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1 more
mo:comparative; = manyIadv. \/mɔː\/1) mer, flere• would you like to sleep more?2) ytterligere, mer, tilen gang til\/en tillitt til\/litt mer• what more did he say?3) mer, mest, meste4) dessuten, i tillegg• she's pretty, and more, she's smarthun er pen, og dessuten er hun intelligentall the more eller so much the more så mye mer, desto mer, så mange flereetter hvert som tiden nærmet seg, ble jeg mer og mer nervøs• the more reason for changing \/ the more reason there is to changeand what is more eller and more than that og ikke nok med det, og hva mer erbe more like it være bedre, være noe annetdet var bedre \/ det var noe annetbe more to it than ikke være fullt så enkelt som, være mer ved det ennmore and more mer og mer, flere og flere, stadig mer, stadig fleremore or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad, større eller mindre• we are all alike, more or lesscirka, sånn omtrent ytterligere, til, mer ( som adverb) mer, mest, mestelike more than anything mest\/nærmest likthe more because særlig fordi, så meget mer sommore than flere enn, mer ennneither more nor less verken mer eller mindreno more ikke mer, aldri mer, ikke lenger, heller ikke, like litehan vet veldig lite om det, og jeg vet ikke mer jeg hellerbe no more ikke være mer, være dødno more than ikke mer\/flere ennlike lite somnot any more (than) ikke mer\/flere (enn) aldri mernot more (than) ikke mer (enn)IIdeterm. \/mɔː\/mer, flere• did he ask for more?no more ikke mer, ikke flere, aldri mer• no more war!no more of that nok om det, nå får det være nok (og) dermed bastathe more the merrier jo flere desto bedrethe more... the more... jo... desto...jo mer han får, desto mer vil han ha -
2 than
ðən, ðænconjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) ennennkonj. \/ħæn\/, \/ħən\/, \/ħn\/1) (også prep.) ennjeg vil ikke ha noe annet (enn dette) \/ dette er alt jeg vil ha• it was no other than Mr. Smithdet var ingen annen enn herr Smith \/ det var selveste herr Smith2) enn (det) som, enn3) så• no sooner had we sat down than...vi hadde ikke før satt oss ned så...rather than se ➢ rathersooner than se ➢ sooner -
3 easier said than done
(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) lettere sagt enn gjort -
4 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 -
5 dental
'dentl(of or for the teeth: Regular dental care is essential for healthy teeth.) tann-, dental-Isubst. \/ˈdentl\/( fonetikk) dental, tannlydIIadj. \/ˈdentl\/1) dental-, tann-2) tannlege-3) ( fonetikk) dentaldental hygiene tannhygienedental hygienist tannhygienikerdental nurse tannpleier -
6 favour
'feivə 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) tjeneste2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) velvilje, gunst3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) (gjøre) forskjell4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) gunst, velvilje2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) støtte, stille seg velvillig til- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) yndling, favoritt- in favour of
- in one's favourvelviljeIsubst. \/ˈfeɪvə\/ eller favor1) gunst, yndest, velvilje, anerkjennelse2) gunstbevisning, begunstigelse3) tjeneste• can you do me a favour?4) fortrinn, fordel, favør, gode5) partiskhet, favorisering, proteksjon6) ( gammeldags) utmerkelsestegn, (medlems)emblem, merke, rosett, sløyfe, kokarde, kotiljongask a favour of somebody eller ask somebody a favour be noen om en tjenestebalance in our favour ( handel) i vår favørbe high in someone's favour eller be in high favour with someone eller stand high in someone's favour ha en høy stjerne hos noenbe in favour of være stemt for, være tilhenger av, støtte, være for, like, gå inn forbe in someone's favour tale til fordel for noen, tale til noens fordelbe out of favour (være) i unåde ikke være populær lengreby your favour med Deres tillatelsecome down in favour of eller come down on the side of gå inn for, tale forcome into favour again eller be taken into favour again bli tatt til nåde igjen bli populær igjen, komme til heder og verdighet igjencurry favour with someone fisle for noen, innsmigre seg hos noendistribute one's favour fordele sin gunstdo me a favour! ( også) kutt ut!entreat a favour of a person bønnfalle noen om en tjenestefall out of favour falle i unåde bli upopulær, bli umoderne, gå av motenfind favour eller gain favour bli populær, vinne innpass, vinne gehørfind favour in somebody's eyes eller find favour with somebody finne nåde for noens øynein favour (handel, om vare) etterspurt, populær godkjentin favour of til fordel for i favør avin our favour ( handel) til vår fordel, i vår favør, oss til godelook upon somebody with favour være velvillig innstilt til noenlook upon something with favour se på noe med velvilje, være velvillig innstilt til noelose favour bli upopulærpast favours ( handel) tidligere henvendelserrestore somebody to favour ta noen til nåde igjenreturn to favour eller take into favour again bli tatt til nåde igjen, bli tatt inn i varmen igjen bli populær igjen, bli moderne igjen, få en renessansestand high in somebody's favour eller be high in somebody's favour stå høyt i kurs hos noenthe favour of an answer is requested svar utbestreat with favour eller show favour towards favorisere, gi fordeler (til)under favour of darkness i ly av mørketwin someone's favour få noens anerkjennelse, vinne noens gunstwithout fear of favour eller without favour upartisk, uten favorisering, uten å ta parti for eller imotIIverb \/ˈfeɪvə\/ eller favor1) like, være velvillig innstilt til, støtte2) begunstige, understøtte, oppmuntre3) anbefale, fremlegge (om sak), fremme4) gjøre en tjeneste5) favorisere, foretrekke, ta parti for6) ( hverdagslig) skåne, spare7) lignefavoured støttet, understøttet, begunstiget, favorisertfavour with hedre med, forære, bevilge• will you favour me with an interview?fortune favours the brave ( ordtak) lykken står den tapre bioats favour buyers ( handel) havreprisen er gunstig for kjøpere\/lav nåthe favoured few de få utvalgte, de få begunstigede -
7 liberty
'libəti1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) frihet2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) frihet3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) (ta seg den) frihet (å)•- take the liberty ofsubst. \/ˈlɪbətɪ\/1) frihet2) ( sjøfart) landlovat liberty ledig, ikke opptatt• when will you be at liberty?på frifot, i frihetfri, uhindretgive me liberty or give me death! jeg dør heller enn å miste friheten!set at liberty sette på frifot, sette fri, frigi( om kapital) frigjøretake liberties ta seg frihetervære nærgåendetake the liberty to do something eller take the liberty of doing something ta seg den frihet å gjøre noethis is Liberty Hall ( hverdagslig) her kan du gjøre akkurat hva du vilwhat a liberty! ( hverdagslig) så frekt! -
8 moon
mu:n 1. noun1) (the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun: The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.) måne2) (any of the similar bodies moving round the other planets: the moons of Jupiter.) måne•- moonless- moonbeam
- moonlight 2. verb(to work at a second job, often at night, in addition to one's regular job: He earns so little that he has to moonlight.) jobbe svart- moonlit
- moon about/aroundmåne--------månelys--------måneskinnIsubst. \/muːn\/1) måne2) ( mest poetisk) måned3) (mest poetisk, også) måneskinnchange of the moon månedskiftefull moon fullmåneit's like crying\/asking for the moon eller it's baying the moon det er like vanskelig\/umulig som å hente ned månenthe man in the moon mannen i månennew moon nymåneonce in a blue moon en sjelden gang, aldribe over the moon være i den syvende himmelenpromise somebody the moon (and the stars) love noen gull og grønne skogershoot the moon ( slang) stikke uten å betalethere is a moon eller the moon is out det er måneskinnIIverb \/muːn\/ ( hverdagslig)1) drømme, drive2) vise baken til noenmoon (about\/around) drive dank, (gå omkring og) være giddesløs, vandre drømmende omkring, gå omkring med hodet i skyenemoon away drømme bort tiden, somle bort tidenmoon into each other's eyes stirre drømmende inn i øynene til hverandre -
9 outnumber
(to be more (in number) than: The boys in the class outnumber the girls.) være tallmessig overlegenverb \/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə\/overgå i (an)tall, overlegen i (an)tall, være flere ennbe outnumbered være i mindretalloutnumber somebody være flere enn, være tallmessig overlegne -
10 overrate
əuvə'reit(to think that something is better, stronger, more valuable etc than it really is: Her beauty is overrated.) overvurdereovervurdereverb \/ˌəʊvəˈreɪt\/overvurdere, anslå for høyt -
11 romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romanse, kjærlighetsforhold2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) kjærlighetshistorie/-roman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantikk•- romantic- romantically Isubst. \/rə(ʊ)ˈmæns\/1) romantikk (romantisk stemning), idyll, forskjønnet tilstand2) romanse, kjærlighetsaffære, kjærlighetseventyr, svermeri, forelskelse3) ( litterært) romantisk fortelling, kjærlighetsroman4) ( litterært) ridderroman, eventyrroman5) ( litterært) romanse, forklaring: lite, stemningsfylt dikt6) (poetisk, om musikk) romansethe Arthurian Romances Arthursagnetromance in the air romantikk i luftenIIverb \/rə(ʊ)ˈmæns\/1) fantasere, la fantasien løpe løpsk2) sverme, ha et kjærlighetsforhold til3) ( gammeldags) kurtisereromance about fantasere omromance with ha et kjærlighetsforhold til -
12 Romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) romanse, kjærlighetsforhold2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) kjærlighetshistorie/-roman3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romantikk•- romantic- romantically Isubst. \/rə(ʊ)ˈmæns\/( fellesbetegnelse) de romanske språkthe Romance Languages de romanske språkIIadj. \/rə(ʊ)ˈmæns\/( språk) romansk -
13 secondary
1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) sekundær-, etter-; videregående2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) underordnet, mindreIsubst. \/ˈsek(ə)nd(ə)rɪ\/1) noe sekundært, noe mindre vesentlig2) noe som er en følge av noe annet3) vikar, stedfortreder4) (amer. fotball) spiller i annen forsvarsrekke5) ( kirke) underordnet prest6) ( grammatikk) adledd, tillegg7) ( meteorologi) sekundært lavtrykksområde8) ( meteorologi) sekundær syklon9) ( astronomi) biplanet, satellitt, drabantsecondary feather ( anatomi) flygefjær på en fuglevinges andre leddIIadj. \/ˈsek(ə)nd(ə)rɪ\/1) sekundær, sekundær-, bi- (som følger av noe annet)2) underordnet, andrehånds-, bi-, mindre vesentlig, mindre viktig, uvesentligbe secondary to være mindre viktig ennof secondary importance av underordnet betydningsecondary colour sekundærfargesecondary current sekundærstrømsecondary sexual characteristics eller secondary sexual characters sekundære kjønnskarakterer (trekk som vedrører legemsbygning e.l.) -
14 secondary school
(a school where subjects are taught at a more advanced level than at primary school.) ungdomsskole og videregående skolesubst.ungdomsskole og videregående skole (obligatorisk skole for elever mellom 11 og 16\/18 år) -
15 self-respect
selfri'spekt(respect for oneself and concern for one's reputation: Well-known personalities should have more self-respect than to take part in television advertising.) selvrespektsubst. \/ˌselfrɪˈspekt\/selvrespekt, selvaktelse -
16 sorrow
'sorəu((something which causes) pain of mind or grief: He felt great sorrow when she died.) sorg, bedrøvelse; smerte- sorrowfully
- sorrowfulnesssorgIsubst. \/ˈsɒrəʊ\/sorg, bedrøvelse, beklagelse, bedrøvethet, smerte (bibelsk)drown one's sorrows drukne sine sorgermore in sorrow than in anger mer i sorg enn i sinnesorrow at\/for\/over bedrøvelse overIIverb \/ˈsɒrəʊ\/sørgesorrow at\/for\/over sørge over -
17 usual
'ju:ʒuəl(done, happening etc most often; customary: Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late.) vanlig- usuallysedvanlig--------vanligadj. \/ˈjuːʒʊəl\/vanlig, alminneligas usual som vanlig• can I have a glass of the usual? -
18 have an/the advantage (over)
(to be in a better or more advantageous position (than): As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.) overtak -
19 have an/the advantage (over)
(to be in a better or more advantageous position (than): As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.) overtak -
20 improve on
(to produce something which is better, more useful etc than: I think I can improve on that suggestion.) forbedre (på), pynte på
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