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1 merely
adverb (simply or only: I was merely asking a question.) utelukkende, blott, barebareadv. \/ˈmɪəlɪ\/bare, kun, alene (gammeldags), utelukkende, rett og slett, blott og bart (gammeldags) -
2 bald
bo:ld1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) (flint)skallet2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) uten hår/fjær/pels3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) usmykket, enkel, utilslørt•- baldness- balding
- baldlyfrekk--------skalletadj. \/bɔːld\/1) skallet2) ( zoologi) med hvite fjær på hodet, med hvit pels på hodet3) ( om fjell e.l.) bar, naken4) ( overført) likefrem, åpen, skamløs, (som går) rett på sak5) ( overført) tørr, slett, platt6) ( om bildekk) blankslittbald as a coot flintskallet, fullstendig skalletgo bald bli skallet -
3 extra
'ekstrə 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) ekstra(-), tilleggs-2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) kjempe-, ekstra-3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) ekstra, tillegg4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) ekstra-, tilleggs-, i tillegg2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) statist3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) ekstranummerekstra--------overflødigIsubst. \/ˈekstrə\/1) ekstra ting2) ekstraavgift, ekstrautgift, ekstrakostnad3) ( film) statist4) ekstrablad, ekstranummer, ekstraforestillingthe little extras det lille ekstraIIadj. \/ˈekstrə\/1) ekstra, ekstra-, ytterligere, i tillegg2) ekstra stor (spesielt om papirformat), ekstra fin, ekstra sterk3) ( hverdagslig) spesiell, spesielt finIIIadv. \/ˈekstrə\/ekstra, særskilt, usedvanligextra choice prima (vare) -
4 gesture
'‹es ə 1. noun(a movement of the head, hand etc to express an idea etc: The speaker emphasized his words with violent gestures.) håndbevegelse, gestus2. verb(to make a gesture or gestures: He gestured to her to keep quiet.) bruke håndbevegelser, gestikuleregestusIsubst. \/ˈdʒestʃə\/1) gest, geberd, (hånd)bevegelse, fakte2) ( overført) gest, fakter, ytring, bevegelse3) symbolsk handling4) ( teater) stumt spill, mimikk, mimespillan ineffectual gesture et slag i luftenmake a friendly gesture to someone eller make a gesture of friendship to someone oppføre seg vennskapelig mot noenIIverb \/ˈdʒestʃə\/gestikulere, gjøre tegn (til), fekte, vise med en gest, bruke fakter -
5 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rettferdig, riktig2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rimelig, berettiget3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) fortjent•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) akkurat, nettopp2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) like (...) som3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) nettopp, akkurat4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) i ferd med5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nettopp da6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) bare nok, bare så vidt7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bare (for å)8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) (se) bare!; Det er bare ikke sant!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutt•- just now
- just thenbare--------neppe--------nøyaktig--------rettferdigIsubst. \/dʒʌst\/se ➢ joust, 1IIverb \/dʒʌst\/se ➢ joust, 2IIIadj. \/dʒʌst\/1) rettferdig, rett, riktig, upartisk2) ( om person) rettskaffen3) velfortjent4) skjellig, rimelig5) berettiget, velbegrunnet, veloverveid6) (gammeldags eller bibelsk, om person) rettferdig, uklanderlig7) ( gammeldags) nøyaktig, eksakt, presisbe just to(wards) someone være rettferdig mot noensleep the sleep of the just sove den rettferdiges søvnIVadv. \/dʒʌst\/, \/dʒəst\/1) nøyaktig, akkurat, aldeles2) nylig, nettopp3) med en gang, straks, med det samme4) med nød og neppe, knapt5) bare, kun• just a moment!6) ( hverdagslig) fullstendig, aldeles, faktisk, ganske enkelt, simpelthen• isn't it just splendid?7) (hverdagslig, forsterkende) min sann, virkelig, jammen• that's just fine!• did she laugh? Didn't she just!lo hun? ja, det kan du skrive opp at hun gjorde!8) (hverdagslig, i spørsmål) egentlig• just who owns this place?just about omtrent, sånn cirka med nød og neppe, nesten, såvidtjust as well like gjerne, like brajust enough se ➢ enoughjust now akkurat nå, for øyeblikket nylig, for et øyeblikk sidenbe just possible være mulig (men lite trolig)just so (som svar, formelt) jeg er så enig i fullkommen orden, gjort\/plassert aldeles riktig, perfektbe just the person for something være den rette (person) for noejust the same likevelvi liker ikke slik musikk, men vi skal gå likevel -
6 mere
miə(no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) bare, ren (og skjær), simpel- merelybare--------blottIsubst. \/mɪə\/(britisk, poetisk eller dialekt) dam, tjern, liten sjøIIsubst. \/mɪə\/ (gammeldags eller dialekt, britisk)1) grense2) grenseskjellIIIadj. (superlativ: merest) \/mɪə\/1) bare, kun, beskjedne, blott (og bar) (gammeldags)• the mere fact that...bare det faktum at...det vet enhver skolegutt, selv en skolegutt vet det• a mere 2% of the population objected to the proposalbare 2% av befolkningen protesterte mot forslaget2) ( foreldet) ren og ublandet3) ( foreldet) fullstendig, helt og fulltby a mere chance eller by the merest chance ved en ren tilfeldighetthe mere idea\/thought of bare tanken på -
7 owing
adjective (still to be paid: There is some money still owing (to us).) til gode, skyldigskyldigadj. \/ˈəʊɪŋ\/1) skyldig, som skal betales2) utestående, til godehave money owing to one ha penger til gode• how much do I have owing to me?owing to på grunn av, skyldes, takket være• I can't come, owing to me being illjeg kan ikke komme, fordi jeg er syk -
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9 skeleton
'skelitn1) (the bony framework of an animal or person: The archaeologists dug up the skeleton of a dinosaur.) skjelett2) (any framework or outline: the steel skeleton of a building.) rammeverk, skjelett•beinrangel--------skjelettsubst. \/ˈskelɪtn\/1) ( anatomi) skjelett, benbygning2) ( hverdagslig) benrangel, utmagret person, skjelett3) ( overført) skjelett, grunnstamme, struktur4) ( overført) skjelett, utkast, ramme, omriss5) minimum antall, fåtallskeleton at the feast festbremsskeleton in the cupboard eller amer: skeleton in the closet ubehagelig (familie)hemmelighet, lik i lasten -
10 skim
skimpast tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumme2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) danse over, stryke forbi3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skumlese•- skimmed milkskummeIverb \/skɪm\/1) skumme (av)• did they skim the cream?2) stryke (frem)over, gli (frem)over3) ( flyktig) titte gjennom, skumme, skumlese, bla gjennom4) kaste smutt, slå smuttjeg lærte hvordan jeg skulle kaste smutt med en flat stein tvers over dammen5) dekke med et tynt lag, legge et tynt lag overskim off skumme avskim the cream off ( overført) skumme fløten avIIadj. \/skɪm\/skum-, skummet- -
11 would-be
adjective (trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be: a would-be poet.) vordende, aspirerende; såkaltIsubst. \/ˈwʊdbiː\/forklaring: en som ønsker å være noe han\/hun ikke erIIadj. \/ˈwʊdbiː\/1) aspirerende, vordende, in spe2) ( nedsettende) påstått, såkalt3) anstrengt
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