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1 steep
I sti:p adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) bratt, steil2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) stiv, ublu, drøy•- steeply II sti:p(to soak thoroughly.) la ligge i bløtbratt--------dyppe--------stivIsubst. \/stiːp\/1) bløt, bløtlegging2) bad, bløtleggingsvæske3) ( bryggeri) støpekar (til maling)put in steep legge i bløtIIsubst. \/stiːp\/( spesielt poetisk) stup, bratt skrentIIIverb \/stiːp\/1) legge i bløt2) (la) stå og trekke3) trekke (ut), vanne ut4) ( om lutefisk) lute (ut)5) dyppe, fukte, bløte (ut)6) ( bryggeri) støpe, støpsette7) ( overført) gjennombløte, gjennomsyresteeped in full av, gjennomsyret avIVadj. \/stiːp\/1) bratt2) ( overført) voldsom, brå, rask3) ( hverdagslig) drøy, urimelig, utrolig, fantastisk• she is telling some steep stories! -
2 hill
hil1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) bakke, høyde, ås2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) stigning, bakke•- hillock- hilly
- hillsidebakke--------haug--------åsIsubst. \/hɪl\/1) haug, kolle, høyde, bakke, ås2) haug, dynge3) voll (av jord, sand e.l)as old as the hills gammel som alle haugenego over the hill (amer., hverdagslig) rømme, stikke av ( militærvesen) desertere ( militærvesen) ta tyvpermhill of beans (amer., hverdagslig) ubetydelighetover the hill ( hverdagslig) utdatert, passé, (ut)gammel, foreldetup hill and down a dale bakke opp og bakke nedIIverb \/hɪl\/1) legge i en haug, dynge2) hyppe -
3 scale
I skeil noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) (lønns)stige, -skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala, oktav4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) målestokk5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) (i stor) målestokk/skalaII skeil verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klatre opp/over, bestigeIII skeil noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) skjell- scalymåle--------målestokk--------skala--------skjellIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) ( også overført) vektskål2) ( også scales) vekthold the scales even være en upartisk dommerin the scale på spillthrow into the scales legge i vektskålenturn the scale(s) eller tip the scales være tungen på vektskålen, gjøre utslaget, være utslagsgivendeveieIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skala, målestokk2) ( gradert system) skala, trinn, regulativ, tariff3) ( musikk) toneskala, skala4) ( gammeldags) stige, trapp, rangstige (overført)be high in the social scale stå høyt på den sosiale rangstigeon a large scale i stor målestokkon the scale of i målestokk, i skala• this map is on the scale of 1 to 50,000dette kartet er i målestokk 1: 50 000out of scale uproporsjonaltpractise scales øve (seg på) skalaenrun up the scale spille en oktavsink in the social scale synke på de sosiale rangstigeto scale skalatro, i riktig målestokkIIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skjell2) flak, (tynn) skive, blad (av metall e.l.)3) tynt skall, belegg4) ( teknikk) slagg, glødeskall5) ( også boiler scale) kjelestein6) tannstein7) ( også scale insect) forklaring: en av flere arter i insektunderordenen plantesugere, Homoptera, særlig i overfamilien skjoldlus, Coccidaeremove the scales from someone's eyes åpne noens øyne, fjerne skjellene fra noens øynethe scales fell from someone's eyes ( om å forstå eller bli bevisst noe) skjell falt fra noens øyne• when I heard what she had to say, scales fell from my eyesda jeg hørte hva hun hadde å si, falt skjell fra mine øyneIVverb \/skeɪl\/veie, måleVverb \/skeɪl\/1) bestige, klatre opp langs, klatre opp i, klatre opp på, storme2) ( militærvesen) storme3) gradere, tegne i riktig målestokk, ordne etter en skala4) ha samme skala, ha samme målestokk5) ( EDB) skalerescale down nedjustere, sette gradvis ned ( om tegning e.l.) forminske (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe nedscale new heights nå nye høyderscale something back redusere noescale up oppjustere, sette gradvis opp ( om tegning e.l.) forstørre (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe oppVIverb \/skeɪl\/1) skrape skjell av2) falle av (som skjell), flasse, smuldre i flak3) dekkes av skjell4) ( om fyrkjele) banke kjelestein av, rense5) ( om tannstein) skrape bort, rense6) (amer.) kaste smutt med -
4 breast
brest 1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) bryst2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) bryst, bringe2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) trasse, sette brystet mot2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) nå toppen; komme til toppen av•- breastfed
- breaststrokebarm--------bringe--------brystIsubst. \/brest\/1) bryst (også overført), barm, bringe2) ( arkitektur) brystningbeat one's breast slå seg på brystetmake a clean breast of it lette samvittigheten, bekjenne altIIverb \/brest\/1) trosse, konfrontere, kjempe mot, stå opp mot, ta opp kampen mot2) kjempe seg opp(over), arbeide seg opp(over)breast the tape ( sport) bryte målsnoren -
5 descent
-t1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) nedstigning2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) nedoverbakke3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ætt, avstamning, arvskråningsubst. \/dɪˈsent\/1) daling, synking, falling2) ( luftfart) nedstigning, landing3) nedstigning, nedferd4) ( overført) nedgang, tilbakegang, fall5) skråning, nedoverbakke, utforbakke6) ( også overført) plutselig overfall, overraskende angrep7) avstamning, herkomst8) (overdragelse gjennom) arvby descent ( også) av byrddescent from avstamming fradescent (up)on plutselig angrep på, brått overfall på uanmeldt besøk hosin a direct line of descent i rett nedstigende linje -
6 labour
'leibə 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) kroppsarbeid2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbeidskraft3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) fødselsveer4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Arbeiderpartiet2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeide tungt, slite2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) kjempe seg fram, streve•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-savingsliteIsubst. \/ˈleɪbə\/ eller labor1) arbeid, kroppsarbeid2) bry, anstrengelse, møye3) ( medisin) rier, veer, fødsel (prosessen)hun har rier \/ fødselen er i gang4) ( økonomi) arbeid, arbeidskraft5) arbeiderne, arbeiderklassenexpend labour on\/upon bruke krefter påforced labour ( jus) tvangsarbeidinduce labour ( medisin) sette i gang fødselen, indusere fødselenlabour exchange arbeidsformidlinglabour legislation arbeidslovgivninglabour of Hercules ( også Herculean labour)herkulesarbeid, kjempearbeid, kjempebedriftlabour of love noe man gjør for moro skyld, for fornøyelsens skyldhun gjorde det for sin egen skyld \/ av ren interessegratisarbeidlabour relations forholdet mellom partene i arbeidslivetlabour supply arbeidstilgang, tilgang på arbeidskraftlabour unrest uro på arbeidsmarkedeton\/in the labour market på arbeidsmarkedetorganized labour fagorganiserte arbeidere, fagorganisert arbeidskraftskilled labour fagarbeidere, fagfolkthe fruits of one's labour se ➢ fruit, 1unskilleded labour ufaglært arbeidskraft, grovarbeidIIverb \/ˈleɪbə\/ eller labor1) arbeide, arbeide hardt2) anstrenge seg, streve, ha vanskelig for noe3) arbeide seg frem, kjempe seg frem, kjempe seg av sted4) utbrodere, gå i detalj, tvære ut, legge for stor vekt på5) ( sjøfart) stampe, hugge, gå tungt, rulle6) (spes. amer.) trøtte, kjede, tynge, bry7) (gammeldags, jordbruk) dyrke, bruke jorden, drive jordbruk, bearbeidelabour a point overdrive et poeng, understreke noe for sterkt, tvære ut en saklabour at jobbe medlabour for streve etter, streve forlabour the obvious utbrodere, gå i detaljerlabour to do something anstrenge seg for å gjøre noelabour under slite med, kjempe med, dras med, lide medlabour under a delusion sveve i en villfarelse, leve i en (feilaktig) tro
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