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1 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 -
2 showdown
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3 vote
vəut 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) stemmerett/-avgiving2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) stemme, avgi stemme2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) bevilge•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanksvotereIsubst. \/vəʊt\/1) ( ved votering e.l.) stemme, stemmeseddel2) stemmer, antall stemmer, også velgere3) stemmerett4) avstemning, votering, også valg5) beslutning (etter avstemning)• was the vote for or against the resolution?6) votum7) bevilgning(er)• a vote of £500,000 for a new building was passeddet ble bevilget £500 000 til en ny bygningby... votes med... stemmercast a vote avgi stemme, stemme, voterecome to the vote eller come to a vote tas opp til votering, stemmes over gå til voteringthe floating vote de usikre velgerne\/stemmene, marginalvelgernefree vote forklaring: tverrpolitisk votering (dvs. ikke partibundet \/ representantene er fristilt)give one's vote to eller give one's vote for stemme for, stemme på, gi sin stemme tilgo to the vote stemme, gå til votering, gå til avstemninghave a seat and vote ha plass og stemmerett, ha sete og stemmemajority of votes stemmeovervekt, majoriteton a vote eller on a vote being taken ved (en) voteringpass a vote vedta en beslutning etter voteringpopular vote folkeavstemningput something to the vote ta noe opp til votering, ta noe opp til avstemning, avgjøre noe ved valgright of vote eller vote stemmerett, valgretttake a vote foreta avstemning, holde avstemningvotes cast avgitte stemmer(by)... votes to\/against... (med)... mot... stemmerIIverb \/vəʊt\/1) stemme, votere2) vedta3) bevilge4) ( hverdagslig) utnevne, velge til, velge som5) ( hverdagslig) erklære for, anse som, være enige om6) ( hverdagslig) foreslå, stemme forqualified to vote stemmeberettigetvote against stemme imotvote down stemme nedvote for stemme forvote in(to) velge innvote on something stemme over noevote out votere bort, ikke velge på nyttvote something through få vedtatt noe, vedta noevote with a party stemme på et partivote with one's feet vise gjennom handling hva man synes om en ting (i stedet for å stemme på vanlig måte) -
4 fight it out
(to fight on to a decisive end: Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.) avgjøre ved kamp/debatt -
5 the die is cast
(the decisive step has been taken - there is no going back.) terningen er kastet
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