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1 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) utnytte, få mest mulig ut av -
2 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) utnytte, få mest mulig ut av -
3 to the full
(to the greatest possible extent: to enjoy life to the full.) i rik/full monn, i fulle drag -
4 supreme
su'pri:m1) (the highest, greatest, or most powerful: the supreme ruler.) høyest, mektigste2) (the greatest possible: an act of supreme courage.) enestående, uforliknelig•- supremacy
- the Supreme Court I1) fløtesaus2) matrett i fløtesaus (særlig kylling)IIadj. \/suːˈpriːm\/, amer. også: \/səˈpriːm\/1) høyest, over-2) suveren, enerådende, overlegen3) enestående, uten sammenligning, uforlignelig4) størst (mulig), enorm, rendyrket5) sist, kritisk, avgjørendemake the supreme sacrifice ofre livetreign\/rule supreme være enerådende, være suveren, dominere, herskesupreme command ( militærvesen) overkommando, høyeste militære ledelsethe supreme folly toppen av dårskapthe supreme good det høyeste gode -
5 strain
I 1. strein verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) anstrenge (seg), stramme, anspenne2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) overanstrenge; vrikke3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) være en tålmodighetsprøve4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sile, filtrere2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) stramming; belastning, påkjenning2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) press, overanstrengelse, påkjenning3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) forstrekning, forstuing4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) prøvelse, påkjenning•- strained- strainer
- strain off II strein noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rase, -stamme2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) anlegg, element3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) tone, melodibelastning--------forstuing--------låt--------melodi--------raseIsubst. \/streɪn\/1) spenning, tøying, strekk(ing), stramming2) ( teknikk) påkjenning, belastning, trykk3) press, stress, påkjenning, belastning, prøvelse4) utmattelse, overanstrengelse5) ( medisin) forstrekning, vrikking, forstuing6) tone, (sinns)stemning7) stilat full strain ( gammeldags) med stort besværbe a strain on something slite på noe, tære på noebe under severe strain være under sterkt press være utsatt for harde påkjenningerin lofty strains i høystemte ordelagput a great strain on utsette for en stor belastning, sette på en hard prøvestand the strain motstå presset tåle påkjenningenIIsubst. \/streɪn\/1) slekt, ætt, familie2) avstamning, herkomst3) ( biologi) stamme4) ( biologi) rase, sort, art5) anstrøk, trekk, element, tendens, snev6) (arve)anlegg, genIIIverb \/streɪn\/1) anstrenge seg, streve, slite2) overanstrenge, overbelaste3) ( medisin) forstrekke, forstue, vrikke4) spenne, strekke, stramme5) utnytte, dra veksler på6) presse, tøye, gjøre vold på7) overskride8) stille på prøve, prøve9) slite, hale, rykke11) ( ved avføring) trekke sammen musklenestrain (off) sile av, sile bortstrain after anstrenge seg for å få, være ute etter jage etterstrain a point avvike sine prinsipper, gjøre et unntakstrain a point in someone's favour gjøre et (spesielt) unntak for noenstrain at streve med, slite med slite (og dra) inære betenkeligheter vedstrain at a gnat and swallow a camel sile(r) myggen, men sluke(r) kamelenstrain every nerve anstrenge seg til det ytterste, sette alt inn påstrain one's ears lytte spent, spisse ørerstrain oneself anstrenge seg til det ytterste overanstrenge segstrain one's eyes kikke spent, skjerpe blikket (over)anstrenge øynenestrain one's voice snakke så høyt man kan, synge så høyt man kan anstrenge stemmen sin, presse stemmen sinstrain someone to one's bosom trykke noen til sitt bryststrain the law tøye loven (vel langt), tolke loven altfor liberalt -
6 do one's utmost
(to make the greatest possible effort: She has done her utmost to help him.) gjøre sitt ytterste -
7 extreme
ik'stri:m 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) ekstrem, ytterlig(gående), ytterst2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) ytterlig; ytterst3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) ytterlig(gående), ekstrem2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) ytterlighet2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) ytterpunkt•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremesekstremIsubst. \/ɪkˈstriːm\/, \/ekˈstriːm\/1) ytterlighet, ekstrem2) ( matematikk) ytterledd3) høyeste grad4) ( gammeldags) ytterpunkt, ytterste punkt, ytterste ende, ytterste grensecarry\/push something to an extreme sette noe på spissenextremes meet ( ordtak) motsetninger tiltrekker hverandrethe extreme(s) of misery den ytterste nødfrom one extreme to the other fra den ene ytterlighet til den andrego to extremes gå til ytterlighetergo to the extreme of gå så langt som tilgo to the other extreme gå til den motsatte ytterlighetin the extreme eller to an extreme i høyeste grad, ytterstIIadj. \/ɪkˈstriːm\/, \/ekˈstriːm\/1) ytterst, lengst bort, lengst frem2) ytterst (stor), ekstrem, intensiv, ytterligst, ytter-, den største, den ytterste3) ekstrem, ytterliggående, som går til ytterligheter, drastiskthe extreme unction den siste olje -
8 utmost
1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) ytterste2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) ytterst, så mye som mulig•Isubst. \/ˈʌtməʊst\/, \/ˈʌtməst\/ eller uttermostbare i uttrykkat the utmost høyst, i beste falldo one's utmost gjøre sitt besteto the utmost til det ytterste, i størst mulig utstrekningIIadj. \/ˈʌtməʊst\/, \/ˈʌtməst\/ eller uttermost1) ytterst2) ( overført) ytterst, størst, høyestutmost farthing siste slant -
9 all-out
adjective (using the greatest effort possible: an all-out attempt.) helhjertet, gjennomførtadj. \/ˌɔːlˈaʊt\/fullstendig, total, altomfattende, betingelsesløs, helhjertet -
10 full steam ahead
(at the greatest speed possible.) full fart forover
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