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1 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) kreve, fordre2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) kreve2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krav, fordring2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) rift (om), sterk etterspørsel, krav3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) etterspørsel, behov•- on demandbehov--------behøve--------etterspørsel--------fordre--------forlange--------trengeIsubst. \/dɪˈmɑːnd\/1) begjæring, fordring, krav2) etterspørseldemand and supply tilgang og etterspørseldemand for etterspørsel etterin demand etterspurtmake demands on a person stille krav til noenon demand på forespørselIIverb \/dɪˈmɑːnd\/1) forlange, fordre, kreve2) påkreve3) kreve å få vite4) spørre (myndig) etter -
2 heavy
'hevi1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung, solid, massiv2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kraftig, tung, solid4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) (storm)tung6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) tung, vanskelig, trettende7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung(tfordøyelig)8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung, grov, klosset•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather ofalvorlig--------tungIsubst. \/ˈhevɪ\/1) ( teater) skurkerolle2) ( hverdagslig for heavyweight) tungvektheavies ( militærvesen) tungt artilleri, tungt kavaleriIIadj. \/ˈhevɪ\/1) tung, grov, massiv, solid2) ( om tøystoff) tykk, kraftig3) ( militærvesen) tung, tungt (be)væpnet4) stor, vanskelig, høy, omfattende• a heavy loss\/defeat5) sterk, voldsom, kraftig, tett• a heavy blow\/storm6) bratt, dyp, dyp og kraftig, solid• a heavy sound\/voice7) ladet, tynget ned av, fylt, mettet8) (hverdagslig, også heavy with child) gravid9) ( om vin) tung11) tung, ufremkommelig12) tung, klumpet, klosset, treg, tungfør14) ( spesielt teater) alvorlig, verdig15) kjedelig, ensformig, tungt fordøyelig, vanskelig tilgjengelig• a heavy book\/play\/poem16) tung, mørk, dyster17) streng, hard, tung18) besværlig, tung, vanskelig19) tung, nedtrykt, bedrøvet, sørgmodig, sørgelig, nedslående20) søvnig, døsig, sløv, tung (i hodet)be too heavy on somebody ( hverdagslig) være for streng mot noena heavy buyer person som handler mye, storhandlera heavy crop en god avlinga heavy dose en kraftig dosea heavy drinker en som drikker tett, en som har alkoholproblemera heavy eater en storetera heavy fine en høy botheavy guns eller heavy artillery tungt artilleri, grovt artilleria heavy loser person som taper myebe heavy on bruke mye av, forbruke mye avheavy order eller heavy marching order marsjordre med full oppakningheavy rates høye avgifterheavy roads ( også) tungt føreheavy sale dårlig omsetninga heavy smoker en storrøykerheavy traffic tungtrafikk sterk trafikk, mye trafikkthe heavy villain den store skurken, den store kjeltringenheavy with full av, full medheavy with sleep søvndrukkenheavy woollens tykt ullstoffmake heavy weather of ( overført) gjøre mye vesen\/oppstyr avIIIadv. \/ˈhevɪ\/tungt, langsomtbe heavy into something\/someone ( hverdagslig) ha dilla på noe(n), være veldig opptatt av noe(n)lie heavy on hvile tungt på, tyngetime hangs heavy (on my hands) tiden faller meg lang, tiden går så sakte -
3 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 -
4 extravagant
ik'strævəɡənt1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) råflott, ødsel, ekstravagant2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) overdrevet, overspent•- extravaganceadj. \/ɪkˈstrævəɡənt\/, \/ekˈstrævəɡənt\/1) ekstravagant, sløsaktig, overdådig, ødsel, råflott2) (voldsomt) overdreven, urimelig, ublu3) vill, ustyrlighan har en løpsk \/ altfor livlig fantasi -
5 satisfaction
- 'fækʃən1) (the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied: the satisfaction of desires.) tilfredsstillelse2) (pleasure or contentment: Your success gives me great satisfaction.) tilfredshetsubst. \/ˌsætɪsˈfækʃ(ə)n\/1) tilfredsstillelse2) tilfredshet3) oppfyllelse4) ( handel eller jus) oppgjør (av gjeld)5) ( handel eller jus) godtgjørelse, erstatning, kompensasjon, vederlag6) oppreisning, revansje7) ( teologi) soningdemand satisfaction of someone for something kreve oppreisning av noen for noegive satisfaction vekke tilfredshet gjøre fyllest, være tilstrekkeliggive satisfaction to tilfredsstillegive someone satisfaction gi noen oppreisninghave the satisfaction of ha\/føle tilfredsstillelsen ved å, ha tilfredstillelsen av åin satisfaction for ( teologi) til soning avin satisfaction of ( handel eller jus) som godtgjørelse formake satisfaction ( handel eller jus) gi godtgjørelse, gi vederlagsatisfaction at eller satisfaction with fornøyelse ved åto someone's satisfaction til noens tilfredsstillelse, så noen blir fornøyd -
6 steep
I sti:p adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) bratt, steil2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) stiv, ublu, drøy•- steeply II sti:p(to soak thoroughly.) la ligge i bløtbratt--------dyppe--------stivIsubst. \/stiːp\/1) bløt, bløtlegging2) bad, bløtleggingsvæske3) ( bryggeri) støpekar (til maling)put in steep legge i bløtIIsubst. \/stiːp\/( spesielt poetisk) stup, bratt skrentIIIverb \/stiːp\/1) legge i bløt2) (la) stå og trekke3) trekke (ut), vanne ut4) ( om lutefisk) lute (ut)5) dyppe, fukte, bløte (ut)6) ( bryggeri) støpe, støpsette7) ( overført) gjennombløte, gjennomsyresteeped in full av, gjennomsyret avIVadj. \/stiːp\/1) bratt2) ( overført) voldsom, brå, rask3) ( hverdagslig) drøy, urimelig, utrolig, fantastisk• she is telling some steep stories!
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demand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 firm request ADJECTIVE ▪ legitimate, realistic, reasonable ▪ I think your demand for a higher salary is perfectly reasonable. ▪ outrageous, unrealistic … Collocations dictionary
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