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1 inability
inə'biləti(the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) manglende evne, udyktighetsubst. \/ˌɪnəˈbɪlətɪ\/1) maktesløshet, avmakt, manglende evne2) udugelighet, udyktighetinability (to pay) manglende betalingsevne, insolvensinability to manglende evne til å -
2 distress
di'stres 1. noun1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) fortvilelse, bedrøvelse, smerte2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) bekymring, skuffelse2. verb(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) volde lidelse/bekymring, engste- distressinglybekymre--------nødIsubst. \/dɪˈstres\/1) elendighet, nød2) nødssituasjon, nødstilstand3) (om skip, fly) (havs)nød4) fattigdom5) smerte, sorg, fortvilelse, lidelse6) ( medisin) utmattelse, besvær7) ( jus) utpantning, utlegg, utleggsforretningin distress i nødlevy a distress (up)on gjøre utpantning hos ta pant iIIverb \/dɪˈstres\/1) sette i klemme, bringe i forlegenhet, gå hardt løs på2) utmatte, uttrette3) plage, pine, gjøre ulykkelig4) uroe, bekymre, forurolige5) ( jus) gjøre utpantning hos noen6) ( gammeldags) tvinge -
3 failure
- jə1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) stryk (til eksamen), fiasko; brudd2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) fiasko3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) unnlatelse, manglende evnefiasko--------sviktsubst. \/ˈfeɪljə\/1) fiasko, uheldig utfall2) stranding, sammenbrudd3) mislykket person, fiasko4) fiasko, mislykket forsøk, mislykket foretagende5) ( skolevesen) stryk, det å dumpe6) manglende evne, sviktende evne7) unnlatelse, forsømmelse, brist, mangeldet at han ikke hjalp oss, var skuffende8) mangel, svikt, stans9) bankerott, konkurs, fallitt, krakkbrake failure bremsesviktcourt failure utfordre skjebnencrop failure feilslått høstend in failure mislykkes, få en uheldig utgang, slå feilengine failure motorstoppa failure in life en mislykket eksistensfailure of mangel påfailure to unnlatelse av om det å ikke kunneheart failure hjertesviktpower failure strømavbruddprove a failure eller be a failure være mislykket, være en fiasko, slå feil -
4 insomnia
in'somniə(inability to sleep: She takes sleeping-pills as she suffers from insomnia.) søvnløshetsubst. \/ɪnˈsɒmnɪə\/( medisin) søvnløshet -
5 obstacle
'obstəkl(something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) hindringhindringsubst. \/ˈɒbstəkl\/( også overført) hinder, hindringobstacle to hinder for
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