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1 whisper
'wispə 1. verb1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) hviske, tiske2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) hviske2. noun(a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) hviskende lyd, hviskingIsubst. \/ˈwɪspə\/1) hvisking• stop talking in a whisper!2) ( spesielt om vind) sus, hvisking3) rykte, prat, snakk4) antydning, hintIIverb \/ˈwɪspə\/1) hviske2) ( spesielt om vind) suse, hviskewhisper about hviske om, spre rykter omwhisper abroad sprewhisper something to somebody hviske noe til noen -
2 sleepy
1) (inclined to sleep; drowsy: I feel very sleepy after that long walk.) søvnig, døsig2) (not (seeming to be) alert: She always has a sleepy expression.) søvnig, ørsken3) ((of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement: a sleepy town.) død, søvnigsøvnigadj. \/ˈsliːpɪ\/1) søvnig, trett2) ( overført) død, glansløs, søvnig3) søvndyssende, søvnfremkallende4) stille, søvnig, rolig -
3 live wire
1) (a wire charged with electricity.) strømførende ledning2) (a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm: He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.) person full av pepp, energibuntsubst.1) strømførende ledning2) ( hverdagslig) energibunt, ildsjelhun er en energibunt \/ hun er en energisk person -
4 retiring
adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) reservert, tilbakeholdenbeskjedenadj. \/rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ\/1) tilbakeholden, reservert, sky• John is a shy, retiring boy and he loathes discosJohn er en sky, tilbakeholden gutt, og han hater diskotek2) pensjons-3) avgående, avtroppende, som trer ut4) som er på tilbaketog, som er på retrett -
5 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) liv2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) liv(sløp), levetid3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) liv, energi4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) livsstil/-førsel5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) liv6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) liv7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) livsvarig fengsel•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the lifebiografi--------levetid--------livsubst. (i flertall: lives) \/laɪf\/1) liv, livet, menneskeliv• how many lives were lost in the fire?• is there human life on Mars after all?2) liv, livstid, livslengde, levealder, levetid, livsløp• what's the expected life of this engine?3) liv, tilværelse, levemåte, livsførsel• how's life?4) liv, liv og røre, aktivitet5) ( sport og spill) liv, sjanse, mulighet6) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse7) ( kunst) natur, levende modell, naturlig størrelsetegning etter naturen \/ tegning etter levende modell8) ( også life imprisonment) livstidsdom, fengsel på livstid, livstidas if for (dear) life som om det gjelder livetbe getting on in life eller be getting on in years begynne å bli gammel, begynne å dra på årenebe given life ( hverdagslig) bli dømt til livstid (i fengsel)bring\/recall to life få liv i, gjenopplivecarry one's life in one's hands våge livet, sette livet på spillcome into life få liv, bli til, bli fødtcome to life kvikne til, komme til seg selv, komme til bevissthet bli levende, komme til live (igjen)dangerous to life livsfarligdo anything for a quiet life ( hverdagslig) gjøre hva som helst for husfredens skylddo life ( hverdagslig) sone livstid (i fengsel)escape with one's life komme unna med livet i beholdfor life for livet, for å redde livetfor livet, på livstid, livstids-for one's life eller for dear life for livetfor the life of me ( hverdagslig) for bare livet, samme hvor hardt jeg prøver, om jeg så står på hodetfor the term of one's life se ➢ term, 1frighten the life out of somebody skremme livet av noena future life\/state et fremtidig liv, et liv etter detteget a life! ( hverdagslig) få deg ditt eget liv!, kom deg ut og opplev livet!give one's life for ofre livet sitt for, gi livet sitt for, dø forhave the time of one's life ( hverdagslig) ha det kjempegøy, ha det kjempefinthuman life menneskeliv, menneskelig liv menneskelivetbe in danger of one's life være i livsfarebe in life være i livein ordinary life til dagligin real life i det virkelige liv, i virkelighetenit's a great life if you don't weaken ( spøkefullt) livet er herlig hvis man bare orkerkeep in life holde (seg) i livelarger than life eller as large as life større enn livetlead a fast life leve livet, ha et utsvevende livlead a rough life leve enkelt, leve primitivtlife and death liv og død, liv eller døddet er et spørsmål om liv eller død \/ det er livsviktiglife and soul liv og sjel, sjel, livskraft, midtpunktdrivkraft, primus motorlife isn't all beer and skittles livet er ikke bare en dans på roserlife must go on livet må gå videre, livet må gå sin ganglife of Riley Herrens glade dager, slaraffenliv• after I inherited the money, it was a life of Rileyetter at jeg arvet pengene, levde jeg Herrens glade dagerlive a good life ( oppofrende) leve et godt liv et liv i luksus leve et liv i pakt med naturenlive a life of independence være økonomisk uavhengiglose one's life miste livet, dø, omkomme, sette livet tilloss of life tap av livnot for the life of me ( hverdagslig) aldri i livet, ikke for alt i verdennot on your life aldri i livet, absolutt ikke, definitivt ikkeone's future life ens fremtid(up) on my life! så sant jeg lever!, på æresord!put an end to one's (own) life ta livet av segput into life gi liv tilput some life into live opp, sette fart på, få litt liv irisk one's life sette livet på spillrule of life leveregel, prinsipprun for dear life løpe alt hva remmer og tøy kan holdesee life se verden, se seg om i verden, oppleve verden, leve livetsingle life ugift standslice of life stykke virkelighettake one's life in one's (own) hands risikere livet, sette livet tiltake one's (own) life ta livet av segtake somebody's life ta livet av noen, drepe noenthat's life eller such is life sånn er livetthis is the life! ( om noe gledelig eller fornøyelig) dette er livet!time of life alderto the end of one's life til en dør, hele livetto the (very) life ( om kunst) veldig naturtro, på en prikk, treffendeway of life se ➢ way, 1while there is life there is hope så lenge det er liv, er det håp -
6 serious
'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) (er det) alvor...3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriouslyalvorligadj. \/ˈsɪərɪəs\/1) alvorlig, seriøs2) viktig, betenkelig, nevneverdig3) troende, religiøs4) ( hverdagslig) i stor skala, stor, i stor gradbe serious about something ta noe på alvor• are you serious about this?• to be serious, I wish to leave nowhave a serious word with somebody si noen et alvorsordtake something under serious consideration overveie noe alvorlig, ta noe under nøye overveielse -
7 voice
vois 1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) stemme, røst, mål2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) folkeopinion; medbestemmelsesrett, stemme2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) gi uttrykk for, (la) komme til orde2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) stemme•- voiced- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voicemæle--------røst--------stemmeIsubst. \/vɔɪs\/1) stemme, røst, mål, mæle2) stemmeleie3) ytring, (uttalt) mening, ønske4) medbestemmelsesrett5) ( gammeldags) (valg)stemme, votum6) talerør7) ( musikk) (sang)stemme8) (grammatikk, om verb) formfind one's voice gjenvinne talens brukfind voice in gi seg uttrykk igive voice to gi uttrykk forhave a voice in everything alltid ha et ord med i lagethave a voice in the matter ha noe man skulle ha sagt, ha et ord med i lagethave a voice somewhere ha noe å si et stedhun har absolutt noe å si i ledelsen \/ hun har absolutt gjennomslag i ledelsenin a loud voice med høy stemmekeep one's voice down snakke lavt, være stillepassive voice passiv formraise one's voice heve stemmen, bli høyrøstet ta ordet, ta til orderaise one's voice against protestere motwith one voice med én stemme, med én munn, enstemmigIIverb \/vɔɪs\/1) ytre, uttrykke, gi uttrykk for2) ( språkvitenskap) stemme• many Norwegians forget to voice the «s» in words like «busy»3) ( musikk) stemme
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