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41 ticket
'tikit1) (a piece of card or paper which gives the holder a certain right, eg of travel, entering a theatre etc: a bus-ticket; a cinema-ticket.) billett2) (a notice advising of a minor motoring offence: a parking-ticket.) (trafikk)bot3) (a card or label stating the price etc of something.) merke-/prislappbillettIsubst. \/ˈtɪkɪt\/1) billett• it is admission only by ticket!2) lapp, prislapp, etikett, seddel, bot3) (amer., politikk) (kandidat)liste, stemmeseddel4) ( amerikansk politikk) (parti)program5) ( militærvesen) hjemsendingspapirer6) løslatelsesbevis (ved prøveløslatelse)7) ( slang) (fly)sertifikat8) ( hesteveddeløp) bong, kupongbe the tickets ( hverdagslig) være slutten• if you tell on me, it's the tickets for youdersom du sladrer på meg, er det slutten for degget a ticket få botget one's ticket ( militærvesen) bli dimitertnot quite the ticket ikke noe videre, ikke slik det skal værepunch one's ticket (amer., hverdagslig) fremme seg selv, mele sin egen kaketicket out of billett ut avticket to billett til, inngang tilvote the straight ticket stemme strengt partipolitiskwork one's ticket krangle seg fra militærtjenestewrite one's (own) ticket (amer., hverdagslig) sette sine egne vilkår, diktere sine egne betingelserIIverb \/ˈtɪkɪt\/1) sette (merke)lapp på, sette prislapp på, sette etikett på2) ilegge bot, bøtelegge• if you speed here, you will probably be ticketeddersom du kjører for fort her, vil du sannsynligvis bli bøtelagt3) ( hverdagslig) øremerke4) (amer.) utstede billett, forsyne med billett5) ( overført) stemple, plassere -
42 done
1) (finished or complete: That's that job done at last.) ferdig, gjort2) ((of food) completely cooked and ready to eat: I don't think the meat is quite done yet.) klar, passe kokt/stekt, gjennomkokt/-stekt3) (socially accepted: the done thing.) ifølge skikk og brukferdig--------gjortIverb \/dʌn\/perf. partisipp av ➢ do, 3IIadj. \/dʌn\/1) gjort, utført, utrettet, fremstilt• well done!bravo! \/ det gjorde du bra!da det var gjort, gikk jeg og la meg2) ferdig• are\/have you done?• I wish they would come and have done!• have you done talking?har du pratet ferdig? \/ er du ferdig med å prate snart?3) utmattet, utkjørt, slått ut4) ( matlaging) passe kokt, passe stekt• she wants it lightly done, but I want it well donehun vil ha den lite stekt, men jeg vil ha den godt stektbe done være avsluttet, være ferdig, være fullbyrdethvis jeg ikke hadde fått tak i det i tide, hadde det vært ute med megskje, gå til• how was it done?være passende, sømme segbe done for ( hverdagslig) være ferdig, være dødsensbe the done thing være tingen å gjøre (dvs. være i overensstemmelse med skikk og bruk)done to a turn se ➢ turn, 1easier\/sooner said than done se ➢ say, 2get something done få noe (unna)gjort, få noe unnano sooner said than done se ➢ say, 2that's done it! nå er det nok!, spillet er over!thy will be done ( bibelsk) la din vilje skje -
43 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gripe/ta (fatt i)2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) begripe, fatte, forstå2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grep, tak2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) fatteevne•- graspingbegripe--------fatte--------forstå--------grepIsubst. \/ɡrɑːsp\/1) grep, tak2) rekkevidde3) makt, vold, herredømme4) oppfatning, forståelse, fatteevnebeyond somebody's grasp utenfor noens fatteevnehave a good grasp of something ha et godt tak på noehave something within one's grasp ha noe innenfor rekkeviddebe in somebody's grasp være i noens klør, være i klørne på noenlose one's grasp of things ikke være i stand til å henge med lenger, miste taket på tingenewithin somebody's grasp innenfor noens fatteevneIIverb \/ɡrɑːsp\/1) gripe (tak i), gripe fatt i, gripe om, holde fast i, ta fatt i2) begripe, fatte, forstågrasp at gripe etter ta imot med åpne armer, gripe begjærliggrasp the nettle ta tyren ved hornene -
44 move
mu:v 1. verb1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) bevege/flytte (seg)2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) flytte3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) bevege, røre, gripe2. noun1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) trekk, tur2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) flytting•- movable- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the movebevege--------bevegelse--------ferdes--------gå--------reise--------røreIsubst. \/muːv\/1) flytting2) ( i sjakk e.l.) trekkdet er din tur til å trekke\/flytte3) ( overført) utspill, skritt, tiltak, sjakktrekk, manøverhva skal vi gjøre nå? \/ hva skjer nå?get a move on ( hverdagslig) komme seg av sted, skynde segmake a move gjøre et trekk (også i sjakk), handle, foreta seg noe, gjøre noe begynne å røre på seg, bryte oppmake a move to go gjøre mine til å gåbe on the move være på farten være i bevegelsebe up to every move (on the table) eller be up to a move or two eller know a move or two kunne alle knepene, ikke la seg lureIIverb \/muːv\/1) flytte, flytte på, forflytte, transportere2) sette i bevegelse, bevege, svinge med, vifte med3) sette i gang, holde i gang, drive4) bevege, gripe, røre, gjøre inntrykk på, beta5) påvirke, gjøre inntrykk på, få (til å)6) ( parlamentarisk e.l.) foreslå, sette frem forslag om, gjøre fremlegg om7) tømme8) ( om varer e.l.) finne avsetning, bli solgt9) bevege seg, gjøre en bevegelse10) forflytte seg, røre på seg, flytte (på) seg, være i bevegelse, gå, vandre, marsjere, defilere, bevege seg11) utvikle seg, gå fremover, skride frem12) bryte opp, flytte14) foreta seg noe, ta affære, gjøre noe, gripe inn15) ferdes, vankefeel moved to føle seg opplagt til å, ha lyst til åI must be moving ( hverdagslig) jeg må komme meg av stedmove a motion fremsette et forslagmove away fjerne segbe moved bli rørt, bli grepetbe moved to anger bli opphissetbe moved with bli rørt av, bli grepet avmove for sette frem forslag om begjæremove from one's seat reise seg (opp) fra plassen sinmove heaven and earth sette himmel og jord i bevegelsemove in to help gripe inn (for å hjelpe)move into position ( militærvesen) gå i stillingmove in with flytte inn hosmove house flyttemove off gå sin vei, fjerne seg, dra bort, reise bort, fjernemove out forlate flytte ut ( militærvesen) sette i gang, iverksettemove over flytte (på) segmove somebody to indignation gjøre noen sintmove somebody to tears røre noen til tårermove something about the room flytte omkring på noe i rommetmove up flytte opp rykke (tettere) sammen, slutte oppmove upon ( militærvesen) rykke frem motmove with the times følge med i tidenthings are beginning to move det begynner å bli fart på sakene, det begynner å skje tingwhen the spirit moves one når ånden kommer over en, når man får lyst -
45 structure
1) (the way in which something is arranged or organized: A flower has quite a complicated structure; the structure of a human body.) oppbygning, struktur2) (a building, or something that is built or constructed: The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the world.) bygning, konstruksjon•- structurallybyggverk--------oppbygning--------strukturIsubst. \/ˈstrʌktʃə\/1) struktur, (opp)bygning2) konstruksjon, bygningsmåte, byggemåte, sammensetning3) byggverk4) bygningIIverb \/ˈstrʌktʃə\/1) strukturere, organisere2) konstruere, sette sammen -
46 enough
1. adjective(in the number or quantity etc needed: Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone.) nok, tilstrekkelig2. pronoun(the amount needed: He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness.) nok, tilstrekkelig3. adverb1) (to the degree needed: Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test.) nok, tilstrekkelig2) (one must admit; you must agree: She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining.) noknok--------skikkelig--------sømmeligIadj. og adv. \/ɪˈnʌf\/, \/eˈnʌf\/1) nok, tilstrekkelignok\/tilstrekkelig med pengernok\/tilstrekkelig med penger• I was fool enough to...jeg var dum nok til å \/ jeg var så dum å...det er ikke godt nok \/ det holder ikke2) ganske, riktig, nokcry 'enough' se ➢ cry, 2it's enough to drive one mad se ➢ drive, 2just enough akkurat nokoddly enough pussig nok, underlig nokquite enough mer enn noksure enough ganske riktig, sannelig• it was Mr. A., sure enough• sure enough, there it waswell enough bra nok, ganske bra• you know well enough that...du vet godt at...will you be kind enough to se ➢ kind, 2IIdeterm. \/ɪˈnʌf\/, \/eˈnʌf\/nokenough and to spare se ➢ spare, 2enough is as good as a feast se ➢ feast, 1enough is enough nok er nokenough of nok avenough of that nå kan det være nok, nå holder dethave had enough of somebody\/something ha fått nok av noen\/noe, være lei av noen\/noemore than enough mer enn nok -
47 game
ɡeim 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) lek2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) spill3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) kamp4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) vilt2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) modig, villig, med på alt- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is upkamp--------lek--------modig--------spillIsubst. \/ɡeɪm\/1) spill, lek2) (spesielt amer.) kamp3) (spill)parti4) vunnet spill, game (tennis), sett (bordtennis og badminton)5) ( kortspill) utgang6) stilling, poengstilling7) forehavende, plan8) lek, spøk, tull, knep, triks, påfunn• what a game!• I'm tired of all his games!9) spill10) ( hverdagslig) bransje11) mot, utholdenhetahead of the game tidlig ute, i forkant av noeanyone's game konkurranse med uvisst utfall, åpen konkurransebeat someone at his own game slå noen på hjemmebanebe in the game være med i spillet, være innblandetbe off one's game være ute av form, ikke være i slagbe on one's game være i god form, være i slagbe on the game (britisk, slang) trekke på gaten (være prostituert)be up to game være ute etter noe, drive med noe• what game is he up to?children's game barnelekfly at higher game ( overført) sikte høyere, ha høyere målfun and games se ➢ fun, 1the game is up\/over spillet er over, slaget er tapta game of chess et parti sjakkthe game of politics det politiske spilletgame, set and match game, set og match (tennis); avgjørende seier (overført)game time ( hverdagslig) (på) alvor, på tide å få gjort det som skal gjøres• OK, it's game time, let's give it our bestOK, nå er det alvor, la oss gjøre vårt bestegive the game away avsløre alt, røpe alt, forsnakke seghave a game with somebody fleipe med noen• you're having a game with me, you fool!du fleiper med meg, din tosk!know someone's game eller be up to someone's game vite hva noen er ute etter, kjenne noens triksmake a game of somebody gjøre narr av noennone of your games! ikke prøv deg!, ikke finn på noe tull!play a good game of... spille... godtplay an underhand game bruke knep, spille fordektplay games spille spill, leke leker, leke, tulle, skape seg• stop playing games with the remote!play games with somebody ( overført) leke med noen (for å forvirre eller villede), være overfladisk opptatt av noenplay someone's game gå noens ærendplay the game spille fair, følge spillereglene, være fair, opptre rettferdig, holde seg til reglene, opptre sportslig• that's not playing the game!put somebody off one's game vippe noen av pinnen, forvirre noenthe name of the game alfa og omega, det vesentligethrow a game tape med hensikttwo can play at that game ( overført) jeg kan også spille det spillet, du får igjen med samme myntIIsubst. \/ɡeɪm\/1) ( dyr som er gjenstand for jakt) vilt2) ( også overført) bytte, lovlig bytte, målbe an easy game for somebody ( overført) være et lett bytte for noenIIIverb \/ɡeɪm\/spille hasardgame away spille bortIVadj. \/ɡeɪm\/1) jakt-, vilt-2) modig, standhaftig, besluttsom, utholdendebe game (for) ha lyst (til), ville være med (på), være lysten på, være sugen pådet er ikke meg imot\/gjerne for megbe game to do something ha lyst til å gjøre noe, være lysten\/sugen på å gjøre noedie gaming dø kjempende, være utholdende like til det sisteVadj. \/ɡeɪm\/halt, lam• as a result of the accident, he had a game arm -
48 jolly
'‹oli 1. adjective(merry and cheerful: He's in quite a jolly mood today.) festlig, jovial2. adverb(very: Taste this - it's jolly good!) veldig, knakende- jollityglad--------lystigIsubst. \/ˈdʒɒlɪ\/ ( hverdagslig)1) ( også jolly boat) jolle2) ( britisk) fest, kalas, feiring3) (britisk, slang) marinesoldat, marinegastIIverb \/ˈdʒɒlɪ\/( hverdagslig) oppmuntre, lokke, smigrejolly somebody along oppmuntre noen, holde noen i godt humør, forsøke å overtale noenjolly something up gjøre noe festligere, gjøre noe livligereIIIadj. \/ˈdʒɒlɪ\/1) munter, glad, trivelig, livlig2) feststemt, jovial3) brisen4) (gammeldags, om sosialt samvær) morsom, herlig, hyggelig, fantastiskIVadv. \/ˈdʒɒlɪ\/( hverdagslig) veldig, temmelig, forbasketdet er flott\/det er veldig bra -
49 correct
kə'rekt 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) rette opp/på, korrigere, avhjelpe2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) rette2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) korrekt, riktig2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) riktig•- corrective
- correctly
- correctnesskorrigere--------rett--------rette--------riktigIverb \/kəˈrekt\/1) rette, rette på, korrigere, beriktige2) justere, stille inn riktig, endre3) irettesette, straffe4) avhjelpe, bøte på, råde bot på, rette påcorrect one's watch by stille klokken ettercorrect proofs lese korrekturcorrect somebody on something rette noe hos noenIIadj. \/kəˈrekt\/1) rett, riktig, feilfri, korrekt2) eksakt, nøyaktig, presis3) faktisk, sann, i overenstemmelse med sannheten4) korrekt, som seg hør og bør, passende5) stilsikker, stilriktig, uklanderligbe correct være riktig, stemme ha rettbe correct for passe forthat's correct! det stemmer! -
50 curiosity
- 'o-1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.)2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.)subst. \/ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ\/1) vitebegjær(lighet)2) nysgjerrighet3) merkverdighet4) kuriositet, raritetcuriosity killed the cat! nysgjerriper!from curiosity av nysgjerrighettickle someone's curiosity pirre noens nysgjerrighet -
51 distinct
di'stiŋkt1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) klar, tydelig, skarp, uttalt, distinkt2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) særmerkt, utpreget, atskilt, forskjellig•- distinctness
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinctivelyklar--------tydeligadj. \/dɪˈstɪŋ(k)t\/1) tydelig, klar, distinkt, påtagelig, merkbar2) særmerket, typisk3) klart avgrenset, atskilt, særskilt4) avgjort, bestemt, utvetydig, uttrykkelig5) ulik, forskjelligas distinct from i motsetning tildistinct from somebody\/something ulik noen\/noe, som skiller seg fra noen\/noekeep distinct holde fra hverandre -
52 frank
fræŋk 1. adjective(saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) åpen(hjertig), oppriktig, ærlig2. verb(to mark a letter by machine to show that postage has been paid.) frankere- franklyfrimodig--------oppriktigIsubst. \/fræŋk\/ ( historisk)1) ( for parlamentsmedlemmer) merke som gav portofritak2) signert brev, merket brevIIverb \/fræŋk\/1) ( historisk) frankere (sende portofritt)2) ( historisk) forklaring: merke (et brev) så det kan sendes portofritt3) frankere, frankostemple4) gi fri reise, la passere5) ( om sosial status e.l.) skaffe noen innpass (spesielt i sosieteten), hjelpe noen fremIIIadj. \/fræŋk\/1) åpen, åpenhjertig, oppriktig, ærlig2) endefrem, likefrem, frimodig, usjenert, freidig3) uforstilt, åpenbar, renbe frank with somebody være åpen mot noenbe frank about something være åpen om noeto be quite frank for å være helt ærlig, for å si det som det er -
53 initiative
- ʃətiv1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) tiltak, initiativ2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) foretaksomhetinitiativ--------tiltakIsubst. \/ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv\/1) initiativ, utspill, tiltak2) initiativ, foretaksomhet, tiltakslyst3) ( parlamentarisk) initiativ, forslagsrett, initiativretthave the initiative ha initiativeton\/of one's own initiative på eget initiativon the initiative of på initiativ avposess\/have the initiative ( parlamentarisk) ha initiativ, ha forslagsretttake\/seize the initiative in doing something ta initiativet til å gjøre noe, gå i spissen for noeIIadj. \/ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv\/begynnelses-, innledende, første -
54 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) evne2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) styrke, kraft, energi3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) makt, myndighet4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) myndighet5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) maktfaktor6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) makt7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potens•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in powerevne--------kraft--------maktIsubst. \/ˈpaʊə\/1) evne, makt, kraft2) makt (også konkret), maktfaktor, myndighet3) bemyndigelse, fullmakt, kompetanse, maktområde, myndighet4) (elektronikk, fysikk) kraft, effekt, styrke, drivkraft, energi5) ( optikk) styrke6) (gude)makt• merciful powers!7) ( matematikk) potens8) ( hverdagslig) enormt, kolossalt, masse, veldig mange, veldig9) ( gammeldags) krigsmakt, hærbe beyond one's power eller be out of one's power ikke stå i ens maktbe in power sitte med maktenbe in someone's power være i noens maktcome into power komme til maktendesire for power maktlyst, herskelystexceed one's powers overskride sine fullmakterfall into someone's power falle i noens maktfull powers ubegrenset makt, uinnskrenket maktget power over få makt over, ta makten overget someone in(to) one's power få noen i sin makthave power to eller have it in one's power to stå i ens makt å, ha makt til åin human power i menneskelig maktlie (with)in someone's power stå i noens maktmore power to your elbow! lykke til!, stå på!, tvi, tvi!, skål!power of\/over makt overpowers evne(r), begavelse, talent(er)separation of powers ( jus) maktfordelingsprinsippIIverb \/ˈpaʊə\/1) forsyne med drivkraft\/motor, drive2) ( hverdagslig) mase på, trenge seg på, trenge seg frem, skynde segpowered motordrevetpower something up\/down ( om noe elektrisk) skru noe på\/av -
55 scarcely
1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) nesten ikke, knapt2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) neppe, knaptknapt--------neppeadv. \/ˈskeəslɪ\/1) nesten ikke, bare så vidt2) knapt (nok), snaut (nok)3) neppe, så visst ikkescarcely anybody nesten ingen, knapt noenscarcely ever nesten aldri -
56 silent
-t1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.) stille2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) taus3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) stillegående, lydløs, støyfristilleIsubst. \/ˈsaɪlənt\/ eller silent filmstumfilmIIadj. \/ˈsaɪlənt\/1) taus, stille, lydløs• be silent about the proposal!2) uten lyd, stumgive someone the silent treatment tie noen i hjelkeep\/be\/remain silent about something tie om noesilent as the grave stille som graven
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