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1 pick
I 1. pik verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velge/plukke ut2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plukke; sanke, høste3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) løfte/ta opp4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dirke opp (en lås)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) valg2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) kremen, det beste, toppen•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II pik noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hakkehakke--------plukke--------sankeIsubst. \/pɪk\/1) det å velge, retten til å velge2) (spesielt amer.) valg (en\/noe som er utvalgt)have one's pick få velge (etter behag)take your pick det er bare å velge, ta ut det du vil haIIsubst. \/pɪk\/1) spisshakke, ishakke2) ( veving) skudd3) ( gruvedrift) hakke4) ( musikk) plekterIIIverb \/pɪk\/1) plukke(s), sanke(s), høste(s)2) pille, plukke, pirke3) velge ut, plukke ut4) hakke (opp), lage et hull (med en hakke)5) rense, plukke6) klimpre på7) stjele innholdet i (lomme, veske e.l.)pick a fight\/quarrel provosere frem en slåsskamp\/krangelpick and choose velge og vrakepick at one's food plukke i maten, spise litepick at something plukke på noepick off plukke (bort), plukke av skyte ned (en etter en), fjerne (en etter en)(amer. fotball, også interception) å snappe ballen fra motstanderenpick oneself up (etter fall, også overført) reise seg, komme seg på benapick on somebody plage noen, kritisere noen for småfeilpick out velge (ut), plukke ut peke ut, kjenne igjen få fram, forsøke å finnepick over rense, gå gjennom, sorterepick somebody off skyte noen ned (med omhyggelig sikte)pick somebody's brain(s) spørre en velinformert person om informasjon eller rådpick somebody to pieces kritisere noen nådeløstpick somebody up hente noen med kjøretøy, ta noen med i kjøretøy( hverdagslig) arrestere noen ( hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen (i håp om et amorøst eventyr)pick somebody up on something påpeke en feil i noe som noen har sagt• the teacher said Lusaka was in Kenya, but we picked her up on that one straight awaypick something off plukke noe av\/bortpick something to pieces plukke noe i fillerpick up plukke opp, ta opp, løfteta av telefonrøret \/ svare telefonenkomme over, finne, få tak igjenvinne, få tilbake, gjenopptakomme seg (på bena), bli frisk, bli bedrelære, få med seg, tilegne seg (uten videre strev)• where did you pick up your Irish intonation?hvor lærte du å bruke irsk tonefall? fange inn, oppfatte, få innhakke opp, hakke i stykkerpick up with somebody ( hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen -
2 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) lære, tilegne seg, plukke opp2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) hente, plukke/ta opp3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) finne, komme over4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) komme seg på beina5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) hente6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) fange opp, ta inn7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) finne igjen; fangesubst. \/ˈpɪkʌp\/1) liten, åpen varebil, pickup2) ( hverdagslig) kjøring, henting (om passasjerer el. varer)3) (hverdagslig, om økonomi e.l) fremgang, oppgang4) ( hverdagslig) tilfeldig (seksuelt) bekjentskap5) ( på platespiller) pickup6) (elektromagnetisk) mikrofon7) ( hverdagslig) akselerasjon, hastighetsøkning, akselerasjonsevne8) se ➢ pick-me-up9) (amer. radio eller TV) mottaking, mottaker, der man sender (TV- eller radiosendinger) fra -
3 bone
bəun 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) bein2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) bein2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) ta bein ut av, renske for bein- bony- bone china
- bone idle
- a bone of contention
- have a bone to pick with someone
- have a bone to pick with
- to the bonebein--------knokkelIsubst. \/bəʊn\/ben, knokkel(as) dry as a bone (så) tørr som knuskthe bare bones of something byggesteiner\/grunnvoll for noebones kastanjetter, skramleinstrumenter ( hverdagslig) terninger dominobrikker spiler (i korsett)bred in the bones medfødt, som ligger i blodetbe chilled\/frozen to the bone iskald tvers igjennomde var iskalde tvers igjennom \/ kulden gikk gjennom marg og ben på demfeel something in one's bones kjenne noe på seg, ane noe i margen, forstå noe intuitivthard as bone hard som flinthave a bone to pick with somebody ha en høne å plukke med noenjump (on) someone's bones ( slang) ha sex med noenlive (very) near the bone leve på sultegrensenmake no bones about ( hverdagslig) ikke ha noen betenkeligheter med\/mot, ikke kvie seg for ikke stikke under en stolmake old bones ( om person) bli gammelnear the bone eller close to the bone på kanten, taktløs på sultegrensenpoint the bone at (austr.) utøve trolldom mot, forhekse ( slang) svikte, bringe ulykke over ( slang) utpeke som skyldigwork one's fingers\/oneself to the bone arbeide som en trell, slite seg i hjelwork somebody to the bone la noen arbeide som en slaveIIverb \/bəʊn\/1) bene ut (fisk eller kjøtt)2) ( slang) rappe, naske3) ( slang) pugge4) forklaring: sette inn spiler i korsettbone up on something ( slang) studere noe intenst -
4 piece
pi:s 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) stykke2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) et ark; en nyhet, osv.3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) stykke; artikkel; novelle; kunstverk4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mynt, pengestykke5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) (spille)brikke•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) oppstykket- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to piecesdel--------stund--------stykkeIsubst. \/piːs\/1) bit, stykke, del2) stykke, verk, musikkstykke3) mynt4) akkord5) (amer. og skotsk) matbit6) (amer.) lite skytevåpen7) sjakkbrikke (oftest offiser), brikke (i brettspill e.l.)8) (om kvinne, nedsettende) støkkea\/the\/per piece per stykkbreak to pieces slå i stykkerby the piece stykkeviscome to pieces gå i stykker, gå i knas, falle fra hverandrefall to pieces falle fra hverandrefly in pieces gå i tusen biter, gå i stykker, gå i knasfowling piece fuglegevær, jaktgeværfugitive pieces løse stykker, bruddstykkergive somebody a piece of one's mind si rett ut til noen hva man menergo to pieces gå i stykker, gå i knas, falle fra hverandre ( hverdagslig) bli aldeles opprørt, bli aldeles knekt(all) in one piece (alt) i ett stykke, (alt) i en bit ( hverdagslig) helskinnetin pieces i biter, i stykkerleave a piece en prise ( sjakk) la en brikke stå i slagof a piece av samme slag, i samme stil, helt i stil, aldeles likof a piece with i samme stil som, helt i stil medpayment by the piece eller piece wages akkordlønn, akkordbetalingpick (someone\/something) to pieces ( overført) plukke i stykker, bryte ned, kritisere i detaljpick up the pieces begynne på nytt, begynne om igjenpiece by piece bit for bit, stykkevispiece of advice rådpiece of ass knull dame, støkkepiece of goods dame, støkkepiece of tail knull, dame, støkkea piece of something et stykke av noepiece rate akkordpull to pieces\/bits rive fra hverandre, rive i stykker kritisere nord og ned, rakke ned påsay one's piece ( hverdagslig) si hva man har på hjertet, synge utselling by the piece løssalgtake something to pieces plukke noe fra hverandretear to pieces slite i stykkerwork by the piece arbeide på akkordIIverb \/piːs\/1) sette (sammen), reparere, lappe2) ( hverdagslig) spise mellom måltidenepiece on to hefte på, sette til passe inn i, passe sammen medpiece together sy sammen, sette sammen, stykke sammenpiece up lappe sammen -
5 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slåss, kjempe2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bekjempe, kjempe mot, slåss med3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) krangle2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) slagsmål, slåsskamp; kamp2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kamp3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kamplyst4) (a boxing-match.) boksekamp•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fightkamp--------kjempe--------slag--------slagsmål--------strideIsubst. \/faɪt\/1) slagsmål, kamp, strid2) krangel, trette3) stridslyst, krigshumør, mot4) ( sport) fektekamp, duell, boksekampfight the good fight (bibelsk, overført) stride troens gode stridmake a fight of it slåssmake no fight of it ikke kjempe, ikke ta ipick a fight with yppe slagsmål medput up a fight gjøre motstand, kjempe imotput up a good fight kjempe tappert, klare seg brashow fight vise krigslyst, sette seg til motvergesingle fight duell, tvekamp, kamp mann mot mannII1) slåss, kjempe, stride2) duellere3) ( sport) bokse4) bekjempe, kjempe mot, stride mot5) slåss med6) utkjempeutkjempe en duell\/duellere7) kjempe for, kjempe\/konkurrere om8) lede under strid, sette inn i strid9) (spesielt amer.) krangle, være uenig10) ( gammeldags) sette opp mot hverandre, la kjempe mot hverandrefight about slåss om, kjempe om, krangle omfight back undertrykke, holde tilbakeslå tilbake, bite fra seg, sette seg til motvergefight down undertrykkefight for kjempe på vegne av, kjempe for (noen) kjempe for (noe)fighting one's battles all over again rippe opp i gamle sårfight out utkjempefight shy of unnvike, gå utenomfight someone\/something off slå tilbake noe(n)fight something out slåss om noe• let them fight it out! -
6 hole
həul 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) hull, sprekk2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) hull3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.)2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) lage hull i, gjennomhulle2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.)•- hole outhullIsubst. \/həʊl\/1) ( gjennom noe) hull, åpning2) hulrom, grop3) ( sjøfart) gatt4) ( overført) hull, høl5) ( hverdagslig) knipe, klemme, forklaring: kinkig eller pinlig situasjon6) hi7) ( golf) hull8) ( golf) forklaring: poeng vunnet av den som får ballen fra tee-en til hullet med færrest slag9) ( overført) feil, brist, sviktblow a hole in ødelegge virkningen avcaught like a rat in the hole ( overført) trengt opp i et hjørnehalved hole ( golf) delt hullhole in the wall (amer.) en liten, luguber restaurant ; en liten, luguber butikk (britisk, slang) minibank, bankomatin holes eller all in holes full av hulljeg har hull overalt på strømpene, strømpene mine er fulle av hullin the hole (softball, baseball) tredje slagmann i en omgang• she is $500 in the holeknock holes in an argument knuse et argumentlike a hole in the head ( hverdagslig) ikke i det hele tattmake a (large) hole in gjøre et dypt innhugg i (pengekassen e.l.)make a hole-in-one ( golf) gjøre hole-in-one (treffe hullet med ett slag fra tee-en)pick holes eller pick a hole in hakke hull i, hakke hull på ( overført) slå hull på, finne feil ved, kritisereput a big hole in ( hverdagslig) spise eller drikke en stor del avwear something into holes slite hull på noework holes in slite hull iIIverb \/həʊl\/1) hulle, gjennomhulle, lage hull (i)2) forklaring: plassere eller legge i hull3) ( golf) gå i hull, slå i hull (ball)4) få hull, gå i stykker (om sokker)hole up gå i vinterhi (slang, amer.) gjemme seg, holde seg skjult -
7 pocket
'pokit 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) lomme(-)2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) hull3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) lomme, hull4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) lommebok2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) stikke i lomma2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) stjele, stikke til seg•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-sizelommeIsubst. \/ˈpɒkɪt\/1) lomme2) ( overført) lommebok, økonomiske ressurser3) ( også om mål) sekk4) hull, fordypning5) ( biljard) hull6) ( overført) (isolert) øy, isolert område, enklave7) ( militærvesen) gruppe, lomme8) (luftfart, også air pocket) lufthull9) ( zoologi) pung (hos pungdyr), kinnpose10) vannreservoar12) ( hesteveddeløp) klemme (posisjon hvor en hest omsluttes og hindres av andre hester)13) ( mineralogi) malmavleiring14) ( bowling) forklaring: punktet mellom første kjegle og en av de to kjeglene i andre rad brukt som siktepunkt for en strike15) ( gruvedrift) beholder for lagring av malmbe in each other's pockets eller live in each other's pockets (britisk, hverdagslig) være oppå hverandre hele tiden, være sammen døgnet rundtbe in the pocket ha tjent eller vunnet penger• I'm £10 in pocketjeg har vunnet\/tjent ti pundha penger for håndenbe out of pocket ha tapt penger• I'm £10 out of pocketha for lite penger, mangle pengerin one's pocket i sin besittelse ( overført) i sin hule hånd, i sin maktline one's pocket berike seglive beyond one's pocket leve over evnepick somebody's pocket gå i andres lommer, stjele ut av andres lommerpockets of resistance ( militærvesen) isolerte motstandslommerput one's hand in one's pocket ( overført) gi penger til veldedighetput one's pride in one's pocket svelge stoltheten sinput someone in one's pocket få noen dit man vilput something in one's pocket ( overført) putte noe i egen lommeto suit every pocket i alle prisklasserIIverb \/ˈpɒkɪt\/1) stikke i lommen, stikke i egen lomme, stikke til seg2) tjene, innkassere3) (biljard, om ball) senke4) ( overført) svelge, bite i seg, finne seg i5) gjemme, skjule6) omslutte, inneslutte7) (amer., politikk) stoppe lovforslag (gjennom å la være å undertegne lovforslag innen 10 dager)IIIadj. \/ˈpɒkɪt\/lomme-, i lommeformat -
8 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) lukke opp; ta telefonen3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til, tilfredsstille4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvare, passe•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphonesvar--------svareIsubst. \/ˈɑːnsə\/1) svar2) løsning3) ( jus) forsvar, forsvarstaleanswer to svar på, parallell tilfor (an) answer som svarhave all the answers (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) vite det meste, være selvtilfredsin answer to something som svar på noea plain answer en klar beskjedIIverb \/ˈɑːnsə\/1) svare, besvare, svare på2) ( om oppgave e.l.) løse3) ( om forventning eller hensikt) svare til, tilsvare, stemme med, oppfylle, tilfredsstille, lykkeshun innfridde deres forventninger\/de var fornøyd med henne4) være brukbar, passe, duge, lønne seg5) besvare, gjengjelde6) forsvare seg overfor, forsvare seg mot, møte7) lystre, følge8) (økonomi, om gjeld) møte, dekke, honorereanswer back gi svar på tiltale, svare tilbake, være uhøfliganswer for ha ansvar for, være ansvarlig for stå til ansvar (over)for, stå til regnskap for, gå god foranswer the bell\/door gå og lukke oppanswer the description of svare til beskrivelsen av passe med signalementet avanswer the telephone ta telefonen, passe telefonenanswer to tilsvare, stemme med, svare til rapportere til, være underlagt lystre, lydestå til ansvar for være ansvarlig foranswer up svare klart og tydeligin answer to som svar på for å svare på, for å besvare (ta seg av) -
9 bank
I 1. bæŋk noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) skrent, lav jordvoll, grøftekant2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) bredd3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) banke2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) danne en (jord)voll, dynge opp2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) krenge; dossere (en veikurve)II 1. bæŋk noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) bank2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) bank, samling2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) sette i banken- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III bæŋk noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) instrumentpanel, tasterekkebank--------breddIsubst. \/bæŋk\/1) ( ved elv eller innsjø) (elve)bredd2) (sand)banke, rev, grunne3) voll, drive, kant, skrent, skråning4) ( luftfart) krengning5) ( av kurve) dosseringIIsubst. \/bæŋk\/1) rekke, rad (med lignende gjenstander)2) ( historisk) rorbenkIIIsubst. \/bæŋk\/1) bank2) ( spill) bank3) bank, lager (av noe)break the bank ( om spill) sprenge bankenIVverb \/bæŋk\/1) hope (seg) opp, legge (seg) i en voll\/drive2) lage kant på3) ( om en kurve) dossere4) ( luftfart) krenge5) (om bil, i dossert kurve) lute, hellebank up demme opppakke seg, tårne seg opp i driverbank (up) the fire skuffe aske over ildenVverb \/bæŋk\/1) ha en bankkonto2) sette inn penger i banken, ta ut penger av banken3) ( hverdagslig) tjene, vinnebank (up)on ( hverdagslig) stole på, regne medbank with ha bankkonto hos -
10 bend
bend 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) bøye, bukte seg, svinge2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) dreie, tvinge2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) kurve, sving- bent onbøye--------fold--------kurveIsubst. \/bend\/1) bøyning, bøy, bøyd del, krumning2) ( om vei) kurve, sving3) ( sjøfart) knop, stikk4) ( lær) kjernestykkebend sinister ( heraldikk) skråbjelke\/diagonal på våpenskjold (antyder fødsel utenfor ekteskap)round the bend (hverdagslig, om person) forskrudd, galII1) bøye, bøye seg2) ( om vei) svinge, dreie, bukte seg3) ( teknikk) bøye, krumme, folde4) ( overført) bøye seg, snu om, gi etter5) ( sjøfart) påstikke, feste, beslå (seil)bend one's course\/steps towards gå i retning avbend one's mind to something konsentrere seg om noebend over backwards ( overført) anstrenge seg til det ytterstebend somebody to one's will få noen til å gjøre som man vilbend the rules tøye reglenebend to a task ta seg av en oppgavebe bent (up)on være fast bestemt påcatch somebody bending ( hverdagslig) overraske noen, overrumple noen, ta noen på sengenon bended knees på sine knær, bønnfallende -
11 quarrel
'kworəl 1. noun(an angry disagreement or argument: I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend.) krangel, trette2. verb(to have an angry argument (with someone): I've quarrelled with my girl-friend; My girl-friend and I have quarrelled.) krangle, bli uvenner- quarrelsomenesskrangel--------strid--------tretteIsubst. \/ˈkwɒr(ə)l\/1) krangel, trette2) tvist, uenighet3) innvending, motvilje4) årsak til uenighet, tvistepunkta quarrel about\/over krangel oma quarrel with krangel med innvending motpick a quarrel yppe til krangel, krangle medIIverb \/ˈkwɒr(ə)l\/1) krangle, trette, strides2) havne i krangel, bli uenige, bli uvenner3) klage, anmerke, innvendequarrel about krangle om\/angåendequarrel for krangle om (hvem som skal få)quarrel with krangle med innvende mot, være uenig i -
12 spot
spot 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) flekk2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) flekk; prikk, bombe(mønster)3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) kvise, filipens, plett4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) åsted, plett5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smule, skvett, slant2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få øye på, oppdage2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) kjenne igjen•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belyse med spotlys/lyskaster2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) bringe i søkelyset, sette i fokus, belyse•- on the spot
- spot onflekk--------flekke--------klatt--------plass--------stedIsubst. \/spɒt\/1) flekk, prikk, plett2) plass, sted, punkt, posisjon, stilling3) utested4) utslett, kvise5) dråpe, tår, skvett, smule, litt (av noe)6) ( handel) spot-, kontant-7) søkelys, spotlight8) ( radio eller TV) innslag, reklameinnslag, reklamesnutt9) ( biljard) merke på bordet (som viser hvor kulen skal plasseres)10) (biljard, også spot ball) den hvite kulen (kjennetegnet ved to svarte prikker)11) ( fiskearten Leiostomus xanthurus) forklaring: amerikansk ørnefiskart12) (i flertall, handel) spotvarerbe on the spot være på stedet, være på åstedet (for en hendelse) være våken, være på høyde med situasjonen, være på huggetbreak out in spots få utslett (på huden)bright spot ( overført) lyspunktchange one's spots endre livsstil, skifte personlighetcome out in spots få utslett, få kviserfind somebody's weak spot finne svakheten til noenhave a soft spot for somebody være svak for noen, ha sansen for noenhigh spot ( hverdagslig) høydepunkthit the high spots ( hverdagslig) bare ta for seg høydepunktenehit the spot (spesielt amer. hverdagslig) treffe spikeren på hodet være prikken over i'en, gjøre susenin spots stedvis, sporadisk, her og derknock spots off utklasse, være klart overlegenon the spot på stedet, på åstedet (for en hendelse) på flekken, der og da, øyeblikkeligvåken, på høyde med situasjonen, på huggetput somebody on the spot stille noen til veggsa spot of bother litt trøbbelspot on midt i blinken, nøyaktigtender spot ømt punkt, ømtålig emnetouch the spot ( hverdagslig) gjøre susenweak spot svakhet, svak side (hos noen)IIverb \/spɒt\/1) få øye på, se, legge merke til, kjenne igjen, plukke ut, oppdage2) flekke, sette flekker på3) fjerne flekker fra4) bli flekkete5) småregne, yre6) plassere på et gitt punkt7) belyse med spotlight8) speide, holde utkikk etter og notere9) ( militærvesen) lede ild10) (amer., sport) gi i handikap, gi i forsprang, gi fordel
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