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1 dead letter
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2 dead letter box
subst. eller dead letter dropforklaring: hemmelig postkasse for meldinger -
3 dead letter office
subst.returpostkontor -
4 for
fo: 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) til, for2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til, i retning av3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) i4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) om5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) for6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) til7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) for8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) for9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) for10) (because of: for this reason.) av, på grunn av11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) for, til12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) for13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) for14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) til å være15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trass i, (til) tross (for)2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) forav--------for--------tilIprep. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/1) for2) (om destinasjon, retning) til, i retning av• where is the train for London?3) til4) (beregnet) for, til (å), for5) mot, (i stedet) for, for6) på grunn av, som en følge av, for... skyld, av, for• when she saw her home town, she cried for joyda hun så hjembyen sin, gråt hun av gledespaserturen gjorde deg godt \/ du ser bedre ut etter turen din7) for, for å få, for å hente, etter, om, på8) (som representant) for, som i9) for, til forsvar for, til fordel for• are you for the plan or against it?10) for, til... å være, som... betraktet11) tross, trass i, til tross (for)til tross for alle pengene, var han likevel ulykkelig12) med tanke på, angående, med hensyn til, når det gjelder, i spørsmål om, ihan kunne like gjerne gått opp i røyk, så sporløst som han forsvant13) for, mot14) som, for, til• what did you do that for?15) på, på noens vegne, på noens regning, for16) til• for sale17) pålydende, på• a bill for £100• put my name down for £5018) ( om tidsrom) på, i, for, til19) ( om avstand) ii flere kilometer, på flere kilometers avstandact for oneself handle på egen hånd, handle selvstendigas for når det gjelder, med tanke på, hva... angårbe (all) for være (helt) for, stemme for, gå inn for, være stemt forfor all så vidt, for detfor as much as ettersom, i betraktning av atfor instance\/example for eksempelfor now for øyeblikket, foreløpig, for denne gang, i denne omgangfor one for min\/din\/sin delfor one thing for det første, for eksempelfor someone\/something to for noe(n) (til) åfor at noe skal...det er vanlig at menn gjør sånt \/ menn pleier å gjøre sånt• it is a mistake for children to be allowed to...det er galt at barn for lov til å...for to ( gammeldags eller dialekt) for åknow for certain vite med sikkerhet, være sikker påleave someone for dead forlate noen i troen på at vedkommende er død, forlate noen som dødlook\/judge for oneself dømme selv, se selvnot for me ingenting for meg• not for me a life in poverty!now for it! nå gjelder det!, til saken!now you're for it! ( hverdagslig) nå skal du få!, nå har jeg deg!oh for... jeg har så lyst på...be one for something like noe, være glad i noeso much for that det var det!, nok av\/om det!there's\/that's... for you (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) snakk om..., da kan man snakke om...there's nothing for it but to... det er ikke annet å gjøre enn å..., det er ingen annen råd enn å...what did... do that for? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor gjorde... det?what's this for? ( hverdagslig) hva brukes dette til? hva skal dette være godt for?IIkonj. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/for• I asked her to stay, for I had something to tell herjeg ba henne om å bli, for jeg hadde noe å si henne -
5 body
'bodi 1. plural - bodies; noun1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) kropp, legeme2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) lik3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) hoveddel4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) masse; materiale5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) gruppe, forsamling•- bodily2. adverb(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) i sin helhet, i egen person- body language
- bodyworkkropp--------skrogIsubst. \/ˈbɒdɪ\/1) kropp, legeme2) lik, (død) kropp3) ( klesplagg) liv, body, bol (på genser)4) hoveddel, viktigste delselve brevet \/ mellom innledning og avslutning5) stamme, skrog, karosseri6) ( hverdagslig) masse, majoritet, overveiende del7) organ, organisasjon8) hovedstyrke, avdeling9) samling, mengde, masse10) skare, skokk, hop, gruppe12) styrke, fasthet, kraft, fyldighet, kjerne, fylde, konsistens13) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) menneske, person, kar, kvinnfolkbelong to somebody body and soul være sterkt bundet til noenenough to keep body and soul together tilstrekkelig til å livberge segin a body i sluttet\/samlet tropp, fulltalligover my dead body over mitt likthe student body studentenethrow oneself body and soul into something kaste seg inn i noe med kropp og sjelIIverb \/ˈbɒdɪ\/bare i uttrykkbody forth legemliggjøre, danne, utforme fremstille symbolskbody out gi kjøtt og blod til -
6 evoke
i'vəuk1) (to cause or produce (especially a response, reaction etc): His letter in the newspaper evoked a storm of protest.) vekke, mane/kalle fram2) (to bring into the mind: A piece of music can sometimes evoke (memories of) the past.) vekke, kalle fram (minner)•- evocativeverb \/ɪˈvəʊk\/, \/iːˈvəʊk\/vekke, fremkalle
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