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1 distance
'distəns1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) avstand, (vei)strekning, distanse2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) det fjerne, punkt langt borte, (på) avstand•- distantavstand--------distanseIsubst. \/ˈdɪst(ə)ns\/1) ( i rom) avstand, distanse2) strekning, vei(stykke)3) ( overført) reservasjon, forbehold, tilbakeholdenhet4) tidsrom5) bakgrunn (i et maleri)6) ( gammeldags) uenighet, krangelat a distance på avstand, et stykke bortecome a good distance tilbakelegge et langt stykke, komme et godt stykke viderefrom a great distance på lang avstandgain a distance få forspranga great distance off langt bortebyen ligger langt borte, det er langt til byenin the distance i det fjerne, på (lang) avstand i bakgrunnen (av et maleri)keep one's distance eller keep at a distance holde seg på (tilbørlig) avstand ( overført) holde avstand, være reservert\/tilbakeholdenthe middle distance mellompartiet (mellom for- og bakgrunnen av et maleri)no distance at all slett ikke langt unna, like vedout of distance utenfor rekkeviddea short distance away ikke så langt unna, like vedwithin distance innenfor rekkeviddewithin easy distance of på passelig avstand frawithin walking distance i gå-avstandIIverb \/ˈdɪst(ə)ns\/1) legge (langt) bak seg, distansere2) ( overført) holde på (en viss) avstand, distansere seg3) ( overført) ta avstand fra -
2 bang
bæŋ 1. noun1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) hardt slag2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) knall, smell2. verb1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) smelle, slå igjen2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) slå3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) smelle, dundre•- bangerslagIsubst. \/bæŋ\/1) slag, smell, knall, skrall, brak2) (hverdagslig, amer.) fart, futt3) (hverdagslig, amer.) spenning4) (EDB, mest amer.) utropstegn5) ( vulgært) knull, sexpartnerbangs lugg, pannelugggo off\/over with a bang ( hverdagslig) bli en knallsuksesssonic bang lydmursmellwith a bang med et brak, med et smell, pladaskIIverb \/bæŋ\/1) banke, dunke, smelle til, smelle igjen, dundre2) ( sport) treffe, råke, slå (en ball)3) (vulgært, om mann) knulle4) (amer.) klippe pannelugg5) ( slang) sette (rusgift)sprøyte på seg selv, sette seg et skuddbang about eller bang around romsterebang away at something hamre løs på noe plaffe løs på noebang someone up (britisk, hverdagslig) sette noen i fengselbang something up slå noe i stykkerIIIadv. \/bæŋ\/( hverdagslig) akkurat, nøyaktigbang in the middle akkurat midt i, akkurat midt påbang on course på helt riktig sporbang on time helt presis, til akkurat riktig tidbang up to date helt modernebe bang on være perfekt, være helt riktigIVinterj. \/bæŋ\/bom, pang, vipsgo bang eksplodere, smelle -
3 midway
mid'weiadjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) halvveis, midtveisIsubst. \/ˌmɪdˈweɪ\/, \/ˈmɪdweɪ\/(amer.) forklaring: attraksjoner eller fornøyelsesavdeling på messe eller markedIIadv. \/ˌmɪdˈweɪ\/halvveis, midtveis -
4 reach
ri: 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå, komme fram til2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) rekke, nå, gripe etter3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) strekke ut etter4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) nå, få tak i5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) strekke, rekke2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rekkevidde, avstand2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rekkevidde3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rett strekningnå--------rekke--------rekkevidde--------strekningIsubst. \/riːtʃ\/1) det å rekke, det å strekke2) rekkevidde, omfang, utstrekning, fatteevne3) ( om skytevåpen) skuddvidde4) strekning, strekke, områdebeyond one's reach over ens fatteevnebeyond\/out of (the) reach of gunshot ( om skytevåpen) utenfor skuddvidde, ikke på skuddholdget out of reach trekke seg unna, komme seg vekkkeep out of the reach of danger unngå alle farerout of reach utenfor rekkevidde, uoppnåeligto be kept out of children's reach eller to be kept out of the reach of children oppbevares utilgjengelig for barnwithin arm's reach se ➢ arm, 1within easy reach of i umiddelbar nærhet avIIverb \/riːtʃ\/1) strekke, rekke (ut)2) gripe, ta3) rekke, gi• reach me that book, please4) ( også overført) nå, nå opp til, nå frem til, rekke (frem til), komme frem til• as soon as they had reached the station, they started to bickerså snart de hadde kommet frem til stasjonen, begynte de å kjekle5) nå, komme opp i6) kontakte, sette seg i forbindelse med7) ( om alder) (opp)nå, bli8) ( sjøfart) seile med vinden på tvers9) (amer., slang) bestikke, kjøpe, smørereach for somebody\/something gripe etterreach somebody by something få tak i noen på noe -
5 height
hæit1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) høyde2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) høyde-/toppunkt3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) toppen, høyeste (mote osv.)4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) topp; høytliggende sted•- heightentoppsubst. \/haɪt\/1) høyde2) lengde• what is your height?hvor lang\/høy er du?han er like lang\/høy som deg3) høyde, topp4) ( overført) høydepunkt, toppunkt• the height of folly\/impudenceat a\/the height of i en høyde avat its height på sitt høyesteat the height of noon midt på dagenbarometer height barometerstandin the height of summer midtsommers, midt på sommerenof medium\/middle height gjennomsnittlig høyde, middelhøyde
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