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1 figure
'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) form, skikkelse, figur, kroppsbygning2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figur, form, mønster3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tall, siffer4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figur2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) opptre, forekomme, figurere2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) regne med, vente•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure outsiffer--------skikkelse--------tallIsubst. \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfɪɡjə\/1) (matematikk, også figures) siffer, tall, talltegn, regning2) ( også figures) opplysninger, statistikk3) ( hverdagslig) beløp, pris4) figur, kropp, form, fasong5) person, personlighet (overført), skikkelse, figur6) ( geometri) figur, diagram7) illustrasjon, bilde, mønster8) ( billedhuggerkunst) figur, statue, skulptur9) ( retorikk) figur, bilde13) symbol, bilde, forbilde14) horoskopat one's own figure for den prisen en selv byrcarved figures utskårne figurercut figures ( kunstløp) tegne figurercut\/make a fine figure gjøre et imponerende inntrykkcut\/make a poor\/sorry figure gjøre en dårlig\/ynkelig figurdo figures regnea double figure et tosifret talla figure of fun en latterlig figur, en skyteskive for narrestrekerfigure of speach billedlig uttrykk, bildefigures (in the landscape) staffasjegeometrical figures geometriske figurerget\/buy something at a low figure få\/kjøpe noe billigan interesting figure en interessant personlighetkeep one's figure holde figurenlose one's figure legge på segman of figures en matematiker, en som er flink med tallname your\/the figure! si hva du skal ha (for det\/den\/dem)a public figure en offentlig personput a figure on ( hverdagslig) bestemme nøyaktig\/mengdespeak in figures snakke i bilderwhat a figure you look! som du ser ut!IIverb \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfiɡjə\/1) beregne, kalkulere, regne2) (spesielt amer.) anta, tro, formode• he's going to lose, I figure3) forestille4) ( overført eller symbolsk) betegne5) pryde (med figurer), lage fasong, lage mønster, mønsterveve6) avbilde, tegne, portrettere7) betegne med siffer8) opptre, figurere, inngå, forekomme9) spille en viss rolle10) (amer., hverdagslig) stemme, være troligfigure on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) regne medstole påfigure out regne ut• he figured out the cost at £600finne ut, forstågi resultat• it figures out at £45det blir £45figure to oneself forestille segfigure well regne bra -
2 approximation
1) (a figure, answer etc which is not (intended to be) exact: This figure is just an approximation.) løselig beregning, overslag2) (the process of estimating a figure etc: We decided on a price by a process of approximation.) beregning, overslag, tilnærmingvurderingsubst. \/əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) beregning, anslag, (omtrentlig) vurdering, løst overslag2) tilnærming, noe som nærmer seg -
3 fun
(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) moro, gøy, fornøyelse- funny- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun offornøyelse--------gøy--------moro--------spøkIsubst. \/fʌn\/1) moro, gøy, fornøyelse, morskap2) fest, løyer, spillopperbe good\/great fun være kjempegøy\/-artigbe such fun være så gøyfigure of fun se ➢ figure, 1for fun eller for the fun of it for moro skyld for fornøyelsens skyldfun and games ( hverdagslig) moro, lek, dans på roserfun of the fair markedsgjøglingget a lot of fun out of something ha stor glede av noe, synes noe er veldig morsomt, ha mye moro med noehave a bit of fun with somebody spøke med noen, erte noenhave fun ha det gøy, more seg (hverdagslig, om samleie) elskehave fun and games ha det gøy kline, flørtein fun for spøk, på tull, for moro skyldlike fun! ( hverdagslig) pokker heller!make fun of gjøre narr avnot see the fun of something ikke se det morsomme i noeoh what fun ( ironisk) så gøy, da!, skal dette være morsomt?poke fun at gjøre narr avthen the fun started ( hverdagslig) så braket det løs, så begynte moroawhat fun! så gøy!, så morsomt!IIverb \/fʌn\/( slang) lage moro, lage gøy, lage festIIIadj. \/fʌn\/morsom, gøy, artig, pussig -
4 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamant2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamantstift/-bor3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) rute(mønster)4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ruterkort•- diamondsdiamantIsubst. \/ˈdaɪəmənd\/1) ( mineralogi) diamant2) diamantverktøy (verktøy med liten diamant til å skjære glass)3) rombe, rombeformet gjenstand4) (kortspill, også diamonds) ruterkort, ruter5) ( typografi) diamant, 4 punkts skrift6) (softball, baseball) bane, indre spillebane, diamondcut diamond slipt diamantdiamond cut diamond hauk over hauk, hardt mot hardtdiamond in the rough (amer.) uslipt diamant ( overført) udannet og barsk, men godhjertet person, uslipt diamanta diamond rule en gyllen regelrough diamond uslipt diamant ( overført) udannet og barsk, men godhjertet person, uslipt diamantIIadj. \/ˈdaɪəmənd\/1) diamant-2) diamantaktig, diamantformet, diamantlignende -
5 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) gallionsfigur, toppfigur2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) gallionsfigursubst. \/ˈfɪɡəhed\/1) ( sjøfart) gallionsfigur2) ( overført) gallionsfigur, staffasje -
6 Punch
(the name of a comic figure in a puppet-show (traditionally known as a Punch and Judy show).) Punch (dokke)dor--------slag--------slå\/pʌn(t)ʃ\/1) ( britisk vittighetsblad) Punch2) ( dukketeater) lystig figur, Punchpleased as Punch ( hverdagslig) kjempegladproud as Punch ( hverdagslig) kjempestoltPunch and Judy (show) dukketeater -
7 punch
(the name of a comic figure in a puppet-show (traditionally known as a Punch and Judy show).) Punch (dokke)dor--------slag--------slåIsubst. \/pʌn(t)ʃ\/1) knyttneveslag, slag2) (bokse)støt3) ( også overført) slagkraft4) ( hverdagslig) snert, stingbeat somebody to the punch ta sine forholdsreglerpull one's punches spare på krefteneIIsubst. \/pʌn(t)ʃ\/1) stanse, stempel2) hulljern3) billettang4) dor5) ( i billett) klipp6) perforator, hullemaskinIIIsubst. \/pʌn(t)ʃ\/( drikk) punsj, bowleIVverb \/pʌn(t)ʃ\/1) stanse, lage hull i, slå hull i, stemple ut, perforere2) klippe, lage hull i3) dorepunch in\/out slå inn (med dor), slå ut ( med stemplingsur) stemple inn, stemple utVverb \/pʌn(t)ʃ\/1) slå (til), smelle til2) hamre på, dunke på3) (amer.) drive (kveg)punch above one's weight ta seg vann over hodetpunch a line gi ettertrykk til en replikkpunch somebody's lights out slå ned noen -
8 reading
1) (the act of reading.) lesing2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) opplesing3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) lesing; til å lese4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) stand, utslag, måltall, avlesinglektyre--------lesestoff--------oppfatningIsubst. \/ˈriːdɪŋ\/1) lesning2) belesthet, lesning• a person of wide\/vast reading3) lektyre, lesestoff, lesning• good\/dull reading4) ( på instrument) stand, avlesning, utslag, måletall, verdi5) oppfatning, tolkning6) opplesning, resitasjon7) ( litteratur) fortolkning, lesemåte8) ( parlamentarisk) lesning, behandlinglight reading triviallitteratur, fornøyelseslesningIIadj. \/ˈriːdɪŋ\/1) lesende2) lese-3) ( overført) interessert i lesning, lesende -
9 scarecrow
noun (a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc.) fugleskremselsubst. \/ˈskeəkrəʊ\/( også overført) fugleskremsel -
10 set-up
noun (an arrangement: There are several families living together in that house - it's a funny set-up.) arrangement, oppleggIsubst. \/ˈsetʌp\/1) oppbygning, struktur2) planlegging, arrangering3) organisasjon, arrangement4) oppstilling, montering5) stilling, situasjon• in the present set-up, nothing will workslik situasjonen er nå, kommer ingenting til å fungere6) innredning• what a nice set-up!7) (spesielt amer., slang) (på forhånd) avtalt spill8) ( hverdagslig) felle9) lett oppgave, lett match, lett bytte10) ( i ballspill) god pasning, bra opplegg11) ( elektronikk) oppstillingIIadj. \/setˈʌp\/1) som er bygd, som er utstyrt2) montert, tilrigget, oppsattwell set-up med god holdning, sprek -
11 triangle
1) (a two-dimensional figure with three sides and three angles.) trekant2) (a musical instrument consisting of a triangular metal bar that is struck with a small hammer.) triangel•trekantsubst. \/ˈtraɪæŋɡl\/1) ( geometri) trekant2) ( musikk) triangel3) (spesielt amer.) vinkel(hake)4) ( overført) trekant, trekantforhold -
12 billion
'biljən 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) billion (en million millioner); milliard (tusen millioner)2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) billion; milliard3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) billion; milliard2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) billion; milliard- billionthsubst. \/ˈbɪljən\/1) milliard (1 000 000 000)2) ( gammeldags) billion (1 000 000 000 000) -
13 eight
eit 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) åtte(tall)2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) åtteårsalder3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) åttermannskap2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) åtte2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) åtte (år gammel)•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) åtteårs-, åtteårigåtteIsubst. \/eɪt\/1) åtter2) ( kunstløp) åttetall(sfigur)3) ( rosport) åtterIIdeterm. \/eɪt\/åtte -
14 index
'indeks1) (an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc eg at the end of a book.) register2) ((plural indices 'indisi:z) in mathematics the figure which indicates the number of times a figure etc must be multiplied by itself etc: In 63 and 75, the figures 3 and 5 are the indices.) eksponent•indeks--------pekefinger--------register--------viserI1) alfabetisk innholdsfortegnelse, register, indeks2) kartotek, katalog3) (pris)indeks, indekstall4) ( matematikk e.l.) indeks, eksponent5) ( anatomi) pekefinger6) viser, nål (på instrument)7) indisium, tegn, kjennetegn, pekepinnindex of indisium påthe Index ( romersk-katolsk) indeksen (fortegnelse over bøker som paven har forbudt)IIverb \/ˈɪndeks\/1) forsyne med register, forsyne med indeks, indeksere2) lage et register over, føre kartotek over3) føre inn i et register\/kartotek4) indeksregulere5) indikere6) ( katolsk) sette på indeks, forby -
15 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) tall2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) (stort) antall, mengde3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) nummer, hefte4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) slager, sangnummer2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) nummerere, paginere2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) regne, telle3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) telle, være i alt•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without numbernummer--------nummerere--------tallIsubst. \/ˈnʌmbə\/1) nummer• what is your telephone number?2) tall3) antall, mengde, rekke4) nummer (av tidsskrift), hefte (del av bok)boken er utgitt i løse hefter \/ boken er utgitt heftevis5) (teater e.l.) nummer6) ( grammatikk) numerus7) ( metrikk) rytme8) jente, rype9) ( om klesplagg) sakamong the number deriblanta number of flere, ganske mangeany number of et hvilket som helst antalldo\/run a number on somebody (amer. slang) lure noen slå noen, beseire noen drive ap med noen, holde noen for narrdo (a) number one ( barnespråk) tissedo (a) number two ( barnespråk) bæsjegreat numbers mange, et stort antall, store mengderhave someone's number ( også) gjennomskue noenhave someone's number on it ( om prosjektil) være bestemt for noenhis\/her number is up det er ute med ham\/hennelook after number one være egoistisk, tenke mest på seg selvnumber one nummer en, førstemann, toppen( hverdagslig) ens egen (høye) person, en selvnumbers stort antall, tallmessig overlegenhet, overmakt (i antall)( gammeldags) regning, aritmetikk• he's good at reading, but not at numbersone of our number en av ossone's number two ens stedfortrederopposite number kollega, person i tilsvarende stillingsquare a number finne kvadratet av et tall, gange et tall med seg selvsuperior numbers større antall, tallmessig overlegenhetthe numbers (amer., også numbers game og numbers racket) forklaring: en type ulovlig lotterito the number of i et antall avunlucky number ulykkestallwithout number utallige, uendelig mange unummerertIIverb \/ˈnʌmbə\/1) nummerere2) ( noen ganger) paginere3) telle, omfatte, utgjøre• the army numbered 40,000hæren utgjorde 40.0004) inkludere, ha5) telle (antallet av), anslåhis\/her days are numbered hans\/hennes dager er taltenumber among\/in\/with regne blant -
16 zero
'ziərəuplural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) null2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) nullpunkt3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) utløsnings-/utskytningstidspunktingenting--------nullIsubst. \/ˈzɪərəʊ\/1) null2) nullpunkt, frysepunkt10 minusgrader\/kuldegrader3) ( overført) null, tosk, idiot4) (språkvitenskap, som foranstilt adjektiv) null-absolute zero absolutt nullpunktbe at zero ( også overført) stå på null(punktet)IIverb \/ˈzɪərəʊ\/1) nullstille2) sikte (inn), stille (inn)zero in on sikte på, rette ilden mot ( overført) konsentrere seg om, rette oppmerksomheten mot -
17 mould
I mould noun1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) mold2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) mugg•- mouldy- mouldiness II 1. məuld noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) form2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) støpning; pudding, gelé, kabaret2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) (form)støpe2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) kna, modellere, forme3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) modellereIsubst. \/məʊld\/ eller mold1) moldjord, muld, matjord2) jordIIsubst. \/məʊld\/ eller moldmugg, skimmelsoppIIIsubst. \/məʊld\/ eller mold1) ( også overført) form2) forskansningsform, støpeform, matrise3) ( teknikk) modell, mal, sjablon4) ( matlaging) form5) ( matlaging) forklaring: pudding e.l. laget i form6) form, gestalt, skikkelse7) ( overført) type, støpning, legning, preg, karakter8) (bygg, også moulding) list, profil, gesimsbreak the mould gjøre noe nytt, gjøre noe unikt, bryte mønsteret, gå nye veier, representere noe nyttcast in a heroic mould skapt til heltcast in the same mould av samme støpningIVverb \/məʊld\/ eller mold( også mould up) mulde, dekke over med jord, strø jord påVverb \/məʊld\/ eller moldmugne, bli muggenVIverb \/məʊld\/ eller mold1) kna, forme, støpe2) modellere, presse3) ( sjøfart) malhugge, sjablonhugge4) (om murstein, torv e.l.) stryke5) liste, profilere6) ( om støping) formstøpemould into danne til, forme tilmould on eller mould upon danne etter, forme ettermould out of danne av, forme av -
18 regular
'reɡjulə 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanlig2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) vanlig, normal3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jevn, konstant4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regelmessig, vane-5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) regelmessig, fast6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) fast7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regelmessig8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regelmessig, regulær9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) vanlig (størrelse)10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) yrkes-, profesjonell2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) profesjonell, yrkessoldat2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) fast kunde•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulatorregelmessig--------regulærIsubst. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/1) ( hverdagslig) stamkunde, fast kunde, stamgjest2) ( hverdagslig) fast ansatt3) ( religion) ordensprestIIadj. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/1) regelmessig2) regelrett, regulær3) fast, vanlig4) jevn, konstant, regelmessig5) ordentlig, riktig, skikkelig6) vedtektsmessig, korrekt, ordentlig7) legal, legitim8) (matematikk, fysikk, grammatikk) regelmessig, regulær9) ( militærvesen) regulær11) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, riktig, ekte, veritabelas regular as (a) clockwork regelmessig som et urverk, som en klokke, til å stille klokken etterat regular intervals med jevne mellomromregular army stående hærregular frequenter stamgjest, stamkunderegular soldier profesjonell soldatthe regular clergy ordensprester, regularesIIIadv. \/ˈreɡjʊlə\/ ( dialekt)1) regelmessig2) riktig, ordentlig -
19 circle
'sə:kl 1. noun1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) sirkel, ring2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) krets, sirkel, ring3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) (omgangs)krets4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) galleri, balkong2. verb1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) kretse (om), gå i ring2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) tegne en sirkel rundtbande--------krets--------sirkelIsubst. \/ˈsɜːkl\/1) sirkel, ring, runding, krets, omkrets2) kretsløp, omdreining, rundgang3) (hel) serie, omgang, periode4) ( om mennesker) krets, sirkel5) ( teater) galleri6) (arkeologi, også stone circle) steinsetting7) (amer., også traffic circle) rundkjøringbusiness circles forretningskretsercircle of friends vennekretscircle of readers lesekretsthe circle of the seasons årstidenes gangcome full circle gå sirkelen rundt, slutte der man begynte, slutte ringengo round in circles gå i ring, ikke komme noen veimove in a wide circle ha stor omgangskretsreason in a circle føre sirkelbevissewing circle syklubbforklaring: konstruere et kvadrat med samme flate som en gitt sirkel (et problem som ikke kan løses rent geometrisk) ( overført) gjøre det umuligethe wheel has turned full circle eller the wheel has come full circle sirkelen er sluttetIIverb \/ˈsɜːkl\/1) kretse, sirkle, bevege seg i ring2) bevege seg rundt, kretse omkring, sirkle over3) ringe inn, sette en ring rundt4) sirkulere5) omgi, danne ring rundtcircle back gå tilbake til utgangspunktet i en stor sirkelcircle in omringe -
20 cone
koun1) (a solid figure with a point and a base in the shape of a circle or oval.) kjegle2) (the fruit of the pine, fir etc: fir-cones.) kongle3) (a pointed holder for ice cream; an ice-cream cone.) kremmerhus4) (a warning sign placed next to roadworks etc or where parking is not allowed.) trafikkjegle•- conicalkjegleIsubst. \/kəʊn\/1) ( geometri) kjegle2) kjegleform3) trafikk-kjegle4) ( botanikk) kongle5) ( geologi) kjegle, vulkankjegle7) iskjeks, kremmerhusalluvial cone eller alluvial fan vifteformet alluvialavleiringIIverb \/kəʊn\/bare i uttrykkcone off sperre av (med trafikk-kjegler)
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