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1 Chief Justice of the United States
subst.den amerikanske høyesterettsjustitiariusen, forklaring: overdommer i høyesteretten i USAEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > Chief Justice of the United States
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2 united
1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) forent, samlet2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) som har godt samhold3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) felles-, samletadj. \/juːˈnaɪtɪd\/1) forent, felles, samletde viser en samlet front, de står samlet2) ( overført) enig, enhetlig(be) united to (være) tilknyttetunited we stand, divided we fall enighet gjør sterk -
3 the Wild West
(the western United States, before the establishment of law and order.) Det ville vesten -
4 billion
'biljən 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) billion (en million millioner); milliard (tusen millioner)2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) billion; milliard3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) billion; milliard2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) billion; milliard- billionthsubst. \/ˈbɪljən\/1) milliard (1 000 000 000)2) ( gammeldags) billion (1 000 000 000 000) -
5 black
blæk 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) svart2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) svart; belgmørk3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) svart, svertet4) (without milk: black coffee.) svart (kaffe)5) (evil: black magic.) svart magi, svartekunst6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) neger-, svart (person)7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) farget (person)2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) svart; sverte2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) svart(farge), det svarte3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) neger, en svart (person)3. verb(to make black.) farge svart, sverte- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) svarteliste, sette på svarteliste5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) pengeutpressing- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and whiteneger--------skammelig--------sort--------svart--------sverteIsubst. \/blæk\/1) svart, svart farge2) sverte, sotflekk, sotflak3) sørgedrakt, svart, svarte klær4) mørke, bekmørke, svart natt5) streikebryter6) ( sjakk e.l.) svart7) ( britisk) forklaring: en type solbærdrikk eller solbærblandevannput up a black ( gammeldags slang) gjøre en tabbeIIverb \/blæk\/sverte, farge mørkt, farge svart, svartpolereblack somebody's eye gi noen et blått øye( medisin) få kortvarig hukommelsestap, få jernteppe (om tekst e. l.) stryke over, stryke ut, fjerne mørklegge, blende, bli mørkelagtIIIadj. \/blæk\/1) ( farge) svart, mørk2) svart, farget3) aboriginal4) ( overført) dyster, mørk, svart, tragiskbe not as black as one is painted være bedre enn sitt rykteblack and blue gul og blåblack as ink svart som blekk, svart som kull, bekmørkblack coffee svart kaffe, kaffe uten fløte\/melkblack comedy svart komedieblack grapes blå druerblack humour svart humorblack lie svart\/ondskapsfull løgna black look et mørkt blikkblack prospects dystre fremtidsutsikterblack stump se ➢ stump, 2declare black eller declare as black svarteliste, erklære blokkerteverything went black alt ble mørkt ( overført) det svartnet for meg\/ham\/henne, jeg\/han\/hun besvimtebe in a black mood være trist (til sinns)in black and white svart på hvitt, skriftligde hadde det svart på hvitt \/ de hadde det skriftligi svart og hvittthings look black ( overført) det ser mørkt ut -
6 state
I steit noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) tilstand2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) stat, stats-, rike, riks-3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) prakt; fullt seremoniell, stats-•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II steit verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) erklære, uttaleland--------stas--------stat--------staten--------stillingIsubst. \/steɪt\/1) tilstand, forfatning, stand, skikk, stilling, situasjon• remember your state of health and be careful!2) ( vitenskap) stadium, form3) stat, delstat4) stand, stilling, status, rang, verdighet5) prakt, galla, stasbe in a state about something være opprørt over noeget into a state ( hverdagslig) hisse seg oppin a bad state i dårlig tilstandin a state of flux i stadig forandringin a state of nature i naturlig tilstand splitter nakenbe in a state of unrepair forfallenin (great) state i full galla, i all sin prakt, med pomp og prakt, med fullt seremoniellkeep state eller live in(great\/high) state føre stort hus, leve som en fyrstelie in state ligge på lit de parademarried state gift standsingle state enslig stand, ugift standstate call ( hverdagslig) oppvartning, formell visittstate of health helsetilstandstate of mind sinnstilstand, psykisk tilstand, sinnsstemningstate of readiness\/preparedness stridsberedskapState of the Union message ( i USA) tale om rikets tilstand (presidentens tale ved åpningen av kongressen)the state of things forholdene, forholdet, tingenes tilstandunder de nåværende markedsforhold\/konjunkturerstate of war krigstilstandthe state opening of Parliament parlamentets høytidelige åpningstates ( i riksforsamling) stenderthe States General ( i Nederland) generalstatene ( historisk) (riks)stenderforsamlingen, riksstendene (i Frankrike)unmarried state ugift standIIverb \/steɪt\/1) erklære, si, uttale, angi, oppgi, meddele, melde, opplyse2) legge frem, fremlegge, fremføre, fremstille, gjøre rede for3) konstaterejeg bare konstaterer fakta, jeg sier det bare som det er4) fastslå, fastsette, berammeIIIadj. \/steɪt\/1) høytidelig, galla-, offisiell2) stats-, statlig, statseid -
7 federal
'fedərəl((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) forbunds-, sambands-, føderal- federationadj. \/ˈfed(ə)rəl\/1) føderal, forbunds-, forbundsstats-, forbundsvennlig• the Federal Government of the U.S.2) (amer. historie (1861-1865)) nordstats-federal agent eller federal law enforcement officer medlem av FBI (statspolitiet i USA), FBI-agentfederal labor union (amer.) fagforbundfederal offices (amer.) føderale embeterfederal tax skatt til de føderale myndigheter, statsskattmake a federal case out of something (amer., hverdagslig) gjøre et stort nummer ut av noe -
8 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) republikkdemokrati--------republikksubst. \/rɪˈpʌblɪk\/republikk, fristat -
9 quarter
'kwo:tə 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjerde-/firedel, kvart, kvarter2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar, 25 cent3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bydel, kvarter, strøk4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning, kant, hold, hjørne5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde, grid6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kvart (bakpart av) gris/okse, osv.7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) måne i ny eller ne8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fire2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dele på/med fire3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) innkvartere•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) hvert kvartal4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidsskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quartersfjerdedel--------kvarter--------strøkIsubst. \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) fjerdedel, en kvart2) ( tid) kvarter, kvartal, termin3) ( sted) kvarter, kvartal, bydel4) forklaring: rommål for tørrvarer som tilsvarer 8 bushels forklaring: (290,9 l)5) forklaring: britisk vektmål som tilsvarer 1\/4 hundredweight forklaring: eller 28 poundsforklaring: (britisk) eller 25 pounds forklaring: (amer.)6) (amer.) 25 cent7) ( av slaktet dyr) fjerding8) ( astronomi) kvarter, månefase9) ( også overført) side, kant, hold10) verdenshjørne, kompassretning12) ( spesielt militærvesen) nåde14) (amer., fotball, basketball) omgangat close quarters på nært holdby the quarter kvartalsvisin all quarters eller in every quarter på alle hold, overaltnot a quarter as ikke på langt næra quarter of en kvart, en fjerdedelsa quarter past\/to eller (a) quarter after\/of kvart over\/påtake up one's quarters with slå seg ned hostake up one's quarters\/abode\/lodgings slå seg ned\/til, innkvartere seg, flytte inn ( sjøfart) stille seg på postIIverb \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) dele i fire deler2) ( militærvesen) innkvartere, forlegge3) være innkvartert, bli innkvartert4) ta inn, innkvartere seg5) ( historisk) partere6) ( heraldikk) kvadrere, firedele7) ( heraldikk) anbringe\/bære i kvadrert skjold8) ( om jakthund) gjennomsøke9) ( sjøfart) seile for låringsvind, seile med vinden på låringen, sløre10) virre hit og ditgive no quarter ikke vise nådequarter somebody on dytte noen over på -
10 governor
1) (in the United States, the head of a state: the Governor of Ohio.) guvernør2) (a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc: He is on the board of governors.) styremedlem3) (a person who governs a province or colony.) guvernør, stattholderguvernørsubst. \/ˈɡʌvənə\/1) direktør, leder, sjef2) guvernør, stattholder3) styremedlem4) herskerregent5) ( mekanikk) (turtalls)regulator, styringsmekanismeboard of governors styre, ledelse, presidiumthe governor ( hverdagslig) ( om overordnet person) sjefen, bossen, basen, kapteinen, skipper'n ( om ens far) fatter'n, sjefen, bossen, gamlingen, gammer'nthe governor of the feast ( bibelsk) kjøkemesterenthe incumbent governor (spesielt amer.) innehaveren av guvernørstillingen, den sittende guvernøren -
11 parallel
'pærəlel 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) parallell2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) tilsvarende, parallell2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) parallelt med3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) parallellinje2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) sammenlikning, parallell3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breddegrad4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) måle seg med, være parallell medparallellIsubst. \/ˈpærəlel\/, \/ˈpærələl\/1) parallell2) (geografi, også parallel of latitude)breddegrad3) parallellsirkel, sidestykke4) sammenligninga parallel between something en parallell mellom\/til noedraw a prallel (to) trekke en parallell (til)in parallel ( elektronikk) parallelt koblet, parallellkobletparallel for parallell tilunder this parallel på denne breddegradenwithout a parallel uten sidestykke, uten makeIIverb \/ˈpærəlel\/, \/ˈpærələl\/1) parallellisere2) sammenligne3) finne sidestykke til, finne maken til4) tilsvare, (kunne) måle seg med5) være parallelt med, gå parallelt med, løpe parallelt medIIIadj. \/ˈpærəlel\/, \/ˈpærələl\/1) parallell2) ( overført) parallell, lignende, tilsvarenderun parallel with løpe\/gå parallelt medparallel with\/to parallell med -
12 range
rein‹ 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) utvalg; område2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) skudd-/rekkevidde, aksjonsradius3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) område4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) rekke, kjede5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) uinngjerdet beiteland6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) skytefelt7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) komfyr2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) stille opp på rekke2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) veksle/variere/ligge mellom3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) bevege seg; spenne over•- rangerkomfyr--------rekkeviddeIsubst. \/reɪn(d)ʒ\/1) rad, rekke, serie, kjede2) ( gammeldags) retning, linje3) ( militærvesen) skytefelt, skytebane, prøvefelt4) skuddhold, skuddvidde, skyteavstand5) rekkevidde, spennvidde, (aksjons)radius, område, utstrekning, omfang6) ( om stemme) omfang, register7) ( fotografi eller radar) avstand, distanse8) spillerom, råderom9) klasse, kategori, skala, spekter, utvalg11) (zoologi, botanikk) utbredelse(sområde)12) (amer.) stort beite(land), jaktområde, åpent landområde, streifområde13) (amer.) utflukt, (streif)tur, vandring14) komfyrat a range of fra en avstand på, med en avstand påat long range på langt holdat short\/close range på nært holdin (a) range with på linje medout of\/beyond range utenfor skuddholdoutside one's range utenfor ens område, utenfor ens gebetrange of prices eller price range prisklasse, prisskala, prisintervall, priskategoriwithin range of (something) innen rekkevidde av noeIIverb \/reɪn(d)ʒ\/1) stille på rekke, stille opp2) oppstille systematisk, klassifisere, rangere, (inn)ordne3) ta parti, slutte opp om4) ( også overført) streife omkring5) (amer.) sette på beite6) ( om teleskop e.l.) innstille, rette inn7) ( om pistol) skyte (seg) inn8) strekke seg, dekke (også overført)9) ha sin plass, ligge10) (zoologi, botanikk) være utbredt, ha utbredelse, forekomme11) variere (innen visse grenser)12) nå, ha en rekkevidde avrange along a coast ( sjøfart) seile langs en kystrange alongside ( sjøfart) legge seg kloss inntilrange oneself alongside ( overført) gjøre felles sak med, stille seg på linje medrange oneself behind somebody slutte opp om noenrange one's glance over la blikket fare over -
13 dollar
'dolə((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dollarsubst. \/ˈdɒlə\/dollarthe almighty dollar mammonbet dollars to doughnuts (amer., hverdagslig) vedde hatten sin, vedde alt en eierbig dollars ( slang) masse pengerbottom dollar siste kroneon the dollar per dollar, på dollaren -
14 founding father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.) grunnlegger2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) USAs grunnleggere/stamfedresubst.grunnlegger, stifter -
15 Founding Father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.) grunnlegger2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) USAs grunnleggere/stamfedresubst.( historie) forklaring: en av de amerikanske grunnlovsfedrene -
16 hack
hæk 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) hakke (løs på)2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) hogge ut2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) hakk, blink(merke), skår2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) leiehest, leiebil•- hacker- hacking
- hacksawdrosje--------hakkeIsubst. \/hæk\/1) hakke (verktøy), rotøks2) hakk, skår, merke, blink(merke) (på tre)3) (sport, spesielt i rugby) (sår etter) spark på skinnebenet4) (sport, spesielt i basket) slag på armen5) tørr og hakkete hoste6) ( hverdagslig) datahacking, datasnoking7) ( gammeldags) kutt, sårIIsubst. \/hæk\/1) ridehest (ikke fullblods)2) leiehest3) ( nedsettende) gamp, økbladsmører, journalist, forklaring: forfatter eller skribent som utfører litterært dusinarbeid5) klodrian, fuske6) (amer.) drosje, taxi7) forklaring: person som utfører kjedelig rutinearbeidIIIsubst. \/hæk\/1) fôringsstativ2) ( for murstein) tørkehekk3) forklaring: murstein stablet opp til tørking før brenningIVverb \/hæk\/1) hakke, hakke løs på, lage hakk, lage skår2) ( overført) ødelegge3) (sport, spesielt i rugby) sparke motspillere på skinnebenet4) (sport, spesielt i basket) slå motspillere på armen5) (EDB, slang) hacke, bryte seg inn (på datasystemer som man ikke har lovlig tilgang til)6) (newzealandsk og amer., slang) holde ut, finne seg i7) hoste, harkehack around (amer.) drive dank, henge rundthack at hakke påhack someone off ( hverdagslig) irritere noen, gjøre noen rasendeVverb \/hæk\/1) ri (på leiehest)2) leie ut hester3) ( også hack about) forflate, banalisere, bruke til alt mulig4) skrive på bestilling, utføre litterært dusinarbeid5) (amer., hverdagslig) kjøre drosjeVIadj. \/hæk\/1) leie-, utleie-2) forslitt, alminnelig, banal, triviell -
17 president
1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) leder, formann/-kvinne, president2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) presidentformann--------presidentsubst. \/ˈprezɪd(ə)nt\/1) (i republikk, rett e.l.) president2) (i forening, klubb e.l.) formann, president3) (amer.) administrerende direktør, generaldirektør4) (i Storbritannia ved enkelte universitet, i USA ved et universitet eller college) (universitets)rektorPresident of the Board of Trade (i Storbritannia, historisk) handelsminister -
18 homestead
- stednoun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) gårdsbrukIsubst. \/ˈhəʊmsted\/1) gård, gårdsbruk2) (amer.) farm, gårdsbruk3) (amer., historisk) bureisingsbrukHomestead Act (amer., historisk) lov av 1862 som gav nybyggere ca. 640 dekar jordIIverb \/ˈhəʊmsted\/1) slå seg ned på jord, starte et gårdsbruk2) slå seg ned på eiendom -
19 reservation
1) (the act of reserving: the reservation of a room.) reservering, bestilling2) (something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved: Have you a reservation, Sir?) bestilling, reservasjon3) (a doubt.) forbehold, reservasjon4) (a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose: an Indian reservation in the United States.) reservatbestilling--------reservasjonsubst. \/ˌrezəˈveɪʃ(ə)n\/1) reservasjon, forbehold2) ( jus) forbeholdsklausul3) (amer.) reservat4) bestilling, booking, reservering5) reservert rom, reservert plass6) ( kirkelig) reservasjon7) ( samferdsel) midtstripe (på vei)make reservations ( om rom eller plass e.l.) reservere, forhåndsbestille ta forbeholdmental reservation stilltiende forbehold -
20 mediate
'mi:dieit(to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) mekle- mediatormekleIverb \/ˈmiːdɪeɪt\/1) megle, mediere2) forklaring: oppnå resultat ved megling3) utgjøre mellomledd, tjene som forbindelsesledd4) formidle, overbringemediate a dispute bringe partene til forlik i en tvistmediate a peace få i stand fred ved meglingmediate a strike få i stand forlik ved en streikIIadj. \/ˈmiːdɪət\/indirekte, annenhånds, middelbar, via mellomledd, ved mellomledd
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