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101 restore
rə'sto:1) (to repair (a building, a painting, a piece of furniture etc) so that it looks as it used to or ought to.) restaurere2) (to bring back to a normal or healthy state: The patient was soon restored to health.) helbrede, restituere3) (to bring or give back: to restore law and order; The police restored the stolen cars to their owners.) gjenopprette4) (to bring or put (a person) back to a position, rank etc he once had: He was asked to resign but was later restored to his former job as manager.) gjeninnsette•- restorerfornye--------gjenoppretteverb \/rɪˈstɔː\/1) levere tilbake2) gjeninnføre, gjenopprette3) helbrede, restituere4) restaurere, reparere, sette i stand, renovere5) rekonstruere6) gjeninnsette7) sette tilbake (på plass)8) ( om økonomi) sanere9) ( EDB) gjenoppretterestore to life kalle tilbake til livet -
102 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) gå av med pensjon, bli pensjonist2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) trekke seg tilbake; gå til sengs•- retired- retirement
- retiring Isubst. \/rɪˈtaɪə\/( militærvesen) retrettsignalsound the retire blåse retrettIIverb \/rɪˈtaɪə\/1) trekke seg tilbakeda han var 60, trakk han seg tilbake til privatlivet2) pensjonere seg, gå av med pensjon, pensjonere, gi pensjon3) fratre, gå av, ta avskjed4) gå til sengs, gå til ro5) ( militærvesen) retirere, trekke seg tilbake6) ( militærvesen) trekke tilbake (tropper e.l.)7) ( økonomi) løse inn, innløse8) (jus, om jury) forklaring: trekke seg tilbake fra rettssalen for å avgjøre skyldspørsmålet i en sak9) (sport, om spiller) forklaring: trekke seg ut av spillet pga skadebe retired on a pension få avskjed med pensjonretire from the army gå over i de siviles rekker, trekke i sivil (hverdagslig)retire into oneself lukke seg inne i seg selv, trekke seg inn i seg selv, isolere segretire on a pension gå av med pensjon -
103 stance
(a person's position or manner of standing, eg in playing golf, cricket etc.) kroppsholdning, fotstillingstillingsubst. \/stæns\/, \/stɑːns\/1) stilling, oppstilling2) ( overført) holdning3) ambolt (for metallarbeid)4) ( golf) stance, slagstillingclosed stance ( golf) lukket fotstilling, lukket stanceopen stance ( golf) åpen fotstilling, åpen stance -
104 status
'steitəs, ]( American also) 'stæ-1) (the position of a person with regard to his legal rights etc: If she marries a foreigner, will her status as a British citizen be affected?) status, stilling2) (a person's social rank.) sosial status, rang•stand--------status--------tilstandIsubst. \/ˈsteɪtəs\/1) rang (etter anseelse), anerkjent stilling, posisjon, status2) (statsrettslig) stilling, status• give a territory the same political status as...gjøre et område politisk likestilt med...3) status, tilstand, posisjon, stilling, situasjoncivil status sivilstandIIadj. \/ˈsteɪtəs\/status- -
105 stay
stei 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) bli, oppholde seg, bo (midlertidig)2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) bli (hvor man er), holde (senga), komme for å bli2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) opphold- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay upbli--------stag--------stanseIsubst. \/steɪ\/1) opphold, besøk, visitt2) ( jus) utsettelse3) (amer., hverdagslig) utholdenhet4) evne til å beholde ereksjon5) ( litterært) stopp, stopper, bånd, hemskomake a long\/short stay with somebody oppholde seg lenge\/kort tid hos noenstay of execution ( jus) ekskusjonsutsettelseIIsubst. \/steɪ\/1) støtte2) ( mekanikk) stag3) bardun4) korsettspile, korsettstivera pair of stays et korsettstays korsett, snørelivIIIsubst. \/steɪ\/ ( sjøfart) stag, bardunin stays under stagvending(en)miss stays nekte å vende, ikke gå over stagput in stays la gå over stagslack in stays sen i vendingenIVverb \/steɪ\/1) oppholde seg, bo (midlertidig)2) stanse, oppholde, hefte, stoppe (midlertidig), hindre, holde tilbake3) bli, forbli, fortsette å være, holde seg4) bli (igjen)5) (f.eks. om sult) stagge, stille6) vente, avvente, forholde seg avventende7) gjennomføre, holde ut (til slutt)8) beholde ereksjonen (i lengre tid)9) ( jus) utsettestay away utebli, holde seg borte\/unnastay behind bli igjenstay for dinner eller stay to dinner bli til middagstay in bli\/holde seg inne\/hjemme ( skolevesen) sitte igjenstay in bed bli i sengen, holde sengenstay on bli (lenger enn ventet), bli boende stå på, være påslåttstay out holde seg utenfor, ikke legge seg bort istay put ( hverdagslig) bli der man er, bli sittendestay someone's hand hindre noen i å gjøre noestay the course ( overført) gjennomføre løpet, holde ut til siste sluttstay the night bli\/ligge over natten, overnattestay up være\/sitte oppe (ikke legge seg)Vverb \/steɪ\/støtte (under), stive av, holde oppeVIverb \/steɪ\/1) ( sjøfart) stage2) stagvende -
106 subordinate
sə'bo:dinət 1. adjective(lower in rank, power, importance etc: A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier.) underordnet; bi-2. noun(a person who is subordinate: to give orders to one's subordinates.) underordnetIsubst. \/səˈbɔːdənət\/underordnetIIadj. \/səˈbɔːdənət\/1) underordnet, undergitt, undergiven2) lavere3) bi-4) ( grammatikk) underordnetbe subordinate to someone være underordnet noen, stå under noen, sortere under noenIIIverb \/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt\/underordne, la komme i andre rekkebe subordinated to something være underordnet noesubordinate to underordne under -
107 survey
1. sə'vei verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) se ut over, ta et overblikk over2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) undersøke3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) måle opp, kartlegge4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) taksere, besiktige2. 'sə:vei noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) undersøkelse2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) oppmåling•- surveyoroverblikk--------studieIsubst. \/ˈsɜːveɪ\/, \/sɜːˈveɪ\/1) oversikt2) ( om bygning) inspeksjon, besiktigelse, befaring3) undersøkelse4) rundspørring, enquete5) besiktigelsesinstrument, besiktigelsesprotokoll6) oppmåling, kartlegging, landmåling7) ( landmåling) kart, planpass survey tåle en granskning, klare seg ved en granskning• will your campaign pass survey?survey of oversikt overIIverb \/səˈveɪ\/, \/ˈsɜːveɪ\/1) overskue, se ut over, betrakte2) gi en oversikt over3) granske, inspisere, besiktige4) måle (opp), kartlegge5) ( gammeldags) utforske -
108 switch
swi 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) (strøm)bryter2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) omslag, skifte, omstilling3) (a thin stick.) pisk, kjepp2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) skifte, dreie, slå over til, bytte- switchboard
- switch on/offbryter--------pense--------slå--------utskiftingIsubst. \/swɪtʃ\/1) ( elektrisitet) (strøm)bryter, strømvender2) skifte, endring, bytte3) omstilling, overgang4) ( elektronikk) svitsj, bryter, velger5) løsflette, løshår6) (tynn) kjepp, vidjegren, bøyelig kvist7) pisk8) (amer., jernbane) sporvekselswitch selling forklaring: alternativt salg av dyrere vare når billig lokkevare er utsolgtIIverb \/swɪtʃ\/1) (elektrisitet, mekanikk) koble inn, koble ut, skru av, skru på, slå av, slå på2) skifte3) bytte4) svinge, vifte med, slå med5) piske (opp), slå til (med pisk)6) ( jernbane) skifte, pense7) ( kortspill) bytte farge, vri8) (amer., jernbane) rangereswitched on ( hverdagslig) moderne, inne (mekanikk, elektrisitet) påslått ( slang) tent, høy (på narkotika)( om person) (få til å) miste interessen, (få til å) sovneswitch (a)round ( også overført) ommøblereswitch through ( telekommunikasjon) koble inn\/tilswitch (over) to gå over til, bytte til -
109 tenuous
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110 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) prøve, forsøke2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) prøver (ut); smake på3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) stille for retten4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) sette på prøve, ta på, anstrenge2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) forsøk, prøve2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) forsøk•- trier- trying
- try on
- try outforsøk--------forsøke--------prøve--------strev--------undersøkeIsubst. \/traɪ\/1) forsøk2) ( rugby) forsøk, try (tre poeng)give something a try forsøke, prøvehave another try prøv igjen, forsøk en gang tilhave a try (at something) gjøre et forsøk (med noe), forsøke (noe), prøve (noe)nice try godt forsøk, bra forsøkthis try denne gangenII1) forsøke, prøve2) forsøke med, prøve på3) prøve, teste4) prøve, smake på• try this wine!5) gjøre (et) forsøk med, gjøre (et) eksperiment med, prøve6) ( teater) prøvekjøre (en forestilling)7) undersøke (eksperimentelt), prøve ut8) sette på prøve, stille på prøve9) anstrenge, ta på10) plage, sjenere, irritere• which judge will try the case?try a case (amer., om advokat) føre en sak, bringe en sak inn for rettentry a fall with someone måle sine krefter med noentry and ( hverdagslig) prøve å, forsøke åtry as one would hvor mye man enn prøver, hva man enn gjørtry at forsøke med forsøke påtry back forsøke å trekke seg ut av spillet, forsøke å trekke seg tilbake forsøke en gang til, prøve igjentry for forsøke å (opp)nå, forsøke å komme frem tilsøke (på), søke seg inn vedsøke om, forsøke å fåtry hard prøve hardt, anstrenge segtry it on with somebody eller try one's tricks with somebody (britisk, hverdagslig) forsøke seg overfor noen, prøve å lure en• don't try it on with me!try me! bare vent! (og se!) (brukes til å antyde at man er villig til å gjøre noe uventet)try not to do something forsøke å ikke gjøre noe, fortsette å la være å gjøre noetry on prøve (på seg)try one's best forsøke å gjøre sitt bestetry one's hand at something forsøke seg på noetry out (gjennom)prøve, prøve ut prøvekjøre utforske smake på• try out this sherry!smelte utlutre, rensetry out for something (amer.) forsøke å kvalifisere seg til noetry over gå gjennom, lese gjennom, spille gjennom prøvetry something out in battle ( gammeldags) avgjøre noe ved kamptry the impossible forsøke (å gjøre) det umulige -
111 unwind
past tense, past participle - unwound; verb1) (to take or come out of a coiled or wound position: He unwound the bandage from his ankle.) vikle/rulle opp, spole av2) (to relax after a period of tension: Give me a chance to unwind!) slappe av1) nøste(s) opp, rulle(s) opp, vikle(s) opp2) ( overført) slappe av3) ( EDB) strekke ut -
112 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) knipe, klemme -
113 at a disadvantage
(in an unfavourable position: His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage.) i en ugunstig stilling -
114 draw up
1) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) stanse foran2) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) stille opp; opprette3) (to move closer: Draw up a chair!) flytte/rykke/dra nærmere4) (to extend (oneself) into an upright position: He drew himself up to his full height.) rette seg (helt) opp -
115 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
116 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
117 on the spot
1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) på flekken/stedet2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) på (å)stedet3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) (komme) i knipe -
118 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) upassende, malplassert2) (not in the proper position; untidy: Although he had had to run most of the way, he arrived with not a hair out of place.) i ulage, ikke på sin plass
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