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21 bring about
(to cause: His disregard for danger brought about his death.) bringe, medføre -
22 come about
(to happen: How did that come about?) hende, skje, foregå -
23 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) lete iherdig etter, rote, snuse opp -
24 go about
1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) gå i gang med, gripe an2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) gå baut, stagvende -
25 hang about/around
1) (to stand around, doing nothing: I don't like to see all these youths hanging about (street-corners).) gå og henge/drive/slenge2) (to be close to (a person) frequently: I don't want you hanging around my daughter.) luske rundt, klenge seg til -
26 just about
(more or less: Is your watch just about right?) mer eller mindre, omtrent -
27 lark about/around
(to play about in a rough and usually noisy manner.) holde leven -
28 nothing to write home about
(not very good: The concert was nothing to write home about.) ikke noe å skryte av/sette kryss i taket for -
29 order about
(to keep on giving orders (to someone): I'm tired of him ordering me about all the time.) herse med, kommandere rundt -
30 see about
(to attend to, or deal with: I'll see about this tomorrow.) ta seg av, se på (noe) -
31 right-about-face
subst. \/ˌraɪtəbaʊtˈfeɪs\/( også overført) helomvending -
32 talked-about
adj. \/ˈtɔːktəˌbaʊt\/ eller talked-ofomtalt -
33 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) gå som katten om den varme grøten -
34 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) holde hodet kaldt, passe på som en smed -
35 kick about/around
(to treat badly or bully: The bigger boys are always kicking him around.) mishandle, mobbe -
36 moon about/around
(to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.) svime rundt, være i sin egen verden -
37 muck about/around
1) (to do things without any definite plan.) gå og drive omkring2) (to fool around.) rote med -
38 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) snuse omkring -
39 put about
(to spread (news etc).) spre, bringe i omløp -
40 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) sette (en) på porten, vise bortEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
См. также в других словарях:
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