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1 great
ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) stor, fremragende2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) stor, svær3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) svært god4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) storartet5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) kjempegod/-flink•- greatly- greatnessbegjærlig--------betydelig--------flott--------ivrig--------nidkjær--------stor--------sværtIsubst. \/ɡreɪt\/bare i uttrykkgreat and small store og små, høy og lavthe great(s) de store, storhetene, essenede rike og fornemme, de mektigeIIadj. \/ɡreɪt\/1) stor2) stor (og imponerende)3) stor, viktig, betydningsfull, vesentlig, hoved-4) stor, berømt, fremstående, fremragende, eminent, ledende, dyktig5) dyp, sterk, mektig, stor6) fornem, fin7) ( om tid) lang8) stor(-), skikkelig, ivrig, flittig9) herlig, flott, storartet, fantastisk, vidunderlig• that's great!(be) a great one for (være) entusiastisk opptatt av, -entusiastgreat at svær til, god til, flink tilgreat big veldig stor(a) great deal en hel del, temmelig mye(a) great many eller (a) great number en hel del, mangegreat on svært opptatt avIIIadv. \/ɡreɪt\/( hverdagslig) utmerket, godt, veldig bra -
2 disappointment
noun Her disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.) skuffelseskuffelsesubst. \/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt\/1) skuffelse2) motganga disappointment to somebody en skuffelse for noendisappointment in love ulykkelig kjærlighetdisappointment of one's hopes knuste forhåpninger -
3 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 -
4 going
1) (an act of leaving, moving away etc: the comings and goings of the people in the street.) det å gå/reise/dra2) (the conditions under which something is done: Walking was heavy going because of all the mud.) føre, det å være tungt/lett å gåavgangIsubst. \/ˈɡəʊɪŋ\/1) avreise, det å dra avsted2) gange3) føre, vei, terrengdet var tungt terreng, det var vanskelig terreng4) fart5) ( arkitektur) trinnbreddeheavy going ( overført) tung, kjedeligit's heavy going ( overført) det går så tregt, det er tungroddpretty good going! slett ikke verst!, ganske bra!the going was good while it lasted det var gøy så lenge det vartewhile the going is good ( overført) mens leken ennå er god, mens man ennå kanIIadj. \/ˈɡəʊɪŋ\/1) godt innarbeidet, godt opparbeidet, igangværende, i full drift, som går godt2) som finnes, som er å få, tilgjengelig, som kan oppdrives3) (handel, om pris) gjeldendedagsprisen, gjeldende pris4) gående, på veibe going være å få, være på gang være i gang holde på å gåbe going to skulle, ha tenkt å, planlegge• he was going to say something when...han skulle akkurat til å si noe da..., han var i ferd med å si noe da...• what are you going to do? thebest that are going de beste man kan fåeat anything going spise alt man kommer overget going sette i gang, komme i gang, begynneget someone going få fart på noengoing, going, gone! ( i forbindelse med auksjon) første gang, andre gang, solgt!going on (for) nærme seg, snart\/nestenbe still going strong være i full vigør, være høyst oppegåendewhen there was something nice going... når det vanket noe godt... -
5 comfort
1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) velvære, komfort, bekvemmelighet2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) komfort, glede, nytelse; trøst, støtte•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably offkomfort--------trøst--------trøsteIsubst. \/ˈkʌmfət\/1) trøst, betryggelse, hjelp, støtte• it's a comfort to know that...det er betryggende å vite at...2) velbefinnende, velvære, glede, hygge, nytelselive in comfort ha det bra (økonomisk), leve i velstandtake comfort la seg trøste av at, bli trøstet av at fatte mottake comfort from trøste seg med at, finne trøst i at fatte motIIverb \/ˈkʌmfət\/1) trøste2) lindre3) oppmuntre, live opp, styrke -
6 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dømme2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) dømme3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) bedømme4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dømme2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dommer2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dommer3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) kjenner, ekspert•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgementdømmeIsubst.1) (jus, også i konkurranser e.l.) dommer2) bedømmer, kjennerappear before a judge ( jus) møte\/stille for retten (i sivil\/kriminalsak)be a good judge of ha god greie påset oneself up as a judge (up)on somebody sette seg til doms over noen, opphøye seg til dommer over noenIIverb \/dʒʌdʒ\/1) dømme, felle dom over, tjenestegjøre som dommer2) avgjøre, bestemme3) bedømme4) anslå, anta, ansedon't judge a book by its cover man skal ikke skue hunden på hårene, døm ikke noe(n) etter utseendetjudge by dømme etterjudge for oneself avgjøre selv, bestemme selvjudge not, that ye be not judged ( bibelsk) døm ikke, for at dere ikke skal bli dømtjudge others by oneself dømme andre etter seg selvjudge that bestemme atjudging by\/from å dømme etter• judging by the turnout, your party was a great success -
7 thrill
Ɵril 1. verb(to (cause someone to) feel excitement: She was thrilled at/by the invitation.) begeistre, rive med seg2. noun1) (an excited feeling: a thrill of pleasure/expectation.) spenning, kiling i magen2) (something which causes this feeling: Meeting the Queen was a great thrill.) stor opplevelse•- thriller- thrillingsitring--------skjelvingIsubst. \/θrɪl\/1) grøss, grøssing, gys, gysing, iling2) spenning, spennende opplevelse3) sitring, skjelving, beving4) ( medisin) fremitus, unormal tremorfeel a thrill of pleasure grøsse av gledegive somebody a thrill være spennende for noenwhat a thrill! så spennende!IIverb \/θrɪl\/1) (få til å) grøsse av spenning, henføre, begeistre2) grøsse3) dirre, vibrere, beve, skjelvethrill at glede seg til, gløde av begeistring overbe thrilled at glede seg til, gløde av begeistring overthrilled to bits sanseløs av gledebe thrilled with grøsse avthrill through gå som et grøss\/en gysning gjennomthrill with horror se ➢ horror -
8 blessing
1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) velsignelse, signing2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) velsignelse3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.) bordbønngodkjenning--------velgjerningsubst. \/ˈblesɪŋ\/1) velsignelse2) nåde, gudegave3) kilde til glede, lykke, velsignelseask a blessing be om velsignelse velsigne maten, be bordbønna blessing in disguise hell i uhellcount one's blessings være takknemlig for det man hara mixed blessing en blandet fornøyelse, både godt og vondtdet er både og, det er en blandet fornøyelse -
9 delusion
- ʒənnoun (a false belief, especially as a symptom of mental illness: The young man was suffering from delusions.) vrangforestilling, selvbedragillusjonsubst. \/dɪˈluːʒ(ə)n\/, \/dɪˈljuːʒ(ə)n\/1) (selv)bedrageri, villfarelse, illusjon, innbilning, falsk forestilling2) blendverk3) vrangforestilling -
10 influx
(an arrival of something in great quantities or numbers: an influx of tourists.) strøm, tilstrømmingtilsigsubst. \/ˈɪnflʌks\/1) tilstrømming, tilløp, innrykk2) rikelig tilførsel, overflod, vell3) ( om væske) innstrømming, innløpinflux of capital kapitaltilførsel, kapitalvekst -
11 lover
1) (a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something: an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover.) -elsker, -venn, ynder2) (a person who is having a love affair with another.) elsker, kjærestesubst. \/ˈlʌvə\/1) ( utenomekteskapelig) elsker, elskerinne (sjeldent)• for how long has he been your lover?2) kjæreste, beundrer, tilbeder• your lover is on the phone again!3) venn, beundrer, elskerlover boy kjekken, kvinnebedårerlover of beundrer av, elsker avelske\/like countrymusikklovers elskende par, kjærestepar, elskerelovers' quarrels\/tiff kjærlighetskrangel -
12 groan
ɡrəun 1. verb(to produce a deep sound (because of pain, unhappiness etc): He groaned when he heard that he had failed his exam; The table was groaning with food (= there was a great deal of food on it).) stønne, bære seg2. noun(a deep sound: a groan of despair.) stønn(ing)stønn--------stønneIsubst. \/ɡrəʊn\/1) stønn, jammer, sukkoppgitte sukk \/ misfornøyd mumling2) snøft, misfornøyd grynt3) knaking, brakingIIverb \/ɡrəʊn\/1) stønne, bære seg, jamre2) knake3) sukke4) bugne, være overfylt av, være overlesset medgroan beneath\/under lide under, bli hemmet av, bli holdt tilbake avgroan down hysje nedgroan for lengte etter, se lengselsfullt ettergroan to do something lengte etter å få gjøre noegroan with stønne av, jamre avbugne av, bli overfylt av, være overlesset med -
13 relief
rə'li:f1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) lindring; lettelse; befrielse2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) nødhjelp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) avløsning, avlastning4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieffarbeid•- relieve- relievedhjelp--------lindring--------servitutt--------unnsetningIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/1) lettelse, befrielse, lindring2) bistand, stønad, sosialhjelp (amer.)3) unnsetning, befrielse (av en beleiret by e.l.)4) avlastning, vaktskifte, avløsning(smannskap)5) ( historisk) lensavgift, betaling fra vasall til godseier6) ( golf) fritakafford\/bring\/give relief lindre, gi lindringangle of relief ( mekanikk) frivinkel, klaringsvinkel, ryggvinkelbe on relief (amer.) motta sosialhjelp, gå på sosialen (hverdagslig)by way of (light) relief som avveksling, som underholdningtax relief skattelettelse, skattefradragIIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/(kunst, typografi eller overført) relieffbring\/throw something into relief sette noe i relieff, skape en kontrast til noehigh relief hautreliefflow relief basrelieffstand out in strong\/sharp\/bold relief against something stå skarpt avtegnet mot noe, danne en skarp kontrast til noeIIIadj. \/rɪˈliːf\/avløser-, ekstra-, avlastnings- -
14 spectacle
'spektəkl(a sight, especially one that is very impressive or wonderful: The royal wedding was a great spectacle.) skue, syn- spectacularlysynsubst. \/ˈspektəkl\/1) (imponerende) opptog2) syn, skuemake a spectacle of oneself gjøre seg til latter, blamere seg, gjøre skandale -
15 squash
skwoʃ 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) presse, klemme flat, trykke sammen2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) knuse, knekke2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) trengsel2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) squash (fruktsaft)3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.) squash (grønnsak)•- squashyfruktsaftIsubst. \/skwɒʃ\/1) trengsel2) mos, bløt masse3) ( sport) squash4) ( lyd) klask5) ( også squash hat) myk filthattIIsubst. \/skwɒʃ\/1) ( plante i slekten Cucurbita) gresskar2) ( drikk) squash, (frukt)saftIIIverb \/skwɒʃ\/1) klemme, flatklemme, trykke flat2) bli flatklemt, presses flat3) mose4) moses, la seg mose5) klemme, presse6) trenge seg, klemme seg, presse seg7) ( hverdagslig) slå ned, undertrykke8) stoppe munnen på9) forkaste (et forslag e.l.) -
16 beauty
'bju:tiplural - beauties; noun1) (a quality very pleasing to the eye, ear etc: Her beauty is undeniable.) skjønnhet2) (a woman or girl having such a quality: She was a great beauty in her youth.) skjønnhet3) (something or someone remarkable: His new car is a beauty!) praktstykke/-eksemplar•- beautifully
- beautify
- beauty queen
- beauty salon
- beauty spotsubst. \/ˈbjuːtɪ\/1) skjønnhet2) perle, prakteksemplar (også spøkefullt)• isn't it a beauty!beauties attraksjoner, severdigheter, vakre ting\/egenskaperthe beauty of something det fine ved noe, fordelen ved noe -
17 en route
(on the way: I'm en route for my office; en route from London to Edinburgh.) på vei, underveisadv. \/ɑːnˈruːt\/, \/ɒnˈruːt\/ ( fransk) på veien, underveisen route to\/for på veien til, underveis til -
18 merriment
noun (fun and laughter: There was a great deal of merriment at the party.) lystighet, munterhet, morosubst. \/ˈmerɪmənt\/munterhet, lystighet -
19 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne, ville2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne, burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) makt, styrke, kraft- mighty- mightily
- mightinessmaktIsubst. \/maɪt\/ ( litterært)1) styrke, kraft2) makt, veldemight makes\/is right makt er rettwith all one's might eller (with) might and main av alle krefter, av all kraftIIverb (pretritum av may) \/maɪt\/ ( hjelpeverb)1) ( uttrykk for mulighet eller tillatelse i indirekte tale) kunne, hadde2) ( i uttrykk for mulighet basert på en betingelse som ikke er oppfylt) ville, hadde (kanskje)• we might have been there now, had we taken the new roadvi hadde kanskje vært der nå, hvis vi hadde tatt den nye veien3) ( i uttrykk for misnøye med at noe ikke ble gjort) kunne, burde• you might have done that for me!• she might at least have waited!4) ( i uttrykk for oppfordring eller anmodning) kunne, ville5) (hverdagslig, uttrykk for mulighet) kan, kunne6) (hverdagslig, om tillatelse) kan, kunne• might I ask a question?7) ville, skulle, måtte, kunnejeg håpet han skulle\/ville lykkes• I changed my seat, so that I might hear betteras quickly as might be så fort som muligas the case might be alt etter omstendighetenewho might you be? og hvem er så du? -
20 novelist
noun (the writer of a novel: Dickens was a great novelist.) romanforfattersubst. \/ˈnɒvəlɪst\/romanforfatter
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