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41 grateful
'ɡreitful(feeling thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.) takknemligtakknemligadj. \/ˈɡreɪtf(ʊ)l\/1) takknemlig2) ( litterært) velgjørende, behagelig, oppfriskende, velkommen, kjærkommengledelige nyheter, gode nyheter3) (overført, om jordsmonn) takknemliggrateful to someone for something takknemlig mot noen for noe -
42 grim
ɡrim1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) forferdelig, nifs, uhyggelig2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) streng, morsk3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) ubøyelig, sta•- grimness- grimly
- like grim deathbisteradj. \/ɡrɪm\/1) bister, morsk, hard, fast2) makaber, stygg, mørkstygg\/makaber vits3) uhyggelig, skremmende, dyster, nifs, fryktinngytendemørke utsikter\/dystre utsikter4) ( hverdagslig) ubehagelig, uvelgrim humor galgenhumorhold on like\/for grim death kjempe for sitt bare livthe Grim truth den nakne sannhet -
43 groom
ɡru:m 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) hestepasser2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) brudgom2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) strigle, pleie2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) lære opp, forberede tilbrudgom--------stallkarIsubst. \/ɡruːm\/, \/ɡrʊm\/1) stallgutt, hestepasser, stallkar, stallknekt2) ( i hofftitler) junker3) brudgom4) ( gammeldags) tjenerIIverb \/ɡruːm\/, \/ɡrʊm\/1) stelle, røkte (om hester)2) stelle seg, pleie, soignere3) ( om dyr) pusse seg, stelle seg, lyske (om aper)4) lære opp, forberede, trenehan blir opplært slik at han kan tre inn i hennes stilling når hun slutter5) (skiløype, golfbane) gjøre i stand, forberede, preparere -
44 heartbreaking
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45 herculean
adj. \/ˌhɜːkjʊˈliːən\/, \/hɜːˈkjuːljən\/ eller Herculeanherkulisk, Herkules-et kjempearbeid, en herkulesoppgave -
46 humdrum
(dull: a humdrum life.) ensformig, monotonIsubst. \/ˈhʌmdrʌm\/1) ensformighet, monotoni2) kjedsommelighet3) noe som er kjedelig eller monotont4) kjedelig og monoton prat5) en kjedelig personIIadj. \/ˈhʌmdrʌm\/1) ensformig, monoton2) kjedelig, kjedsommelig -
47 impose
im'pouz1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) pålegge, ilegge2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) påtvinge, prakke på3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) utnytte, benytte seg av•påtvingeverb \/ɪmˈpəʊz\/1) påtvinge, prakke på2) pålegge, legge (på), ilegge3) innføre4) utnytte, misbruke, trekke veksler på5) ( typografi) skyte ut6) ( gammeldags) legge, sette7) være til besvær, trenge seg påimpose a tax (up)on se ➢ tax, 1impose (up)on trenge seg på, forstyrre, være til bry utnytte, benytte seg avimpose one's company\/oneself (up)on somebody trenge\/tvinge seg påimpose on somebody to do something lure noen til å gjøre noeimpose something (up)on somebody tvinge\/prakke\/lure noe på noenpålegge noen noekreve noe av noen -
48 impossible
im'posəbl1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) umulig, uoverkommelig2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) umulig•- impossibilityulidelig--------umuligadj. \/ɪmˈpɒsəbl\/, \/ɪmˈpɒsɪbl\/ eller imposs1) umulig2) ( hverdagslig) umulig, vanskelig3) (hverdagslig, om person) urimelig, umulig4) ( matematikk) imaginærask for the impossible be om det umuligeimpossible person umulig menneske• «Impossible person!», he cried«Du er helt umulig!», skrek han -
49 irresponsible
iri'sponsəbl((of a person or his behaviour) not reliable, trustworthy or sensible; not responsible: irresponsible parents/conduct.) uansvarlig, upålitelig, ansvarsløs- irresponsiblyuansvarligadj. \/ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl\/1) uansvarlig, ansvarsløs2) lettsindig3) upålitelig, utilregnelig -
50 Job
‹ob1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) jobb, arbeid2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) oppgave, ting•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad jobarbeid--------jobb--------jobbe--------problem--------spekulere--------yrkepersonnavn \/dʒəʊb\/( bibelsk) Jobhave the patience of Job ha en engels tålmodighet -
51 job
‹ob1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) jobb, arbeid2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) oppgave, ting•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad jobarbeid--------jobb--------jobbe--------problem--------spekulere--------yrkeIsubst. \/dʒɒb\/1) arbeid, jobb, arbeidsoppgave2) arbeidsplass, arbeid, jobb, stilling3) arbeid, produkt4) ( hverdagslig) jobb, slit, strev• what a job!5) ( hverdagslig) sak, tilfelle, affære, historie6) ( hverdagslig) greie, ting, sak7) ( hverdagslig) tyveri, ran, forbrytelse8) ( også jobbery) jobberi, korrupsjon9) ( EDB) jobb10) ( hverdagslig) plastisk operasjonbe a good job være bra, være heldig... and a good job, too!... og takk og lov for det!do the job gjøre jobben, gjøre susengive something\/somebody up as a bad job anse noe(n) som et håpløst tilfellehave a job with arbeide hoshave an easy job of it slippe lett fra dethave quite a job ha litt av en jobbjust the job akkurat den rette tingen, nettopp det som trengson the job ( hverdagslig) travelt opptatt, i gang med arbeidet ( hverdagslig) midt i et nummer, midt i et knullbe out of a job være arbeidsløspayment by the job akkordarbeidIIverb \/dʒɒb\/1) ( hverdagslig) gjøre småjobber, utføre leilighetsarbeid2) (britisk, børs) være aksjemegler (i det små), spekulere3) gå krokveier, praktisere korrupsjon, praktisere svogerpolitikk4) (amer., slang) svindle5) (amer., handel) handle, være grossist\/mellommann6) ( foreldet) stikke, støtejob in something spekulere i noe, jobbe med noe -
52 laborious
lə'bo:riəsadjective (difficult; requiring hard work: Moving house is always a laborious process.) anstrengende, slitsomadj. \/ləˈbɔːrɪəs\/1) ( om arbeid) slitsom, anstrengende, strevsom, arbeidskrevende2) ( om arbeid) vanskelig, besværlig3) ( om arbeidsmåte) møysommelig, omstendelig, anstrengt, tungvint4) ( om person) arbeidssom, flittig -
53 mammoth
'mæməƟ 1. noun(a large hairy elephant of a kind no longer found living.) mammut2. adjective(very large (and often very difficult): a mammoth project/task.) diger, kjempestor, uhyregigantisk--------sværIsubst. \/ˈmæməθ\/( zoologi) mammutIIadj. \/ˈmæməθ\/veldig, diger, kjempestor, kjempe-, mammut- -
54 manageable
1) (that can be controlled: The children are not very manageable.) lett å styre, medgjørlig2) (that can be done: Are you finding this work manageable?) overkommeligoverkommeligadj. \/ˈmænɪdʒəbl\/(lett)håndterlig, overkommelig, medgjørlig, føyelig -
55 management
1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) drift, ledelse, forvaltning2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) ledelse, administrasjon, styreadministrasjon--------forvaltningsubst. \/ˈmænɪdʒmənt\/1) ledelse, drift, administrasjon, forvaltning, skjøtsel2) selskapsledelse, styre, administrasjon, direksjon, regime3) dyktighet, manøvrering, lirking, takt, smidighet4) ( spesielt sjøfart) behandling, håndtering, manøvrering5) ( foreldet) knep, list, manipuleringbad management dårlig ledelse vanskjøtselfunctional management spesialisert ledelse, strengt gjennomført arbeidsfordelingmanagement expenses administrasjonsutgifterunder new management med ny ledelse, med ny sjef -
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57 perform
pə'fo:m1) (to do, especially with care or as a duty: The doctor performed the operation.) utføre, foreta2) (to act (in the theatre etc) or do anything musical, theatrical etc to entertain an audience: The company will perform a Greek play; She performed on the violin.) opptre, medvirke, spille•- performergjøre--------opptreverb \/pəˈfɔːm\/1) ( også performing) utføre, iverksette, utrette, forrette• do you know how to perform a command?2) oppfylle3) fremføre, spille, oppføre4) opptre, spille, synge5) fungere, arbeide (effektivt), tjenestegjøreperform an operation foreta en operasjon, utføre en operasjonperform one's devotions forrette sin andaktperform tricks ( om dyr) gjøre kunster -
58 persevere
pə:si'viə(to continue to (try to) do something in spite of difficulties: He persevered in his task.) holde ut, være standhaftigverb \/ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə\/holde ut, være utholdende, fortsettepersevere at fortsette medpersevere in holde ut i, holde fast vedpersevere with holde ut med -
59 ploy
ploi1) (a plan; a manoeuvre: She uses various ploys for getting her own way.) strategi, knep2) (a piece of business; a little task: The children were off on some ploy of their own.) ærend, oppgaveknepIsubst. \/plɔɪ\/triks, knepIIsubst. \/plɔɪ\/ ( spesielt britisk)1) hobby2) tidsfordrivIIIverb \/plɔɪ\/(gammeldags, militærvesen, om tropper) forflytning fra rekke til kolonne -
60 relief
rə'li:f1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) lindring; lettelse; befrielse2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) nødhjelp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) avløsning, avlastning4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieffarbeid•- relieve- relievedhjelp--------lindring--------servitutt--------unnsetningIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/1) lettelse, befrielse, lindring2) bistand, stønad, sosialhjelp (amer.)3) unnsetning, befrielse (av en beleiret by e.l.)4) avlastning, vaktskifte, avløsning(smannskap)5) ( historisk) lensavgift, betaling fra vasall til godseier6) ( golf) fritakafford\/bring\/give relief lindre, gi lindringangle of relief ( mekanikk) frivinkel, klaringsvinkel, ryggvinkelbe on relief (amer.) motta sosialhjelp, gå på sosialen (hverdagslig)by way of (light) relief som avveksling, som underholdningtax relief skattelettelse, skattefradragIIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/(kunst, typografi eller overført) relieffbring\/throw something into relief sette noe i relieff, skape en kontrast til noehigh relief hautreliefflow relief basrelieffstand out in strong\/sharp\/bold relief against something stå skarpt avtegnet mot noe, danne en skarp kontrast til noeIIIadj. \/rɪˈliːf\/avløser-, ekstra-, avlastnings-
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