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21 checkmate
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22 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 -
23 contravene
kontrə'vi:n(to go against or break (a law, principle etc).) imøtegå, bestride, overtreverb \/ˌkɒntrəˈviːn\/1) krenke, overtre, bryte2) havne i konflikt med, være i konflikt med, handle i strid med, stå i strid med3) bestride, imøtegå -
24 cosmic
'kozmik(having to do with the universe or outer space: cosmic rays.) kosmisk- the cosmosadj. \/ˈkɒzmɪk\/1) kosmisk2) ( overført) enorm, gigantisk, kosmisk3) ordnet, harmonisk -
25 cot death
noun ((American crib death) the sudden death of a baby during sleep, which cannot yet be explained medically.) krybbedødsubst.(britisk, medisin) krybbedød -
26 crib death
noun ((American) cot death; the sudden death of a baby durintg sleep, which cannot yet be explained medically.) krybbedødsubst.(medisin, amer.) krybbedød, plutselig spedbarnsdød -
27 decently
adverb (in a manner acceptable to the general idea of what is proper or suitable: You're not going out unless you're decently dressed.) anstendig, sømmeligadv. \/ˈdiːsntlɪ\/1) passende, tilbørlig2) anstendig, sømmelig3) for skams skyld, godt -
28 differentiate
1) (to see or be able to tell a difference (between): I cannot even differentiate a blackbird and a starling.) skjelne mellom, holde atskilt/fra hverandre2) ((with between) to treat differently: She does not differentiate between her two children although one is adopted.) behandle ulikt, gjøre forskjell påverb \/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃɪeɪt\/1) ( matematikk) differensiere2) differensiere, skille, sondre, skjelne3) holde atskilt, holde fra hverandre, skille mellomdifferentiate between ( også) gjøre forskjell på, behandle ulikt -
29 disengage
disin'ɡei‹(to separate or free (one thing from another): to disengage the gears; He disengaged himself from her embrace.) frigjøre, utløse, kople utfrigjøreverb \/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ\/, \/ˌdiʃenˈɡeɪdʒd\/1) løsgjøre, frigjøre, løsne, befri2) frigjøre seg, løsrive seg3) avlede (oppmerksomhet)4) avgi (varme e.l.)5) ( overført) slappe av, koble av6) ( teknikk) koble fra, koble ut, utløsehan koblet ut kløtsjen, han satte giret i fri7) ( militærvesen) trekke ut av strid, trekke tilbake -
30 element
'eləmənt1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) bestanddel, element2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) element, grunnstoff3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) miljø, element4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) snev, anelse5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) varmeelement/-legeme•- elements
- in one's elementelement--------grunnstoffsubst. \/ˈelɪmənt\/1) (vesentlig) bestanddel, ingrediens, element, moment, innslag, snevkriminelt element, kriminelle elementen antydning til tvil, et snev av tvil2) element, naturlig miljø• the four elements are earth, water, air and fire3) ( kjemi) grunnstoff4) (elektrisk) element, (elektrisk) celle5) ( språkvitenskap) sammensetningsleddforeign element ( golf) fremmedelementbe in one's element være i sitt rette element, være i sitt ess, være som fisken i vannetbe out of one's element ikke være i sitt rette element, være bortkommen\/utilpassreduce something to its elements splitte opp noe i sine enkelte bestanddeler -
31 emu
'i:mju:(a type of Australian bird which cannot fly.) emusubst. \/ˈiːmjuː\/( fuglearten Dromaius novaehollandiae) emu -
32 EMU
'i:mju:(a type of Australian bird which cannot fly.) emu(forkortelse for European Monetary Union, Economic (and) Monetary Union) Den økonomiske og monetære union i Europa, ØMU -
33 equal
'i:kwəl 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) lik(e), likestilt, jevnbyrdig2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) like(mann), make3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) være lik med, kunne måle seg med- equality- equalize
- equalise
- equally
- equal toens--------lik--------likeIsubst. \/ˈiːkw(ə)l\/1) like, make2) likemann, jevnbyrdig (person)• is he your equal in strength?(the) first among equals den første blant likemennIIverb \/ˈiːkw(ə)l\/1) være lik, være2) kunne måle seg med, komme opp mot3) tangereIIIadj. \/ˈiːkw(ə)l\/1) lik, like2) likestilt, jevnbyrdig, jevngod3) lik, jevn, balansert4) like (så) stor, sammebe equal to the occasion være (fullt) på høyden, være situasjonen voksen, vise seg situasjonen voksenequal pay for equal work lik lønn for likt arbeidequal to svare til, tilsvarelike god som, jevngod med, på høyde med, jevnbyrdig med(kunne) klare, mestre, greielik med ha krefter til (å), orkehave equal rights (with) ha samme rettigheter (som)in equal shares\/parts i like store deleron an equal footing with likestilt med, på like fot med, likeberettiget med, på samme nivå somother\/all things being equal under ellers like forhold, under ellers like omstendigheterprove equal to vise seg voksen forwith equal skill like bra, like dyktig -
34 exclude
ik'sklu:d1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) holde utenfor, utelukke2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) holde ute3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) utelukke, se bort fra•- excludingutelukkeverb \/ɪkˈskluːd\/, \/ekˈskluːd\/1) stenge (noen\/noe) ute, nekte (noen) adgang2) utelukke, se bort (i) fra3) forebygge, avskjæreexcluding packing eller packing excluded eksklusive emballasje -
35 explain
ik'splein1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) forklare, gjøre rede for2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) klarlegge, begrunne, finne årsak til•- explanatory
- explain awayforklareverb \/ɪkˈspleɪn\/, \/ekˈspleɪn\/forklare, klargjøre, utrede• can you explain the problem?explain away bortforklareexplain oneself forklare seg gi en forklaring på sin oppførsel -
36 expound
(to explain in detail.) legge/greie ut om, utrede, fortolkeverb \/ɪkˈspaʊnd\/, \/ekˈspaʊnd\/1) forklare, (for)tolke, utlegge2) utvikle, fremstille, utrede, gjøre greie for• how would you expound this problem?3) forklare (seg) nærmereexpound one's views fremlegge sine synspunkter -
37 express
ik'spres 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) uttrykke, ytre2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) uttrykke seg3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) uttrykke, gi uttrykk for4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) sende noe ekspress2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) ekspress-, transport-, frakt-2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) uttrykkelig3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) ekspress4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) ekspress(tog), hurtigtog2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) ekspress, ilpost•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expresswayekspress--------uttrykkeIsubst. \/ɪkˈspres\/, \/ekˈspres\/1) ekspressforsendelse, ekspresspost2) ekspresstog3) (amer.) transportfirma, fraktselskap4) ( om person og budskap) ilbudIIverb \/ɪkˈspres\/, \/ekˈspres\/1) uttrykke, uttale, gi uttrykk for2) sende (som) ekspress, sende med ilbud3) presse ut4) ( overført) presse frem, tvinge frem5) avgi, gi fra segexpress oneself uttrykke segIIIadj. \/ɪkˈspres\/, \/ekˈspres\/1) uttrykkelig, bestemt, direkte, uttrykt2) særskilt, spesielt, utelukkende3) ekspress-, il-4) (amer.) frakt-, spedisjons-, transport-at express speed ekspressfart, rekordfart, hurtigtogsfartIVadv. \/ɪkˈspres\/, \/ekˈspres\/(med) ekspress• why not send the present (by) express? -
38 extravagance
noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) råflotthet, ødselhet, ekstravaganseluksussubst. \/ɪkˈstrævəɡəns\/, \/ekˈstrævəɡəns \/1) sløseri, råflotthet, ekstravaganse, unødig luksus, overdådighet2) (voldsom) overdrivelse, urimelighet3) frigjorthet, tøylesløshetextravagance of language språklige overdrivelser -
39 far
1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) fjernt, langt2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) langt borte/ute/oppe3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mye2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fjern2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bortest, fjernest•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so farfjern--------lang--------langt--------vidIadj. \/fɑː\/1) fjern, langt borte2) fjernest(e), bortest(e), bortre3) langfar out ( hverdagslig) råkul, dritbra• wow, this music is far out man!oj, denne musikken er jo dritbra!( vanskelig) teoretisk, vanskelig, noe som ligger for høyt for enII1) langt, langt borte, fjernt• how far is it from here to London?2) vidt, langt, myeas far as (prep.) (så langt som) til, like til(konj.) så vidt, så langtbe far from (being) være langtfra, være alt annet ennbe far off være helt på jordet, ta feilby far betydelig, i høy grad, mye, langtfar and away i stor grad, absolutt, veldig myefar and near fjern og nærfar and wide høyt og lavt, overalt, vidt omkringfar be it from me to... eller far be it for me to det er absolutt ikke min hensikt å..., jeg vil på ingen måte...far from it langt derifra, tvertom, slett ikkefar gone langt fremskreden, langt på vei alvorlig syk, døden nær, døende helt utmattetfew and far between sjelden, få, langt imellomgo far nå langt, oppnå mye bidra sterkt, rekke langtnot by far ikke på langt nærso far så langt, hittil(in) so far as i den grad, så langt som, i det omfangso far away as så langt unna somso far so good så langt er alt godt -
40 fatalism
noun (the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it.) skjebnetro, fatalismesubst. \/ˈfeɪtəlɪ(zə)m\/fatalisme, skjebnetro
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