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ʃift 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) skifte, flytte (på)2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) (for)skyve, lesse over på3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) fjerne, bli kvitt2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) endring, skifte2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) skift, lag3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) skift•- shiftlessness
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- shiftinessskifteIsubst. \/ʃɪft\/1) forandring, omslag, skifte, omveksling, overgang, omlegging2) (arbeids)skift3) utvei, hjelpemiddel, nødhjelp, tilflukt4) tarvelig knep, finte, triks, list5) påskudd, utflukt6) girspake, utveksling7) ( språkvitenskap) (lyd)forskyvning8) ( geologi) forskyvning9) ( EDB) skiftbe put\/driven to one's shifts drives til det ytterstegraveyard shift se ➢ graveyardIIverb \/ʃɪft\/1) flytte seg, forskyve seg, skifte plass2) forandre, bytte, erstatte3) ( i bil e.l.) gire4) ( språklære) forskyves (om lyd)5) klare seg6) bevege seg hurtig7) ( gammeldags) skifte klær8) overføre, forflytte9) ( musikk) forandre fingerstilling12) lempe, flytte14) bruke knep, ty til triksshift a rope end on end endevende et taushift gears ( motorteknikk) veksleshift off utsette, skyve unna, skyve fra seg lure seg utenom bli kvitt, bli av medshift one's ground endre standpunkt\/taktikkshift the blame\/responsibility on to someone else velte skylden\/ansvaret over på noen andre
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