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1 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) arm2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) arm, grein, utløper•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) (be)væpne (seg)2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) ruste opp•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up armsarm--------våpenIsubst. \/ɑːm\/1) ( anatomi) arm2) (overført, om vann, land, tre e.l.) arm, gren, utløper3) erme4) karm, armlene5) ( overført) gren, del (av organisasjon, selskap e.l.)6) ( militærvesen) våpengrenarm in arm arm i armat arm's length på en armlengdes avstand, på avstandchance one's arm ( hverdagslig) gjøre et forsøk, våge skinnet, ta en sjansecost an arm and a leg ( hverdagslig) koste skjorta, være rådyrtfly to someone's arms kaste seg i noens armergive one's right arm to (do something) gjøre alt for (å gjøre noe)hold something at arm's length holde\/løfte noe på strak arminto the arms of ( også overført) (rett) i armene pålong arm stor innflytelsethe long arm of the law lovens lange armmake a long arm strekke segthrow one's arms about slå ut \/ fekte med armene, gestikulere viltthrow one's arms around someone slå armene omkring noentwist somebody's arm legge press på noen (fysisk eller psykisk)under the arm ( slang) elendigwith open arms ( også overført) med åpne armerwithin arm's reach innen rekkeviddeIIverb \/ɑːm\/1) bevæpne, væpne2) ( også overført) utruste, utstyre3) ( militærvesen) armere4) (be)væpne seg, ruste (opp), gripe til våpenarm the lead se ➢ lead, 1 -
2 law
lo:1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lov2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lov3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lov•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the lawjus--------lov--------politi--------rett--------rettslæresubst. \/lɔː\/1) lov, regel2) lovverk, lovsamling, reglement, rett, jus3) rettsvesen, rettsinstans4) ( skolefag) jus, rettsvitenskap, rettslære5) prosess, sak6) forsprang, pusterom7) ( naturvitenskap) lov, naturlovaccording to the law etter loven, ifølge lovenbe a law unto oneself være egenrådig, gå sine egne veier, skrive sine egne loverat\/in law i henhold til lovenbe at law ligge i prosess, føre sakbecome law eller pass into law bli lovbeyond the law utenfor lovens rekkeviddebound in law to rettslig forpliktet tilby law etter loven, ifølge lovenenter the law eller go in for the law lese jus, bli juristequality before the law likhet for lovenfollow the law være juristgo beyond the law bryte loven, overtre lovengo to law gå rettens vei, reise sak, gå til sakhave the law on somebody ( hverdagslig) anmelde noen til politietin law juridisk sett, i lovens øyne, ifølge lovenlaw and justice lov og rettlaw and order lov og orden, lov og rettthe law final(s) forklaring: siste avdeling av den juridiske embetseksamenthe law had its way loven gikk sin gangthe law is with someone ha loven på sin sidethe law of the jungle jungelens lov, loven om den sterkestes rettlay down the law ( overført) dosere\/tale med store ord uttale seg firkantet gi klar beskjedthe long arm of the law lovens lange armmake laws stifte loverprotected by law lovbeskyttetsumptuary law lov som begrenser luksustake someone to law reise sak mot noentake the law into one's own hands ta loven i egne henderthere is no law det står ikke skrevet noe sted, det er ikke selvsagtthere is no law against it ( hverdagslig) det er da lov, det er da ingen lov som forbyr detwithin the law innenfor loven(s grenser)without the form of law uten lov og dom -
3 stretch
stre 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strekke (seg), rekke ut (armen)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strekke seg2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strekk2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) strekning; tidsrom, periode•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch outstrekke--------strekning--------tøyeIsubst. \/stretʃ\/1) strekk(ing), tøying, det å strekke seg2) strekking, spenning, stramming3) elastisitet, tøyelighet4) strekning, trakt, område5) periode, tidsrom, tid6) avsnitt, stykke7) overskridelse8) ( sjøfart) slag9) (spesielt amer., veddeløpsbane) oppløpat a stretch i ett strekk, i ett kjør i nødsfall, til nødat full stretch fullt utstraktby a stretch of language med en viss overdrivelseby a stretch of the imagination hvis man tar fantasien til hjelpbe in the (home) stretch (amer., hverdagslig) være på oppløpssiden, være i sluttfasen (av en prosess)• we're certainly in the home stretch, only three more days to go and we're donevi er absolutt på oppløpssiden, bare tre dager til og så er vi ferdigenot by any stretch of the imagination ikke i sin villeste fantasion the stretch i helspennstretch of power maktmisbrukIIverb \/stretʃ\/1) strekke, spenne, stramme2) strekke på, tøye (ut), strekke ut3) ( overført) tøye, overskride4) ( overført) overdrive, utvide5) drøye, trekke ut, forlenge, få til å vare lenger6) ( medisin) forstrekke7) strekke seg, bre seg ut8) ( om tøy) vide seg ut, gi (etter)9) kunne strekkes, la seg strekke, tøyes10) få til å strekke til, drøyebe stretched out ligge rett utstretch (away) strekke segstretch a point gjøre et unntak, avvike fra prinsippene, se gjennom fingrene med ta for hardt i, gå for langt, overdrivestretch a point in someone's favour eller stretch one's principles in someone's favour gjøre et (spesielt) unntak for noenstretch for something strekke seg etter noestretch forth\/forward strekke fremstretch oneself strekke på seg ( også be fully stretched) anstrenge seg til det ytterstestretch oneself out strekke seg ut (så lang en er)stretch one's legs strekke på bena røre på segstretch on the rack legge på strekkbenken ( overført) holde på pinebenkenstretch out strekke ut, rekke ut, rekke frem strekke segstretch out for strekke ut etterstretch someone (on the ground) slå ned noen, slå noen i bakken -
4 tentacle
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