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101 wholesome
'həulsəm(healthy; causing good health: wholesome food; wholesome exercise.) sunn, helsebringende- wholesomenesssunnadj. \/ˈhəʊls(ə)m\/1) sunn2) nyttig, gagnlig, god -
102 act on
1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) følge, rette seg etter2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) virke på -
103 bear the brunt of
(to bear the worst of the effect of (a blow, attack etc): I bore the brunt of his abuse / the storm.) ta støyten, bære hovedbyrden -
104 cancel out
(to undo the effect of: We don't want our profits to be cancelled out by extra expenses.) bli borte -
105 cut no ice
(to have no effect: This sort of flattery cuts no ice with me.) ikke bite på -
106 fall flat
((especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect: Her joke fell flat.) falle pladask, bli en fiasko -
107 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) billedlig uttrykk, talemåte -
108 lost on
(wasted, having no effect, on: The joke was lost on her.) bortkastet (på) -
109 neutralise
verb (to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect.) uskadeliggjøre, motvirke -
110 of no avail
(of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) nytte; nytteløs, til ingen nytte -
111 tantamount to
(having the same effect as; equivalent to: His silence is tantamount to an admission of guilt.) det samme som, ensbetydende med -
112 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) ta på, sette sitt merke på2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) sladre på -
113 to no avail
(of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) nytte; nytteløs, til ingen nytte
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