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1 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) snor, line, ledning2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) strek, linje3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linje4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) rynke5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) kø, rekke, rad6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) et par linjer/ord7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rekke, slekt, ætt8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) rute, retning9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) jernbanespor10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) kommunikasjonslinje; ledning11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) linje12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) rute13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vareslag, bransje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) (front)linje2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) stille opp på rekke, bringe på linje2) (to mark with lines.) merke med linjer•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
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- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) fôre2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fôre•- lined- liner- liningarbeid--------fold--------fure--------jobb--------kabel--------kante--------linje--------låt--------melodi--------rynke--------strek--------yrkeIsubst. \/laɪn\/1) linje, strek2) linje (i hånden e.l.), rynke, fure3) kontur, omriss, ytterlinje, linje4) grense5) ( samferdsel) linje, rute6) ( jernbane) linje, bane, spor7) rad, linje, rekke, fil, kø (spesielt amer.)8) line, tynt tau, snor, snøre9) line, fiskesnøre10) klessnor11) ( elektronikk eller telekommunikasjon) ledning, kabel, tråd, linje12) (TV) linje13) ( militærvesen eller sjøfart) linje17) slektsgren, linje, ledd, ætt, familie18) ( også overført) retning, kurs, linje, vei, metode, handlemåte, holdning19) fag, bransje, virksomhetsområde• what line is she in?være bankmann \/ være bankansatt20) felt, områdedet er mer innenfor mitt område \/ det interesserer meg mer22) ( britisk mål) linje (2,12 mm)adopt another line slå inn på en annen linjeall along the line ( overført) over hele linjenalong the line ( overført) på veienbring somebody into line ( overført) få noen til å tilpasse segbring something into line with bringe noe i overensstemmelse medby rule and line se ➢ rule, 1come into line tilpasse segdown the line på noens sidedraw a line trekke en grensedraw the line (at) ( overført) sette grensen (ved), si stopp (ved), si fra (ved)draw up into line stille opp på rekkedrop someone a line ( hverdagslig) skrive til noenfall into line (with) ( hverdagslig) følge, akseptere, tilpasse segflowing lines myke og elegante linjerfluff one's lines ( teaterfag) si feil replikk, glemme replikken, snuble i replikkenget a line on ( hverdagslig) få rede på, få nyss omget off the line ( jernbane) spore avgive me a line, please! ( telekommunikasjon) kan jeg få en linje?give somebody a line on something ( hverdagslig) gi noen tips om noe, informere noen om noehard line hard linjehard lines uflaks• it is hard lines to...det er bittert at...det er synd på ham \/ det er harde bud for hamhold the line against\/on holde stand mot, stanse, bremse, holde tilbakehold the line, please! ( telekommunikasjon) et øyeblikk!in a line i linje, i rett linje i køin a line with i linje medin line for for turin line with helt på linje medin that line ( overført) i den retningenin the line of duty mens man arbeiderkeep (to) one's own line gå sin egen vei, handle selvstendigknow where to draw the line ( overført) vite hvor grensen går, vite hvor langt man kan gålay it on the line snakke i klarspråk sette noe på spill legge pengene på bordetline abreast ( sjøfart) frontlinje, skytterlinjeline ahead ( sjøfart) frontlinje, skytterlinjeline engaged ( telekommunikasjon) opptattline of fire ( også overført) skuddlinjeline of incidence ( fysikk) innfallslinjeline of play ( golf) spillelinje, puttelinjeline of put ( golf) puttelinje(skolevesen, om elevstraff) setninger, linjer replikk, replikker, rolleskuespilleren hadde glemt replikkene sine ( også marriage lines) vielsesattest ansiktstrekk (amer.) tøyleron a line (with) i linje (med), i rett linje (med)on sound lines etter sunne prinsipperon the line ( om telefon) på tråden• are you still on the line?( overført) i øyehøyde i alvorlig fare, med stor risikoon the lines laid down by ( overført) etter de linjer som er trukket opp avout of line ( hverdagslig) noe upassendepay on the line betale kontantread between the lines lese mellom linjeneship of the line se ➢ ship, 1shoot a line ( slang) skryte, prøve å imponerestep into line tilpasse seg, føye seg etter andrestep\/get out of line falle ut av mønsteret, avvike gjøre noe upassendestrike out a line for oneself eller strike out a path for oneself gå sine egne veier, stake ut sin egen kurstake a high line sikte høyt opptre bestemttake a line innta en holdning, ta et standpunkttake a strong\/firm\/hard line opptre bestemt, sette hardt mot hardttake one's own line gå sin egen vei, handle selvstendigunstopped lines ( litteraturvitenskap) enjambementIIverb \/laɪn\/1) trekke linjer, trekke en linje på, linjere2) tegne konturene av, skissere3) stå i oppstilling langs, stå oppstilt langs, kante4) gjøre rynkete, fure (pannen e.l.)5) stille innline in fylle iline off merke av, markereline out linjere opp, skissere oppline through stryke overline up ordne i linje, stille opp i rekke, stille seg i kø, møte opp ( militærvesen) stille opp (på linje) ordne stille seg solidarisk risse oppIIIverb \/laɪn\/1) fore, kle innvendig, bekle, dekke2) ( hverdagslig) fylle, stappe fullline one's pocket berike seg, sko segline one's pocket at somebody's expense sko seg på andres bekostning -
2 drift
drift 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) haug, snødrive2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening, tendens, tankegang2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive, fyke2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) gå og drive, slentre, slenge•- drifter- driftwooddriveIsubst. \/drɪft\/1) ( også drift of the current) drift, strømgang2) strømningshastighet, fart, drivkraft3) strømning, strøm, flukt4) glidning5) skur6) sky, virvel7) drive, haug, fonn8) drivgods9) tendens, retning, kurs10) mening, tankegang11) det å drive, det å flyte, la ting gå sin skjeve gang13) (luftfart, også drift angle) avdrift18) ( sørafrikansk) vadested19) stoll, gruvegang, forbindelsestunneldrift snow snøføykeget somebody's drift forstå noen rettom jeg forstår \/ har forstått deg rettpolicy of drift politikk hvor man lar det skure og gåurban drift tilflytning til byerIIverb \/drɪft\/1) drive, gli2) la ting skure og gå3) slentre, vandre, streife omkring4) ( også drift up) fyke sammen5) bli dekket, bli nedstrødd6) ( tømmer) fløte7) ( teknikk) dore opp et hull, utvide et hull8) ( radio) fjerne seg fra bølgelengdedrift apart komme stadig lengre fra hverandre, gli fra hverandredrifting snow snødrev, snøføykedrift into a place slenge innom et sted, havne et steddrift into war dras inn i krig(en)let things drift la tingene drive, la tingene gå sin gang la det skure og gå -
3 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å -
4 trend
trend(a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) tendens, utviklingslinje, trend- trendymote--------retning--------tendens--------trendIsubst. \/trend\/1) retning2) ( overført) trend, tendens, utviklingslinje, strømning3) moteset the trend skape en trend, diktere motenIIverb \/trend\/1) (spesielt amer.) tendere, gå, bevege seg2) strekke seg (i en bestemt retning), gå, renne3) bøye (av), gjøre en bue, dreie -
5 grain
ɡrein1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) korn2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) korn3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) korn4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) årring (mønster)5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) smule, grann•korn--------teksturIsubst. \/ɡreɪn\/1) korn, gryn, frø2) korn, kornplanter3) korn, gryn4) ( overført) grann, smule, skygge, snev5) ( engelsk vektenhet) grain (0,0648 g)6) ( lærbehandling) narv, krispling7) kornet overflate8) struktur (i treverk, kjøtt, sten, tøy)9) ( gammeldags) natur, sinn, legning, temperament10) (gammeldags, poetisk) farge11) ( gammeldags) skarlagenslus, kochenillelus12) ( fargestoff) purpurfarge, karmin, kochenilleacross the grain vinkelrett mot fibrenea grain of truth et snev av sannhetgo against the grain with someone by noen i mot, være mot noens naturin grain ekte, tvers igjennom, innbitttake something with a grain of salt ta noe med en klype salt➢ chaffIIverb \/ɡreɪn\/1) gjøre kornet, granulere, korne seg2) krystallisere (seg)3) ( maling) å(d)re, marmorere4) ( om lær) narve, krisple5) gjennomfarge6) (amer.) fore (hest) med korn
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