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61 fool
fu:l 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) fjols, idiot, tosk, narr2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) narre, lure, bedra2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) tøyse, fjolle, tulle•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the foolbedra--------narre--------toskIsubst. \/fuːl\/1) tosk, tåpe, dust2) ( historisk) hoffnarr, gjøgler3) narr, fjols, dåre4) (spesielt amer.) kløpper, mestera fool and his money are soon parted når dåren kommer til markedet, får kremmeren pengerbe a fool være dumbe a fool for one's pains anstrenge seg til ingen nytte, gjøre noe forgjevesbe no(body's) fool ikke være født i gårfeel a fool føle seg dum, føle at man har dummet seg utfools rush in where angels fear to tread tosker tramper inn der engler er redde for å trålive in a fool's paradise leve i lykkelig uvitenhetmake a fool of gjøre narr av, tulle med, latterliggjøremake a fool of oneself dumme seg ut, oppføre seg dumt, tabbe seg utmore fool så dumt av, så dum• if you want to marry that cheater, more fool youom du vil gifte deg med den bedrageren, er du dumplay\/act the fool spille bajas, tulle, klovne gjøre en tabbe, tråkke i salaten, trampe i klaveret late som en ikke forstårIIsubst. \/fuːl\/(spes. britisk) forklaring: kald dessert av moset frukt blandet med krem eller vaniljesausIIIverb \/fuːl\/1) lure, narre• you can't fool me!2) tulle, tøyse, fjollefool about\/around tulle, tøyse, fleipe, fjolle, klovne (amer.) rote med noen, stå i med noen gå og slenge, drive dankfool about\/around with something fomle med noe, klusse med noefool along (amer.) slentre, subbe av gårdefool away sløsefool (someone) into lure (noen) til åIVadj. \/fuːl\/(amer., hverdagslig) dum, tåpelig, idiotisk -
62 mistake
mi'steik 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) forveksle2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) ta feil (av)2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) feil(takelse), misforståelse- mistaken- mistakenlyfeil--------mistakIsubst. \/mɪˈsteɪk\/1) feil, feiltak(else), mistak, feilgrep, blunder, tabbe2) misforståelse, villfarelse3) forveksling• he's a good lad, and no mistakeby mistake ved en feiltakelsein mistake for ved en feiltakelsemake a mistake gjøre en feil, feile, ta feilmake no mistake about it ( hverdagslig) tro ikke noe annet, vær du sikkermistake of fact ( jus) faktisk villfarelsemistake of law ( jus) rettsvillfarelsemy mistake min feil, jeg tar feilyour mistake ( hverdagslig) nå tar du feilII1) misforstå, misoppfatte2) ta feil3) forveksle, ta feil avmistake one's way gå feil, gå (seg) villmistake somebody\/something for forveksle noen\/noe med, ta feil av noen\/noe, ta noen\/noe for å værethere is no mistaking det råder ingen tvil om -
63 old
əuld1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) gammel2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) gammel3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) gammel4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) avlagt, gammel5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) tidligere, gammel, forhenværende•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old Isubst. \/əʊld\/bare i uttrykkfrom of old fra gammelt av, fra gammel tid(in days\/times) of old i gamle dager, før i tiden, fra gammelt avthe men of old menneskene i gamle dagerIIeldest) \/əʊld\/1) gammel, aldrende2) ( hverdagslig) gammel, god3) gammel, tidligere, forhenværende4) gammel, erfaren5) gammel, utslitt, foreldet, brukt6) gammel-any old how på noen som helst måte på måfå, sjusketany old thing ( hverdagslig) hva som helstas old as the hills så gammel som alle haugergood old...! ( hverdagslig) gode, gamle...!in the old days eller in the days of old i gamle dagerold flame gammel flamme (person man tidligere har vært forelsket i) -
64 red
rednoun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rød2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rød(håret)3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) rød, kommunist•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see redrødIsubst. \/red\/1) rødt, rød farge2) rødvin3) ( politikk) forklaring: venstreradikal person (spesielt i USA)be in the red drive med underskudd, ha gjeld, stå i minus, ha overtrukket kontoenbe\/get out of the red være\/bli gjeldfriget into the red få gjeld, komme i minus, ha overtrukket kontoenIIadj. \/red\/1) rød2) ( politikk) rød, venstreradikal3) rødhåret4) rødstektas red as fire ildrødas red as a lobster rød som en hummerat the red light(s) ( samferdsel) på\/ved rødt lysbe a red herring ( også) være uvedkommende, være på feil plassget the red card (fotball, også overført) få rødt kort, bli utvistget red carpet treatment ( hverdagslig) få rød løper, få en storslagen mottakelsenot be worth a red cent (amer., hverdagslig) ikke være verdt fem flate ørered alert høyeste alarmberedskapred biddy ( hverdagslig) billig oppspritet rødvinred ensign se ➢ Red Ensignred lamp rød lampe, rød nattlykt (utenfor legemottak eller apotek)red mass forklaring: messe utført av en rødkledt prestred meat (oksekjøtt, fårekjøtt e.l.) mørkt kjøtt, rødt kjøttred soldier gris med svinepestred with anger rød (i ansiktet) av sinnesee the red light ( overført) innse faren -
65 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sjenert, blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) skvetten, sky, engstelig3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skvetten, lettskremt, sky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skvette, bli sky for- shyly- shynessblyg--------skvetten--------skyIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/( om hest) plutselig sprang, plutselig kast, plutselig rykkIIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/1) kast2) ( overført) forsøkhave a shy at someone håne noen, drive gjøn med noenhave a shy at something prøve å treffe noe (spesielt med ball eller stein) ( overført) forsøke seg på noeIIIverb \/ʃaɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) kaste, slenge2) ( spesielt om hest) skvette, bli skremt3) unnvike, rygge (tilbake)shy away flykte, trekke seg unnashy away from doing something vike tilbake for å gjøre noeshy away from the thought\/idea of steile ved tanken påshy from vike tilbake forIVadj. \/ʃaɪ\/1) (folke)sky, tilbaketrukket2) blyg, sjenert, unnselig3) lettskremt, skvetten, engstelig (av seg), mistenksom, redd4) (amer. hverdagslig) lysskyfight shy of forsøke å unngå, gå utenomshy of sky for mistenksom mot forsiktig medbe shy of doing something være redd for å gjøre noe, være motvillig til å gjøre noeshy with blyg overfor -
66 uphold
past tense, past participle - upheld; verb1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) støtte, godkjenne2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.) gi en medhold, stadfeste3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.) holde ved like, verne omstøtte1) tillate, tolerere2) forsvare, opprettholde, støtte, verne3) godkjenne, bekrefte, vedstå4) holde oppe, bære5) løfte (opp), holde oppe6) ( gammeldags) vedlikeholde
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