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1 fence
I 1. fens noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) gjerde2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) gjerde inn- fencingII fens verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) fekte2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) vike unna, omgå sannheten•- fencinggjerde--------helerIsubst. \/fens\/1) gjerde, innhengning, stakitt, hekk2) stengsel, hinder, vern3) ( sport) hinder (i sprangridning eller hinderløp)4) fekting, fektekunst5) ( slang) heler6) forklaring: der tyvegods oppbevares eller selgescome down on one side or the other of the fence ( overført) velge side, ta stillingcome down on the right side of the fence ( overført) holde på riktig hestfence hanger (amer.) en som sitter på gjerdet, en som ikke kan bestemme segen ny kampanje ble lansert for å vinne stemmene til dem som ennå sitter på gjerdetlive fence (amer.) hekkmaster of fence dyktig fekter ( overført) dyktig debattantmend one's fences gjenopprette et godt forhold (amer., politikk) gjenoppta kontakt med velgerneover the fence (austr., hverdagslig) urimelig, ytterst upassendepush one's fences forhaste segput one's horse at\/to a fence forsøke å få hesten sin til å forsere et hindersit\/be on the fence (hverdagslig, overført) sitte på gjerdet, være nøytralsunk fence senket gjerde (som ikke stenger for utsikten), grav, dike (som stengsel)IIverb \/fens\/1) innhegne, gjerde inn2) beskytte, verne3) parere, avverge4) ( overført) vike unna, komme med utflukter, omgå sannheten5) fekte6) ( slang) hele, være heler7) ( om hest) ta (et) hinderfence from\/against beskytte, vernefence in\/round\/up gjerde inn, gjerde avfence off gjerde avfence out stenge ute (med gjerde)fence with the question unngå å besvare spørsmålet, vike unna spørsmålet -
2 tame
teim 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) tam2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) tam, kjedelig2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) temme- tamely- tameness
- tameabletemmeIverb \/teɪm\/1) temme2) kue3) dempe, legge bånd på, mildnejeg ba ham roe seg ned \/ jeg ba ham kontrollere seg4) dyrke opp, rydde, bryte (opp)IIadj. \/teɪm\/1) ( om dyr) tam, fredelig, ufarlig, føyelig2) tam, medgjørlig, spak, snill og vennlig, harmløs, undergiven, føyelig3) tam, matt, slapp4) kjedelig, trist, hendelsesfattig5) dyrket -
3 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) vill2) ((of land) not cultivated.) udyrket, natur-3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) vill, vilter, usivilisert4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) stormfull; vill, voldsom5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) vill, ustyrlig, rebelsk6) (rash: a wild hope.) vill7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) (et skudd) i blinde; fantastisk8) (very angry.) rasende, forbannet•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild Westbarbarisk--------ustyrlig--------vill--------vilterIvillmarken, ødemarkenin the wild i naturenIIadj. \/waɪld\/1) (om dyr, planter, frukt, honning) vill, vill-2) (om område, natur, menneskegrupper) øde, usivilisert, vill, vill-3) (om sjø, vind) kraftig, sterk, voldsom4) (om barn, ungdom) vill, ukontrollert, uregjerlig, udisiplinert, lovløs5) (om utseende, oppførsel e.l.) gal, vill6) ( planløs) vill, tilfeldig, på måfå7) uryddig, uflidd8) ( hverdagslig) vill, ubehersket• stop that wild talk!9) ( kortspill) joker-10) ( om entusiasme) overbegeistretwild with vill avIIIadv. \/waɪld\/vill, gal -
4 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) gård, gårdsbruk2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) gårdsbygninger2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) drive en gård, dyrke jord- farmer- farming
- farmhouse
- farmyard Isubst. \/fɑːm\/1) gård(sbruk), bondegård, (større) farm (spesielt i USA)arbeide (hjemme) på gården\/farmen2) våningsbygning, våningshus, gårdshus3) farm for dyreoppdrett4) ( historisk) forpaktningssum, bortforpaktning, forpaktningsdistrikt5) (sport, spesielt amer.) forklaring: mindre treningsklubb organisert av større klubbbuy the farm (slang, amer.) dø, bli dreptbuy back the farm (austr.) forklaring: innføre tiltak mot utenlandske oppkjøp av et lands selskaperfarm belt (amer.) jordbruksbygdfunny farm ( hverdagslig) galehus, psykiatrisk sykehussell off the farm (austr.) forklaring: selge et lands aktiva til utenlandske interesserthe Farm Belt (amer.) jordbruksstatene i midtvestenIIverb \/fɑːm\/1) drive gård, drive jordbruk, dyrkedrive sin egen jord\/sitte på egen gård2) ale (opp), drive med oppdrett3) ( inkasseringsoppdrag e.l.) forpakte, ha i forpaktning4) ( også farm out) forpakte bort, leie ut (arbeidskraft)5) ( om fosterbarn) sette bortfarm out leie ut, forpakte bort utlevere, sette ut (arbeid) ( om fosterbarn) sette bort -
5 field
fi:ld 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) jorde, åker, eng2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) mark, slette, bane, område3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) felt, leie4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) fagfelt/-område5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) (magnet-/kraft)felt6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) slagmark2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) gripe/stoppe (ballen) og returnere- fieldworkdisiplin--------felt--------flate--------flyplass--------jorde--------kule--------mark--------plan--------sfære--------slagmark--------slette--------åkerIsubst. \/fiːld\/1) jorde, åker, eng, mark, land2) felt, -felt, -plass• airfield3) område, fag(område)4) ( fysikk) felt5) ( militærvesen) felt, slagmark, slag6) ( sport) plass, baneidrettsplass \/ idrettsbane7) (sport, kollektiv) felt, deltakere8) (sport, cricket, baseball) utespiller, utelag9) (heraldikk, kunst e.l.) felt, bunn, bakgrunnback a horse against the field holde på en hest mot hele det øvrige feltetbring into the field føre i feltenfair field and no favour rettferdig behandlingfield of force kraftfeltfield of vision synsfelt, horisonthold the field holde skansen, ikke la seg beseirein the field ute på jordet i feltenin the field of politics på det politiske plankeep the field fortsette felttoget, holde standleft field (softball, baseball) venstre banedellose the field lide nederlagbe outside one's field ligge utenfor ens område, ikke være ens fagområdeplay the field gå ut med stadig nye mennesker av motsatt kjønnright field (softball, baseball) høyre banedelstudies in the field studier i felten, feltstudiertake the field dra i feltenwin the field gå av med seierenwork in the field arbeide på åkeren\/jordetIIverb \/fiːld\/1) (cricket, baseball) stoppe og returnere (ballen)2) ( sport) stille opp (et lag\/spillere)3) ( militærvesen) sette inn -
6 forest
'forist 1. noun1) ((a large piece of) land covered with trees.) skog2) (an area of land in which animals, especially deer, are kept: a deer forest.) naturreservat•- forested- forester
- forestry 2. adjectivea forestry worker.) skog-, forst-skog--------treIsubst. \/ˈfɒrɪst\/1) skog, skogstrakt, skogsområde2) ( overført) skog3) ( i Storbritannia) forklaring: opprinnelig skogsområde som nå er dyrket land4) ( spesielt i egennavn) -skogen5) ( historisk) kongelig (uinngjerdet) jaktparkIIverb \/ˈfɒrɪst\/plante skog, dekke med skog -
7 fat
fæt 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) fett2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) matfett2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) fet2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) stor, rikelig•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-headfett--------fruktbar--------svær--------tjukk--------tykkIsubst. \/fæt\/1) fett2) fettstoff3) fedme, overvekt4) overflod, overmål5) (teater, slang) glansrollechew the fat slå av en prat, skravle, sladre prate i vei i det uendeligecrack a fat ( slang) få ereksjondeep fat frityrlive on the fat of the land eller live off the fat of the land leve godt, ha gode tider, ha det beste av altput on fat eller put on flesh gå opp i vektthe fat det feteste, den fete delen, det bestethe fat is in the fire ( hverdagslig) det oser hett, fanden er løs, nå er hundreogett uteunsaturated fat umettet fettIIverb \/fæt\/1) ( gammeldags) gjø, fete opp2) bli fetIIIadj. \/fæt\/1) tykk, fet, korpulent, pløsete, kvapsete, spekket2) (vel)gjødd, slakte-, gjø-slaktedyr\/gjøfe3) stor, diger, svær, tykk4) fet, fettet, fettholdig, oljete• fat food5) fruktbar, fet6) (amer.) kvaerik, harpiksholdig7) givende, innbringende, fet8) rikelig, velforsynt, velfylta fat chance (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) forsvinnende liten sjansea fat part ( teater) en stor rollecut it fat ( slang) legge på litt ekstrafat cat ( nedsettende) rik og innflytelsesrik person (spesielt forretningsmann eller politiker)fat (face) type ( typografi) fet typegrow fat bli fet, bli tykk, legge på segit's not over till the fat lady sings ( hverdagslig) det er ikke over før det er over -
8 raise
reiz 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) løfte, heise, rekke opp2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) øke, heve, forhøye3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) dyrke; avle4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) oppdra/-fostre5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) ta opp, reise; gjøre innvendinger6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) samle (inn)7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) vekke, framkalle8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) virvle opp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reise, sette/føre opp10) (to give (a shout etc).) komme med11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) få samband med2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) lønnspålegg- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spiritsheve--------løfte--------oppfostreIsubst. \/reɪz\/1) (spesielt amer.) pålegg, lønnsforhøyelse, lønnsøkning2) ( i bridge) støttemelding3) ( i poker) forhøyning av innsatsenIIverb \/reɪz\/1) heve, løfte (opp)2) rekke i været3) slå opp, skyve opp4) ( om dyr fra et leie) jage opp5) (om priser, skatter e.l.) forhøye, legge på, øke, sette opp6) forøke, stimulere, få til å vokse, øke7) ( om byggverk e.l.) reise, sette opp, oppføre, bygge (opp)sette opp \/ reise et monument8) ( om uro e.l.) starte, (an)stifte9) opphøye, forfremme10) ( om planter) dyrke, produsere12) (om barn, familie) oppdra, oppfostre13) provosere, vekke, egge opp14) ( fra det hinsidige) vekke opp, oppvekke, mane frem, fremkalle15) forårsake, volde, fremkalle, vekke, avstedkomme, gi anledning tilfremkalle\/forårsake blemmer16) (om krav, innvendinger, spørsmål e.l.) legge frem, fremsette, ta opp18) samle (sammen), skaffe, skrape sammen, reise, stable på bena• raise troops\/an army20) ( om sanksjoner e.l.) heve, oppheve22) ( matematikk) opphøye23) (musikk, fonetikk) heve25) ( om bakverk e.l.) heve, få til å heve seg27) (om røst, litterært) oppløfte (dvs. begynne å tale)28) (handel, om beløp) forhøye (i bedragersk hensikt)raise a report sette ut et rykteraise Cain eller raise hell eller raise the devil ( hverdagslig) holde et helvetes spetakkel, sette himmel og jord i bevegelse, stelle til bråkraise from the dead vekke opp fra de døderaise funds samle inn pengerraise one's hand against\/to somebody hytte med neven mot noen, true noenraise one's hat to somebody løfte på hatten for noenraise one's head løfte (opp) hodet ( overført) rette ryggen, rette seg oppraise oneself up svinge\/slå seg opp (stort)raise one's voice against something protestere mot noeraise somebody's spirit live noen oppraise the roof (slang, ved bifall) få taket til å løfte seg ( slang) rive ned huset (dvs. holde et skikkelig leven) ( slang) slå seg løs ( slang) bli (potte)surraise the temperature øke temperaturen ( overført) øke spenningenraise the wind ( hverdagslig) skaffe pengerraise up løfte (opp), ta opp, heise\/dra opp -
9 terrestrial
jordiskIsubst. \/təˈrestrɪəl\/jord(be)boerterrestrials landdyrIIadj. \/təˈrestrɪəl\/1) jordisk, jord-2) land-, som lever\/vokser på land3) ( overført) jordisk, verdsligterrestrial interference ( radio og TV) jordforstyrrelserterrestrial TV channel bakkebundet TV-kanal -
10 game reserve
(an area of land set aside for the protection of animals.) viltreservatsubst.viltreservat -
11 grassland
noun (land covered with grass, used as pasture for animals.) eng, gressmarksubst. \/ˈɡrɑːslænd\/ eller grasslands1) gresslette, gressmark2) (kløver)eng -
12 husbandry
noun (management, especially of a farm or animals.) land-/jordbruk, feavlsubst. \/ˈhʌzbəndrɪ\/1) jordbruk, gårdsbruk, gårdsdrift2) husholdning, hushold, bestyrelse3) sparsomhet, nøysomhet -
13 infertile
1) ((of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops: The land was stony and infertile.) ufruktbar2) ((of persons or animals) unable to have young.) ufruktbar•ufruktbaradj. \/ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl\/, amer: \/ɪnˈfɜːtl\/1) ( om person eller dyr) steril, ikke forplantningsdyktig2) ( om jord) ufruktbar, ikke dyrkbar -
14 reserve
rə'zə:v 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservere, holde av2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) forhåndsbestille, reservere2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) forråd, lager2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) naturreservat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tilbakeholdenhet4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reservesoldat(er), reserven•- reserved
- have
- keep in reservereservat--------reserve--------reservereIsubst. \/rɪˈzɜːv\/1) reserve, reservelager, forråd2) ( militærvesen) reserve, reserveoffiser, reservist3) ( sport) reserve, innbytter4) reservat5) reservasjon, forbehold, unntakelse, betingelse6) reserverthet, forbeholdenhet, tilbakeholdenhet7) (samferdsel, også central reserve) sperrelinje (på vei)8) ( botanikk) opplagsnæringhave\/hold in reserve ha i reserveplay a reserve sette inn en innbytterreserves reservetropperwithout reserve uten reservasjon, uten forbehold, reservasjonsløst, betingelsesløstIIverb \/rɪˈzɜːv\/1) reservere, legge til side, spare, holde av, forbeholde seg2) forskyve, utsette3) reservere, forhåndsbestille, bestille, booke• due to Easter traffic, Sheila reserved two seats on the trainall seats reserved bare reserverte plasserreserve for\/to oneself legge til side til seg selv, beholde for seg selvreserve for spare til, reservere tilreserve oneself for spare seg for -
15 sanctuary
'sæŋk uəriplural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) hellig sted2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) asyl, tilfluktssted3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) dyrereservatasyl--------refugium--------tilfluktsubst. \/ˈsæŋktʃʊərɪ\/, \/ˌˈsæŋktʃ(ə)rɪ\/, \/ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ\/1) helligdom, hellig rom, hellig sted2) (kirkelig, område rundt hovedalter) sanktuarium, kor3) asyl, fristed, tilfluktssted, fredet sted4) vern, beskyttelse5) (dyre)reservatbreak sanctuary eller violate sanctuary bryte asylrettenseek sanctuary søke asyltake sanctuary søke tilflukt -
16 water
'wo:tə 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) vann, vann-2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vanne2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) løpe i vann3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) (vass)renne•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) regnfrakk4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) gjøre vanntett, impregnere- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water downvannIsubst. \/ˈwɔːtə\/1) vann2) (ofte flertall, waters) kilde3) vannstand4) vannoverflate, vannflate5) ( i flertall) vannmasser6) ( kjemi) væske, oppløsning7) ( fysiologi) kroppsvæske, tårer, urin8) ( også the waters) fostervann• the water(s) broke!9) ( hverdagslig) havet• do you like it on this side of the water?above water ( også overført) over vannet, i sikkerhetby water sjøveien, med båtcasual water ( golf) tilfeldig vannflog the water ( fluefiske) kaste mange gangergo to water miste motethold water holde stikk, holde mål, være troverdigforklaring: sjekke bevegelsene til en robåt ved å holde årene rolig og bladene vertikaltin deep\/hot water i en vanskelig situasjon, i trøbbel på gyngende grunnlike water som bare det, i store mengdermake water lekke, ta inn vann urinere, late vannet, slå lensof the first water ( om diamanter og perler) av beste kvalitet, av reneste vann( overført) førsteklasseson the water på vannet, til sjøs, på vei, underveispass water slå lens, urinerestill waters run deep ( ordtak) stillest vann har dypest grunnstrong waters ( gammeldags) sterke drikkersurface of water se ➢ surfacetake (in) water ta inn vann, lekketake the water ta vannet, lande på vannet, gå ut i vannet gå ombord ( om fartøy) sjøsettestest the water sondere terrenget, sjekke forholdenethrow cold water on helle isvann i blodet påtread water trå vannetwater off a duck's back vann på gåsathe water of life livets vannwaters vann, vannmasser, bølger farvannakvarellerwater under the bridge fortiden, over og forbiwritten in water ( overført) skrevet i sandIIverb \/ˈwɔːtə\/1) vanne, fukte, bløte2) løpe i vann, bli fylt av vann3) spe, fortynne, tynne ut4) bli fylt med tårer5) ( om fartøy e.l.) tanke vann, fylle på vann, utstyre med vann6) ( tekstil) vatre, moarere7) ( om dyr) drikke (vann)8) ( økonomi) avsvekke, vanne ut (aksjekapital)9) ( historisk medisin) ta brønnkurwater down spe ut med vann, fortynne, vanne ut ( overført) vanne ut, formildne, avsvekkewater the horse ( hverdagslig) tisse, late vannet -
17 safari park
(a large area of land reserved for wild animals, in which they can move freely and be seen by the public who usually drive through the park in cars.) safaripark, viltreservat
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