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1 possibility
plural - possibilities; noun (something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood: There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one).) mulighethypotesesubst. \/ˌpɒsəˈbɪlətɪ\/1) mulighet, sjanse2) eventualitet, mulig tilfelleoutside the range of possibility utenfor mulighetenes rekkeviddepossibilities potensialwithin the range\/bounds of possibility innen mulighetenes rekkevidde -
2 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) med fare for (å) -
3 rule
ru:l 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) styre, regjering2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regel; vedtekt3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regel4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regel, god vane5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) linjal, tommestokk2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) styre, herske over, lede2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) avgi en kjennelse3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) linjere, trekke en strek med linjal•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) kjennelse- rule off
- rule outforskrift--------herske--------linjal--------prinsipp--------regel--------regjere--------regjering--------styreIsubst. \/ruːl\/1) regel, norm, rettesnor, sedvanebeklager, men sånn er regelen2) ( grammatikk) regel3) regel, bestemmelse, forskrift4) ( jus) rettsregel5) ( jus) lovforslag6) styre, herredømme, regjering7) ( religion) regel• the rule of St. Benedict8) tommestokk, målestokk9) ( typografi) linje, strekaccording to rules i følge reglene, i henhold til regleneagainst\/contrary to the rules mot regleneall in rule helt regelrett, helt etter regleneas a (general) rule som regel, vanligvisbend\/stretch the rules tøye loven, tøye reglenebe the rule være regelen, være en fast regelby all the rules etter alle kunstens reglerby rule and line ( overført) med linjal, med tommestokkby rule of thumb ta noe på øyemål, bruke øyemålcomply with the rules rette seg etter reglenethe exception proves the rule unntaket bekrefter regelen, ingen regel uten unntakthe four rules de fire regnemåtenego by rule følge reglene til punkt og prikke gjøre noe helt mekaniskhard and fast rules strenge reglerinfraction of the rules se ➢ infraction, 1legal rule ( jus) rettsregelmake it a rule gjøre det til en regel, gjøre det til en vaneobey the rules følge reglene, holde seg til regleneout of rule mot reglene, utenom de vanlige rutineneplay by the rules holde seg til reglenerelax the rules lempe på reglenethe rule of three reguladetri (regnemåte)Rules (austr., sport, hverdagslig, forkortelse for Australian Rules) fotball som spilles med en oval ball (Australian National football)rules vedtekterrules and regulations regler og forordningerrules of court procedure ( jus) rettergangsreglerrules of procedure ( jus) forretningsorden, saksbehandlingsregler, rettergangsorden, prosessordning prosedyrethe rules of the road trafikkreglene, kjørereglenean unwritten rule en uskreven lovwaive the rules fravike reglenework to rule arbeide etter reglementet, følge reglene til punkt å prikke (og dermed senke hastigheten), gå-sakte-aksjonIIverb \/ruːl\/1) herske (over), regjere (over), styre2) kontrollere, beherske3) fastsette, bestemme, påby, avgjøre4) ( jus) avgi kjennelse5) linjere, trekke en strek6) ( hverdagslig) lede an, føre, styrea ruled case en avgjort sakbe ruled by one's passions bli styrt av følelsene sine, la følelsene ta overhåndbe ruled off the turf bli utestengt fra å delta i veddeløplet one's heart rule one's head følge sitt hjerterule off skille av med strek\/linjerule out utelukke, utestenge, se bort frarule someone with a rod of iron styre noen med jernhåndrule the roost ( hverdagslig) være sjef, dominere -
4 exclude
ik'sklu:d1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) holde utenfor, utelukke2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) holde ute3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) utelukke, se bort fra•- excludingutelukkeverb \/ɪkˈskluːd\/, \/ekˈskluːd\/1) stenge (noen\/noe) ute, nekte (noen) adgang2) utelukke, se bort (i) fra3) forebygge, avskjæreexcluding packing eller packing excluded eksklusive emballasje -
5 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) si opp, gå av, melde seg ut2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) avfinne seg med, bøye seg for•- resigned Iverb \/ˌriːˈsaɪn\/undertegne på nyttIIverb \/rɪˈzaɪn\/1) trekke seg, avstå fra, frasi seg, oppgi2) overlate3) finne seg i, avfinne seg med, resignere4) si opp, melde seg ut av5) hengi seg til, gi etter (for)resign from trekke seg fra, si fra seg, gå ut avresign\/leave office se ➢ office -
6 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sjanse, slump, tilfelle2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) mulighet, anledning3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) sjanse, mulighet4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) sjanse, risiko2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) risikere, våge, ta sjansen, la det stå til2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) falle seg, skje tilfeldig3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) tilfeldig- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances areanledning--------flaks--------hell--------høve--------lykke--------sjanse--------tilfeldigIsubst. \/tʃɑːns\/1) tilfeldighet, sammentreff, lykketreff2) sjanse, mulighet, utsikt, anledning, leilighet3) skjebne, tilfelleas chance would have it ved et skjebnens spill, ved et lykketreffby chance tilfeldigvis, på slump• do you know him by any chance?chance of utsikt til, mulighet til• is there a chance of a wash here?game of chance hasardspill, sjansespillgive someone a chance gi noen en sjanse, la noen forsøke segno chance ( hverdagslig) ikke snakk om, ikke tale omon the chance of i håp om åon the chance that i håp om aton the off chance for sikkerhets skyld, for alle eventualiteters skyldrun a chance løpe en risiko, risikeresee one's chance to se sitt snitt tilstand a chance ha en sjansetake a chance ta en sjansetake chances ta sjanser, løpe risikoertake one's chance ta sjansen, prøve segthe chances are alt tyder påalt taler mot det\/ingenting tyder på detIIverb \/tʃɑːns\/1) risikere, ta sjansen2) hende på slump, tilfeldigvis værechance one's arm se ➢ arm, 1chance (up)on finne tilfeldigvis, snuble overIIIadj. \/tʃɑːns\/1) tilfeldigen bemerkning i forbifarten\/en tilfeldig bemerkning2) uforutsett, overraskende, uberegnelig -
7 potential
pə'tenʃəl 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) eventuell; potensiell, mulig2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) potensial, muligheter, produksjonsevnemulig--------potensiellIsubst. \/pə(ʊ)ˈtenʃ(ə)l\/1) potensial, mulighet(er), evne2) ( elektronikk) potensial, spenningIIadj. \/pə(ʊ)ˈtenʃ(ə)l\/potensiell, mulig, eventuell -
8 slight
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) liten, svak, ubetydelig2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) spedlemmet, spinkel•- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightestringe--------slank--------smekker--------spinkel--------tynn--------ubetydeligIsubst. \/slaɪt\/1) ringeakt, fornærmelse2) forbigåelse, tilsidesettelse, neglisjeringslight to fornærmelse motIIverb \/slaɪt\/1) ringeakte, fornærme2) forbigå, tilsidesette, neglisjereIIIadj. \/slaɪt\/1) sped, spinkel, spebygd2) svak, skrøpelig3) lett, svak, mild4) ubetydelig, liten5) ( overført) svak, tynn, spinkelnot in the slightest ikke i det minste, ikke i det hele tatt -
9 risk
risk 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risiko, fare2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) risikere, sette på spill2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) våge, risikere•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a riskfare--------risikere--------risikoIsubst. \/rɪsk\/1) risiko, fare2) ( forsikring) risikoat one's own risk på eget ansvar, på egen risikoat the risk of med fare forat the risk of one's life med fare for livet, med livet som innsatsbe at risk stå på spill, være i faresonenput at risk sette på spill, risikere, sette i faresonenrun a risk ta en risiko, løpe en risiko, ta en sjanserun\/take the risk of ta sjansen på å, risikereIIverb \/rɪsk\/1) risikere, sette på spill2) ta sjansen på, vågerisk one's life eller risk one's neck sette livet (sitt) på spillhun satte livet sitt på spill da hun reddet hunden fra det brennende huset -
10 slim
slim 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) slank, tynn2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) liten, mager, snau2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) slanke seg, være på slankekur- slimming- slimnessslank--------smekker--------spinkel--------tynnIsubst.1) (amer., slang) sigarett2) (afrikansk, slang, også slim disease) aidsIIverb \/slɪm\/1) slanke seg, gjøre slank2) slanke, redusereslim down slanke segIIIadj. \/slɪm\/1) (lang og) smal, slank, spinkel, tynn, mager2) ( hverdagslig) snau, svak, liten3) ( sørafrikansk) slu, listig -
11 shut
1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) lukke, stenge2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lukkes, lukke seg3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) stenge, lukke4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) stenge inne/ute2. adjective(closed.) stengt, lukket- shut off
- shut uplukke1) stenge, lukke2) stenge av3) stenge inne4) klemme, få i klem5) stenges, (kunne) lukkes, gå igjenshut away isolere, stenge inn, gjemme bortshut down stenge, lukke, lukke igjen, slå igjen• shut down the window!• did you shut down the lid?falle på, senke seg( overført) legge ned, stengelegges ned, bli lagt nedshut fast ordentlig stengtshut in stenge inne, innelukke, innesperreomringe, omkranseklemme (fast)shut off stenge av, slå av, stanse( overført) utestenge, utelukkeshut one's ears to ( overført) late som en ikke hørershut one's eyes to ( overført) lukke øynene forshut one's mouth about something ( hverdagslig) holde munn om noeshut out ( også overført) stenge ute, holde utestengt, utelukkeshut somebody up få noen til å holde munnshut the door on ( overført) stenge døren forshut to stenge igjenshut up stenge (av), lukke (til), slå igjen, folde sammen• before they left, they shut up the house• shut up your books!slutte medsperre inne, stenge inne, låse inne• shut her up in prison!( hverdagslig) holde munn, tieshut up shop ( hverdagslig) lukke butikken, opphøreshut your face\/mouth! ( slang) hold kjeft! -
12 question
'kwes ən 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørsmål, debattemne, sak3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) oppgave, spørsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) tvil5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) spørsmål, mulighet2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) stille spørsmål, spørre (ut)2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) sette spørsmålstegn ved•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the questionforhør--------spørsmålIsubst. \/ˈkwestʃ(ə)n\/1) spørsmål2) problem3) ( jus) tvistesak4) sak, anliggende5) parlamentarisk interpellasjon, undersøkelse6) ( historisk) tortur, (smertefullt) forhøra question about something et spørsmål om noea question if\/whether et spørsmål oma question of something et spørsmål om noe• when it's a question of money, his attitude changes completelyer det spørsmål om penger, endrer holdningen hans seg totaltask a question stille et spørsmål, spørrebeside the question på siden (av saken)beyond (all) question hevet over enhver tvil, uten tvilcall in\/into question sette spørsmålstegn ved, bestride, reise tvil omindirect question ( språkvitenskap) indirekte spørsmål, indirekte spørresetningin question angjeldende, aktuelldiskutabel, under debattno question but ikke spørsmål om annet enn, ingen tvil om annet, helt sikkert atno question of ikke spørsmål omopen to question tvilsomt, usikkertout of the question ikke tale om, helt uaktueltpop the question fripress a question energisk kreve svar på et spørsmålput a question stille et spørsmålput the question ( om ordstyrer) ta en avstemning, stemme overput to the question ( historisk) utsette for torturQuestion! ( i parlamentet) hold dere til saken!throw a question at someone rette et spørsmål til noenwithout question uten tvil uten videreIIverb \/ˈkwestʃ(ə)n\/1) spørre, stille spørsmål (til), undersøke2) avhøre, forhøre, ta opp forklaring3) sette spørsmålstegn ved, betvile, bestride4) spørre seg, undrequestion whether\/if spørre om -
13 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne, ville2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne, burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) makt, styrke, kraft- mighty- mightily
- mightinessmaktIsubst. \/maɪt\/ ( litterært)1) styrke, kraft2) makt, veldemight makes\/is right makt er rettwith all one's might eller (with) might and main av alle krefter, av all kraftIIverb (pretritum av may) \/maɪt\/ ( hjelpeverb)1) ( uttrykk for mulighet eller tillatelse i indirekte tale) kunne, hadde2) ( i uttrykk for mulighet basert på en betingelse som ikke er oppfylt) ville, hadde (kanskje)• we might have been there now, had we taken the new roadvi hadde kanskje vært der nå, hvis vi hadde tatt den nye veien3) ( i uttrykk for misnøye med at noe ikke ble gjort) kunne, burde• you might have done that for me!• she might at least have waited!4) ( i uttrykk for oppfordring eller anmodning) kunne, ville5) (hverdagslig, uttrykk for mulighet) kan, kunne6) (hverdagslig, om tillatelse) kan, kunne• might I ask a question?7) ville, skulle, måtte, kunnejeg håpet han skulle\/ville lykkes• I changed my seat, so that I might hear betteras quickly as might be så fort som muligas the case might be alt etter omstendighetenewho might you be? og hvem er så du? -
14 wash
woʃ 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) vaske (seg)2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) tåle vask, holde seg i vask3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) skvulpe, skylle mot/over4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) skylle bort, hule ut2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) vask, stell2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) vask(etøy)3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) skvulp(ing), brus, bølgeslag4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) -vann5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) tynt lag, lavering6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) sjø, bølger•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash upvask--------vaskeIsubst. \/wɒʃ\/1) vask, vasking2) vask, vasketøy, skittentøy3) ( hverdagslig) vaskeri• did you send it to the wash?4) dønning, bølgeskvulp, bølgeslag, kjølvannsbølge5) (legemidler e.l) lotion, -vann• do you have a mouthwash?6) skyller, grisemat7) (hverdagslig, om drikke e.l.) skvip, søl8) (hverdagslig, overført) sludder, vrøvl9) ( geologi) vannerosjon, utvasking13) (amer.) tørt elveleie14) ( gruvedrift) malm16) ( metallurgi) plett, belegg, forgylling, forsølving, fornikling18) (murerfag, kjemi) slemming19) (børs, slang) fiktiv transaksjonin the wash til vask, på vaskIIverb \/wɒʃ\/1) vaske, skylle, bade2) vaske seg, skylle av seg3) vaske tøy4) ( om tøy e.l.) tåle vask, være vaskeekte5) ( om vann e.l.) skylle, strømme, fosse6) ( om vann e.l.) skylles, kastes, spyles7) ( om bølger e.l.) skylle mot, slå opp over, skylle inn over8) ( hverdagslig) duge, holde, stå sin prøve9) ( kjemi) vaske ut11) fukte, bløte, gjøre våt12) (kjemi, murerfag) vaske (ut), slemme14) (murerfag, maling) hvitte, kalke15) ( metallurgi) plettere, belegge, forgylle, forsølve, fornikle16) (børs, slang) foreta fiktivt kjøp og salgget washed vaske segwash ashore skylle i land, kaste i land, skylle opp på stranden skylles i land, kastes i land, skylles opp på strandenwash away vaske bort, spyle bort, skylle bort( overført) utslette, stryke utwash down vaske grundig, vaske nedskylle nedwash from renvaske frawash off vaske bort, vaske avgå bort i vask, mulig å vaske bort skylle bort, spyles bortwash one's dirty linen in public ( overført) foreta en offentlig skittentøyvaskwash one's hands vaske hendene ( forskjønnende) gå på toalettetwash one's hands of ( overført) toe sine hender, si fra seg ansvaret for, ikke ville ha noe mer å gjøre medwash out skylle ut, skylle bortregne bort( overført) glemme, utelukke• wash out the idea of going to the moon!( overført) sette en strek over, gi oppwash over skylle over, strømme over (murerfag, maling) kalke, hvitteIIIverb \/wɒʃ\/se ➢ separate, 3 -
15 possible
'posəbl1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) mulig2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) mulig, fornuftig•- possiblymulig--------potensiell--------tenkeligIsubst. \/ˈpɒsəbl\/, \/ˈpɒsɪbl\/1) (om deltager, spiller e.l.) mulig kandidat, mulig vinner2) (sport, i skyting e.l.) høyest mulige poengsumIIadj. \/ˈpɒsəbl\/, \/ˈpɒsɪbl\/1) mulig2) tenkbar, eventuell, mulig3) rimelig, akseptabelas far as possible så langt som muligas long as possible så lenge som mulig, i det lengste så lang som muligby all means possible med alle (tilgjengelige) midlerif possible om muligbe possible for someone være mulig for noen
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