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1 chief executive officer
noun ((also CEO) the president of a large company.) administrerende direktørsubst.1) (spesielt amer.) administrerende direktør2) (også amer. city manager) byrådsleder -
2 chief
i:f 1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) hoved-, over-, viktigst2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) overhode, sjef, leder- chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftainhøvding--------sjefIsubst. \/tʃiːf\/1) sjef, leder, overhode, slektens overhode, høvding, styrer2) ( heraldikk) skjoldhodein chief først og fremst, hovedsakelig, vesentligst ( etterstilt i sammensetninger) over-, sjefs-, hoved-, første-, øverst-too many chiefs and not enough indians for mange til å bestemme seg og for få til å gjøre noeIIadj. \/tʃiːf\/1) ( i titler) sjef(s)-, hoved-, første-, over-2) hoved-, viktigst, vesentligst, hovedsakelig, mest fremtredende, ledendechief cook and bottle-washer ( hverdagslig) forklaring: en som utfører en rekke viktige, men rutinemessige oppgaverchief friends nærmeste venner -
3 commander-in-chief
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4 keynote
1) (the chief note in a musical key.) grunntone2) (the chief point or theme (of a lecture etc).) grunntone, hovedtanke, hovedtemaIsubst. \/ˈkiːnəʊt\/1) ( musikk) grunntone2) ( overført) grunntone, grunntanke, grunnprinsippstrike the keynote slå an grunntonenIIverb \/ˈkiːnəʊt\/1) forklaring: holde et innledende foredrag ved2) slå an grunntonen for -
5 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ ei 'kju: noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) hovedkvarter/-kontoreadquarters) \/ˌhedˈkwɔːtəz\/, \/ˈhedˌkwɔːtəz\/1) (militærvesen, politi) hovedkvarter2) hovedsete, hovedkontor, sentralat headquarters i hovedkvarteret, ved hovedkontoret -
6 archangel
(a chief angel.) erkeengelsubst. \/ˈɑːkˌeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)l\/1) erkeengel -
7 Archangel
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8 archbishop
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9 backbone
1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) ryggrad2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) ryggradryggradsubst. \/ˈbækbəʊn\/1) ryggrad2) ( overført) grunnvoll, ryggrad3) ( overført) styrke, karakterstyrke, ryggrad• does she have the backbone to resist?4) ( geografi) viktigste høydedrag (vannskille)5) (spesielt amer.) bokryggto the backbone tvers gjennom, ut til fingerspissene -
10 editor
1) (a person who edits books etc: a dictionary editor.) redaktør, utgiver; filmklipper2) (a person who is in charge of (part of) a newspaper, journal etc: The editor of The Times; She has been appointed fashion editor.) redaktørredaktørsubst. \/ˈedɪtə\/1) redaktør, utgiver2) ( EDB) redigeringsprogramchief editor sjefredaktør, hovedredaktør -
11 mainspring
noun (the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock.) drivfjærsubst. \/ˈmeɪnsprɪŋ\/1) ( urmakerfag) hovedfjær, drivfjær2) slagboltfjær (i gevær)3) ( overført) hovedmotiv, drivfjær, drivkraft -
12 mainstream
noun (the chief direction or trend of a system of theories, developments etc: the mainstream of traditional art.) hovedtendens/-strømningIsubst. \/ˈmeɪnstriːm \/1) hovedstrømning, hovedtendens2) hovedfraksjon, hovedåreIIadj. \/ˈmeɪnstriːm \/1) tradisjonell, konvensjonell, bred2) generell, gjengs3) ( musikk) mainstream -
13 mourner
noun The mourners stood round the graveside.) sørgendesubst. \/ˈmɔːnə\/1) sørgende, deltager i begravelsesfølge2) ( som gjør bot offentlig) botferdigthe chief mourner nærmeste pårørende, forklaring: den som går like etter kistenprofessional\/hired mourner gråtekone -
14 preoccupation
noun fordypning i egne tanker; engasjementsubst. \/prɪˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) tankefullhet, fordypelse i egne tanker2) åndsfraværelse, distraksjon3) fremste interesse, viktigste sysselsetting• his chief preoccupation was...det som opptok ham mest var...4) tidligere besittelsean air of preoccupation en atspredt minepreoccupation with det å være opptatt av, det å rette oppmerksomheten mot -
15 superintendent
1) (a person who superintends something, or is in charge of an institution, building etc: the superintendent of a hospital.) forstander, leder, inspektør2) (( abbreviation super; often abbreviated to Supt when written) a police officer of the rank above chief inspector.) visepolitimester, stasjonssjefinspektør--------ledersubst. \/ˌsuːp(ə)rɪnˈtendənt\/, \/ˌsjuːp(ə)rɪnˈtendənt\/1) oppsynsmann, forvalter, bestyrer2) ( britisk) politioverbetjent3) (amer.) avdelingssjef i politiet4) ( for embetsverk) direktør5) skoleinspektør, forvalter6) ( kirkelig) forstander -
16 tribe
1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) stamme, klan, familie2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) folkeferd•- tribal- tribesmanstammesubst. \/traɪb\/1) (folke)stamme2) slekt, ætt, folkeferd, folkeslag3) ( romersk antikk) tribus4) ( ofte nedsettende) følge, skare, samling, gjeng, flokk, pakk5) ( spøkefullt) klan, familie6) (botanikk, zoologi) stamme, underfamilie, gruppe, underordningthe feathered tribe den bevingede skare (fuglene) -
17 sight-seeing
noun (visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area: They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; ( also adjective) a sight-seeing tour.) sightseeing, omvisning, rundtur -
18 staple
'steipl I noun1) (a chief product of trade or industry.) grunnpilar2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).) hovednæringsmiddelII 1. noun1) (a U-shaped type of nail.) krampe2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.) stift2. verb(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.) hefte/stifte sammen- staplerstapelIsubst. \/ˈsteɪpl\/1) ( til stiftemaskin) stift2) (U-formet) krampeIIsubst. \/ˈsteɪpl\/1) hovedbestanddel, viktigste del2) ( om kostholdet på et sted) viktigste næringsmiddel3) (handel, industri) viktigste vare, stapelvare, standardvare4) ( i ull eller bomull) fiber, stapel, fiberlengde5) ( historisk) stapelplass, opplagsplass, handelsplassIIIverb \/ˈsteɪpl\/stifte (sammen), hefte (sammen)IVverb \/ˈsteɪpl\/sortere (etter fiberlengde)Vadj. \/ˈsteɪpl\/1) hoved-, viktigst2) ( handel) stapel- -
19 CEO
,si: i: 'ou(Chief Executive Officer; the president of a large company.) adm. dir. (administrerende direktør)subst. \/ˌsiːiːˈəʊ\/forkortelse for chief executive officer -
20 main
mein 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) hoved-2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) hovedledning (for vann, gass osv.)- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream Isubst. \/meɪn\/1) hovedledning (for vann, gass, elektrisitet), kloakkrør2) ( sjøfart) storseil3) ( sjøfart) stormast4) ( poetisk) de store hav, åpen sjø5) ( gammeldags for mainland) fastlandin the main hovedsakelig, i hovedsakwith might and main med all makt, av alle krefterIIsubst. \/meɪn\/1) ( i terningspill) forklaring: tallet 5, 6, 7, 8 eller 9 når det sies før kastet2) hanekampIIIadj. \/meɪn\/hovedsakelig, viktigst, vesentligst, størst, hoved-by main force med vold, med tvang av alle krefterhave an eye to the main chance eller look to the main chance passe på sine egne interesser, ha næringsvett, være om segmain drag (amer., slang) hovedgate, promenadestrøkmain entrance hovedinngangmain entry se ➢ entry
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