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1 Britain
stedsnavn \/ˈbrɪtn\/(forkortelse for Great Britain) Storbritannia (England, Skottland og Wales) -
2 Great Britain
stedsnavnStorbritannia -
3 Greater Britain
subst.det britiske verdensveldet -
4 North Britain
stedsnavn( historisk) Skottland -
5 ACGB
forkortelse for Arts Council of Great Britain -
6 A level
'ei,levəl((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) allmennfag (i videregående skole); deleksamen til examen artium; VK2\/ˈeɪˌlevl\/se ➢ advanced level -
7 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 -
8 borough
(in Britain, a town or area with certain rights.) by(kommune); valgkretssubst. \/ˈbʌrə\/ eller burgh1) ( som administrativt begrep) by, bydel2) (amer.) forklaring: administrativt distrikt (i New York City) -
9 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) ekspertfluktsubst. \/ˈbreɪndreɪn\/( hverdagslig eller slang) ekspertflukt, forskerflukt -
10 Brit.
forkortelse for Britain, Britannia, British -
11 British
'britiʃ(of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth: In this dictionary British refers to British English.)Iadj. \/ˈbrɪtɪʃ\/britiskIIthe subst. \/ħəˈbrɪtɪʃ\/( tar verb i flertall) britene -
12 cabinet
'kæbinit1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) skap2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) regjeringIsubst. \/ˈkæbɪnət\/1) skap (med skuffer og hyller), kabinett2) ( politikk) kabinett, regjering3) ( gammeldags) kabinett, kammerIIadj. \/ˈkæbɪnət\/kabinett- -
13 carriage
'kæri‹1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) frakt, transport, forsendelse2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) kupévogn3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) (heste)vogn4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) skrivemaskinsvogn5) (posture; way of walking.) (kropps)holdning•vognsubst. \/ˈkærɪdʒ\/1) transport, frakt, forsendelse2) fraktkostnad, frakt(omkostninger)3) ( jernbane) passasjervogn, kupévogn4) ekvipasje, vogn5) ( på kjøretøy) understell6) ( på skrivemaskin) vogn7) ( også gun carriage) lavett8) holdning, opptreden, oppførselcarriage and four firspann, ekvipasje med fire hestercarriage and pair tospanncarriage forward frakt ubetalt, betales ved ankomstcarriage free fraktfritt, fritt levertcarriage paid fraktfritt, forhåndsbetalt frakt -
14 carriageway
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15 census
'sensəsplural - censuses; noun(an official counting especially of a country's inhabitants: When was the last census in Britain?) folketelling, manntall; (opp)tellingsubst. (i flertall: censuses) \/ˈsensəs\/1) folketelling, manntall2) opptelling -
16 Chancellor of the Exchequer
noun (the Finance Minister in Great Britain.) den britiske finansministerensubst.( i Storbritannia) finansminister -
17 climate
1) (the weather conditions of a region (temperature, moisture etc): Britain has a temperate climate.) klima, værlag2) (the conditions in a country etc: the economic/moral climate.) klima, atmosfære•- climaticklimasubst. \/ˈklaɪmət\/1) klima, værlag2) ( overført) klima, atmosfære• intellectual\/political climate -
18 coinage
-ni‹1) (the process of coining.) (ut)mynting; nydannet ord/uttrykk2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) myntsystemsubst. \/ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ\/1) (ut)mynting, preging2) ( tar verb i flertall) mynt3) myntsystem, myntsort4) oppdiktning, påfunn5) ( språkvitenskap) nydannelse, nydannet ord, nydannet uttrykkdecimal coinage myntenhet basert på desimalsystemet -
19 cold
kəuld 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kald2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) kald, kjølig3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kald, kjølig, uvennlig2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kulde2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) forkjølelse•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold bloodkald--------kuldeIsubst. \/kəʊld\/1) ( også overført) kulde2) forkjølelsecatch (a) cold eller get a cold bli forkjøletcome in from the cold bli tatt inn i varmen, komme til heder og verdighet igjenleave out in the cold forsømme, gå for lut og kaldt vann ( også) fryse ut, holde utenforIIadj. \/kəʊld\/1) kald, frossen• feel\/be cold2) ( overført) følelsesløs, kald, kaldblodig, kjølig, hardhjertet, ufølsom3) ( atomteknikk) inaktiv, ikke-radioaktivcold as charity kald som stein, hard som steincold as ice se ➢ ice, 1cold comfort mager trøstcold feet ( også overført) kalde føttergive someone the cold shoulder gi noen en kald skulderin cold blood med kaldt blodknock someone cold slå noen bevisstløsleave someone cold ikke gjøre inntrykk påthrow\/pour cold water on (a proposal) avfeie, forkaste uten videre (f.eks. en plan) slå kaldt vann i blodet på, ta motet fraIIIadv. \/kəʊld\/ (amer., hverdagslig)1) helt, fullstendig, totalt2) perfekt -
20 continent
I 'kontinənt noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) kontinent, verdensdel2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) kontinentet•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II 'kontinənt adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) kontinent, i stand til å holde segkontinentIsubst. \/ˈkɒntɪnənt\/1) kontinent2) fastland3) verdensdelIIadj. \/ˈkɒntɪnənt\/1) ( medisin) kontinent (i stand til å kontrollere urinlating)2) selvbehersket, avholdende (seksuelt), kysk
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