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41 make-or-break
adj. \/ˌmeɪkɔːˈbreɪk\/avgjørende, som vil briste eller bære -
42 market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) markedsplass, torg2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) marked2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) markedsføre, forhandle- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
- be on the markettorgIsubst. \/ˈmɑːkɪt\/1) torg, markedsplass2) marked, -handel, -marked3) ( økonomi eller handel) marked, avsetning, etterspørsel4) markedspris, markedskurs, markedsverdiprisene i markedet falt, markedsverdien sank5) avsetningssted, avsetningsområde, markedbe in the market for være på utkikk etter, forsøke å få tak ibring\/take one's eggs\/hogs\/pigs to the wrong market (hen)vende seg til feil person mislykkes med planene, være uheldigbring\/carry to market torgføre, bringe til torgsfind a ready market eller meet with a ready market få god avsetning, få rask avsetningflood the market oversvømme markedetgo to market gå til torget og handle ( hverdagslig) gjøre et forsøkin\/on the market på markedet, i handelen, til salgs• come into\/on(to) the marketslippes på markedet, være i handelen• put\/throw on the marketslippe ut i handelen, sende ut på markedetmake a market ( børs) holde omsetningen i gangmake one's market kjøpe det man skal, utrette det man skalplay the market ( hverdagslig) spekulere på børsen forklaring: manipulere egen interesse mht. fortjenesteprice oneself out of the market prise seg ut av markedetto market til salgsIIverb \/ˈmɑːkɪt\/1) selge på torget2) ( overført) føre til torgs3) skaffe marked til, markedsføre4) handle med -
43 mild
1) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) mild, blid2) ((of punishment etc) not severe: a mild sentence.) mild3) ((of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm: a mild spring day.) mild4) ((of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot: a mild curry.) mild; lett-, svak•- mildly- mildnessblid--------mildIsubst. \/maɪld\/( britisk) forklaring: øl med mindre smak av humleIIadj. \/maɪld\/1) mild2) blid, vennlig3) saktmodig4) forsiktig, spak5) lett, svak, mild6) bløt7) (medisinsk, om sykdom) lett, mild, lettere8) (medisinsk, om medisin) med mild virkningdraw it mild ikke overdriv, ta det med ro ikke ta sånn på vei -
44 pathetic
pə'Ɵetik1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) ynkelig; gripende2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) ynkverdig, patetisk•fattig--------latterlig--------stakkars--------ussel--------ynkeligadj. \/pəˈθetɪk\/ ( litteratur)1) patetisk, gripende, rørende2) medynkvekkende3) ynkelig, stakkarslig4) høytidsstemt5) lidenskapelig -
45 penalize
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) straffe, gi/få straffepoeng2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) straffeverb \/ˈpiːnəlaɪz\/1) ilegge straff, straffe2) ( jus) gjøre straffbar, erklære straffbar3) ( sport) straffe, gi straffepoeng for -
46 plain
plein 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, alminnelig, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydelig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) oppriktig, likefram4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) tydelig, klar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) lite pen2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette, flate, vidde2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rett strikkemaske•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain Englishenkel--------flate--------plan--------ren--------simpel--------skjær--------slette--------tydeligvisIsubst. \/pleɪn\/1) slette, jevn, åpen mark2) rettstrikning, rett, rett maske3) ( poetisk) slagfeltabyssal plain dyphavssletteIIverb \/pleɪn\/( gammeldags eller poetisk) sørge, klageIIIadj. \/pleɪn\/1) enkel, hverdagslig• here we serve good, plain foodher serverer vi god, hverdagslig mat2) ikke pyntet\/dekorert, ensfarget3) lettfattelig, klart uttrykt• what? plain talk from a politician?4) ærlig, rett fra hjertet5) skikkelig, åpenbar, ren og skjær6) uten spesiell status\/tittel, uten pretensjoner, enkel7) ( om utseende) ikke vakker, lite pen, alminnelig8) ( strikking) rett, glattin plain sight of something med noe innen synsvidde innen synsvidde av noeplain and simple rett og slettplain as day soleklart, klart som dagenplain bread and butter smørbrød uten pålegg, smør og brødplain card ( i kortspill) verken trumfkort eller bildekortplain chocolate mørk sjokoladeplain cigarette sigarett uten filter eller munnstykkeplain clothes ( også plain-clothes) sivilt antrekkplain flour vanlig mel (uten tilsatt bakepulver)plain Jane jente med alminnelig utseendeplain knitting rettstrikning glattstrikningplain omelette omelette naturelle, fransk omelettplain ring glatt ringplain sailing grei skuring, bare barnemat, en lett oppgave, en lett match ( sjøfart) seiling i farvann uten skjær eller hindringerplain stitch rett maskeplain text klartekst, ikke kodeplain water rent vannIVadv. \/pleɪn\/1) tydelig, klart• I'll tell you plain: I'm finished with you2) simpelthen, rett og slett, rent ut sagt -
47 pointless
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48 praiseworthy
adjective (deserving praise: a praiseworthy attempt.) prisverdig, rosverdigadj. \/ˈpreɪzˌwɜːħɪ\/prisverdig, rosverdig -
49 purpose
'pə:pəs1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) formål, hensikt, mening2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål, funksjon3) (determination: a man of purpose.) målbevissthet, besluttsomhet•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purposeformål--------funksjon--------hensiktIsubst. \/ˈpɜːpəs\/1) formål, hensikt2) mål, oppgave, grunnhun er her av forretningsmessige grunner \/ i forretningsøyemed3) besluttsomhet4) nytte, bruk, formålaside from the purpose eller wide of the purpose som ikke hører til sakenfor all practical purpose i praksisinfirm of purpose vankelmodig, viljesvaklack of purpose manglende besluttsomhetmade for the purpose of something spesiallaget for noeon purpose med hensikton the purpose to for å, med den hensikt åpurposes -bruk, -hensyn, -grunnera sense of purpose livsinnhold, mening med tilværelsenstrength of purpose viljestyrke, besluttsomhetsuit\/serve\/answer its purpose tjene sin hensikttenacity of purpose målbevissthetto little purpose eller to no purpose forgjevesto the purpose hensiktsmessigto what purpose? hva nytter det?use something to good purpose få noe ut av noe, ha glede av noewanting of purpose uten mål og mening, meningsløswith the purpose of i den hensikt åwork with a purpose arbeide målbevisstIIverb \/ˈpɜːpəs\/ha til hensikt, akte, planlegge• they purpose making\/to make a further attemptpurposed tilsiktet forsettligpurpose something planlegge noe -
50 revolution
revə'lu:ʃən 1. noun1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) revolusjon2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) omveltning3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) omdreining•2. noun(a person who takes part in, or is in favour of, (a) revolution.) revolusjonær (person)- revolutioniserevolusjonsubst. \/ˌrevəˈluːʃ(ə)n\/, \/ˌrevəˈljuːʃ(ə)n\/1) revolusjon, omveltning2) ( mekanikk) rotasjon, omdreining3) ( astronomi) omløp, kretsløp -
51 scotch
sko(to put an end to (a rumour, plan etc): They scotched his attempt to become the chairman.) sette en stopper for, kveleIsubst. \/skɒtʃ\/kile, stoppeklossIIsubst. \/skɒtʃ\/1) linje, strek, ripe2) sår (etter øksehugg)IIIverb \/skɒtʃ\/1) ( om opprør) knuse, kvele2) ( om rykte) avlive, ta livet av, sette en stopper for3) uskadeliggjøre, såre4) lage snitt i, risse i, hugge iIVverb \/skɒtʃ\/1) ( gammeldags) bremse med en stoppekloss, låse med en stoppekloss2) kile inn -
52 Scotch
sko(to put an end to (a rumour, plan etc): They scotched his attempt to become the chairman.) sette en stopper for, kveleIsubst. \/skɒtʃ\/1) (om språket, gammeldags) skotsk2) (skotsk) whiskyIIadj. \/skɒtʃ\/( gammeldags) skotsk -
53 serious
'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) (er det) alvor...3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriouslyalvorligadj. \/ˈsɪərɪəs\/1) alvorlig, seriøs2) viktig, betenkelig, nevneverdig3) troende, religiøs4) ( hverdagslig) i stor skala, stor, i stor gradbe serious about something ta noe på alvor• are you serious about this?• to be serious, I wish to leave nowhave a serious word with somebody si noen et alvorsordtake something under serious consideration overveie noe alvorlig, ta noe under nøye overveielse -
54 show
ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise (fram)2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synes, kunne ses3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) utstille, (fram)vise, gå4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge, vise rundt6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise, demonstrere7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (be)vise8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) forestilling, utstilling, show2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) oppvisning, forevisning3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) skinn av, det å late som4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) (for) syns skyld5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) oppvisning, forsøk•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show upbevise--------godtgjøre--------presentere--------utstilling--------viseIsubst. \/ʃəʊ\/1) forestilling, utstilling, oppvisning, fremvisning2) skue, syn3) ytre glans, pomp (og prakt), juggel4) skinn, utseende, tegn5) (medisin, før fødsel) tegning (blanding av slim og blod)6) ( hverdagslig) greie, affære, historie7) (amer. og austr. hverdagslig) sjansebe all over the show være en salig røre, være et eneste rotfor show for syns skyldget the show on the road ( hverdagslig) komme i gang med (det hele)om vi ikke kommer i gang, vil planene bli foreldetgive the show away slippe katten ut av sekken, avsløre altgood show ( gammeldags) bravo, fintbe just for show være bare skuespillmake a fine show ta seg bra ut, gjøre en god figurmake a poor show ta seg dårlig ut, gjøre en dårlig\/slett figurmake a show of gjøre et stort nummer av, stille til skue skilte med late som, gi seg ut formake a show of oneself være latterlig, dumme seg utput up a good show gjøre det bra, klare seg fintrun the show ha styringen, lede hele greiaunder a show of under skinn avIIverb ( showed - shown eller showed) \/ʃəʊ\/1) vise (frem)• show me the money!2) (la) vise seg, (la) synes3) utstille, fremvise4) legge for dagen, vise, avsløre5) angi, vise, indikere6) vise (veien), følge, ledsage7) påvise, bevise8) ( hverdagslig) dukke opp, komme9) (amer.) forklaring: bli nr 3 eller bedre i et løpit goes to show that det viser bare atshow a leg ( hverdagslig) komme seg opp (av sengen) sette fart, få opp fartenshow fight ( overført) flekke tenner, reise bust, vise klør gjøre motstand, sette seg til motvergeshow off briljere, skape seg, gjøre seg viktigshow one's face vise seg (offentlig)show one's hand ( overført) legge kortene på bordetshow somebody his place ( overført) sette noen på plassshow somebody in vise noen inn, føre noen inn, be noen komme inn• show him in!show somebody out følge (noen) ut vise noen dørenshow somebody over\/round vise noen rundtshow somebody the door vise en døren, kaste en utshow something off vise frem noe (i stolthet), briljere med noe, briske seg med noe• do you have to show off your knowledge?vise noe, fremheve noeshow something\/somebody up gjøre noe(n) klart synlig, vise noe avsløre noeshow up synes tydelig, være tydelig( hverdagslig) vise seg, dukke opp, kommetime will show det vil tiden vise -
55 siege
si:‹(an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) beleiringsubst. \/siːdʒ\/( militærvesen) beleiringlay siege to beleireraise the siege of heve beleiringen avstand a siege holde ut en beleiringstate of siege beleiringstilstandunder siege beleiret ( overført) offer for stadige angrep eller kritikk -
56 smear
smiə 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) smøre (på), tilgrise2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) smøre til, gni utover3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) bakvaske, rakke ned på2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) tilgrising, flekk2) (a piece of slander.) bakvasking, ærekrenkelsebakvaske--------flekk--------klattIsubst. \/smɪə\/1) flekk, fettflekk, smussflekk2) skittkasting, bakvaskelse, sladder3) (medisin, også smear test) utstrykningsprøve, celleprøveIIverb \/smɪə\/1) smøre inn, smøre utover, kline2) ( overført) rakke ned på, skitne til, bakvaske, sverte3) (amer., slang) utklasse4) stumpe5) smitte av, være klebrig6) tilskitnes, bli skitten, bli flekkete -
57 snatch
snæ 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) nappe, rive til seg, trive2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) snappe2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) snapping2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) bruddstykkesnappeIsubst. \/snætʃ\/1) snapping, hugg, grep, napp2) kort periode, kort stund3) bruddstykke, stump, bit4) ( i vektløfting) rykk5) ( slang) kidnapping6) ( slang) tyveri, ran7) ( slang) huking, anholdelse8) ( vulgært om vagina) fitte, kuse, mus9) ( vulgært om samleie) knull, nyp, nummerget a snatch of sleep få seg en høneblundmake a snatch at gripe etter, snappe ettersnatches of sunshine solglimt, solgløttsnatches of verse versestumper, bruddstykker av poesisnatch meal raskt måltid, matbitwork in\/by snatches arbeide rykkvis, arbeide periodevis, arbeide i rykk og nappIIverb \/snætʃ\/1) gripe, grafse, krafse2) snappe, rive til seg, stjele (til seg)3) ( slang) kidnappe4) ( slang) kvarte, rappe5) ( slang) huke, anholdesnatch at gripe etter, grafse etter, krafse ettersnatch away rive bortsnatch off rive av seg, slite av segsnatch up gripe tak i, hugge tak i -
58 sniff
snif 1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) snufse, snøfte2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) snuse på2. noun(an act of sniffing.) snufs(ing), snus(ing)snufse--------snuseIsubst. \/snɪf\/1) snufs, snufsing2) snøft, snøfting, fnys, fnysing3) snusing, innånding, åndedrag4) duft, sniff, dunstIIverb \/snɪf\/1) snufse2) snuse, lukte på, snuse, sniffe3) ( overført) være, mistenke, ane4) ( også overført) snøfte, fnyse, rynke på nesen5) kjenne lukten avsniff a scandal ane en skandalesniff at rynke på nesen til, se ned påsniff danger være faresniff up trekke inn gjennom nesen -
59 vain
vein1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) forfengelig2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) forgjeves3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) tom, intetsigende•- vainly- vanity
- in vainforfengelig--------forgjeves--------fåfengt--------tomadj. \/veɪn\/1) forfengelig2) forgjeves, nytteløs, fruktesløs, virkningsløs, fåfengt3) tom, hul, innholdsløs, intetsigendein vain forgjevestake someones name in vain snakke respektløst om noentake the name of God in vain misbruke Guds\/Herrens navn -
60 vainness
subst. \/ˈveɪnnəs\/1) nyttesløshet, fruktesløshet, fåfengthet2) forfengelighet3) tomhet, meningsløshet
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