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1 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) ulempe, mangel, minus- at a disadvantageulempesubst. \/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ\/1) ulempe, bakside2) tap3) skadeat a disadvantage ugunstig stilt, underlegensette noen i en ugunstig situasjon, behandle noen stemoderligdra fordel av noens underlegenhet, overrumple noensell to disadvantage selge med tapshow oneself to disadvantage vise seg fra en ufordelaktig sideto somebody's disadvantage til skade for noen, til ulempe for noen, uheldig for noenunder every disadvantage under svært ugunstige forhold -
2 at a disadvantage
(in an unfavourable position: His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage.) i en ugunstig stilling -
3 compensate
'kompənseit1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) oppveie (for), godtgjøre, erstatte, kompensere2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) motvirke, korrigere, oppveie•- compensationkompensereverb \/ˈkɒmpenseɪt\/1) gi erstatning, gi godtgjørelse2) oppveie, utjevne, motvirke, korrigere3) ( også fysikk og psykologi) kompenserecompensate for kompensere for, oppveie for, erstattecompensate somebody for gi noen erstatning for, gi noen godtgjørelse for, holde noen skadesløse for, dekke noens tap for -
4 detriment
'detrimənt(harm, damage or disadvantage: to the detriment of his health.) skade, tap, ulempeskadesubst. \/ˈdetrɪmənt\/1) skade, tap, menvi skal utføre dette eksperimentet uten at innbyggerne vil lide skade av det2) ulempeto the detriment of til skade for, på bekostning av -
5 drawback
noun (a disadvantage: There are several drawbacks to his plan.) ulempe, uheldig sidesubst. \/ˈdrɔːbæk\/1) ulempe, bakside, skyggeside, hake, mangel, minus2) skavank, feil, lyte, hinder3) ( handel) drawback, tollgodtgjørelse, tollrestitusjondrawback to ulempe for -
6 handicap
'hændikæp 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) handikap, hemsko2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handikap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) løp/spill med handikap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) handikap, uførhet2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) bli/være handikappet, sette tilbake, hindrehandikapIsubst. \/ˈhændɪkæp\/1) handicap, hindring, hemsko2) funksjonshemning, handikap3) ( sport) handikap, handikapskonkurranseIIverb \/ˈhændɪkæp\/1) hemme, hindre2) ( overført) handikappe, sette tilbake3) ( sport) gi handikaphandicapped handikappet, ufør, bevegelseshemmet -
7 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) nabolag, grend, strøk2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) i nærheten avnabolagsubst. \/ˈneɪbəhʊd\/1) ( personer) nabolag, naboskap, grannelag2) ( sted) omgivelse, nabolag, trakt, distrikt, omegn, omland3) bydel, kvarter4) grend, nærmiljø, egn5) nærhetin our neighbourhood i våre trakterin the neighbourhood of omkring, omtrent• it cost in the neighbourhood of £500 -
8 offset
avstandIsubst. \/ˈɒfset\/1) motvekt2) ( handel) erstatning, vederlag, kompensasjon, motkrav3) ( landmåling) avsetning, parallellavsett, tverravsett4) ( elektronikk) stikkledning, forgrening5) ( botanikk) sideskudd, utløper, avlegger6) ( på fjell) utløper7) ( overført) sideskudd, avlegger, utløper, sidegren8) ( bygg) avsats, fremspring (på mur)9) (boktrykking, også offset process) offset10) bakgrunn12) (teknikk, om pipe) avsatsbøyII1) oppveie, utligne, nøytralisere, utjevne, kompensere2) ( boktrykking) trykke i offset, lage offset3) ( om pipe) bøye, knekke4) ( om kart) forklaring: lage linje parallell med hovedlinje5) ( bygg) lage avsats, mure avsats -
9 penalty
'penltiplural - penalties; noun1) (a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc: They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.) straff; bot2) (in sport etc, a disadvantage etc that must be suffered for breaking the rules etc: The referee awarded the team a penalty; ( also adjective) a penalty kick) straff, straffe-bot--------straffsubst. \/ˈpenltɪ\/1) straff2) bot, bøtestraff, bøter (ved kontraktsbrudd e.l.)3) ( sport) straffe, handikap, straff (golf)impose a penalty (up)on something belegge noe med straffon penalty of death ved dødsstraffpay the penalty ta sin straffpay the penalty of straffes for, bøte for, unngjelde, soneunder penalty of law under lovfestet straff(up)on\/under penalty of a fine ved bot -
10 lose out
(to suffer loss or be at a disadvantage.) tape
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