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1 except for
1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) bortsett fra, med unntak av2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) bortsett fra, med unntak av -
2 except
ik'sept 1. preposition(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) unntatt, bortsett fra (at)2. verb(to leave out or exclude.) unnta, se bort fra- excepted- excepting
- exception
- exceptional
- exceptionally
- except for
- take exception to/at Iverb \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/1) unnta, gjøre unntak for2) gjøre innvendinger, komme med innsigelser• I except to\/against the statementexcepted utenom, unntatt, med unntak av• many people don't know much about literature, present company exceptedmange mennesker vet ikke stort om litteratur, utenom de nærværendeIIkonj. \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/1) utenom (å)2) men, bortsett fra at• I'd have come earlier, except I lost my wayjeg ville ha kommet før, men jeg rotet meg bortexcept to annet enn for åIIIprep. \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/utenom, unntatt, med unntak av, bare ikkeall except one alle utenom en, alle så nær som enexcept for bortsett fra, om ikke... hadde vært, utenom ikke du hadde vært her, hadde jeg gitt oppexcept that utenom at, bortsett fra at, men• it's right, except that the accents are omitted• I should buy a new suit, except that I have no moneyjeg skulle ha kjøpt en ny dress, hadde det ikke vært for at jeg ikke har penger -
3 apart from
(except for: I can't think of anything I need, apart from a car.) bortsett fra -
4 but
1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) men, derimot2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) unntatt, utenbare--------menIsubst. \/bʌt\/ ( litterært) men, aber, innvendingIIsubst. \/bʌt\/( skotsk) forklaring: det ytterste rommet i et to-roms husIIIverb \/bʌt\/bare i uttrykkbut me no buts! det nytter ikke å protestere!, her er det ikke noe 'men'!IVadv. \/bʌt\/bareVprep. \/bʌt\/1) unntatt, unntagen, utenom, bortsett fra, uten2) om ikke, hvis ikkeom ikke du hadde hjulpet meg, hadde jeg ikke kunnet gjøre det3) annet enn, bare, enn• who else but he could have done it?be nothing but a fool være en stor toskthe first but one den andrethe last but one den nest sistethe last but two den tredje sistethe next but one den andrethe next but two den tredjeno man is so old but that he may learn ingen er for gammel til å lære, man blir aldri for gammel til å læreVIkonj. \/bʌt\/, \/bət\/men, dog• it hurt, but he didn't cry• not only rain, but also snow -
5 gut
1. noun1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) tarm2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) tarmstreng, katgut2. verb1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) rense, sløye2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) brenne ut, ødelegge innvendig•- gutsstreng--------tarmIsubst. \/ɡʌt\/1) tarm, tarmkanal2) tarmstreng, katgut3) sund, trang passasje, kløft, smal elv4) ( hverdagslig) mage, vombust a gut ( hverdagslig) anstrenge seg hardtsplit a gut (laughing) (amer., hverdagslig) (le så man holder på å) sprekkeIIverb \/ɡʌt\/1) rense, sløye, ta innmat ut av2) tømme, gjøre rent bord, plyndre, rasere3) forklaring: ta bort det innvendige av noegutted by fire totalt utbrentIIIadj. \/ɡʌt\/dyp(est), innerst, indre -
6 stray
strei 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) komme på avveier2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) herreløst dyr3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) omstreifende, herreløs2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) spredt, tilfeldigbortkommenIsubst. \/streɪ\/1) herreløst dyr2) hjemløst barnwaifs and strays hjemløse og omflakkende barn løse eksistenserIIverb \/streɪ\/1) streife omkring, flakke omkring2) forville seg, gå seg vill, gå seg bort, komme på avveier3) ( overført) gli, vandre4) være utrostray from komme bort frastray from the point havne på viddene, snakke seg bort, ikke holde seg til sakenIIIadj. \/streɪ\/1) omflakkende, omstreifende2) villfaren, bortløpt, rømt3) herreløs4) tilfeldig5) strødd, spredt, sporadisk, her og der6) ( fysikk e.l.) sprede-7) ( fysikk e.l.) lekk- -
7 save
I 1. seiv verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) berge, redde2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spare, legge til side3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spare en for4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) redde (ballen)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelse6) (to keep data in the computer.) lagre2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) redning- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II seiv preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) unntatt, så nær som, bortsett fraberge--------frelse--------redde--------spare--------unntattIsubst. \/seɪv\/( sport) redningIIverb \/seɪv\/1) ( også sport) redde2) berge, bevare, verne, beskytte3) ( religion) frelse4) spare, legge unna, legge til side5) spare (på), legge (seg) opp6) spare (inn), spare seg, spare for, unngå• if you walk to the office, you will save spending money on bus fareshvis du går til jobben, sparer du bussutgifter7) holde av, reservere8) ( EDB) lagre9) nå, rekke, komme tidsnokcannot do something to save one's life kan ikke gjøre noe for alt i livetsave appearances bevare ansiktsaved by the bell reddet av gonggongensave from redde frasave one's bacon ( hverdagslig) redde skinnet, ro seg i landsave one's breath være stille, ikke si noe• please, save your breath for a minute!save oneself redde seg, komme seg unna spare seg, spare på kreftene sinesave one's pain spare seg bryderietsave one's pocket spare pengene sinesave one's skin eller save one's neck redde skinnetsave one's strength spare på kreftene (sine), samle kreftersave something out of the fire redde stumpenesave the best till the last spare det beste til sluttsave the day eller save the situation redde situasjonensave the tide (sjøfart, gammeldags) rekke inn og ut mens det er tidevannsave up for spare til, legge unna tilsave us! (Gud) bevare oss!IIIprep. \/seɪv\/(litterært, poetisk) unntatt, med unntak av, så nær som, bare ikkesave and except unntattsave for bortsett fra, unntatt, så nær somIVkonj. \/seɪv\/ eller save that(litterært, poetisk) unntatt, men, bortsett fra -
8 which
wi 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) hvilken; hvem, hva2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) som3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) som; hvilket- which is which? - which is whichsomIdeterm. \/wɪtʃ\/hvilke(n), hvilket, hvem (av)• which girl is it?• he left on Monday or Tuesday, I forget whichhan dro mandag eller tirsdag, jeg husker ikke hvilken av de to dagene det var• which way did she go?• which of them is your husband?of which hvis• the house, the roof of which could be seen above the trees...huset, hvis tak man kunne se over trærne...to which og dertil, i tilleggwhich is which hvem som er hvem, hva som er hvawhich of hvilke(n) av, hvilket av, hvem avwhich one? hvilken da?, hvem da?IIsubjunksjon \/wɪtʃ\/( i relativsetninger) som, hvilket, hva, noe som• was the book (which) you were reading a novel?• this desk, which I bought yesterday, is made of oakdette skrivebordet, som jeg kjøpte i går, er av eik• he is an old man, which ought not to be forgottenhan er en gammel mann, hvilket ikke bør glemmes• I lost my way, which delayed me considerablyjeg gikk meg bort, noe som forsinket meg betraktelig• he said he had seen it, which was a liehan sa han hadde sett det, noe som var en løgn• she told me to leave, which I didhun ba meg om å gå, hvilket jeg gjordeall of which som alle, hvorav alle• these books, all of which are very old, were discovered in the atticdisse bøkene, som alle er svært gamle, ble funnet på loftetabout which som• the changes, about which we spoke yesterday, will not be implementedforandringene som vi snakket om i går, vil ikke bli iverksattagainst which mot hvilke(n), mot hvilket, som... ikkeamong which blant hvilkefor which hvilket, somof which som... om• the letter of which I have informed you...brevet, som jeg har informert deg om... -
9 year
jiə 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) år2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) år•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) årlig, en gang i året- all the year round
- all year round
- longårsubst. \/jɪə\/, \/jɜː\/1) år, årstall2) ( skolevesen e.l.) årskull3) årgang4) ( også calendar year og civil year) år, kalenderåracross the years opp gjennom åreneat somebody's years på noens alderat this time of (the) year på denne tiden av året, ved denne årstidbe getting on in years eller be getting on in life begynne å bli gammel, begynne å dra på årenebe old for one's years virke eldre enn man erby next year til neste år, innen neste år, senest neste årby the year per årfor donkey's years ( hverdagslig) på en evighet, på mange herrens årfor thousands of years i årtusenerfor years and years eller for many a long year i årevis, i\/på mange herrens årfor years to come i årene som kommerfrom year's end to year's end år ut og år innfrom year to year fra år til år, år etter årin after years i senere år, senere i livetthe incoming year det året som begynner nå, det nye åretin one's early years i ens ungdomsårin the year... i år...(up) in years tilårskommenlast year i fjorlong years ago ( litterært) for mange år sidenof late years eller of recent years i (de) senere år, i de siste åreneof the Year åretsonce in a hundred years en gang i løpet av hundre år, en gang hvert hundrede årover the years opp gjennom årene, i årenes løpput years on somebody få noen til å eldes, få noen til å se eldre utsee the old year out feire nyttårtake years off somebody få noen til å føle seg yngre, få noen til å se yngre utthis year i årwith every year for hvert år som går, for hvert år som gikkwithin a year and a day ( jus) innen år og daga year and a half halvannet åryear by year eller year after year år for\/etter åryears alderyears ago eller years and years ago for en evighet siden, for flere år siden, for mange år sidenyears and years årevis, mange herrens år -
10 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) stang; barre, stykke, (fengsels)gitter, sprinkel2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) stripe, strime3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) bom, slå4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bardisk, skranke5) (a public house.) bar, pub6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt; taktstrek7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) hindring8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) skranke2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) sperre, stenge2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) stenge ute3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) (for)hindre, utelukke3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) unntatt- barmaid- barman
- bar codebarIsubst. \/bɑː\/1) stang, søyle, bjelke, stolpe, barre, ribbe (også for høydehopp e.l.)2) ( på dør) bom, slå, tverrslå3) sandbanke, grunne4) hindring, sperre5) bar, (bar)disk6) ( jus) skranke i rettsal, domstol7) ( musikk) takt, taktstrek8) (av farge, lys e.l.) stripe, bånd, strek9) ( på medalje) stolpe (innebærer en dobbel utmerkelse)11) ( del av bissel) (munn)bittbar and bolt lås og slåbar of chocolate sjokoladeplatebar of soap såpestykkebar sinister ( heraldikk) symbol på utenomekteskapelig forholdbe called\/admitted to the Bar ( britisk) bli utnevnt til advokat, få advokatbevillingbe called within the Bar ( britisk) bli utnevnt til kongelig advokatbehind (prison) bars bak lås og slå, i fengselbe tried at the bar eller appear at the bar bli stilt for rettencoffee bar kaffebargo to the Bar ( britisk) bli advokatparallel bars ( turn) skrankestudy\/read for the Bar utdanne seg til advokat, studere justhe Bar ( britisk) advokatene, advokatstanden, advokatyrket ( i parlamentet) skranke (kun medlemmer kommer normalt innenfor)the prisoner at the bar den anklagede, arrestantentrial at bar rettssakIIsubst. \/bɑː\/(meteorologi, enhet for måling av lufttrykk) barIIIsubst. \/bɑː\/ eller croakerforklaring: en av flere fiskearter i ørnefiskfamilien, SciaenidaeIVverb \/bɑː\/1) sette bom for, stenge (med bommer), sperre2) lukke med slå3) avstenge, utestenge4) (for)hindre, utelukke5) forby6) utruste med stenger, utruste med striperbar oneself in stenge seg innebarred to the public stengt for allmenheten, ikke tilgjengelig for allmenhetenVprep. \/bɑː\/( spesielt britisk) unntatt, bortsett frabar none ingen unntak, uten unntakbar one unntatt én, med ett unntak -
11 only
'əunli 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) ene-, eneste2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) bare, kun, akkurat2) (alone: Only you can do it.) bare, (du) alene3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) bare, utelukkende4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) så sent som, ikke lenger siden enn5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) bare3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) men...bare- only toobareIadj. \/ˈəʊnlɪ\/1) eneste2) eneste riktige, eneste ordentligeIIadv. \/ˈəʊnlɪ\/1) bare, kun, alene (gammeldags)2) først, ikke før• I don't know him very well, I met him only yesterdayjeg kjenner ham ikke så godt, jeg møtte ham først i går3) senest, så sent som• he can't be dead, I saw him only yesterdayhan kan ikke være død, jeg så ham så sent som i gårif only because om ikke for annet så bare fordiif only to om ikke for annet så bare for å• if only it would stop raining!not only... but (also) ikke bare... men• I not only heard it, but saw itjeg ikke bare hørte det, jeg så det ogsåonly just akkuratonly now først nåonly then først daonly think! tenk bare!only too bare (så) altforsvært, meget, veldigonly when først når, først da• it was only when I had seen it that...det var først da jeg hadde sett det at...IIIkonj. \/ˈəʊnlɪ\/men, det er bare det at• I would lend you the book with pleasure, only I don't know where it isjeg ville gladelig lånt deg boken, men jeg vet bare ikke hvor den eronly that utenom (det) at, bortsett fra at• he does well, only that he is nervous at the starthan klarer seg bra, det er bare det at han er så nervøs i starten• he is remarkably like his brother, only (that) he is a little tallerhan er utrolig lik sin bror, bortsett fra at han er litt høyere -
12 common
'komən 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) vanlig, alminnelig2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) felles3) (publicly owned: common property.) felles, offentlig4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgær, simpel, tarvelig5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) vanlig, alminnelig, folkelig6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) fellesnavn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) fellesareal; allmenning- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in commonfelles--------park--------sedvanlig--------vanligIsubst. \/ˈkɒmən\/allmenningcommon of pasturage ( jus) beiterett(ighet)common of piscary ( jus) fiskerett(ighet)in common felles, sammenha noe felles\/dele noepoint in common berøringspunkt, kontaktpunktright of common ( jus) allmenningsrettsomething out of the common noe utenom det vanligeIIadj. \/ˈkɒmən\/1) felles2) allmenn, offentlig• it is common knowledge that...det er en (allment) kjent sak at...3) alminnelig, allmenn, vanlig, enkel, ordinær4) simpel, vulgær, tarvelig, billigbe on common ground være på felles grunn, være enige, innta samme standpunktcommon courtesy alminnelig høflighet, vanlig høflighetthe common man menigmann, mannen i gatacommon or garden ( hverdagslig) (helt) vanlig, ganske\/helt alminneligthe common people alminnelige mennesker, den gemene hopcommon school (amer.) offentlig skole, folkeskolecommon time\/measure ( musikk) samme takt(art)do something for the common good gjøre noe til felles bestehave the common touch holde seg på jorden, ikke miste kontakten\/forbindelsen med folketmake common cause gjøre felles sakthat is common ground på det punktet hersker det enighet -
13 otherwise
1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) ellers, for øvrig2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) på annen måteadv. \/ˈʌħəwaɪz\/1) annerledes, på annen måte• he decided, sensibly or otherwise, to take a chancehan bestemte seg for å ta en sjanse, enten det skulle vise seg å være lurt eller ikke• he made no further threats, economic or otherwisehan kom ikke med flere trusler, det være seg økonomiske eller andre2) ellers• I went at once, otherwise I should have missed himjeg dro med en gang, ellers ville jeg ikke ha truffet ham3) for øvrig, i annet henseende• he has been lax, but is otherwise not to blamehan har vært slapp, men kan for øvrig ikke klandresotherwise known as også kalt, alias, også kjent som -
14 WHO
hu: 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) hvem2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) som2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) som•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) hvem som enn, samme hvem2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) hvem i all verden•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) som2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) som•somforkortelse for World Health Organization -
15 who
hu: 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) hvem2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) som2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) som•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) hvem som enn, samme hvem2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) hvem i all verden•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) som2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) som•somI1) hvem• who is he?• who are they?• who do you think she is?• who do you mean?• who do you think?• who did you give the book to?• to whom did you give the glass?• you met who?2) ( som subjekt i indirekte spørsmål) hvem som3) ( spesielt litterært) den (som)4) ( hverdagslig) hvem (enn)all of whom alle (av dem)as who should say som for å si• he smiled, as who should say thank youmany of whom av hvilke(t) mange, mange (av dem\/disse)• the students, many of whom were in their third year,...studentene, mange av dem i sitt tredje år,...who goes there? hvem der?who is somebody to do something hvilken rett har en til å• who are you to deny me access?IIsubjunksjon (objektsform: whom) \/huː\/, trykksvak: \/hʊ\/somturisten som kan språket, vil snart føle seg hjemme -
16 everybody
pronoun (every person: Everyone thinks I'm right.) alle, enhverallepron. \/ˈevrɪˌbɒdɪ\/, \/ˈevrɪbədɪ\/ eller everyonealle (mennesker), enhver, hver og en• has everybody seen it?• everybody knows that!• good night, everybody!god natt, alle sammen!everybody else alle andreeverybody except alle unntatt, alle andre enn -
17 exc.
forkortelse for except, excepted, exception, excursion
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except\ for — or formal but for prep. 1. With the exception of; if (a certain person or thing) were left out; omitting. Except for John, the whole class passed the test. 2. Without. I d have been lost but for you … Словарь американских идиом
except for — idi if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money[/ex] … From formal English to slang
except for one thing — not including something in particular. The car is beautiful and perfect, except for one thing the price … New idioms dictionary
except for — with the exception of, apart from, besides … English contemporary dictionary
Except for opinion — An auditor s opinion reflecting the fact that the auditor was unable to audit certain areas of the company s operations because of restrictions imposed by management or other conditions beyond the auditor s control. The New York Times Financial… … Financial and business terms