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1 offered
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2 offer
'ofə 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) tilby, by2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) tilby seg2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) tilbud2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) tilbud, bud•- offering- on offertilby--------utloveIsubst. \/ˈɒfə\/1) tilbud, anbud, bud2) ( handel) offertegive\/make an offer legge inn et anbudoffer of tilbud om tilbud påon offer til salgssnap at an offer ( også) gripe begjærlig etter et tilbudIIverb \/ˈɒfə\/1) tilby• I offered him the house for £150,0002) by• I offered him £150,000 for the house3) tilby seg, by seg frem4) ( handel) offerere, utby5) ( om belønning) utlove, sette opp6) ( i forbindelse med vold eller motstand) yte7) ( religion) bringe (et offer), ofre, sende opp8) fremføre, legge frem, gi, komme med, fremsette9) by på10) innebære, bety11) (skolevesen, om pensum) legge oppas occasion offers når anledningen byr segoffer somebody one's hand rekke noen hånden gi noen sin hånd, fri til noenoffer to tilby seg åforsøke, gjøre mine til å( religion) sende opp -
3 reward
rə'wo:d 1. noun1) (something given in return for or got from work done, good behaviour etc: He was given a gold watch as a reward for his services to the firm; Apart from the salary, teaching children has its own particular rewards.) belønning, vederlag; tilfredsstillelse2) (a sum of money offered for finding a criminal, lost or stolen property etc: A reward of $100 has been offered to the person who finds the diamond brooch.) belønning2. verb(to give a reward to someone for something: He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded.) godtgjøre, gi belønning/dusør, belønnedusør--------fordelIsubst. \/rɪˈwɔːd\/belønning, lønn, finnerlønn, dusør, erstatning, vederlag• he offered a reward of £100 for the best ideaas a reward for eller in reward for som belønning for, som takk forvirtue is its own reward dyden er belønning i seg selvIIverb \/rɪˈwɔːd\/belønne, påskjønne, premiere -
4 escort
1. 'esko:t noun(person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc: He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort.) ledsager, følge, eskorte2. i'sko:t verb(to accompany or attend as escort: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.) ledsage, følge, eskortereeskorteIsubst. \/ˈeskɔːt\/1) eskorte, (væpnet) følge, vokter(e)2) kavaler, ledsager• are you her escort for the dance tonight?3) ( foranstilt i sammensetninger) eskorte-IIverb \/ɪˈskɔːt\/, \/ˈeskɔːt\/1) eskortere, ledsage, følge2) være kavaler til, eskortere, ledsage -
5 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) offer, ofring, blot2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) offer(-)3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) offer2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) ofre, blote2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) ofre (seg)•- sacrificiallyoffer--------ofre--------ofringIsubst. \/ˈsækrɪfaɪs\/1) offer, ofring2) ( historisk) blot3) oppofrelse, (personlig) offer, oppofring4) ( handel) tap, salg til underprisat any sacrifice til hvilken som helst prisat\/by the sacrifice of på bekostning avsell at a sacrifice selge med tap, selge til underprisIIverb \/ˈsækrɪfaɪs\/1) ofre2) ( historisk) blote3) oppofre4) ( handel) selge med tapsacrifice for\/to ofre forsacrifice to ofre til -
6 accept
ək'sept1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) ta imot2) (to believe in, agree to or acknowledge: We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.) godta, akseptere•- acceptably
- acceptance
- acceptedgodkjenne--------godtaverb \/əkˈsept\/, \/ækˈsept\/1) godkjenne, akseptere, slutte seg til2) motta, ta imotta imot \/ si ja (takk) til en innbydelse3) godta, erkjenne, finne seg i, gå med på4) ( handel) akseptereaccept as betrakte som(the) accepted thing det som er allment vedtatt\/akseptertbe widely accepted få bred tilslutning\/aksept -
7 blanket
'blæŋkit 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) (ull)teppe, pledd2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) lag, teppe, dekke2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) allmenn, altomfattende3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) dekke, skjule; omfatteteppe--------ullteppeIsubst. \/ˈblæŋkɪt\/1) teppe, hestedekke2) poncho3) (amer., matlaging) garneringblanket of clouds skydekke, skybankeblanket of snow snødekkein a blanket ( matlaging) innbakt, tildekketIIverb \/ˈblæŋkɪt\/1) dekke til, dekke over2) ( overført) dekke over, hysje ned, undertrykke3) omfatte, inneholde, innbefatte4) ( sjøfart) stjele vind fra annen seilbåt5) ( militærvesen) være i veien for egen flåtes ildblanket out overskygge, utviskebe born on the wrong side of the blanket ( foreldet) være et kjærlighetsbarn, født utenfor ekteskaptoss someone in a blanket forklaring: tradisjonell skotsk lek der man kaster noen opp og ned i et teppe\/lakenIIIadj. \/ˈblæŋkɪt\/heldekkende, fullstendig dekkende, altomfattende, generell, hel-, full -
8 bribe
1. noun(a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest: Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes.) bestikkelse, smøring, lokkemiddel2. verb(to give (someone) a bribe: He bribed the guards to let him out of prison.) bestikke, smøre- briberyIsubst. \/braɪb\/bestikkelse, smøringIIverb \/braɪb\/bestikke, smøre, gi\/ta i bruk bestikkelser -
9 derisive
- siv1) (mocking; showing scorn: derisive laughter.) spotsk, hånlig, latterlig2) (causing or deserving scorn: The salary they offered me was derisive.) latterlig, useriøsadj. \/dɪˈraɪsɪv\/, \/dɪˈraɪzɪv\/, \/dɪˈrɪzɪv\/ eller derisory1) hånende, spottende, spotsk, hånlig2) latterlig, lattervekkendepoint a derisive finger at peke nese av -
10 either
1. pronoun(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) hvilken som helst, noen2. adjective1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) den ene eller den andre, begge2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) den ene eller den andre, begge3. adverb1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) ikke...heller2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) heller•- either wayentenIadv. \/ˈaɪħə\/, \/ˈiːħə\/( etter negative utsagn) heller, slett ikke• if you do not come, he will not come eitherhvis du ikke kommer, kommer ikke han hellerIIdeterm. \/ˈaɪħə\/, \/ˈiːħə\/1) (enten) den ene eller den andre, det ene eller det andre, hvilken som helst, hvilket som helst• take either half!ta hvilken halvdel du vil!, ta den ene halvdelen!2) hver, begge• can you say either?either of ingen av, noen av, en avIIIkonj. \/ˈaɪħə\/, \/ˈiːħə\/enteneither... or enten... ellerbåde... og( etter nektelse) verken... eller -
11 face-saving
adjective (of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in: He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.) som skal redde ansiktet/bevare maskaadj. \/ˈfeɪsˌseɪvɪŋ\/som redder ansiktet, som redder skinnet, som bevarer fasaden -
12 food
fu:d(what living things eat: Horses and cows eat different food from dogs.) mat, føde, næring- food stall
- food-processor
- foodstuffføde--------mat--------matvare--------næring--------næringsstoffsubst. \/fuːd\/mat, føde, kost, næring• did you buy baby foods?articles of food se ➢ articlebe food for the fishes drukne, bli fiskematfood for thought noe å tenke på, en tankevekker, stoff til ettertankefood for worms død og begravetgreen food grønnfôr, grønnsakerput someone off their food gjøre at noen mister appetitten, få noen til å miste appetitten -
13 make
meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) lage, skape, forme2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) tvinge, få til å3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gjøre4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene, innbringe5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være, utgjøre6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) bli7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) gjøre til, utnevne9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gjøre, komme med2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merke, fabrikat, modell- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up tobygge--------gjøre--------lage--------merke--------nå--------produsere--------rekke--------skape--------utgjøreIsubst. \/meɪk\/1) merke, fabrikat2) arbeid, tilvirkning, form, støpning (om person), stil, typeon the make ( om sosial mobilitet) på vei oppover på sjekkerenput the make on (amer.) forsøke å sjekke oppII1) lage, tilberede, fremstille, produsere, skape, danne2) ( om klær e.l.) sy, strikke3) ( om noe skriftlig) skrive4) ( om seng) re (opp)5) ( med adjektiv) gjøre, få til å bli6) gjøre til, utnevne til, utpeke til7) tvinge til, få til, la8) tjene, tjene inn, innbringe9) bli, være, danne, utgjøre10) ( om beregning eller tolkning) anslå til, tolke som, forstå som• what do we make of this?11) fastsette til, bestemme til, sette til, beramme til12) ( om distanse) tilbakelegge, kjøre, gå13) nå (i tide), rekke, komme frem til14) (amer., hverdagslig) bli, avansere til15) ( om tidevann) komme inn, sette inn, tiltabe as... as they make them være så...som man kan få blittbe made of money ( hverdagslig) være laget av pengerbe made up of bestå avhave (got) it made ( hverdagslig) være sikret suksessmake after ( gammeldags) sette etter, følge ettermake against være en ulempe for, tale imotmake as if eller make as though late som om, gjøre mine til å...make a speech holde en talemake at løpe motangripe, slå etter, hytte tilmake away stikke, dramake away with stikke av med, forsvinne medgjøre ende på, kvitte seg med, rydde av veien, ta livet avmake believe late sommake do klare seg, greie segmake do and mend klare seg med det man harmake down clothes ( hverdagslig) sy om klærmake for søke seg til, dra til, styre mot, begi seg til, gå til, skynde seg til, løpe motoverfalle, angripe, gå løs påfremme, bidra til, støtte, lede tilmake good innfri, virkeliggjøre, gjøre alvor av, gjennomføreholde\/innfri et løftekomme seg unna\/unnslippe(amer.) godtgjøre, erstatte, dekke, gjøre opp for (seg), betale for seg( hverdagslig) lykkes, gjøre det bra, ha hellet med seg, gjøre suksess, gjøre det stort• he went to Canada, where he soon made goodhan dro til Canada, hvor han raskt gjorde suksessmake into ( om forandring) gjøre (om) til, forvandle til, omarbeide tilmake it lykkes, klare segmake it up (with) forsones (med), bli venner igjen (med), gjøre opp (med)make it with somebody ( slang) ligge med noenmake light of bagatellisere, ta lett på, slå bortmake like (amer.) late sommake off stikke av, rømmemake or break være eller ikke være, briste eller bæremake out skrive ut, utstedetyde, oppfatte, skjelne, seforstå, fatte, begripe, forstå seg på, bli klok påpåstå, hevde, fremstille som, gi seg ut forklare seg, lykkes, trivesmake peace slutte fredmake short of long kort sagtmake someone's day gi noen en fin dag, gi noen en minneverdig dag gjøre noen glad, glede noenmake the most of få mest mulig ut av, utnytte så godt som mulig, dra størst mulig nytte av, gjøre (et) stort nummer (ut) avmake time finne tid, ta seg tidmake time with (amer.) flørte medmake to gjøre tegn til å...make towards gå til, føre til, lede til, styre mot, begi seg til, skynde seg til, løpe motmake up utgjøre, danne, skape sette sammen, lage (i stand), sette opp, opprette, skrivefinne på, dikte opp, lyve opplage (i stand), tilberede, gjøre ferdig, sette sammen, røre sammenpakke innsminke, maskere (teater)gjøre opp, avsluttefylle ut, komplettere, dekke(amer., universitet) gå om igjen, kontinuere, ta (om) igjen ( typografi) brekke om gjøre opp, bli venner igjenmake up (for) erstatte, godtgjøre, ta igjen, oppveiemake up one's mind bestemme segmake up to somebody smiske for noen -
14 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne, ville2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne, burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) makt, styrke, kraft- mighty- mightily
- mightinessmaktIsubst. \/maɪt\/ ( litterært)1) styrke, kraft2) makt, veldemight makes\/is right makt er rettwith all one's might eller (with) might and main av alle krefter, av all kraftIIverb (pretritum av may) \/maɪt\/ ( hjelpeverb)1) ( uttrykk for mulighet eller tillatelse i indirekte tale) kunne, hadde2) ( i uttrykk for mulighet basert på en betingelse som ikke er oppfylt) ville, hadde (kanskje)• we might have been there now, had we taken the new roadvi hadde kanskje vært der nå, hvis vi hadde tatt den nye veien3) ( i uttrykk for misnøye med at noe ikke ble gjort) kunne, burde• you might have done that for me!• she might at least have waited!4) ( i uttrykk for oppfordring eller anmodning) kunne, ville5) (hverdagslig, uttrykk for mulighet) kan, kunne6) (hverdagslig, om tillatelse) kan, kunne• might I ask a question?7) ville, skulle, måtte, kunnejeg håpet han skulle\/ville lykkes• I changed my seat, so that I might hear betteras quickly as might be så fort som muligas the case might be alt etter omstendighetenewho might you be? og hvem er så du? -
15 notably
1) (in particular: Several people offered to help, notably Mrs Brown.) særlig, i sær2) (in a noticeable way: Her behaviour was notably different from usual.) merkbartsærligadv. \/ˈnəʊtəblɪ\/1) særskilt, særlig, især, spesielt• other countries supported the action, notably Britain and the USA2) merkbart, påfallende, på en slående måte -
16 plum
(a type of fruit, usually dark-red or purple, with a stone in the centre.) plommeplommeIsubst. \/plʌm\/1) plomme2) ( også plum tree) plommetre3) ( brukt i matlaging) rosin4) plommefarge, mørklilla farge5) ( hverdagslig) lekkerbisken, godbit, ettertraktet rolle, ettertraktet stilling6) ( gammeldags slang) 100 000 pundIIadj. \/plʌm\/1) plomme-2) plommefarget, rødlilla, mørklilla3) ( om konsistens) myk, lett -
17 redress
rə'dres 1. verb(to set right or compensate for: The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.) bøte på, erstatte2. noun((money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done.) erstatninghjelp--------oppreisning--------skadeserstatningIsubst. \/rɪˈdres\/1) erstatning2) gjenopprettelse, oppreisningIIverb \/rɪˈdres\/1) avhjelpe, råde bot på2) erstatte, gjenopprette, restituereredress a wound skifte bandasje på et sårredress someone's wrongs gi noen oppreisning -
18 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) si opp, gå av, melde seg ut2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) avfinne seg med, bøye seg for•- resigned Iverb \/ˌriːˈsaɪn\/undertegne på nyttIIverb \/rɪˈzaɪn\/1) trekke seg, avstå fra, frasi seg, oppgi2) overlate3) finne seg i, avfinne seg med, resignere4) si opp, melde seg ut av5) hengi seg til, gi etter (for)resign from trekke seg fra, si fra seg, gå ut avresign\/leave office se ➢ office -
19 resistance
1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) motstand2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) motstandsdyktighet, resistens3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) motstandimmunitet--------motstandsubst. \/rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns\/1) motstand, motstandskraft2) vegring3) ( medisin) resistens4) ( elektrisitet) motstandmake\/offer resistance gjøre motstand, stritte imot, sette seg på bakbenapassive resistance passiv motstandpower of resistance motstandskrafttake\/choose\/follow the line of least resistance følge\/velge minste motstands vei -
20 show
ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise (fram)2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synes, kunne ses3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) utstille, (fram)vise, gå4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge, vise rundt6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise, demonstrere7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (be)vise8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) forestilling, utstilling, show2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) oppvisning, forevisning3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) skinn av, det å late som4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) (for) syns skyld5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) oppvisning, forsøk•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show upbevise--------godtgjøre--------presentere--------utstilling--------viseIsubst. \/ʃəʊ\/1) forestilling, utstilling, oppvisning, fremvisning2) skue, syn3) ytre glans, pomp (og prakt), juggel4) skinn, utseende, tegn5) (medisin, før fødsel) tegning (blanding av slim og blod)6) ( hverdagslig) greie, affære, historie7) (amer. og austr. hverdagslig) sjansebe all over the show være en salig røre, være et eneste rotfor show for syns skyldget the show on the road ( hverdagslig) komme i gang med (det hele)om vi ikke kommer i gang, vil planene bli foreldetgive the show away slippe katten ut av sekken, avsløre altgood show ( gammeldags) bravo, fintbe just for show være bare skuespillmake a fine show ta seg bra ut, gjøre en god figurmake a poor show ta seg dårlig ut, gjøre en dårlig\/slett figurmake a show of gjøre et stort nummer av, stille til skue skilte med late som, gi seg ut formake a show of oneself være latterlig, dumme seg utput up a good show gjøre det bra, klare seg fintrun the show ha styringen, lede hele greiaunder a show of under skinn avIIverb ( showed - shown eller showed) \/ʃəʊ\/1) vise (frem)• show me the money!2) (la) vise seg, (la) synes3) utstille, fremvise4) legge for dagen, vise, avsløre5) angi, vise, indikere6) vise (veien), følge, ledsage7) påvise, bevise8) ( hverdagslig) dukke opp, komme9) (amer.) forklaring: bli nr 3 eller bedre i et løpit goes to show that det viser bare atshow a leg ( hverdagslig) komme seg opp (av sengen) sette fart, få opp fartenshow fight ( overført) flekke tenner, reise bust, vise klør gjøre motstand, sette seg til motvergeshow off briljere, skape seg, gjøre seg viktigshow one's face vise seg (offentlig)show one's hand ( overført) legge kortene på bordetshow somebody his place ( overført) sette noen på plassshow somebody in vise noen inn, føre noen inn, be noen komme inn• show him in!show somebody out følge (noen) ut vise noen dørenshow somebody over\/round vise noen rundtshow somebody the door vise en døren, kaste en utshow something off vise frem noe (i stolthet), briljere med noe, briske seg med noe• do you have to show off your knowledge?vise noe, fremheve noeshow something\/somebody up gjøre noe(n) klart synlig, vise noe avsløre noeshow up synes tydelig, være tydelig( hverdagslig) vise seg, dukke opp, kommetime will show det vil tiden vise
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