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1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) tommel(tott)2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) tommel2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) bla (gjennom)- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
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- under someone's thumbtommelfingerIsubst. \/θʌm\/tommel(finger), tommeltottbe all fingers and thumbs eller be all thumbs ha ti tommeltotterbe under someone's thumb være fullstendig under noens kontroll\/innflytelseby rule of thumb på øyemålhave someone under one's thumb ha taket på noenhave ten thumbs ha ti tommeltotterstick out like a sore thumb ( hverdagslig) synes\/merkes lang veithumbs down\/up tommelen ned\/opp (som tegn på avvisning eller godkjennelse)thumbs up! ( hverdagslig) opp med humøret!, fint!, bravo!turn down the thumb vende tommelen ned, stille seg avvisendetwiddle one's thumbs tvinne tommeltotter, sitte uvirksomIIverb \/θʌm\/1) vende med tommelen, bla med tommelen, bla gjennom2) skitne til ved å bla mye i, bruke flittig3) ( som signal eller tegn) peke tommelen mot4) smøre utover med tommelen, pakke til med tommelen5) ( hverdagslig) haikethumb it haikethumb one's nose at se ➢ nose, 1thumb one's way se ➢ waythumb through something bla gjennom noe -
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ru:l 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) styre, regjering2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regel; vedtekt3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regel4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regel, god vane5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) linjal, tommestokk2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) styre, herske over, lede2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) avgi en kjennelse3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) linjere, trekke en strek med linjal•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) kjennelse- rule off
- rule outforskrift--------herske--------linjal--------prinsipp--------regel--------regjere--------regjering--------styreIsubst. \/ruːl\/1) regel, norm, rettesnor, sedvanebeklager, men sånn er regelen2) ( grammatikk) regel3) regel, bestemmelse, forskrift4) ( jus) rettsregel5) ( jus) lovforslag6) styre, herredømme, regjering7) ( religion) regel• the rule of St. Benedict8) tommestokk, målestokk9) ( typografi) linje, strekaccording to rules i følge reglene, i henhold til regleneagainst\/contrary to the rules mot regleneall in rule helt regelrett, helt etter regleneas a (general) rule som regel, vanligvisbend\/stretch the rules tøye loven, tøye reglenebe the rule være regelen, være en fast regelby all the rules etter alle kunstens reglerby rule and line ( overført) med linjal, med tommestokkby rule of thumb ta noe på øyemål, bruke øyemålcomply with the rules rette seg etter reglenethe exception proves the rule unntaket bekrefter regelen, ingen regel uten unntakthe four rules de fire regnemåtenego by rule følge reglene til punkt og prikke gjøre noe helt mekaniskhard and fast rules strenge reglerinfraction of the rules se ➢ infraction, 1legal rule ( jus) rettsregelmake it a rule gjøre det til en regel, gjøre det til en vaneobey the rules følge reglene, holde seg til regleneout of rule mot reglene, utenom de vanlige rutineneplay by the rules holde seg til reglenerelax the rules lempe på reglenethe rule of three reguladetri (regnemåte)Rules (austr., sport, hverdagslig, forkortelse for Australian Rules) fotball som spilles med en oval ball (Australian National football)rules vedtekterrules and regulations regler og forordningerrules of court procedure ( jus) rettergangsreglerrules of procedure ( jus) forretningsorden, saksbehandlingsregler, rettergangsorden, prosessordning prosedyrethe rules of the road trafikkreglene, kjørereglenean unwritten rule en uskreven lovwaive the rules fravike reglenework to rule arbeide etter reglementet, følge reglene til punkt å prikke (og dermed senke hastigheten), gå-sakte-aksjonIIverb \/ruːl\/1) herske (over), regjere (over), styre2) kontrollere, beherske3) fastsette, bestemme, påby, avgjøre4) ( jus) avgi kjennelse5) linjere, trekke en strek6) ( hverdagslig) lede an, føre, styrea ruled case en avgjort sakbe ruled by one's passions bli styrt av følelsene sine, la følelsene ta overhåndbe ruled off the turf bli utestengt fra å delta i veddeløplet one's heart rule one's head følge sitt hjerterule off skille av med strek\/linjerule out utelukke, utestenge, se bort frarule someone with a rod of iron styre noen med jernhåndrule the roost ( hverdagslig) være sjef, dominere
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