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1 lame duck
subst. \/ˈleɪmˌdʌk\/1) ( hverdagslig) krøpling, hjelpesløs person, invalid2) (hverdagslig, politikk) forklaring: politiker som blir sittende ut perioden, selv om han\/hun ikke er gjenvalgt3) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: person det har gått dårlig for i livet4) (hverdagslig, handelsfag) insolvent børsspekulant, dårlig betaler5) (hverdagslig, sjøfart, overført) havarist6) ( hverdagslig) dødkjørt bil -
2 crutch
I see crotch II noun(a stick with a bar at the top to support a lame person: He can walk only by using crutches.) krykkekrykkesubst. \/krʌtʃ\/1) krykke2) ( overført) støtte3) ( sjøfart) åregaffel4) ( sjøfart) (bom)krykke5) ( sjøfart) akterbrok6) ( anatomi) skritt7) skritt (i bukser)8) ( på pendelur) gaffel9) kløft (vinkel mellom stamme og gren) -
3 cripple
'kripl 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) gjøre til krøpling, bli ufør, forkrøple, lamme2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) lamme2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) krøpling, ufør personkrøplingIsubst. \/ˈkrɪpl\/1) (gammeldags, nå nedsettende) krøpling, vanfør (person), invalid2) (jakt, fugl) gammelt dyr, sykt dyr, skadeskutt dyrIIverb \/ˈkrɪpl\/1) forklaring: gjøre til krøpling, gjøre vanfør, forkrøple, lemleste2) ( overført) lamslå, lamme3) gjøre ubrukelig, sette ut av spill -
4 dog
doɡ 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) hund2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) hann-(hund)3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) følge skritt for skritt, forfølge- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chancebikkje--------hundIsubst. \/dɒɡ\/1) hund2) ( zoologi) hann (av rev, ulv, e.l.)3) ( hverdagslig) fyr, kar, mann4) ( også fire dog) ildbukk, kaminstativ (til brensel i kamin)5) ( teknikk) medbringer (verktøy til fastspenning), krampe, klammer, hake, klo6) ( slang) telefon7) (amer., slang) skrap, skrammel, skrot8) (amer., slang) miss, fiasko9) (amer., slang) slendrian, slubbertbe a case of dog eat dog være alles krig mot alledirty dog slyngel, slubberta dog in the manger forklaring: en person som ikke (engang) unner andre det han selv ikke har bruk fordogs (amer., slang) undersåtter (dvs. føtter)jeg har ikke sett deg på mange herrens år \/ jeg har ikke sett deg på evigheterdressed\/done up like a dog's dinner ( slang) staset opp som et juletreevery dog has his day før eller siden smiler lykken til allefight dogs sette hunder opp mot hverandregay dog glad laks, levemanngive a dog a bad name (and hang him) har man først fått dårlig ord på seg, er man stemplet for godtgo to see a man about a dog ( hverdagslig) gå på do (sagt av og om menn)go to the dogs gå i hundenegå den veien høna sparkerhelp a lame dog over a stile hjelpe noen i nødenlazy dog latsabblead a dog's life ( hverdagslig) leve et hundeliv, ha et helvetelead somebody a dog's life ( hverdagslig) gjøre livet surt for noenlet sleeping dogs lie vekk ikke den bjørn som sover (dvs. rør ikke opp i gamle stridsspørsmål)lucky dog heldiggris• you lucky dog!not (even) a dog's chance ( hverdagslig) ikke nubbesjanse, ikke den minste sjanseput on (the) dog ( hverdagslig) gjøre seg viktig, briske segsly dog luring, filurtake a hair of the dog (that bit you) ( hverdagslig) med vondt skal vondt fordrives (spøkefullt om drink dagen derpå som kur mot tømmermenn)teach an old dog new tricks lære en gammel hund å sitte (dvs. få folk til å forandre seg)throw to the dogs ( hverdagslig) kaste (over bord), kassere, la gå i hundene, ofretreat somebody worse than a dog behandle noen som en hund, hundse noenturn dog on somebody (austr., slang) sladre på noen, angi noenIIverb \/dɒɡ\/1) følge etter, jage2) ( også overført) forfølge3) ( teknikk) gripe, holde fast, feste (med krampe e.l.)dog somebody eller dog somebody's steps følge noen hakk i hæl, være i hælene på noen
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