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1 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) robust, solid, seig2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) seig3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) sterk, robust, seig4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) barsk, tøff5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) vrien, vanskelig2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) bølle, tøffing- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough withbølle--------seig--------vanskelig--------vrienIsubst. \/tʌf\/1) barsking, tøffing, råskinn, hard type2) bølle, gangster, kjeltringIIverb \/tʌf\/bare i uttrykktough it out ( hverdagslig) holde ut, stå det over, motstå pressettough out klare seg gjennomIIIadj. \/tʌf\/1) solid, robust, hardfør2) hard, tøff, vanskelig, vrien, drøy, stri, besværlig, slitsom3) ( om person eller ting) hard, hardhudet, hardfør, seiglivet4) ( om person) rå, barsk, tøff, kaldblodig5) herdet, slitesterk, som tåler mye6) ( om person) seig, sta, ubøyelig, hard7) ( også overført) tungt fordøyelig, hardkokt, drøy, stiv8) ( om kjøtt) seigget tough with someone ta noen hardt, innta en tøff holdning overfor noentough shit (vulgært, uttrykker manglende sympati) jævla synda tough yarn en skipperskrøne, en utrolig historie -
2 hang
hæŋpast tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) henge2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) henge (opp/i)3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) bli hengt, henge4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) henge (ned/ut)5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) henge med nebbet/hodet•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang uphengeIsubst. \/hæŋ\/1) ( måten noe henger på) henging, opphenging, fall2) ( om maskiner e.l.) innretning, virkemåte3) ( EDB) hengget the hang of ( hverdagslig) få tak(et) på noe, forstå meningen med noe, lære noe, skjønne sammenhengengive a hang eller care a hang gi blaffen i, gi pokker iIIhanged) \/hæŋ\/1) henge (opp)2) henge, være opphengt3) ( også hang down) henge (med)4) behenge, pryde, utsmykke5) tapetsere6) drapere, la falle7) ( henrette) henge(s i galgen), bli hengt8) sveve, henge (i luften), flyte9) være uviss10) (amer., om jury) ikke kunne bli enigbe hung over være i bakrushang! eller hang it (all)! pokker også!• hang the expense!• well I'll be hanged!• I'll be hanged if...så pokker om jeg...hang about eller hang around gå og drive, drive dank, stå og henge, stå og vente, drive omkringhang a few on ( hverdagslig) ta seg noen drinker, ta seg noen ølhang a jury (amer., om jurymedlem) forklaring: hindre en jury fra å fatte en enstemmig beslutninghang back\/off holde seg tilbake, holde seg i bakgrunnen nøle, betenke seg, kvie seghang behind henge etter, drøye, somlehang between life and death sveve mellom liv og dødhang, draw and quarter ( historisk) henge, sprette opp og partere gi noen hard straffhang fire ( om skytevåpen) ikke gå av med en gang gå tregt, trekke i langdrag, være treghang in the air være uløst, være uvissthang in the balance være uviss(t), henge i en tråd, ikke være avgjorthang in there! (spesielt amer.) hold ut!, ikke gi opp!, stå på!hang loose ta det rolighang on (som prep. også) hang upon komme an på, avhenge av ( på telefon) hold linjen! høre godt etter, lytte nøye gå tregt, trekke i langdragholde ut vente litt, vente en kort stund• hang on a minute!vent litt! \/ vent et øyeblikk!hang one on ( hverdagslig) bli full, gå på fyllahang one's hat (amer., hverdagslig) bo, ha sitt bosted, ha sitt hjemhang on someone's lips lytte oppmerksomt til alt noen sierhang on to ( også overført) holde seg fast til, henge seg på, klamre seg tilholde på, beholdehang out henge ut (klær e.l.) ( om tunge e.l.) henge ut ( hverdagslig) holde til, holde hus, oppholde seghang over henge over( hverdagslig) noe som er blitt til overs, noe som er blitt tilbakehang someone out to dry (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) la noen i stikkenhang together holde sammen, gå sammen, henge sammen, stemme overenshang tough holde ut, ikke gi opphang up legge på hyllen, utsette, drøye( telekommunikasjon) legge på (røret) henge opphang up on someone legge på røret, bryte forbindelsenhang with someone ( hverdagslig) være sammen med, henge sammen med, vanke med• are you saying you've spent the entire day hanging with that jerk?be hung (up) on være fiksert av, være besatt av, være vill etterhung up ( slang) heftet, forsinket, forhindret deprimert følelsmessig forvirret eller forstyrret, med psykiske problemerI'll see you hanged first! pokker heller!, ikke faen!let it all hang out slappe av, ikke ha noen hemninger snakke rett fra levra, være åpen(hjertig), være frittalendelet things hang ( hverdagslig) gi blaffen i saker og ting -
3 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) skjebne2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) hell (og lykke), flaks•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!flaks--------hell--------lykkeIsubst. \/lʌk\/1) lykke, flaks, hell, tur2) slump, skjebne, sjanseany luck? lykkes det?, ga det noe resultat?as luck would have it tilfeldigvis, skjebnen ville at• as luck would have it, I was therebad\/tough\/rotten\/hard luck (hverdagslig, ofte i utbrudd) uflaks, motgang• what bad luck!be in luck eller be in luck's way ha flaks, ha hellet med seg, være heldigbe out of luck ha uflaks, være uheldigby luck på slump, tilfeldigvisfor luck for å bringe lykkegood luck flaks, fremgang, medgang ( som utbrudd) lykke tilhalf your luck! heldiggrisenhere's luck! skål!, skål og lykke til!ill luck uflaks, uhelljust one's luck ( spøkefullt) typisk... flaks, dette skjer alltid med...luck of the draw et sjansespill, flaksena matter of luck et sjansespill, et spørsmål om flaks eller uflaks, et spørsmål om tilfeldigheterthe more's someone's luck så heldig for...no such luck! ( hverdagslig) makan til uflaks!så vel er det ikke!one's luck is in man er heldig, man har flaksone's luck is out man er uheldig, man har uflaksa piece of luck et lykketreff, fantastisk flakspush\/crowd one's luck ( hverdagslig) utfordre skjebnen spille høytride one's luck ikke ta sjanserrun of bad luck stadig uflaks, stadig motgangthe devil's own luck eller the luck of the devil kjempeflaks, griseflakstry one's luck prøve lykken, prøve seg påwith any luck eller with a bit of luck med litt flaks, hvis man er heldigworse luck dessverre• I didn't get the job, worse luckIIverb \/lʌk\/ (amer., hverdagslig)bare i uttrykkluck out (amer.) ha flaks, lykkes
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