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1 mainland
noun (a large piece of land as compared with neighbouring islands: Britain is not part of the mainland of Europe.) fastlandfastlandsubst. \/ˈmeɪnlənd\/, \/ˈmeɪnlænd\/fastland -
2 join
‹oin 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) knytte/skjøte sammen, forbinde med2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) knytte sammen3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) bli medlem av, melde seg inn i4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) møte, flyte/renne sammen5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slutte seg til2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) skjøt, sammenføyning- join hands
- join in
- join upforbindeIsubst. \/dʒɔɪn\/sammenføyning, skjøtIIverb \/dʒɔɪn\/1) forene(s), forbinde(s), skjøte, føye sammen, slutte seg sammen2) bli medlem av, melde seg inn i, slutte seg til• won't you join us?3) ( om elv(er)) munne ut i, flyte sammen4) ( hverdagslig) grense til (hverandre), ligge inntil (hverandre)join a ship ta hyre gå ombordjoin battle innlede slag, gå til kamp, ta opp kampenjoin efforts forene krefterjoin forces se ➢ force, 1join hands ta hverandre i hånden samarbeidejoin hands with gjøre felles sak med, forene seg medjoin in være med, bli med (i\/på), delta (i\/på)synge med, spille medjoin rank innta sin plass i geleddetjoin together føye sammen, sette sammen, forene, samlejoin two persons in marriage vie to menneskerjoin up verve seg (til det militære) -
3 main
mein 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) hoved-2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) hovedledning (for vann, gass osv.)- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream Isubst. \/meɪn\/1) hovedledning (for vann, gass, elektrisitet), kloakkrør2) ( sjøfart) storseil3) ( sjøfart) stormast4) ( poetisk) de store hav, åpen sjø5) ( gammeldags for mainland) fastlandin the main hovedsakelig, i hovedsakwith might and main med all makt, av alle krefterIIsubst. \/meɪn\/1) ( i terningspill) forklaring: tallet 5, 6, 7, 8 eller 9 når det sies før kastet2) hanekampIIIadj. \/meɪn\/hovedsakelig, viktigst, vesentligst, størst, hoved-by main force med vold, med tvang av alle krefterhave an eye to the main chance eller look to the main chance passe på sine egne interesser, ha næringsvett, være om segmain drag (amer., slang) hovedgate, promenadestrøkmain entrance hovedinngangmain entry se ➢ entry -
4 radio
'reidiəu 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.)2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) sende over radio, radiotelegrafereradio--------radioradioIsubst. \/ˈreɪdɪəʊ\/1) radio, radioapparat, radiomottaker2) radio-3) radiotelegram, radiotelegraferinghear something on the radio høre noe på radioleave the radio on ( hverdagslig) la radioen stå pålisten to the radio høre på radiospeak on the radio snakke i radioenIIverb \/ˈreɪdɪəʊ\/radiotelegrafere (til), ha radiosamband med, sende (melding til) over radio -
5 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 -
6 SOS
esəu'es(a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) nødsignal, SOSsubst. \/ˌesəʊˈes\/1) SOS2) ( radio) etterlysning i radioSOS (signal) nødsignal -
7 southernmost
adjective (being furthest south: the southernmost point on the mainland.) sørligstadj. \/ˈsʌħənməʊst\/sørligst -
8 rely on
1) (to depend on or need: The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.)2) (to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen): Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.)
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