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1 hover
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) sveve2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) kretse om(kring)3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) vakle, nøle•sveveverb \/ˈhɒvə\/, \/ˈhʌvə\/1) (om fugler, fly e.l.) kretse, sirkle, sveve (over)2) ( om luftfartøy) hovre (stå stille over bakken)3) vente, holde seg i nærheten, drive omkring, gå frem og tilbake4) ( overført) sveve, pendlependle mellom to ytterpunkter \/ pendle mellom to ytterligheter5) ( overført) vakle, tvilehover about kretse omkring holde seg i nærheten -
2 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) siste2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) siste, forrige3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) siste2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) sist- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) vare (ved), holde seg2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) strekke til, holde•- lasting- last outsist--------vareI1) ( om person eller ting) den siste, det siste2) det siste, det ytterste, døden, slutten3) (sport, konkurranse) siste plass, siste runde4) resten, slutten5) siste gang (noen blir sett eller hørt), det sistebreathe one's last trekke sitt siste sukkfrom first to last fra begynnelse til sluttlast but not least sist, men ikke minstthe last but one den nest sistenever hear the last of something komme til å få høre noe så lenge en levernow at last nå først, først nå, endeligsee the last of somebody bli kvitt noen, ikke se noen igjento the very last inn i det siste, til siste stund (høytidelig), inn i dødentowards the last mot sluttenIIsubst. \/lɑːst\/( håndverk) lest, skomakerlest, skoleststick to one's last ( overført) bli ved sin lestIIIsubst. \/lɑːst\/(historisk, rommål) lest (12-18 tønner)IVsubst. \/lɑːst\/utholdenhet, holdbarhetVverb \/lɑːst\/1) vare, vedvare, stå på• how long will the programme last?2) overleve, leve videre, holde ut, klare seg3) strekke til, holde4) holde, holde seg, stå seg5) ( om farge) sitte, sitte ilast for ever vare eviglast out vare klare seg (med noe)det\/den vil klare (seg gjennom) vinterenVIverb \/lɑːst\/( håndverk) forme eller passe til over en lestVIIadj. \/lɑːst\/1) sist, bakersthan er den jeg minst av alt ønsker å treffe \/ han er den siste jeg ønsker å treffe2) sist, siste, senest, seneste, forrige, sistnevnte3) aller størst, ytterst, høyestat last til slutt, til sist, endeligat long last langt om lenge, til syvende og sist, endeligevery last hver eneste, hver eneste enin the last place i siste rekke, sist, til sluttlast man out siste mann utlast resort siste utveilast thing det siste en gjør, som en avslutningthe last World War siste verdenskrigto the last degree i høyeste gradthe year before last i forfjor, for to år sidenVIIIadv. \/lɑːst\/1) sist, i siste rekke, til slutt, bakerst, sist-• who came last?2) senest, sist, forrige gang, sist gang• when did you see him last?3) til slutt, til sist, endeligfirst and last først og sist, først og fremst alt i alt, i bunn og grunn, i det store og helelast in, first out sist inn, først ut, den som er sist ansatt må gå førstlast of all aller sist -
3 balance
'bæləns 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) skålvekt2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) balanse, likevekt3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) balanse, sinnslikevekt, sinnsro4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo, beløp på konto2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) avstemme, gjøre opp, saldere en konto2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balansere•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balancebalanse--------likevekt--------motvektIsubst. \/ˈbæləns\/1) vekt, vektskål2) motvekt3) balanse (også overført), likevekt, avveining4) sjelelig balanse, følelsesmessig likevekt5) ( handel) balanse, saldo(beløp), overskudd, differanse6) ( kunst) harmoni, balanse( hverdagslig) restenbalance brought\/carried forward overført saldobalance in hand kassebeholdningbalance of power maktbalansebalance of trade handelsbalansebalances mellomværenderbank balance banksaldohang in the balance være uviss(t), ikke være avgjorthold the balance være tungen på vektskålen, være utslagsgivendehold the balance of power ( parlamentarisk) være i vippeposisjonlose one's balance miste balansenon balance alt i altstrike a balance finne middelveienthrow somebody off his balance få noen til å miste balansenIIverb \/ˈbæləns\/1) balansere, bringe i likevekt, være i likevekt2) avveie, veie, sammenlikne3) motveie, oppveie, utjevne4) ( handel) avslutte (om regnskap), balansere, salderebalance oneself balansere, gå balansegangbalance the books ( regnskap) gjøre opp bøkene -
4 bias
1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) partiskhet, forutinntatt holdning2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) innebygd vekt (som gir en skrå retning)2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) gi et skjevt bilde, være forutinntatt- biassed- biasedfordomIsubst. \/ˈbaɪəs\/1) forutinntatt mening, fordom(mer)2) partiskhet, ensidighet3) hang, tilbøyelighet, forkjærlighet4) ( på stoff) skrålinje, skråsnitt5) (amer., fotball) forklaring: den uregelmessige fasongen på en amerikansk fotball6) (amer., fotball) forklaring: den skrå banen en amerikansk fotball får p.g.a sin ovale fasong7) ( EDB) skjevbelastning8) ( statistikk) systematisk avvikcut on the bias klippet (stoff) på skrå, skråklippetIIsubst. \/ˈbaɪəs\/( elektronikk) forspenning, formagnetiseringIII1) påvirke (til en skjev oppfatning)2) utstyre med sidetyngde3) ( radio) forspennebe biased være forutinntattbias somebody against something gi noen en negativ oppfatning av noeIVadj. \/ˈbaɪəs\/skjev, skrå, klippet på skrå, brettet på skråVadv. \/ˈbaɪəs\/skrått, på skråcut something bias skråklippe noe, klippe noe på skrå -
5 excavate
'ekskəveit1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) grave (ut)2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) grave ut•- excavatorverb \/ˈekskəveɪt\/1) grave, grave ut, grave frem2) grave vekk3) uthule -
6 stub
1. noun1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) sneip, stump, stubbe2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) talong; stamme2. verb(to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) støte tåen mot- stubby- stub outstumpIsubst. \/stʌb\/1) stump, stubb2) (tre)stubbe3) ( i sjekkhefte e.l.) talong4) ( del av billett) kontramerke, gjenpartIIverb \/stʌb\/1) ( også stub out) stumpe, slukke2) (om tå, fot) støte, slå3) grave bort røttene frastub against something støte\/slå mot noestub up grave opp med røttene -
7 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) (tre)stubbe2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) stump, stubb3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.)2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) trampe, klampe2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) sette til veggs, stå helt fast•- stumpy- stump uppodium--------stubb--------stubbe--------stumpIsubst. \/stʌmp\/1) (tre)stubbe2) rot3) ( på plante etter at bladene er fjernet) stengel, stilk4) ( kunst) stubb (til tegning)5) stubb, stump6) ( medisin) amputasjonsstump7) ( cricket) grindpinne8) (amer.) valgmøte9) (amer.) talerstolblack stump (austr., slang) forklaring: uspesifisert sted i ødemarken, markerer en tenkt grense for den siviliserte verdendraw stumps ( cricket) avslutte dagens matchgo on the stump eller take the stump ( hverdagslig) begi seg ut på valgturne, reise rundt og drive valgkampstir one's stumps få opp farten, bruke benastumps (gammeldags, hverdagslig) benup a stump (spesielt amer., slang) satt til veggs, perpleksIIverb \/stʌmp\/1) ( hverdagslig) gjøre perpleks, sette til veggs2) ( hverdagslig) bringe ut av fatning3) hugge av, hugge ned, skjære ned, beskjære4) bryte ny jord, rydde (land)5) (cricket, også stump out) slå ut (ved å slå ned en grindpinne)6) (spesielt amer.) holde valgtale (i), agitere (i), drive valgkamp (i)7) stolpre, stabbe, halte, hinke8) ( kunst) bruke stubb (til tegning)be stumped (for an answer) stå helt fast, være opprådd for svar, ikke vite (hva en skal svare)stump about stabbe rundtstump up ( hverdagslig) punge ut (med), hoste opp -
8 nett
II net adjective1) ((of a profit etc) remaining after all expenses etc have been paid: The net profit from the sale was $200.) netto(-)2) ((of the weight of something) not including the packaging or container: The sugar has a net weight of 1 kilo; The sugar weighs one kilo net.) nettovektverb og adj. \/net\/ (britisk)se ➢ net -
9 spirit
'spirit1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) ånd, kraft2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) ånd, sjel3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) mot, kraft, liv•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit levelspøkelse--------åndIsubst. \/ˈspɪrɪt\/1) ( om indre styrke) ånd, sjel, kraftde er beslektede sjeler\/åndsvennerånden er villig, men kjødet er svakt2) ( om død person) ånd, spøkelse, gjenferd• what's the matter with you, you look like you have seen a spirithva er i veien med deg, du ser ut som om du har sett et spøkelse3) holdning, innstilling, sinnstemning, sinnelag, ånd4) mot, kraft, liv, fart, energi• put a little more spirit to it!• that's the spirit!5) den egentlige mening, grunntone, ånd6) ( kjemi) sprit, alkohol7) ( i flertall spirits) alkohol, brennevin, sprit, alkoholholdige drikker, spritvarercompetitive spirit konkurransementalitet, konkurranseånd, kappelystenter into the spirit of forstå rekkevidden av, leve\/sette seg inn ievil spirit eller spirit of evil ond åndfull of spirit(s) full av liv, livfullgood spirit god åndgood spirits godt humørhigh spirit mot, stolthet, hedersfølelsehigh spirits godt humør, god stemningin low\/poor spirits eller out of spirits langt nede, nedslått, i dårlig humør, nedstemt, nedtryktin spirit i ånden, inne i seg, i sitt indrein the spirit sjelelig, åndelig den egentlige meningenkeep up one's spirits holde motet\/humøret opperecover one's spirit kjenne seg bedre til mote, bli i bedre humørspirit of contradiction opposisjonslystthe spirits of the dead de dødes sjelerthrow one's spirit into something eller throw one's soul into something eller throw one's heart into something legge hele sin sjel i noewines and spirit vin og brennevinwith spirit med kraft, med liv og lystIIverb \/ˈspɪrɪt\/live (opp), animere, stramme opp, oppmuntre, stimulerespirit away\/off trylle bort, få til å forsvinne, fjerne med list, bortføre med list, lokke bort
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