?bek en nat for meg, er du snill
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