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1 can
kæn I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) kunne2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) kunne3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) få lov til, kunne4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) mon tro, gadd viteII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) (hermetikk)boks; kanne2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) hermetisere, konservere- canned- canneryblikk--------do--------ende--------grunn--------konservere--------toalettIsubst. \/kæn\/1) boks, hermetikkboks2) (amer.) søppeldunk3) ( sørafrikansk) glassflaske til vincan of worms ormebol ( overført) uoversiktlig område, vanskelig\/innviklet sak (ofte politisk)carry the can få skyldenin the can ( om film e.l.) ferdigprodusertIIverb (preteritum: could) \/kæn\/, trykksvakt: \/kən\/1) kan, er i stand til å• can you speak German?2) kan, får lov til åcan do ( hverdagslig) det går, det går greitno can do ( hverdagslig) det går ikke, det er umuligIIIverb \/kæn\/1) konservere, hermetisere2) (amer., slang) sparke, avskjedige, gi sparken3) (amer., slang) kutte ut, avslutte -
2 worm
wə:m 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) mark2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) sno/åle seg, snike2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) lirke/lure noe ut av enmark--------ormIsubst. \/wɜːm\/1) ( hverdagslig) mark, ormleddormrundorm, nematode (vitenskapelig)flatorm5) larve6) (små)kryp7) ( overført) (menneske)kryp, utøy, stakkar8) ( slang) politimann9) ( ofte i flertall) invollsorm, mark i magen12) mani, lidenskap, orm13) Arkimedes' skruecan of worms se ➢ can, 1even a worm will turn det finnes grenser for tålmodighetrise to a\/the worm ( om fisk) nappe (på mark)the worm of... noe som nagerIIverb \/wɜːm\/1) orme seg, åle seg, krype2) lokke, lure3) kurere for mark4) rense planter for mark5) ( teknikk) lage gjenger (på skruer e.l.)6) lete etter markworm in sno\/snike seg innworm into skaffe seg adgang tilinnynde seg hosworm out of sno seg ut avworm somebody out utmanøvrere noenworm something out of somebody\/something lure noe ut av noen\/noe, lure noe fra noen\/noe
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