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1 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) (tekst)kritisk2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kritisk3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) avgjørende, kritisk, livsviktigadj. \/ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l\/1) kritisk, kritiserende, granskende, kritikklysten2) ( om kunst e.l.) kritikkens, kritikernes3) kritisk, avgjørende4) katastrofal, risikofylt, farlig5) livsviktig6) kriserammet7) ( fysikk eller matematikk) kritiskcritical of kritisk motcritical state kritisk tilstand krisesituasjon -
2 grievous
adjective (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) alvorlig, voldsomalvorligadj. \/ˈɡriːvəs\/1) sørgelig, smertefull, tung, sorgfull, alvorlig, vanskelig, voldsom, smerteligen vanskelig\/tung beslutninget smertefylt skrik \/ et skrik av smertesmertefylt sår \/ vondt sår2) grusom, fryktelig, grov, barbarisk, alvorlig, opprørende3) ( gammeldags) tyngende, trykkende, byrdefull, knugendegrievous injustice\/wrong en blodig urett -
3 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) skrustikke, tangII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) last, moralsk lyte2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) uvane, lastlast--------skruestikkeIsubst. \/vaɪs\/1) last, tilbøyelighet til umoral, unote2) brist, svakhet, defekt, feil, lyte, mangel3) ( gammeldags) (kroppslig) lyteVice forklaring: narr i engelske middelalderdramaerIIsubst. \/vaɪs\/ eller viseskrustikkeIIIadj. \/vaɪs\/( hverdagslig) vise-IVverb \/vaɪs\/ eller viseskru fast, holde (som) i en skrustikkeVprep. \/ˈvaɪsɪ\/ ( latin) i stedet for, etter• he has been appointed chairman vice Mr. Brown
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