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1 Thames
the \/temz\/, \/θeɪmz\/ (elv i Sør-England, Canada, USA, New Zealand) Themsennever set the Thames on fire ikke få utrettet noe stort i verden, ikke komme til å nå langt -
2 estuary
'estjuəriplural - estuaries; noun(the wide lower part of a river up which the tide flows: the Thames estuary.) elvemunningelvemunningsubst. \/ˈestjʊərɪ\/, \/ˈestʃʊərɪ\/estuar, (bred) elvemunning (med tidevann) -
3 river
'rivə(a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; ( also adjective) a river animal.) elv- riversideelv--------flodIsubst. \/ˈrɪvə\/1) elv, flod• the river Amazon \/ the Amazon river2) ( overført) strømsell someone down the river ( slang) forråde noensell something down the river ofre noeup the river (amer., slang) i spjeldet, i fengselIIsubst. \/ˈraɪvə\/person som kløver noe -
4 conservancy
subst. \/kənˈsɜːv(ə)nsɪ\/1) havnestyre, elvestyre (med domsrett i fiskeri- og sjøfartssaker innenfor et visst område)2) ( kanadisk) skoginspektørdistrikt3) (om trær, skog e.l.) vern, bevaring -
5 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ned, nedover, nede2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) på bakken, ned3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned(over)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned til, nede2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned(over), ned gjennom, ned langs3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) (ned) langs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) helle i seg- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) komplett, fullkommen- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun- downie®- downydun--------ned--------nedeIsubst. \/daʊn\/( også botanikk) dun, fnokk, fnuggdown quilt dunteppeIIsubst. \/daʊn\/1) høydedrag2) ( gammeldags) sanddyneIIIsubst. \/daʊn\/(amer. fotball) down, forsøkIVsubst. \/daʊn\/nedgang, nedturhave a down on ( hverdagslig) ha et horn i siden tilVverb \/daʊn\/1) slå ned, felle, skyte ned2) beseire3) helle i seg, tømme4) slenge fra seg, legge fra segdown tools legge ned arbeidet, streikeVIadj. \/daʊn\/1) nedover, utfor, synkende2) ( i kryssord) loddrett3) ( i forhold til storby) utgående, bort fra, sør for4) ( i ulike betydninger) nede, nedfor5) ( kortspill) bet, minus, tapt• after an hour of poker I was £50 downvære nedrullet, være rullet nedbrukt opp, utbrent( om vind e.l.) ha lagt seg ( om oversvømmet elv e.l.) ha gått tilbake være slått, være beseiretbe down on one's luck ha motgang, være nedebe down on somebody hakke på noen, være etter noendown in spirits nedstemtdown in\/into the country ute på landetdown in the mouth ( hverdagslig) henge med nebbet, være nedslått, være molefonken, være slukøretVIIadv. \/daʊn\/1) ned2) ovenfra3) kontant• he paid £50 down4) nedskrevet, notert5) oppført på foredragslisten• is he (put) down on the list?6) bort, ned, i fra seg7) ned, over ende, til bakken8) igjen, til, fast9) av, overbe down for være beregnet for, ha i ventedet er meningen at han skal gjøre\/få jobben, han er satt på jobbencalm down roe seg, bli rolig, legge seg, stilnedown from helt siden, helt fradown to helt frem tildown to the last detail ned til (den) minste detaljdown under forklaring: til eller i Australia eller New Zealanddown with ned med• down with the tyrant!down you go! ned med deg!get something down være skikkelig god på noe, være skikkelig flink til noe, svelge noehave something down ha\/få noe nedskrevet, ha\/få noe oppført, ha\/få noe notertnote down eller write down skrive opp, notere, føre oppsend down ( universitet) relegere, utvisewear down slite ut, slite nedVIIIprep. \/daʊn\/1) ned, nedover2) utfor3) ned i4) ( om beliggenhet nærmere havet) nedover5) ned gjennom6) (der) borte i7) (lenger) nede i, langs med, langs etterhun gikk nedover\/bortover gatendown (the) wind med vinden -
6 navigation
noun (the art or skill of navigating.) navigering, navigasjonsjøfart--------skipsfartsubst. \/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) navigasjon, navigering2) sjøfart, sjøtrafikk, seilas, skipsfart3) trafikkeringaerial navigation luftfart, lufttrafikk -
7 reach
ri: 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå, komme fram til2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) rekke, nå, gripe etter3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) strekke ut etter4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) nå, få tak i5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) strekke, rekke2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rekkevidde, avstand2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rekkevidde3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rett strekningnå--------rekke--------rekkevidde--------strekningIsubst. \/riːtʃ\/1) det å rekke, det å strekke2) rekkevidde, omfang, utstrekning, fatteevne3) ( om skytevåpen) skuddvidde4) strekning, strekke, områdebeyond one's reach over ens fatteevnebeyond\/out of (the) reach of gunshot ( om skytevåpen) utenfor skuddvidde, ikke på skuddholdget out of reach trekke seg unna, komme seg vekkkeep out of the reach of danger unngå alle farerout of reach utenfor rekkevidde, uoppnåeligto be kept out of children's reach eller to be kept out of the reach of children oppbevares utilgjengelig for barnwithin arm's reach se ➢ arm, 1within easy reach of i umiddelbar nærhet avIIverb \/riːtʃ\/1) strekke, rekke (ut)2) gripe, ta3) rekke, gi• reach me that book, please4) ( også overført) nå, nå opp til, nå frem til, rekke (frem til), komme frem til• as soon as they had reached the station, they started to bickerså snart de hadde kommet frem til stasjonen, begynte de å kjekle5) nå, komme opp i6) kontakte, sette seg i forbindelse med7) ( om alder) (opp)nå, bli8) ( sjøfart) seile med vinden på tvers9) (amer., slang) bestikke, kjøpe, smørereach for somebody\/something gripe etterreach somebody by something få tak i noen på noe -
8 span
spæn 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) spennvidde, bruspenn2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) tidsrom, periode2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) spenne/strekke seg overbru--------omspenne--------par--------spannIsubst. \/spæn\/1) spann (avstanden mellom tommel og lillefinger, omtrent 9 tommer\/23 cm)2) tidsrom, levnetsløp, utmålt (leve)tid, spann (av tid)3) (arkitektur, elektronikk) spennvidde4) ( arkitektur) lysvidde (av overdekket åpning)5) (bro)spenn6) ( overført) spennvidde, rekkevidde, omfang7) ( EDB) variasjonsbredde8) ( luftfart) vingebredde, spennvidde9) (amer., eller sørafr.) spann, par (av hester eller okser)the short span of human life menneskets korte livthe span of an arch buevidden, bæreviddenIIverb \/spæn\/1) måle (med utspilte fingre)2) ( om bro e.l.) spenne over, strekke seg over3) ( overført) omspenne, spenne over, strekke seg over4) ( også overført) slå (en) bro over, overbygge5) ta seg over, krysse, sette over6) spenne (om), gripe (om)7) bedømme, kalkulere8) ( sjøfart) surre (fast)9) (amer., om hester, okser e.l.) utgjøre et spannspan someone's wrist gripe noen om håndleddetIIIverb \/spæn\/( gammeldags) pret. av ➢ spin, 2 -
9 stand
stænd 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stå (igjen)2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) reise seg3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stå stille4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) stå ved makt, gjelde5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stå, ligge, sitte6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stå7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) stille som kandidat, stille seg8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) sette, legge, stille9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) underkaste seg, stå for retten; utstå, tåle, orke10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) spandere, rive i (en runde)2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) stilling; det å stå fram/markere seg2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stativ3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) salgsbod, stand4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribune5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitneboks•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) mangeårig, vedvarende (avtale/vennskap)2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) høy stilling; godt omdømme•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) sjansebillett5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) med/på sjansebillett- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up tobod--------bås--------sokkel--------stand--------standpunkt--------ståIsubst. \/stænd\/1) plass, stilling, oppstilling, posisjon, post (ved jakt)2) ( overført) holdning, standpunkt3) (forsøk på) motstand, forsvar4) stans, holdt5) ( lagringsplass) stativ, hylle, holder6) stand (f.eks. på messe), bod, kiosk, salgsplass, torgplass7) tribune8) scene, podium, estrade9) (hverdagslig, om omreisende teater e.l.) opphold, stoppested (der man har forestilling)10) ( om planter eller trær) bestandbe at a stand stå stillebring to a stand stanse, stoppe, staggecome to a stand stanse(s), stoppe(s)make a stand vise hvor man står, tone flagg, gjøre motstand, ta opp kampen, forsvare segstand of arms ( om soldat) våpenutrustningtake a stand vise hvor man står, tone flagg, ta standpunkt, ta stillingtake one's stand stille seg, ta oppstillingta stilling, ta standpunkt( jakt) stille seg på posttake the stand eller take the witness stand avlegge vitneforklaring, ta plass i vitneboksenwinner's stand ( ved konkurranse) seierspallII1) stå, stå oppreist2) reise seg (opp), stå opp3) stille (opp), reise (opp), sette, plassere• if you're naughty, you'll be stood in the corner4) ( om beliggenhet) ligge, være5) stå ved lag, stå fast, stå ved makt6) holde stand, stå seg7) møte, støte på, motstå, gjennomgå8) utstå, tåle, fordra, finne seg i9) måle, være11) spandere, rive i12) stå som, værestand about stå og henge, henge rundtstand again ( politikk) stille til gjenvalgstand alone stå alene (uten venner e.l.) stå i en klasse for seg, være eneståendestand apart stå et stykke unna, holde seg på avstand stå utenfor, holde seg passiv ikke være som (alle) andre være i en klasse for segstand around ( hverdagslig) stå og henge, henge rundtstand aside forholde seg passiv, (bare) stå og se på gå til side, gå ut av veien trekke segstand at være, ligge påstand away holde seg unna, tre til side ( sjøfart) holde bort, holde unnastand back trekke seg bakover, trekke seg tilbake, trekke seg unna ligge tilbaketrukketstand by holde seg i beredskap, stå klar, stå parat, være for håndenbare stå og se på, bare stå der, forholde seg passiv• how can you stand by and let him ruin himself?bistå, støtte, holde medstå (fast) ved, stå forstand down gå av, trekke seg (tilbake), trekke sitt kandidatur( på arbeidsplass) permittere (britisk, jus) forlate vitneboksen (jus, om sak) utsettes ( parlamentarisk) frafalle ordet ( militærvesen) gå av vakt, hvile etter beredskap ( sjøfart) seile med vinden, seile med strømmenstand easy! ( militærvesen) på stedet hvil!, hvil!stand firm stå fast, ha en fast holdningstand for stå for, bety, representere, symbolisere• what do these initials stand for?tjene som, gjøre tjeneste somkjempe for, være tilhenger avvære kandidat til, stille til valg ved( hverdagslig) tolerere, finne seg istand for oneself stå på egne ben, klare seg (selv), være i stand til å forsvare segstand forward tre frem, stige fremstand good stå fast, være gyldig, gjelde fortsattstand good in law være lovgyldigstand high ( også overført) stå høyt i kursstand in være stand-in, vikariere• will you stand in for me tomorrow?( sjøfart) stå innover, styre mot landstand in with (amer., hverdagslig) stå på god fot med, stå seg godt med slutte seg til, støtte, hjelpe, gjøre felles sak medstand off holde seg på avstand, holde seg i bakgrunnen, holde seg unna trekke seg (unna) ( sjøfart) stå utover ( britisk) permittere, si opp midlertidigstand off and on ( sjøfart) krysse (nær land), ligge og doggestand (up)on holde på, holde fast vedbygge på, være basert på, hvile på, bero på( sjøfart) holde samme kursstand out skille seg ut, stikke seg ut, avtegne segstå ut, stikke ututmerke seg( sjøfart) stå utstand out against avtegne seg mot holde stand mot, gjøre motstand motstand out for krevestand over stå over, passe på• unless I stand over him, he will make mistakeshvis jeg ikke står over ham, kommer han til å gjøre feilintimidere, skremme, true (la) utstå, utsette(s)stand someone up la være å møte noen (som avtalt)stand still stå stille, stå i rostand still for (amer.) tålestand to ( militærvesen) stå i alarmberedskap (spesielt før daggry eller etter mørkets frembrudd) ( om å vinne eller tape) risikere, (kanskje) komme til åstand under ( sjøfart) gå for seilstand up reise seg (opp), stå (opp)stå (oppreist), stå på beina, holde seg på beinaholde, varestand up for ta i forsvar, forsvare, kjempe for, støtte, ta parti forstand up to motsi, ta til motmæle, konfrontere tåle, motståstand up with danse med være forlover forstand well with stå høyt i gunst hos -
10 tributary
'tribjutəriplural - tributaries; noun(a stream flowing into a river: The River Thames has many tributaries; ( also adjective) tributary streams.)Isubst. \/ˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ\/1) ( historisk) skattskyldig person2) ( historisk) skatteskyldig nasjon3) tilløp, bielvIIadj. \/ˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ\/1) skattskyldig, tributtskyldig2) undergitt, underlagt, underordnet3) medvirkende, hjelpe-4) bi-, side-be tributary to bidra til, være en medvirkende årsak til være (en) bielv til -
11 which
wi 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) hvilken; hvem, hva2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) som3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) som; hvilket- which is which? - which is whichsomIdeterm. \/wɪtʃ\/hvilke(n), hvilket, hvem (av)• which girl is it?• he left on Monday or Tuesday, I forget whichhan dro mandag eller tirsdag, jeg husker ikke hvilken av de to dagene det var• which way did she go?• which of them is your husband?of which hvis• the house, the roof of which could be seen above the trees...huset, hvis tak man kunne se over trærne...to which og dertil, i tilleggwhich is which hvem som er hvem, hva som er hvawhich of hvilke(n) av, hvilket av, hvem avwhich one? hvilken da?, hvem da?IIsubjunksjon \/wɪtʃ\/( i relativsetninger) som, hvilket, hva, noe som• was the book (which) you were reading a novel?• this desk, which I bought yesterday, is made of oakdette skrivebordet, som jeg kjøpte i går, er av eik• he is an old man, which ought not to be forgottenhan er en gammel mann, hvilket ikke bør glemmes• I lost my way, which delayed me considerablyjeg gikk meg bort, noe som forsinket meg betraktelig• he said he had seen it, which was a liehan sa han hadde sett det, noe som var en løgn• she told me to leave, which I didhun ba meg om å gå, hvilket jeg gjordeall of which som alle, hvorav alle• these books, all of which are very old, were discovered in the atticdisse bøkene, som alle er svært gamle, ble funnet på loftetabout which som• the changes, about which we spoke yesterday, will not be implementedforandringene som vi snakket om i går, vil ikke bli iverksattagainst which mot hvilke(n), mot hvilket, som... ikkeamong which blant hvilkefor which hvilket, somof which som... om• the letter of which I have informed you...brevet, som jeg har informert deg om...
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