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1 singular
'siŋɡjulə1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) entall, singularis; entalls-2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) entallunderligIsubst. \/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə\/(grammatikk, forkortes sing.) entall, singularisIIadj. \/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə\/1) (grammatikk, forkortes sing.) singularis-, entalls-2) uvanlig, særegen, enestående3) eiendommelig, særegen, besynderlig4) alene (i sitt slag), som skiller seg ut fra andreall and singular (jus, gammeldags) alle og enhver, hver og en, det hele og hver enkelt -
2 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 -
3 oats
əu(a type of cereal plant or its grain (seeds): a field of oats; Horses eat oats.) havrehavresubst. flt. \/əʊts\/ ( tar verb i entall og flertall)1) havre2) havregrynsgrøtfeel one's oats (amer., hverdagslig) være høy i hatten være optimistisk gjøre seg viktig, være overlegenget one's oats (britisk, slang) få seg et knullsow one's wild oats (overført, spesielt om ungdom) rase fra seg, løpe hornene av seg -
4 data
(or noun singular facts or information (especially the information given to a computer): All the data has/have been fed into the computer.) data, informasjon, materiale- database- data-processingsubst. \/ˈdeɪtə\/, \/ˈdɑːtə\/, amer. også \/ˈdætə\/1) ( EDB) data, informasjon(er), opplysning(er)2) (vitenskapelig) materiale -
5 rearguard
noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). baktroppsubst. \/ˈrɪəɡɑːd\/1) ( militærvesen) baktropp2) (militærvesen, gammeldags) arriéregarde3) ryggdekningrearguard action ( militærvesen) retrettkamp, oppholdende strid under tilbaketrekning -
6 steelworks
noun plural or noun singular (a factory where steel is made.) stålverksubst. \/ˈstiːlwɜːks\/( tar verb i entall) stålverk -
7 waterworks
noun plural or noun singular (a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.) vannverksubst. (i flertall: waterworks) \/ˈwɔːtəwɜːks\/1) vannverk2) (britisk, hverdagslig) vannlatingturn on the waterworks (hverdagslig, om å gråte) åpne kranen, begynne å grine -
8 hearts
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the two of hearts.) hjerterhjerter -
9 spades
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the ten of spades.) sparspar -
10 clubs
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover: the six of clubs.) kløver -
11 diamonds
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the five of diamonds.) ruter -
12 doubles
noun singular (or noun plural in tennis etc, a kind of match with two players on each side: I enjoy playing doubles; ( also adjective) a doubles match.) double -
13 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) singles; single-2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) enslige; enslig- -
14 works
noun singular or noun plural (a factory etc: The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.) -verk, fabrikk -
15 bacteria
singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) bakterie- bacteriological
- bacteriologistsubst. flt. \/bækˈtɪərɪə\/se ➢ bacterium -
16 algae
noun, plural(alga 'ælɡə singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed.) -
17 means
I mi:nz noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) middel, måte- by means of
- by no means II mi:nz noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) (penge)midler, pengermiddelsubst. flt. \/miːnz\/1) middel, midler, måte, verktøy (overført)2) utvei, mulighet• there is\/are no means of learning what has happened3) midler, pengemidler, formue, ressursermin private formue var\/ble kraftig redusertby all means eller by all manner of means for all del, selvsagt, selvfølgelig, naturligvis på alle mulige måter til enhver prisby any means på noen måte, på noen som helst måte• can it be done by any means?• is he by any means educated?by fair means or foul med det gode eller det ondeby means of ved hjelp av, gjennomby means of doing something gjennom å gjøre noe, ved å gjøre noeby no means ikke i det hele tattdisse varene er på ingen måte tilfredsstillende for all del, slett ikke, overhodet ikke, langt ifra• am I in the way? By no means!by some means or other på en eller annen måteby someone's means med noens hjelp, takket være noenby this means på denne måtenfind (the) means to do something finne en mulighet for å gjøre noe, lykkes med å gjøre noefoul means ulovlige midler, uhederligindependent means privatformue, egne pengerlive beyond one's means leve over evnelive within one's means sette tæring etter næringthe means of grace nådemidlenemeans of living\/subsistence eksistensmiddel, eksistensmidlermeans of production produksjonsmiddelmeans of support forsørgelsesmuligheter, eksistensgrunnlaga means to an end middel for å nå måleta person of means en formuende person, en person med formueuse underhand means\/methods gå bakveier, bruke uærlige midlerways and means midler og veier utvei, løsningwithout means uten midler, ubemidlet -
18 acoustics
1) ( noun plural the characteristics (eg of a room or hall) which make hearing in it good or bad.) akustikk2) ( noun singular the science of sound.) akustikkakustikksubst. \/əˈkuːstɪks\/1) ( tar verb i flertall) akustikk, lydforhold i rom2) ( tar verb i entall) akustikk, læren om lyd -
19 ethics
'eƟiks 1. noun singular(the study or the science of morals.) etikk, morallære2. noun plural(rules or principles of behaviour.) etikk, moral- ethical- ethicallyetikk--------moralsubst. \/ˈeθɪks\/1) ( i flertall eller entall) etikk, etiske prinsipper, moral2) ( som entall) etikklære, morallære -
20 graffiti
ɡrə'fi:ti(words or drawings scratched or painted on a wall etc.) graffitisubst. \/ɡræˈfiːtiː\/se ➢ graffito
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