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41 stimulus
'stimjuləsplural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) spore, stimulans2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) insitament, stimuleringsubst. (fi) \/ˈst flertall: \/ˈstɪmjʊlaɪ\/ eller \/ˈstɪmjʊliˡ\/1) stimulans, ansporing, spore, incitament2) ( vitenskapelig) stimulusgive a stimulus to stimulere -
42 superior
su'piəriə 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) overordnet; overlegen2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) høy(ere), overlegen, ekstra god3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) overlegen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) overordnetIsubst. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/1) overordnet, formann2) ( overført) overmann3) abbed4) ( typografi) hevet tegnbe one's superior være bedre enn noen, være noen overlegenMother Superior se ➢ motherIIadj. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/1) overordnet, høyere i rang2) ( om egenskap) overlegen3) bedre, større4) ( om kvalitet) utmerket, utsøkt, førsteklasses5) (om holdning, mine) overlegen, hovmodig6) (spes. naturvitenskap) øvre, over-, høyere7) ( typografi) hevet8) ( om planeters bane i forhold til jordens) utenom-rise superior to all obstacles overvinne alle hindringersuperior numbers se ➢ number, 1superior to hevet over, bedre enn -
43 swell
swel 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) svulme (opp); (for)øke, vokse2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) dønning3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) alle tiders, flott!- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell updønning--------flottIsubst. \/swel\/1) (opp)svulming, klump, hevelse, kul, utbuktningkjolen fremhevet brystenes runding \/ kjolen fremhevet hennes svulmende barm2) ( landskap) stigning, høydedrag, høyde, kolle3) bølgegang, (etter)dønning4) ( også musikk) økning, forsterkning, crescendo, brus5) (musikk, i orgel) sveller6) ( hverdagslig) snobb, pampbe a swell at something ( ofte spøkefullt) være en kløpper til noe, være en mester i noe, være spesialist på noerolling swell tung dønning (med lange bølger)IIverb ( swell ollen, noen ganger swelled- swelled) \/swel\/1) hovne, (få til å) svelle, (få til å) svulme (opp), bule (ut)2) (få til å) stige, (få til å) heve seg, utvide, blåse opp, fylle3) ( også overført) øke, forhøye, forsterke, (få til å) vokse4) ( også overført) være sprekkeferdig, være oppblåst, gå og briske seg, svulme5) ( om musikk e.l.) (la) velle frem, (la) bruse (frem), (la) tilta i styrkeswell out svelle ut, bukte ut, svulme oppswell up hovne, svelle\/svulme oppswell with something svulme av noe, fylles av noe, flyte over av noeIIIadj. \/swel\/1) (amer., hverdagslig, gammeldags) flott2) finfin, alle tiders, toppen -
44 too
tu:1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) for, så2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) ogsåaltfor--------for--------ogsåadv. \/tuː\/1) altfor, for2) også, likeledes, med• I'm going. -me too!jeg drar. -det gjør jeg også!• what wine too!• you did too!3) til og med, attpåtil• he is a fool, and a great one, toohan er en tosk, og en diger en attpåtil4) ( hverdagslig) veldig, svært5) ( litterært) oven i kjøpet, til overmål• ...and got nothing for it too...og fikk til overmål ikke et øre for det6) dessuten, dertil• she plays the piano, and sings, toohun spiller piano, og dessuten synger hunabout time too! det var sannelig på tide!none too soon eller any too soon ikke et minutt for tidligtoo bad! så synd!too too ( spøkefullt eller tilgjort) aldeles, i aller høyeste gradtoo true! eller too right! ( hverdagslig) det kan du skrive opp!, nettopp! -
45 warm-blooded
1) (having a blood temperature greater than that of the surrounding atmosphere: warm-blooded animals such as man.) varmblodig2) (enthusiastic; passionate: When I was young and warm-blooded, I was passionate about many things that don't interest me now.) ivrig, lidenskapeligadj. \/ˌwɔːmˈblʌdɪd\/, foranstilt også: \/ˈwɔːmˌblʌdɪd\/( også overført) varmblodig -
46 whole
həul 1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) hel2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) hel, i sin helhet2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) helhet, hele2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) hele•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the wholealdeles--------fullstendig--------ganske--------hel--------hele--------helt--------sunnIsubst. \/həʊl\/helhet, heleas a whole som helhet betraktet under ettin whole i sin helhet, helhetligin whole or in part helt eller delvison the whole i det store og hele, stort sett, alt i altsee something as part of a whole se noe som en del av en større sammenheng tenke storta whole et hele, en helhet, det hele• did you eat the whole of the apples?the whole of it det helethe whole of them alle sammen, alle, samtligethe whole of which som i sin helhet• it was a long proposal, the whole of which was rejecteddet var et langt forslag, som i sin helhet ble vraketIIadj. \/həʊl\/1) hel2) hel-3) velberget, velbeholden, frisk4) (gammeldags, bibelsk) helet, friskgive one's whole attention to gi hele sin oppmerksomhet tilin the whole (wide) world i hele verdenmade out of whole cloth (amer., hverdagslig) grepet ut av luftenmake whole ( gammeldags) hele, botethe whole thing hele saken, det hele, alt sammenwith one's whole heart av hele sitt hjerte -
47 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) ekstra, til overs -
48 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) være for forsiktig/mild -
49 on the increase
(becoming more frequent or becoming greater: Acts of violence are on the increase.) voksende, tiltakende, stigende -
50 put to shame
(to make feel ashamed of something or to make seem to be of poor quality by showing greater excellence: Your beautiful drawing puts me/mine to shame.) gjøre til skamme, være flau over -
51 spur on
(to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) sette sporene i -
52 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) ekstra, til overs -
53 wide apart
(a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another: He held his hands wide apart.) langt fra hverandre
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