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81 veto
'vi:təu 1. 3rd person singular present tense - vetoes; verb(to forbid, or refuse to consent to: They vetoed your suggestion.) nedlegge veto mot, forby2. noun((also power of veto) the power or right to refuse or forbid: the chairman's (power of) veto.) vetoIsubst. (flertall: vetoes) \/ˈviːtəʊ\/1) veto2) forbudexercise one's veto eller exercise the veto bruke sitt veto, bruke sin vetorettput a veto on nedlegge veto mot nedlegge forbud motIIverb \/ˈviːtəʊ\/1) nedlegge veto mot2) nedlegge forbud mot, forby -
82 draughts
, (American checkers) noun1) (singular a game for two people, played on a board (a draughtboard, (American) checkerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.) damspill2) (plural the discs.) dambrikker -
83 orthop(a)edics
o:Ɵə'pi:diks(the branch of medicine which concerns diseases and injuries of the bones: He specialized in orthopaedics.) ortopedi- orthopedic -
84 orthop(a)edics
o:Ɵə'pi:diks(the branch of medicine which concerns diseases and injuries of the bones: He specialized in orthopaedics.) ortopedi- orthopedic -
85 quoits
koi, ]( American) kwoi(a game in which rings of metal, rope etc, called quoits, are thrown on to one or more small rods or hooks.) ringspill
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