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1 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) støtpute, bufferbufferIsubst. \/ˈbʌfə\/1) buffer, støtpute2) ( petroleum) stopper, buffertank, mellomtank3) ( EDB) mellomlager4) ( jernbane) støtfanger (i enden av et lokomotiv)5) ( elektronikk) buffertrinn, isolerende trinn6) ( kjemi) bufferoppløsning7) ( teknikk) polerer, polerskive, neglpute8) (slang, nedsettende) gubbe, fossil, toskIIverb \/ˈbʌfə\/1) ( EDB) bufre2) ( kjemi) forklaring: blande en bufferoppløsning med en annen kjemisk oppløsning3) ( elektronikk) forklaring: føre gjennom et buffertrinn -
2 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) avslå, si nei til2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) gå ned, avta, synke2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) nedgang, tilbakegang, fallavslå--------forfall--------skråningIsubst. \/dɪˈklaɪn\/1) nedgang, tilbakegang, reduksjon, (pris)fall2) forfall, undergang3) skråning4) ( medisin) tæringa decline in\/of prices prisfallbe on the decline være i nedgang, være på returIIverb \/dɪˈklaɪn\/1) skråne nedover, lute, helle2) bøye (seg) ned3) ( om sol e.l.) dale, synke4) ( om dag e.l.) nærme seg slutten5) ( overført) gå tilbake, avta, minske, synke, gå ned, forfalle6) avslå, takke nei til, frabe seg7) vegre seg mot, betakke seg for8) ( gammeldags) avvike9) ( grammatikk) bøye, deklineredecline business avslutte forretningenedeclining birth-rate synkende fødselstalldeclining health skrantende helse -
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4 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- -
5 remission
- ʃən1) (a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.) midlertidig bedring2) (a shortening of a person's prison sentence.) ettergivelse av straff3) (the act of remitting.) overdraging/-sendingsubst. \/rɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n\/ eller remittal1) tilgivelse, forlatelse2) det å minke, forminskelse, reduksjon3) ( medisin) bedring, remisjonbe in remission være uten sykdomssymptomer (for en tid)remission of sins syndsforlatelse, syndenes forlatelse
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