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1 corner
'ko:nə 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) hjørne, krok; gatehjørne2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) (av)krok3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hjørnespark2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) trenge opp i et hjørne2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) sneie/ta et hjørne•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the cornerhjørne--------krok--------nisje--------vinkelIsubst. \/ˈkɔːnə\/1) hjørne, gatehjørne, krok2) kant, vinkel3) hjørnebeslag, vinkelbeslag4) skammekrok5) ( på tøy) flik6) ( overført) avkrok, hjørne, kant, vrå7) ( overført) vanskelig situasjon, knipe8) ( handel) corner (spekulasjonskjøp av aksjer\/varer i et omfang som gjør det mulig å beherske markedet)9) ( sport) corner, hjørnespark, hjørnkastbe in a tight corner ligge dårlig an, være i knipebe in someone's corner ( boksing) være sekundant for noenbe round the corner ( overført) ha klart seg, være utenfor farecut (off) a corner ta en snarvei, kutte en svingcut corners ( overført) ta snarveier rasjonalisere omgå vanlig prosedyre \/ vanlige kanalerdrive someone into a corner trenge noen opp i et hjørne, sette noen i en knipein a corner i hemmelighet, i smugknock\/round\/rub off somebody's corners ( overført) slipe kantene av noenlook at someone\/something out of the corner of one's eye smugtitte på noen\/noe, skule bort på noen\/noemake a corner ( handel) foreta et spekulasjonskjøpround the corner eller just around the corner rett rundt hjørnet, like i nærheten (overført, om tidsperspektiv) umiddelbart forestående, like om hjørnet, rett rundt hjørnettake a corner ( fotball) ta et hjørnesparkturn the corner runde hjørnet ( overført) passere vendepunktet, komme over det verste, klare det verstewarm corner sted der det går hett for segIIverb \/ˈkɔːnə\/1) utstyre med hjørnebeslag, utstyre med vinkelbeslag2) trenge opp i et hjørne3) ( overført) sette i en knipe, sette fast, sette i forlegenhet4) ( handel) foreta en corner, foreta et spekulasjonskjøp5) ( handel) beherske, få kontroll over, ha kontroll over (gjennom en corner)6) ta svingen, ta svingene -
2 retiring
adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) reservert, tilbakeholdenbeskjedenadj. \/rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ\/1) tilbakeholden, reservert, sky• John is a shy, retiring boy and he loathes discosJohn er en sky, tilbakeholden gutt, og han hater diskotek2) pensjons-3) avgående, avtroppende, som trer ut4) som er på tilbaketog, som er på retrett -
3 serious
'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) (er det) alvor...3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriouslyalvorligadj. \/ˈsɪərɪəs\/1) alvorlig, seriøs2) viktig, betenkelig, nevneverdig3) troende, religiøs4) ( hverdagslig) i stor skala, stor, i stor gradbe serious about something ta noe på alvor• are you serious about this?• to be serious, I wish to leave nowhave a serious word with somebody si noen et alvorsordtake something under serious consideration overveie noe alvorlig, ta noe under nøye overveielse
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