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1 miser
(a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth: That old miser won't give you a cent!) gjerrigknark, gnier- miserly- miserlinesssubst. \/ˈmaɪzə\/gnier, gjerrigknark -
2 character
'kærəktə 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) (egen)art, natur, karakter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) karakterstyrke3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) rykte, ry, navn4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) figur, skikkelse, person; rolle5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) original6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) (skrift)tegn•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) karakteregenskap, trekk, kjennetegn- characterize
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- characterisationkarakter--------person--------rollesubst. \/ˈkærəktə\/1) karakter, natur, egenart, særpreg, beskaffenhet, egenskap, lynne2) (sterk) karakter, viljestyrke3) anseelse, rykte, ry, skussmål, vitnemål4) stilling5) personlighet, person, original, pussig skrue6) oppdiktet person, figur, rolle, skikkelse7) ( litteratur) karakterskildring8) ( naturvitenskap) merke, tegn, kjennetegn9) skrifttegn, bokstav, tegn11) bokstaver, skrift, håndskriftact out of character gå ut av rollen, falle ut av rollencharacter for rykte for, ord på seg forin character typisk, karakteristisk, helt naturlig ( teater) i kostyme i karakterskildringin the character as\/of i egenskap avbe out of character være upassende for rollen, falle utenfor, være malplassert, være utypiska person of character en person med sterk personlighet, en person med karakterstyrkebe quite a character være litt av en skrue -
3 hoard
ho:d 1. noun(a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc): When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.) forråd; skjult skatt2. verb(to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.) hamstre, samle, skjule- hoarderhamstreIsubst. \/hɔːd\/1) (oppsamlet) forråd, (oppsamlet, skjult) lager, hamstringslager2) unnagjemt skatt3) ( arkeologi) depotfunna hoard of anecdotes et rikt lager av historiera hoard of facts en stor samling faktaIIverb \/hɔːd\/1) lagre, hamstre, samle (i lader), legge på kistebunnen2) ( økonomi) samle, spare3) ( overført) gjemme, forvare i sitt hjerte, bære med seghoard up hamstre, legge opp forråd -
4 treasure
'treʒə 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) skatt(-)2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) perle, skatt, knupp2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) verdsette, skatte2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) ta godt vare på; sette stor pris på•- treasurerklenodie--------skattIsubst. \/ˈtreʒə\/1) skatt2) klenodie, klenodium3) (overført, om person) perle, funn, knupp4) ( kollektivt) skatter, klenodier, kostbarheter, rikdommer, dyrebarheterIIverb \/ˈtreʒə\/1) skatte, verdsette (høyt), sette (stor) pris på2) ta vare på, passe godt påtreasure (up) samle (på), gjemme (på) ( overført) bevare i minnet
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