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1 flattery
noun (insincere praise.) smiger, smiskingsmigersubst. \/ˈflætərɪ\/smigerflatteries smigrende ord, smiger -
2 honey
1) (a sweet, thick fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers: bread and honey.) honning2) ((especially American) darling (used when speaking to someone one loves).) kjære, skatt, elskling•- honeybee- honeycomb
- honeymoonhonningIsubst. \/ˈhʌnɪ\/1) honning2) nektar fra blomster3) honningfarge4) ( hverdagslig) elskling, skatt, kjæreste5) ( overført) sødme6) (overført, hverdagslig) noe lekkert, noe søtt, noe deilig7) ( overført) forklaring: person eller ting som er den beste av sin sortIIverb \/ˈhʌnɪ\/1) snakke til i smigrende vendinger (også for å oppnå egne fordeler)2) (amer. eller gammeldags) smigre, smiske, bruke søte ord3) bruke honning som smakstilsetning i noe, bruke honning som søtningsmiddel i noehoney somebody up smiske for noenIIIadj. \/ˈhʌnɪ\/1) honning-, som honning, søt2) med honning, som inneholder honning -
3 compliment
1. 'kompləmənt noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) kompliment, ros2. kompli'ment verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) rose, gratulere, smigre- with complimentskomplimentIsubst. \/ˈkɒmplɪmənt\/komplimentcompliments (flertall, også) hilsen, hilsener, hilsninger• Mary sends her compliments, and wonders if you would lend her some sugar• tell him with my compliments that...hils ham fra meg og si at...fish\/angle for compliments ( hverdagslig) fiske etter komplimenterpay somebody a compliment (on) gi noen en kompliment (for)pay\/do somebody the compliment of vise noen den ære åsend one's compliments to somebody hilse til noenwith the compliments of the season med ønske om en god jul og et godt nyttårIIverb \/ˈkɒmplɪment\/, \/ˌkɒmplɪˈment\/gratulere, lykkønskecompliment on gratulere med, lykkønske medcompliment sombody with something forære noen noe, hedre noen med noe -
4 gross
ɡrəus 1. adjective1) (very bad: gross errors/indecency.) grov, krass2) (vulgar: gross behaviour/language.) simpel, grov, ufin3) (too fat: a large, gross woman.) fet, tykk4) (total: The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc.) total-, brutto2. noun(the total amount (of several things added together).) brutto-/totalsum- grosslyinntekt--------klar--------plump--------ren--------svær--------tykkIsubst. \/ɡrəʊs\/1) gross (12 dusin)2) ( gammeldags) hovedmasse, hovedstyrkeby (the) gross ( overført) i hopetallgreat gross stort gross, tolv gross, 12 x 12 dusinin (the) gross ( handel) i en gross, i parti, i store partier stort sett, i sin helhetIIverb \/ɡrəʊs\/ha en bruttoinntekt på, tjene bruttogross somebody out (amer., slang) vemmes over, gjøre kvalm, bli kvalm av, føle vemmelse forIIIadj. \/ɡrəʊs\/1) grov, simpel, rå, ufin, vulgær2) grov, utilgivelig, krass• I was surprised at her gross exaggeration when trying to explain what happenedparlamentsmedlemmets gode resultater var et eksempel på krass materialisme• years later Tim discovered that his money had disappeared into the pockets of a gross impostor3) ( slang) ekkel, kvalm, snuskete, slibrig4) frodig, tett5) fet, satt, oppsvulmet, tykk• a gross, corpulent manen oppsvulmet, fet mann6) brutto-, totaltotalvekt \/ bruttovekt7) ( om sanser) sløv -
5 proof
pru:f1) ((a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true: We still have no proof that he is innocent.) bevis2) (a first copy of a printed sheet, that can be corrected before the final printing: She was correcting the proofs of her novel.) korrektur3) (in photography, the first print from a negative.) prøvebilde•- - proofbevis--------prøveIsubst. \/pruːf\/1) bevis, bevisføring, bevismiddel2) ( jus) skriftlig vitnesbyrd3) prøve4) ( typografi) korrektur5) ( gravering) prøvetrykk6) ( fotografi) prøvebilde, råkopi7) forklaring: metode for angivelse av alkoholstyrken i brennevin, tilsvarer 57,1 volumprosent8) ugjennomtrengelighet, hardhet, motstandsdyktighet9) ( militærvesen) (område for) prøving, prøve-as (a) proof of eller in proof of som (et) bevis på, som (et) tegn pågive proof of bevise vitne om, gi bevis påproof that bevis for\/på atpull a proof ta et (korrektur)avtrykkput somebody\/something to the proof prøve noe(n), sette noe(n) på prøvethe proof of the pudding is in the eating en tings verdi viser seg først i praksisIIverb \/pruːf\/1) gjøre vanntett, impregnere2) korrekturlese3) ( boktrykking e.l.) gjøre et avtrykk, ta et avtrykk4) (amer., matlaging) heve (deig)proof against preparere motIIIadj. \/pruːf\/1) motstandsdyktig, ugjennomtrengelig, uimottakelig, -tett, -sikker, -bestandig2) ( om alkohol) av normal styrkebe proof against kunne motstå, ikke la seg påvirke av, være motstandsdyktig mot, være uimottakelig for, være herdet mot -
6 superior
su'piəriə 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) overordnet; overlegen2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) høy(ere), overlegen, ekstra god3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) overlegen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) overordnetIsubst. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/1) overordnet, formann2) ( overført) overmann3) abbed4) ( typografi) hevet tegnbe one's superior være bedre enn noen, være noen overlegenMother Superior se ➢ motherIIadj. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/1) overordnet, høyere i rang2) ( om egenskap) overlegen3) bedre, større4) ( om kvalitet) utmerket, utsøkt, førsteklasses5) (om holdning, mine) overlegen, hovmodig6) (spes. naturvitenskap) øvre, over-, høyere7) ( typografi) hevet8) ( om planeters bane i forhold til jordens) utenom-rise superior to all obstacles overvinne alle hindringersuperior numbers se ➢ number, 1superior to hevet over, bedre enn
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