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1 attempt
ə'tempt 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) forsøke (seg på)2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) forsøk2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) angrep, drapsforsøkforsøk--------forsøke--------prøve--------strevIsubst. \/əˈtem(p)t\/1) forsøk, prøve2) ( gammeldags) angrep, attentatmake an attempt on somebody's life prøve å drepe noenmake an attempt at (doing) something gjøre et forsøk på (å få til) noeIIverb \/əˈtem(p)t\/1) forsøke (å gjøre), forsøke seg på2) ( gammeldags) angripe3) ( gammeldags) fristeattempted escape fluktforsøkattempt to forsøke å• did they attempt to resist? -
2 attack
ə'tæk 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) angripe2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) angripe, kritisere3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) angripe4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) gå løs på, ta fatt på2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) angrep, overfall2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) anfall; (hjerte)infarktangrep--------angripeIsubst. \/əˈtæk\/1) angrep2) ( medisin) attakk, anfall3) ( musikk) attack (presisjon i åpningen av en solo eller av en ny frase i en solo, spesielt i jazzmusikk)4) start, begynnelse, åpningattack is the best form of defence angrep er det beste forsvarbe under attack bli angrepetlaunch\/make an attack upon somebody angripe noen, gå til angrep påIIverb \/əˈtæk\/1) angripe, gå løs på, gå til angrep på, anfalle2) (om oppgave, problem) gi seg i kast med, angripe3) ( sport) være i angrep -
3 bid
bid 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) by2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) by på3) (- past tense bade bæd, past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) be; befale4) (- past tense bade bæd, past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) by2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) bud, tilbud2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) forsøk, bestrebelse•- bidder- bidding
- biddablebefaling--------kommandoIsubst. \/bɪd\/1) ( auksjon) bud• my highest bid will be £1002) ( handel) tilbud, anbud3) ( kortspill) bud, melding4) forsøk5) (hverdagslig, amer.) innbydelse, invitasjonmake a bid for something gjøre alt for å vinne noe, være ute etter noewin the bid få tilslagetII1) ( handel) by, legge inn et bud, gi (et) bud2) ( auksjon) by• two hundred bid!3) ( kortspill) by, melde4) (amer.) tilby medlemsskap tilbid against somebody by over noen, konkurrere med noenbid for something gjøre alt for å oppnå noe, være ute etter noelegge inn anbud på noe (kontrakt e.l.)bid on something (amer.) legge inn anbud på noeIII1) si, byde2) (litterært, poetisk) befale, beordre3) be, innbybid defiance to someone ( litterært) utfordre noen, trosse noenbid fair to be something eller bid fair to do something ( gammeldags) ha gode utsikter til å bli noe, ha gode utsikter til å gjøre noe, tegne til å bli noe, tegne til å gjøre noe -
4 effort
'efət1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) innsats, (kraft)anstrengelse, krafttak2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) bestrebelse, anstrengelse, strev, flid3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) forsøk, prestasjon•- effortlesslydåd--------forsøk--------gjerning--------kampanje--------strevsubst. \/ˈefət\/1) (kraft)anstrengelse, innsats, strev2) ( teknisk) kraft3) prestasjon, anstrengelse (spesielt kunstnerisk, spøkefullt)til tross for hans oratoriske øvelser, falt publikum snart i søvn4) forsøk, verk, produktbe an effort koste overvinnelsebe unsparing in one's efforts ikke spare på kreftene, gi alt man harby one's own efforts ved egen kraftcost an effort koste overvinnelsemake an all-out effort anstrenge seg til det ytterste, gi alt det en harmake an effort anstrenge seg, gjøre et (alvorlig) forsøkgjøre sitt ytterste \/ gjøre alt man kanput effort into something legge arbeid (eller flid) i noeput forth an effort gjøre en kraftanstrengelsethat's a good effort! ( hverdagslig) ikke verst!, bra gjort!with effort med besværwithout (apparent) effort uten (synlig) anstrengelse -
5 faint
feint 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) svak, vag; engstelig, forsakt2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) svak, matt, svimmel2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) besvime, dåne3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) besvimelse- faintly- faintnessavmakt--------matt--------svak--------veikIsubst. \/feɪnt\/besvimelsego off in faint svime av, besvimein a dead faint besvimtIIverb \/feɪnt\/1) besvime, svime av, dåne2) ( gammeldags) bli matt, bli svak, være svak3) ( gammeldags) falle i avmakt, miste motetfaint away besvime ( om lyd) dø henIIIadj. \/feɪnt\/1) svak, uklar, utydelig, lav2) svak, lite, vag, fjern3) halvhjertet, ynkelig, utilstrekkelig4) kraftløs, matt, besvimelsen nær5) ( gammeldags) engstelig, fryktsomfaint heart engstelig natur, feig naturfaint heart never won fair lady lykken står den tapre binot have the faintest (idea) ( hverdagslig) ikke ha den fjerneste anelsenot the faintest ikke den fjerneste, ikke det minste, ikke den minste -
6 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.)2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.)2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) nappetak- grab atsnappeIsubst. \/ɡræb\/1) grep, tak, hugg2) forklaring: et kortspill (vanligvis spilt av barn)3) forklaring: utdrag av et intervju som blir brukt på radio eller TV4) ( teknikk) grabb, griperit's up for grabs ( hverdagslig) fritt frem, hvem som helst kan prøve segmake a grab at prøve å slå kloa i, prøve å gripe tak i, prøve å snappethe policy of grab først til møllaIIverb \/ɡræb\/1) gripe (tak i), ta (tak i)2) ( hverdagslig) grabbe, snappe, nappe, rappe, rive til seg3) ( hverdagslig) gjøre inntrykk på• how does that grab you?don't grab! fingrene fra fatet!grab at gripe etter, forsøke å huke tak i, forsøke å slå kloa igrab hold of gripe tak i -
7 purpose
'pə:pəs1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) formål, hensikt, mening2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål, funksjon3) (determination: a man of purpose.) målbevissthet, besluttsomhet•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purposeformål--------funksjon--------hensiktIsubst. \/ˈpɜːpəs\/1) formål, hensikt2) mål, oppgave, grunnhun er her av forretningsmessige grunner \/ i forretningsøyemed3) besluttsomhet4) nytte, bruk, formålaside from the purpose eller wide of the purpose som ikke hører til sakenfor all practical purpose i praksisinfirm of purpose vankelmodig, viljesvaklack of purpose manglende besluttsomhetmade for the purpose of something spesiallaget for noeon purpose med hensikton the purpose to for å, med den hensikt åpurposes -bruk, -hensyn, -grunnera sense of purpose livsinnhold, mening med tilværelsenstrength of purpose viljestyrke, besluttsomhetsuit\/serve\/answer its purpose tjene sin hensikttenacity of purpose målbevissthetto little purpose eller to no purpose forgjevesto the purpose hensiktsmessigto what purpose? hva nytter det?use something to good purpose få noe ut av noe, ha glede av noewanting of purpose uten mål og mening, meningsløswith the purpose of i den hensikt åwork with a purpose arbeide målbevisstIIverb \/ˈpɜːpəs\/ha til hensikt, akte, planlegge• they purpose making\/to make a further attemptpurposed tilsiktet forsettligpurpose something planlegge noe
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