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1 dropping-bottle
subst. \/ˈdrɒpɪŋˌbɒtl\/dråpeflaske -
2 dropping-zone
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3 name-dropping
subst. \/ˈneɪmˌdrɒpɪŋ\/1) ( skryt over å være kjent med kjendiser) «kjendissnobberi»2) ( det å bruke kjente navn for å forbedre en tekst) name-dropping -
4 against
ə'ɡenst1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) imot2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) mot3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) (opp) mot4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) motimotprep. \/əˈɡenst\/, \/əˈɡeɪnst\/1) mot, imot2) inntil, opptil, ved siden av3) overfor, ut for, ved4) for, med tanke på, med henblikk på5) (i kontrast) mot6) (gammeldags, om tid) innenagainst someone's coming innen noen kommera race against time et kappløp med tidenas against sammenlignet med, i motsetning tilas against this til gjengjeldwarn against advare mot -
5 clumsy
(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) klosset, klønet, keitet- clumsily- clumsinessklossetadj. \/ˈklʌmzɪ\/1) klosset, keitet, klønet, ubehjelpsom, trehendt2) ( om form) klumpet, uelegant, uhåndterlig -
6 enforce
in'fo:s(to cause (a law, a command, one's own will etc) to be carried out: There is a law against dropping litter but it is rarely enforced.) håndheve, sette igjennom; innskjerpeverb \/ɪnˈfɔːs\/, \/enˈfɔːs\/1) ( om regel) håndheve, opprettholde2) tvinge (frem)3) forsterke, underbygge, styrkeenforce something (up)on somebody tvinge noe på noen, tvinge noen til noe -
7 stringent
'strin‹əntadjective ((of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced: There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.) streng, stramstringentadj. \/ˈstrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt\/1) (om lover, regler e.l.) streng, hard2) drastisk, ettertrykkelig3) ( om tenkning) logisk, stringent, klar, konsis4) overbevisende, slagkraftig5) tvingende6) ( økonomi) stram, strengmake more stringent skjerpe
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