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1 scandal
'skændl1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) skandale2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) skandale, forargelse3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) sladder, folkesnakk•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalouslyskandale--------sladdersubst. \/ˈskændl\/1) skandale2) anstøt, forargelse3) skam(plett), vanære4) sladder, sladderhistorier, folkesnakk5) ( jus) ærekrenkelse, fornærmelsebring scandal upon (bringe) vanære (over)cause a scandal lage skandale, gjøre skandalecause scandal to vekke anstøt\/forargelse hostalk scandal fly rundt med sladder, baktale -
2 ruin
'ru:in 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ødeleggelse, ruin2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) undergang, ruin3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin, undergang2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ødelegge, ruinere2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) skjemme bort, ødelegge•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruinsruin--------ruinere--------øIsubst. \/ˈruːɪn\/1) ruin(er)2) ( overført) ødeleggelse, undergang, fall, ruin3) økonomisk ruin, konkurs4) ( overført) vrak, ruinbe\/lie in ruins ligge i ruinerbring ruin on bringe ulykke over, ruinerebring to ruin ruinere, styrte i avgrunnenfall into ruins falle i grus, falle i ruiner, forfallemother's ruin (britisk, gammeldags, spøkefullt) ginwork great ruin forårsake stor skadework somebody's ruin\/fall føre til noens fall\/ulykkeIIverb \/ˈruːɪn\/1) knuse, ruinere, bli ruinert2) skade, ødelegge, spolere3) svike4) skjemme bort (barn)ruin someone's hopes knuse håpet til noen -
3 rock
I rok noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) stein(masse), klippe, skjær, fjell2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) stein3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) peppermyntestang•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II rok verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) gynge, vogge2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) lulle, vogge3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ryste, skake•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III rok((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock(emusikk); rocke-bergart--------fjell--------klippe--------stein--------steinmaterialeIsubst. \/rɒk\/1) ( også overført) klippe, fjell2) fjellgrunn3) kampestein, småstein (amer. og austr.)4) ( geologi) stein, bergart5) skjær6) ( britisk) sukkerstang, polkagris7) (amer., slang) diamant, edelsten8) ( slang) gryn, spenn9) ( narkotika) crackas firm as (a) rock stø som fjell, klippefastbe on the rocks være ødelagt, ha havarert, være mislykket, ha gått i stykkerekteskapet deres har gått i stykker stå på bar bakke, være helt ribbetbetween a rock and a hard place mellom barken og vedenget one's rocks off (vulgært, om menn) få tømt seg, få orgasmego on the rocks havarere, gå i stykkerhave rocks in one's head være stokk dumon the rocks ( om drink) med is• I'd like a whisky on the rocks, pleasejeg tar en whisky med is, takkpile up the rocks tjene rått med penger, håve inn pengerrun upon the rocks ( også overført) gå på grunn, lide skipbruddsee rocks ahead oppdage\/ane skjulte farersolid as a rock klippefast, stø som fjellIIsubst. \/rɒk\/se ➢ rock 'n' roll, 1IIIsubst. \/rɒk\/1) gynging, vugging2) ( historisk) håndrokk, teinIVverb \/rɒk\/1) gynge, vugge, bysse2) ( også overført) ryste, sjokkere, sette i bevegelse3) rocke, spille rock, danse til rockemusikk4) lulle5) ( gruvedrift) riste, vaskerock along (amer., hverdagslig) stå pårock the boat ødelegge alt sammen, forstyrre freden\/balansenrock with laughter riste av latter -
4 bring to light
(to reveal or cause to be noticed: The scandal was brought to light by the investigations of a journalist.) avsløre, komme for en dag
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