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1 startling
adj. \/ˈstɑːtlɪŋ\/1) forbløffende, oppsiktsvekkende, ytterst overraskende2) alarmerende, (opp)skremmende -
2 bombshell
1) (a piece of startling news: His resignation was a real bombshell.) bombe2) ((slang) a sexy woman.) sexbombesubst. \/ˈbɒmʃel\/1) granat, bombe (også overført)2) ( hverdagslig) knalleffekt3) ( hverdagslig) sexbombecome like\/as a bombshell slå ned som en bombedrop a bombshell (overført, om uventet nyhet) slippe enn bombe -
3 discovery
plural - discoveries; noun a voyage of discovery; She made several startling discoveries.) oppdagelsesubst. \/dɪˈskʌv(ə)rɪ\/1) oppdagelse2) ( gammeldags eller litterært) åpenbaring, avsløring, røping3) ( jus) fremlegging av dokumenter4) ( teater) (intrigens) oppklaring -
4 jar
I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.) glass, krukkeII past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.) skrape, skurre2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.) skake opp, ryste•- jarringrysteIsubst. \/dʒɑː\/1) glass, krukke2) skjærende lyd, skurring, knirking3) vibrasjon4) ( også overført) støt, sjokk5) ( overført) uenighet, konflikt, tvisthave a jar with somebody (britisk, hverdagslig) ta et glass øl med noenon the jar på gløttIIverb \/dʒɑː\/1) låte ille, skrape, skurre, skjære2) ryste, dytte til, (få til å) skake, (få til å) vibrere, (få til å) dirre3) ( overført) skurre, ikke passe sammen4) krangle, kjefte5) ( overført) sjokkere, støte, oppskake, sårejar against somebody's feelings støte noenjar (on) one's nerves gå noen på nervenejar on somebody ( overført) støte noen, irritere noenjar with something stride mot noe, være uforenlig med noe -
5 jarring
adjective (startling or harsh: The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect.) rystende, skurrendeadj. \/ˈdʒɑːrɪŋ\/skurrende, disharmonisk -
6 reality
1) (that which is real and not imaginary: It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story.) virkelighet2) (the state of being real.) virkelighet3) ((often in plural - realities) a fact: Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence.) realitetsubst. \/rɪˈælətɪ\/1) virkelighet, realitet2) realisme, virkelighetspregin reality i virkeligheten, faktisk
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