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1 in/out of commission
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2 commission
[kə'miʃən] 1.1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.) umboðslaun2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.) pöntun3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.) skipunarbréf4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.) (stjórnskipuð) nefnd2. verb1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) skipa; fela á hendur2) (to give a military commission to.) láta fá skipunarbréf•- commissioner
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3 officer
1) (a person holding a commission in the army, navy or air force: a naval officer.) liðsforingi, offisér2) (a person who carries out a public duty: a police-officer.) embættismaður; lögreglumaður
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out of commission — Commission Com*mis sion, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See {Commit}.] 1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. [1913 Webster] Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out of commission — {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. * /When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission./ Contrast: IN COMMISSION(1). 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
out of commission — {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. * /When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission./ Contrast: IN COMMISSION(1). 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
out of commission — ► broken or not available to be used: put sth/take sth out of commission »In Port Arthur, three major refineries were taken out of commission by power failures. → See also DECOMMISSION(Cf. ↑decommission), EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY… … Financial and business terms
out of commission — NOT IN SERVICE, not in use, unserviceable; not working, inoperative, out of order; down. → commission * * * not in service; not in working order ■ (of a person) unable to work or function normally, esp. through illness or injury * * * out of… … Useful english dictionary
out\ of\ commission — adj. phr. 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission. Contrast: in commission(1) 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. The… … Словарь американских идиом
out of commission — 1. broken or not working. The explosion put the engine out of commission. 2. not able to do the usual things. After her knee surgery, she was out of commission for about eight weeks. Usage notes: used to refer to a person who is ill or injured … New idioms dictionary
out of commission — adjective Not operational or not functioning properly. One pair of handcuffs will put both hands out of commission. Syn: broken, out of order, out of service … Wiktionary
out of commission — ► in (or out of) commission in (or not in) use or working order. Main Entry: ↑commission … English terms dictionary
out of commission — not operating, out of order My brain is out of commission. I can t think today … English idioms
out of commission — more than half of our original computers are out of commission Syn: not in service, not in use, unserviceable; not working, inoperative, out of order, malfunctioning, broken, down … Thesaurus of popular words
