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1 nerve-racking
adjective (causing great anxiety or nervousness: a nerve-racking experience.) som går på nervene løsadj. \/ˈnɜːvˌrækɪŋ\/1) nervepirrende, sinnsopprivende, nerveslitende2) enerverende -
2 strain
I 1. strein verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstrenge (seg), stramme, anspenne2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) overanstrenge; vrikke3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) være en tålmodighetsprøve4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sile, filtrere2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) stramming; belastning, påkjenning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) press, overanstrengelse, påkjenning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) forstrekning, forstuing4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) prøvelse, påkjenning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II strein noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rase, -stamme2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) anlegg, element3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) tone, melodibelastning--------forstuing--------låt--------melodi--------raseIsubst. \/streɪn\/1) spenning, tøying, strekk(ing), stramming2) ( teknikk) påkjenning, belastning, trykk3) press, stress, påkjenning, belastning, prøvelse4) utmattelse, overanstrengelse5) ( medisin) forstrekning, vrikking, forstuing6) tone, (sinns)stemning7) stilat full strain ( gammeldags) med stort besværbe a strain on something slite på noe, tære på noebe under severe strain være under sterkt press være utsatt for harde påkjenningerin lofty strains i høystemte ordelagput a great strain on utsette for en stor belastning, sette på en hard prøvestand the strain motstå presset tåle påkjenningenIIsubst. \/streɪn\/1) slekt, ætt, familie2) avstamning, herkomst3) ( biologi) stamme4) ( biologi) rase, sort, art5) anstrøk, trekk, element, tendens, snev6) (arve)anlegg, genIIIverb \/streɪn\/1) anstrenge seg, streve, slite2) overanstrenge, overbelaste3) ( medisin) forstrekke, forstue, vrikke4) spenne, strekke, stramme5) utnytte, dra veksler på6) presse, tøye, gjøre vold på7) overskride8) stille på prøve, prøve9) slite, hale, rykke11) ( ved avføring) trekke sammen musklenestrain (off) sile av, sile bortstrain after anstrenge seg for å få, være ute etter jage etterstrain a point avvike sine prinsipper, gjøre et unntakstrain a point in someone's favour gjøre et (spesielt) unntak for noenstrain at streve med, slite med slite (og dra) inære betenkeligheter vedstrain at a gnat and swallow a camel sile(r) myggen, men sluke(r) kamelenstrain every nerve anstrenge seg til det ytterste, sette alt inn påstrain one's ears lytte spent, spisse ørerstrain oneself anstrenge seg til det ytterste overanstrenge segstrain one's eyes kikke spent, skjerpe blikket (over)anstrenge øynenestrain one's voice snakke så høyt man kan, synge så høyt man kan anstrenge stemmen sin, presse stemmen sinstrain someone to one's bosom trykke noen til sitt bryststrain the law tøye loven (vel langt), tolke loven altfor liberalt -
3 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) slik, sånn3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slik, sånn4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) slik, sånn, så2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) den som; som sådan- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it isslik--------sånndeterm. \/sʌtʃ\/1) slik, sådan, sånn2) ( nedsettende) den slags3) lignende• tea, coffee and such drinkste, kaffe og lignende drikker4) ( i utbrudd) så• such big books!• we had such fun!5) så stor6) det7) i sitt slag8) den slags, sånt noe, sliktand such (like) og denslags, og slik(e), og lignendeas such som sådan(t)i egenskap av, i kraft avno such thing! absolutt ikke!, langt ifra!some such thing noe sånt, noe lignende, noe i den stilensuch a slik en\/ei\/et, slikesuch and such den og den, det og det, de og desuch another en likedan, makensuch a one slik en\/eisuch as sånn som( gammeldags) de som for eksempel, så somkjøretøy, for eksempel bilerslik somdet lille (som)such as it is sånn som det nå er, slik det nå erdu kan få min, selv om den ikke er mye å skryte av• the crowd, such as it was, soon dispersedflokken, liten som den var, spredte seg snart• the food, such as it was, was cheapmaten var ikke mye å skryte av, men den var iallfall billigsuch that slik at -
4 trial
1) (an act of testing or trying; a test: Give the new car a trial; The disaster was a trial of his courage.) prøve(tur), kraft-/styrkeprøve2) (a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law: Their trial will be held next week.) rettssak, rettslig behandling3) (a (source of) trouble or anxiety: My son is a great trial (to me).) prøvelse•- on trial
- trial and errorforsøk--------prøve--------rettssak--------saksubst. \/ˈtraɪ(ə)l\/1) ( jus) rettslig behandling, rettergang, prosess, rettssak, domsforhandling, prosedyre2) prøve, prøving, forsøk, eksperiment3) prøvekjøring, prøvetur, prøving4) prøvelse5) ( sport) uttakingskamp, forsøk, trial (ofte i motorsport og hesteveddeløp)by (the method of) trial and error ved prøve- og feilemetoden, ved prøving og feiling, ved å prøve seg fremby way of trial forsøksvisa fair trial sjanse rettferdig retterganggive someone a (fair) trial gi noen en sjanse (til å vise hva hun\/han duger til)• give her a fair trial!la noen få en rettferdig rettergang sette noen på prøvegive something a (fair) trial prøve noe (skikkelig) (og se hva det duger til)move for a new trial begjære gjenopptagelse av en sak, ankeon trial på prøvebe on trial være tiltalt, stå for rettenput someone on trial eller bring someone to trial stille noen for rettenput to (the) trial eller subject to (the) trial sette på prøve, underkaste en prøvestand trial stå for retten, være stilt for retten, være tiltaltstand the trial bestå prøventrial and error prøving og feilingtrial by combat ( historisk) avgjørelse gjennom tvekamptrial by jury rettergang overfor en jury, juryprosesstrial of patience tålmodighetsprøvetrial of strength styrkeprøvetrials and tribulations ( hverdagslig) prøvelser• among all her trials and tribulations, I think that was her toughest one -
5 fear
fiə 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) frykt, redsel, skrekk2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) frykte, være redd2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) frykte, være redd, beklage•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear offrykt--------frykte--------støkkIsubst. \/fɪə\/1) frykt, redsel, skrekk2) (bange) anelser, engstelse, frykt, uro, bekymring3) grunn til frykt, fare4) ( gammeldags) ærefrykt, ærbødighetbe in fear of eller stand in fear of frykte (for), være redd for, i frykt forfear of frykt forfear of God Gudsfryktfor fear of av frykt for for ikke åav frykt for å såre ham, for ikke å såre hamfor fear that eller for fear lest av frykt for at for at... ikkein fear and trembling med frykt og beven, skjelvende av skrekkno fear det er ingen fare, det er ikke troligno fear! aldri i livet!, ikke tale om!, ingen fare!play on somebody's fears spille på noens frykt, utnytte noens fryktput the fear of God in(to) someone sette skrekk i noenunreasoning fear panisk skrekkwithout fear or favour uten å gjøre forskjell til noen kant, upartiskIIverb \/fɪə\/1) frykte (for), være redd (for)2) frykte, mistenke, tvile3) nølefear lest ( gammeldags) frykte atnever fear! vær ikke redd!, det er ingen fare!• he will come, never fear!han kommer nok, vær ikke redd (for det)! -
6 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 -
7 profound
1) (deep: profound sleep.) dyp2) (showing great knowledge or understanding: a profound remark.) inngående, dypsindig, inderlig•- profundity Isubst. \/prəˈfaʊnd\/( poetisk) dypIIadj. \/prəˈfaʊnd\/1) dyp2) dypsindig3) grundig, dyptgående, inngående4) inderlig, intens, dyp5) uutgrunnelig -
8 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) vanskelighet, problem, bryderi2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) uro, bråk3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) (-)plage, (-)sykdom, skavank2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) bekymre, uroe2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) bry en med, uleilige3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) bry seg med, ta seg tid til•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemakerbekymre--------bekymring--------bråk--------larm--------oppstuss--------oppstyr--------problem--------ståkIsubst. \/ˈtrʌbl\/1) uro, bekymring, engstelse2) besvær, møye, bry, bryderi, strev, anstrengelse, uleilighet3) vanskelighet(er), problem(er)4) krangel, bråk5) knipe, vansker, vanskeligheter6) problem, kinkighet• what's the trouble?7) motgang, ulykke, sorg8) besværligheter, mas, plage, hodebry9) ubehag(eligheter), trøbbel, kluss10) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) utenomekteskapelig graviditet11) sykdom, skade, problem, plage, besvær12) uro, urolighet(er)ask for trouble ( hverdagslig) rote seg opp i noe, lage vanskeligheter for seg selv, utfordre skjebnen ( hverdagslig) være ute etter bråk, lage bråkfor (all) one's trouble (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) som takk for alt en har gjort• for all my trouble, I got suspended for a weeksom takk for alt jeg hadde gjort, ble jeg utvist i en ukeget into trouble komme i knipe, komme i vanskeligheter, få problemer komme i konflikt med politiet ( hverdagslig) bli på tjukken, bli ufrivillig gravidget someone into trouble lage vanskeligheter for noen ( hverdagslig) sette noen fast ( hverdagslig) gjøre noen gravidgive someone trouble volde noen sorg gi noen problemer volde noen besvær, uleilige noengo to the trouble of doing something eller give oneself the trouble of doing something eller take the trouble of doing something gjøre seg mye bry med noe, gjøre seg umak med noein a time of trouble i nødens stundbe in trouble være i knipe, være ille ute, ha problemer, ha kommet galt av sted ( hverdagslig) være i konflikt med politietlook for trouble ( hverdagslig) rote seg opp i noe, lage vanskeligheter for seg selv, utfordre skjebnen ( hverdagslig) være ute etter bråk, lage bråk uroe seg unødigmake trouble lage vanskeligheter, lage bråkmeet trouble halfway ta bekymringene på forskuddno trouble at all! ingen årsak!, bare hyggelig!put someone to trouble volde noen besvær, være til bryderi for noentake the trouble to gjøre seg umak å..., ta seg bryet å...trouble and strife (britisk, rimslang for wife) kone, kjerringa trouble shared is a trouble halved felles skjebne er felles trøsttroubles never come singly en ulykke kommer sjelden aleneIIverb \/ˈtrʌbl\/1) uroe, gjøre urolig, bekymredet som bekymrer meg, er at jeg ikke kan gjøre det2) besvære, bry, uleilige, plage3) være til besvær for, volde besvær, volde bryderi4) ( gammeldags og poetisk) uroe, gjøre urolig, bringe uro i, røre opp5) ( gammeldags) forstyrre, avbryte, hindredon't trouble to... du behøver ikke..., du kan spare deg bryet å...trouble about something gjøre seg besvær med noe, uleilige seg med noe ( også trouble over something) uroe seg over noe, bekymre seg for noebe troubled by bli uroet av, bli urolig avbe troubled in something bli forstyrret i noe, bli avbrutt i noe, bli hindret i noebe troubled with plages av, lide avtrouble (someone) for be (noen) om• may I trouble you for a cigarette?trouble oneself uroe seg, bekymre seg gjøre seg besvær, gjøre seg umaktrouble one's head about something bry hjernen sin med noetrouble (someone) to be (noen) om at
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