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61 offhand
adjective (acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude: offhand behaviour.) skjødesløs, nonchalantIadj. \/ˌɒfˈhænd\/ eller off-handed1) uforberedt, improvisert2) på strak arm, straks, på stående fot3) uformell, kort, brysk4) nonchalant, utvungen, ubesværet, ledigIIadv. \/ˌɒfˈhænd\/1) på strak arm, straks, uten videre, på sparket, på stående fot2) uforberedt, uten forberedelse, improvisert3) nonchalant, utvungen -
62 oratory
noun (the art of speaking well in public.) talekunst, veltalenhetsubst. \/ˈɒrət(ə)rɪ\/1) ( også spøkefullt) talekunst, retorikk2) veltalenhet3) kapell, bedehus, oratorium -
63 ourselves
1) (used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform: We saw ourselves in the mirror.) oss (selv)2) (used to emphasize we, us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc: We ourselves played no part in this.) selv, personlig3) (without help etc: We'll just have to finish the job ourselves.) selv, alenepron. \/ˌaʊəˈselvz\/1) oss2) oss selv3) vi selv4) selv -
64 plain
plein 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, alminnelig, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydelig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) oppriktig, likefram4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) tydelig, klar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) lite pen2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette, flate, vidde2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rett strikkemaske•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain Englishenkel--------flate--------plan--------ren--------simpel--------skjær--------slette--------tydeligvisIsubst. \/pleɪn\/1) slette, jevn, åpen mark2) rettstrikning, rett, rett maske3) ( poetisk) slagfeltabyssal plain dyphavssletteIIverb \/pleɪn\/( gammeldags eller poetisk) sørge, klageIIIadj. \/pleɪn\/1) enkel, hverdagslig• here we serve good, plain foodher serverer vi god, hverdagslig mat2) ikke pyntet\/dekorert, ensfarget3) lettfattelig, klart uttrykt• what? plain talk from a politician?4) ærlig, rett fra hjertet5) skikkelig, åpenbar, ren og skjær6) uten spesiell status\/tittel, uten pretensjoner, enkel7) ( om utseende) ikke vakker, lite pen, alminnelig8) ( strikking) rett, glattin plain sight of something med noe innen synsvidde innen synsvidde av noeplain and simple rett og slettplain as day soleklart, klart som dagenplain bread and butter smørbrød uten pålegg, smør og brødplain card ( i kortspill) verken trumfkort eller bildekortplain chocolate mørk sjokoladeplain cigarette sigarett uten filter eller munnstykkeplain clothes ( også plain-clothes) sivilt antrekkplain flour vanlig mel (uten tilsatt bakepulver)plain Jane jente med alminnelig utseendeplain knitting rettstrikning glattstrikningplain omelette omelette naturelle, fransk omelettplain ring glatt ringplain sailing grei skuring, bare barnemat, en lett oppgave, en lett match ( sjøfart) seiling i farvann uten skjær eller hindringerplain stitch rett maskeplain text klartekst, ikke kodeplain water rent vannIVadv. \/pleɪn\/1) tydelig, klart• I'll tell you plain: I'm finished with you2) simpelthen, rett og slett, rent ut sagt -
65 plain-spoken
adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.)adj. \/ˌpleɪnˈspəʊk(ə)n\/oppriktig, åpen, frittalende, likefrem -
66 properly
1) (correctly or rightly: She can't pronounce his name properly.) rett, riktig, korrekt2) (completely or thoroughly: I didn't have time to read the book properly.) ordentlig, skikkeligordentligadv. \/ˈprɒpəlɪ\/1) riktig, rett, på rett måte, på rett vis2) riktig3) ordentlig, skikkelig4) vel, bra, pent5) som seg hør og bør, passende, høvelig6) anstendig7) egentlig, i egentlig forstand8) ( hverdagslig) riktig, ordentlig, fullstendig, komplett, grundig, ettertrykkelig, til gagnsgo properly ( barnespråk) bæsjeproperly speaking strengt tatt i egentlig forstand -
67 roughly
adverb grovt, hardhendt; cirka, omtrentomkring--------omtrent--------vedadv. \/ˈrʌflɪ\/1) grovt, røft2) cirka, omtrent, grovt regnet, stort settmade roughly grovt tilhugdroughly estimated grovt anslåttroughly speaking stort sett, i store trekk, i grove trekktreat roughly behandle hardhendt -
68 seriously
adverb (in a serious way; to a serious extent: Is he seriously thinking of being an actor?; She is seriously ill.) alvorlig, for alvoradv. \/ˈsɪərɪəslɪ\/1) alvorlig2) på alvor3) alvorlig taltquite seriously på fullt alvorseriously speaking alvorlig talt• seriously?seriously think of doing something tenke alvorlig på å gjøre noe, overveie seriøst å gjøre noetake something seriously ta noe på alvor, ta noe høytidelig• don't take it so seriously!ikke ta det så alvorlig\/høytidelig!to speak seriously alvorlig talt -
69 silent
-t1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.) stille2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) taus3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) stillegående, lydløs, støyfristilleIsubst. \/ˈsaɪlənt\/ eller silent filmstumfilmIIadj. \/ˈsaɪlənt\/1) taus, stille, lydløs• be silent about the proposal!2) uten lyd, stumgive someone the silent treatment tie noen i hjelkeep\/be\/remain silent about something tie om noesilent as the grave stille som graven -
70 speaker
1) (a person who is or was speaking.) taler; ordstyrer2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) høyttalertalersubst. \/ˈspiːkə\/1) taler, speaker• he is a fluent\/easy\/ready speaker2) ( formelt) dirigent, formann, ordstyrer3) høyttaler4) -talende5) antologi av deklamasjonsstykkerbe a fluent speaker være velformulert -
71 speech
spi:1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) tale(evne)2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) mål, språk3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) mål, måte å snakke på4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) tale•- speechlessly
- speechlessnessspråk--------talesubst. \/spiːtʃ\/1) taleevne, snakkeevne2) det å tale, tale, snakking3) språk, mål, talemåte, uttrykksmåte4) tale5) ( teater) replikkan inflammatory speech en oppildnende tale, en inspirerende talefluency of speech se ➢ fluencyfreedom of speech eller liberty of speech ytringsfrihet(right of) free speech ytringsrettthe King's\/Queen's Speech eller the Speech from the throne trontalenmake\/deliver\/give a speech holde (en) talespeech is silver, (but) silence is golden tale er sølv, men taushet er gull -
72 spoken
adjective (produced by speaking: the spoken word.) talt, muntligIverb \/ˈspəʊk(ə)n\/perf. partisipp av ➢ speakIIadj. \/ˈspəʊk(ə)n\/muntlig, taltspoken English engelsk talespråkspoken for opptatt, lovet bort -
73 stress
stres 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stress, (over)belastning2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) spenning3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) trykk2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) legge trykk på, betone, framheve- lay/put stress onbetone--------ettertrykk--------stress--------trykk--------understrekeIsubst. \/stres\/1) ( psykologi) stress, psykisk belastning2) trykk, belastning3) vekt, ettertrykk, fremheving, understreking4) ( språkvitenskap) betoning, trykk, aksent5) ( språkvitenskap) trykksterk stavelse6) ( mekanikk) spenning7) ( mekanikk) trykk, belastning, påkjenningbe suffering from stress være stresset, lide av stresslay stress on fremheve, betone, poengtere, understreke legge vekt på, tillegge stor betydninglay the main stress on legge hovedvekten påput someone under stress stresse noenunder\/by stress of something på grunn av noe, under påvirkning av noeIIverb \/stres\/1) betone, fremheve, poengtere, understreke2) ( språkvitenskap) betone, legge trykk på3) ( mekanikk) belaste, utsette for trykk, påvirke4) ( psykologi) stresse5) belaste, stresse -
74 strict
strikt1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) streng2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) nøyaktig•- strictly
- strictly speakingalvorlig--------streng--------strengtadj. \/strɪkt\/1) streng, strikt, hardhan er streng, men rettferdig2) nøyaktig, nøye, bestemt, rigorøs3) absolutt, eksakt, fullstendig4) ( botanikk) oppreist, stående, stivbe strict about holde strengt påin a strict sense i egentlig forstandin (the) strictest confidence i dypeste fortrolighetkeep a strict hand over someone behandle noen med fast hånd, ha streng kontroll med noenstrict about nøye medstrict neutrality streng nøytralitetstrict with streng mot, streng med -
75 strictly
adverb strengtadv. \/ˈstrɪktlɪ\/1) strengt• it is strictly forbidden!2) nøyaktig, nøye, eksakt3) fullstendig, absoluttstrictly speaking strengt tatt, i egentlig forstand -
76 style
1. noun1) (a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.) stil; mote, fasong2) (a fashion in clothes etc: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.) mote3) (elegance in dress, behaviour etc: She certainly has style.) stil2. verb1) (to arrange (hair) in a certain way: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.) lage/få ny hårfasong2) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) tegne, gi stilpreg•- stylish- stylishly
- stylishness
- stylist
- in stylemote--------måte--------stil--------visIsubst. \/staɪl\/1) stil2) stilart, stilepoke3) språk, skrivemåte, språkbehandling4) teknikk, fremstillingsmåte5) væremåte, opptreden, omgangsform, maner6) type, sort, modell, utførelse, fasong7) stil, eleganse8) mote9) stil, tidsregning10) tittelbad style dårlig stil ufin væremåte, ufin opptredendo things in style gjøre noe i stor stil gjøre noe med stilgood style god stil fin væremåte, fin opptredeninformal style ( om språk) ledig stilin style elegant, flott, moderne i stor stil standsmessigin the old style i den gamle stilen, på gammel manerlive in a style beyond one's means leve over evnelive in grand style leve flott, føre et stort husstyle of life livsform, livsstilthat's not my style ( hverdagslig) det er ikke min typedet er ikke min stilIIverb \/staɪl\/1) utforme, forme, skape2) formgi, designe, lage modell til, tegne3) gjøre moteriktig4) gi stilpreg5) ( typografi) redigere, vaske6) titulere, benevne, kallehan tituleres «oberst»7) betegne som8) ( om hår) frisere, stylestyle oneself gi seg selv tittelen..., kalle seg... -
77 telephone
1. 'telifəun noun((often abbreviated to phone) foun an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon2. foun verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonere2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonere til3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) nå over telefonen•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchangetelefon--------telefonereIsubst. \/ˈtelɪfəʊn\/telefon• will you answer the telephone, pleasebe on the telephone bruke telefonen, være i telefonen, snakke i telefonen ( britisk) være koplet til et telefonsystem, være tilgjengelig på telefon, ha telefonby\/over the telephone per telefon, over telefon, på telefonunlisted telephone number hemmelig telefonnummerIIverb \/ˈtelɪfəʊn\/1) telefonere (til), ringe (til), prate på telefon (med)2) ringe opp3) gi (beskjed) over telefontelephone for ringe etter -
78 tense
tens I noun(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.) tid, tempusII 1. adjective1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) (an)spent, nervøs2) (tight; tightly stretched.) forstrukket, stram2. verb(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) stramme(s), spenne(s)- tensely- tenseness
- tensionspentIsubst. \/ten(t)s\/( språkvitenskap) tempus, tidIIverb \/ten(t)s\/spenne(s), stramme(s), strekke(s)IIIadj. \/ten(t)s\/1) ( også overført) anspent, spent2) stram, strukket3) spennende4) ( språkvitenskap) trang -
79 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tunge2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tunge3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) tunge4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) språk, tungemålmål--------pløse--------språk--------tungeIsubst. \/tʌŋ\/1) ( anatomi) tunge2) språk, dialekt, tunge(mål)3) talemåte, tale4) (sko)pløse5) ( i kirkeklokke) knebel, kolv6) tunge (i orgelpipe e.l.)7) nål (på spenne)8) ( på sporveksel) tunge9) ildtunge, stikkflammebe on the tip of one's tongue ha det på tungespissen, ha det på tungenbite one's tongue off ( overført) bite av seg tungenfind one's tongue få igjen taleevnen, bli talefør igjenget one's tongue around uttale (ord)the gift of tongues nådegaven, evnen til å tale i tungergive tongue rope, skrike, skråle ( om hund) gi hals, halse, søkegive tongue to gi uttrykk forhas the cat got your tongue? har du mistet (både) munn og mæle?, har du mistet taleevnen?have a ready tongue eller have a fluent tongue være rappkjeftet, være godt skåret for tungebåndethave a rough tongue være grov i munnen, være stygg i munnenhold one's tongue holde munn, tiekeep a civil tongue in one's head velge sine ord med omhu, føre et dannet språkknow someone by his\/her tongue kjenne noen etter talemåtenlose one's tongue miste (både) munn og mæle, være målløs, miste taleevnenbe on every tongue være på alles lepperspeak with a forked tongue (amer.) lyve, tale med to tunger, tale svikefulltstick one's tongue out to someone eller thrust one's tongue out to someone eller put one's tongue out to someone rekke tunge til noentongue (of land) landtunge nes, oddetongue and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjær(with) tongue in cheek for spøk, ikke alvorligtongues ( gammeldags) tunger, tungemålIIverb \/tʌŋ\/1) ( musikk) spille med tungestøt2) skjelle ut3) ( slang) praktisere munnsex4) forklaring: injisere narkotika under tungen for å unngå synlige sprøytearr5) uttale, artikulere6) berøre med tungen, slikke7) ( tømrerfag) skjære fjær (i bord) -
80 virtually
'və: uəli(more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect: He was virtually penniless.) praktisk talt, i realitetennestenadv. \/ˈvɜːtʃʊəlɪ\/, \/ˈvɜːtjʊəlɪ\/faktisk, i realiteten, praktisk talt, så godt som
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