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1 decrease
1. di'kri:s verb(to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) gå ned, avta, minskes2. 'di:kri:s noun(a growing less: a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.) nedgang, reduksjonnedgang--------reduksjon--------redusereIsubst. \/ˈdiːkriːs\/, \/dɪˈkriːs\/minsking, forminskning, avtaking, nedgangon the decrease i nedgang, på returIIverb \/dɪˈkriːs\/1) minske, forminske, avta2) minskes, forminskes3) ( strikking) felle -
2 of
əv1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) av2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) fra, etter3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) av4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) av5) (showing: a picture of my father.) av6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) av7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) med, à8) (about: an account of his work.) om9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) med, av10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) av, fra11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) fra-, av12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) av13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) med, av14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) på, føromprep. \/ɒv\/, trykksvakəv\/ eller \/v\/, foran ubetont konsonant: \/f\/1) ( om forholdet mellom en del og en helhet) av, fra2) (etter et tall eller bestemmelsesfaktor, av og til uten oversettelse til norsk) med, om, av, blant• would you like a cup of tea?3) ( om retning eller sted) fra, for• have you met Professor Smith of Cambridge?4) ( om forbindelsen mellom to enheter eller eiendomsforhold) med, i, av, etter, fra, forhan er en romanforfatter fra det 18. århundre5) ( om forholdet mellom et abstrakt begrep og et etterfølgende objekt) fra, for, av, i, på• in the opinion of the teachers, this is wrong6) (om forholdet mellom et verb og et etterfølgende objekt der verbet uttrykker en mental eller abstrakt tilstand) fra, etter, om, på• just think of the consequences!7) ( om årsak eller motiv) av8) ( om forholdet mellom en skala eller målestokk og en verdi) på, med, à• the sales will decrease of 5%salget vil gå ned med 5%9) (om alder, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på10) ( om materiale som noe består av) av, i11) (om dato, årstid, navn eller tittel, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på• he's the governor of St. Helenahan er guvernøren på St. Helena12) (om personlig egenskap, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på13) ( om sammenligning) til, av• he has one merit, that of being honesthan har ett fortrinn, nemlig det å være ærlig15) (i visse tidsuttrykk, litterært) på, om• what do you do of Sundays?16) (amer., om klokkeslett) påbe of delta i, være med i, tilhøreof late i det sistei de siste årene\/i de senere årof oneself av seg selv, frivillig -
3 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spiral-, vindel-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spiral-/skrueformet2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) -spiral2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spiral3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) stige fortere og fortere- spirallyIsubst. \/ˈspaɪər(ə)l\/1) spiral, skrue, snekke, sneglegang, sneglevinding2) ( økonomi) spiralthe inflationary spiral inflasjonsskruenIIverb \/ˈspaɪər(ə)l\/1) lage noe i form av en spiral, få til å bevege seg i en spiral2) bevege seg i spiral, gå opp i en spiral, stige i en spiral, bevege seg oppoverIIIadj. \/ˈspaɪər(ə)l\/1) spiralformet, snegleformet, spiral-, vindel-2) ( botanikk) snodd (om knoppleie), spredt (om bladstilling)
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