one for something

verb. take something off one's hands verb. [f.eks. en byrde] disencumber

one's heart bleeds (for something or somebody)

subst. contempt (f.eks. show one's contempt for something, he had nothing but contempt for it) subst. disdain, scorn, scornfulness (med forakt) with contempt, contemptuously (f.eks.

treat somebody with contempt (el. contemptuously

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subst. hand, handwriting (på tredje hånd) third hand, on third hand, at third hand (dø for egen hånd) take one's own life, die by one's own hand (en fast hånd) a steady hand, a firm hand (gi med rund hånd) give generously (gi noen en hjelpende hånd) lend someone a hand (gi noen sin hånd) give one's hand in marriage (gjøre noe for hånd) do something by hand (kortspill) (ha en sterk hånd) have a good hand (in a card game) (kortspill) (ha en svak hånd) have a bad hand (in a card game) (ha noen i sin hule hånd) have somebody in the palm of one's hands (knyttet hånd) fist, clenched fist (leselig hånd) legible hand (ligge på høyre hånd) be on the right-hand side (med kyndig hånd) skilfully, expertly (med sin frie hånd) with one's free hand (ekteskap til venstre hånd) morganatic marriage (på egen hånd) by oneself, on one's own (på første hånd) at first hand, on the best authority (på høyre hånd) on the right hand (side of something) (på venstre hånd) on the left hand (side of something) (på rede hånd) at hand (rekke frem hånd) offer to shake hands, hold out one's hand (rekke noen hånd) offer someone one's hand, shake hands with somebody (rekke opp hånd) raise one's hand (sikker hånd) firm hand (toe sine hender) wash one's hands (f.eks.

of a particular act

) (uleselig hånd) illegible handwriting (under hånden) secretly, underhandedly, privately, confidentially (uten å røre en hånd) without lifting a finger (være noens høyre hånd) be someone's right-hand (person)

subst. love (f.eks.

the love of one's country, of one's children or mate, his love of poetry

) subst. affection (f.eks.

he had a great affection for his pupils

) subst. [ nestekjærlighet] charity subst. [slikkeri, kjærlighet på pinne] lollipopp, lolly (US) candy, sucker (av kjærlighet) for love (f.eks.

do something for love

) (dø av ulykkelig kjærlighet) die of a broken heart (forsmådd kjærlighet) unrequited love (fysisk kjærlighet) physical love, carnal love, bodily love (gjengjeldt kjærlighet) reciprocated love (gjengjelde kjærlighet) return someone's love, love someone back (hun var hans store kjærlighet) she was his great love (el. the great love of his life el. the one and only for him) (platonisk kjærlighet) platonic love (tro, håp og kjærlighet) faith, hope, and charity (uhell i spill, hell i kjærlighet) unlucky at cards, lucky in love (ulykkelig kjærlighet) unrequited love, unhappy love affair (vinne ens kjærlighet) win somebody's love, gain somebody s affection

(ha noe på samvittigheten) on one's conscience, have something to answer for, have something on one's mind

verb. [ regulere] regulate verb. (noe som er i uorden) arrange, put in order, adjust (f.eks.

adjust one's clothes

) verb. straighten up (f.eks.

straighten up one's tie

) verb. [ reparere] fix, repair verb. (en tvist) adjust verb. arrange (f.eks.

arrange the books alphabetically

) verb. (et lån) negotiate verb. [rydde, pynte] tidy, tidy up verb. (anbringe i en bestemt orden) arrange (f.eks.

something alphabetically, the flowers in groups

) verb. (gjeld) settle, square (f.eks.

an account

) verb. (noe som er i uorden) arrange, rearrange, adjust (f.eks.

he adjusted his tie; adjust one's clothes

) verb. (papirer, brev, etc. i mapper, kartoteker) file verb. (skaffe ved planlegging e.l.) arrange (f.eks.

a compromise, a programme, a schedule, a settlement

) (NB can you arrange to be here at verb. (ta seg av) see to (f.eks.

I'll see to that!

) verb. (treffe bestemmelse om) settle (f.eks.

the future of the school system; that is for him to settle

) verb. [ organisere] organize (f.eks.

the financial system; the book is organized according to the following plan

) verb. [ regulere] regulate (f.eks.

ordne lønningsforholdene regulate wages; regulate conditions within the coal industry

) verb. [ sortere] sort (f.eks.

one's cards

) verb. [ klare] straighten out (f.eks.

a difficulty, one's affairs, one's finances

) verb. US: fix (f.eks.

fix one's hair

) (det skal vi nok ordne) we'll see to that!, we'll take care of that!, that will be all right!

verb. [ be om] ask for (f.eks.

he asked for three days' respite

), ask (f.eks.

too much, give what he asks

) verb. [ kreve] demand (f.eks.

demand an immediate answer, demand a free passage for the troops

) verb. [ med rettslig el. moralsk begrunnelse] claim (f.eks.

claim damages, claim something as one's due

) verb. [ som betaling] charge (f.eks.

what did he charge you?, he charged (me

) £5), T ask (f.eks.

what did they ask for it?

) verb. [ bestemt kreve] insist on (f.eks.

he insisted on being paid at once, they insist on our leaving the house

)

subst. [ for dør] bolt subst. [ bolteslå] barrel-bolt subst. (beslag) [ reile] dead bolt subst. [bom, skranke] bar verb. [ gi et slag] beat, hit, strike verb. [ støte] strike, hit, knock (f.eks.

one's foot against a stone

), punch (f.eks.

somebody on the nose

) verb. [gress, o.l.] mow (f.eks.

the grass, the lawn

), cut (f.eks.

the grass, the hay

) verb. [ beseire] beat (f.eks.

beat the enemy, Oxford beat Cambridge

), vanquish, defeat (f.eks.

an army, another candidate

) verb. [ overgå] beat (f.eks.

you won't easily beat that, as a story-teller he beats all his contemporaries

) verb. [om hjerte, puls] beat, throb verb. [ feste med slag] fasten (with a hammer), nail, fix (f.eks.

a lid on a box

) verb. [ prege] strike (f.eks.

a coin, a medal

) verb. [ knytte] tie, wrap verb. [ om ur] strike (f.eks.

the clock struck two, I heard the clock strike

) verb. [om maskin, banke] knock (f.eks.

the engine is knocking badly

) verb. [ gjøre inntrykk på] strike (f.eks.

what struck me most was its height, it struck me that he was behaving very oddly

) verb. [ sangfugl] sing, warble verb. [kaste, særl terninger] throw (f.eks.

he threw three sixes

) verb. [gjøre, lage] make, form verb. [lage lyd, f.eks. vinduer] strike, bang verb. [ tauverk] lay (f.eks.

a rope

) verb. [helle, øse] pour, throw, dash (f.eks. water on something verb. [ stemple] stamp verb. [ signalere] beat (f.eks.

the reveille, the retreat

), (mar.: på telegrafen) signal (f.eks.

an order

) verb. [ tegne] draw (f.eks.

a circle, a line

) verb. [ sparke bakut] kick, lash out verb. [i kricket o.l.] bat (f.eks.

he batted for two hours

) verb. [slenge, daske] flap (f.eks.

trousers flapping about his feet, the sail flapped in the wind

) verb. [ sprelle] leap (f.eks.

the fish are leaping

) verb. [ strømme ut] pour (f.eks.

smoke and flames poured out of the machine

), se også ndf.: slå ud verb. [ om gevær] recoil, (tale:) kick verb. [om rovfugl: slå ned] swoop, pounce verb. [ i veving] beat up verb. [i seiling, baute] tack, come about (under lås og slå) under lock and key