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121 sixty
'siksti 1. noun1) (the number or figure 60.) seksti(tall)2) (the age of 60.) sekstiårsalder2. adjective1) (60 in number.) seksti2) (aged 60.) seksti (år gammel)•- sixties- sixtieth
- sixty-
- sixty-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is sixty years old.) sekstiårs-, sekstiårigsekstiIsubst. \/ˈsɪkstɪ\/sekstitallIIdeterm. \/ˈsɪkstɪ\/seksti -
122 spare
speə 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) spare/skåne for2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) avse3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spare, skåne4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare på6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra, reserve-, til overs2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservedekk•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spareknapp--------overflødigIsubst. \/speə\/1) reservedel2) reservehjulIIverb \/speə\/1) avse, unnvære• can you spare a pound?• can you spare a few minutes?2) ( stivt) skåne, spare• spare me!3) spare for, skåne for, forskåne• spare me the details, please!4) spare på, bruke sparsomt5) reservere, sette\/legge til side6) være skånsom7) være sparsom, spareenough and to spare mer enn nokspare oneself spare\/skåne seg, spare sine krefterspare oneself the trouble spare seg bryet med å, ikke gjøre seg noe besvær med åspare someone's feelings være hensynsfull overfor noens følelserspare someone's life la være å drepe noenIIIadj. \/speə\/1) ekstra, ekstra-, reserve-, til overs, i reserve, ledig• I've lost my key, do you have a spare one?2) mager• he was a tall, spare man3) sparsom, knapp, enkel, magerspare cash penger man har til overs -
123 spire
(a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) spir, kirketårnspirIsubst. \/ˈspaɪə\/1) ( arkitektur) spir, (kirke)tårn2) ( botanikk) spiss, topp3) spiss, tinde, topp4) ( zoologi) spir (i sneglehus)IIsubst. \/ˈspaɪə\/spiral, slyngeIIIverb \/ˈspaɪə\/1) rage\/sprette opp2) skyte opp (som et spir eller i spiral)3) ( botanikk) spire, gro -
124 stately
adjective (noble, dignified and impressive in appearance or manner: She is tall and stately; a stately house.) verdig, elegant, majestetiskprektigadj. \/ˈsteɪtlɪ\/1) statelig, prektig, imponerende2) majestetisk, storslagen, pompøs3) verdigstately home gods, herregård -
125 story
I 'sto:ri plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) historie, fortelling2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) løgn•- a tall story II see storeyhistorieIsubst. \/ˈstɔːrɪ\/(spesielt amer.) se ➢ storeyIIsubst. \/ˈstɔːrɪ\/1) historie, fortelling, beretning, saga, sagn2) anekdote, historie3) eventyr, fabel4) bakgrunn, historie5) rykte, sladder6) (i film, bok e.l.) story, handling, intrige7) nyhetsstoff, story8) ( hverdagslig) skrøne, liten løgnaccording to someone's story ifølge noens utsagn, ifølge noens versjonit is (quite) another story now det er helt andre tider nårun a story publisere en nyhettell a story eller tell stories skrøne, snakke usant• don't tell stories!that's a another story eller that's a very different story det er en helt annen historie det er et kapittel for segthat's not the whole story det er ikke hele sannhetenthe same old story den samme gamle visa, den samme gamle leksathe story goes that... det fortelles at..., det sies at...to cut a long story short eller make a long story short for å gjøre en lang historie kort, kort sagt, for å komme til saken -
126 striking
adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) oppsiktsvekkende, usedvanlig (vakker)Isubst. \/ˈstraɪkɪŋ\/1) slåing, det å slå2) (klokke)slag3) streiking4) ( sjøfart) grunnstøtingIIadj. \/ˈstraɪkɪŋ\/1) slående, påfallende, som vekker oppsikt2) frapperende, frappant3) markant, markert, tydelig4) eiendommelig, usedvanlig, særegen, særpreget5) slag-6) streikendestriking surface se ➢ surfacewithin striking distance på skuddhold -
127 surd
Isubst. \/sɜːd\/1) ( matematikk) irrasjonalt tall2) ( språkvitenskap) ustemt konsonantIIadj. \/sɜːd\/1) ( matematikk) irrasjonal2) ( språkvitenskap) ustemt -
128 ten
ten 1. noun1) (the number or figure 10.) ti(tall)2) (the age of 10.) tiårsalder2. adjective1) (10 in number.) ti2) (aged 10.) ti (år gammel)•- ten-- tenth
- ten-pin bowling
- ten-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is ten years old.) tiårs-, tiårigtiIsubst. \/ten\/1) ( tallet) tier2) ( i spill e.l.) titalla ten ( hverdagslig) ti poeng• check out his ass, it's definitely a tensjekk den rumpa hans, det er definitivt en tierIIdeterm. \/ten\/titen out of ten (for something) høyeste poengsum (for noe)ten to one jeg tør vedde på, jeg vedder ti mot en påthe upper ten kremen av sosieteten
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