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1 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) feil, skavank, svakhetIsubst. \/ˈfeɪlɪŋ\/feil, brist, svakhet, mangel, skavankIIadj. \/ˈfeɪlɪŋ\/streikende, manglende, skortende, avtagende, sviktendeIIIprep. \/ˈfeɪlɪŋ\/i mangel av, om det ikke finnes, hvis ikkefailing this eller failing that i motsatt fall, om så ikke skjer, hvis ikke, ellers -
2 never-failing
adj. \/ˈnevəˌfeɪlɪŋ\/1) ufeilbarlig, usvikelig, som aldri slår feil2) aldri sviktende -
3 fail
feil 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) mislykkes, slå feil, ikke klare2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) svikte, ikke virke/fungere3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svikte, svinne4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) (la) stryke, dumpe5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) svikte, skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel av- failure- without failstryke--------svikteIsubst. \/feɪl\/1) stryk2) stryk(e)kandidat, elev som har strøketwithout fail absolutt, helt sikkert, bestemt, uansett, uten unntakIIverb \/feɪl\/1) mislykkes, ikke lykkes, komme til kort2) strande, ikke føre til noe resultat, bryte sammen3) ( om innhøstning e.l.) slå feil, ikke slå til4) unnlate, forsømme5) stryke, ikke bestå, dumpe, la stryke6) falle gjennom7) streike, stoppe, svikte, ikke strekke til8) gi etter, svikte, ikke holde9) ( handel) gå konkurs, gå over ende, gå fallitt10) skorte, slippe opp, ta slutt11) avta, svinne, forsvinne, dø bort, dø ut12) forringe(s), forverre(s), skrante, svekke(s)13) svikte, late i stikkenfail in mangle, savnesvikte, ikke fullførefail in one's hopes ikke leve opp til sine egne forventningerfail of forfeilemangle, være uten, ikke ha, ikke eiefail to unnlate å, ikke bry seg om åmislykkes med å, mislykkes i å, ikke lykkes å, ikke kunnefail to come utebli, la være å komme, ikke kommefail to see something ikke begripe noe, ikke innse noe -
4 border
'bo:də 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) kant; bord2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) grense (område)3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) kantbed2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) grense opp til; tangere3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) grensegrense--------kant--------randIsubst. \/ˈbɔːdə\/1) kant (av f.eks. mark), utkant, rand, bredd2) ( også overført) grense, grenseområde, grenseland3) ( håndarbeid) bord, brem4) list, ramme, innramning5) ( om blomsterbed) kantrabatt6) ( teater) soffittthe Border eller the Borders grensen mellom England og Skottland, grenseområdet mellom England og Skottlandon the border ved\/på grensenIIverb \/ˈbɔːdə\/1) kante, begrense, avgrense, innramme2) grense til, ligge like vedborder on\/upon ( også overført) grense til, stå på grensen til, nærme seg -
5 despise
1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) forakte2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) forakte, se ned på•- despicablyverb \/dɪˈspaɪz\/1) forakte, ringeakte, se ned på2) blåse i, forsmånot to be despised ikke å forakte, ikke foraktelig -
6 disobedience
-'bi:djənsnoun (failing or refusing to obey: You must be punished for your disobedience!) ulydighetsubst. \/ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns\/ulydighet -
7 disobedient
-'bi:djəntadjective (failing or refusing to obey: a disobedient child.) ulydig, slemulydigadj. \/ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪənt\/ulydigdisobedient to\/towards somebody ulydig mot noen -
8 eyesight
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9 failure
- jə1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) stryk (til eksamen), fiasko; brudd2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) fiasko3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) unnlatelse, manglende evnefiasko--------sviktsubst. \/ˈfeɪljə\/1) fiasko, uheldig utfall2) stranding, sammenbrudd3) mislykket person, fiasko4) fiasko, mislykket forsøk, mislykket foretagende5) ( skolevesen) stryk, det å dumpe6) manglende evne, sviktende evne7) unnlatelse, forsømmelse, brist, mangeldet at han ikke hjalp oss, var skuffende8) mangel, svikt, stans9) bankerott, konkurs, fallitt, krakkbrake failure bremsesviktcourt failure utfordre skjebnencrop failure feilslått høstend in failure mislykkes, få en uheldig utgang, slå feilengine failure motorstoppa failure in life en mislykket eksistensfailure of mangel påfailure to unnlatelse av om det å ikke kunneheart failure hjertesviktpower failure strømavbruddprove a failure eller be a failure være mislykket, være en fiasko, slå feil -
10 frailty
plural - frailties; noun (physical weakness or (a) moral failing: She loved him in spite of his frailties.) skrøpelighet, svakhetsubst. \/ˈfreɪltɪ\/( også moralsk) svakhet, skrøpelighet -
11 scrape through
(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) bestå/klare seg så vidt -
12 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) nesten, en hårsbredd fra, nær ved
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