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41 horsehair
noun, adjective ((of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail: The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.) hestehår, mansubst. \/ˈhɔːsheə\/1) tagl, hestetagl, hestehår2) tagl-, hestehårs-horsehair mattress taglmadrass -
42 squirrel
'skwirəl, ]( American) 'skwə:rəl(a type of animal of the rodent family, usually either reddish-brown or grey, with a large bushy tail.) ekornekornIsubst. \/ˈskwɪr(ə)l\/1) ( pattedyr i familien Sciuridae) ekorn2) ekornskinn3) ( hverdagslig) person som hamstrer (ting, mat e.l.)4) (amer., hverdagslig) merkelig person, eksentrisk personIIverb \/ˈskwirəl\/hamstresquirrel around hoppe og danse rundtsquirrel away (amer., hverdagslig) hamstre, lagre, samle, gjemme unna, stue bortsquirrel out of vri seg ut av (en vanskelig situasjon) -
43 frog
froɡ(a small jumping animal, without a tail, that lives on land and in water.) frosk- frogmanfrosk--------paddeIsubst. \/frɒɡ\/froskFrog ( nedsettende) fransk mann\/kvinne, franskmannfrog face ( hverdagslig) tosk, nerd, frosketrynehave a frog in the\/one's throat være hes, ha rusten stemmeIIsubst. \/frɒɡ\/1) ( på uniform) snor, pyntesnor, dusk, galon2) slire (til bajonett) -
44 glow-worm
noun (a kind of beetle whose tail glows in the dark.) sankthansormsubst. \/ˈɡləʊwɜːm\/1) (insekt med lysorganer, særlig i billefamilien Lampyridae) lysbille, ildflue2) ( lysbillearten Lampyris noctiluca) sankthansorm -
45 mermaid
'mə:meidmasculine - merman; noun(an imaginary sea creature with a human body down to the waist and a fish's tail.) havfrue; havmannhavfruesubst. \/ˈmɜːmeɪd\/havfrue -
46 mouse
plural - mice; noun1) (any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields.) mus2) ((computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer.) mus•- mousy- mousehole
- mousetrapmusIsubst. (flertall: mice) \/maʊs\/1) mus2) ( overført) sky og tilbakeholden person3) ( sjøfart) (kabelar)bendsel, mus4) ( slang) blått øye, blåveis5) ( EDB) mus, skjermpilot6) mus, muskel7) (slang, spesielt amer.) søt jenteas quiet as a mouse (så) stille som en mus, musestillea man or a mouse en mann eller en mus• come on! What are you, a man or a mouseIIverb \/maʊz\/1) ( om dyr) fange mus, ta mus2) ( overført) liste, snuse3) ( sjøfart) musemouse about liste seg rundt, snuse rundtmouse out snuse oppmouse over a book (amer.) henge over en bok, studere -
47 peacock
'pi:kokfeminine - peahen; noun(a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers.) påfuglIsubst. \/ˈpiːkɒk\/2) (overført, jålete person) påfugl3) ( sommerfuglarten Inachis io) dagpåfugløyepeacock eye påfugløyeIIverb \/ˈpiːkɒk\/spankulere, sprade -
48 prehensile
(able to take hold of something: Most monkeys have prehensile tails.) gripe-, fang-adj. \/prɪˈhensaɪl\/, amer.: \/prɪˈhensl\/gripe-, gripeevne• as you will see, the monkey has a prehensile tail -
49 scorpion
'sko:piən(an animal of the same class as spiders that has a tail with a sting.) skorpionsubst. \/ˈskɔːpjən\/1) ( edderkoppdyr i ordenen Scorpiones) skorpion2) (poetisk, litterært) piggreim, pisk med metallpigger -
50 stumpy
adjective (being a stump; short and thick like a stump: The cat had a stumpy tail.) stumpet, kort og tykkstubbeteadj. \/ˈstʌmpɪ\/1) kort og tykk, butt2) kort3) stubbethårtust\/hårstubber4) lav -
51 swordtail
noun (a tropical fish of fresh water, the male having a long sword-shaped tail.) sverdfisksubst. \/ˈsɔːdteɪl\/1) ( (akvarie)fiskearten Xiphophorus helleri)sverddrage2) ( leddyr i underklassen Xiphosura) dolkhale, hesteskokrabbe -
52 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) stå/lage i forhold til hverandreEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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53 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) stå/lage i forhold til hverandreEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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54 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) stå/lage i forhold til hverandreEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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55 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) stå/lage i forhold til hverandreEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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