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1 complain
kəm'plein1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) klage (over), beklage seg, påtale, reklamere2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) klage over•klageverb \/kəmˈpleɪn\/1) beklage seg2) klage, komme med en klage, komme med et klagemål3) ( handel) reklamere, klagecomplain of\/about klage over\/på ( også jus) påtale, anke beklage seg omcomplain to klage til\/hos beklage seg til\/hos -
2 nothing
1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) ingenting, ikke noe, intet2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) null3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) slett ikke, ikke det spor- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing ofingenting--------nullIsubst. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/1) intethet2) ubetydelighet, bagatell3) ( om person) nullno nothing ( hverdagslig) ingenting i det hele tatt• there were no pictures, no lamps, no nothingdet var ingen bilder der, ingen lamper - ingenting i det hele tattstart with nothing begynne med to tomme hendersweet nothings små søte ordIIadv. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/slett ikke, på ingen måte, ikke i det hele tatt, aldeles ikke, ikke det spor, ikke det granndiffer nothing from ( litterært) på ingen måte skille seg franothing near eller nothing like ikke tilnærmingsvis, ikke på langt nærIIIpron. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/ingenting, ikke noe, ikke noen ting, intet• oh, that's nothingå, det var ingenting \/ å, det var da så litebe nothing in it ikke være noe i det, ikke være noe sant i detikke ha noen betydning ikke være noen kunstbe nothing to være ingenting motbe nothing to somebody ikke gjøre noen noe, ikke ha noe med noen å gjøre, ikke angå noenvære en bagatell for noencome to nothing renne ut i sanden, mislykkesfor nothing gratisuten årsak, om ingenting, for ingentingforgjeves, til ingen nyttedet var til ingen nytte \/ det ble til ingen nyttehave nothing for it but to ikke vite annen råd enn å, ikke ha noe annet valg enn åhave nothing on somebody ikke ha noe på noen, ikke ha noe ufordelaktig å si om noenhave nothing on something ikke være noe mot noe, ikke komme opp mot noehave nothing to do with ikke ha noe å gjøre meddet har ingenting med deg å gjøre, det er ingenting som angår degmake nothing of ta (ganske) lett på, bagatellisereikke få noe ut av, ikke utnytteno nothing ( hverdagslig) ingen verdens ting, null og niks• there's no bread here, no eggs, noe butter, no nothing!not for nothing ikke for ingentingnothing doing! ( hverdagslig) forsøk deg ikke!, aldri i livet!(be) nothing for it but to ikke være noe annet å gjøre enn å(be) nothing if not virkelig væreom det er noe han virkelig er, så er det hårdnakketnothing less det minste, ikke mindre, minstnothing much ikke så mye, ikke så stortnothing short of ingenting mindre enn, rett og slettnothing so much as mest av altthank you for nothing! ( ironisk) takk for ingenting!, tusen hjertelig takk!there's nothing to it det er ingen kunst, det var ingen kunst det ligger ingenting i det, det ligger ingen sannhet i detthink nothing of ikke synes om, ikke like, ikke sette pris påto say nothing of for ikke å snakke om, for ikke å nevnewith nothing on uten noenting på segyou ain't seen nothing yet ( hverdagslig) og det er\/var bare begynnelsen -
3 petty
'peti1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) ubetydelig, triviell2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) smålig•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cashliten--------småligIsubst. \/ˈpetɪ\/( hverdagslig) se ➢ petticoatIIadj. \/ˈpetɪ\/1) liten, ubetydelig, triviell2) smålig, pedantisk, som gjør bagatellmessige problemer store3) mindreverdig, i liten skala, små- -
4 crab
I kræb noun(an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.) krabbeII past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.) surmule, kritisere- crabbykrabbeIsubst. \/kræb\/1) ( krepsdyr i underordenen Brachyura) krabbe2) ( en av flere krepsdyrarter i underordenen Anomura) krabbe3) (hverdagslig, om matkrabben taskekrabbe, Cancer pagurus) krabbe4) kran, vinsj5) ( hverdagslig) flatluscatch a crab ( ved roing) ta et for dypt åretakcrabs ( terningkast) to enereIIsubst. \/kræb\/IIIsubst. \/kræb\/ ( hverdagslig)1) surpomp, grinebiter2) smålig kritikk, klagingIVverb \/kræb\/1) fange krabber2) bevege seg sidelengs3) ( om falk) klore, rive4) ( luftfart) forklaring: holde fly på rett kurs tross sidevindVverb \/kræb\/ ( hverdagslig)1) gjøre gretten, gjøre bitter2) forderve, ødelegge3) sable ned, kritisere, rakke ned på4) kverulere, beklage seg, sutrecrab someone's act ødelegge noe for noen, legge hinder i veien for noen -
5 grouch
1. verb(to complain: He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it).) surmule, beklage seg, mukke2. noun1) (a person who complains.) grinebiter2) (a complaint.) klage•- grouchyIsubst. \/ɡraʊtʃ\/1) surmuling, syting, grettenhet2) surpump, grinebiterhave a grouch against somebody være sur på noen, ha et horn i siden til noenIIverb \/ɡraʊtʃ\/surmule, furte, syte, være gretten -
6 grumble
1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) mukke, beklage seg, kjefte2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) brumme, rumle2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) klage2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) rumling, knurringrumleIsubst. \/ˈɡrʌmbl\/1) surmuling, klaging, syting, mukking2) knurring, snerring, brumming3) buldring, rumlingbe full of grumbles syte og klagehan syter og klager bestandig, han har alltid noe å klage påIIverb \/ˈɡrʌmbl\/1) klage, surmule, syte, mukke2) knurre, snerre, brumme3) buldre, rumlegrumble about\/at\/over klage overgrumble out brumme -
7 moan
məun 1. verb1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) stønne, jamre2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) klage2. noun(a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) stønn(ing), klagejamre--------stønn--------stønneIsubst. \/məʊn\/1) jammer, jamring, klage, stønn(ing)2) ( om vind) klagende lyd, svak tuting, svak uling, sukk(ing), jammermake (one's) moan ( gammeldags) klageIIverb \/məʊn\/1) jamre, klage, stønne, beklage seg2) ( om vind) sukke, tute, ule, jamre3) ( litterært) jamre over, gråte over, begråte4) lage bråkmoan and groan stønne og bære seg -
8 nag
næɡpast tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) mase, syte, hakke på- nagginggamp--------småskjenneIsubst. \/næɡ\/1) (liten) ridehest2) skjelm, skøyer3) ( hverdagslig) hespetreIIsubst. \/næɡ\/ ( hverdagslig)1) gnål, mas2) masekjerring, masekoppIIIverb \/næɡ\/gnåle (på), mase (på)• stop nagging!nag somebody into doing something mase (på noen) til man får noen til å gjøre noe -
9 whine
1. verb1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) jamre seg, sutre2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) jamre seg, klage3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) klage2. noun(such a noise: the whine of an engine.) jammer, jamring, sutring, klagingklynke--------sutreIsubst. \/waɪn\/1) jamring, sutring, klaging2) ( spesielt om prosjektiler) hvining, pipingIIverb \/waɪn\/1) klage, jamre seg, klynke2) ( spesielt om prosjektiler) hvine, hylewhine out klynke frem
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