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41 readiness
beredskapsubst. \/ˈredɪnəs\/1) villighet2) hurtighet, rådsnarhet, letthet3) beredskapin readiness for parat tilreadiness for action ( militærvesen) kampberedskapreadiness of mind åndsnærværelsereadiness of reply ( verbal) slagferdighetreadiness of speech talegave, taleførhetreadiness of thought snartenkthetreadiness of wit kvikk oppfatningsevne, (mental) slagferdighet -
42 receive
rə'si:v1) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) motta, få2) (to have a formal meeting with: The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.) ta imot3) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) ta opp, gi adgang4) (to greet, react to, in some way: The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.) motta5) (to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).) begå heleri•- receiverfåverb \/rɪˈsiːv\/1) ta imot, motta, fåordrer\/bestillinger ekspederes omgående2) ( om inntekt) oppebære, motta3) motta, gi adgang til, innlemme, oppta4) bære5) oppta, holde på, samle opp, romme6) ( gammeldags) erkjenne, motta• Lord, receive my spiritbe received (into) bli opptatt som medlembe received into full favour bli tatt til nådebe at the receiving end være den som tar støyten, være den det går ut overreceive stolen goods begå heleri, være heler, gjøre seg skyldig i heleri -
43 response
-s1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) respons, reaksjon2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) korsvarsvarsubst. \/rɪˈspɒns\/1) respons, svar, gjenmæle2) ( kirkelig) svar, korsvar, responsorium3) reaksjon, responsin response to som svar påmake no response ikke svare, ikke gi noen responsmeet with (a) response få respons på, vinne gjenklang (blant), få sympati -
44 RP
Iforkortelse for Reformed Presbyterian, reply (pre)paidIIspråkvitenskap, forkortelse for received pronunciation) forklaring: standard engelsk uttale -
45 several
'sevrəl 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) flere, atskillige2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) noen, flereatskillige--------forskjelligedeterm. \/ˈsevr(ə)l\/1) flere, atskillige2) enkelt, særskilt, respektiv• have you talked to the several members of the board?3) ( jus e.l.) solidarisk -
46 shrewd
ʃru:d(showing good judgement; wise: a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.) klok, smart, forutseende- shrewdly- shrewdnessskarpadj. \/ʃruːd\/1) skarp(sindig), glup, dreven, klok, smart2) ( om slag) kraftig, velrettet3) (foreldet, mest om vær) skarp, bitende4) ( gammeldags) ondsinnet, ondskapsfull -
47 tardy
tregadj. \/ˈtɑːdɪ\/1) langsom, sendrektig, sen, treg, dorsk2) motstrebende3) (amer.) forsinketbe tardy komme for senttardy in doing something treg med å gjøre noe -
48 TO
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------å\/ˌtiːˈəʊ\/1) forkortelse for Telegraph Office2) (forkortelse for turn over) vend! -
49 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å -
50 by return (of post)
(by the very next post: Please send me your reply by return (of post).) med neste post -
51 by return (of post)
(by the very next post: Please send me your reply by return (of post).) med neste post -
52 counter-attack
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53 short and sweet
His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.) kort og godt
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