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1 mettle
motsubst. \/ˈmetl\/1) livlighet, ildfullhet, ild, liv, fyrighet2) temperament, natur, stoff3) motfull of mettle fyrig, ildfullbe on one's mettle gjøre sitt beste, gjøre sitt ytterste, vise hva en duger tilput somebody on their mettle sette noen på prøve, få noen til å gjøre sitt ytterste, få noen til å yte sitt bestetry somebody's mettle se hva noen duger til -
2 man
mæn 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) mann(folk), kar2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) menneske3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) ordentlig mannfolk4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) menneske, gutt, min gode mann5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) menig, mannskap6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) (spille)brikke2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) bemanne; ta oppstilling ved- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a manbemanne--------mann--------menneskeIsubst. (flertall: men) \/mæn\/, i flertall: \/men\/1) mann, fyr, kar2) ( også Man) menneske, mennesket, menneskeheten3) mannen (i motsetning til kvinnen), menn4) (ekte)mann, make, kjæreste, type, elsker5) (spesielt amer., i tiltale, hverdagslig) du, kompis, kamerat• what's up, man?hva er det som skjer her, du?6) tjener, tjenestegutt, assistentJeeves, tjeneren min7) ( i spill) brikkeas one man alle som én, på én gangas one man to another oss mannfolk imellom, mann til mannbe a man! vis deg som en mann!be someone's man være rette mannen (til en bestemt oppgave)dirty old man (hverdagslig, overført) gammel grisenlisted man (amer., militærvesen) menig (soldat)every man for himself redde seg den som kanher old man ( også) gubben hennesher young man (gammeldags, hverdagslig) kjæresten hennesmake a man of somebody gjøre mann av noen legge grunnlaget for noens fremtidthe man eller Man (slang, spesielt amer.) den hvite mann, de hvite, det hvite samfunnet politiet, politimann narkolangerman and beast folk og feman and boy siden guttedageneman and brother ( religion) medmenneske, (tros)bror, trosfellethe man in him mannen i ham, hans mannlige naturthe man in\/on the street ( hverdagslig) mannen i gataman of all work altmulig-mann, (noens) høyre hånda man of character en karakterfast mann, en mann man kan stole påa man of God en gudsmann, en presta man of letters en lærd manna man of mettle en modig manna man of straw stråmanna man of the world en verdensmann, en erfaren mannMan proposes, God disposes mennesket spår, Gud råra man's man et ordentlig mannfolkman to man mann mot mann, åpent( militærvesen) menige• 200 men( sjøfart) matrosermen's doubles ( i tennis) herredobbelmen's furnishings (amer.) herre-ekviperingmen's singles ( i tennis) herresingelmy little man ( hverdagslig) lille venn, lilleguttbe one's own man være sin egen herre være herre over seg selvplay the ball, not the man se ➢ balla poor man's something forklaring: billig(ere) erstatning for noeprove oneself (to be) a man vise seg som en mann, være mann for sin hattto a man eller to the last man til siste mann, hver eneste énIIverb \/mæn\/(spesielt sjøfart, militærvesen) bemanne, besette med mannskapman oneself manne seg opp, stramme seg oppman the side! ( sjøfart) mann relingen! -
3 horse
ho:s1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) hest, gamp, hingst2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) hest•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouthheroin--------hestIsubst. \/hɔːs\/1) ( hverdagslig) hest, gamp3) hingst, vallak4) (tar verb i flertall, militærvesen) kavaleri, kavalerister5) bukk, krakk, stativ6) ( hverdagslig) hestekraft7) ( gruvedrift) forklaring: hindring i en åre8) (amer., slang) fuskelapp, jukselapp9) (amer., slang) heroina horse of another\/different colour noe helt annetbe able to eat a horse være skrubbsultenbet on a horse each way ( hesteveddeløp) satse på samme hest både som vinner og på 2. eller 3. plasscaptain of horses kaptein i kavallerietdead horse (amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: utdebattert sak som det likevel stadig refereres til• that whole issue is a dead horse, don't keep going on about ithele den saken er utdebattert, ikke fortsett å prate om det hele tidadon't beat a dead horse eller don't whip a dead horse ikke prøv å gjenopplive en død sakdon't change\/swap horses in midstream du kan ikke bytte hest midt i strømmen, du kan ikke bytte hest midt på broeneat like a horse ete som en hest, lange i segflog\/beat a dead horse (britisk, austr., amer.) terpe (forgjeves) på noe, diskutere noe som allerede er avgjort, spille krefter på noe uoppnåeligfrom the horse's mouth ( om informasjon) førstehånds, rett fra kilden, fra pålitelig holdget\/come (down) off one's high horse ( overført) stige ned fra sin høye hest, jekke seg nedget on one's high horse eller be on\/ride one's high horse (hverdagslig, overført) sette seg på sin høye hest, være hovmodighold one's horses (hverdagslig, overført) ta det med ro, slappe avhorse and foot ( militærvesen) kavaleri og infanterihorse artillery (amer., militærvesen, historisk) beredent artilleri (artilleri utstyrt med hester)the horse latitudes forklaring: vindstille havstrøk på hver halvkule mellom passatvindene og vestavindenea horse of mettle en fyrig hesthorses (amer., hverdagslig) hester, hestekrefterhorses for courses (austr., britisk) rett mann på rett plasslight horse ( historisk) lett kavaleri, lettbevæpnet kavaleriMaster of the Horses hoffstallmesternever look a gift horse in the mouth vær takknemlig for det du fårput a horse to spenne for en hestput the cart before the horse gjøre noe i omvendt rekkefølge, begynne i gal endeput the horse to the cart spenne hesten for kjerrenregiment of horses kavaleriregimentride one's high horse eller ride the high horse ( overført) sette seg på sin høye hest, sitte på sin høye hesttake horse stige til hestwhite horse bølge med skumskavl (på sjøen)wild horses could\/would not drag me there ikke 10 ville hester skal få meg avgårdewilling horse ( overført) arbeidsgamp, arbeidsjern, arbeidsmaurwinged horse bevinget hest, vingehest, Pegasuswork like a horse slite som et dyr, arbeide som en gamp, jobbe som en hestyou can lead\/take a horse to water but you can't make him drink du kan ikke tygge maten for noenIIverb \/hɔːs\/1) utstyre med hester, skaffe hester til2) spenne hest for, spenne hester for3) stige til hest4) ri, ri på5) gjøre narr av, drive ap med, holde leven med6) opptre støyende og høyrøstet (f.eks. i en scene i et skuespill)7) bære på ryggen, la sitte på ryggen8) ( foreldet) prylehorse around (amer., slang) holde leven, husere
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