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1 corruption
- ʃən1) (the act of corrupting.) fordervelse, bestikkelse, korrupsjon2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) forvanskingsubst. \/kəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n\/1) korrupsjon, bestikkelse(r)2) det å bestikke, det å ta imot bestikkelser3) moralsk fordervelse, moralsk korrumpering4) (språkvitenskap, om tekst) forvrengning, forvanskning, forvansket form5) ( om språk e.l.) forringelse6) ( bibelsk) forgjengelighet7) ( EDB) magnetlus8) ( gammeldags) forråtnelse, bedervelse -
2 existence
1) (the state of existing: He does not believe in the existence of God; How long has this rule been in existence?) eksistens, tilværelse2) ((a way of) life: an uneventful existence.) tilværelse, liveksistens--------universsubst. \/ɪɡˈzɪst(ə)ns\/, \/eɡˈzɪst(ə)ns\/1) tilværelse, eksistens2) forekomst, tilstedeværelse, beståen, vedvarenhet• fight the existence of corruption!3) levevis, tilværelsesform4) ( konkret) vesen, skapningcome into existence oppstå, bli til, få livin existence eksisterende, som finnesspring into existence oppstå, bli til, få liv -
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 -
4 lid
lid1) (a cover for a pot, box etc: He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside.) lokk, deksel2) (an eyelid: The infection has not affected the eye itself although the lid is swollen.) øyenlokkdeksel--------hatt--------lokksubst. \/lɪd\/1) lokk, deksel2) øyelokk3) (hverdagslig, om hatt) pøs, bøtte, hjelm4) (militærvesen, slang) radiooperatørflip one's lid bli rasende, gå i taket, få anfall flippe utput the lid on legge lokket på, ti stille omsette en stopper for, sette punktum forødelegge, være dødsstøtet for• well, now it's raining so that's put the lid on our picnicsit on the lid holde opprørstendenser nedetake\/blow\/lift the lid off ( hverdagslig) avsløre, lette på lokket, røpewith the lid off som det i virkeligheten er -
5 war
wo: 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) krig, krigs-2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) føre krig, krige- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerveskrigIsubst. \/wɔː\/( også overført) krig, kamp, stridcarry a war into something føre krig inn ideclare war (on\/against) erklære krig (mot)gang war gangsterkrig, bandekrig, krig mellom rivaliserende gjengergo to the wars ( gammeldags) dra ut i krigengo to war gå til krig, erklære krig, bryte fredenhave a war on with someone ( også overført) ha en feide med noenin the wars ( hverdagslig) i hardt væron a war footing\/establishment ( også overført) på krigsfotthe powers at war de krigførende makterwage war on someone føre krig mot noenwar of attrition utmattelseskrigwar of independence frihetskrig, uavhengighetskrigwar of words ordkrigwar scare krigsfryktthe wars of the elements elementenes raserithe war to end all wars krigen som skal få slutt på alle kriger (brukes særlig om 1. verdenskrig)war to the knife\/death krig på knivenIIverb \/wɔː\/( også overført) krige, føre krig, ligge i krig (med noen)war against krige mot, føre krig motkjempe med, være i konflikt med
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