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1 great
ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) stor, fremragende2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) stor, svær3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) svært god4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) storartet5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) kjempegod/-flink•- greatly- greatnessbegjærlig--------betydelig--------flott--------ivrig--------nidkjær--------stor--------sværtIsubst. \/ɡreɪt\/bare i uttrykkgreat and small store og små, høy og lavthe great(s) de store, storhetene, essenede rike og fornemme, de mektigeIIadj. \/ɡreɪt\/1) stor2) stor (og imponerende)3) stor, viktig, betydningsfull, vesentlig, hoved-4) stor, berømt, fremstående, fremragende, eminent, ledende, dyktig5) dyp, sterk, mektig, stor6) fornem, fin7) ( om tid) lang8) stor(-), skikkelig, ivrig, flittig9) herlig, flott, storartet, fantastisk, vidunderlig• that's great!(be) a great one for (være) entusiastisk opptatt av, -entusiastgreat at svær til, god til, flink tilgreat big veldig stor(a) great deal en hel del, temmelig mye(a) great many eller (a) great number en hel del, mangegreat on svært opptatt avIIIadv. \/ɡreɪt\/( hverdagslig) utmerket, godt, veldig bra -
2 Great Assize
the subst.(religion, om dommedag) den ytterste dom -
3 Great Bear
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4 Great Charter
the subst.(britisk, historisk, politikk) Magna Charta, det store brev, forklaring: engelsk forfatningsdokument fra 1215 -
5 Great Circle
the subst.(matematikk, navigasjon) storsirkel -
6 great divide
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7 Great Lakes
the stedsnavnDe store sjøer (i USA) -
8 Great Plague
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9 Great Seal
the subst.storseglet (dvs. det britiske statsseglet) -
10 Great War
the subst.( gammeldags) Den første verdenskrig -
11 Great White Way
the subst.forklaring: kallenavn for området omkring Broadway og Times Square i New York -
12 great guns
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13 on the rocks
(in a state of ruin or of great financial difficulty: Their marriage is on the rocks; The firm is on the rocks.) på grunn, i stykker -
14 Chancellor of the Exchequer
noun (the Finance Minister in Great Britain.) den britiske finansministerensubst.( i Storbritannia) finansminister -
15 in the face of
(having to deal with and in spite of: She succeeded in the face of great difficulties.) overfor, tross -
16 be/go on the rampage
'ræmpei‹ (to rush about angrily, violently or in excitement, often causing great destruction.) ikke stå forhold til hverandre -
17 raise hell/Cain / the roof etc
(to make a great deal of noise.) lage bråk, få taket til å løfte segEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > raise hell/Cain / the roof etc
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18 Far West
( stedsnavn i USA) forklaring: området vest for the Great Plains (Rocky Mountains og Stillehavskysten) -
19 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) slik, sånn3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slik, sånn4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) slik, sånn, så2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) den som; som sådan- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it isslik--------sånndeterm. \/sʌtʃ\/1) slik, sådan, sånn2) ( nedsettende) den slags3) lignende• tea, coffee and such drinkste, kaffe og lignende drikker4) ( i utbrudd) så• such big books!• we had such fun!5) så stor6) det7) i sitt slag8) den slags, sånt noe, sliktand such (like) og denslags, og slik(e), og lignendeas such som sådan(t)i egenskap av, i kraft avno such thing! absolutt ikke!, langt ifra!some such thing noe sånt, noe lignende, noe i den stilensuch a slik en\/ei\/et, slikesuch and such den og den, det og det, de og desuch another en likedan, makensuch a one slik en\/eisuch as sånn som( gammeldags) de som for eksempel, så somkjøretøy, for eksempel bilerslik somdet lille (som)such as it is sånn som det nå er, slik det nå erdu kan få min, selv om den ikke er mye å skryte av• the crowd, such as it was, soon dispersedflokken, liten som den var, spredte seg snart• the food, such as it was, was cheapmaten var ikke mye å skryte av, men den var iallfall billigsuch that slik at -
20 majority
mə'‹o-1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) flertall, de fleste2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) flertallsubst. \/məˈdʒɒrətɪ\/1) majoritet, flertall2) myndig alder, myndighetsalder3) majorgrad, majors rangattain\/reach one's majority bli myndigbe in the majority være i majoritetby a majority of ten (votes) med ti stemmers overvektgain a majority komme i majoritet, være i flertalljoin the great majority ( hverdagslig) gjenforenes med sine (for)fedre, slutte seg til sine fedreobtain one's majority få majors rang, bli majorordinary majority simpelt flertallthe silent majority det tause flertalla thin majority en knapp majoritet
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