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81 wallet
'wolit1) (a small (usually folding) case made of soft leather, plastic etc, carried in the pocket and used for holding (especially paper) money, personal papers etc: He has lost all his money - his wallet has been stolen.) lommebok, pengetaske2) (a similar case containing other things: a plastic wallet containing a set of small tools.) veske, etuilommebok--------pengepung--------pungsubst. \/ˈwɒlɪt\/1) lommebok, seddelbok2) ( gammeldags) vadsekk -
82 with
wið1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) med, på2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) med3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) med, av4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) med5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) med6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) av7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) hos8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) med9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) medav--------medprep. \/wɪħ\/, foran ustemt konsonant også: \/wɪθ\/1) (om samhørighet, følge eller retning) med, i selskap med, sammen med, samt, og, til, i• come with us!• John, with his two brothers, arrived laterJohn, samt hans to brødre, kom senere2) (om (karakteristisk) trekk, klesplagg e.l.) med3) ( om middel eller materiale) med, for, av4) (om holdning, behandling eller fremgangsmåte) med, mot, på5) ( om ansvar) til, hos, for• leave it with me!6) ( om nærhet eller forhold) hos, her hos, blant, (i likhet) med, når det gjelder, for• what does she want with me?når det gjelder ham, kan du aldri vite• we must conclude, with her, that the forecast was optimisticvi må, i likhet med henne, konkludere med at prognosen var optimistisk7) ( om samtidighet) med, i takt med, i proporsjon med8) ( om ansettelse eller tjenesteforhold) for, hos• he works with Smith & Co.han arbeider for Smith & Co.• Mr. Smith is no longer with usHr. Smith jobber ikke her lenger9) ( om årsak eller påvirkning) av, med10) (om strid, kontrast eller skille) mot, med11) ( om motsetning) (på) tross (av), med• I like her, with all her faultsbe with someone være enig med noen, støtte noen, holde med noen• are you with me?( hverdagslig) forstå hva noen mener, henge med• are you with me?with it ( hverdagslig) moderne, in våken, kvikk i tillegg, dessutenwith that\/this dermed, med det -
83 backup
1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.) hjelp, oppbakking, reservemannskap2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.) sikkerhetskopi3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) reserve, støttemaskin, alternativ -
84 costs
noun plural (the expenses of a legal case: He won his case and was awarded costs of $500.) saksomkostninger -
85 action
'ækʃən1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) gjerning, handling, aksjon2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) bevegelse3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) saksøking, saksanlegg4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) kamp(handling), strid•- out of actionaktivitet--------gjerning--------handlingsubst. \/ˈækʃ(ə)n\/1) handling, tiltak2) aksjon3) handlemåte, opptreden4) ( kjemi) innvirkning, påvirkning5) ( medisin) virkning, effekt6) ( om maskiner) funksjon, virkemåte, gang7) mekanismeta ladegrep \/ spenne hanen (på revolveren) \/ trekke sluttstykket tilbake8) (i skuespill, roman e.l.) handling, action• action film\/movie9) ( hverdagslig) begivenhet, aktivitet11) (militærvesen, overført) kamp, aksjon, stridshandling12) bevegelse, ganglag, gester13) (amer., slang) sex, samleie14) (amer., slang) kriminell aktivitet, narkotikahandelaction! ( ved filminnspilling) opptak!action for damages ( jus) erstatningssøksmålaction for defamation ( jus) injuriesøksmålaction painting ( kunst) abstrakt ekspresjonisme, spontanismeaction replay (TV, video) i repetisjon, i sakte filmaction stations (britisk, militærvesen) (kamp)posisjon, kampstillingaction stations! klar til kamp!bring an action against anlegge sak mot, stevne, saksøkecall into action sette i funksjonenter an action ( jus) innlegge protestget a piece of the action ta del i begivenhetene, være der det skjer, være med på moroaget in on the action bli med på det som skjergo into action gå til handling, ta affærekilled in action drept i strida man of action en handlingens mannplan of action slagplan, handlingsplanput into action sette i gang, sette i funksjon, iverksetteput out of action sette ut av funksjon, sette ut av drift, stenge av ( militærvesen) gjøre kampudyktig ( hverdagslig) sette ut av spilltake action gripe inn, gå til handling, ta forholdsregler ( jus) anlegge saktake industrial action streike -
86 any
'eni 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hva/hvilken/noen som helst2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) noen2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) enhver, alle, hvilken som helst3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) det grann- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case Iadv. \/ˈenɪ\/1) ( vanligvis uoversatt på norsk) noe2) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) i det hele tatt, et duggIIdeterm. \/ˈenɪ\/1) noe, noen• have you any money?2) enhver, ethvert, hver især, all, alle3) hvilken som helst, hvem som helst, hva som helst4) eventuelle• our losses, if anyalle kostnader som kan oppstå, alle eventuelle utgifter5) noen nevneverdig, den minste lilleany but andre ennany day når som helst, til enhver tidany amount of se ➢ amountany more mer, flere, noe mer, noen flere• do you have any more of that delicious jam?lengerany more than mer enn, ikke så lite som (etter nektelse)any one en enkeltany time now se ➢ time -
87 appeal
ə:pi:l 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) bønnfalle, henvende seg til2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) anke, appellere3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) virke tiltalende, falle i smak2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) bønn, appell2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) tiltrekning(skraft)•anke--------appell--------appellere--------sjarmIsubst. \/əˈpiːl\/1) bønn, (inntrengende) anmodning, henstilling2) tilslutning, interesseboken henvender seg til en bred leserkrets, boken har allmenn interesse3) ( jus) anke(sak), appell4) tiltrekning(skraft), dragning, det å være attraktivallow the interlocutory appeal ( jus) godkjenne kjæremålmake an appeal for anmode om, rette en henstilling ommake a wide appeal ( også) ha bred tilslutningIIverb \/əˈpiːl\/1) be, bønnfalle, henvende seg, appellere2) oppfordre, henstille, anmode3) ( jus) anke, appellere (til høyere domstol)appeal to (hen)vende seg til, tiltale, falle i smak, appellere tilhenvise til, påberope seg( jus) innanke tilappeal to arms eller appeal to the sword gripe til våpenappeal to somebody for something appellere til noen om noe, henvende seg til noen om noe bønnfalle noen om noeappeal to somebody to do something bønnfalle noen om å gjøre noeappeal to the country appellere til folket i valg, utlyse nyvalg -
88 appear
ə'piə1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) komme til syne2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) møte fram, ankomme3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) opptre; møte4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) se ut som•opptreverb \/əˈpɪə\/1) komme til syne, vise seg, bli synlig, bli tydelig2) fremtre (for), opptre, stå frem, figurere3) gi inntrykk av, fremstå som, se ut som, se ut til at, virke, synes• it would appear that...det virker som om...4) være tydelig, fremgå, kunne ses5) ( jus) fremstille seg, stille, møte (i retten)6) ( hverdagslig) dukke opp7) ( om bok e.l.) komme ut, bli offentliggjort, bli publisertappear from være åpenbart (ut) fra, fremgå avappear out of thin air se ➢ air, 1 -
89 applicable
adjective This rule is not applicable (to me) any longer.) gyldig; brukbaranvendeligadj. \/əˈplɪkəbl\/, \/ˈæplɪkəbl\/1) brukbar, passende, anvendelig2) ( jus) komme til anvendelsebe applicable to være anvendelig på, komme til anvendelse på -
90 AS
æz 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) mens, da, idet2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) siden, ettersom, da3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) (slik) som4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) som5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) skjønt, hvor... enn6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) liksom, så vel som2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) så... (som)3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) (så...) som2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) som3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) som4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) som•- as for- as if / as though
- as toda--------ettersom--------liksom--------somforkortelse for Anglo-Saxon, antisubmarine -
91 as
æz 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) mens, da, idet2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) siden, ettersom, da3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) (slik) som4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) som5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) skjønt, hvor... enn6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) liksom, så vel som2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) så... (som)3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) (så...) som2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) som3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) som4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) som•- as for- as if / as though
- as toda--------ettersom--------liksom--------somIsubst. \/æs\/as (romersk mynt)IIadv. \/æz\/, trykksvakt: \/əz\/ ( i sammenligninger) så, likeas... as så... somas far as ( om avstand) så langt som i den grad, så vidtas good as så godt som, praktisk taltas need arises etter behovas well også, i tillegg like godtas well as i tillegg tilas yet hittil, ennåIIIsubjunksjon \/æz\/, trykksvakt: \/əz\/1) idet, mens, da2) ( sammenlignende) som, slik3) som• as you may know, we never got married4) fordi5) samme hvor, selv om, hvor...enn• try as he might, he never managed ithvor mye han enn prøvde, fikk han det aldri tilas against sammenlignet med, i motsetning tilas and when i den grad og til den tid, når det måtteas for hva gjelder, når det gjelder, med hensyn tilas from fra og medas if som omas if! (ironisk, hverdagslig) særlig!, på ingen måte!, slett ikke!as if to som for åas is i nåværende (til)stand, som forevist (om bil)• the car costs £500 as isbilen koster £500 som forevistunder de gjeldende omstendigheteras it were så å si, liksom, på en måteas of fra og medas per i samsvar med, i henhold til peras regards når det gjelderas though som omas to angående, med hensyn til, når det gjelderIVprep. \/æz\/, trykksvakt \/əz\/som -
92 bastardy
subst. \/ˈbɑːstədɪ\/, \/ˈbæstədɪ\/1) fødsel utenfor ekteskap2) ( foreldet) det å få barn utenfor ekteskapbastardy case farskapssak -
93 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blind2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blind3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) blind-; uoversiktlig4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) blinde-2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) persienne, rullegardin, skodde2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) villspor; lokkedue3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) blinde, gjøre blind- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) binde for øynene5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) med bind for øynene- the blind leading the blindblende--------blind--------rullegardinIsubst. \/blaɪnd\/1) rullegardin, persienne, markise (amer.)2) påskudd, utflukt, skalkeskjul3) (amer., spesielt ved dyrefotografering) skjulested4) ( militærvesen) blendering, skjermtak, skalkeskjul, splintvern5) (britisk, gammeldags) sjøslag, drikkelagIIverb \/blaɪnd\/1) gjøre blind, blende2) ( overført) forblinde, blende, bedra3) skjule, gjemme4) formørke, blende5) ( militærvesen) blendere6) ( også blind along) kjøre som en gærning, råkjøre, være fartsblindbe blinded bli blind, miste synetblinded by blendet avblind oneself to se gjennom fingrene medblind somebody to gjøre noen blind forblind somebody with forlede noen med, forblinde noen medIIIadj. \/blaɪnd\/1) blind2) ( overført) blind3) utydelig4) skjult, hemmelig, usynlig, unnagjemt, avsides5) uten åpning (vindu, utgang), glatt veggblind as a bat blind som en muldvarpblind drunk sørpe full, stupfullbe blind in\/of one\/both eyes være blind på det ene øyet\/begge øynenea blind leading a blind en blind leder en blinddet er som når en blind leder en blind, det måtte gå galtblind to the world ( hverdagslig) døddrukken, dritingsnot a blind bit ikke det grannnot a blind word ikke et dugg, ikke et knystturn a blind eye to lukke øynene for, vende det døve øret til -
94 bomb
bom 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bombe2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bombe2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) mislykkes, bli fiasko•- bomber- bombshellbombeIsubst. \/bɒm\/1) bombe2) (amer. fotball) langpasning3) (austr., slang) vrak, rusthaug, forklaring: nedslitt bil som er lappet sammen og trimmet4) ( slang) formuedet kostet en formue \/ det kostet flesk5) ( slang) brøler, tabbego like a bomb ( hverdagslig) gå som et lyn\/skuddlook like a bomb's hit it (hverdagslig, om sted) se ut som et bombenedslagIIverb \/bɒm\/1) bombe, bombardere, kaste bomber (på), slippe bomber (over)2) gå i baret, gjøre fiaskobomb along\/down komme løpende, kjøre fortbombed (out of one's mind) sørpe full, døddrukken, pære fullbomb out bombe ut( slang) gå i baret, gjøre fiasko (amer., EDB, hverdagslig) gå ned, kræsje, bryte sammenbomb up forklaring: laste bomber i et fly -
95 borderline
adjective (doubtful; on the border between one thing and another: He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.) grense-subst. \/ˈbɔːdəlaɪn\/( også overført) grenselinje -
96 box
I 1. boks noun1) (a case for holding something: a wooden box; a matchbox.) eske, skrin, kasse2) (in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience.) teaterlosje2. verb(to put (something) into boxes: Will you box these apples?) legge i en eske- box number
- box office II 1. boks verb(to fight (someone) with the fists: Years ago, fighters used to box without wearing padded gloves.) bokse2. noun(a blow on the ear with the hand.) ørefik- boxer- boxing
- boxing-glove
- boxing-matchavlukke--------bokse--------kasse--------koffertIsubst. \/bɒks\/1) kasse, kiste, skrin, skatoll, eske, dåse, bøsse (til penger), kartong, koffert2) ( turn) kasse, hest3) avlukke, bås4) ( i stall) boks, spilltau5) postboks, bill. mrk.skriv til bill. mrk. 2226) ( jus) vitneboks7) ( på teater) losje8) ( teknikk) hylse, kasse, boks, bøsse, futteral9) ramme (i bok, avis e.l.)11) (vakt)skur, jakthyttebe a box of birds være glad og munter, være frisk og opplagtbox of tricks trylleeske, tryllesaker spilloppmaker, skøyerfind oneself \/ be in the wrong box dumme seg utgo home in a box ( hverdagslig) bli sendt hjem i en kiste (død)• be careful in the big city, or you may end up going home in a boxvær forsiktig i storbyen, ellers kan det ende med at du blir sendt hjem i en kistemake a box of rote til, forpurreout of one's box ( slang) pære full, dritings, rusaout of the box (austr. slang) kjempebraput somebody in the box ( jus) avhøre\/føre noen som vitneIIsubst. \/bɒks\/slag (med hånden)a box on the ear(s) en ørefikIIIsubst. \/bɒks\/ eller box tree( tresorten Buxus sempervirens) vanlig buksbomIVverb \/bɒks\/slå, fike, boksebox somebody's ears gi noen en ørefikVverb \/bɒks\/1) legge i en kasse, stappe i en kasse, gjemme i en kasse, forsyne med en kasse2) pakke inn, klemme sammenbox in stenge inne, sperre for (om bil), kle inn (om f.eks. badekar)box the compass ( sjøfart) lese opp strekene på kompasset ( overført) bevege seg i en sirkel (i diskusjon e.l.)box up pakke inn, klemme sammen, klemme inn, lukke inne -
97 brief
bri:f 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) kortvarig, stutt2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) resymé; (advokatens) saksresymé3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) brife, orientere, sette inn i situasjonen- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in briefkort--------orientereIsubst. \/briːf\/1) sammendrag, (kort) referat2) orientering, gjennomgang, briefing3) ( jus) saksresymé4) pavebrev5) ( hverdagslig) advokathold a brief for somebody forsvare noen, ta (seg av) noens sakjeg har ikke noe til overs for ham\/jeg forsvarer ham ikkehold a watching brief ha som oppdrag å følge en prosess\/begivenhetenes gangtake a brief påta seg en sakIIverb \/briːf\/1) sammenfatte, gi et resymé\/sammendrag av2) ( jus) informere, gi et resymé av sakens fakta3) ( jus) henvende seg til, engasjere4) orientere, instruere, briefe, gi direktiv, informere på forhånd, forberedebrief somebody about something sette noen inn i noeIIIadj. \/briːf\/kort, kortfattet, kortvarigbe brief fatte seg i korthetin brief kort sagt, i sammendrag -
98 briefcase
noun (a light case for papers, made of leather etc: a businessman's briefcase.) stresskoffert, dokumentmappedokumentmappesubst. \/ˈbriːfkeɪs\/(dokument)mappe, stresskoffert -
99 can
kæn I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) kunne2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) kunne3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) få lov til, kunne4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) mon tro, gadd viteII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) (hermetikk)boks; kanne2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) hermetisere, konservere- canned- canneryblikk--------do--------ende--------grunn--------konservere--------toalettIsubst. \/kæn\/1) boks, hermetikkboks2) (amer.) søppeldunk3) ( sørafrikansk) glassflaske til vincan of worms ormebol ( overført) uoversiktlig område, vanskelig\/innviklet sak (ofte politisk)carry the can få skyldenin the can ( om film e.l.) ferdigprodusertIIverb (preteritum: could) \/kæn\/, trykksvakt: \/kən\/1) kan, er i stand til å• can you speak German?2) kan, får lov til åcan do ( hverdagslig) det går, det går greitno can do ( hverdagslig) det går ikke, det er umuligIIIverb \/kæn\/1) konservere, hermetisere2) (amer., slang) sparke, avskjedige, gi sparken3) (amer., slang) kutte ut, avslutte -
100 canister
'kænistə(a box or case usually of metal.) (blikk)boks, kiste, dunksubst. \/ˈkænɪstə\/1) metallboks, blikkboks2) ( historisk) sylindrisk beholder for blykuler3) sylinder, trommel, kanister4) ( på gassmaske) filter
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Case — Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Case agreed on — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English