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1 contest
'kontest(a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) strid, konkurranse, tvistkonkurranseIsubst. \/ˈkɒntest\/1) strid, kamp (om makt)2) kappestrid, race, løp, tevling, match, konkurranse3) ordstrid, tvistIIverb \/kənˈtest\/1) stride om, konkurrere om, kjempe om (herredømme over), forsvare, kjempe for2) bestride, bestride gyldigheten av3) dra i tvil, reise tvil omcontest a seat stille til valg i en valgkretscontest for konkurrere omcontest the election ( parlamentarisk) stille opp som motkandidat -
2 challenge
' ælin‹ 1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) utfordre2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) utfordre, dra i tvil2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) utfordring, oppfordring2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) innsigelse, innvending, protest•- challengingutfordringIsubst. \/ˈtʃælən(d)ʒ\/1) utfordring, stimulerende oppgave2) ( om vaktpost e.l.) anrop, anropssignal• 'Who goes there?' is the challenge3) ( jus) anfektelse4) protest, innsigelse, innvending5) oppfordring, krav6) bestridelsebring into challenge protestereIIverb \/ˈtʃælən(d)ʒ\/1) utfordre2) trosse, true3) ( om vaktpost e.l.) anrope4) ( jus) anfekte, reise tvil om5) bestride, betvile, trekke i tvil6) protestere, komme med innsigelse(r) mot7) oppfordre, forlange, kreve8) tiltrekke segchallenge a witness ( jus) forkaste et vitnechallenge someone to do something utfordre noen til å gjøre noe -
3 jury
'‹uəriplural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) jury, lagrett2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) bedømmelseskomité, jury•- juror- jurymanjuryIsubst. \/ˈdʒʊərɪ\/1) ( jus) jury, lagrett2) ( i konkurranse) dommerpanelbe on a jury være med i en juryput oneself on the jury overlate sin sak til juryenserve on a jury sitte i en juryspecial jury spesialjury, særskilt jurystrike a jury ( jus) velge ut jurytrial\/common\/petty jury jury (vanligvis med 12 personer)IIadj. \/ˈdʒʊərɪ\/( sjøfart) nød-, hjelpe-, reserve- -
4 win
win 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) vinne, seire2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinne3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) vinne, oppnå2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) seier; suksess; gevinst- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win throughvinneIsubst. \/wɪn\/1) (hverdagslig, sport) seier2) ( hverdagslig) gevinstII1) vinne, seire2) (oppmerksomhet, støtte) få, oppnå, vekke3) ( gruvedrift) utvinne, bryte4) ( gammeldags) inntalightly won, lightly gone ( ordtak) det som kommer lett, går lettwin big vinne stortwin clear from lykkes unngåwin\/earn one's spurs se ➢ spurwin hands down se ➢ handwin or lose enten en vinner eller taper, hvordan det enn går• win or lose, she will earn quite a lotenten hun vinner eller taper, vil hun tjene ganske godtwin out\/through ( hverdagslig) seire, klare seg, lykkeswin some, lose some man kan ikke lykkes hver gangwin somebody over\/round vinne noen for en sak, overbevise noen, overtale noenwin somebody something vinne noe for noenwin the day\/field ( gammeldags) se ➢ fieldyou can't win them all man kan ikke lykkes hver gang -
5 arena
ə'ri:nə(any place for a public show contest etc: a sports arena.) arena, kampplasskule--------sfære--------stadionsubst. \/əˈriːnə\/1) ( også overført) arena, skueplass, stridsplass, kampplass2) idrettsanlegg -
6 bout
1) (a period (of): a bout of coughing.) omgang; anfall2) (a (usually boxing) contest: a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds.) kampsubst. \/baʊt\/1) kamp, dyst2) raptus, anfall, rykk, snev3) fyllefest, drikkeperiode -
7 championship
1) (a contest held to decide who is the champion: The tennis championship will be decided this afternoon.) mesterskap2) (the act of defending or supporting: his championship of civil rights.) forsvar/støtte fortittelsubst. \/ˈtʃæmpjənʃɪp\/1) mesterskap, tittel, konkurranse2) forsvar, kampchampionship of forsvar for, kamp foropen championship åpent mesterskap -
8 close
I 1. kləus adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nær, på nært hold, rett/like (bak)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) ettersittende, trangt, tett2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) nær2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) omtrent likt, svært jevn3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) nøyaktig, nøye, omhyggelig4) (tight: a close fit.) trang, ettersittende5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) innestengt, kvalm; lummer6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) smålig, gjerrig7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) hemmelighetsfull•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. kləuz verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) stenge, lukke(s), lukke seg2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) slutte, opphøre; avslutte3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) avslutte, slå til2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) slutt- close uplukke--------nær--------slutte--------stengeIsubst. \/kləʊz\/1) slutt, avslutning2) ( musikk) kadens, slutningdraw\/bring something to a close avslutte\/ende noe, få en slutt på noedraw to a close gå mot sluttenda han følte at slutten nærmet seg \/ det nærmet seg sluttenIIsubst. \/kləʊz\/1) innhegning, inngjerding, lukket grunn, lukket plass, gård2) skolegård, lekeplass3) (kirke)gård4) passasje5) ( spesielt britisk) forklaring: boliggate hvor gjennomkjøring er forbudt eller umuligIIIverb \/kləʊz\/1) lukke, stenge(s), slå sammen, sperre av, bli lukket, lukke seg2) legge ned3) slutte, avslutte, sluttføre4) minske, redusere5) slutte, ende, avslutte(s), opphøre, ta slutt, bli tatt av plakaten6) ( sjøfart) holde kloss opp til, passere på nært hold, gå tett inntil7) slutte seg sammen, samle seg, nærme seg, møtes, forenes8) komme i kamp, komme i håndgemeng, gå løs på9) bli enig, komme overensclose about\/round lukke seg om, omringe fullstendig slutte opp omclose a ring round an army omringe en hærclose down lukke, stenge opphøre, innstille driften, legge ned\/nedlegge virksomheten ( om radio og TV) avslutte sendingenclose in (up)on omringe (etter hvert), kaste seg overclose off avsluttestenge ute, isolere, lukke igjen forclose on slutte seg om, lukke seg omclose one's eyes to ( overført) lukke øynene forclose out få\/gjøre (en) slutt på, avslutte(amer.) selge utclose the ranks\/files ( militærvesen) slutte rekkene ( overført) slutte opp omclose to the right ( militærvesen) høyre omclose up stenge igjen, fylle, tette igjen (amer., hverdagslig) slutte å prate, holde kjeft rykke sammen, slutte oppclose upon lukke helt, tette igjen ( om sår) gro, heles, lukke seg bli enig om gripe om, slutte seg omclose with komme i kamp med, komme i håndgemeng med komme overens med gå med på, akseptere, ta imot, godta, antaclose with the land ( sjøfart) gå tett inntil landIVadj. \/kləʊz\/1) nær2) intim, fortrolig, inderlig3) kort, glatt4) tett, tettvevd, trang5) inngående, omhyggelig, grundig, nøyaktig, nøye• on closer investigation, he turned out to be innocent6) stor, full7) som ligger nær opp til originalen, tro8) logisk, stringent, streng9) oppmerksom10) strengt bevoktet, godt bevart11) lukket (dvs. ikke åpent for alle), eksklusiv12) skjult, hemmelig, hemmelighetsfull, taus, umeddelsom13) lummert, kvalmt, innestengt, trykkende• close air\/weather14) påholdende, smålig, gjerrig, gnien15) ( om konkurranse e.l.) svært jevn16) ( språkvitenskap) lukket• a close vowel\/syllableat close quarters eller at close range på nært hold i håndgemeng, i nærkampbe at close quarters with komme tett innpå livet, være nær innpåcome to close quarters komme i slagsmål, komme i håndgemengin close proximity\/vicinity to i umiddelbar nærhet avin close quarters trangtkeep a close watch on somebody holde strengt oppsyn med noen, passe godt på noenkeep close about something eller keep something close holde tett med noe, holde noe hemmeligkeep\/lie close holde seg skjult, gjemme segrun somebody a close second være like i hælene på noenVadv. \/kləʊz\/1) tett, nær, straks, alldeles2) ( ofte close together) tett sammen3) ( sjøfart) dikt, tett (opptil), nær (ved)4) ( sjelden) inngående, grundigclose at hand like ved, like i nærheten, for hånden, som står for dørenclose by\/to tett inntil, rett ved siden av, like i nærhetenclose on nær, nesten, nærmereclose on somebody's heels like i hælene på noenclose upon rett etter, tett innpårun it close ha liten tid å gå pårun somebody close være rett bak noen, være like i hælene på noen være nesten like god som noen -
9 coach
kəu 1. noun1) (a railway carriage: The last two coaches of the train were derailed.) jernbanevogn2) (a bus for tourists etc.) rutebil, turistbuss3) (a trainer in athletics, sport etc: the tennis coach.) trener, instruktør; repetitør4) (a private teacher: They employed a coach to help their son with his mathematics.) privatlærer5) (a four-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle.) vogn, diligence, karet2. verb(to prepare (a person) for an examination, contest etc: He coached his friend for the Latin exam.) trene, gi privattimer, instruere- coachmanbuss--------trene--------vognIsubst. \/kəʊtʃ\/1) buss, turistbuss, rutebil (på lange strekninger)2) ( om tog) (jernbane)vogn (spesielt personvogn)3) karét, gallavogn, diligence4) fireseters, todørs personbil5) ( sjøfart) kapteinslugar (på krigsskip)coach and four karét med firspanndrive a coach and (four) horses through smuldre opp, valse overtravel coach (amer., på fly eller tog) fly turistklasse, reise økonomiklasseIIsubst. \/kəʊtʃ\/1) ( sport) trener, instruktør2) (privat)lærer, manuduktør (på universitetet e.l.)IIIverb \/kəʊtʃ\/1) ( sport) trene (som instruktør), være trener for, være instruktør for2) gi privatundervisning, få privatundervisning, manudusere, ta manuduksjon -
10 compete
kəm'pi:t(to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc: We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?) konkurrere (mot)- competitive
- competitorkonkurrereverb \/kəmˈpiːt\/1) konkurrere, kjempe, kappes, tevle, rivalisere• compete against\/with other countries in trade2) delta, stille opp -
11 competition
1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) konkurranse, tevling (mellom)2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurranse3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) konkurranse, tevling, dystkonkurranse--------konkurrentsubst. \/ˌkɒmpəˈtiʃ(ə)n\/1) konkurranse, kappestrid, tevling, dyst2) ( sport) konkurranse, kamp, stevne, tevlingbe in competition with konkurrere med, tevle med -
12 contestant
noun (a person who takes part in a contest: He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.) konkurransedeltakersubst. \/kənˈtestənt\/1) stridende part, prosederende part (jus)2) konkurrent, konkurransedeltaker -
13 curtain-up
subst.1) ( spesielt teater) forklaring: det tidspunktet teppet går opp for en ny forestilling2) forklaring: det tidspunktet noe skal skje\/gå av stabelen -
14 decisive
1) (final; putting an end to a contest, dispute etc: The battle was decisive.) avgjørende, bestemt2) (showing decision and firmness: He's very decisive.) bestemt, besluttsom•- decisivelyadj. \/dɪˈsaɪsɪv\/1) avgjørende2) avgjort3) fast, bestemt4) besluttsomdecisive of avgjørende for -
15 duel
'djuəl 1. noun1) (a fight (with swords or pistols) between two people over a matter of honour etc.) duell2) (any contest between two people or two sides: a duel for first place.) (tve)kamp, duell, konkurranse2. verb(to fight a duel.) duellereduellIsubst. \/ˈdjuːəl\/duell, tvekamp, kamp mellom to parterIIverb \/ˈdjuːəl\/duellere -
16 fair play
(honest treatment; an absence of cheating, biased actions etc: He's not involved in the contest - he's only here to see fair play.) ærlig spill, rettferdighetsubst.fair play, ærlig spill, rettferdig behandling -
17 free-for-all
noun (a contest, debate etc in which anyone can take part.) åpen konkurranseIsubst. \/ˈfriːfərˌɔːl\/1) åpent slagsmål, åpen krangel, håndgemeng2) forklaring: konkurranse som er åpen for alleIIadj. \/ˈfriːfərˌɔːl\/1) åpen for alle2) uregulert -
18 high jump
(a sports contest in which people jump over a bar which is raised until no-one can jump over it.) høydesprangsubst. \/ˈhaɪdʒʌmp\/1) ( sport) høydehopp2) (britisk, slang) streng straffbe for the high jump komme til å få det hett, komme til å få svi, sitte i saksen -
19 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dømme2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) dømme3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) bedømme4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dømme2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dommer2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dommer3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) kjenner, ekspert•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgementdømmeIsubst.1) (jus, også i konkurranser e.l.) dommer2) bedømmer, kjennerappear before a judge ( jus) møte\/stille for retten (i sivil\/kriminalsak)be a good judge of ha god greie påset oneself up as a judge (up)on somebody sette seg til doms over noen, opphøye seg til dommer over noenIIverb \/dʒʌdʒ\/1) dømme, felle dom over, tjenestegjøre som dommer2) avgjøre, bestemme3) bedømme4) anslå, anta, ansedon't judge a book by its cover man skal ikke skue hunden på hårene, døm ikke noe(n) etter utseendetjudge by dømme etterjudge for oneself avgjøre selv, bestemme selvjudge not, that ye be not judged ( bibelsk) døm ikke, for at dere ikke skal bli dømtjudge others by oneself dømme andre etter seg selvjudge that bestemme atjudging by\/from å dømme etter• judging by the turnout, your party was a great success -
20 leg
leɡ1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) bein2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) (bukse)bein3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) (bord)bein, støtte4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) strekning, etappe•- - legged- pull someone's legbein--------etappeIsubst. \/leɡ\/1) ( anatomi) ben2) ( matlaging) lår, lårstykke3) bukseben4) ( på støvel) skaft5) ( på møbel e.l.) ben, fot6) (matematikk, om trekant eller triangel)ben, side, katet (om rettvinklet trekant), grunnlinje, gren (om hyperbel)7) ( cricket) forklaring: den ene banehalvdelen (til venstre regnet fra slagmannen)8) ( sport) omgang9) (om reise, distanse e.l.) etappe, strekning, strekkbe all legs ( om personer) være lang (og skranglete)break a leg! (teater e.l.) tvi-tvi!carry somebody off his legs rykke noen med seg, få noen ut av balansechange leg ( om hest) endre gangart, bytte galopp, forklaring: gå over fra venstregalopp til høyregalopp eller omvendtcost an arm and a leg se ➢ arm, 1find\/feel one's legs ( om baby) lære seg å gå finne seg til rette, føle seg hjemmeget (up) on one's legs eller (spøkefullt) get (up) on one's hind legs reise seg, stå opp (spesielt for å holde tale), ta til orde komme seg på bena igjen (etter sykdom) ( om hest) steile ( spøkefullt) bli rasendeget somebody on his legs (om syk person, hverdagslig) få noen på bena igjen ( overført) hjelpe noen på benahave a leg to stand on ( hverdagslig) ha noe å fare medhan har ikke belegg for sine påstander \/ han har ingenting å fare medhave the legs of gå fra, kjøre fra, springe frakeep one's legs holde seg oppreist, gå oppreist, gå på benaleg before eller leg before wicket ( cricket) «ben fremfor» (når ballen treffer slagmannens ben og ellers ville ha truffet gjerdet)lift the leg ( om hund) tissenot know which leg to stand on ikke vite hvilket ben man skal stå påbe on one's last legs ( hverdagslig) være nær slutten, ikke ha lenge igjen være helt utslitt synge på siste versetvære så godt som ruinertbe on one's legs eller (spøkefullt) be on one's hind legs ha reist seg, stå (spesielt for å holde tale) være på bena igjen (etter sykdom), være på farten, ha kommet seg (forretninger, overført) ha kommet på bena igjenpull somebody's leg ( hverdagslig) lure noen, spøke med noen, tulle med noen, drive ap med noen• you're pulling my leg!pull the other leg! ( hverdagslig) den må du dra lenger ut på landet med!put one's best leg forward\/foremost legge godviljen til, sette det lengste benet foranrun oneself off one's legs springe bena av segrun somebody off his legs slite ut noen, ta pusten fra noen løpe noen i senkshake a leg ( hverdagslig) skynde seg danse, ta seg en svingomshow a leg ( hverdagslig) stå opp (av sengen)forte seg, rappe segstand on one's own legs stå på egne ben, være uavhengigstretch one's legs strekke på bena, røre på segtake somebody off his legs bringe noen ut av balanse, få noen til å gå fra konseptenetake to one's legs ta bena på nakken, ta bena fatt, stikketalk somebody off his legs prate noen i senkIIverb \/leɡ\/bare i uttrykkleg it ( hverdagslig) legge bena på nakken, skynde seg, stikke av, ta bena fatt
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