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1 oil
oil 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) olje2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olje, smøre (inn med olje)- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oilolje--------smøreIsubst. \/ɔɪl\/1) olje2) (kunst, mest i flertall: oils) oljefarge(r), oljemaleri(er)male i olje \/ male med oljefarger3) (hverdagslig, mest i flertall: oils) oljeklær, oljehyre4) (austr., slang) informasjon• he knows all about it, Pete gave him the good oilhan vet alt om det, Pete ga ham all informasjon5) smiger, smøringburn the midnight oil sitte oppe og arbeide til langt på natt, ta natten til hjelppour oil on the flame(s) ( overført) gyte olje på ildenpour oil on (the) troubled waters ( overført) gyte olje på opprørt hav, gyte olje på bølgenethe work smells of the midnight oil arbeidet tynges av for mye lærdomIIverb \/ɔɪl\/1) olje (inn), smøre (med olje)2) bli oljeaktig3) innfette (med olje), impregnere (med olje)oiled sardines sardiner i oljeoil one's tongue smigre, smiskeoil somebody's palm\/hand bestikke noenoil the wheels\/works ( overført) få alt til å gå som smurt, smøre hjulene -
2 burn
bə:n 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) brenne2) (to use as fuel.) brenne3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) brenne4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) ta fyr2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) brannsår, forbrenning- burnerbrannsår--------brenne--------forbrenne--------sviIsubst. \/bɜːn\/1) brannskade, brannsår, forbrenning2) brennende følelse, sviing3) ( om brensel) forbrenning4) (f.eks. på tøy) brent flekk, brennflekka slow burn voksende sinne, ulmende sinneIIsubst. \/bɜːn\/( skotsk) bekkIII1) brenne, forbrenne, svi, brenne opp, fyre med, bli brent2) være (glo)varm, ha feber• you're burning!3) bli solbrent4) ( om lyskilde) lyse, gløde, brenne5) dø på bålet6) (amer., slang) bli henrettet i den elektriske stol7) (amer., slang) lure, snyte, svindlebe burnt out bli hjemløs p.g.a. brannburn calories ( fysiologi) forbrenne kalorierburn daylight kaste bort tidenburn down brenne opp, brenne ned (om hus e.l.), legge i askeburn for lengte etterburn into svi (seg) inn i, brenne (seg) inn i (hukommelsen e.l.)burn off svi, brenne opp, fyre opp, brenne av, svi avburn oneself out bli utbrent, være ute av stand til å yte noe mer• if she doesn't slow down, she will burn herself outhvis hun ikke tar det litt mer med ro, vil hun bli fullstendig utbrentburn one's boats eller burn one's bridges brenne broene bak seg, brenne alle broer, brenne sine skipburn one's fingers ( også overført) brenne fingreneburn out brenne ut, brenne ned, bli fullstendig utbrent (om bygning)burn one's candle at both ends brenne sitt lys i begge ender, påta seg for myeburn the midnight oil arbeide til langt på natt, jobbe ut i de små timerburn to lengte etter å, brenne etter åburn up brenne opp flamme oppburn someone up (slang, amer.) irritere noen grenseløst, gjøre noen rasendeburn rubber rase avgårde i full fart, kappkjøreburn with anger\/curiosity brenne av sinne\/nysgjerrighethave money to burn ( hverdagslig) være stinn av gryn -
3 midnight
(twelve o'clock at night: I'll go to bed at midnight; ( also adjective) a midnight attack.) midnattmidnattIsubst. \/ˈmɪdnaɪt\/midnatt, klokken 12 om nattenat midnight ved midnatt, klokken 12 om nattendark\/black as midnight nattsvart, svart som nattenIIadj. \/ˈmɪdnaɪt\/1) midnatts-2) nattsvartburn the midnight oil (sitte oppe og) arbeide til langt på nattmidnight blue midnattsblå ( som substantiv) midnattsblått
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