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1 quality
'kwolətiplural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kvalitet, sort2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) (karakter)egenskapkarakter--------kvalitetsubst. \/ˈkwɒlətɪ\/1) kvalitet, sort, slag2) beskaffenhet, kvalitet3) egenskap, trekk4) (naturlig) evne, talent5) (om lyd, tone) klangfarge6) ( gammeldags) høy rang, standin the quality of i egenskap avthe quality overklassen -
2 not to be in the same street as
(to be completely different, usually worse, in quality than.) ikke være på bølgelengde medEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > not to be in the same street as
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3 sex appeal
(the quality of being attractive to people of the other sex: That actress has sex appeal.) erotisk tiltrekningsubst. \/ˈseksəˌpiːl\/sex appeal, seksuell tiltrekningskrafthave sex appeal ( også) ha draget på det annet kjønn -
4 taste
teist 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) smake (av)2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) smake på3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) smake (av)4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) spise, smake5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) smake2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) smak2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) smak; bouquet3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) smaksprøve4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smak5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) god smak•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastinesssmak--------smakeIsubst. \/teɪst\/1) smak, smakssans2) bismak3) forsmak4) ( overført) smak, sanshun har dyr smak \/ hun har dyre interesser5) smaksretning, mote6) smaksprøve, smakebit7) klunk, dråpe, skvettarbiter of taste se ➢ arbitera bad\/bitter\/nasty taste in the mouth ( også overført) en vond smak i munnen, en ubehagelig ettersmakbe to everyone's taste falle i smak hos alle bli satt pris på av allebe to somebody's taste falle i noens smak, være i noens smakeach to his taste eller everyone to his taste hver og en har sin smakgive somebody a taste of the whip la noen få smake piskenhave a taste of ha en (for)smak av smake tilin bad taste smakløs(t), usmakeligtaktløs(t)kritikkløs(t)in good taste smakfull(t) taktfull(t)a matter of taste en smakssaka taste for smak for, smak påtastes smak, interesse smak og behagto taste etter behag, etter smakIIverb \/teɪst\/1) smakejeg har ingen smak for tiden \/ jeg har mistet smakssansen for tiden2) smake av, smake på, prøvesmake, kjenne smaken av• can you taste anything special?3) få smake (på), få prøve (på), erfare4) få smak(en) på, få sans(en) for, liketaste blood få blod på tanntaste of smake (av), ha en (bi)smak avdet smaker salt \/ det har en (bi)smak av salt -
5 merit
'merit 1. noun1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) fortjeneste, utmerkelse2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) fortrinn2. verb(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) fortjene, gjøre seg fortjent tilfortrinnIsubst. \/ˈmerɪt\/1) fortjenstfullhet2) fortreffelighet, fremragende dyktighet3) verd, verdi4) fortrinn, fordel, (god) egenskap, (god) kvalitet5) ( kirkelig) forklaring: gode gjerninger som gir rett til belønningmake a merit of regne til egen fortjeneste (fremstille eller anse (egne handlinger) som prisverdige)merits fortjeneste (om juridisk sak e.l) faktiske omstendigheter, faktiske forholddet virkelige saksforholdet, de foreliggende faktamerits and demerits fortrinn og mangleron its merits på saklig grunnlag, ut fra saklige hensyn, rent objektivtbedømme noe rent objektivt, bedømme noe på saklig grunnlagthe Order of Merit fortjenstorden (i Storbritannia)promotion by merit forfremmelse på grunnlag av dyktighet\/kvalifikasjonerIIverb \/ˈmerɪt\/fortjene, gjøre seg fortjent til, være verdig -
6 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) liv2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) liv(sløp), levetid3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) liv, energi4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) livsstil/-førsel5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) liv6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) liv7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) livsvarig fengsel•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the lifebiografi--------levetid--------livsubst. (i flertall: lives) \/laɪf\/1) liv, livet, menneskeliv• how many lives were lost in the fire?• is there human life on Mars after all?2) liv, livstid, livslengde, levealder, levetid, livsløp• what's the expected life of this engine?3) liv, tilværelse, levemåte, livsførsel• how's life?4) liv, liv og røre, aktivitet5) ( sport og spill) liv, sjanse, mulighet6) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse7) ( kunst) natur, levende modell, naturlig størrelsetegning etter naturen \/ tegning etter levende modell8) ( også life imprisonment) livstidsdom, fengsel på livstid, livstidas if for (dear) life som om det gjelder livetbe getting on in life eller be getting on in years begynne å bli gammel, begynne å dra på årenebe given life ( hverdagslig) bli dømt til livstid (i fengsel)bring\/recall to life få liv i, gjenopplivecarry one's life in one's hands våge livet, sette livet på spillcome into life få liv, bli til, bli fødtcome to life kvikne til, komme til seg selv, komme til bevissthet bli levende, komme til live (igjen)dangerous to life livsfarligdo anything for a quiet life ( hverdagslig) gjøre hva som helst for husfredens skylddo life ( hverdagslig) sone livstid (i fengsel)escape with one's life komme unna med livet i beholdfor life for livet, for å redde livetfor livet, på livstid, livstids-for one's life eller for dear life for livetfor the life of me ( hverdagslig) for bare livet, samme hvor hardt jeg prøver, om jeg så står på hodetfor the term of one's life se ➢ term, 1frighten the life out of somebody skremme livet av noena future life\/state et fremtidig liv, et liv etter detteget a life! ( hverdagslig) få deg ditt eget liv!, kom deg ut og opplev livet!give one's life for ofre livet sitt for, gi livet sitt for, dø forhave the time of one's life ( hverdagslig) ha det kjempegøy, ha det kjempefinthuman life menneskeliv, menneskelig liv menneskelivetbe in danger of one's life være i livsfarebe in life være i livein ordinary life til dagligin real life i det virkelige liv, i virkelighetenit's a great life if you don't weaken ( spøkefullt) livet er herlig hvis man bare orkerkeep in life holde (seg) i livelarger than life eller as large as life større enn livetlead a fast life leve livet, ha et utsvevende livlead a rough life leve enkelt, leve primitivtlife and death liv og død, liv eller døddet er et spørsmål om liv eller død \/ det er livsviktiglife and soul liv og sjel, sjel, livskraft, midtpunktdrivkraft, primus motorlife isn't all beer and skittles livet er ikke bare en dans på roserlife must go on livet må gå videre, livet må gå sin ganglife of Riley Herrens glade dager, slaraffenliv• after I inherited the money, it was a life of Rileyetter at jeg arvet pengene, levde jeg Herrens glade dagerlive a good life ( oppofrende) leve et godt liv et liv i luksus leve et liv i pakt med naturenlive a life of independence være økonomisk uavhengiglose one's life miste livet, dø, omkomme, sette livet tilloss of life tap av livnot for the life of me ( hverdagslig) aldri i livet, ikke for alt i verdennot on your life aldri i livet, absolutt ikke, definitivt ikkeone's future life ens fremtid(up) on my life! så sant jeg lever!, på æresord!put an end to one's (own) life ta livet av segput into life gi liv tilput some life into live opp, sette fart på, få litt liv irisk one's life sette livet på spillrule of life leveregel, prinsipprun for dear life løpe alt hva remmer og tøy kan holdesee life se verden, se seg om i verden, oppleve verden, leve livetsingle life ugift standslice of life stykke virkelighettake one's life in one's (own) hands risikere livet, sette livet tiltake one's (own) life ta livet av segtake somebody's life ta livet av noen, drepe noenthat's life eller such is life sånn er livetthis is the life! ( om noe gledelig eller fornøyelig) dette er livet!time of life alderto the end of one's life til en dør, hele livetto the (very) life ( om kunst) veldig naturtro, på en prikk, treffendeway of life se ➢ way, 1while there is life there is hope så lenge det er liv, er det håp -
7 age
ei‹ 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) alder, alderstrinn, levealder2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tidsalder3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) alder4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) evighet(er)2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) eldes, bli gammel- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of agealder--------alderdom--------elde--------eldes--------tidsalderIsubst. \/eɪdʒ\/1) alder2) generasjon, slekt3) tid, tidsalder, periode, epoke, århundre4) lang tid, evighetabout the same age nesten jevngamleage before beauty ( spøkefullt) alder (går) foran skjønnhetage of consent ( jus) seksuell lavalderage of majority ( jus) myndighetsalderan age since veldig lenge siden, evigheter sidenat the age of... da han var... år gammelbe\/act your age! ikke vær så barnslig!, oppfør deg som et voksent menneske!be\/come of age være\/bli myndig være\/bli moden, være\/bli fullt utvikletfor ages i\/på evigheter, i\/på mange herrens årimprove with age bli bedre med årenein one's old age på sine gamle dagerlook\/show one's age se så gammel ut som man ernever see (an age) again ha passert (et alderstrinn)of an age jevngamle, like gamle gamle\/voksne nokof somebody's age på alder med, jevnaldrende medens jevnaldrende \/ folk på ens egen alderof uncertain age av ubestemt alder, av ubestemmelig alderold age alderdomover age over aldersgrensen, for gammeltwice somebody's age dobbelt så gammel som noenunder age umyndig, mindreårig under aldersgrensen, under (legalisert) lavalder, for ungworn with age gammel og slitenyears of age år gammelIIverb \/eɪdʒ\/1) eldes, bli gammel2) gjøre gammel\/eldre3) ( om gjenstander) gi et gammelt preg, patinere4) ( om vin) modnes5) aldersbestemme -
8 glory
'ɡlo:ri 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) ære, heder2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) herlighet, prakt(stykke)3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) glans, prakt2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) glede seg over, sole seg i glansen av- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriouslyglansIsubst. \/ˈɡlɔːrɪ\/1) ære, heder2) fremste pryd, (grunn til) stolthet, berømmelse3) ( religion) lovprisning, takksigelse4) salighet(en), evig ære5) (lysende) herlighet, prakt, glans, stas6) ( religion) gloria, nimbusbask in the reflected glory of eller bathe in the reflected glory of sole seg i glansen avdays in glory storhetstidfor glory for ærens skyldglory (be)! i all verden!Glory (be) to God ære være Gudgo to glory ( hverdagslig) møte sin skaper (dø)in (all) one's glory ( hverdagslig) på sitt høydepunkt, på toppen, i all sin glans, i sin glansperiode• when he's teaching, he's in his glory thesaints in glory de saligesend to glory ( hverdagslig) sende til himmels (dø)to the greater glory of God til større ære for Gud (jesuittenes valgspråk)win glory on the field of battle vinne på ærens markIIverb \/ˈɡlɔːrɪ\/bare i uttrykkglory in være stolt over, glede seg over, sette sin ære i, juble over, være stolt av, være kry for triumfere, hovere over, skryte av -
9 humour
'hju:mə 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) humor2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) snakke noen etter munnen, føye- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- - humouredhumorIsubst. \/ˈhjuːmə\/ eller humor1) humor, morsomheter, komikk2) humoristisk litteratur, humoristisk film3) lune, humør, stemningjeg er ikke i humør til å bli motsagt \/ jeg ønsker ikke å bli motsagt4) sinnelag, temperament, lynne5) plutselig innfall6) nykke, pussig trekk, pussighet7) (historisk, fysiologi, også cardinal humour)væske, kroppsvæske• within alternative medicine healers still ascribe diseases to the four cardinal humoursinnen alternativ medisin tilskriver behandlere fremdeles sykdommer til de fire væsketypene (blod, flegma\/slim, gul galle og sort galle)the humour of something det humoristiske ved noe, det morsomme ved noe, det lystige ved noehumours pussigheter, pussige trekkin (a) bad humour i dårlig humørin (a) good humour i godt humørbe in the humour for være i humør til, være klar for, være opplagt til, være rede forout of humour i dårlig humør utilfreds sintput somebody out of humour sette noen i dårlig humør, få noen i dårlig humørsense of humour humoristisk sans, sans for humorwhen the humour takes one når man er i det humøret, når man er i det hjørnetwry humour besk humor, tørr humorIIverb \/ˈhjuːmə\/ eller humor1) føye2) snakke etter munnenhumour somebody føye noensnakke noen etter munnen la noen få viljen sin, la noen få det som de vilhumour somebody's whims føye noen i lunene deres -
10 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 -
11 tone
təun 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) klang, tone(fall)2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) nyanse, fargetone3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) (muskel)tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) heltone2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) stå til, passe/harmonisere med- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone downklang--------note--------tone--------tonefallIsubst. \/təʊn\/1) tone, tonefall, klang• don't speak to me in that tone!2) (musikk, også whole tone) heltone3) ( gregoriansk) melodi4) ( språkvitenskap) intonasjon, tonefall, toneleie5) (maleri, fotografi e.l.) (farge)tone, nyanse, valør6) karakter, stil7) atmosfære, stemning, tone, preg, ånd8) god kondisjon, spenst, form9) (fysiologi, også muscle tone) (muskel)tonus, tonisitet (spenning)falling tone ( språkvitenskap) falltonefundamental tone ( musikk) grunntonemental tone god psykisk helserising tone ( språkvitenskap) stigtoneset the tone ( også overført) slå an tonen, angi tonensharpen the tone skjerpe tonenforklaring: ringetone som angir meldingen «ikke tilgjengelig»IIverb \/təʊn\/1) ( om fotografi) tone2) ( musikk) stemme3) (om maleri, fotografi e.l.) endre fargetonetone down ( også overført) tone ned, dempe, moderere, (av)svekke, mildne, formilde• can you tone down the pitch?dempes, modereres, tones ned, stemmes nedtone in with harmonere med, stå godt tiltone up forsterke tonen, tone oppstemme opp styrkeforsterkes ( overført) få nye krefter -
12 witness
'witnəs 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) vitne2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) vitne3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) bevitnelse, vitne(underskrift)2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) være vitne til, overvære2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) bevitne, overvære som vitne•- bear witnessvitneIsubst. \/ˈwɪtnəs\/1) ( også jus) (øyen)vitne2) ( jus) vitterlighetsvitne3) (religion, jus) vitnesbyrd, vitneprov, vitneutsagn4) tegn, bevisadverse witness ( jus) forklaring: vitne som er fiendtlig innstilt mot den part som fører hamauricular witness ørevitnebear witness vitnebear witness to\/of bære vitnesbyrd om, vitne om, tjene som bevis påtesten vitner om kvaliteten på denne nye bilen bevitne, attesterebefore witnesses i vitners nærværbe (a) witness of være vitne til, bevitnebe (a) witness to være vitne til, bevitne vitne om, (be)visecall a witness ( jus) føre vitnecall somebody as a witness ( jus) føre noen som vitnecall someone or something to witness ( gammeldags) forklaring: appellere eller referere til noen eller noe for bekreftelse eller bevis på noegive witness vitnehave a witness to something ha vitne på noehear witnesses ( jus) avhøre vitner høre på erklæringer, høre på vitnesbyrdin witness of som et vitnesbyrd på, som (et) bevis påwith a witness ( gammeldags) med ettertrykk, for alvorIIverb \/ˈwɪtnəs\/1) være vitne til, overvære, oppleve• did you witness the accident?• he did not live to witness...han fikk aldri oppleve\/være med på...2) bære vitnesbyrd om, vitne om, vise3) ( jus) bevitne, underskrive som vitterlighetsvitne4) ( jus) vitne, være vitne, avlegge vitneprov5) ( om tid eller sted for en hendelse) se, oppleve, bevitne6) om det vitner, om det taler• he is honest and unselfish, witness his generosityhan er ærlig og uselvisk, det er hans sjenerøsitet et bevis påwitnessed ( på dokument e.l.) bevitnes, bevitnetwitness to ( jus) bevitne, attestere forsikre, bekrefte, forklare -
13 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) (for)undring2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) under(verk), vidunder3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) under, mirakel2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) være forundret (over)2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undres, undre seg, spekulere på3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) lure på, skulle gjerne vite•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonderforundring--------underIsubst. \/ˈwʌndə\/1) underverk, vidunder, under2) (om person, gjenstand, hendelse) fenomen, mirakel, under(verk), vidunder3) vidunder-, mirakel-4) (for)undringby a wonder ved et underfor a wonder merkelig nok, underlig nokhan var presis, merkelig nokin the name of wonder i all verden• why in the name of wonder?in\/with wonder undrende• look at somebody in\/with wonderno\/little wonder eller small wonder ikke rart, intet under• she refused, and no wonderhun nektet, og det er ikke så rartpromise wonders love gull og grønne skogerwonder of wonders under over alle underewonders will never cease ( spøkefullt) undrenes tid er ikke forbiwork\/do wonders eller perform wonders gjøre underverkerIIverb \/ˈwʌndə\/1) forundre seg, bli forbauset2) undre (på), lure (på)I shouldn't wonder det ville ikke forundre meg -
14 extremity
- 'stre-1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.)2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.)3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.)4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.)ledd--------lem--------ytterpunktsubst. \/ɪkˈstremətɪ\/, \/ekˈstremətɪ\/1) ytterste del, ytterpunkt, ytterste grense2) høyeste grad, høydepunkt3) ytterlighet, ekstremitet4) ytterste nød, fortvilet situasjon, nødstilfelle• what can we do in an extremity?5) ( anatomi) ekstremitet, leman extremity of joy den høyeste gledean extremity of misery den dypeste nød, den dypeste elendighetan extremity of pain den voldsomste smertebe in extremities ( gammeldags) ligge på sitt sisteextremities ( anatomi) ekstremiteter, lemmergo to extremities gå til ytterligheterto the last extremity ( gammeldags) til døden -
15 fail
feil 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) mislykkes, slå feil, ikke klare2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) svikte, ikke virke/fungere3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svikte, svinne4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) (la) stryke, dumpe5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) svikte, skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel av- failure- without failstryke--------svikteIsubst. \/feɪl\/1) stryk2) stryk(e)kandidat, elev som har strøketwithout fail absolutt, helt sikkert, bestemt, uansett, uten unntakIIverb \/feɪl\/1) mislykkes, ikke lykkes, komme til kort2) strande, ikke føre til noe resultat, bryte sammen3) ( om innhøstning e.l.) slå feil, ikke slå til4) unnlate, forsømme5) stryke, ikke bestå, dumpe, la stryke6) falle gjennom7) streike, stoppe, svikte, ikke strekke til8) gi etter, svikte, ikke holde9) ( handel) gå konkurs, gå over ende, gå fallitt10) skorte, slippe opp, ta slutt11) avta, svinne, forsvinne, dø bort, dø ut12) forringe(s), forverre(s), skrante, svekke(s)13) svikte, late i stikkenfail in mangle, savnesvikte, ikke fullførefail in one's hopes ikke leve opp til sine egne forventningerfail of forfeilemangle, være uten, ikke ha, ikke eiefail to unnlate å, ikke bry seg om åmislykkes med å, mislykkes i å, ikke lykkes å, ikke kunnefail to come utebli, la være å komme, ikke kommefail to see something ikke begripe noe, ikke innse noe -
16 smell
1. smel noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) luktesans2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) lukt, duft, -os3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lukt2. smelt verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lukte, være2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) lukte, dufte, stinke3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) lukte på•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell outaroma--------dufte--------lukt--------lukteIsubst. \/smel\/1) lukt, duft, odør2) luktesans3) dunst, eimhave a good\/bad smell lukte godt\/vondttake\/have a smell at lukte påII1) lukte (på), lukte (av), kjenne lukten av, dufte• smell these roses, aren't they lovely?lukt på disse rosene, er de ikke skjønne?2) ( overført) lukte, være, mistenke, ane, merke3) stinke, lukte, dunsteon the smell of an oily rag billig, knegent, av ingenting, av luft og kjærlighetsmell a rat ane uråd, ha på følelsen at noe ikke stemmer, lukte lunten, ane ugler i mosensmell around\/about ( hverdagslig) gå og lure, snoke omkringsmell at something lukte på noesmell blood ( hverdagslig) få teften av blodsmell of lukte, stinke( også overført) ha et anstrøk av, tyde påsmell of the lamp være boklig, være abstrakt, være et skrivebordsproduktsmell out ( hverdagslig) være, snuse oppsmell out a fox ( overført) snuse opp, komme på sporetsmell out a secret ( overført) komme på sporet av en hemmelighetsmell the roses (amer., hverdagslig) sette pris på små gleder, sette pris på de nære tingsmell up (amer.) fylle med (sin) lukt, lukte\/spre (sin) lukt i -
17 system
'sistəm1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) system2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) organisme, kropp3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) system, ordning4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) plan, metode5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) plan, system•- systematicallyorganisasjon--------systemsubst. \/ˈsɪstəm\/1) system2) ordning3) systematikk, orden, metode, plan, prinsipp4) (administrasjon, politikk) system, samfunn, vesen, etat, nett5) ( anatomi) system, organisme6) ( geologi) system, formasjon7) ( astronomi) systemdo something on system gjøre noe systematiskget something out of one's system ( om følelser e.l.) bli ferdig med noe, gjøre seg ferdig med noemake a system of sette i systemreduce to a system systematiserework with system arbeide systematisk\/metodisk -
18 dedication
1) (the quality of being dedicated; the act of dedicating: dedication to duty; the dedication of the church.) tilegnelse, troskap2) (the words dedicating a book to someone: We can put the dedication at the top of the page.) tilegnelse, dedikasjonsubst. \/ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) hengivenhet2) engasjement, entusiasme3) tilegnelse, dedikasjon4) innvielse -
19 mystery
'mistəriplural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mysterium2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mystikk•- mysteriouslygåte--------mysteriumIsubst. \/ˈmɪst(ə)rɪ\/1) mysterium, gåte2) hemmelighet3) mystikk, hemmelighetsfullhet, hemmelighetskremmeri4) ( også mystery novel)kriminalfortelling, kriminalroman5) ( religion) mysterium6) (middelalder, også mystery play) mysteriespillkeep in mystery hemmeligholde, være hemmelighetsfull medmake a mystery of omgi\/innhylle i mystikkmystery of life livets mysteriummystery voice spøkelsesstemme i spørrekonkurranse i radiosolve the mystery of something løse mysteriet med noe, avdekke mystikken rundt noewrapped in mystery omgitt\/innhyllet i mystikkIIsubst. \/ˈmɪst(ə)rɪ\/( gammeldags) fag, håndverk, kunst -
20 curl
kə:l 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) krølle(s), tvinne, rulle opp2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) sno seg; krølle seg, rulle seg2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) hårlokk2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) krøll, fall, bølge•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl upkrølle--------rullIsubst. \/kɜːl\/1) krøll, (hår)lokk2) ( i hår e.l.) bølge, krøll, krus, fall3) ring, spiral, buktning4) krusning5) ( botanikk) bladrullsyke6) (matematikk, også curl of a vector)vektorrotasjon7) (militærvesen, på ermedistinksjon) øye8) ( tekstilteknikk) imitert astrakanin curl lokket, krøllet, krusetIIverb \/kɜːl\/1) krølle (seg), kruse (seg), lokke (seg)2) krumme3) sno (seg), tvinne, forvri4) ( sport) spille curlingcurl one's lip uttrykke foraktcurl up rulle (seg) sammen, bøye seg, trekke bena opp under seg( hverdagslig) falle sammen, gi tapt
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