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61 only
'əunli 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) ene-, eneste2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) bare, kun, akkurat2) (alone: Only you can do it.) bare, (du) alene3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) bare, utelukkende4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) så sent som, ikke lenger siden enn5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) bare3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) men...bare- only toobareIadj. \/ˈəʊnlɪ\/1) eneste2) eneste riktige, eneste ordentligeIIadv. \/ˈəʊnlɪ\/1) bare, kun, alene (gammeldags)2) først, ikke før• I don't know him very well, I met him only yesterdayjeg kjenner ham ikke så godt, jeg møtte ham først i går3) senest, så sent som• he can't be dead, I saw him only yesterdayhan kan ikke være død, jeg så ham så sent som i gårif only because om ikke for annet så bare fordiif only to om ikke for annet så bare for å• if only it would stop raining!not only... but (also) ikke bare... men• I not only heard it, but saw itjeg ikke bare hørte det, jeg så det ogsåonly just akkuratonly now først nåonly then først daonly think! tenk bare!only too bare (så) altforsvært, meget, veldigonly when først når, først da• it was only when I had seen it that...det var først da jeg hadde sett det at...IIIkonj. \/ˈəʊnlɪ\/men, det er bare det at• I would lend you the book with pleasure, only I don't know where it isjeg ville gladelig lånt deg boken, men jeg vet bare ikke hvor den eronly that utenom (det) at, bortsett fra at• he does well, only that he is nervous at the starthan klarer seg bra, det er bare det at han er så nervøs i starten• he is remarkably like his brother, only (that) he is a little tallerhan er utrolig lik sin bror, bortsett fra at han er litt høyere -
62 school
I 1. sku:l noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) skole2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) skole, skolesamfunn3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) -skole4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) avdeling, fakultet5) ((American) a university or college.) universitet, høyskole6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) skole, åndsretning2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) skolere, lære opp- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II sku:l noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) stimskoleIsubst. \/skuːl\/1) ( også overført) skole• when school breaks up, I'm going for a trip with my parentsnår skolen\/semesteret er slutt, skal jeg på tur med foreldrene mine2) skolegang, skoletid, skoleundervisning3) ( foranstilt) skole-4) klasserom, klasse(værelse), skolelokale5) ( universitet) eksamensbygning6) ( universiet) faggruppe, avdeling, fakultet, institutt7) ( kunst og musikk) skole, retningbe at school være på skolen gå på skole(n)be at school together være skolekamerater, gå på samme skolebe sent to school begynne på skolenflunk out of school bli utvist fra skolen, bli kastet ut fra skolenfresh from school nyutdannetgo through a rough school gå i en hard skole, ha det vanskeliggo to school gå til skolen gå på skolenthe hard school of life livets harde skoleleave school gå ut av skolen, være ferdig med skolenof the old school av den gamle skolen, gammeldagsone's life at school ens skoletidschool of thought (ånds)retningforklaring: bygning der eksamen blir avlagt (i Oxford, hverdagslig) forklaring: avsluttende eksamen for Bachelor of Artsteach school (amer.) være lærer (av yrke)IIsubst. \/skuːl\/( om fisk eller sjødyr) flokk, stimIIIverb \/skuːl\/1) skole(re), lære opp, trene opp2) la få skoleundervisning3) ( om hest) dressere4) ( gammeldags) irettesette, skjenne på, formanebe schooled by adversity ha tatt lærdom av sine erfaringerschool oneself to\/in patience trene seg opp til å bli tålmodigschool one's temper lære seg å beherske sitt temperamentIVverb \/skuːl\/stime, flokkes, opptre i stim -
63 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) stjerne2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) stjerne3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) stjerne; -stjernes4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) (film-/idretts)stjerne; stjerne-2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) spille hovedrolle i2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) presentere (en skuespiller) i hovedrolle•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky starsstjerneIsubst. \/stɑː\/1) ( også overført) stjerne2) (film, sport e.l.) stjerne3) ( typografi) asterisk, stjerne4) ( på hest e.l.) bles5) ( elektronikk) stjernekobling6) (britisk, slang) fange som soner for første gangborn under a lucky star født under en lykkestjerne, født med flaksreach for the stars ( overført) sikte mot stjernenethank one's lucky star takke sin lykkestjerne, takke skjebnenIIverb \/stɑː\/1) (film, teater) spille hovedrollen, ha hovedrollen2) merke med stjerne(r), pynte med stjerne(r)3) være stjerne, utmerke seg -
64 sustain
sə'stein1) (to bear (the weight of): The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit.) bære, holde (oppe)2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) støtte, nærelide--------støtteverb \/səˈsteɪn\/1) bære, holde oppe, tåle belastningen av• will the shelf sustain the weight of all these books?2) understøtte, støtte, bistå, akseptere3) opprettholde, holde i gang, holde oppe, holde i live4) tåle5) ( jus) opprettholde6) lide, pådra seg7) (musikk, om tone) holde, forlenge8) ( teater) fylle, spillefylle\/spille en rolle9) ( gammeldags) forsvareobjection sustained ( jus) innsigelsen tas til følge -
65 war
wo: 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) krig, krigs-2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) føre krig, krige- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerveskrigIsubst. \/wɔː\/( også overført) krig, kamp, stridcarry a war into something føre krig inn ideclare war (on\/against) erklære krig (mot)gang war gangsterkrig, bandekrig, krig mellom rivaliserende gjengergo to the wars ( gammeldags) dra ut i krigengo to war gå til krig, erklære krig, bryte fredenhave a war on with someone ( også overført) ha en feide med noenin the wars ( hverdagslig) i hardt væron a war footing\/establishment ( også overført) på krigsfotthe powers at war de krigførende makterwage war on someone føre krig mot noenwar of attrition utmattelseskrigwar of independence frihetskrig, uavhengighetskrigwar of words ordkrigwar scare krigsfryktthe wars of the elements elementenes raserithe war to end all wars krigen som skal få slutt på alle kriger (brukes særlig om 1. verdenskrig)war to the knife\/death krig på knivenIIverb \/wɔː\/( også overført) krige, føre krig, ligge i krig (med noen)war against krige mot, føre krig motkjempe med, være i konflikt med -
66 write
past tense - wrote; verb1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) skrive2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) skrive3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) skrive•- writer- writing
- writings
- written
- writing-paper
- write down
- write outskrive1) skrive2) fylle ut, skrive ut3) ( handel eller hverdagslig) skrive til4) risse (inn), gravere5) ( gammeldags) beskrive, skildre6) ( gammeldags) tegne(that's) all she wrote det var det hele, det var altbe nothing to write home about ikke være noe å skrive hjem ombe written that ( overført) være skrevet (i skjebnens bok) athave something written all over one \/ one's face ha noe skrevet over hele seg\/ansiktetwrite against something skrive mot noe, uttale seg mot noe, opponere mot noewrite away for skrive etter, bestille, rekvirerewrite back ( om brev) svarewrite for skrive for, skrive iskrive etter, rekvirere, bestillewrite in skrive inn, tilføye(amer.) føre opp slengere (på valgliste) skrive om, sende inn, skrive tilwrite in for skrive etter, bestille, rekvirerejeg har skrevet etter \/ bestilt en katalogwrite off kaste ned, skrive sammen, kaste sammen ( også overført) avskrive• we'll write off £500 for depreciationvi kommer til å avskrive £500 for verdiforringelse avfeie(amer.) oppheve, gjøre slutt på ( hverdagslig) anse som en flopp, anse som noe mislykketwrite off for skrive etter, rekvirere, bestillewrite off to skrive (brev) tilwrite oneself kalle seg• he writes himself «Captain»write oneself down falle tilbake (som forfatter) (begynne å skrive publikumsfrierier i alt for høy grad)write oneself out ( om forfattere) uttømme sitt skriveemnewrite out skrive ut, utstedewrite over skrive omwrite someone in (amer., om mantall) skrive noen innwrite someone into \/ out of ( om TV-serie) skrive noen inn i \/ ut av• the actor was dissatisfied with his pay, so they wrote him out of the showskuespilleren var misfornøyd med lønnen, så de skrev ham ut av serienwrite someone off avskrive noenwrite something down ( handel) skrive ned noe, nedskrive noewrite something off ( økonomi) nedskrive noe, avskrive noewrite up ajourføre (frem til dags dato), komplettere utarbeide, skrive nedskrive (utførlig) om, beskrive utførligslå opp (stort), forstørreskrive berømmende ord, gi lovord, gi god kritikk( handel) skrive opp, oppskrive(amer.) notere, skrive opp -
67 claw
klo: 1. noun1) (one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird: The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.) klo2) (the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails: The owl held the mouse in its claw.) klo3) ((the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.) klo2. verb(to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails: The two cats clawed at each other.) klore, krafse, gripe med klør/neglerhake--------hekte--------klo--------krokIsubst. \/klɔː\/1) (zoologi, mekanikk) klo2) pote, labb (med klør)3) ( film) griper, tannhjul4) ( hagestell) lukekloget one's claws into ( overført) få klørne i, sette klørne ishow one's claws ( overført) vise klørneIIverb \/klɔː\/1) klore, krasse, rive2) rive til seg, hugge fatt i, gripeclaw back ( om utgifter) finansiere gjennom tilsvarende skatteøkningerclaw for fekte vilt etterclaw one's way møysommelig arbeide seg opp\/fremover, albue seg frem -
68 relate
rə'leit 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) fortelle, berette2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) sette i/ha sammenheng med, vedrøre3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) ha omgang med•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) forholdsvis, relativ2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativt (pronomen)•verb \/rɪˈleɪt\/1) berette, fortelle2) sette i sammenheng, være i sammenheng, relatererelate to stå i forbindelse med, gjelde, angå føle med, se på med sympatisk forståelse, kjenne seg igjen i• I can relate to that actress, I get nervous myselfjeg føler med den skuespillerinnen, jeg blir nervøs selvrelating to angående, vedrørendestrange to relate merkelig nok• strange to relate, I met him again in Paris -
69 straw
stro:1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) strå, halm2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) halmstrå3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) sugerør•belg--------halm--------stråIsubst. \/strɔː\/1) (halm)strå, siv2) halm3) sivgult4) ( til drikk) sugerørcatch\/clutch\/grasp at a straw ( overført) gripe etter et halmstrå, klynge seg til et halmstrånot care a straw eller not care two straws være revnende likegyldig, ikke bry seg det spor omdraw straws trekke lodd (med lange og korte strå)draw the short straw trekke det korteste strået, trekke det dårligste loddetman of straw stråmann fingert motstander argument som det er lett å tilbakevisenot a straw ikke det grannnot worth a straw ikke verdt det granna straw in the wind en liten pekepinn, et hint, et vinkthe last straw eller the straw that broke the camel's back dråpen som fikk begeret til å flyte overIIadj. \/strɔː\/1) halm-, strå-2) halmfarget, halmgul, sivgul3) (spesielt amer.) verdiløs, betydningsløs4) (spesielt amer.) fingert, skinn-, proforma- -
70 want
wont 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) ville, ønske (seg), ha lyst på/til2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) trenge3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mangle, savne; lide nød2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ønske2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fattigdom, armod3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mangel, skort•- wanted- want ad
- want formangel--------nød--------trenge--------ville--------ønskeIsubst. \/wɒnt\/1) ( gammeldags) mangel, skort, knapphet2) nød, armod, trange kår3) ( spesielt flertall) behov• Christmas will soon be here, make your wants knownjulen er snart her, la oss høre hva du trenger4) ønske, savn, trang5) ( hverdagslig) vilje, ambisjon6) nødvendighetbe in want lide nødfor want of av mangel påfreedom from want frihet fra nødhave a want (skotsk, hverdagslig) ha en skrue løsin want of trengestand in want of mangle trenge, behøvethrough\/from want of av mangel påwant for nothing ikke mangle noewant of attention uoppmerksomhetwant of judgement uforstandwant of money pengeknipewants behovIIverb \/wɒnt\/1) ville (ha), ønske (seg)• do you want some bread?• what do you want to drink?• what do you want for Christmas?• how much do you want for this?• what do you want of me?• what did he want with you?• who do you want to see?2) ville prate med, ville treffe, spørre etter3) (britisk, hverdagslig) behøve, trenge4) ( hverdagslig) burde gjøre (noe), trenge å gjøre (noe), skulle gjøre (noe)5) ( gammeldags) mangle, ikke ha6) ( om tid e.l.) mangle7) lide nød, mangleI shall not want ( bibelsk) meg fattes intetwanted etterlyst( i annonse) ønskes leid, ønskes kjøpt, søkeswant for mangle, behøve• if you want for anything, let him knowom du trenger noe, så si fra til hamwant in on ville være med påwant in(to) (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg inn, ville innwant out (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg ut, ville ut, ikke ville være med lenger -
71 cup
1. noun1) (a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle: a teacup; a cup of tea.) kopp, beger2) (an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc: They won the Football League Cup.) pokal, cup2. verb1) (to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup: He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.) forme (hendene) som en kopp2) (to hold (something) in one's cupped hands: He cupped the egg in his hands.) ta om med hendene•- cupful- cupboard
- cup final
- cup-tie
- one's cup of teabeger--------koppIsubst. \/kʌp\/1) kopp2) ( mål) 250 ml3) beger, kalk4) ( sport) (premie)pokal, cup5) ( om konkurranse) cup6) ( golf) kopp7) ( i brystholder) skål8) skål, skålformet gjenstand, skålformet organ, fordypning9) ( sport) suspensorium10) blandet selskapsdrikkthe cup was full begeret var fulltdrain the cup of bitterness tømme smertens bitre kalkin one's cups ( gammeldags) full, snydensnot my cup of tea ikke noe for megIIverb \/kʌp\/1) ta om med hånden, forme (hånden\/hendene) til en kopp2) (medisin, historisk) koppsette -
72 mesh
meʃ 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) maske(vidde)2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) garn, nett2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) gripe inn i hverandregarn--------maske--------nettIsubst. \/meʃ\/1) ( i nett e.l.) maske2) nett, garn, nettverk4) (mekanikk, om gir eller tannhjul) tilkoblet tilstand5) ( teknikk) trådduk, strekkmetall6) ( metallurgi) forklaring: enhet for finhetsgrad brukt i pulvermetallurgicaught up in a mesh ( også overført) fanget i et nettin mesh i gir, tilkoblet, i inngrepIIverb \/meʃ\/1) (også overført, om nett eller snare) fange, vikle (seg) inn2) ( overført) gå sammen, passe sammen, stemme overens3) ( mekanikk) være tilkoblet, være i inngrep, være i gir, sette i gir, sette i inngrep, koble til4) (mekanikk, om tannhjul) gripe inn i hverandre, bringe i inngrepmesh with (mekanikk, om tannhjul) gripe inn i -
73 strap
stræp 1. noun1) (a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material, eg with a buckle for fastening something (eg a suitcase, wristwatch etc) or by which to hold, hang or support something (eg a camera, rucksack etc): I need a new watch-strap; luggage straps.) reim, stropp2) (a short looped strip of leather etc, hanging from the roof of a train, by which a standing passenger can support himself.) stropp2. verb1) (to beat (eg a schoolchild) on the hand with a leather strap: He was strapped for being rude to the teacher.) slå med belte/reim2) (to fasten with a strap etc: The two pieces of luggage were strapped together; He strapped on his new watch.) spenne (på)•- strap in
- strap upreim--------rem--------slåIsubst. \/stræp\/1) rem, stropp2) pakkrem3) bånd, remse4) (heft)plasterbandasje5) ( mekanikk) bøyle, bånd6) ( teknikk) gjord, gurton (the) strap ( slang) på kritastraps seletøythe strap pryl (med rem)IIverb \/stræp\/1) spenne fast med rem(mer), feste med rem(mer)2) (britisk, medisin, også strap up)bandasjere3) pryle (med rem)4) ( om hest) striglestrap down eller strap in spenne faststrap on spenne på (seg)strap up spenne igjen, spenne sammen bunte sammen, trekke remmer rundt -
74 youth
ju:Ɵplural - youths; noun1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) ungdomstid2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) ungdom3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) ungdom, unge mennesker•- youthful- youthfully
- youthfulness
- youth hostel
- youth mentorungdomsubst. \/juːθ\/ i flertall: \/juːħz\/1) ungdom(men), ungdomstid(en)2) ( med verb vanligvis i flertall) ungdom(men)3) yngling, ung mann4) ungdommelighet5) barndom, begynnelseas a youth som ung, som ynglingfrom youth onwards\/upwards helt siden ungdommenin someone's youth i noens ungdom, da noen var ungrenew one's youth få tilbake sin ungdom -
75 combat
1. noun((an act of) fighting: The two knights met each other in single combat.) (nær)kamp, strid2. verb(to fight against; to oppose: The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway.) (be)kjempekamp--------kjempeIsubst. \/ˈkɒmbæt\/, \/ˈkʌmbæt\/(nær)kamp, stridsingle combat duell, tvekamp, kamp mann mot mannIIverb \/ˈkɒmbæt\/, \/ˈkʌmbæt\/kjempe (mot), bekjempe -
76 confer
kən'fə:past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) rådføre seg (med), konferere2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) tildele, skjenke•- conference callverb \/kənˈfɜː\/1) gi, tildele, skjenke, overdra• confer a degree\/a title on somebodytildele noen en grad\/tittelpromovere\/utnevne noen til doktor2) (gammeldags, imperativ, også cf.) jamfør, sammenlign3) konferere, rådslå, overlegge, rådføre seg -
77 confront
1) (to bring face to face with: He was confronted with the evidence of his crime.) konfrontere, stå ansikt til ansikt med2) (to face in a hostile manner; to oppose: They confronted the enemy at dawn.) møte (fiendtlig), gjøre motstand mot•verb \/kənˈfrʌnt\/1) konfrontere, stille overfor2) møte, stå overfor3) møte med mot, se i hvitøyet, stå ansikt til ansikt med, trosse, stå midt imot4) jamføre5) ( om hus) ligge vis-à-vis, ligge like overforbe confronted by\/with stilles overfor, bli stilt overfor, stå overfor, møteconfront with stille overfor, konfrontere medjamføre med, sammenligne med -
78 ladder
'lædə 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) stige2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) raknet maske2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) raknestigeIsubst. \/ˈlædə\/1) stige2) trapp, fisketrapp3) løpebro4) ( sjøfart) leider5) ( overført) rangstige6) ( tekstil) raknet maske, gått maske (på strømpe e.l.)7) ( sport) tabell, rankinglistekick somebody down the ladder degradere, skyve noen nedover på rangstigen, ta noens plass på rangstigenladder of success karrierestigesocial ladder samfunnsstigeIIverb \/ˈlædə\/rakne en maske -
79 optical
adjective (of or concerning sight or what one sees: The two objects in the picture appear to be the same size, but this is just an optical illusion (= they are not actually the same size); microscopes and other optical instruments.) optisk, syns-adj. \/ˈɒptɪk(ə)l\/1) optisk2) syns- -
80 several
'sevrəl 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) flere, atskillige2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) noen, flereatskillige--------forskjelligedeterm. \/ˈsevr(ə)l\/1) flere, atskillige2) enkelt, særskilt, respektiv• have you talked to the several members of the board?3) ( jus e.l.) solidarisk
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