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1 slope
sləup 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) fall, helling2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) skråning, skrent2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) skråne- slopingbakke--------helling--------skråne--------skråningIsubst. \/sləʊp\/1) skråning, helling, stigning, fall2) ( tak) reisning, valm, takfall3) skjevhet, skråhet4) skrent, skråning, bakke5) ( ofte slopes) skibakke6) (amer., nedsettende, spesielt om vietnameser) guling7) ( militærvesen) (gevær) i hvilestilling8) ( teknikk) dossering, fall9) ( matematikk) retningskoeffisientdo a slope ( hverdagslig) stikke avon the slope skrånende, på sneislope up stigningwith the rifle at the slope ( militærvesen) med geværet på akselenIIverb \/sləʊp\/1) skråne, helle2) sette på skrå, la helle, la skråne3) ( hverdagslig) gi seg i vei4) ( militærvesen) hvile på akselen, ta i hvilestilling5) ( hverdagslig) subbe6) ( teknikk) dossereslope about subbe omkringslope arms! ( tidligere) på aksel gevær!slope off stikke av, snike seg unna -
2 tend
I tend verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) passe (på), gjete- tenderII tend verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) pleie (å), være tilbøyelig til2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) helle mot•- tendencypleie--------røkteIverb \/tend\/1) pleie, bruke, ha for vane2) bevege seg, vise en tendens, være tilbøyelig, gå i en gitt retningIIverb \/tend\/1) passe, stelle, skjøtte, se til2) vokte, gjete3) ( sjøfart) stå klar, passe på4) (amer.) drive, arbeide itend up on ( gammeldags) betjene, varte opp, ta seg avtend store (amer.) stå i butikk, drive butikktend to (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) passe, se til, ta hånd omtend to\/towards ( om person) være tilbøyelig til, vise en tendens til, ha lett for å virke i retning av peke mot, helle til, helle motdette er en blåfarge som heller mot grønt røre seg (i retning) mot, streve motmedvirke til, bidra til, føre til ha til hensikt, tjene tiltend to do something ha en tendens til å gjøre noe være egnet til å gjøre noe -
3 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
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