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1 jug
(a deep container for liquids, usually with a handle and a shaped lip for pouring: a milk-jug.) kanne, muggegryte--------krukke--------muggeIsubst. \/dʒʌɡ\/kanne, muggejugs (slang, amer.) mugger (bryster)the jug ( hverdagslig) bur, fengselhun sitter i buret\/hun er i fengselIIsubst. \/dʒʌɡ\/( om nattergal) trillIIIverb \/dʒʌɡ\/1) ( matlaging) koke i kanne, la småkoke under lokk2) (amer., slang) bure inne, sette i fengselIVverb \/dʒʌɡ\/( om nattergal) slå triller, synge -
2 balance
'bæləns 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) skålvekt2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) balanse, likevekt3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) balanse, sinnslikevekt, sinnsro4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo, beløp på konto2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) avstemme, gjøre opp, saldere en konto2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balansere•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balancebalanse--------likevekt--------motvektIsubst. \/ˈbæləns\/1) vekt, vektskål2) motvekt3) balanse (også overført), likevekt, avveining4) sjelelig balanse, følelsesmessig likevekt5) ( handel) balanse, saldo(beløp), overskudd, differanse6) ( kunst) harmoni, balanse( hverdagslig) restenbalance brought\/carried forward overført saldobalance in hand kassebeholdningbalance of power maktbalansebalance of trade handelsbalansebalances mellomværenderbank balance banksaldohang in the balance være uviss(t), ikke være avgjorthold the balance være tungen på vektskålen, være utslagsgivendehold the balance of power ( parlamentarisk) være i vippeposisjonlose one's balance miste balansenon balance alt i altstrike a balance finne middelveienthrow somebody off his balance få noen til å miste balansenIIverb \/ˈbæləns\/1) balansere, bringe i likevekt, være i likevekt2) avveie, veie, sammenlikne3) motveie, oppveie, utjevne4) ( handel) avslutte (om regnskap), balansere, salderebalance oneself balansere, gå balansegangbalance the books ( regnskap) gjøre opp bøkene -
3 ear
I iə noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) øre2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) hørsel, gehør•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II iə noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) aksøreIsubst. \/ɪə\/1) øre2) (musikk, språk) gehør, øre, sans3) øre, hank, (feste)flens4) ( i avis) rammeannonse, rammeoppslagbe all ears ( hverdagslig) være lutter ørefeel one's ears burning bli varm om ørene ( overført) føle på seg at noen snakker om engain somebody's ear få noen til å lytte (til seg)give one's ears to\/for something gi\/betale hva som helst for noegive somebody a thick ear klappe til noen, gi noen en skikkelig ørefikgive a willing ear to lytte til, låne øre tilhave an ear for music eller have an ear for rhythm ha gehør, rytmefølelse, rytmesans, ha øre for musikk, være musikalskhave somebody's ear ha innflytelse, ha en persons oppmerksomhethave\/keep an\/one's ear to the ground holde seg godt informert, ha et åpent øre for hva som rører seg i tidenincline one's ear to something (villig) lytte til\/på, låne øre til noemake a pig's ear of something se ➢ pig, 1on my ear (irsk, kun om 1. person entall) småfullplay by ear ( om musikkstykke) spille etter gehøret\/hukommelsen, spille uten noter (overført, også play it by ear) føle seg frem, ta ting som de kommerpull somebody's ear eller pull somebody by the ear dra noen i øret, klype noen i øretring in someone's ears ringe i ørene på noen, gi gjenlyd\/gjenklang hos noenstop one's ears holde for ørene ( overført) vende det døve øret tilturn a deaf ear to vende det døve øret tilup to one's ears with something opp til ørene med noeIIsubst. \/ɪə\/( botanikk) aksbe in the ear stå i aksIIIverb \/ɪə\/( botanikk) danne aks, sette aks -
4 empty
'empti 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tom2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) ubebodd, folketom3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) øde4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) tom2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tømme(s), bli tom2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) tømme ut3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tomflaske, tomgods- empty-handed
- empty-headedlense--------tom--------tømmeIsubst. \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/( hverdagslig) tom beholder (f.eks. flaske), tomflaske, tom boksIIverb \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/1) tømme, tømmes, bli tom2) lense, losse3) helle, tømmeempty into ( om elv) renne ut i, løpe ut iempty of tømme for, berøveempty out tømme, helle (tømme, slå) utIIIadj. \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/1) tom, folketom2) ( hverdagslig) tom i magen, sulten, sugen3) ( overført) tom, overfladisk, intetsigende, innholdsløs, meningsløs4) ( om person) enfoldig, enkelempty of tom for, lens for, blottet for, utenempty set ( matematikk eller EDB) tom mengdeempty vessels make the greatest noise\/sound tomme tønner ramler mestwith empty hands med tomme hender, tomhendt -
5 brim
brim 1. noun1) (the top edge of a cup, glass etc: The jug was filled to the brim.) kant, bredd2) (the edge of a hat: She pulled the brim of her hat down over her eyes.) brem2. verb(to be, or become, full to the brim: Her eyes were brimming with tears.) fylle til randen, renne overkant--------randIsubst. \/brɪm\/1) bredd, kant, rand2) ( på hatt) bremfull to the brim fylt til randen, breddfullIIverb \/brɪm\/1) fylle til randen, fylle helt opp2) være breddfull, være fylt til randenbrim over ( også overført) renne over, flomme overbrim (over) with ( også overført) flomme over av, være breddfull av -
6 tip over
(to knock or fall over; to overturn: He tipped the lamp over; She put the jug on the end of the table and it tipped over.) velte -
7 hold
I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde, bære2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde (oppe)4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde (fast)5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde fanget/tilbake6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) romme, inneholde7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) (av)holde8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde (seg)9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ha/bekle en stilling, sitte som10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) nære, ha11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gjelde, holde (seg), stå ved makt12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde noen til noe, få en til å følge13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde, verne mot14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) holde ut mot15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde oppmerksomheten16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) (av)holde, feire17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eie, besitte, sitte/ligge inne med18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) holde (seg), vare ved19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) (vente) et øyeblikk20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) holde (tonen)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) ta vare på22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) inneholde, (ville) bringe23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grep, hold2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, tak, grep3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grep, (bryte)tak, hold•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II həuld noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lasteromarrest--------bevare--------ha--------hank--------holde--------skaft--------skjefte--------takIsubst. ( holden) \/həʊld\/1) ( også overført) tak, grep, hold2) ( overført) innflytelse, makt, kontroll, tak, grep3) håndtak4) ( bryting) brytetak, grep5) støtte, feste6) ( gammeldags) fengsel, forvaring, varetekt7) ( gammeldags) fort, festningcatch hold of ta tak iget hold of gripe tak ihave a hold on someone ha makt over noen, ha noen i sitt grep, ha innflytelse over noenkeep a firm hold of holde et fast grep omput\/keep something on hold legge noe på is, utsette noe til senererelease one's hold slippe takettake hold begynne å virke, begynne å få effektIIsubst. \/həʊld\/( sjøfart eller luftfart) lasteromhold cargo lastIII1) holde, holde i• could you hold the ladder for me?2) bære, holde oppe3) tåle4) omfavne, holde omkring5) ( handel) holde på varene, ikke selge6) holde (tilbake), holde på, holde i varetekt, holde fengslet7) holde av, reservere8) oppbevare9) ( også overført) holde, beholde• one pizza, please, and hold the anchoviesen pizza uten ansjos, takk10) eie, ha, besitte, være i besittelse av, inneha11) bekle, inneha, sitte i (om stilling, verv, posisjon)12) ha plass til, romme, ta13) inneholde, romme• what does the future hold for us?15) arrangere, avholde, holde (møte, fest e.l.)16) holde seg, vare (ved), vedvare, fortsette• will the fine weather hold?17) fortsette (i en bestemt retning)19) nære, ha (ideer)20) holde fast ved, stå ved21) holde for (å være), regne for (å være), anse for (å være)23) stå ved makt, være gyldig, gjelde, stå fast, stå ved lag24) (amer., slang, narkotika) ha stoff på seg, besitte stoffhold! ( gammeldags) holdt!, stopp!, vent!hold against legge til lasthold an opinion ha en mening, være av en meninghold back holde tilbake, stanse, stoppeskjule, holde skjult, hemmeligholde, fortie sette av, legge av, sparestille seg avventende, forholde seg avventende, nøle, tvile, innta en avventende holdninghold by fastholde, holde fast ved, stå ved rette seg etter, la seg lede av like, ha sansen forhold court være midtpunkt for alles oppmerksomhethold down holde nedebeholde, bli ihold everything! stopp!hold firm holde fast vedhold forth ( ofte nedsettende) snakke i vei, dosereholde for sannsynlighold good være sann, være gyldighold hard! ( britisk) stopp!hold in tøyle, holde i tømmene, beherskeholde tilbakehold in with holde seg inne med, holde seg til venns medhold it! vent litt!, stopp en halv!hold land sitte på landeiendommerhold off holde på avstand, holde fra livet• hold your dog off!holde seg på avstand, holde seg bortevente (med), utsette, drøye (med)hold office sitte ved makten, regjerehold on holde fast holde på plass holde på, holde uthold on! vent litt!, stopp en halv!hold one's breath holde pustenhold oneself well ha god holdninghold one's ground holde stand, ikke bøye av, ikke vikehold one's nose holde seg for nesenhold one's own holde stillingen, klare seg brahold one' s tongue\/peace holde munn, tie, være stillehold one's way gå videre, fortsette på sin veihold on to holde (seg) fast iholde (fast) på, holde fast ved sitte påhold out strekke ut, strekke frem, rekke ut, rekke frem, holde ut, holde fremtilby, gi, loverekke, vare, strekke til• will the food hold out?holde til, oppholde seg holde stand, holde ut, stå i mothold out for stå fast på kravet om avvente, vente til man fårhold out on someone ( hverdagslig) holde tilbake for noen, unnlate å fortelle hele sannheten til noen gi blaffen i ønskene til noenhold over utsettebeholde inntil videre, holde tilbake, sette til side ( jus) beholde embete\/eiendom lenger enn avtalt la fortsette utover fastsatt tid( skogbruk) overholdehold shares sitte på aksjer, sitte med aksjerhold someone cheap ikke ha høye tanker om noenhold someone dear holde av noen, være glad i noenhold someone in contempt forakte noen, nære forakt for noen, ringeakte noenhold someone in honour holde noen i ære, ære noenhold someone's hand ( overført) holde noen i hånden, gi noen moralsk støttehold someone to bail ( jus) avkreve noen kausjonhold something against someone laste noen for noe, la noe telle i noens disfavør, legge en noe til last, bruke noe mot noenhold something back from someone holde noe unna noenhold something over someone la noe utgjøre en konstant trussel for noen, bruke noe som pressmiddel overfor noenhold together holde sammen, binde sammenhenge sammenhold someone to her\/his promise tvinge noen til å holde sitt løftehold that eller hold the view that være av den oppfatning at, mene athold the line ( telekommunikasjon) holde forbindelsen, ikke legge på ( overført) ikke gi etter for presshold the market dominere markedethold the reins ( overført) holde i tømmenehold the stage dominere en samtalehold the title to ha rett på, inneha retten tilhold tight holde seg fasthold trumps ha trumf på hånden, sitte med trumf på håndenhold to stå ved, fastholde, holde fast vedhold up rekke opp, holde opp, holde i været, heve, løfte( til beskuelse) holde frem, vise frem, stille opp holde oppe, støtte holde ut, holde motet oppe stå seg, holde hindre, oppholde, (for)sinke, forhale( om kort) holde tilbake rane, overfalle, plyndrehold up one's head ( overført) holde hodet høythold up to utsette for, gjøre til gjenstand forhold up to ridicule gjøre til latter, latterliggjørehold your horses! (amer.) hold an litt!, stopp en halv!, brems litt!hold your noise! være stille!hold with ( hverdagslig) holde med være enig med være tilhenger av, støttenot hold by ( også) ikke like, mislike -
8 with
wið1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) med, på2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) med3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) med, av4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) med5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) med6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) av7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) hos8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) med9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) medav--------medprep. \/wɪħ\/, foran ustemt konsonant også: \/wɪθ\/1) (om samhørighet, følge eller retning) med, i selskap med, sammen med, samt, og, til, i• come with us!• John, with his two brothers, arrived laterJohn, samt hans to brødre, kom senere2) (om (karakteristisk) trekk, klesplagg e.l.) med3) ( om middel eller materiale) med, for, av4) (om holdning, behandling eller fremgangsmåte) med, mot, på5) ( om ansvar) til, hos, for• leave it with me!6) ( om nærhet eller forhold) hos, her hos, blant, (i likhet) med, når det gjelder, for• what does she want with me?når det gjelder ham, kan du aldri vite• we must conclude, with her, that the forecast was optimisticvi må, i likhet med henne, konkludere med at prognosen var optimistisk7) ( om samtidighet) med, i takt med, i proporsjon med8) ( om ansettelse eller tjenesteforhold) for, hos• he works with Smith & Co.han arbeider for Smith & Co.• Mr. Smith is no longer with usHr. Smith jobber ikke her lenger9) ( om årsak eller påvirkning) av, med10) (om strid, kontrast eller skille) mot, med11) ( om motsetning) (på) tross (av), med• I like her, with all her faultsbe with someone være enig med noen, støtte noen, holde med noen• are you with me?( hverdagslig) forstå hva noen mener, henge med• are you with me?with it ( hverdagslig) moderne, in våken, kvikk i tillegg, dessutenwith that\/this dermed, med det -
9 squeeze
skwi:z 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) klemme, trykke2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) presse/knipe seg gjennom3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) presse, klemme2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) klem, trykk2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) trengsel, tettpakket menneskemengde3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) noen dråper4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) inn-/tilstramming•- squeezer- squeeze upklemme--------trykkeIsubst. \/skwiːz\/1) trykk, press2) håndtrykk3) trengsel, tett folkemengde4) ( om mengde) dråpe, skvett5) press, påtrykk, utpressing6) ( økonomi) tilstramming, mangel, stor etterspørsel7) ( hverdagslig) klem, omfavnelse8) ( teknikk) avtrykk9) ( bridge) skvis, forklaring: det å tvinge motspiller til å kaste kort som ville gitt stikkcredit squeeze kredittilstramminghousing squeeze boligmangelput the squeeze on ( hverdagslig) legge press på, øke presset påa squeeze of the hand et håndtrykka tight squeeze en vanskelig situasjonIIverb \/skwiːz\/1) presse, klemme2) trykke (hardt)3) presse, kile, trenge, klemme, gjøre plass til4) (overført, om person e.l.) presse, legge press på, plage, true5) ( hverdagslig) klemme, omfavne6) ( teknikk) ta et avtrykk av (mynt e.l.)7) ( kortspill) skvise, forklaring: tvinge motspilleren til å kaste kort som ville gitt stikk8) trenge seg frem, presse seg frem, bane seg vei, smette9) la seg klemme sammensqueeze into a ball presse sammen til en ballsqueeze one's way through presse seg frem (gjennom)så vidt klare seg, klare seg med nød og neppesqueeze out klemme vannet ut avpresse fremklemme ut, presse utsqueeze somebody in sette av tid til noen, finne en ledig time tilsqueeze something out of someone presse noen for noesqueeze together klemme sammen, presse sammen -
10 spout
1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) sprute, blåse2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) deklamere, lire av seg2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) tut2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) stråleIsubst. \/spaʊt\/1) tut2) ( bygg) nedløpsrør, utkaster, skråbrett3) (av vann, damp e.l.) jevn strøm, jevn stråle4) skypumpe5) skybrudd6) ( britisk slang) pantelånerkontor7) ( gammeldags) sjakt (i pantelånerkontor)8) transportrenne, sjakt (for korn, mel e.l.)up the spout ( britisk slang) ødelagt, ferdig, fortapt, dukken, håpløspantsatt, hos onkel gravid, på tjukkenIIverb \/spaʊt\/1) sprøyte, sprute, blåse (som en hval)2) sprøyte ut, sprute ut, spy ut3) ( hverdagslig) snakke i det vide og det brede, dosere4) ( hverdagslig) lire av seg, deklamere5) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) stampe, pantsette -
11 cubic centimetre
(abbreviation cc), metre etc (the volume of, or the volume equivalent to, a cube whose sides measure one centimetre, metre etc: This jug holds 500 cubic centimetres.) kubikkcentimeter; kubikkmeter -
12 contain
kən'tein1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) inneholde, romme2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) beherske, holde/styre/dy seg•verb \/kənˈteɪn\/1) inneholde, holde2) romme, ha som kapasitet3) omfatte, inneholde, innbefatte4) ( om tall) være delelig med5) ( geometri) begrense6) beherske, tøyle, holde, holde tilbake, styre7) ( militærvesen) binde, oppholde (en fiendtlig styrke)8) tilsvarethe angle contained by AB and AC vinkelen AB-ACcontain oneself beherske seg, holde seg, dy seg, styre seg
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The Bird of Truth — is a Spanish fairy tale collected by Cecilia Böhl de Faber in her Cuentos de encantamiento . Andrew Lang included it in The Orange Fairy Book .ynopsisA fisherman finds two beautiful babies in a crystal cradle, a girl and a boy, floating in the… … Wikipedia