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41 impartial
(not favouring one person etc more than another: an impartial judge.) upartisk, objektiv- impartialityupartiskadj. \/ɪmˈpɑːʃ(ə)l\/upartisk, objektiv, nøytral -
42 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 -
43 kid
I kid noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) unge; ungdom, yngre (bror/søster)2) (a young goat.) geitekilling3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) geiteskinnII kid past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!)barn--------erte--------geitekillingIsubst. \/kɪd\/1) ( zoologi) geitekilling, geitekje2) geiteskinn, sjevrå3) (som flertall: kids, også kid gloves)glacéhansker, geiteskinnssko4) ( hverdagslig) barn, unge, smårolling, pjokk, jente, ungdom (spesielt amer.)• how are you doing, kid?hvordan går det, småen?forklaring: noe som passer for barn barnemat, noe som er svært enkelt\/letttreat someone with kid gloves ( overført) behandle noen med silkehanskerIIsubst. \/kɪd\/moro, gøyno kid! det er helt sant!, jeg tuller ikke!IIIsubst. \/kɪd\/1) (sjøfart, gammeldags) matskål (av tre)2) ( til fisk) trekasseIVverb \/kɪd\/( om geit) kjee, kille, få kjeVverb \/kɪd\/1) lure, narre2) erte, terge, gjøre narr av3) tøyse, tulle• you're kidding me!don't kid yourself! ikke innbill deg noe!I kid you not (amer., hverdagslig, spøkefullt) jeg spøker ikkeI'm not kidding! eller no kidding! det er helt sant!, jeg tuller ikke!kid around tøyse, tullekid oneself lure seg selv -
44 match
mæ I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) fyrstikk- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) kamp, konkurranse2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) make, like, sidestykke3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) likemann4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) (gjøre et) parti, ekteskap2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) passe til/sammen, stå til2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) sette opp mot, måle, prøve•- matched- matchless
- matchmakerkamp--------partiIsubst. \/mætʃ\/1) ( sport) kamp, konkurranse, match2) like, make, jevnbyrdig3) motstykke, pendant4) ( om person) match, partibe no match for ikke være noen sak for, ikke kunne måle seg medikke passefind\/meet one's match finne\/møte sin likemannmake a match inngå ekteskapthe man of the match banens beste spillershoot a match delta i en skytekonkurranseIIsubst. \/mætʃ\/1) fyrstikk2) luntedead\/spent match utbrent fyrstikkstrike a match tenne en fyrstikkIIIverb \/mætʃ\/1) være en verdig motstander til, finne en verdig motstander til, kunne måle seg med2) passe sammen med, stemme overens (med), matche3) avpasse (etter), tilpasse, avstemme, finne noe som passer til• can you match that story?4) gifte bort, inngå ekteskap (med)5) (om trebord, planker) pløyematch up to kunne måle seg med, kunne sammenlignes med leve opp til, innfrito match som passer -
45 metal
'metlnoun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) metall2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) metall(legering)•- metalliclegering--------metallIsubst. \/ˈmetl\/1) metall2) metallblanding, legering3) pukk, ballast, kult4) ( teknikk) glassmasse5) ( militærvesen) gods, armering6) ( typografi) sats7) ( heraldikk) forklaring: gull og sølv som tinkturer på våpenskjold8) (gammeldags, om personlighet) stoff, natur, temperamentmetal fatigue metalltretthetrun off the metals spore avIIverb \/ˈmetl\/1) belegge med metall, kle med metall, metallisere, beslå med metall2) ( om vei) makadamisere, kulte, ballasteIIIadj. \/ˈmetl\/metall-, laget av metallmetal tip metallbeslag brodd ( på hestesko) beslag, brodd -
46 outweigh
(to be greater or more than: The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.) veie mer ennoppveieverb \/ˌaʊtˈweɪ\/1) oppveie2) veie mer enn -
47 partiality
- ʃi'æləti1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) forkjærlighet/svakhet for2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) partiskhetsubst. \/ˌpɑːʃɪˈælətɪ\/partiskhetpartiality to(wards) partiskhet overforpartiality for eller partiality to(wards) forkjærlighet for, svakhet for -
48 particular
pə'tikjulə1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) bestemt, særlig, spesiell2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) særlig, spesiell3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) kresen, vanskelig å gjøre til lags, nøye•- particulars
- in particulardetalj--------spesiell--------særlig--------særskiltIsubst. \/pəˈtɪkjʊlə\/, \/pəˈtɪkjələ\/1) detalj2) (hverdagslig, noe gammeldags) forklaring: noe som har en spesiell karakter, særegenhet e.l.3) ( spesielt jus) fremstillingfor further particulars apply to... nærmere opplysninger kan fås hos..., ytterligere opplysninger kan fås ved henvendelse til...go into particulars gå i detaljer, gå i enkeltheterin particular især, i særdeleshet, særlig, spesielt, særskiltnothing in particular ikke noe spesieltnowhere in particular ikke noe spesielt stedparticulars detaljerte opplysninger, detaljer, enkeltheter, nærmere opplysningerpersonaliaIIadj. \/pəˈtɪkjʊlə\/, \/pəˈtɪkjələ\/1) spesiell, enkel, enkeltstående, særlig2) bestemt• why did he want that particular book?3) karakteristisk, særegen4) ( om person) vanskelig å gjøre til lags, nøye, fordringsfull, kresen, kritiskhun er kresen med hva hun spiser, hun er vanskelig å tilfredsstille når det gjelder mat• do you want tea or coffee? I'm not particular5) detaljert, nøyaktig, utførlig6) ( logikk) partikulærbe particular about eller be particular over være nøye, være kresen medfor a particular purpose med et bestemt formål, i en bestemt hensiktnothing particular ikke noe spesielt, ikke noe særligrender particular thanks to uttrykke en spesiell takk tiltake particular trouble gjøre seg stor umak, anstrenge seg mye -
49 perennial
pə'reniəlnoun, adjective((a plant) which lasts for more than two years: Daffodils are perennial plants; They are perennials.) staude, flerårig planteIsubst. \/pəˈrenjəl\/1) flerårig plante, perenn, staude2) ( overført) stadig tilbakevendende spørsmål\/temaIIadj. \/pəˈrenjəl\/1) varig, som har varig verdi, stadig tilbakevendende2) evig, evigvarende, uoppslitelig3) ( botanikk) flerårig4) som varer hele året igjennom -
50 plural
'pluərəlnoun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) flertall(sform), pluralis; flertalls-Isubst. \/ˈplʊər(ə)l\/ ( grammatikk)1) flertallsform, flertallsord2) flertall, pluralisbe plural stå i flertallIIadj. \/ˈplʊər(ə)l\/1) ( grammatikk) flertalls-, i flertall, plural-2) sammensatt, blandet, flerfoldigplural livings forklaring: to eller flere kirkelige embeter som innehas samtidig -
51 plus
1. preposition(used to show addition: Two plus three equals five (2 + 3 = 5).) pluss2. noun((also plus sign) a sign (+) used to show addition or positive quality.) pluss-/addisjonstegn3. adjective(positive or more than zero: a plus quantity; The temperature was plus fifteen degrees.) plussplussI1) ( matematikk) pluss, plusstegn, positivt tall2) pluss, tillegg, fordelIIadj. \/plʌs\/1) (matematikk, elektronikk) pluss-, positiv2) ekstra, plussIIIprep. \/plʌs\/pluss, samt, med -
52 profit
'profit 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) fortjeneste, gevinst, profitt2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) utbytte, gagn2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) tjene på, profittere på, ha fordel av- profitablyavanse--------gevinst--------profitt--------vinningIsubst. \/ˈprɒfɪt\/1) fortjeneste, avanse, overskudd, profitt2) gevinst, vinning, utbytte3) nytte, fordel, gagn, utbytteat a great profit med stor fortjeneste, med stort overskuddcrime for profit vinningsforbrytelsecut one's profit nøye seg med lavere fortjenestederive\/gain profit from dra\/ha nytte av, dra\/ha\/høste fordel av, ha utbytte avdo something for profit gjøre noe for fortjenestens\/pengenes skyld gjøre noe for egen vinnings skyldmake a profit gjøre en fortjeneste på• she made a clear profit of £1000make a profit on\/by tjene på, gjøre fortjeneste påmake large profits gi stor fortjeneste gi stort overskudd (be)run at a profit gå med overskuddyield a good profit gi stor fortjenesteIIverb \/ˈprɒfɪt\/1) være til gagn eller nytte (for), gagne, tjene2) hjelpeprofit by\/from dra\/ha nytte av, dra\/ha\/høste fordel av, ha utbytte av, ha glede av, nyte godt av, benytte seg av, utnytte profittere eller tjene påwhat shall it profit a man if... ( bibelsk) hva gagner det et menneske om... -
53 railway
1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) jernbane2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) jernbane(selskap)jernbaneIsubst. \/ˈreɪlweɪ\/ eller railroad1) jernbane, sporvei2) jernbaneselskap3) jernbane-4) ( sjøfart) jekkstangby railway med jernbanen, med tograilway system eller system of railways jernbanenetttravel\/go by railway reise med tog, ta tog(et)work on the railway arbeide ved jernbanenIIverb \/ˈreɪlweɪ\/reise med tog -
54 revealing
adjective (allowing or causing something to be known or seen: a revealing statement.) avslørendeadj. \/rɪˈviːlɪŋ\/avslørende• Anne didn't feel all right at all, her dress was more than revealingAnne følte seg ikke vel i det hele tatt, kjolen hennes var mer enn avslørende -
55 scale
I skeil noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) (lønns)stige, -skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala, oktav4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) målestokk5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) (i stor) målestokk/skalaII skeil verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klatre opp/over, bestigeIII skeil noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) skjell- scalymåle--------målestokk--------skala--------skjellIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) ( også overført) vektskål2) ( også scales) vekthold the scales even være en upartisk dommerin the scale på spillthrow into the scales legge i vektskålenturn the scale(s) eller tip the scales være tungen på vektskålen, gjøre utslaget, være utslagsgivendeveieIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skala, målestokk2) ( gradert system) skala, trinn, regulativ, tariff3) ( musikk) toneskala, skala4) ( gammeldags) stige, trapp, rangstige (overført)be high in the social scale stå høyt på den sosiale rangstigeon a large scale i stor målestokkon the scale of i målestokk, i skala• this map is on the scale of 1 to 50,000dette kartet er i målestokk 1: 50 000out of scale uproporsjonaltpractise scales øve (seg på) skalaenrun up the scale spille en oktavsink in the social scale synke på de sosiale rangstigeto scale skalatro, i riktig målestokkIIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skjell2) flak, (tynn) skive, blad (av metall e.l.)3) tynt skall, belegg4) ( teknikk) slagg, glødeskall5) ( også boiler scale) kjelestein6) tannstein7) ( også scale insect) forklaring: en av flere arter i insektunderordenen plantesugere, Homoptera, særlig i overfamilien skjoldlus, Coccidaeremove the scales from someone's eyes åpne noens øyne, fjerne skjellene fra noens øynethe scales fell from someone's eyes ( om å forstå eller bli bevisst noe) skjell falt fra noens øyne• when I heard what she had to say, scales fell from my eyesda jeg hørte hva hun hadde å si, falt skjell fra mine øyneIVverb \/skeɪl\/veie, måleVverb \/skeɪl\/1) bestige, klatre opp langs, klatre opp i, klatre opp på, storme2) ( militærvesen) storme3) gradere, tegne i riktig målestokk, ordne etter en skala4) ha samme skala, ha samme målestokk5) ( EDB) skalerescale down nedjustere, sette gradvis ned ( om tegning e.l.) forminske (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe nedscale new heights nå nye høyderscale something back redusere noescale up oppjustere, sette gradvis opp ( om tegning e.l.) forstørre (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe oppVIverb \/skeɪl\/1) skrape skjell av2) falle av (som skjell), flasse, smuldre i flak3) dekkes av skjell4) ( om fyrkjele) banke kjelestein av, rense5) ( om tannstein) skrape bort, rense6) (amer.) kaste smutt med -
56 several
'sevrəl 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) flere, atskillige2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) noen, flereatskillige--------forskjelligedeterm. \/ˈsevr(ə)l\/1) flere, atskillige2) enkelt, særskilt, respektiv• have you talked to the several members of the board?3) ( jus e.l.) solidarisk -
57 skin
skin 1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) skinn, hud2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) skinn, skall, skrell3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) snerk, hinne2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) flå; skrelle- skin flick
- skin-tight
- by the skin of one's teethhinne--------hud--------skinn--------snerkIsubst. \/skɪn\/1) hud, skinn2) skall, skinn, skrell• where did you put the banana skin?3) ( på væske) snerk4) lærsekk, skinnsekk5) ( sjøfart) forhudning, hud6) ( luftfart) hud, trekk7) ( britisk hverdagslig) skinhead, snauskalle8) ( hverdagslig) sigarettpapir9) ( bygg) kledning10) ( foranstilt) porno-, naken-11) (amer. slang) dollarseddel12) (amer. slang) dong, kondombe in someone's skin være i noens bukser, være i noens stedbe skin and bone være (bare) skinn og benby the skin of one's teeth eller with the skin of one's teeth med nød og neppe, med knapp margin, på hengende håretchange one's skin skifte hamfear for one's skin være redd for skinnet sitt, frykte for sitt livget somebody under one's skin ( hverdagslig) bli besatt av noenget under somebody's skin ( hverdagslig) gå noen på nervene komme innpå noen, komme under huden på noengive someone (some) skin (amer., hverdagslig) gi noen hånden, vise noen hånden (til en form for hilsen hvor hendene berøres)• hey man, give me some skin!hei kamerat, gi\/vis meg hånden!have a thick skin ( overført) være tykkhudet, være ufølsomhave a thin skin ( overført) være tynnhudet, være følsomjump out of one's skin ( overført) gå ut av sitt gode skinnkeep \/ sleep in a whole skin ( gammeldags) komme helskinnet fra noeouter skin overhudsave one's skin ( overført) redde skinnetskin and all med hud og hårskin and blister (britisk, rimslang = sister)søsterskin and bone skinn og bein, meget tynnskin flute ( slang) penisunder the skin ( overført) i bunn og grunn, når det kommer til stykketbe wet to one's skin være våt til skinnet, være gjennomvåtIIverb \/skɪn\/1) flå, dra av huden\/skinnet på2) skrelle, ta av skallet på3) skrape, skrubbe4) ( slang) jule opp, hudstryke5) (amer., overført) hudflette, kritisere, skjelle ut6) ( hverdagslig) flå, snyte7) ( fotball) drible (med letthet)8) ( slang) stikke (av)keep one's eyes skinned ( hverdagslig) holde øynene oppe, ha øynene med segskin a flint være gjerrigskin alive ( også overført) flå levendeskin one's teeth ( vestindisk) leskin over ( gammeldags) bli dekket med, leges, gro igjenthere is more than one way to skin a cat ( ordtak) det er flere veier til målet, ting kan gjøres på flere måter -
58 spend
spendpast tense, past participle - spent; verb1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) bruke penger2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) tilbringe•- spent- spendthriftforbruke--------tilbringeIsubst. \/spend\/( hverdagslig) utgift, utleggII1) ( om penger) bruke, gi ut, legge ned, ofre, spandere, forbruke, sløse bort, koste (på)• he spent £150 on the coathan brukte £150 på jakken2) bruke opp, legge ned, forbruke, uttømme, ødsle borthun brukte alle kreftene sine på jobben bare for å finne ut at det var helt bortkastet3) tilbringe, fordrive4) ( sjøfart) miste5) anvende, bruke6) (hverdagslig, vanligvis preteritum) få orgasme, ejakulerespend a penny ( slang) slå lens, late vannetspend freely strø om seg med pengerspend one's breath snakke forgjevesspend oneself slite seg ut, ofre alle sine krefter rase ut -
59 stale
steil1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) gammel; ikke fersk; doven2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) foreldet, uinteressant3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) overtrentIsubst. \/steɪl\/( fra hester og kyr) urinIIverb \/steɪl\/1) gjøre gammel2) bli gammel, miste sin friskhetIIIverb \/steɪl\/( om hester og kyr) urinereIVadj. \/steɪl\/1) ikke fersk (lenger), ikke frisk (lenger), gammel, innestengt (om luft), doven (om øl), tørr (om bakverk)2) gammel (om nyhet), utgått, foreldet (om sjekk), forslitt (om frase e.l.)3) overarbeidet, overanstrengt -
60 stick
I stik past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stikke2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stikke (ut)3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klistre; klebe; lime; bli sittende4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) sitte fast, sette til veggs•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II stik noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) pinne, tørrkvist2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) stokk; kølle; (tromme)stikke; (lyse)stake3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stang•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stickkjepp--------pinne--------stokkIsubst. \/stɪk\/1) pinne, kvist2) kjepp, stokk, stav3) ( overført) trussel (om straff), straff, kjeft4) ( sport) stav, kølle, kø5) stang, bit, stykke6) ( musikk) taktstokk7) ( på kost e.l.) skaft8) (luftfart, hverdagslig) (styre)spak, styrepinne, stikke9) ( hverdagslig) menneske, -pinnecarry the big stick vise sin makt, sette makt bak ordeneget on the stick (amer., slang) sette fart, skynde påget the rough end of the stick være syndebukk, bli urettferdig behandletgive somebody stick kjefte på noen, bruke kjeft på noen, gi noen en overhalinggive somebody the stick la noen få smake stokkenhave the wrong end of the stick ( hverdagslig) være på feil spor, misforståin a cleft stick i knipe, i klemme, ute å kjøremore than one can shake a stick at ( hverdagslig) mer enn man kan anepolicy of the big stick ( overført) politisk eller militær maktII1) stikke, kjøre2) sette fast, feste3) klistre, klebe, klistre opp, sette (fast), slå opp, sette opp4) ( hverdagslig) legge, slenge, putte, sette5) ( også overført) sitte fast, sette seg fast, henge fast, feste seg6) ( hverdagslig) (for)bli, holde seg7) ( hverdagslig) holde ut, tåle, utstå8) ( hverdagslig) sette opp, skrive opp, føre opp9) ( slang) få til å betale10) ( om hagearbeid) støtte (med pinne e.l.)get stuck ( også overført) kjøre seg fast, stå fast, ikke komme seg videreget stuck in\/into eller stick into sette seg fast i ( med entusiasme) sette i gang med, grave seg ned i, ta fatt på, komme i gang medstick a pig stikke en gris (drepe den) ( jakt) jage\/drepe et villsvin (med spyd)stick around ( hverdagslig) holde seg i nærhetenstick at nothing ikke vike tilbake for noe, ikke sky noe middelstick by ( hverdagslig) være lojal mot, være trofast mot, holde fast vedstick down ( hverdagslig) sette ned, legge ned klebe igjen, klistre igjenskrive nedstick 'em up! eller stick your hands up! ( under et ran) hendene i været!stick fast sitte fast stå fast, være urokkeligstick it on somebody (britisk, hverdagslig) slå noen, denge noenstick it out holde ut, finne seg istick it up your arse (britisk, vulgært) dra til helvete, faen hellerstick it up your ass (amer., vulgært) dra til helvete, faen hellerstick one's neck out stikke hodet frem, stille seg lagelig til for huggstick out stikke seg ut, være påfallende, være iøynefallende stikke ut, rekke utstick out a mile eller stick out like a sore thumb ( hverdagslig) synes på lang avstand, være til å ta og føle påstick out for holde fast på kravet omstick somebody for something kreve noen for noe, få noen til å betale for noe• what did they stick you for that?stick to sitte fast på, klebe (seg) fast påholde seg til• stick to the point!holde, stå fast ved, fastholdestick together ( om venner) henge sammen, holde sammen (i tykt og tynt)stick to one's guns ( i diskusjon e.l.) holde på sitt, ikke gi segstick to one's last bli ved sin leststick to one's post bli på sin poststick up for forsvare, ta i forsvarstick up to ( hverdagslig) gjøre (kraftig) motstand motstick with ( hverdagslig) holde sammen med, være sammen med
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