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121 tend
I tend verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) passe (på), gjete- tenderII tend verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) pleie (å), være tilbøyelig til2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) helle mot•- tendencypleie--------røkteIverb \/tend\/1) pleie, bruke, ha for vane2) bevege seg, vise en tendens, være tilbøyelig, gå i en gitt retningIIverb \/tend\/1) passe, stelle, skjøtte, se til2) vokte, gjete3) ( sjøfart) stå klar, passe på4) (amer.) drive, arbeide itend up on ( gammeldags) betjene, varte opp, ta seg avtend store (amer.) stå i butikk, drive butikktend to (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) passe, se til, ta hånd omtend to\/towards ( om person) være tilbøyelig til, vise en tendens til, ha lett for å virke i retning av peke mot, helle til, helle motdette er en blåfarge som heller mot grønt røre seg (i retning) mot, streve motmedvirke til, bidra til, føre til ha til hensikt, tjene tiltend to do something ha en tendens til å gjøre noe være egnet til å gjøre noe -
122 tidy
1. adjective1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) ordentlig, pen, ryddig2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) nett, pen2. verb((sometimes with up, away etc) to put in good order; to make neat: He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.) rydde opp (i), ordne, stelle- tidily- tidinesspen--------ryddigIsubst. \/ˈtaɪdɪ\/1) oppbevaringseske, verktøyskrin, etui2) ( også sink tidy) oppvaskstativ3) (spesielt amer.) antimakassar (lite tøystykke til beskyttelse av stolrygg, armlener)IIverb \/ˈtaɪdɪ\/rydde, ordne, retidy away rydde unnatidy out rydde borttidy up rydde opp, rydde av, rydde opp i, få orden på, stelle på• tidy up the table, please!rydd av bordet, er du snill!jeg må stelle\/fikse\/ordne megIIIadj. \/ˈtaɪdɪ\/1) ordentlig, ryddig2) (vel)stelt, nett, pen3) ( om penger eller pris) nett, pen, rimelig4) ( om fortjeneste e.l.) stor, betydelig5) (amer.) lubben, trivelig, i godt holdmake oneself (look) tidy stelle seg -
123 U.V.
subst.hverdagslig, vanligvis i flertall, forkortelse for ultra violet (ray)) sol, solstråler• I've gotta get some U.V.s before that beach party, I look like I've been bleached in chlorinejeg må få meg litt sol før den strandfesten, jeg ser ut som om jeg er klorbleket -
124 working
arbeid--------driftIsubst. \/ˈwɜːkɪŋ\/1) arbeid2) ( ofte i flertall) funksjon, funksjonsmåte, gang, virkemåte3) ( ofte i flertall) utgraving4) virksomhet, drift5) utregning6) ( ofte i flertall) trekning, rykning7) forklaring: vann i bevegelse8) ( sjøfart) manøvrering9) gruvegang, gruvesjakt• are there any disused workings?10) ( sted hvor det brytes stein e.l.) bruddcontinuous working kontinuerlig drift, døgndriftof one's working som man selv har forårsaketworkings verkthe workings of Providence skjebnens verkthe workings of somebody's mind det som rører seg i noenIIadj. \/ˈwɜːkɪŋ\/1) arbeidende, arbeider-• look at the working masses!2) arbeids-3) drifts-4) funksjonsdyktig5) praktisk, funksjonell, anvendelig6) provisorisk, foreløpigin working order se ➢ order, 1 -
125 worn
wo:nadjective (damaged as a result of use: a badly-worn carpet.) (tynn)slittIverb \/wɔːn\/perf. partisipp av ➢ wear, 2, 3IIadj. (perf. partisipp av wear 2) \/wɔːn\/1) ( om materiale e.l.) slitt2) ( overført) forpint, medtatt, trett3) ( om klær) avlagt, utslittlook worn and haggard se sliten og dratt utworn out utslitt, forslitt, oppbruktmedtatt, utslittungdommene var medtatte etter for mange fester uttømt, ferdigdiskutertfør de forhandlet ble de enige om at visse saker allerede var ferdigdiskutertutpintworn to a frazzle se ➢ frazzle, 1worn with age se ➢ ageworn with care se ➢ care, 1worn with weeping se ➢ weeping, 1 -
126 admire
1) (to look at with great pleasure and often to express this pleasure: I've just been admiring your new car.) beundre2) (to have a very high opinion of (something or someone): I admire John's courage.) beundre, se opp til•- admirably
- admiration
- admirer
- admiring
- admiringlybeundreverb \/ədˈmaɪə\/1) beundre2) vise sin beundring for, prise3) (amer., dialekt) skulle ville, gjerne ville, ha lyst4) ( gammeldags) undre seg over, forundres over -
127 alive
1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) levende, i live2) (full of activity: The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march.) yrende full av, som kryr av•- alive toadj. \/əˈlaɪv\/1) i live, levende, som finnes2) i full vigør, full av liv, livlig3) yrendealive and kicking i full vigør, i beste velgående, veldig levende, veldig aktueltalive and well som eksisterer fremdelesalive to klar over, på det rene med, mottakelig foralive with vrimle av, yre avbecome alive to innse, bli klar over, få klarhet overbe fully alive to være fullstendig klar over, innsecome alive våkne til liv, bli levende, få livlook alive! ( hverdagslig) se å få opp farten!no man alive ingen i hele verden -
128 annoyance
1) (something which annoys: That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!) plage2) (the state of being annoyed: He was red in the face with annoyance.) ergrelseirritasjonsubst. \/əˈnɔɪəns\/1) ergrelse, irritasjon2) (kilde til) ubehag, (kilde til) irritasjon
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