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1 overwork
əuvə'wə:k(the act of working too hard: It's overwork that made him ill.) for hardt arbeid, overanstrengelseIsubst. betydning 1: \/ˈəʊvəwɜːk\/, betydning 2: \/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk\/1) overtidsarbeid, ekstraarbeid2) overarbeidelse, overanstrengelse (på grunn av for mye eller for hardt arbeid)IIverb \/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk\/1) overanstrenge2) overanstrenge seg, arbeide for hardt, slite for hardt på, tyne3) forklaring: være for voldsomt utarbeidet eller være for grundig gjennomførtbe overworked være utslitt, være overanstrengt være for grundig gjennomført være i for hyppig brukoverwork oneself overanstrenge seg -
2 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) dø, omkomme2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) (for)svinne, slokne, dø ut3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) være sugen på, lengte etter•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) pregestempelIII see dicedø--------terningIsubst. (flertall i betydning 1:e, flertall i betydning 2, 3 og 4: dies) \/daɪ\/1) terning2) ( arkitektur) sokkel, fot3) pregestempel, myntstempel, papirstempel4) matrise, form, stansejern, presse5) ( mekanikk) gjengeskjæreras straight as a die tvers igjennom hederligdies and taps ( mekanikk) snittverktøythe die is cast terningen er kastetIIverb \/daɪ\/1) dø2) ( også overført) avgå ved døden, omkomme3) stupe, falle4) dø ut, dø hen, visne hen, stilne (av), slukne5) omkomme, forulykke6) opphøre (å eksistere)7) slutte å fungere, stoppe8) glemmes, bli glemtbe dying for ønske noe veldig sterktdie back (om plante, e.l.) visne ned (til roten)die down\/away dø bort, slukne, avta (om plante, e.l.) visne ned (til roten)die for gå i døden for, dø fordie hard selge seg dyrt, ikke gi seg, være seiglivetdie in harness dø før pensjonsalderendie off dø én etter én, dø bortdie on one's feet ( hverdagslig) dø brått, dø for tidligdie on someone (hverdagslig, om tekniske ting) slutte å funke, dø• help, my computer just died on me!hjelp, datamaskinen min sluttet nettopp å funke( hverdagslig) sovne i andres selskap dø fra noendie on the vine tidlig vise seg å være mislykketdie out dø utnever say die gi aldri opp, man skal aldri si aldrito die for ( hverdagslig) dødsgod, dødsbra, til å dø for, utrolig god, utrolig bra• mmm, this ice cream really is to die for!mmm, denne isen er virkelig dødsgod! -
3 impair
im'peə(to damage, weaken or make less good: He was told that smoking would impair his health.) skade, svekke, forverreverb \/ɪmˈpeə\/svekke, skade, forringe -
4 jaded
'‹eidid((of eg a person or his interest, appetite etc) worn out and made tired and dull.) utslitt, utkjørt, trett og blasertadj. \/ˈdʒeɪdɪd\/1) utslitt, utmattet, utkjørt2) redusert, nedsatt3) trett, blasert, lei
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overwork — o‧ver‧work [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk ǁ ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk] noun [uncountable] when someone works too much or too hard: • What kinds of health problems accompany the stress from overwork? overworked adjective : • Workers here feel underpaid and overworked. * * * Ⅰ.… … Financial and business terms
overwork — [ō΄vər wʉrk′, ō′vər wʉrk΄] vt. 1. to work or use to excess [to overwork a horse; to overwork an excuse] 2. to decorate the surface of 3. to make very excited or nervous vi. to work too hard or too long n. 1. work that is severe or burdensome 2 … English World dictionary
Overwork — O ver*work , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overworked}or {Overwrought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overworking}.] 1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill too… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overwork — O ver*work , n. Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overwork — O ver*work , v. i. To work too much, or beyond one s strength. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwork — index exploit (take advantage of), harass, misemploy, mistreat, overload, persecute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burt … Law dictionary
overwork — (v.) to cause to work too hard, 1520s, from OVER (Cf. over) + WORK (Cf. work) (v.). O.E. oferwiercan meant to work all over, i.e. to decorate the whole surface of. Related: Overworked; overworking … Etymology dictionary
overwork — ► VERB 1) work or cause to work too hard. 2) use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in effect. ► NOUN ▪ excessive work … English terms dictionary
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overwork — Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion < overworked the horses > 2. a. to work too much on < overwork bread dough > b. to make excessive use of < overworked tunes > in … New Collegiate Dictionary
overwork — v. /oh veuhr werrk /; n. /oh veuhr werrk /, v.t. 1. to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don t overwork yourself on that new job. 2. to work up, stir up, or excite excessively: to… … Universalium
