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101 moss
mos((any variety of) a type of small flowerless plant, found in damp places, forming a soft green covering on tree trunks etc: The bank of the river was covered in moss.) mose- mossymosesubst. \/mɒs\/1) (botanikk, hverdagslig) mose2) ( plante i klassen Musci) bladmose3) ( mest dialekt) torvmyr -
102 motto
'motəuplural - mottoes; noun1) ((a short sentence or phrase which expresses) a principle of behaviour etc: `Honesty is the best policy' is my motto; a school motto.)2) (a printed saying etc, often found inside a Christmas cracker.)slagordsubst. \/ˈmɒtəʊ\/1) motto, valgspråk, devise2) overskrift -
103 mouse
plural - mice; noun1) (any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields.) mus2) ((computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer.) mus•- mousy- mousehole
- mousetrapmusIsubst. (flertall: mice) \/maʊs\/1) mus2) ( overført) sky og tilbakeholden person3) ( sjøfart) (kabelar)bendsel, mus4) ( slang) blått øye, blåveis5) ( EDB) mus, skjermpilot6) mus, muskel7) (slang, spesielt amer.) søt jenteas quiet as a mouse (så) stille som en mus, musestillea man or a mouse en mann eller en mus• come on! What are you, a man or a mouseIIverb \/maʊz\/1) ( om dyr) fange mus, ta mus2) ( overført) liste, snuse3) ( sjøfart) musemouse about liste seg rundt, snuse rundtmouse out snuse oppmouse over a book (amer.) henge over en bok, studere -
104 mudskipper
noun (a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food.)subst. \/ˈmʌdˌskɪpə\/( fisk i slekten Periophthalmus) slamkryper, mudderspringer -
105 mullet
(an edible fish found in coastal waters.)Isubst. \/ˈmʌlɪt\/( heraldikk) sporehjul, femtakket stjerneIIsubst. \/ˈmʌlɪt\/ -
106 muscle
(any of the bundles of fibres in the body which, by contracting or relaxing, cause movement of the body: He has well-developed muscles in his arms.) muskel- muscular- muscle inmuskelIsubst. \/ˈmʌsl\/1) muskel• pull\/stretch a muscle2) ( også overført) muskelkraft, muskelstyrkefinancial muscles økonomisk maktmilitary muscles militær maktmuscle memory ( golf) muskelhukommelsenot move a muscle ikke bevege en muskel, ikke fortrekke en mine ( også) ikke løfte en finger (for å hjelpe)IIverb \/ˈmʌsl\/bare i uttrykkmuscle in trenge seg innmuscle in on trenge seg på, trenge seg inn påmuscle one's way trenge seg fremmuscle one's way into blande seg inn imuscle somebody away (amer., slang) skyve\/dytte\/trenge noen unnajeg fant pengene, men noen typer prøvde å skyve meg unna -
107 mutiny
'mju:tini 1. plural - mutinies; noun((a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services: There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.) mytteri2. verb((of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority: The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food.) gjøre mytteri- mutineer- mutinousmytteriIsubst. \/ˈmjuːtɪnɪ\/mytteri (også overført), opprørthe Indian Mutiny det indiske sepoyoopprøret (1857)raise a mutiny stifte mytteriIIverb \/ˈmjuːtɪnɪ\/gjøre mytteri\/opprør -
108 native
'neitiv 1. adjective1) (where one was born: my native land.) føde-, hjem-2) (belonging to that place; local: the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia.) hjemmehørende, naturlig3) (belonging by race to a country: a native Englishman.) innfødt4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) medfødt2. noun1) (a person born in a certain place: a native of Scotland; a native of London.) innfødt, barnefødt2) (one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc: Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians.) innfødt•- native language/tongue
- native speaker
- native to
- the Nativityføde--------innfødt--------medfødtIsubst. \/ˈneɪtɪv\/1) innfødt2) (zoologi, botanikk) naturlig hjemmehørende3) ( britisk) dyrket østersthe natives de innfødteIIadj. \/ˈneɪtɪv\/1) føde-, hjem-2) innfødt3) medfødt, naturlig4) innenlandsk, hjemlig5) (zoologi, botanikk) naturlig hjemmehørende6) (geologi, mineralogi) ren, gedigen, (forekommende) i ren tilstand, natur-, naturligbe found native in an area finnes fritt i et områdego native (begynne) å leve som de innfødtebe native to være medfødt hos, være naturlig for, høre (intimt) sammen med høre hjemme i -
109 natural gas
(gas suitable for burning, found underground or under the sea.) naturgasssubst.naturgass -
110 neat
ni:t1) (tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place: a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.) ryddig, ordentlig, pyntelig2) (skilfully done: He has made a neat job of the repair.) pen, nydelig3) ((of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water: neat whisky.) bar, ublandet•- neatness- neatlyryddigIsubst. \/niːt\/ ( gammeldags)1) ( tar verb i flertall) (storfe)buskap2) storfe3) okseIIadj. \/niːt\/1) ordentlig, nøye, nøyaktig2) velstelt, ren (og pen), ryddig3) velpleid, sirlig4) ( om utseende) pen, nett, nydelig, velformet5) slagferdig, elegant, smidig6) ( om alkohol) ren, ikke utspedd, ublandet, bar7) ( slang) stilig, kul, lekker(very) neat! ( også) kjempebra!, toppers! -
111 nit
nit(the egg of a louse or other small insect (eg found in a person's hair).) luseeggIsubst. \/nɪt\/1) ( zoologi) gnett, luseegg2) (britisk, hverdagslig) dust, fjols, mehe• you stupid nit!IIsubst. \/nɪt\/(austr., hverdagslig) vaktkeep nit (austr., slang) holde vakt, varsle når noen nærmer seg -
112 nowhere
'nəuweə(in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') ingen steder, ikke noe stedadv. \/ˈnəʊweə\/ingensteds, ingen steder, ikke noensteds, ikke noen stederbe nowhere eller come nowhere (hverdagslig, om deltaker i konkurranse) være klart bak, falle helt igjennom, være ute av regningen, ikke bli plassertin the middle of nowhere ved verdens ende, langt ute i ødemarkennowhere else eller nowhere else but ingen andre steder (enn), bare her, bare dernowhere near ikke på langt nær, ikke tilnærmingsvis -
113 oasis
əu'eisisplural - oases; noun(an area in a desert where water is found: The travellers stopped at an oasis.) oaseoasesubst. (flertall: oases) \/əʊˈeɪsɪs\/, i flertall: \/əʊˈeɪsiːz\/( også overført) oase -
114 obscure
əb'skjuə 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) uklar, utydelig2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) ukjent, upåaktet3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) dunkel2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) formørke, skjule- obscuritydunkel--------mørk--------uforståelig--------uklar--------vagIverb \/əbˈskjʊə\/1) fordunkle, formørke, skygge2) ( overført) fordunkle, tilsløre, forvirre, tåkelegge3) ( overført) stille i skyggen4) (språkvitenskap, om vokal) redusereIIadj. \/əbˈskjʊə\/1) dunkel, mørk, matt, obskur2) utydelig, uklar3) vanskelig, uklar4) ubemerket, ukjent, lite kjent, obskur5) ubetydelig, lav, ringe6) avsides, avsidesliggende, bortgjemt, skjult7) ( språkvitenskap) redusert -
115 occasion
ə'keiʒən1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) anledning, tidspunkt2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) anledning, begivenhet•- occasionallyanledning--------grunn--------høveIsubst. \/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n\/1) anledning, leilighet, høve2) (viktig) begivenhet, tilstelning, anledning, stor hendelse3) grunn, anledning, (medvirkende) årsakas occasion requires etter behovas occasion serves ved passende anledningfind (an) occasion to do something eller find (an) occasion for doing something få anledning til å gjøre noefrom occasion to occasion fra gang til ganggive occasion to gi anledning tilif occasion serves om det passerimprove the occasion utnytte situasjonenmake the most of the occasion utnytte situasjonenoccasions forretninger, ærender( gammeldags) fornødenheteron occasion nå og da, ved behov, leilighetsvison ordinary occasions eller on ordinary days til hverdagson the occasion of i anledning avon the slightest occasion ( gammeldags) ved den minste anledningprofit by the occasion benytte seg av anledningenrise to the occasion eller be equal to the situation være situasjonen voksen vise hva man duger tilshould the occasion arise eller if occasion should arise dersom anledningen skulle by seg, ved behovtake occasion by the forelock gripe sjansentake occasion to ( gammeldags) benytte anledningen tilwhen occasion offers når anledningen byr seg, ved anledningIIverb \/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n\/forårsake, volde, foranledige, gi anledning tiloccasion somebody to do something foranledige noen til å gjøre noe -
116 occur
ə'kə:past tense, past participle - occurred; verb1) (to take place: The accident occurred yesterday morning.) hende, skje2) ((with to) to come into one's mind: An idea occurred to him; It occurred to me to visit my parents.) falle inn, slå3) (to be found: Oil occurs under the sea.) finnes, forekomme•verb \/əˈkɜː\/1) inntreffe, hende• the incident occurred at 5.30 amhendelsen skjedde klokken 05.302) forekomme, finnesoccur to somebody (to) falle noen inn (å) -
117 of
əv1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) av2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) fra, etter3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) av4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) av5) (showing: a picture of my father.) av6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) av7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) med, à8) (about: an account of his work.) om9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) med, av10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) av, fra11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) fra-, av12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) av13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) med, av14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) på, føromprep. \/ɒv\/, trykksvakəv\/ eller \/v\/, foran ubetont konsonant: \/f\/1) ( om forholdet mellom en del og en helhet) av, fra2) (etter et tall eller bestemmelsesfaktor, av og til uten oversettelse til norsk) med, om, av, blant• would you like a cup of tea?3) ( om retning eller sted) fra, for• have you met Professor Smith of Cambridge?4) ( om forbindelsen mellom to enheter eller eiendomsforhold) med, i, av, etter, fra, forhan er en romanforfatter fra det 18. århundre5) ( om forholdet mellom et abstrakt begrep og et etterfølgende objekt) fra, for, av, i, på• in the opinion of the teachers, this is wrong6) (om forholdet mellom et verb og et etterfølgende objekt der verbet uttrykker en mental eller abstrakt tilstand) fra, etter, om, på• just think of the consequences!7) ( om årsak eller motiv) av8) ( om forholdet mellom en skala eller målestokk og en verdi) på, med, à• the sales will decrease of 5%salget vil gå ned med 5%9) (om alder, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på10) ( om materiale som noe består av) av, i11) (om dato, årstid, navn eller tittel, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på• he's the governor of St. Helenahan er guvernøren på St. Helena12) (om personlig egenskap, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på13) ( om sammenligning) til, av• he has one merit, that of being honesthan har ett fortrinn, nemlig det å være ærlig15) (i visse tidsuttrykk, litterært) på, om• what do you do of Sundays?16) (amer., om klokkeslett) påbe of delta i, være med i, tilhøreof late i det sistei de siste årene\/i de senere årof oneself av seg selv, frivillig -
118 oilfield
noun (a place where mineral oil is found: There are oilfields in the North Sea.) oljefeltoljefeltsubst. \/ˈɔɪlfiːld\/oljefelt -
119 opium
'əupiəm(a drug made from the dried juice of a type of poppy.) opium- opiatesubst. \/ˈəʊpjəm\/opium -
120 opossum
ə'posəm((also possum) a furry animal with a long tail and a pouch for carrying its young which lives in trees; it is found especially in Australia, New Zealand and America.) pungape; pungrottesubst. \/əˈpɒsəm\/ eller possum1) ( pattedyr i familien Didelphidae) pungrotte2) (austr., pattedyr i overfamilien Phalangeroidea, særlig i familien Petauridae) flygepungekornVirginia opossum ( pattedyrarten Didelphis virginiana) virginiapungrotte, nordamerikansk opossum
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