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1 in the form of
(having the shape, character, style etc of: He wrote a novel in the form of a diary.) i form av -
2 appeal on the form of procedure
subst.( jus) anke over saksbehandlingenEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > appeal on the form of procedure
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3 form
I 1. fo:m noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form, skikkelse2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) type, form, slag3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formular, skjema4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalitet, formsak5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) (skole)klasse2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) danne, stifte2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) ta form, danne seg3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) opprette, danne4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) danne, utgjøre•- be in good form
- in the form of II fo:m noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) (tre)benkart--------blankett--------fasong--------figur--------form--------formular--------klasse--------skikkelse--------skjema--------slag--------sortIsubst. \/fɔːm\/1) form, utforming, fasong2) skikkelse, figur3) form, versjon4) skjema, blankett5) benk (uten rygg), skolebenk6) (skole)klasse, kull7) manerer, oppførsel8) ( grammatikk) ordform9) ( sport) form, kondisjon• he is in\/on great form for the match10) støpeform11) (boktrykking, også forme) formbe off\/out of form ( sport e.l.) ikke være i form, være utrentfor form's sake for formens skyld, for ordens skyldin due form i behørig formin form i (god) kondisjon (fysisk og mentalt)i riktig formin the form of i form avlose form ( om veddeløpshester e.l.) miste formen, være i dårlig form, ha dårlig kondisjonlow forms of life ( biologi) lavere former for livrun true to form eller be true to form oppføre seg som ventet, være seg selv liktake form ta formtake the form of forme seg tilIIverb \/fɔːm\/1) danne (seg), stifte(s)2) forme (ved opplæring eller trening)3) utvikle, skaffe seg, stifte4) tenke ut, utforme i tankene, danne seg, gjøre seg opp• have you formed an opinion?5) utgjøre6) ( militærvesen) formere (seg), stille (seg) opp, danne formasjon• form two deep!form into forme seg til, danne seg tilform up stille seg opp -
4 the
ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...den--------det--------joIdeterm. foran konsonant, ubetont: \/ħə\/, \/ħ\/, vokallyd, betont: \/ħɪ\/, i betydning 10: \/ħiː\/1) ( svarer til bestemt form) -en (hankjønn), -a (hunkjønn), -et (intetkjønn), -ene (flertall)2) ( med bestemt form av substantiv) den, det, de• can you see the old man?3) ( med substantivert adjektiv) den, det, dede holdt en gudstjeneste til minne om den\/de døde• which river is the deepest?4) ( som eiendomspronomen) min5) ( i of-setninger)6) ( i retningsuttrykk)7) (the foran egennavn)8) en, et• he bought a car to the amount of £20009) per• they cost £10 the piecede koster £10 per stykk \/ de koster £10 stykket• are you the Mary Lewis?er du den kjente\/berømte Mary Lewis?han forklarete årsaken, men ikke den virkelige årsaken• the wretch!• the idiots!IIadv. foraonsonantlyd: \/ħə\/ eller \/ħ\/, foran vokallyd: \/ħɪ\/1) jo..., desto, jo..., jojo før du går til sengs, jo bedre vil du føle deg2) destoall the better desto bedrenone the wiser ikke (stort) klokerethe sooner the better jo før, jo bedre -
5 jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
(to form an idea without making sure of the facts: He saw my case in the hall and jumped to the conclusion that I was leaving.) trekke forhastede slutningerEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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6 in the making
(being made or formed at this very moment: A revolution is in the making.) tilblivende, som tar form, i sin begynnelse -
7 under the weather
(in poor health: I'm feeling under the weather this week.) uopplagt, i dårlig form -
8 figure
'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) form, skikkelse, figur, kroppsbygning2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figur, form, mønster3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tall, siffer4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figur2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) opptre, forekomme, figurere2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) regne med, vente•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure outsiffer--------skikkelse--------tallIsubst. \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfɪɡjə\/1) (matematikk, også figures) siffer, tall, talltegn, regning2) ( også figures) opplysninger, statistikk3) ( hverdagslig) beløp, pris4) figur, kropp, form, fasong5) person, personlighet (overført), skikkelse, figur6) ( geometri) figur, diagram7) illustrasjon, bilde, mønster8) ( billedhuggerkunst) figur, statue, skulptur9) ( retorikk) figur, bilde13) symbol, bilde, forbilde14) horoskopat one's own figure for den prisen en selv byrcarved figures utskårne figurercut figures ( kunstløp) tegne figurercut\/make a fine figure gjøre et imponerende inntrykkcut\/make a poor\/sorry figure gjøre en dårlig\/ynkelig figurdo figures regnea double figure et tosifret talla figure of fun en latterlig figur, en skyteskive for narrestrekerfigure of speach billedlig uttrykk, bildefigures (in the landscape) staffasjegeometrical figures geometriske figurerget\/buy something at a low figure få\/kjøpe noe billigan interesting figure en interessant personlighetkeep one's figure holde figurenlose one's figure legge på segman of figures en matematiker, en som er flink med tallname your\/the figure! si hva du skal ha (for det\/den\/dem)a public figure en offentlig personput a figure on ( hverdagslig) bestemme nøyaktig\/mengdespeak in figures snakke i bilderwhat a figure you look! som du ser ut!IIverb \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfiɡjə\/1) beregne, kalkulere, regne2) (spesielt amer.) anta, tro, formode• he's going to lose, I figure3) forestille4) ( overført eller symbolsk) betegne5) pryde (med figurer), lage fasong, lage mønster, mønsterveve6) avbilde, tegne, portrettere7) betegne med siffer8) opptre, figurere, inngå, forekomme9) spille en viss rolle10) (amer., hverdagslig) stemme, være troligfigure on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) regne medstole påfigure out regne ut• he figured out the cost at £600finne ut, forstågi resultat• it figures out at £45det blir £45figure to oneself forestille segfigure well regne bra -
9 solid
'solid 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) fast, i fast form2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) massiv3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) solid4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) massiv, gedigen5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) ubrutt, sammenhengende, fast6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) tett, kompakt7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) stive, i hele2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) sammenhengende, ubrutt3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) fast stoff2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) fast legeme•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuelfast--------kraftig--------massiv--------sterk--------støIsubst. \/ˈsɒlɪd\/1) ( fysikk) fast legeme\/stoff2) ( geometri) solid\/tredimensjonal figur, legeme3) massiv mursolids faste emner\/bestanddeler, tørrstoff fast fødeIIadj. \/ˈsɒlɪd\/1) fast, i fast form (også overført)2) massiv, solid, gedigen3) bastant, stødig, sterk, kraftig, skikkelig4) velfundert, pålitelig, holdbar, sikker, solid, solvent (om firma)5) enstemmig, enig6) (også om tid, dager e.l.) ubrutt, sammenhengende, hel, kontinuerlig• they were at it for two solid hours \/ two hours solidde holdt på med det i to timer i strekk \/ i to hele timer7) kubikk- (foreldet), rom-, tredimensjonal8) alvorlig, grundig, ordentlig9) tett, kompakt, massiv, solid10) (amer., slang) strålende, glimrende, topp-11) fullkommen, fullstendigbe solid for \/ in favour of støtte enstemmig\/helt og fullt, være enig ombooked solid fullbooketdo a solid piece of work gjøre et realt stykke arbeidfrozen solid gjennomfrosset, bunnfrossetget\/be (in) solid with komme\/stå på god fot medpacked solid fullstappetrock solid fjellstø, bunnsolidsolid arguments vektige argumenter, tungtveiende argumentersolid bodies faste legemersolid chocolate ren sjokoladesolid compound ( språkvitenskap) sammensatt ord som skrives i ettsolid content(s) kubikkinnhold, fastmassesolid core of something den faste kjernen i noesolid flesh rent kjøttsolid fog tykk tåkesolid food fast fødesolid geometry romgeometri, stereometrisolid gold rent gullsolid ground fast grunnsolid line heltrukket linjesolid majority klart flertallsolid matter tørrstoff ( typografi) kompress (sats)solid measure kubikkmåla solid problem et alvorlig problemsolid state fast tilstanda solid tyre slangeløst dekkIIIadv. \/ˈsɒlɪd\/enstemmigvote solid eller go solid stemme enstemmig -
10 active
'æktiv1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) aktiv, energisk, virksom2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) aktiv i, involvert i3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) virksom4) (in force: The rule is still active.) gyldig5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) aktiv6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.)•- actively
- activityaktivIsubst. \/ˈæktɪv\/ eller the active( grammatikk) aktivIIadj. \/ˈæktɪv\/1) aktiv, flittig2) ( også militærvesen) virkende, virksom, i driften aktiv\/virksom vulkan3) livlig, levende4) ( grammatikk) aktivactive in aktivt med i -
11 passive
'pæsiv1) (showing no interest, emotion etc, or not resisting an attack etc: The villagers showed passive resistance to the enemy) passiv2) (of the form of the verb used when the subject receives the action of the verb: The boy was bitten by the dog.) passiv•- passiveness
- passivitypassivIsubst. \/ˈpæsɪv\/ ( grammatikk)bare i uttrykkIIadj. \/ˈpæsɪv\/1) ( også grammatikk eller kjemi) passiv2) ikke arbeidende, bare understøttende3) viljeløs, motstandsløs4) sløv, likeglad, likegyldig5) uvirksompassive smoking se ➢ smoking, 1 -
12 Aerosol
'eərəsol(a mixture of liquid or solid particles and gas under pressure which is released from a container in the form of a mist: Many deodorants come in the form of aerosols; ( also adjective) an aerosol spray.) spraybokssubst. \/ˈeərə(ʊ)sɒl\/( gass) aerosolAerosol container aerosolforpakning, sprayboks -
13 indirect speech
(a person's words as they are reported rather than in the form in which they were said: He said that he would come is the form in indirect speech of He said `I will come'.) indirekte talesubst.( språkvitenskap) indirekte tale -
14 in triplicate
(on three separate copies (of the same form etc): Fill in the form in triplicate.) i tre eksemplarer -
15 law
lo:1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lov2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lov3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lov•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the lawjus--------lov--------politi--------rett--------rettslæresubst. \/lɔː\/1) lov, regel2) lovverk, lovsamling, reglement, rett, jus3) rettsvesen, rettsinstans4) ( skolefag) jus, rettsvitenskap, rettslære5) prosess, sak6) forsprang, pusterom7) ( naturvitenskap) lov, naturlovaccording to the law etter loven, ifølge lovenbe a law unto oneself være egenrådig, gå sine egne veier, skrive sine egne loverat\/in law i henhold til lovenbe at law ligge i prosess, føre sakbecome law eller pass into law bli lovbeyond the law utenfor lovens rekkeviddebound in law to rettslig forpliktet tilby law etter loven, ifølge lovenenter the law eller go in for the law lese jus, bli juristequality before the law likhet for lovenfollow the law være juristgo beyond the law bryte loven, overtre lovengo to law gå rettens vei, reise sak, gå til sakhave the law on somebody ( hverdagslig) anmelde noen til politietin law juridisk sett, i lovens øyne, ifølge lovenlaw and justice lov og rettlaw and order lov og orden, lov og rettthe law final(s) forklaring: siste avdeling av den juridiske embetseksamenthe law had its way loven gikk sin gangthe law is with someone ha loven på sin sidethe law of the jungle jungelens lov, loven om den sterkestes rettlay down the law ( overført) dosere\/tale med store ord uttale seg firkantet gi klar beskjedthe long arm of the law lovens lange armmake laws stifte loverprotected by law lovbeskyttetsumptuary law lov som begrenser luksustake someone to law reise sak mot noentake the law into one's own hands ta loven i egne henderthere is no law det står ikke skrevet noe sted, det er ikke selvsagtthere is no law against it ( hverdagslig) det er da lov, det er da ingen lov som forbyr detwithin the law innenfor loven(s grenser)without the form of law uten lov og dom -
16 circle
'sə:kl 1. noun1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) sirkel, ring2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) krets, sirkel, ring3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) (omgangs)krets4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) galleri, balkong2. verb1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) kretse (om), gå i ring2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) tegne en sirkel rundtbande--------krets--------sirkelIsubst. \/ˈsɜːkl\/1) sirkel, ring, runding, krets, omkrets2) kretsløp, omdreining, rundgang3) (hel) serie, omgang, periode4) ( om mennesker) krets, sirkel5) ( teater) galleri6) (arkeologi, også stone circle) steinsetting7) (amer., også traffic circle) rundkjøringbusiness circles forretningskretsercircle of friends vennekretscircle of readers lesekretsthe circle of the seasons årstidenes gangcome full circle gå sirkelen rundt, slutte der man begynte, slutte ringengo round in circles gå i ring, ikke komme noen veimove in a wide circle ha stor omgangskretsreason in a circle føre sirkelbevissewing circle syklubbforklaring: konstruere et kvadrat med samme flate som en gitt sirkel (et problem som ikke kan løses rent geometrisk) ( overført) gjøre det umuligethe wheel has turned full circle eller the wheel has come full circle sirkelen er sluttetIIverb \/ˈsɜːkl\/1) kretse, sirkle, bevege seg i ring2) bevege seg rundt, kretse omkring, sirkle over3) ringe inn, sette en ring rundt4) sirkulere5) omgi, danne ring rundtcircle back gå tilbake til utgangspunktet i en stor sirkelcircle in omringe -
17 lock
I 1. lok noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) lås2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) sluse(kammer)3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) lås4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) tak, grep2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) låse(s)- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II lok noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) lokk2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) lokker, krøllerhårlokk--------lukke--------lås--------låse--------sluse--------stengeIsubst. \/lɒk\/1) lås2) ( på skytevåpen) lås3) (historisk, på skytevåpen) avfyringsmekanisme4) kork, klemme, mølje5) ( i kanal) sluse, slusekammer6) tollegang, åregaffel7) ( bil) snuradius8) ( telekommunikasjon) sperrehake9) ( EDB) lås, sperrehave a lock on (amer., hverdagslig) ha fullstendig kontroll overlock, stock, and barrel rubb og stubb, smitt og smule, hele sulamittenput somebody under lock and key låse inn noen, sette noen bak lås og slåunder lock and key bak lås og slåIIsubst. \/lɒk\/1) ( av hår) (hår)lokk2) ( av ull eller bomull) tjafs, tust, dott3) ( dialekt) liten smule, håndfulllocks ( spesielt poetisk) hårlokker hårIIIverb \/lɒk\/1) ( med lås e.l.) låse, låse igjen, stenge, stenge igjen2) gå i lås, låses3) gå an å låse, kunne låses• does this trunk lock?4) låse seg, feste seg5) blokkeres, bli blokkert, sperres6) omfavne, omslutte, omgi7) ( typografi) slutte8) bygge sluse, anlegge sluse9) ( om båt e.l.) sluse, sluse igjennomlock away låse nedlock down sluse nedlocked in combat innviklet i kamp, bundet i kamplocked in sleep i dyp søvn, i søvnens favnlock horns komme i klammerilock horns with komme i klammeri medlock into one another gripe inn i hverandrelock out låse ut, lukke ute, stenge ute ( om arbeidsgiver) lockoute, utestenge fra arbeidlock somebody in låse noen innelock up låse, stengelåse inn, låse nedlåse inn, stenge inne, sperre innelåse, bindestenge, sperre sluse opp -
18 dust
1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) støv, pulver2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) -støv, -pulver, -pudder, dryss2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) tørke støv (av)- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyesstøvIsubst. \/dʌst\/1) støv• a dust• what a dust!• make\/raise a dustvirvle opp støv, virvle opp en støvsky2) bråk, oppstyr• raise\/make\/kick up a dustlage bråk, lage oppstyr3) søppel, avfall4) pudder, pulver5) dryssdryss\/strø over litt mel6) ( overført) støv, aske7) ( slang) gryn, pengerallow the dust to settle ( overført) la situasjonen roe seg nedbite the dust bite i gressetearth to earth, (ashes to ashes) dust to dust av jord er du kommet, til jord skal du blihumbled in\/to the dust ydmyket på det versteincoherent dust løst støvin dust and ashes i støv og askebe in the dust ligge i støvet, være ydmyketshake the dust from\/off one's feet ( overført) riste støvet av sine føtterthrow dust in someone's eyes kaste blår i øynene på noenIIverb \/dʌst\/1) støve ned, støve til, gjøre støvete2) bestrø, (over)strø, pudre3) tørke støv (av)4) ( om fugler) bade seg i støvdust off børste av seg støvet, riste (klær)dust somebody's jacket ( hverdagslig) gi noen juling -
19 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) utkast, skisse, konsept2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) mindre, utskilt militærstyrke med spesialoppdrag3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) bankanvisning, veksel, tratte4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) innkalling (til militærtjeneste)2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) kladde; lage et utkast til2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) innkalle (til militærtjeneste)•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsmanutkastIsubst. \/drɑːft\/1) ( spesielt militærvesen) detasjement, forklaring: avdeling sendt ut fra hovedstyrken for å utføre et bestemt oppdrag2) (amer. militærvesen) innkalling (til militærtjeneste)3) (amer. militærvesen) innkalte mannskaper4) ( sport) draft (utvelgelse blant en gruppe amatører til profesjonelt spill)5) plan, utkast, konsept, forslag, skisse, kladd6) ( handel) tratte, veksel, anvisning, sjekk7) ( handel) godvekt (godtgjørelse for svinn)dodge the draft unndra seg militærtjeneste(n)fair draft renskrevet konseptmake a draft on trekke veksler påIIverb \/drɑːft\/ eller draught1) detasjere (utskille en mindre troppestyrke fra hovedstyrken som skal utføre et bestemt oppdrag), utkommandere2) lage utkast til, formulere, kladde, skrive kladd til, skissere, utarbeidedraft off (amer.) innkalle (til militærtjeneste) -
20 plural
'pluərəlnoun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) flertall(sform), pluralis; flertalls-Isubst. \/ˈplʊər(ə)l\/ ( grammatikk)1) flertallsform, flertallsord2) flertall, pluralisbe plural stå i flertallIIadj. \/ˈplʊər(ə)l\/1) ( grammatikk) flertalls-, i flertall, plural-2) sammensatt, blandet, flerfoldigplural livings forklaring: to eller flere kirkelige embeter som innehas samtidig
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