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41 pat
pæt 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) klatt2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappe3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) parat, på rede håndklappIsubst. \/pæt\/1) klapp, lett slag2) klatt, klump3) ( også cowpat) kuruke4) ( om lyd) tripping, tassing, lett tromming5) (amer.) dansemelodi, danserytmea pat on the back ( overført) en klapp på skulderen, en liten oppmuntringIIverb \/pæt\/1) slå lett på2) klappe3) glatte (på)4) slå lett, tromme5) trippe, gå lettpat a ball stusse en ball (med håndflaten)pat down glatte, sletteIIIadj. \/pæt\/1) fiks og ferdig2) beleilig, akkurat i rette øyeblikk3) passende4) treffende5) (altfor) lettvintIVadv. \/pæt\/1) parat, på rede hånd2) omgående, prompte• the story came pat, but wasn't convincinghistorien kom prompte, men var ikke overbevisendehave a thing (off) pat kunne noe på fingrene, kunne noe utenat, kunne noe på rams -
42 crest
krest1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) kam, (fjær)topp2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) bølge-/fjelltopp3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) hjelmkam, fjærbusk4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) våpenskjold, familievåpen, bumerke•- crestedspiss--------topp--------toppunktIsubst. \/krest\/1) fjærtopp (på fugler), kam (på hane)2) åskam, bakkekam3) bølgekam4) ( på hest) halskam, man5) ( heraldikk) familievåpen, våpenskjold6) ( historisk) hjelm, fjærbusk (på hjelm)7) krone, topp, øverste kant8) ( overført) høydepunktcrest of tooth ( mekanikk) tannkant (på tannhjul)be (riding) on the crest of the wave stå på sitt livs høydepunkt, ha fått vind i seileneIIverb \/krest\/1) krone, danne kronen på, danne toppen på2) nå toppen av (f.eks. et fjell)3) ( om bølger) danne kammer eller skumtopper -
43 friction
'frikʃən1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) gnidning, friksjon2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) gnidningsmotstand, friksjon3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) gnisninger, små uoverensstemmelserfriksjonsubst. \/ˈfrɪkʃ(ə)n\/1) friksjon2) ( overført) friksjon, gnisning, motsetning, spenning -
44 hat
hæt(a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) hatt, hodeplagg- hatter- hat trick
- keep something under one's hat
- keep under one's hat
- pass/send round the hat
- take one's hat off to
- talk through one's hathattIsubst. \/hæt\/1) hatt, lue2) ( også cardinal's hat, red hat) kardinalhatt3) kardinalverdighet4) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: rang, grad eller stilling blant flere som innehas av en person• which hat is he wearing now?at the drop of a hat på et øyeblikks varselbad hat ( hverdagslig) dårlig fyr, slyngel, dårlig korteat one's hat ( hverdagslig) bli svært overrasket (hvis noe bestemt inntreffer), spise hatten ens• if he wins the competition, I'll eat my hat!hvis han vinner konkurransen, skal jeg spise hatten min!hang up one's hat slutte, gi opp, legge ned arbeidethard hat vernehjelm ( hverdagslig) bygningsarbeider, anleggsarbeider (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) høyrereaksjonærhat in hand med lua i håndenhats off to... (overført, som uttrykk for beundring) hatten av for...keep something under one's hat ( hverdagslig) holde noe for seg selv, ikke snakke om noe, holde noe hemmeligmy hat ( hverdagslig) du verden, så sanneligold hat ( hverdagslig) gammelt nytt ute, umoderne, gammeldags, foreldet, avleggsopera hat flosshatt, forklaring: høy, svart silkehatt til å slå sammenpull something out of a hat velge noe på måfå, trekke noe opp av hatten skje som ved et trylleslagsoft felt hat myk hatt, filthatttake off one's hat to... eller raise one's hat to... ( overført) ta av seg hatten for... hilse påtalk through one's hat ( hverdagslig) snakke tull, bløffe, skryte, vrøvle, bruke store ordthrow one's hat in(to) the ring stille som kandidat (i konkurranse), være med i en konkurranse ta en utfordringtop hat høy hatt, flosshatttouch one's hat hilse (ved å føre hånden til hatten)IIverb \/hæt\/ikle seg hatt -
45 buffet
I 1. noun(a blow with the hand or fist: a buffet on the side of the head.) puff, støt, slag2. verb1) (to strike with the fist.) slå med neven2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.) puffe, dytte, skumpeII 1. 'bufei, ]( American) bə'fei noun1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.) kafeteria(disk), jernbanerestaurant, kafeteriavogn2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.) koldtbord2. adjectivea buffet supper.) koldtbord-bar--------skjenkIsubst. \/ˈbʌfɪt\/puff, støt, slag (også overført)IIsubst. \/ˈbʊfeɪ\/, amer.: \/bəˈfeɪ\/, \/ˌbʊˈfeɪ\/1) ( møbel) buffet, skjenk2) ( restaurant) serveringsdisk, disk, buffet3) ( matlaging) stående buffetbuffet car ( jernbane) bistrovogn, spisevognIIIverb \/ˈbʌfɪt\/1) dytte, skumpe, puffe, støte, fare ille med2) kjempe med, kjempe motbe buffeted by something bli skamfert av noe, bli plaget av noe (over lengre tid) -
46 horn
ho:n1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) horn2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) horn3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) horn-4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) horn5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) (bil)horn6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) blåseinstrument, horn7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) valthorn•- horned- - horned
- hornyhorn--------trompetIsubst. \/hɔːn\/1) ( zoologi) horn, antenne, følehorn2) horn, bein, beinsubstans, hornsubstans3) ( om lyd e.l.) bilhorn, tåkelur4) ( musikk) horn, messingblåseinstrument5) forklaring: horn eller hornformet redskap som drikkehorn, krutthorn e.l.6) forklaring: redskap laget av horn eller opprinnelig laget av horn, som skohorn, fingerbøl, skje e.l.7) (hverdagslig, jazz) instrument, horn (om alle slags instrumenter)8) trakt, tut (på gammeldags grammofon)9) ( på måneskive) spiss13) (britisk, vulgært) ståpikk14) (amer., hverdagslig) telefon• that lady is on the horn again!16) (radio, slang) høyttaler18) (urmakerfaget, i engelsk ankergang)forklaring: en av to tinder i gaffel som skal berøre anslagsstiften19) forklaring: hornformet utspring eller fremspringbe on the horns of a dilemma befinne seg i et dilemmablow one's own horn (amer., hverdagslig) skryte, være stor i kjeftendraw in one's horns ( overført) stramme livreimen ta det roligere, slå ned fartenIIverb \/hɔːn\/1) sette horn på, utstyre med horn2) stange, spidde med horn3) ( overført) gjøre til hanrei, sette horn (i pannen) på4) (sjøfart, skipsbygging) forklaring: bygge skrog eller skott i riktig vinkel opp fra kjølen ved å ta beddingens skråing med i beregningenhorn in (on) trenge seg inn (på)horn in kaste inn, slenge inn -
47 leader
1) (a person who is in front or goes first: The fourth runner is several miles behind the leaders.) leder, førstemann2) (a person who is the head of, organizes or is in charge (of something): The leader of the expedition is a scientist.) leder3) (an article in a newspaper etc written to express the opinions of the editor.) lederartikkelfører--------ledersubst. \/ˈliːdə\/1) leder, fører, sjef, formann, anfører, oppmann2) foregangsmann, forkjemper3) ( musikk) konsertmester, dirigent (amer.)4) ( musikk) forsanger5) ( avis) leder, spissartikkel6) ( EDB) startsone7) ( bygg) nedfallsrør, takrenne, nedløpsrør8) ( jus) førsteadvokat9) ( mekanikk) føring, ledeskinne11) (amer., fiske) fortom16) ( boktrykking) utpunktering, punktert linje18) ( gruvedrift) utløperrun out with leader ( typografi) utpunktere -
48 marshal
1. noun1) (an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.) marskalk2) ((American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts.) rettstjener3) ((American) the head of a police or fire department.) politimester, brannsjef2. verb1) (to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order: Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts.) organisere, ordne2) (to lead or show the way to: We marshalled the whole group into a large room.) lede, være guide formarskalkIsubst. \/ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l\/1) ( militærvesen) marskalk, feltmarskalk2) marskalk, seremonimester3) (britisk, også judge's marshal) dommerfullmektig4) ordensmann, vakt (ved sportsarrangementer e.l.)5) (amer.) sheriff, forklaring: politisjef i et større distrikt, politimester6) (amer.) brannsjefIIverb \/ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l\/1) stille opp, samle (tropper, soldater)2) ordne, bringe orden i, organisere3) føre, lede (ved mottakelser e.l.)4) ( heraldikk) anordnemarshal facts få fakta på plassmarshal one's forces ( overført) samle styrkemarshal one's thoughts samle tankenemarshal the forces samle troppene -
49 parting
1) (the act of leaving someone, saying goodbye etc: Their final parting was at the station.) avskjed2) (a line dividing hair brushed in opposite directions on the head.) midt-/sideskillavskjed--------delingsubst. \/ˈpɑːtɪŋ\/1) avskjed2) skill (i håret)3) ( om sted) skille4) deling, skilling5) bortgang, død6) separering, atskillelsebe at the parting of the ways ( også overført) stå ved et veiskilleget a piece of parting advice få et ord med på veien, ta endelig farvel med noe\/noenthe hour of parting avskjedsstundmake a parting lage (en) skill i håreton parting ved avskjedenthe parting of the ways veiskillet, der hvor veiene skillesparting shot ( overført) (drepende) sluttreplikk -
50 Pat
pæt 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) klatt2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappe3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) parat, på rede håndklappsubst. \/pæt\/1) forkortelse for Patricia, Patrick2) ire, irlending -
51 skip
skip 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) hoppe2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) hoppe tau3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) hoppe over2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) hopphopp--------sprettIsubst. \/skɪp\/1) hopp, sprang2) forklaring: det at man hopper over noe når man leser3) ( maling) helligdagsflekk (område eller flekk man utilsiktet hopper over når man maler)4) ( edb) papirkast, sprangIIsubst. \/skɪp\/1) gruvedrift, kullheis, malmheis2) ( bygg) søppelcontainer, transportbeholder3) kjerre, tralleIIIsubst. \/skɪp\/( i curling og bowling) (lag)kaptein, skipIVsubst. \/skɪp\/austr., nedsettende, forkortelse for skippy)forklaring: australier av britisk opprinnelseVverb \/skɪp\/1) ( også overført) hoppe, springe• do you have to skip from one subject to another?2) hoppe tau3) ( hverdagslig) stikke, reise4) ( hverdagslig) stikke av, fordufte5) ( overført) hoppe over (noe)6) hoppe over, springe over7) ikke møte opp, gå glipp av8) kaste smutt9) ( elektronikk) hoppe overskip about hoppe omkringskip a class in school (amer.) hoppe over en klasseskip a school class (amer.) skulke en timeskip over hoppe over, springe overskip through bla gjennom -
52 soft
soft1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) myk, bløt2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) myk, bløt3) (not loud: a soft voice.) dempet, lav, svak4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) svak, myk, dempet5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) mild6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) alkoholfri; brus7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) feig•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot formild--------mykIsubst. \/sɒft\/1) noe som er mykt, noe(n) som er ettergivende2) myk del, bløt del3) mykhet, bløthet, ettergivenhetIIadj. \/sɒft\/1) myk, bløt2) dempet, svak, myk3) mild, behagelig, lun, blid4) (om språklyd, ikke vitenskapelig term) bløt, stemt5) ( hverdagslig) lett, makelig, behagelig6) ( overført) svak, veik, slapp, pyset, bløt(hjertet), ettergivendehan begynner å bli bløthjertet \/ har har mistet grepetas soft as velvet myk\/bløt som fløyel, fløyelsmyka soft touch (hverdagslig, om person) dumsnill, lettlurt, lett å håndterebe soft on\/about someone være småforelsket i noen, sverme for noen være ettergivende overfor noenhave a soft spot for være glad i, være svak forsoft focus ( fotografi) softfokusbilde, myk\/lett\/sløret (skarphets)innstillingsoft in the head ( hverdagslig) bløt på pæra, sprø, galsoft radiation ( fysikk) bløtstrålet, ikke gjennomtrengende strålingsoft voice dempet stemmesoft weather godvær, mildværsoft winter mild vintersoft words milde ordIIIadv. \/sɒft\/1) mykt, dempet, mildt, stille2) sakteIVinterj. \/sɒft\/ ( gammeldags)1) stille, tyst, hysj2) sakte -
53 thump
1. noun((the sound of) a heavy blow or hit: They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.) dunk, tungt slag2. verb(to hit, move or fall with, or make, a dull, heavy noise.) slå med noe tungt, hamre løsIsubst. \/θʌmp\/dunk, slag, støtIIverb \/θʌmp\/1) dunke (på), hamre (på), dundre (på)2) banke på, slå på3) ( hverdagslig) slå (sønder og sammen)4) stampe, gå tungtthump at\/on hamre\/banke\/slå påthump one's chest ( også overført) slå seg på brystetthump out something hamre frem noe -
54 affair
ə'feə1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) sak, begivenhet, affære2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) sak, greie3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) sak, anliggende4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) kjærlighetsforholdaffære--------forretning--------sak--------tingsubst. \/əˈfeə\/1) anliggende, sak, affæredet er\/blir min egen sak2) hendelse, historie3) sak, greie, dings4) kjærlighetsforholdaffair of honour duellaffairs forhold, anliggender, forretningeraffairs of state statsanliggenderas affairs stand som forholdene er\/ligger an, som saken stårat the head of affairs i spissen (for det hele)current affairs aktuelle spørsmål, aktuelle problemereconomic affairs finanssaker, finansaffærerforeign affairs utenrikssakerhave an affair with ha et forhold til, ha en kjærlighetsaffære medmind one's own affairs passe sine egne sakerpublic affairs offentlige anliggenderstate of affairs sakens tilstand, slik\/som forholdene er -
55 jerk
‹ə:k 1. noun(a short, sudden movement: We felt a jerk as the train started.) rykk, støt2. verb(to move with a jerk or jerks: He grasped my arm and jerked me round; The car jerked to a halt.) rykke i/til, gjøre et rykk- jerky- jerkily
- jerkinessrykk--------rykkeIsubst. \/dʒɜːk\/1) rykk, napp, støt, puff, kast, sleng2) trekning, krampetrekning3) (spesielt amer., slang) dumskalle, fjols, tosk4) ( i vektløfting) støt5) (amer., hverdagslig, også soda jerk) ekspeditør i isbargive a jerk rykke (til), nappewith a jerk med et rykkIIverb \/dʒɜːk\/1) rykke (til), kaste, slenge, støte, puffe2) ( overført) vekke (opp)3) ( vektløfting) støte4) (amer., hverdagslig) mikse (iskrem og brus), arbeide i en isbar5) (amer., om kjøtt) skjære i strimler og soltørkejerk along humpe avgårdejerk off (amer., vulgært, særlig om menn) runke, onanerejerk out si stakkåndet, si støtvis• «there's... been an... accident» he jerked out«det... har hendt en... ulykke» sa han stakkåndet -
56 minister
'ministə 1. noun1) (a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church: He is a minister in the Presbyterian church.) prest2) ((the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government: the Minister for Education.) -minister, statsråd2. verb((with to) to give help (to): She ministered to his needs.) sørge for, yte hjelp til- ministryminister--------statsrådIsubst. \/ˈmɪnɪstə\/1) ( politikk eller diplomati) minister, statsråd, sendemann2) ( kirkelig) prest (spesielt i Skottland eller frikirkelig, i USA protestantisk)3) ( gammeldags) tjener, redskap, hjelper, formidlera minister of God en herrens tjenerminister of religion ( protestantisk) prestminister of resident ( diplomati) ministerresidentforklaring: minister med rang under departementssjefminister without portfolio statsråd uten portefølje, statsråd uten eget departementIIverb \/ˈmɪnɪstə\/1) hjelpe, yte hjelp, tjene2) ( gammeldags) gi, yte3) sørge for, bidra til4) ( kirkelig) forrette, officiere (katolsk)5) ( kirkelig) tjeneminister to hjelpe, gå til hånde sørge for, bidra til, lede tilminister to a congregation tjene som prest i en menighetminister to somebody's comfort sørge for noens velvære, bidra til noens trivsel -
57 slog
sloɡ 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) slå hardt2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) streve/arbeide seg framover3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) slite/arbeide hardt2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) slit2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) hardt slagIsubst. \/slɒɡ\/1) (spes. om cricket) hardt slag2) slavearbeid, slit3) forklaring: hard og slitsom marsjIIverb \/slɒɡ\/1) ( sport) smelle til, slå hardt, treffe hardt2) slite, streve, henge i med3) traske, slepe seg fremslog it out sloss hardt gi hard konkurranse -
58 stun
past tense, past participle - stunned; verb1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) slå i svime/bevisstløs2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) sjokkere, lamslå•- stunningoverveldeIsubst. \/stʌn\/1) bedøvende slag2) sjokk(tilstand), lamslått tilstandin a stun bedøvet sjokkert, lamslåttIIverb \/stʌn\/1) bedøve2) slå bevisstløs, svimeslå3) ( overført) gjøre målløs, lamslå, svimeslå, sjokkeremåten han snakket på, gjorde publikum målløse -
59 temple
I 'templ noun(a building in which people worship, usually as part of a non-Christian religion: a Greek/Hindu temple.) tempelII 'templ noun(either of the flat parts of the head at the side of the forehead: The stone hit him on the temple.) tinningtempelIsubst. \/ˈtempl\/1) tempel2) helligdom3) (amer.) synagoge4) (amer.) mormonerkirkeIIsubst. \/ˈtempl\/( anatomi) tinning -
60 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) (tre)stamme2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) kiste, stor koffert3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) snabel4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) kropp5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) bagasjerom•- trunksbagasjerom--------koffert--------kropp--------snabel--------stammesubst. \/trʌŋk\/1) (tre)stamme2) torso, (over)kropp3) hovedlinje, hoveddel, hovedgren4) (stor) koffert, trunk5) (amer., i bil) bagasjerom6) ( zoologi) (elefant)snabel7) ( slang) nese8) ( anatomi) hovedstamme, nervestamme9) ( arkitektur) (søyle)skaft11) (amer., telekommunikasjon) samband, sambandslinjetrunks gymshorts badebukser underbukser telefonsentral for fjernvalg
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By the head — By By (b[imac]), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b[=i], big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. b[=i], G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. amfi . E. prefix be is orig. the same word. [root]203. See pref. {Be }.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to go over the head of a person — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English