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1 rainfall
noun (the amount of rain that falls in a certain place in a certain time: We haven't had much rainfall this year; the annual rainfall.) regn, nedbørnedbørsubst. \/ˈreɪnfɔːl\/1) regn, nedbør2) regnskur3) regnmengde, nedbørsmengde -
2 corresponding
adjective (similar, matching: The rainfall this month is not as high as for the corresponding month last year.) tilsvarende, korresponderendeadj. \/ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ\/1) motsvarende, tilsvarende2) korresponderende -
3 excessive
- sivadjective (beyond what is right and proper: The manager expects them to do an excessive amount of work.) overdreven, usedvanlig stor, urimeligumåteligadj. \/ɪkˈsesɪv\/, \/ekˈsesɪv\/usedvanlig stor, overdreven, urimeligexcessive interest ublu renteexcessive price overpris, ublu pris -
4 low
I 1. ləu adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) lav; grunn2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) lav(mælt), svak, dempet3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) dyp4) (small: a low price.) lav5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) svak6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) lav2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) lavt- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) lavteknologisk- be low on II ləu verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) rautelav--------simpel--------ussel--------ynkeligIsubst. \/ləʊ\/brøl, rautIIsubst. \/ləʊ\/1) lavmål, lavpunkt, bunn2) ( finans) bunnotering3) ( meteorologi) lavtrykk, lavtrykksområde4) (motorteknikk, hverdagslig) førstegir, lavgirIIIverb \/ləʊ\/raute, brøleIVadj. \/ləʊ\/1) lav, lavt nede, lavtliggende, nedre, nederst2) dyp3) ( om vannstand) lav, lav-• low tide4) (skolevesen, om karakterer) dårlig5) ( om kvinners klesdrakt) utringet, dyp6) (geografi, om breddegrad) nær ekvator7) (fonetikk, om vokal) åpen8) liten, ringe, ubetydelig, uanselig, lav, lavere9) lav-, lav, under gjennomsnittlig11) lav, laverestående, mindreverdig, dårlig12) nesten slutt, nesten tomt14) (musikk, om toner) dyp, lav16) simpel, tarvelig, vulgær, gemen, dårlig19) ( om oppfatning) lav, ikke høy, dårligat low tide ved lavvannhigh and low høyt og lavtlow celebration ( religion) nattverdsgang uten musikkthe lowest of the low de dårligst stilte (i samfunnet)Vadv. \/ləʊ\/1) lavt, dypt, lavmælt, stille, svakt• bow low• burn low• low (down) on\/in the list2) billig, til lav pris• buy low3) knaptas low as ned til, helt ned til -
5 marsh
((an area of) soft wet land: The heavy rainfall turned the land into a marsh.) sump, myr- marshy- marshinessmyr--------sumpsubst. \/mɑːʃ\/ eller marishsumpmark, morass, myr, eng, marsk -
6 mean
mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) gjerrig, gnien2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemen; dårlig gjort3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ondskapsfull4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) simpel, ussel, tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) middel-, gjennomsnitts-2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) middel(tall)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) bety; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha i tankene, akte•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) megetsigende- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean wellbety--------gjennomsnittlig--------gjerrig--------lav--------middelIsubst. \/miːn\/1) ( gammeldags) middel2) middelvei3) ( matematikk eller statistikk) middeltall, gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittstall• the mean of 3,5 and 7 is 5middeltallet av 3,5 og 7 er 5by fair means or foul med det onde eller det gode, for enhver pristhe golden mean den gylne middelveistrike the golden mean gå den gylne middelveithere is a mean in all things måtehold er en dydways and means se ➢ way, 1II1) bety2) innebære, være ensbetydende med• it means that...det betyr at \/ det innebærer at• does the name mean anything to you?• what is meant by that word?hva menes med det ordet? \/ hva betyr det ordet?• what does all this mean?hva er meningen med alt dette?\/hva skal alt dette bety?3) mene, villehan gjør alt i beste hensikt \/ han mener alt godt4) akte, ha i sinne, ha til hensikt5) være beregnet på, være myntet på, gjeldedet var tenkt som garasje\/(det var meningen) det skulle bli garasje• what is this meant to be?6) mene, sikte til, tilsikte• you don't mean it!det mener du ikke!\/det kan du ikke mene!• you don't mean to say that...du mener vel ikke å si at...• do you mean me?er det meg du mener?\/sikter du til meg?I mean to say! ( hverdagslig) det er jo det jeg mener! jo, jeg mener det!mean by mene med• what do you mean by that?meant for forutbestemt forsay one thing and mean another si en ting og mene noe annetIIIadj. \/miːn\/1) ( spesielt vitenskapelig) middel-, gjennomsnitts-, gjennomsnittlig2) ( gammeldags) mellom-, middelmådig, måteligIVadj. \/miːn\/1) gjerrig, påholden, smålig2) ussel, lav, simpel, ond, gemen, nedrig, lumpen, ufin3) ringe, simpel, vulgær4) lurvet, tarvelig, vemmelig5) (amer.) ondskapsfull, slem, ekkel6) (amer., slang) besværlig, vanskelig, vrangfeel mean ( hverdagslig) føle seg elendig føle seg liten, være flau -
7 meter
'mi:tə 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) måler2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) måle, tellemålerIsubst. \/ˈmiːtə\/1) måler2) taksameter3) parkometermeter man (mannlig) måleravleser, målerkontrollørmeter reader måleravleser, målerkontrollør, person som avleser målerIIsubst. \/ˈmɪːtə\/(amer., poesi) se ➢ metre, 2IIIsubst. \/ˈmɪːtə\/(amer., lengdemål) se ➢ metre, 1 -
8 rain
rein 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn(vær)2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) -regn2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne/hagle ned•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rainregn--------regneIsubst. \/reɪn\/regn, regnværen skur av kuler\/kuleregnright as rain ( hverdagslig) prima, i skjønneste ordenrain or shine uansett hva slags vær det blir ( overført) uansett hva som henderrain stopped play ( sport) spillet ble avbrutt av regnIIverb \/reɪn\/1) regne2) (overført, falle som regn) hagle, strømme3) la regne, øse, la haglebe rained off\/out (amer.) innstilles på grunn av regn, regne innethe blows rain (down) (up) on somebody slagene hagler ned over enit never rains but it pours ( ordtak) en ulykke kommer sjelden alene, alt skjer på en gangit's raining buckets ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerit's raining cats and dogs ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerrain gifts (up) on somebody overøse noen med gaver -
9 rain-gauge
noun (an instrument for measuring rainfall.) regnmåler
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rainfall — [[t]re͟ɪnfɔːl[/t]] rainfalls N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period. There have been four years of below average rainfall … English dictionary
rainfall — /rayn fawl /, n. 1. a fall or shower of rain. 2. the amount of water falling in rain, snow, etc., within a given time and area, usually expressed as a hypothetical depth of coverage: a rainfall of 70 inches a year. [1840 50; RAIN + FALL] * * * … Universalium
