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1 inch
in 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tomme2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) tomme, litt2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) rykke gradvis framtommeIsubst. \/ɪn(t)ʃ\/1) tomme (2,54 cm)2) ( overført) smule, bitbe within an inch of være svært nær ved åby inches med nød og neppe sakte, men sikkert, litt etter litt, gradvis, bit for bitdon't trust someone an inch ikke stole på noen for fem flate øreevery inch ( også overført) hver millimeter helt (og holdent), fullstendig, sværtgive someone an inch and they'll take a mile gi noen lillefingeren, så tar de hele håndeninch by inch sakte, men sikkert, gradvis, litt etter littknow every inch of something kjenne noe ut og innto an inch til punkt og prikketrash someone within an inch of his\/her life slå noen halvt fordervetIIverb \/ɪn(t)ʃ\/1) bevege seg langsomt og forsiktig, flytte seg langsomt og forsiktig2) ake seg, skubbe seg3) ( om kjøretøy) la gå sakte, krype, snegle seginch one's way forward eller inch oneself forward bevege seg fremover tomme for tomme \/ svært langsomtinch forward krype fremover (litt etter litt) -
2 five-inch
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3 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) nesten, en hårsbredd fra, nær ved -
4 cubic inch
subst.( måleenhet) kubikktomme -
5 square inch
subst.kvadrattomme -
6 budge
(to (cause to) move, even slightly: I can't budge it; It won't budge!) rokke, røreIsubst. \/bʌdʒ\/lammeskinn med ullen utIIverb \/bʌdʒ\/( helst med negativ) røre (seg) av flekken, rikke (seg), vike, gi etter, (la seg) rokkeIIIadj. \/bʌdʒ\/( gammeldags) stiv, høytidelig -
7 contest
'kontest(a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) strid, konkurranse, tvistkonkurranseIsubst. \/ˈkɒntest\/1) strid, kamp (om makt)2) kappestrid, race, løp, tevling, match, konkurranse3) ordstrid, tvistIIverb \/kənˈtest\/1) stride om, konkurrere om, kjempe om (herredømme over), forsvare, kjempe for2) bestride, bestride gyldigheten av3) dra i tvil, reise tvil omcontest a seat stille til valg i en valgkretscontest for konkurrere omcontest the election ( parlamentarisk) stille opp som motkandidat -
8 in.
forkortelse for inch(es) -
9 mil
subst. \/mɪl\/1) ( lengdemål) tusendels inch2) tusen, mille3) (legemidler, tidligere brukt i resepter) milliliter, kubikkcentimeter4) ( militærvesen) strek (vinkelmål tilsvarende 1\/6400 av omkretsen5) forklaring: vinkelmål tilsvarende 1\/1000 av omkretsen6) ( historisk) forklaring: bronsemynt brukt i det palestinske mandatområdet, med verdi tilsvarende 1\/1000 av et britisk pundper mil per tusen, promille -
10 picture
'pik ə 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) bilde, maleri, tegning2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) bilde, fotografi3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) (kino)film4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) bilde på, sunnheten (osv.) selv5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) nydelig syn6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) bilde, skildring2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) forestille seg- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
- the picturesbilde--------film--------hinne--------maleriIsubst. \/ˈpɪktʃə\/1) bilde, illustrasjon, portrett, fotografi2) skildring, beskrivelse, fremstilling3) bilde, situasjon, stilling, sak4) tablå5) ( også motion picture) film6) TV-bildebe in the picture være informert om saken, være med i bildetbe\/look a picture være skjønnheten selv, se nydelig utbe\/look the picture of health se ut som\/være sunnheten selvcome\/enter into the picture komme med i bildet, bli aktuellget the picture forstå situasjonen• do you get the picture?out of the picture ( hverdagslig) være ute av bildetput somebody in the picture ( hverdagslig) sette noen inn i saken, forklare situasjonen for noenIIverb \/ˈpɪktʃə\/1) avbilde, male, fremstille (i bildeformat)2) ( overført) gi et bilde av, skildre, beskrive3) forestille seg -
11 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sjenert, blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) skvetten, sky, engstelig3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skvetten, lettskremt, sky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skvette, bli sky for- shyly- shynessblyg--------skvetten--------skyIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/( om hest) plutselig sprang, plutselig kast, plutselig rykkIIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/1) kast2) ( overført) forsøkhave a shy at someone håne noen, drive gjøn med noenhave a shy at something prøve å treffe noe (spesielt med ball eller stein) ( overført) forsøke seg på noeIIIverb \/ʃaɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) kaste, slenge2) ( spesielt om hest) skvette, bli skremt3) unnvike, rygge (tilbake)shy away flykte, trekke seg unnashy away from doing something vike tilbake for å gjøre noeshy away from the thought\/idea of steile ved tanken påshy from vike tilbake forIVadj. \/ʃaɪ\/1) (folke)sky, tilbaketrukket2) blyg, sjenert, unnselig3) lettskremt, skvetten, engstelig (av seg), mistenksom, redd4) (amer. hverdagslig) lysskyfight shy of forsøke å unngå, gå utenomshy of sky for mistenksom mot forsiktig medbe shy of doing something være redd for å gjøre noe, være motvillig til å gjøre noeshy with blyg overfor -
12 thick
Ɵik 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) tykk2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) tykk3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) tykk4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) tett, tykk5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) tett, tykk6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) tett med, fylt av7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) dum, teit2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) midt i det tykkeste; tykke skogen; kampens hete- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thintett--------tykk--------uklarIsubst. \/θɪk\/1) den tykke, det tykke2) ( hverdagslig) kjøtthuecome right into the very thick of it eller come right into the very thick of things havne midt i begivenhetenes sentrumin the thick of the crowd midt i trengselen, der trengselen er som størstin the thick of the fight eller in the thick of the battle midt (oppe) i striden, i kampens hetestick together through thick and thin holde sammen i tykt og tyntstick to somebody through thick and thin følge noen gjennom tykt og tyntthrough thick and thin gjennom tykt og tyntIIadj. \/θɪk\/1) tykk, grov2) (om f.eks. skog eller tåke) tett, tettpakket3) tykk, fyldig4) tallrik, hyppig forekommende5) ( om væske) tykk, tyktflytende, jevn6) ( om væske) grumset, uklar7) ( om luft) tett, tykk, tung8) tåket9) ( om stemme) grøtet, tykk, snøvlet, utydelig12) ( hverdagslig) tykkskallet, dum, treg13) ( hverdagslig) på god fot, uatskillelige14) ( hverdagslig) mye, drøythave a thick head være tykk i hodet være tung i hodetbe thick as thieves henge sammen som erterisbe thick as two short planks være dum som et brødthick with ( også overført) tykk av, full av, fylt medmed et tykt lag av( hverdagslig) god venn med, bestevenn medthis is a bit (too) thick! eller that is a bit (too) thick! nå går det for langt!, det er det verste!, det er i drøyeste laget!IIIadv. \/θɪk\/1) tykt2) tett, rikelig, fyldiglay it on thick ( overført) smøre tykt på, overdrivethick (and fast) tett i tett, tett etter hverandre, tett på hverandre, slag i slag -
13 thou
(an old word for `you' used only when addressing one person, especially God (usually Thou), as the subject of a verb: Thou, O God.; Thou shalt not kill!) duI1) ( hverdagslig) tusen2) tusen dollar, tusen pund3) tusendels inch (0,0254 mm)IIpron. \/ħaʊ\/(gammeldags eller dialekt, form av you) du -
14 TV
,ti: 'vi:( abbreviation) (television: What's on TV tonight?; Turn on the TV; a 21-inch TV.) fjernsyn, TVsubst. \/ˌtiːˈviː\/1) (forkortelse for television) TV, fjernsyn2) (forkortelse for transvestite) transvestitt
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