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1 be
['bi: ɡi:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) BE; B.E; bachelorgrad; lavere grad i ingeniørfag* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) være i færd med2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) skulle3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) blive; være4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) skulle5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) være; blive•- being- the be-all and end-all -
2 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) fløde2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) creme; -creme; fløde-3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) de bedste; samfundets bedste: eliten4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) flødefarvet; cremefarvet2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) røre sammen til en creme2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumme (fløden)3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) håndplukke•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar* * *[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) fløde2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) creme; -creme; fløde-3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) de bedste; samfundets bedste: eliten4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) flødefarvet; cremefarvet2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) røre sammen til en creme2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumme (fløden)3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) håndplukke•- creamy- creaminess
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3 informal
[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) uformel; afslappet2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) uformel form•- informally* * *[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) uformel; afslappet2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) uformel form•- informally -
4 scum
1) (dirty foam that forms on the surface of a liquid: The pond was covered with (a) scum.) skum2) (bad, worthless people: People of that sort are the scum of the earth.) bærme* * *1) (dirty foam that forms on the surface of a liquid: The pond was covered with (a) scum.) skum2) (bad, worthless people: People of that sort are the scum of the earth.) bærme -
5 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) sten; -sten; sten-2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) sten3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -sten4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) sten; ædelsten5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) sten; -sten6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (britisk vægtenhed)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nyresten; galdesten2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) stene2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) udstene•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) sten; -sten; sten-2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) sten3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -sten4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) sten; ædelsten5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) sten; -sten6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (britisk vægtenhed)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nyresten; galdesten2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) stene2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) udstene•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw
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