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81 tailor
'teilə 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) skredder2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) sy etter mål, skreddersy2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) tilpasse, skreddersy•tilpasseIsubst. \/ˈteɪlə\/skredderIIverb \/ˈteɪlə\/1) (skredder)sy, sy etter mål2) sy klær, være skredder3) ( overført) tilpasse, tilrettelegge, skreddersy4) forsyne med (skreddersydde) klærtailor to skreddersy til -
82 testimonial
- 'mouniəlnoun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) attest, skussmålanbefaling--------vitnemålsubst. \/ˌtestɪˈməʊnɪəl\/1) (skriftlig) bevis, attest, vitnemål, vitnesbyrd, skussmål2) anbefaling(sbrev)3) (kollektiv) hedersgave, minnegave4) ( sport) forklaring: kamp eller konkurranse til ære for en utøver, som vanligvis får en del av inntektene -
83 thin
Ɵin 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tynn; spinkel2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tynn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tynn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tynn, glissen5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) tynn, dårlig, flau2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tynne(s), bli tynn(ere)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin outfortynne--------mager--------ringe--------skrinn--------tynn--------ubetydeligIsubst. \/θɪn\/bare i uttrykkthrough thick and thin se ➢ thick, 2IIverb \/θɪn\/1) tynne, tynnes, bli tynn(ere)2) ( om tåke) lette3) fortynne, spe (ut), tynne (ut)4) redusere sterkt, desimere5) ( skogbruk) hugge ut, tynnethin down gjøre tynn(ere), spe (ut), fortynnedu må tynne ut malingen før du begynner å male redusere sterkt, desimereslanke seg, miste vekt, bli tynnerethin out tynne utbli glissenIIIadj. \/θɪn\/1) tynn2) mager, tynn, smal3) sparsom, tynn, spredt4) fåtallig, glissen5) tyntflytende, tynn6) (om tøy, gass, væske, luft e.l.) lett, tynn7) ( om stemme) tynn, spinkel8) spinkel, dårlig, tynn• that's a thin excuse!9) gjennomsiktig, lett å gjennomskue10) ( hverdagslig) ubehagelig, ukomfortabel, forferdelighan har ikke hatt det særlig morsomt\/godtappear out of thin air se ➢ air, 1as thin as a rake så tynn som en spikeron thin ice ( også overført) på tynn isthin end of the wedge skråplan, begynnelsebe thin on the ground være få av, være fåtalligthin on top ( hverdagslig) skallet, som begynner å bli skalletvanish into thin air se ➢ air, 1IVadv. \/θɪn\/tynt -
84 thrashing
noun (a physical beating: He needs a good thrashing!) juling, bankbanksubst. \/ˈθræʃɪŋ\/1) (omgang) juling, bank, pryl2) ( EDB) kjasingget a thrashing få (ordentlig med) juling -
85 tone
təun 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) klang, tone(fall)2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) nyanse, fargetone3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) (muskel)tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) heltone2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) stå til, passe/harmonisere med- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone downklang--------note--------tone--------tonefallIsubst. \/təʊn\/1) tone, tonefall, klang• don't speak to me in that tone!2) (musikk, også whole tone) heltone3) ( gregoriansk) melodi4) ( språkvitenskap) intonasjon, tonefall, toneleie5) (maleri, fotografi e.l.) (farge)tone, nyanse, valør6) karakter, stil7) atmosfære, stemning, tone, preg, ånd8) god kondisjon, spenst, form9) (fysiologi, også muscle tone) (muskel)tonus, tonisitet (spenning)falling tone ( språkvitenskap) falltonefundamental tone ( musikk) grunntonemental tone god psykisk helserising tone ( språkvitenskap) stigtoneset the tone ( også overført) slå an tonen, angi tonensharpen the tone skjerpe tonenforklaring: ringetone som angir meldingen «ikke tilgjengelig»IIverb \/təʊn\/1) ( om fotografi) tone2) ( musikk) stemme3) (om maleri, fotografi e.l.) endre fargetonetone down ( også overført) tone ned, dempe, moderere, (av)svekke, mildne, formilde• can you tone down the pitch?dempes, modereres, tones ned, stemmes nedtone in with harmonere med, stå godt tiltone up forsterke tonen, tone oppstemme opp styrkeforsterkes ( overført) få nye krefter -
86 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) berøre, røre (ved), ta på2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre (ved), berøre3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) røre4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre, ha med å gjøre2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring, anstrøk2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) berøringssans3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøk, siste finpuss4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) grep, håndlag5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) utenfor banen•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch woodberøringIsubst. \/tʌtʃ\/1) berøring, streifing, lett støt, lett slag2) forbindelse, kontakt, føling3) berøringssansdet føles kaldt \/ det er kaldt å ta på4) ( kunst) penselstrøk, pennestrøk5) ( overført) (karakteristisk) drag, (typisk) trekk, moment, detalj6) anelse, anstrøk, antydning, drag, skjær, spor, snev, tanke, smule, glimt, streif, stenk, snert7) (om maskinskriving, musikk e.l.) anslag, måte å slå an på8) ( musikk) (finger)grep9) ( om piano e.l.) anslag10) ( også overført) grep, hånd, håndlag, manér, stil13) ( også overført) sisten17) ( om gull eller sølv) prøving av lødighet18) ( om gull eller sølv) kontrollmerke (som garanti for ekthet), prøvemerke19) ( hverdagslig) kostnad, pengebeløp• the dinner was a £50 touch20) (amer., slang) lån21) (amer., slang) forklaring: forsøk på å bomme penger22) (amer., slang) tyveri23) (amer., slang) bestikkelse24) (amer., slang) lyssky forretninga near\/close touch nære på, på hengende håretat a touch ved den minste berøringbe in touch of eller be within touch of være innen rekkevidde avbe in touch with eller keep in touch with ha føling med, være i kontakt med, ha forbindelse med la høre fra segbe out of touch with eller keep out of touch with ikke ha kontakt med, ikke ha forbindelse med, stå utenforcut up touches (amer.) snakke sammen (spesielt om gamle dager), utveksle gamle minnerget a touch of the sun få lett solstikkget in touch with eller get into touch with få kontakt med, sette seg i forbindelse medgive a touch to røre ved, streife vedgive the finishing touch legge siste hånd på verkethave a light touch være lett på håndenkeep touch with holde kontakten med, være i stadig kontakt medlose touch with miste kontakten med, miste forbindelsen medput in touch with føre sammen med, sette i forbindelse medput to the touch prøve, undersøke (verdi e.l.) ( overført) sette på prøvewin by a touch vinne knapt, vinne hårfintIIverb \/tʌtʃ\/1) berøre, ta på, streife, røre ved, komme borti, kjenne på, røre• I never touched him!2) ( overført) berøre, streife, røre ved, komme inn på3) ( musikk) slå an4) grense til, støte sammen, ligge inntil, berøre hverandre, grense (opp) til hverandre, tangere hverandre5) nå, nå frem til, nå opp til, stige til, synke til, komme opp i, være oppe i• he touches £20,000 a year6) ( overført) måle seg med, komme opp på siden av, komme på høyde med7) smake, røre8) ( overført) bevege, røre (dypt), berøre, gjøre et dypt inntrykk på, gripe9) ha noe å gjøre med, ha befatning med11) angripe, skade lett12) såre lett, skade lett13) såre, krenke, støte14) (i nektende setn.) ta på, bite på15) skissere, markere (med lett strek), trekke opp (en kontur e.l.) -
87 trim
trim 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.)2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.)3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.)2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) stuss, trimming3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) ordentlig, nett, velstelt- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trimpynt--------redusere--------trimmeIsubst. \/trɪm\/1) stand, tilstand, orden2) form, kondis(jon)3) ( spesielt langs kantene på noe) utsmykning, pynt, dekorering4) ( på kjøretøy) pyntelister5) ( i kjøretøy) innredning6) utstyr, utrustning7) klipp(ing), stuss(ing), trimming8) beskjæring9) ( luftfart) trim10) (sjøfart, om skips dyptgående, oppmerket for og akter) amning, trim, styrlastighet11) (sjøfart, om seil) kantsettingget into trim sette i stand ( sport) få i form, komme i formout of trim (være) i uorden, (være) i dårlig stand ( spesielt sport) (være) ute av form, (være) i dårlig form ( sjøfart) ute av balanse ( sjøfart) feiltrimmet ( sjøfart) dårlig stu(v)etIIverb \/trɪm\/1) klippe, stusse, trimme2) beskjære, klippe til3) ( overført) skjære ned, redusere4) ( tømrerfag) hugge til, grovhugge, høvle til, grovhøvle5) pleie, skjøtte, passe, stelle, ta seg av, bringe i orden, pusse• can you trim the fire while I'm out?6) ( mekanikk) avgrate, skjegge, kantskjære, tilrette7) dekorere, smykke, pynte, garnere8) ( hverdagslig) banke, slå, beseire, danke ut9) ( hverdagslig) refse, irettesette, skjelle ut, ta ordentlig i skole10) ( hverdagslig) snyte, bedra, svindle14) ( overført) gå den gylne middelvei, kompromisse, tilpasse, innrette, vende kappen etter vinden, fisle, lefle• trim one's options according to...tilpasse meningene sine etter...trim down slanke seg, gå ned i vekttrim out skjære vekkIIIadj. \/trɪm\/1) nett, pen, ordentlig, sirlig2) i god stand, velordnet3) ( om person) slank (og fin), veltrent, velbygd, velformet4) ( gammeldags) velutrustet, velutstyrt, forberedttrim and tight fiks ferdig -
88 trimming
1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.) pynt, bord, besetning2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.) avklipppyntsubst. \/ˈtrɪmɪŋ\/1) (av)klipping, stussing, trimming, beskjæring, (av)pussing, nedskjæring (også overført)2) dekor(asjon), pynt, besetning, bord, garnering (også matlaging)3) ( sjøfart) trimming, (kull)lemping, (om)stu(v)ing4) ( overført) balansekunst, opportunisme5) ( hverdagslig) (ordentlig) omgang juling6) ( hverdagslig) overhaling, skyllebøtte, utskjelling, irettesettelse7) ( tømrerfag) veksling, tilretting8) ( mekanikk) gradingtrimmings dekorasjon(er), pynt, utsmykning(er), garnering(er) (også overført) utstyr ( overført) tillegg, tilbehør ( spesielt matlaging) (ekstra) tilbehør, garnityr, garnering avskårne stykker\/deler, avklipp, rester, spill, avfall -
89 vet
I see veterinary II vet past tense, past participle - vetted; verb(to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory): Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.) gjennomgå/undersøke kritiskdyrlege--------veterinærIsubst. \/vet\/(forkortelse for veterinary (surgeon) og amer. veterinarian) dyrlege, veterinærIIsubst. \/vet\/spesielt amer., hverdagslig, forkortelse for veteran) veteranIIIverb \/vet\/1) undersøke, behandle2) praktisere som dyrlege3) undersøke, gjennomgå kritisk -
90 wake
I weik past tense - woke; verb(to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?) vekke; våkne- wakeful- wakefully
- wakefulness
- waken
- wake up II weik noun(a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.) kjølvannvekkeIsubst. \/weɪk\/1) ( historisk) kirkeinnvielsesfest2) ( spesielt irsk) (lik)vake, gravøl3) (gammeldags, poetisk) nattevake, vakewakes (nordengelsk, tar verb i entall eller flertall) (årlig) marked(sfest)Wakes Week ( Nord-England) fabrikkarbeidernes årlige ferieukeIIsubst. \/weɪk\/1) ( sjøfart) kjølvann2) ( overført) spor, kjølvannin (the) wake of som et resultat av i kjølvannet til, etterfulgt av• what does that have in its wake?III1) våkne (opp)2) (gammeldags, dialekt) vake (over), være våken, holde (lik)vake (hos)3) vekke (opp)wake an echo eller wake echoes gi ekko, gi gjenlydwake to life vekke til liv, gjenopplivewake up våkne (opp)• what time do you usually wake up?vekke (opp), fremkallewake up (to) ( overført) få opp øynene for, bli klar over, bli bevisst påwake up and smell the coffee se virkeligheten i øynene -
91 washer
1) (a person or thing (eg a machine) that washes: They've just bought an automatic dish-washer.) vasker; vaskemaskin2) (a flat ring of rubber, metal etc to keep nuts or joints tight: Our tap needs a new washer.) pakningvaskemaskinsubst. \/ˈwɒʃə\/1) ( også washing machine) vaskemaskin2) ( om person) en som vasker3) ( teknikk) pakning (til kran e.l.), underlagsskive4) ( maskinfag) sikringsskive5) (austr.) vaskeklut, ansiktsklut -
92 wine
(a type of alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of grapes or other fruit: two bottles of wine; a wide range of inexpensive wines.) vinvinIsubst. \/waɪn\/1) vin2) vinrød farge, vinrødtfortified wine hetvingood wine needs no bush en god vare anbefaler seg selvlight wine alkoholsvak vinIIverb \/waɪn\/1) ( hverdagslig) drikke vin2) ( hverdagslig) by på vin3) ( hverdagslig) utstyre med vin(er)be wined and dined bli traktert med mat og drikkewine and dine (someone) by (noen) på en god middag -
93 -work
1) ((the art of making) goods of a particular material: He learns woodwork at school; This shop sells basketwork.) -arbeid, -sløyd2) (parts of something, eg a building, made of a particular material: The stonework/woodwork/paintwork needs to be renewed.) -arbeid, -verk -
94 a touch
(a small quantity or degree: The soup needs a touch of salt; a touch of imagination.) anelse, snev, smule -
95 fulfilled
adjective ((of a person) satisfied, having achieved everything he or she needs to have and to do: With her family and her career, she is a very fulfilled person.) som har realisert sine muligheter, vellykket -
96 run down
1) ((of a clock, battery etc) to finish working: My watch has run down - it needs rewinding.) være utbrukt/utgått2) ((of a vehicle or driver) to knock down: I was run down by a bus.) kjøre ned3) (to speak badly of: He is always running me down.) snakke nedsettende om -
97 save etc for a rainy day
(to keep (especially money) until one needs it or in case one may need it.) legge noe til side for trangere tider -
98 the Third World
(the developing countries, those not part of or aligned with the two main powers: the needs of the Third World.) den tredje verden
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Needs — Needs, adv. [Orig. gen. of need, used as an adverb. Cf. { wards}.] Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to of need. [1913 Webster] A man must needs love mauger his head. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And he must… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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needs — (adv.) of necessity, necessarily, in archaic constructions involving must (late 14c.) is from O.E. nede, instrumental and genitive singular of nied (see NEED (Cf. need)), used as an adverb reinforcing must, hence the genitive ending … Etymology dictionary
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needs — /needz/, adv. of necessity; necessarily (usually prec. or fol. by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be. [bef. 1000; ME nedis, OE nedes, orig. gen. of ned NEED; see S1] * * * … Universalium
needs — [[t]nidz[/t]] adv. of necessity; necessarily (usu. prec. or fol. by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME nedis, OE nēdes, orig. gen. of nēd need; see s I … From formal English to slang
needs — adverb Etymology: Middle English nedes, from Old English nēdes, from genitive of nēd need Date: before 12th century of necessity ; necessarily < must needs be recognized > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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needs — see needs must when the devil drives … Proverbs new dictionary
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