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1 corrupt
1. verb(to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) forderve, demoralisere, korrumpere2. adjective1) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) korrupt, råtten, fordervet2) (impure: a corrupt form of English.) forvansket•- corruptibility
- corruptionfordervet--------korruptIverb \/kəˈrʌpt\/1) forderve moralsk, depravere, gjøre depravert2) bestikke3) demoralisere, korrumpere, virke skadelig, ødelegge4) råtne, skjemmes, bli bedervet5) (språkvitenskap, om tekst) forvrenge, forvanske, korrumpere6) ( gammeldags) infisere, smitte, besmitteIIadj. \/kəˈrʌpt\/1) korrupt, korruptibel, bestikkelig, uhederlig2) moralsk fordervet, fordervet3) dårlig, råtten, bedervet4) ( gammeldags) smittet, besmittet, infisert5) (språkvitenskap, om tekst) forvansket, forvrengt6) (EDB, om data eller program) forklaring: ødelagt av magnetluscorrupt practices bedragerske aktiviteter bestikkelser (ved valg), valgfusk -
2 moth
moƟplural - moths; noun1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) nattsvermer2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) møll•- mothball
- moth-eatenmøllsubst. \/mɒθ\/1) ( en av flere insektarter i ordenen Lepidoptera)nattsommerfugl (eldre betegnelse), forklaring: nattaktiv sommerfugl2) ( også clothes moth) mølllike a moth to the flame som en møll mot lysetwhere moth and rust doth corrupt ( bibelsk) hvor møll og rust fortærer -
3 taint
teint 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) (be)smitte, infisere, forderve2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) forderve2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) plett, besmittelse- taintedkontaminering--------plett--------vanæreIsubst. \/teɪnt\/1) skamplett, moralsk mangel2) spor, anstrøk, tendens, tegn3) snev av smitte, snev av forurensning, snev av fordervelse4) vond lukt, eimhereditary taint arvelig belastningIIverb \/teɪnt\/1) besudle, plette2) ( overført) forderve, forgifte, (be)smitte, infisere3) forurense, forpeste4) smitte, infisere5) gjøre skjemt, bederve6) (foreldet, om kjøtt e.l.) bli skjemt, bli fordervet, forderves, råtne -
4 whistle
'wisl 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) plystre2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) plystre, fløyte, pipe3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvine, pipe4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) ule, pipe2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) plystring; fløyting, pip(ing)2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fløyte3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fløytefløyte--------plystreIsubst. \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystring2) (signal)fløyte, pipe3) hvisling, piping, susing4) trilling, kvitring, synging5) fløyting, fløyt6) (britisk, slang) dressblow the whistle on ( slang) sette en stopper for, avblåseregjeringen satte en stopper for prosjektet sladre på, angislå alarm om(as) clean as a whistle meget ren ( slang) rensket (for bevis)wet one's whistle ( hverdagslig) fukte strupenworth the whistle verdt litt besvær, umaken verdtIIverb \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystre2) fløyte, blåse (i fløyte)3) pipe, suse, hvisle4) kvitre, slå triller, synge5) (slang, seksuelt) suge, sokke, ha munnsex medlet somebody go whistle ( hverdagslig) be noen dra til helsikewhistle away ( overført) blåse i, gi blaffen iwhistle back plystre på, plystre tilbakewhistle down the wind tale for døve ører svikte, ikke bry seg omwhistle for plystre på, plystre etter ( hverdagslig) se langt etter, vente forgjeves på, bare glemme, skyte en hvit pinn etterwhistle for a wind (in a calm) (sjøfart, hverdagslig) vente på vindwhistle in the dark forsøke å spille modigwhistle in the wind plystre i motvindwhistle off ( overført) blåse iwhistle one's way plystre hele veien, gå i fred og rowhistle to plystre på
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Corrupt — Cor*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrupting}.] 1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy. [1913 Webster] 2. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corrupt — Cor*rupt (k?r r?pt ), a. [L. corruptus, p. p. of corrumpere to corrupt; cor + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.] 1. Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound. [1913 Webster] Who with such corrupt and pestilent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corrupt — cor·rupt 1 /kə rəpt/ adj: having an unlawful or evil motive; esp: characterized by improper and usu. unlawful conduct intended to secure a benefit for oneself or another (as by taking or giving bribes) cor·rupt·ly adj cor·rupt·ness n corrupt 2 vt … Law dictionary
corrupt — [adj1] dishonest base, bent, bribable, crooked, debauched, double dealing, exploiting, extortionate, faithless, fast and loose*, fixed, foul, fraudulent, gone to the dogs*, inconstant, iniquitous, knavish, mercenary, nefarious, on the take*, open … New thesaurus
corrupt — mid 14c., from O.Fr. corropt unhealthy, corrupt; uncouth (of language), and directly from L. corruptus, pp. of corrumpere to destroy; spoil, figuratively corrupt, seduce, bribe, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + rup , pp. stem… … Etymology dictionary
corrupt — vb deprave, debauch, pervert, *debase Analogous words: degrade, debase, *abase: *ruin, wreck: pollute, defile, *contaminate Contrasted words: reform, amend, *correct … New Dictionary of Synonyms
corrupt — ► ADJECTIVE 1) willing to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. 2) evil or morally depraved. 3) (of a text or computer data) made unreliable by errors or alterations. 4) archaic rotten or putrid. ► VERB 1) make corrupt. 2) … English terms dictionary
corrupt — [kə rupt′] adj. [ME < L corruptus, pp. of corrumpere, to destroy, spoil, bribe < com , together + rumpere, to break: see RUPTURE] 1. Obs. changed from a sound condition to an unsound one; spoiled; contaminated; rotten 2. deteriorated from… … English World dictionary
Corrupt — Cor*rupt (k?r r?pt ), v. i. 1. To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corrupt — ▪ I. corrupt cor‧rupt 1 [kəˈrʌpt] adjective 1. LAW using power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get money or an advantage of some kind: • Swiss justice, in our experience, is as tough on corrupt bankers as it is on all other criminals. • … Financial and business terms
corrupt — 01. The former president was obviously [corrupt], and is accused of having stolen millions of dollars from the country. 02. Suspicions of widespread [corruption] in government have resulted in the downfall of the presidency. 03. There is a lot of … Grammatical examples in English