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1 engaged
1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) forlovet2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) beskjeftiget med, ansatt i3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) opptattopptattadj. \/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd\/, \/enˈɡeɪdʒd\/1) opptatt2) forlovetget engaged forlove seg, bli forlovet -
2 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) snor, line, ledning2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) strek, linje3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linje4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) rynke5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) kø, rekke, rad6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) et par linjer/ord7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rekke, slekt, ætt8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) rute, retning9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) jernbanespor10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) kommunikasjonslinje; ledning11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) linje12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) rute13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vareslag, bransje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) (front)linje2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) stille opp på rekke, bringe på linje2) (to mark with lines.) merke med linjer•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) fôre2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fôre•- lined- liner- liningarbeid--------fold--------fure--------jobb--------kabel--------kante--------linje--------låt--------melodi--------rynke--------strek--------yrkeIsubst. \/laɪn\/1) linje, strek2) linje (i hånden e.l.), rynke, fure3) kontur, omriss, ytterlinje, linje4) grense5) ( samferdsel) linje, rute6) ( jernbane) linje, bane, spor7) rad, linje, rekke, fil, kø (spesielt amer.)8) line, tynt tau, snor, snøre9) line, fiskesnøre10) klessnor11) ( elektronikk eller telekommunikasjon) ledning, kabel, tråd, linje12) (TV) linje13) ( militærvesen eller sjøfart) linje17) slektsgren, linje, ledd, ætt, familie18) ( også overført) retning, kurs, linje, vei, metode, handlemåte, holdning19) fag, bransje, virksomhetsområde• what line is she in?være bankmann \/ være bankansatt20) felt, områdedet er mer innenfor mitt område \/ det interesserer meg mer22) ( britisk mål) linje (2,12 mm)adopt another line slå inn på en annen linjeall along the line ( overført) over hele linjenalong the line ( overført) på veienbring somebody into line ( overført) få noen til å tilpasse segbring something into line with bringe noe i overensstemmelse medby rule and line se ➢ rule, 1come into line tilpasse segdown the line på noens sidedraw a line trekke en grensedraw the line (at) ( overført) sette grensen (ved), si stopp (ved), si fra (ved)draw up into line stille opp på rekkedrop someone a line ( hverdagslig) skrive til noenfall into line (with) ( hverdagslig) følge, akseptere, tilpasse segflowing lines myke og elegante linjerfluff one's lines ( teaterfag) si feil replikk, glemme replikken, snuble i replikkenget a line on ( hverdagslig) få rede på, få nyss omget off the line ( jernbane) spore avgive me a line, please! ( telekommunikasjon) kan jeg få en linje?give somebody a line on something ( hverdagslig) gi noen tips om noe, informere noen om noehard line hard linjehard lines uflaks• it is hard lines to...det er bittert at...det er synd på ham \/ det er harde bud for hamhold the line against\/on holde stand mot, stanse, bremse, holde tilbakehold the line, please! ( telekommunikasjon) et øyeblikk!in a line i linje, i rett linje i køin a line with i linje medin line for for turin line with helt på linje medin that line ( overført) i den retningenin the line of duty mens man arbeiderkeep (to) one's own line gå sin egen vei, handle selvstendigknow where to draw the line ( overført) vite hvor grensen går, vite hvor langt man kan gålay it on the line snakke i klarspråk sette noe på spill legge pengene på bordetline abreast ( sjøfart) frontlinje, skytterlinjeline ahead ( sjøfart) frontlinje, skytterlinjeline engaged ( telekommunikasjon) opptattline of fire ( også overført) skuddlinjeline of incidence ( fysikk) innfallslinjeline of play ( golf) spillelinje, puttelinjeline of put ( golf) puttelinje(skolevesen, om elevstraff) setninger, linjer replikk, replikker, rolleskuespilleren hadde glemt replikkene sine ( også marriage lines) vielsesattest ansiktstrekk (amer.) tøyleron a line (with) i linje (med), i rett linje (med)on sound lines etter sunne prinsipperon the line ( om telefon) på tråden• are you still on the line?( overført) i øyehøyde i alvorlig fare, med stor risikoon the lines laid down by ( overført) etter de linjer som er trukket opp avout of line ( hverdagslig) noe upassendepay on the line betale kontantread between the lines lese mellom linjeneship of the line se ➢ ship, 1shoot a line ( slang) skryte, prøve å imponerestep into line tilpasse seg, føye seg etter andrestep\/get out of line falle ut av mønsteret, avvike gjøre noe upassendestrike out a line for oneself eller strike out a path for oneself gå sine egne veier, stake ut sin egen kurstake a high line sikte høyt opptre bestemttake a line innta en holdning, ta et standpunkttake a strong\/firm\/hard line opptre bestemt, sette hardt mot hardttake one's own line gå sin egen vei, handle selvstendigunstopped lines ( litteraturvitenskap) enjambementIIverb \/laɪn\/1) trekke linjer, trekke en linje på, linjere2) tegne konturene av, skissere3) stå i oppstilling langs, stå oppstilt langs, kante4) gjøre rynkete, fure (pannen e.l.)5) stille innline in fylle iline off merke av, markereline out linjere opp, skissere oppline through stryke overline up ordne i linje, stille opp i rekke, stille seg i kø, møte opp ( militærvesen) stille opp (på linje) ordne stille seg solidarisk risse oppIIIverb \/laɪn\/1) fore, kle innvendig, bekle, dekke2) ( hverdagslig) fylle, stappe fullline one's pocket berike seg, sko segline one's pocket at somebody's expense sko seg på andres bekostning -
3 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å -
4 busy
'bizi 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) travel, opptatt2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) med stor trafikk3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) opptatt2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) beskjeftige seg med- busilyopptatt--------travelIsubst. \/ˈbɪzɪ\/(britisk, slang) snushane, purk, politikonstabelIIverb \/ˈbɪzɪ\/beskjeftige seg, få\/ha det travelt, være travelt opptattbusy oneself with something beskjeftige seg med noeIIIadj. \/ˈbɪzɪ\/1) flittig, virksom, stadig på farten, travelt opptatt2) ( om sted) travel, hektisk, trafikkert3) (amer., om telefon) opptatt• the line is busy at the moment, please try again laternummeret du har ringt er opptatt, vær så snill å prøve igjen senere4) (amer., overført) rotete, bråkete, voldsomt5) ( nedsettende) geskjeftigbe busy idle kaste bort tid\/krefter på tull, kaste bort tid\/krefter på ingentingbusy as a bee eller busy as a beaver flittig som en maurbusy with\/over opptatt medget busy få det travelt, sette i gang, begynne• I'm in a hurry, so will you please get busy!jeg har det travelt, så vær så snill og sett i gang! -
5 labour
'leibə 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) kroppsarbeid2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbeidskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) fødselsveer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Arbeiderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeide tungt, slite2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) kjempe seg fram, streve•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-savingsliteIsubst. \/ˈleɪbə\/ eller labor1) arbeid, kroppsarbeid2) bry, anstrengelse, møye3) ( medisin) rier, veer, fødsel (prosessen)hun har rier \/ fødselen er i gang4) ( økonomi) arbeid, arbeidskraft5) arbeiderne, arbeiderklassenexpend labour on\/upon bruke krefter påforced labour ( jus) tvangsarbeidinduce labour ( medisin) sette i gang fødselen, indusere fødselenlabour exchange arbeidsformidlinglabour legislation arbeidslovgivninglabour of Hercules ( også Herculean labour)herkulesarbeid, kjempearbeid, kjempebedriftlabour of love noe man gjør for moro skyld, for fornøyelsens skyldhun gjorde det for sin egen skyld \/ av ren interessegratisarbeidlabour relations forholdet mellom partene i arbeidslivetlabour supply arbeidstilgang, tilgang på arbeidskraftlabour unrest uro på arbeidsmarkedeton\/in the labour market på arbeidsmarkedetorganized labour fagorganiserte arbeidere, fagorganisert arbeidskraftskilled labour fagarbeidere, fagfolkthe fruits of one's labour se ➢ fruit, 1unskilleded labour ufaglært arbeidskraft, grovarbeidIIverb \/ˈleɪbə\/ eller labor1) arbeide, arbeide hardt2) anstrenge seg, streve, ha vanskelig for noe3) arbeide seg frem, kjempe seg frem, kjempe seg av sted4) utbrodere, gå i detalj, tvære ut, legge for stor vekt på5) ( sjøfart) stampe, hugge, gå tungt, rulle6) (spes. amer.) trøtte, kjede, tynge, bry7) (gammeldags, jordbruk) dyrke, bruke jorden, drive jordbruk, bearbeidelabour a point overdrive et poeng, understreke noe for sterkt, tvære ut en saklabour at jobbe medlabour for streve etter, streve forlabour the obvious utbrodere, gå i detaljerlabour to do something anstrenge seg for å gjøre noelabour under slite med, kjempe med, dras med, lide medlabour under a delusion sveve i en villfarelse, leve i en (feilaktig) tro
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