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1 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) (få) både i pose og sekk -
2 the best part of
(most of; nearly (all of): I've read the best part of two hundred books on the subject.) størstedelen, mesteparten -
3 for the best
(intended to have the best results possible: We don't want to send the child away to school but we're doing it for the best.) til det beste; til ens beste -
4 get the best of
(to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc): He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument.) klare seg best -
5 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) få det beste ut av noe -
6 make the best of a bad job
(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) gjøre det beste ut av (noe) -
7 hope for the best
(to hope that something will succeed, that nothing bad will happen etc.) håpe på det beste -
8 best
best 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) best2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) best3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) overgå, beseire- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it Isubst. \/best\/1) best, finest2) fordel3) beste klær, finklær4) ( sport) rekord, bestenoteringall the best ha det så bra, lykke til, mange hilsenerat best i beste fallat one's best på sitt beste, som best, i storformbest of all aller best, det aller bestebe best of friends være bestevennerdo one's very best gjøre så godt man kan, gjøre sitt aller bestefor the best i beste hensikt med det beste resultatget six of the best ( hverdagslig) få seks slag, få julingget\/have the best of someone få overtaket på noenbe in the best of health være i toppform, være ved god helselook one's best se godt utmake the best of something gjøre det beste ut av noe, få mest mulig ut av noebe one of the best være hyggelig, være grepahan er en hyggelig kar \/ han er en grepa karto the best of one's ability etter beste evne, så godt man kanto the best of one's knowledge såvidt man vetIIverb \/best\/1) overvinne, slå2) overgå3) få overtaket overIIIadj. \/best\/bestbest part of det meste av, størsteparten avput one's best foot forward gjøre sitt besteIVadv. \/best\/mest, størst, høyestsomebody had best do something det er best at noen gjør noe, noen bør gjøre noe, noen må gjøre noe -
9 the
ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...den--------det--------joIdeterm. foran konsonant, ubetont: \/ħə\/, \/ħ\/, vokallyd, betont: \/ħɪ\/, i betydning 10: \/ħiː\/1) ( svarer til bestemt form) -en (hankjønn), -a (hunkjønn), -et (intetkjønn), -ene (flertall)2) ( med bestemt form av substantiv) den, det, de• can you see the old man?3) ( med substantivert adjektiv) den, det, dede holdt en gudstjeneste til minne om den\/de døde• which river is the deepest?4) ( som eiendomspronomen) min5) ( i of-setninger)6) ( i retningsuttrykk)7) (the foran egennavn)8) en, et• he bought a car to the amount of £20009) per• they cost £10 the piecede koster £10 per stykk \/ de koster £10 stykket• are you the Mary Lewis?er du den kjente\/berømte Mary Lewis?han forklarete årsaken, men ikke den virkelige årsaken• the wretch!• the idiots!IIadv. foraonsonantlyd: \/ħə\/ eller \/ħ\/, foran vokallyd: \/ħɪ\/1) jo..., desto, jo..., jojo før du går til sengs, jo bedre vil du føle deg2) destoall the better desto bedrenone the wiser ikke (stort) klokerethe sooner the better jo før, jo bedre -
10 best man
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11 next best
(the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc: I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place.) nest best/størst/eldst -
12 second-best
noun, adjective (next after the best; not the best: She wore her second-best hat; I want your best work - your second-best is not good enough.) nest bestIsubst. \/ˌsek(ə)n(d)ˈbest\/nest beste mulighet, nest beste alternativ, nest beste resultatIIadj. \/ˌsek(ə)n(d)ˈbest\/, foranstilt: \/ˈsek(ə)n(d)best\/nest bestIIIadv. \/ˌsek(ə)n(d)ˈbest\/, foranstilt: \/ˈsek(ə)n(d)best\/nest besthun trakk det korteste strået \/ hun tapte -
13 Sunday best/clothes
(the smart garments that a person wears for special occasions.) søndagsklær, finpuss -
14 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) være den tapende part -
15 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) velte planene, stikke kjepper i hjulene -
16 biggest
(the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc: I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place.) nest best/størst/eldst -
17 oldest etc
(the one immediately after the best, biggest, oldest etc: I can't go to Paris so London is the next best place.) nest best/størst/eldst -
18 pick
I 1. pik verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velge/plukke ut2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plukke; sanke, høste3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) løfte/ta opp4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dirke opp (en lås)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) valg2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) kremen, det beste, toppen•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II pik noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hakkehakke--------plukke--------sankeIsubst. \/pɪk\/1) det å velge, retten til å velge2) (spesielt amer.) valg (en\/noe som er utvalgt)have one's pick få velge (etter behag)take your pick det er bare å velge, ta ut det du vil haIIsubst. \/pɪk\/1) spisshakke, ishakke2) ( veving) skudd3) ( gruvedrift) hakke4) ( musikk) plekterIIIverb \/pɪk\/1) plukke(s), sanke(s), høste(s)2) pille, plukke, pirke3) velge ut, plukke ut4) hakke (opp), lage et hull (med en hakke)5) rense, plukke6) klimpre på7) stjele innholdet i (lomme, veske e.l.)pick a fight\/quarrel provosere frem en slåsskamp\/krangelpick and choose velge og vrakepick at one's food plukke i maten, spise litepick at something plukke på noepick off plukke (bort), plukke av skyte ned (en etter en), fjerne (en etter en)(amer. fotball, også interception) å snappe ballen fra motstanderenpick oneself up (etter fall, også overført) reise seg, komme seg på benapick on somebody plage noen, kritisere noen for småfeilpick out velge (ut), plukke ut peke ut, kjenne igjen få fram, forsøke å finnepick over rense, gå gjennom, sorterepick somebody off skyte noen ned (med omhyggelig sikte)pick somebody's brain(s) spørre en velinformert person om informasjon eller rådpick somebody to pieces kritisere noen nådeløstpick somebody up hente noen med kjøretøy, ta noen med i kjøretøy( hverdagslig) arrestere noen ( hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen (i håp om et amorøst eventyr)pick somebody up on something påpeke en feil i noe som noen har sagt• the teacher said Lusaka was in Kenya, but we picked her up on that one straight awaypick something off plukke noe av\/bortpick something to pieces plukke noe i fillerpick up plukke opp, ta opp, løfteta av telefonrøret \/ svare telefonenkomme over, finne, få tak igjenvinne, få tilbake, gjenopptakomme seg (på bena), bli frisk, bli bedrelære, få med seg, tilegne seg (uten videre strev)• where did you pick up your Irish intonation?hvor lærte du å bruke irsk tonefall? fange inn, oppfatte, få innhakke opp, hakke i stykkerpick up with somebody ( hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen -
19 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) en, et; ett(all)2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) ettårsalder2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) den(ne)/det(te); den/det røde osv.2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) en, man3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) en2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) ett (år gammel)3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) som én, av samme mening•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) ettårs-, ettårig- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two Isubst. \/wʌn\/1) ettall2) ener3) enhetby ones en og en, en av gangenby ones and twos enkeltvis og to av gangen, en og en og to og tonever a one ( hverdagslig) ikke en eneste enyou are a one! ( hverdagslig) du er en fin en!IIdeterm. \/wʌn\/1) en, et, ett2) eneste3) den ene, det ene4) (en og) sammeat one enige, i harmoniat one with i ett medbe all one to somebody være det samme for noen, komme ut på ett for noenbecome one bli ettbe one of være en av, høre tilbe one with være ett med, høre sammen med være enig medfor one for noens vedkommende, hva noen angårfor one thing for det første, først og fremst for eksempelget something in one ( hverdagslig) greie noe ved første forsøk gjette riktig med det samme(all) in one (alt) i ett i forening, i samstemmighet til sammen i en og samme personnot one ikke en eneste enone after another eller one after the other den ene etter den andre, etter hverandreone and a half en og en halv, halvannenone and all hver eneste en, alle sammen, alle som enone and another både den ene og den andrethe one and only...! den\/det eneste ene...!, den uforlignelige!one at a time eller one at the time en og en, en av gangenone by one en og en, en av gangen den ene etter den andreone half of halvparten av, halvdelen avone or other den ene eller den andre, en eller annenone or the other en av delene, ett av to• marry her or leave her, one or the otherone or two et par (stykker), to-tre (stykker)(the) one... the other (det) ene.. det andre, en... en annen, den første... den nesteone thing and\/with another det ene med det andreone with another det ene med det andre i gjennomsnitt, stort setttell (the) one from the other skjelne det ene fra det andre, skjelne noe fra hverandreIIIpron. \/wʌn\/1) man, en2) ( refleksiv) seg3) en (viss)• one Mr. John Smith4) en, noen, noe, den• where is my umbrella? - you didn't bring one• he is not a great man, but he hopes to become onehan er ingen stor mann, men han håper på å bli det5) (etter adjektiv og som adjektiv brukt som substantiv, ofte uten tilsvarende i norsk) en, (som) sådan• take the red box, not the black oneta den røde boksen, ikke den svarte• do you want hard pears or soft ones?• pick me out a good one!• give me some good ones!han var en soldat, og en tapper sådanbe one for something å like, å være glad iget one on the jaw ( hverdagslig) få seg en på tyggaget something in one lykkes med noe på første forsøkhave one on me! ta en drink, jeg spanderer!lay about one slå om segthe little one den lillelittle ones smårollinger, små, ungermy dear ones mine kjæreone's ens, sin, sitt, sineone too many en (alkoholholdig drink) for mye• the party was good, but I had one too many, I'm afraidfesten var bra, men jeg er redd jeg drakk for myethat one den derthat was one for you! ett poeng til deg! den satt!that was one on you! der fikk du!, den var myntet på deg!which one hvilken• which ones do you like? -
20 cream
kri:m 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) fløte2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) -krem, fløte-3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) kremen (av), toppen (av)4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) kremfarge(t)2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) røre sammen, røre hvitt2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumme (av fløten)3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) plukke ut•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartarfløte--------kremIsubst. \/kriːm\/1) fløte2) krem (som dessert og kakefyll)3) suppe tilsatt fløte4) krem (for hud, sko e.l.)5) ( overført) krem, de(n) aller beste6) krem(farge)7) cream (kvalitetsbetegnelse for whisky og sherry)be the cream of the crop stå på toppen, være den fremste\/bestecream of tomato soup klar tomatsuppeIIverb \/kriːm\/1) ( smør og sukker e.l.) røre hvitt2) ha fløte i, tilberede med fløte, (fløte)stue3) forklaring: smøre inn med (hud)krem4) sette fløte, danne fløte5) skumme (fløten av)6) ( slang) rundjule, slå sønder og sammen7) (amer., hverdagslig) mose, slå ettertrykkelig i en konkurranse• did we beat them? no, we creamed them!8) ( slang) sprute (ejakulere)cream (off) ta ut det beste avIIIadj. \/kriːm\/kremfarget, fløtefarget, gulhvit
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