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1 backward
'bækwəd1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) bakoverrettet, tilbake2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) tilbakestående, seint utviklet3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) underutviklet, tilbakestående•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards Iadj. \/ˈbækwəd\/1) baklengs, bakoverrettet2) underutviklet, sent utviklet, lite begavetnot backward in something ikke sjenert når det gjelder noeIIadv. \/ˈbækwəd\/se ➢ backwards -
2 forward
'fo:wəd 1. adjective1) (moving on; advancing: a forward movement.) framover, fremad, videre2) (at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) forrest, fremst2. adverb1) ((also forwards) moving towards the front: A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).) forover, framover2) (to a later time: from this time forward.) framover, i all framtid3. noun((in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position.) forward, løper, spiss4. verb(to send (letters etc) on to another address: I have asked the post office to forward my mail.) etter-/videresendeIsubst. \/ˈfɔːwəd\/( sport) forward, angrepsspiller, spiller i frontlinjenIIverb \/ˈfɔːwəd\/1) videreformidle, ettersende2) sende, formidle, ekspedere3) fremme, hjelpe frem, påskyndeplease forward to eller to be forwarded to ettersendes til, videreformidles tilIIIadj. \/ˈfɔːwəd\/1) fremover, forover, fremlengs2) fremst, forrest, fremskutt3) frekk, freidig, ivrig4) langt fremskreden, tidlig5) tidlig utviklet, fremmelig, veslevoksen6) radikal, progressiv7) ( handel) fremtidig, på levering, termin-a forward look\/glance at et fremadrettet blikk påIVadv. \/ˈfɔːwəd\/, sjøfart: \/ˈfɒrəd\/1) fremover, frem, forover, fremlengs2) fremover i tid• can we bring that meeting forward?3) ( på skip og fly) forutbackward and forward frem og tilbake, hit og ditdate forward postdatereforward march! fremad marsj!forward of (amer.) fremfornot get forwarder ( hverdagslig) ikke komme videre -
3 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) baklengs, bakover, tilbake2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) baklengs3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) baklengs, bakfrabakvendtadv. \/ˈbækwədz\/ eller backwardbak(lengs), bakover, tilbakebackwards and forwards frem og tilbake, hit og ditknow something backwards kunne noe utenat, kunne noe forlengs og baklengslean\/bend\/fall over backwards for someone\/something ( overført) gjøre sitt ytterste for noe(n), gjøre alt for noe(n) -
4 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) kjølvann, motsjø2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) etterdønningsubst. \/ˈbækwɒʃ\/1) tilbakeslag (av bølge), dragsug, motsjø2) kjølvannsstrøm3) luftstrøm4) ( overført) følger, ettervirkninger, etterdønninger -
5 barb
1) (a backward-facing point on an arrowhead, fishing-hook etc.) mothake2) (a hurtful remark.) brodd, sårende bemerkning•- barbed- barbed wirebrodd--------taggIsubst. \/bɑːb\/1) pigg (på piggtråd), mothake (på fiskekrok e.l.)2) ( zoologi) skjegg, skjeggtråd, haketråd (på fisk)3) ( zoologi) (fjær)stråle (på fjær)4) ( overført) spydighet, brodd, snert, stikk5) ( på nonnedrakt e.l.) lintørklebarbs ( veterinærfag) liten utvekst som lett blir betent, spesielt under tungen på hestIIsubst. \/bɑːb\/1) berberhest2) due fra det tidligere Berberiet (likner brevdue)3) ( en av flere arter i fiskeslekten Bardus) barbeIIIverb \/bɑːb\/forsyne med mothaker\/pigger -
6 revamp
verb \/ˌriːˈvæmp\/1) bygge om, reparere2) ( hverdagslig) lappe sammen3) ( hverdagslig) gjøre om, fiffe opp, pynte på, fikse på4) modernisere -
7 slanting
adjective He has backward-slanting writing; slanting eyes.) skrå(nende), skjevskråadj. \/ˈslɑːntɪŋ\/skrånende, skrå, skjev -
8 -ward(s)
wəd(z)in a (certain) direction, as in backward(s), homeward(s)(bak)over, (hjem)over -
9 -ward(s)
wəd(z)in a (certain) direction, as in backward(s), homeward(s)(bak)over, (hjem)over
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