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41 swindle
'swindl 1. verb(to cheat: That shopkeeper has swindled me!; He swindled me out of $4.) svindle, lure2. noun(an act or example of swindling; a fraud: an insurance swindle; Our new car's a swindle - it's falling to pieces.) svindel(affære), lureri- swindlerbedra--------svindleIsubst. \/ˈswɪndl\/svindel, bedrageri, bløffIIverb \/ˈswɪndl\/bedra, lure (til seg), narre, svindle• she swindled £100 from her brotherbe easily swindled være lettlurtswindle someone out of their money lure pengene fra noen -
42 swollen
adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) oppsvulmet, hovenI\/ˈswəʊl(ə)n\/perf. partisipp av ➢ swell, 2IIadj. \/ˈswəʊl(ə)n\/1) oppsvulmet, opphovnet, hoven2) ( overført) oppblåst, overmodighan er oppblåst \/ han er blærete3) svulstig, bombastisk -
43 thud
1. noun(a dull sound like that of something heavy falling to the ground: He dropped the book with a thud.) dunk, brak2. verb(to move or fall with such a sound: The tree thudded to the ground.) dumpe, falle, brake, klaskedunkeIsubst. \/θʌd\/dump, dunk, dump lydwith a thud med et dunkplutselig, bråttIIverb \/θʌd\/dumpe, falle med dump lyd, treffe med dump lyd, dunke -
44 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) tidevann- tidal- tidal waveretning--------strømIsubst. \/taɪd\/1) tidevann, flo og fjære2) ( overført) strømning, tendens, strøm, bevegelse3) (høytidelig, poetisk) tidat high\/low tide ved høy-\/lavvannfloat with the tide ( også overført) flyte med strømmenflowing tide flo ( overført) stigende tendensgo with the tide følge\/drive med strømmenhigh\/low tide høy-\/lavvannincoming tide floin the full tide of the battle i kampens hetestem the tide of something demme opp for noe, stå i mot presset fra noe, stoppe utviklingen av noeswim with the tide svømme\/drive med strømmenthe tide is at the flood det er flo\/høyvannthe tide is falling\/going out\/ebbing det ebber, det blir lavvannthe tide is in\/up det er flo\/høyvannthe tide is out\/down det er fjære\/lavvannthe tide is rising\/coming in\/flowing det flør, det blir høyvannthe tide of events hendelsesforløpetturn the tide snu trenden, endre noeIIverb \/taɪd\/1) ( gammeldags) drive med tidevannet, følge med tidevannet, utnytte tidevannet (ved navigering)2) føre med seg, dra med segtide over klare seg, holde ut, komme over\/gjennom• surprisingly, they tided over the difficultiestide somebody over hjelpe\/bringe noen gjennom (vanskeligheter) -
45 tone
təun 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) klang, tone(fall)2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) nyanse, fargetone3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) (muskel)tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) heltone2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) stå til, passe/harmonisere med- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone downklang--------note--------tone--------tonefallIsubst. \/təʊn\/1) tone, tonefall, klang• don't speak to me in that tone!2) (musikk, også whole tone) heltone3) ( gregoriansk) melodi4) ( språkvitenskap) intonasjon, tonefall, toneleie5) (maleri, fotografi e.l.) (farge)tone, nyanse, valør6) karakter, stil7) atmosfære, stemning, tone, preg, ånd8) god kondisjon, spenst, form9) (fysiologi, også muscle tone) (muskel)tonus, tonisitet (spenning)falling tone ( språkvitenskap) falltonefundamental tone ( musikk) grunntonemental tone god psykisk helserising tone ( språkvitenskap) stigtoneset the tone ( også overført) slå an tonen, angi tonensharpen the tone skjerpe tonenforklaring: ringetone som angir meldingen «ikke tilgjengelig»IIverb \/təʊn\/1) ( om fotografi) tone2) ( musikk) stemme3) (om maleri, fotografi e.l.) endre fargetonetone down ( også overført) tone ned, dempe, moderere, (av)svekke, mildne, formilde• can you tone down the pitch?dempes, modereres, tones ned, stemmes nedtone in with harmonere med, stå godt tiltone up forsterke tonen, tone oppstemme opp styrkeforsterkes ( overført) få nye krefter -
46 ballistic missile
(a missile guided for part of its course but falling like an ordinary bomb.) ballistisk rakett -
47 fall down
( sometimes with on) (to fail (in): He's falling down on his job.) ikke klare seg (i), stryke i -
48 keep going
(to continue doing what one is doing; to survive: The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going.) holde gående; overleve -
49 on one's last legs
(very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc.) på siste verset -
50 prop up
(to support (something) in an upright position, or stop it from falling: We had to prop up the roof; He propped himself up against the wall.) støtte opp
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