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1 almost
'o:lməust(nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) nestennestenadv. \/ˈɔːlməʊst\/nesten, så godt som -
2 as good as
(almost: The job's as good as done.) så godt som -
3 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) nesten, nærmere -
4 next to nothing
(almost nothing: The child was wearing next to nothing.) nesten ingenting -
5 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) nesten, en hårsbredd fra, nær ved -
6 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) nesten ingen/aldri2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) knapt, nesten ikke, snaut3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) neppeneppeadv. \/ˈhɑːdlɪ\/1) knapt, neppe, nesten ikke, snaut, så vidt2) med besvær, surt ervervet, surt fortjent3) hardt, strengthardly anybody knapt noen, nesten ingenhardly ever nesten aldri -
7 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) ha det på tungenEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > be on the tip of one's tongue
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8 amount
1. verb( with to)1) (to add up to: The bill amounted to $15.) beløpe seg til, komme på2) (to be equal to: Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.) være jevngodt med/det samme som, bety2. noun(a quantity, especially of money: a large amount of money in the bank.) sum, beløpbeløp--------mengde--------sumIsubst. \/əˈmaʊnt\/1) beløp, (slutt)sum• she bought furniture to the amount of £20002) mengde, masse, kvantitetdet (ekstra) bryderiet dette medfører\/medførte3) omfang, innhold, verdi• the amount of her remarks was that...budskapet hennes var egentlig at...any amount hvor lenge som helst, så mye som muligany amount of en mengde, en masse (med), massevis, haugevisno amount of uansett hvor mye, ingentingIIverb \/əˈmaʊnt\/bare i uttrykkamount to beløpe seg til, bli (til sammen)• the bill amounted to £100komme opp i, dreie seg om( overført) være det samme som, innebære, betyvære verdbli -
9 anthracite
(a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames.) antrasittsubst. \/ˈænθrəsaɪt\/1) ( energi- og kjemiteknikk) antrasitt2) antrasittgrått -
10 biblical
adjective ((often with capital) of or like the Bible: biblical references.) bibelsk, bibel-adj. \/ˈbɪblɪk(ə)l\/bibelsk, bibel- -
11 Black Friday
subst.1) ulykkesdag (som finner sted på en fredag)2) langfredag3) ( økonomisk) nedtur4) børskrakk -
12 desperate
'despərət1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) vill etter, desperat2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) drevet til det ytterste, desperat, fortvilet3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desperat, fortvilet•- desperationdesperatadj. \/ˈdesp(ə)rət\/1) desperat, fortvilet, drevet til det ytterste2) fra seg, vill, hensynsløs, hodeløs3) håpløs4) ( hverdagslig) desperat, forferdeligdesperate diseases must have desperate remedies ondt skal ondt fordrive -
13 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) dø, omkomme2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) (for)svinne, slokne, dø ut3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) være sugen på, lengte etter•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) pregestempelIII see dicedø--------terningIsubst. (flertall i betydning 1:e, flertall i betydning 2, 3 og 4: dies) \/daɪ\/1) terning2) ( arkitektur) sokkel, fot3) pregestempel, myntstempel, papirstempel4) matrise, form, stansejern, presse5) ( mekanikk) gjengeskjæreras straight as a die tvers igjennom hederligdies and taps ( mekanikk) snittverktøythe die is cast terningen er kastetIIverb \/daɪ\/1) dø2) ( også overført) avgå ved døden, omkomme3) stupe, falle4) dø ut, dø hen, visne hen, stilne (av), slukne5) omkomme, forulykke6) opphøre (å eksistere)7) slutte å fungere, stoppe8) glemmes, bli glemtbe dying for ønske noe veldig sterktdie back (om plante, e.l.) visne ned (til roten)die down\/away dø bort, slukne, avta (om plante, e.l.) visne ned (til roten)die for gå i døden for, dø fordie hard selge seg dyrt, ikke gi seg, være seiglivetdie in harness dø før pensjonsalderendie off dø én etter én, dø bortdie on one's feet ( hverdagslig) dø brått, dø for tidligdie on someone (hverdagslig, om tekniske ting) slutte å funke, dø• help, my computer just died on me!hjelp, datamaskinen min sluttet nettopp å funke( hverdagslig) sovne i andres selskap dø fra noendie on the vine tidlig vise seg å være mislykketdie out dø utnever say die gi aldri opp, man skal aldri si aldrito die for ( hverdagslig) dødsgod, dødsbra, til å dø for, utrolig god, utrolig bra• mmm, this ice cream really is to die for!mmm, denne isen er virkelig dødsgod! -
14 directly
1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) direkte, straks, med en gang2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) om et øyeblikk, strakslike--------rett--------straksIadv. \/dɪˈrektlɪ\/, \/dəˈrektlɪ\/, \/daɪˈrektlɪ\/, hverdagslig: \/ˈdreklɪ\/1) direkte, uten stopp, uhindret2) ( uten mellomledd) direkte3) umiddelbart, straks4) rett på sak, åpent5) ( gammeldags) snartIIkonj. \/dɪˈrektlɪ\/, \/dəˈrektlɪ\/, \/daɪˈrektlɪ\/, hverdagslig: \/ˈdreklɪ\/så snart som, så fort -
15 ebony
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16 equator
i'kweitə((with the) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles: Singapore is almost on the equator.) ekvatorekvatorsubst. \/ɪˈkweɪtə\/1) ( geografi) ekvator2) (astronomi, også celestial equator) himmelens ekvator -
17 eradicate
(to get rid of completely: Smallpox has almost been eradicated.) utrydde helt, rykke opp med rotautryddeverb \/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt\/1) utslette, utrydde, bekjempe, få bukt med2) rykke opp med roten -
18 extinct
ik'stiŋkt1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) utdødd2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) utslokt•adj. \/ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t\/, \/ekˈstɪŋ(k)t\/1) sluknet, utslukket, utdødd, ute2) utdødd, død, som ikke lenger finnes3) avskaffet, opphevetbecome extinct dø ut, utslukne -
19 false
fo:ls1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) falsk, feilaktig, usann2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) uekte, falsk3) (artificial: false teeth.) kunstig, falsk4) (not loyal: false friends.) falsk, svikefull, bedragersk•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false startfalsk--------uekte--------usannIadj. \/fɔːls\/, \/fɒls\/1) falsk, usann, feilaktig, uriktig, ubegrunnet2) falsk, bedragersk, løgnaktig, utro, hyklersk3) falsk, uekte, forfalsket4) løs-, skinn-, falskskuffen har falsk bunn, skuffen har dobbel bunnkatten gjorde et skinnangrep mot skjæra som var nesten like stor som ham selv5) falsk, illusorisk6) ( foranstilt) forklaring: brukt i navn på planter, dyr og edelsteiner som har en overfladisk likhet med det genuine objektetbe false to one's word ikke stå ved sitt ord, svikte sitt løftefalse imprisonment urettmessig frihetsberøvelsefalse scent villsporfalse start tjuvstart komme galt utfalse step feiltrinn( overført) feiltrinn, fadese, uklok handlingfalse to utro motgive false witness ( jus) vitne falskput somebody in a false position sette noen i en uheldig stillingsail under false colours ( også overført) seile under falskt flaggIIadv. \/fɔːls\/, \/fɒls\/bare i uttrykkplay false spille falsktplay somebody false bedra noen -
20 frenzy
'frenziplural - frenzies; noun(a state of great excitement, fear etc: She waited in a frenzy of anxiety.)- frenzied- frenziedlyvanviddsubst. \/ˈfrenzɪ\/1) (utbrudd av) raseri, sinne2) vanvidd, (anfall av) galskapin a frenzy of something i et anfall av noe
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