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1 ceiling
'si:liŋ(the inner roof (of a room etc): Paint the ceiling before you paint the walls.) taksubst. \/ˈsiːlɪŋ\/1) (innvendig) tak2) (tak)kledning, takbekledning, takplate(r)3) ( sjøfart) garnering, innenbordskledning4) ( luftfart) topphøyde, stigehøyde, makshøyde5) ( overført) tak, høyeste nivå, maksimum, øvre grenseprisstopp, pristak6) ( meteorologi) skyhøyde7) ( kortspill) budgrenseglass ceiling ( overført) glasstak (usynlig øvre grense for hvor langt en kvinne eller en person med minoritetsbakgrunn kan nå yrkesmessig) -
2 decorate
'dekəreit1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) pynte, (ut)smykke, dekorere2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) pusse opp, innrede, dekorere3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) dekorere•- decorative
- decoratordekorere--------pryde--------smykkeverb \/ˈdekəreɪt\/1) dekorere2) pryde, smykke, pynte3) male, tapetsere4) innrede5) ( tildele en orden e.l.) dekoreredecorated style ( i England) høygotikk (omtrent 1300-1370) -
3 on
on 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (inn) i, på, oppå3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på, ved, per/pr.4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) på, i9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mot, til10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ved, på11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på, i12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på, med13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved, etter14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) etter2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (holde) på, videre, etter3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) på, i gang4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) som går på teater/kino5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) på, om bord3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) i gang2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) på gang; på trappene•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / ontooverfor--------påIadj. \/ɒn\/bare i uttrykkon side ( fotball e.l.) ikke offside ( i cricket) den del av banen som ligger bak og til venstre for en (høyrehendt) slagmannIIadv. \/ɒn\/1) på, på seg• shall I help you on with your coat?• keep your hat on!• put the kettle on!2) videre• pass it on!• work onjobbe videre \/ fortsette å jobbe3) frem, fremover4) fore5) igjen6) på (påkoblet e.l.), til (på instrumenttavle e.l.)• is the gas on?vannet er avstengt \/ vannet er ikke på7) avbe neither on nor off vite verken ut eller innbe on være i gang, pågå• is lunch still on?spilles, oppføres, gis, gå• what's on tonight?opptre (på scenen)komme med, følge med, være med• are you on?• I'm on!( hverdagslig) være muligdet går bare ikke \/ det er simpelthen ikke mulig• what's he on about?on and off eller off and on av og på, opp og ned, fra og til av og til, nå og da, med avbrudd, med mellomromon and on uten opphold, i ett, i det uendeligeon to (opp) på, over til, ut på, ned påbe on to someone ( hverdagslig) vite hva noen pønsker på, vite hva noen har fore ( hverdagslig) ha en mistanke til noenIIIprep. \/ɒn\/1) ( i fysisk kontakt med eller støttet av) på, opp på, oppe på, i, over2) ( om geografisk posisjon eller plassering) på, ved, i, mot, over• you should have seen the look on his face!4) ( om emne eller grunnlag) på, av, om, i, ifølge, etter, ut fra5) ( om komité eller instans) i• are you on the jury?6) ( om mål og fokusering) mot, til, over, overfor, hos, for• a curse on him!7) ( om reise eller transportmåte) på, tilnår du er i London, bør du handle på Harrod's8) (om dag eller periode, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, om, under, i, etter, ved, dahan døde (om morgenen) 1. mai• come here on the minute!da jeg kom frem til Hull, drog jeg på handletur9) (om noen som holder på med noe, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, da, vedda han åpnet boksen, så han en firfirsle10) ( om penger eller økonomi) på, av, mot• what's the tax on income in Norway?• you will receive the book on payment of £5du vil motta boken mot betaling av 5£11) ( om besittelse) på• have you got your ID card on you?14) ( om radio eller TV) på15) (om alkohol, narkotika eller medisin, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, av16) (om noe som er betalt av noe\/noen, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på• this is on me!• have one on me!17) ( om spesiell anledning) med, i anledning (av)18) ( om sammenligning) i forhold til19) ( ved gjentagelse) på, etterbe on fire brenne, stå i brannbe on something holde på med noe( hverdagslig) begynne på noe, bli med på noefall on somebody\/something kaste seg over noen\/noe, falle om noen\/noeon and after fra og medon or before senestsvar senest 1. maispit on one's hand spytte seg i nevene
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