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1 singular
'siŋɡjulə1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) entall, singularis; entalls-2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) entallunderligIsubst. \/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə\/(grammatikk, forkortes sing.) entall, singularisIIadj. \/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə\/1) (grammatikk, forkortes sing.) singularis-, entalls-2) uvanlig, særegen, enestående3) eiendommelig, særegen, besynderlig4) alene (i sitt slag), som skiller seg ut fra andreall and singular (jus, gammeldags) alle og enhver, hver og en, det hele og hver enkelt -
2 phonetic
fə'netik 1. adjective(relating to the sounds of (a) language: He's making a phonetic study of the speech of the deaf.) fonetisk2. noun singular, noun plural((a system of) symbols used to show the pronunciation of words.) lydskriftadj. \/fə(ʊ)ˈnetɪk\/( språkvitenskap) fonetisk, lyd- -
3 the
ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...den--------det--------joIdeterm. foran konsonant, ubetont: \/ħə\/, \/ħ\/, vokallyd, betont: \/ħɪ\/, i betydning 10: \/ħiː\/1) ( svarer til bestemt form) -en (hankjønn), -a (hunkjønn), -et (intetkjønn), -ene (flertall)2) ( med bestemt form av substantiv) den, det, de• can you see the old man?3) ( med substantivert adjektiv) den, det, dede holdt en gudstjeneste til minne om den\/de døde• which river is the deepest?4) ( som eiendomspronomen) min5) ( i of-setninger)6) ( i retningsuttrykk)7) (the foran egennavn)8) en, et• he bought a car to the amount of £20009) per• they cost £10 the piecede koster £10 per stykk \/ de koster £10 stykket• are you the Mary Lewis?er du den kjente\/berømte Mary Lewis?han forklarete årsaken, men ikke den virkelige årsaken• the wretch!• the idiots!IIadv. foraonsonantlyd: \/ħə\/ eller \/ħ\/, foran vokallyd: \/ħɪ\/1) jo..., desto, jo..., jojo før du går til sengs, jo bedre vil du føle deg2) destoall the better desto bedrenone the wiser ikke (stort) klokerethe sooner the better jo før, jo bedre -
4 data
(or noun singular facts or information (especially the information given to a computer): All the data has/have been fed into the computer.) data, informasjon, materiale- database- data-processingsubst. \/ˈdeɪtə\/, \/ˈdɑːtə\/, amer. også \/ˈdætə\/1) ( EDB) data, informasjon(er), opplysning(er)2) (vitenskapelig) materiale -
5 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ ei 'kju: noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) hovedkvarter/-kontoreadquarters) \/ˌhedˈkwɔːtəz\/, \/ˈhedˌkwɔːtəz\/1) (militærvesen, politi) hovedkvarter2) hovedsete, hovedkontor, sentralat headquarters i hovedkvarteret, ved hovedkontoret -
6 rearguard
noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). baktroppsubst. \/ˈrɪəɡɑːd\/1) ( militærvesen) baktropp2) (militærvesen, gammeldags) arriéregarde3) ryggdekningrearguard action ( militærvesen) retrettkamp, oppholdende strid under tilbaketrekning -
7 steelworks
noun plural or noun singular (a factory where steel is made.) stålverksubst. \/ˈstiːlwɜːks\/( tar verb i entall) stålverk -
8 waterworks
noun plural or noun singular (a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.) vannverksubst. (i flertall: waterworks) \/ˈwɔːtəwɜːks\/1) vannverk2) (britisk, hverdagslig) vannlatingturn on the waterworks (hverdagslig, om å gråte) åpne kranen, begynne å grine -
9 hearts
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the two of hearts.) hjerterhjerter -
10 spades
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the ten of spades.) sparspar -
11 clubs
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover: the six of clubs.) kløver -
12 diamonds
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the five of diamonds.) ruter -
13 doubles
noun singular (or noun plural in tennis etc, a kind of match with two players on each side: I enjoy playing doubles; ( also adjective) a doubles match.) double -
14 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) singles; single-2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) enslige; enslig- -
15 works
noun singular or noun plural (a factory etc: The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.) -verk, fabrikk -
16 bacteria
singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) bakterie- bacteriological
- bacteriologistsubst. flt. \/bækˈtɪərɪə\/se ➢ bacterium -
17 bionics
(the use of biological principles in the design of computers etc.) bionikk- bionicsubst. \/baɪˈɒnɪks\/( tar verb i entall) bionikk (studium av naturen for å finne prinsipper som kan utnyttes teknisk) -
18 bowls
noun singular (a game played on a smooth green with bowls having a bias: a game of bowls.) utebowlingsubst. \/bəʊlz\/( tar verb i entall) forklaring: en type bowling på gress -
19 ceramics
noun singular (the art of pottery.) keramikkkeramikksubst. \/səˈræmɪks\/, \/kəˈræmɪks\/1) ( tar verb i entall) keramikk(håndverk)2) ( tar verb i flertall) keramikk, leirgods -
20 crossroads
noun singular (a place where two or more roads cross or meet: At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.) veikryss, skillevei, korsveiveikrysssubst. \/ˈkrɒsrəʊdz\/ ( tar verb i entall)1) veikryss2) ( overført) korsveibe at a crossroads ( overført) ståd ved en korsvei, måtte foreta et viktig valg
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