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1 land of Nod
the subst. \/ˈlændəvˌnɒd\/Jon Blunds rike, drømmeland -
2 nod
nod 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) nikke2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) duppe2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) nikk- nod offblunde--------nikkeIsubst. \/nɒd\/1) nikk, nikking2) (høne)blund, lurget the nod få klartegn, få klarsignaljeg fikk klartegn \/ jeg fikk klarsignala nod of the head et nikk med hodet, et nikk på hodetIIverb \/nɒd\/1) nikke (med)2) halvsove, duppe3) ( om bygning) lute4) ( om blomster e.l.) vaie, nikkenodded out ( slang) høy, rusetnod off ( hverdagslig) duppe avnod to somebody to do something nikke til noen at de skal gjøre noe -
3 stretch
stre 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strekke (seg), rekke ut (armen)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strekke seg2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strekk2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) strekning; tidsrom, periode•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch outstrekke--------strekning--------tøyeIsubst. \/stretʃ\/1) strekk(ing), tøying, det å strekke seg2) strekking, spenning, stramming3) elastisitet, tøyelighet4) strekning, trakt, område5) periode, tidsrom, tid6) avsnitt, stykke7) overskridelse8) ( sjøfart) slag9) (spesielt amer., veddeløpsbane) oppløpat a stretch i ett strekk, i ett kjør i nødsfall, til nødat full stretch fullt utstraktby a stretch of language med en viss overdrivelseby a stretch of the imagination hvis man tar fantasien til hjelpbe in the (home) stretch (amer., hverdagslig) være på oppløpssiden, være i sluttfasen (av en prosess)• we're certainly in the home stretch, only three more days to go and we're donevi er absolutt på oppløpssiden, bare tre dager til og så er vi ferdigenot by any stretch of the imagination ikke i sin villeste fantasion the stretch i helspennstretch of power maktmisbrukIIverb \/stretʃ\/1) strekke, spenne, stramme2) strekke på, tøye (ut), strekke ut3) ( overført) tøye, overskride4) ( overført) overdrive, utvide5) drøye, trekke ut, forlenge, få til å vare lenger6) ( medisin) forstrekke7) strekke seg, bre seg ut8) ( om tøy) vide seg ut, gi (etter)9) kunne strekkes, la seg strekke, tøyes10) få til å strekke til, drøyebe stretched out ligge rett utstretch (away) strekke segstretch a point gjøre et unntak, avvike fra prinsippene, se gjennom fingrene med ta for hardt i, gå for langt, overdrivestretch a point in someone's favour eller stretch one's principles in someone's favour gjøre et (spesielt) unntak for noenstretch for something strekke seg etter noestretch forth\/forward strekke fremstretch oneself strekke på seg ( også be fully stretched) anstrenge seg til det ytterstestretch oneself out strekke seg ut (så lang en er)stretch one's legs strekke på bena røre på segstretch on the rack legge på strekkbenken ( overført) holde på pinebenkenstretch out strekke ut, rekke ut, rekke frem strekke segstretch out for strekke ut etterstretch someone (on the ground) slå ned noen, slå noen i bakken -
4 strait
streit1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) strede, sund2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) nød, alvorlige økonomiske problemer•- strait-lacedsundIsubst. \/streɪt\/1) (geografi, også straits) sund, strede2) ( ofte straits) klemme, knipein a strait i knipein dire straits i alvorlige vanskeligheter, i en fortvilet situasjonIIadj. \/streɪt\/1) ( gammeldags) trang, smal2) rigorøs, streng, striktthe strait gate ( bibelsk) den trange port
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The land of Nod — Nod Nod (n[o^]d), n. 1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything. [1913 Webster] Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A quick or slight downward or forward motion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(the) land of Nod — the land of Nod UK US noun humorous the state of being asleep Billy was deep in the land of Nod. Thesaurus: sleephyponym to sleep, or to go to sleep … Useful english dictionary
the land of Nod — ► the land of Nod humorous a state of sleep. [ORIGIN: punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Book of Genesis, chapter 4).] Main Entry: ↑land … English terms dictionary
The Land of Nod — es la historieta más exitosa de Jay Stephens (dos números, 1996). Fue candidata a algunos de los premios más importantes concedidos al cómic en Estados Unidos, como los premios Harvey Kurtzman y Will Eisner. Categoría: Historieta de Canadá … Wikipedia Español
The Land of Nod — Infobox Company company name = The Land of Nod company company type = Private company slogan = Everything for your kids room from A to Zzz foundation = In 1996 in Northbrook, Illinois location = Northbrook, Illinois key people = Scott Eirinberg… … Wikipedia
the land of Nod — sleep A pun on Cain s travels when he dwelt in the land of Nod (Genesis 4: 16): There s queer things chanced since ye hae been in the land of Nod. (W. Scott, 1818) Mainly nursery use for coaxing children into the frightening dark … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
the land of Nod — UK / US noun humorous the state of being asleep Billy was deep in the land of Nod … English dictionary
the land of Nod — humorous a state of sleep. [punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16).] → land … English new terms dictionary
the land of Nod — humorous a state of sleep Origin: punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16) … Useful english dictionary
in the land of Nod — in the ˌland of ˈNod idiom (old fashioned, humorous) asleep • Pete and Jo were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine. Main entry: ↑landidiom … Useful english dictionary
be in the land of nod — old fashioned to be sleeping. Joe s in the land of nod at last … New idioms dictionary