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61 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) børste, kost2) (an act of brushing.) børsting, kosting3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) busket hale4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammenstøt2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) børste, pusse2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) børste, koste3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) børste, gre4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) stryke, streife•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-offbuskvegetasjon--------børste--------stubbeskogIsubst. \/brʌʃ\/1) børste, pensel, kost2) børsting, det å børste3) busket hale (på rev e.l.)4) kratt, krattskog5) streif, kort møte, sammenstøt6) ( elektronikk) børste, velger (telefoni)7) (hverdagslig, om kvinnes kjønnsbehåring) dott8) ( hverdagslig) tøyte (kvinne oppfattet som sexobjekt)9) kunstmalerfrom the same brush av samme malergive someone a brush børste av noenIIverb \/brʌʃ\/1) børste2) pusse (tenner)• before you go to the dentist, you have to brush your teeth3) røre ved, streife bort i, stryke forbibrush aside\/away ( overført) avvise, avferdige, avfeiebrush away tørke bort, vifte bort, stryke bortbrush off børste av, børste vekk ( hverdagslig) avspise, avfeiebrush off on ( overført) smitte over påbrush past stryke forbibrush up (on) something ( om kunnskaper e.l.) friske opp på, gjenoppfriske -
62 goat
ɡəut(an animal of the sheep family, with horns and a long-haired coat.) geitgeitsubst. \/ɡəʊt\/1) ( en av flere arter i pattedyrslekten Capra) geit3) (amer., hverdagslig, også scapegoat) syndebukk4) ( overført) gammel gris, horebukk, kåting5) ( overført) tosk, tulling, idiotget someone's goat ( hverdagslig) gå noen på nervene, irritere noenhairy goat dårlig veddeløpshestold goat ( hverdagslig) gammel tosk, tulling -
63 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) dytte, puffe, skubbe til2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) skynde på, mase (på)3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) svindle4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) selge narkotika; svindle5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) trekke på gata2. noun(quick and busy activity.) liv og røre, futt, tæl- hustlerdytte--------skubbeIsubst. \/ˈhʌsl\/1) dytting, puffing, skubbing2) ( slang) svindel, bløff, tilfelle av bondefangeri3) (amer., hverdagslig) futt, fart, tæl, krutt, kraftdet er ikke noe fart i dem, det er ikke noe tæl i dem4) mas, trengsel, travelhetget a hustle on sett opp farten, rask påhustle and bustle liv og røre, kjas og masIIverb \/ˈhʌsl\/1) dytte til, skubbe til, dulte til, puffe til2) skynde på, jage, skysse3) mase på, presse, sette fart påjeg liker ikke å bli mast på, jeg liker ikke å bli presset4) fremskynde, forsere, påskyndepåskynde arbeidet, forsere arbeidet5) ( slang) lure, svindle, drive bondefangeriikke prøv å lure meg, ikke prøv å svindle meg6) ( slang) lure til seg, tilrane seg, svindle til seg7) skynde seg frem, sette opp farten, skynde seg8) tigge, be om penger fra9) skaffe kunder, drive salg (særlig ved aggressiv salgsteknikk)10) (særlig amer. slang) forklaring: skaffe seg penger på uærlig eller ulovlig vis, f.eks. stjele, trekke på gaten, lange narkotika, spille hasardhustle against someone presse seg mot noenhustle somebody out of something lure noe fra noen, svindle noen for noehustle someone into (doing) something presse noen til å gjøre noe raskt, få noen til å få opp farten med noe, mase på noen om noehustle through something presse seg gjennom noe, albue seg frem gjennom noe, trenge seg frem gjennom noe -
64 scramble
'skræmbl 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) kravle, kare seg opp/fram2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) hoppe (opp/i), fare av sted3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) løpe om kapp, slåss4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) gjøre uforståelig, kaste om2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) kamp, kappløp- scrambled eggs
- scrambled eggklatre--------streveIsubst. \/ˈskræmbl\/1) (besværlig) klatretur, klatring, kravling2) (vilt) kappløp, rush3) slagsmål, (vill) kamp• have you seen such a scramble for an autograph?4) virvar, røre5) motorcross6) (luftfart, slang) luftkampIIverb \/ˈskræmbl\/1) klatre, kravle, kare seg (opp-\/fremover)2) løpe om kapp, være med i kappløpet, rushe, styrte3) slåss, kives, kappes4) gjøre uklar, gjøre forvirret5) blande (sammen)6) ( telekommunikasjon e.l.) kaste om, forvrengescramble! ( luftfart) på vingene øyeblikkelig!scramble away eller scramble off slurve unna, sluntre unnascramble eggs ( matlaging) lage eggerørescramble for kappes om, slåss om forsøke å raske til segscramble into one's clothes få på seg fillene i en fartscramble through slurve (i)gjennomscramble to one's feet kare seg på bena (i full fart)scramble up eller scramble together raske sammen -
65 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) svamp2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) svamp3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) sukkerbrød, sitronkake4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) tørk, vask2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) vaske/tørke med svamp2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) snylte på•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge puddingsvampIsubst. \/spʌn(d)ʒ\/1) svamp, vaskesvamp2) ( medisin) tampong, kompress3) visker for rengjøring av børsepipe e.l.4) ( matlaging) gjærdeig (før elting)5) ( også sponge cake) sukkerbrød, kake laget med sukkerbrød6) ( matlaging) slags søt pudding7) ( dyr i rekken Porifera) svamp8) ( hverdagslig) fyllik, dranker9) snylterhave a sponge vaske segthrow in the sponge ( hverdagslig) kaste inn håndkleet, gi oppIIverb \/spʌn(d)ʒ\/1) vaske, tørke, rense (med svamp)2) suge opp væske, absorbere væske3) ( hverdagslig) snylte seg til, bomme, låne4) ( hverdagslig) snylte5) fiske svampersponge off\/on somebody snylte på noen, leve på noensponge out viske utslå en strek over -
66 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) hørsel2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) hørevidde3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) høring, lytting4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) rettsmøte, domsforhandling, prosedyrehørevidde--------høring--------hørselsubst. \/ˈhɪərɪŋ\/1) hørsel2) hørevidde3) diskusjon, utspørring4) ( jus) høring, avhør, rettsmøte, forhør, sak, saksbehandling, prosedyre, behandlingask for a new hearing ( jus) kreve saken gjenopptattbe hard of hearing være tunghørt, høre dårlig, ha nedsatt hørselgain a hearing finne\/vinne gehørget a hearing bli hørtgive someone a fair hearing gi noen en sjanse til å forsvare seggive someone a hearing lytte til noen, høre på noenhave impaired hearing ha nedsatt hørsel, være hørselsskaddin someone's hearing i noens påhørorgan of hearing hørselsorganout of \/ within hearing utenfor\/innenfor høreviddepreliminary hearing forundersøkelse -
67 pretence
-snoun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) påskuddsubst. \/prɪˈtens\/ eller pretense1) påskudd, foregivende2) utflukt, skalkeskjul3) skinn, noe man later somdet er bare spill, det er bare på liksom4) krav, fordring5) skrytende oppførsel6) pretensjon(er)by\/on\/under false pretences under falske forutsetningerdevoid of all pretence i all beskjedenhet, uten (noen) pretensjonerfalse pretences ( jus) falske foregivendemake a pretence of foregi, late sommake no pretence to ikke gjøre krav på ikke gi seg ut forobtain money by\/on\/under false pretences (gammeldags, jus) lure til seg pengeron the slightest pretence ved minste foranledning, ved minste påskuddpretence for påskudd tilpretence of påskudd avpretence to\/at krav påunder\/on (the) pretence of under påskudd av, under foregivende av -
68 rescue
'reskju: 1. verb(to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) redde, berge, befri2. noun((an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.) redning, berging, befrielse- rescuerberge--------frelse--------redde--------redningIsubst. \/ˈreskjuː\/1) berging, redning, unnsetning, befrielse2) ( jus) ulovlig befrielse (f.eks. fra fengsel)come to someone's rescue komme noen til unnsetningIIverb \/ˈreskjuː\/1) berge, redde, unnsette2) befri (med makt), utfri3) ( kortspill) gå over i -
69 collection
- ʃən1) ((an) act of collecting: Your letter won't get to London tomorrow - you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today.) (inn)samling, avhenting, (postkasse)tømming2) (a set of objects etc collected: a stamp collection.) samlingsamlingsubst. \/kəˈlekʃ(ə)n\/1) ansamling, opphopning, oppsamling2) innsamling, innsamlings-3) avhenting4) ( spesielt britisk) postkassetømming, tømming• what time is the next collection?5) ( kirkelig) kollekt6) inkasso, innkassering, inndriving, oppkreving7) samling8) (mote)kolleksjoncollections (britisk, om universitet) eksamen ved semesterslutttake round the collection plate ( kirkelig) oppta kollekt -
70 fraud
fro:d1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) svindel, bedrag(eri)2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) svindler, bedrager•- fraudulently
- fraudulencebedrageri--------svik--------svindelsubst. \/frɔːd\/1) bedrageri, svindel2) svik, svikefull oppførsel3) falsum, bløff4) ( hverdagslig) bedrager, bløffmakerfraud on somebody svik mot noenget something by fraud svindle til seg noegross fraud ( jus) grovt bedrageri -
71 sniff
snif 1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) snufse, snøfte2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) snuse på2. noun(an act of sniffing.) snufs(ing), snus(ing)snufse--------snuseIsubst. \/snɪf\/1) snufs, snufsing2) snøft, snøfting, fnys, fnysing3) snusing, innånding, åndedrag4) duft, sniff, dunstIIverb \/snɪf\/1) snufse2) snuse, lukte på, snuse, sniffe3) ( overført) være, mistenke, ane4) ( også overført) snøfte, fnyse, rynke på nesen5) kjenne lukten avsniff a scandal ane en skandalesniff at rynke på nesen til, se ned påsniff danger være faresniff up trekke inn gjennom nesen -
72 volunteer
volən'tiə 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) melde seg frivillig, tilby (seg)2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) si/komme med (noe) uoppfordret2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) frivilligfrivilligIsubst. \/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə\/1) frivillig• any volunteers?noen frivillige? \/ er det noen som melder seg frivillig?2) ( jus) forklaring: en som får noe overdratt uten vederlagIIverb \/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə\/1) melde seg frivillig, gå med som frivillig2) påta seg frivillig, tilby, fremsette (uoppfordret)3) ( militærvesen) verve segvolunteer one's services stille seg til disposisjonIIIadj. \/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə\/1) frivillig2) ( botanikk) selvsådd -
73 breath
breƟ1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) pust, ånde2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) pusting, åndedrag•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breathpustsubst. \/breθ\/1) pust, ånde, åndedrag, åndedrett2) vindpust, pust3) pusterom4) sukk, hvisking5) ( overført) antydning, anelse, spor6) ( språkvitenskap) ubetont lydcatch one's breath snappe etter pusten, gispe, holde pustendraw breath trekke pusten, puste innfirst draw breath ( poetisk) se dagens lys, fødeshold one's breath holde pustenkeep one's breath to cool one's porridge eller save one's breath to cool one's porridge holde inne med det man har å silong breath dypt åndedragout of breath andpusten, heseblesende, stakkåndetrun oneself out of breath løpe pusten av segsave one's breath ikke si noe, holde munnbe short of breath være andpusten\/stakkåndettake breath eller recover one's breath (again) eller get one's breath (again) trekke pusten, puste uttake someone's breath away få noen til å miste pusten, ta pusten fra noenunder\/below one's breath hviskende, lavmælt, med dempet røstwaste one's breath snakke forgjeves, tale for døve ørerwaste one's breath on kaste bort ord på -
74 shaking
noun (an act of shaking or state of being shaken, shocked etc: They got a shaking in the crash.) risting, sjokksubst. \/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ\/1) rystelse, skaking, vibrering2) malaria3) ( overført) omveltningget a shaking bli rystetgive something a good shaking riste noe godt
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