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1 condescension
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2 condescend
kondi'send(to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) nedlate seg- condescendingly
- condescensionverb \/ˌkɒndɪˈsend\/1) ( ofte ironisk) nedverdige seg, nådigst finne for godt2) opptre nedlatendecondescend to nedverdige seg til å, (nådigst) finne det for godt åopptre nedlatende overfor -
3 smack
I 1. smæk verb(to strike smartly and loudly; to slap: She smacked the child's hand/bottom.) klaske (til), gi ris2. noun((the sound of) a blow of this kind; a slap: He could hear the smack of the waves against the side of the ship.) klask, smekk3. adverb(directly and with force: He ran smack into the door.) rett på, brasende inn iII 1. smæk verb((with of) to have a suggestion of: The whole affair smacks of prejudice.) smake av2. nounThere's a smack of corruption about this affair.) bismak, antydningdask--------heroin--------klask--------smak--------smekk--------smellkyssIsubst. \/smæk\/1) smekk, smell, klaps, klask, dask, slag2) smellkysshave a smack at something ( hverdagslig) forsøke seg på noea smack in the eye\/face (hverdagslig, overført) et slag i ansiktet ( overført) en smekk over fingrene, en skarp irettesettelseIIsubst. \/smæk\/ ( sjøfart)1) fiskeskøyte2) fiskesmakke, kvaseIIIsubst. \/smæk\/1) ( også overført) (svak) smak, bismak, anstrøk, antydning2) smakebit, munnfull, smaksprøve3) anelse, smuleIVsubst. \/smæk\/( slang) heroinVverb \/smæk\/1) smekke, klaske, daske, smelle, slå2) smake på (med en anerkjennede\/nytende smatting), smake (av)3) smatte, smaskesmack of something smake av noe ( også overført) ha anstrøk av noesmack one's lips ( også overført) smatte med leppene, slikke seg om munnenVIadv. \/smæk\/ ( hverdagslig)1) rakt, rett, tvert2) bums, pladasksmack in the middle rett i, midt i
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