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21 from
from1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) fra2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) fra3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) fra4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) av, på grunn av, etterav--------etterprep. \/frɒm\/, trykksvak: \/frəm\/1) ( om utgangspunkt) fra, ide starter i\/fra London2) ( om opprinnelse) fra3) ( om kilde) av, fra4) ( om materiale) av5) ( om årsak) på grunn av, av, etter6) ( om motivasjon) av7) (om mønster, forbilde) etter8) ( om avstand i tid og rom) fra9) ( om beskyttelse) for, mot10) (om fravær, atskillelse) frafrom above ovenfra, fra ovenfrom afar fra det fjerne, langveisfra på langt holdfrom amidst eller from amid fra midten av, frem mellomfrom among eller from amongst fra, i, blantfrom behind bakfra bakfrom below eller from beneath nedenfra, fra undersiden (av)from between frem mellom, ut mellomfrom beyond fra den andre siden avfrom now fra nå (av), fra og med nåfrom out of bort fra, ut avfrom over overfrom thence ( gammeldags) derfrafrom there derfrafrom...to ( om avstand i tid og rom) fra...til...from under frem fra, frem under( slang) rett for nesen påfrom within innenfrafrom without utenfra -
22 how
1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hvordan, hvorledes2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) hvordan3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) hvordan4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hvordan5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hvordan•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) samme hvordan- how come
- how do you do?somIsubst. \/haʊ\/måten å gjøre noe påthe why and the how hvorfor og hvordanIIadv. konj. \/haʊ\/1) hvordan, hvorledes• how is the film?• how did you end up a teacher?2) hvor• how large a quantity did he order?• how far is it?3) ( i utrop) så, hvor• how kind you are!så snill du er!, du er jamenn snill!4) slik, således, på den måten, hvordan5) ( hverdagslig eller gammeldags) at, om det at6) til hvilken pris• how is corn?hva er kornprisen?, hva ligger kornprisen på?and how! ( hverdagslig) om det er!, det kan du skrive opp!, gjett om!, det skal jeg hilse og si!here's how! ( gammeldags) skål!how about...? hva med? skal det være...?, har du lyst på...? hva skal skje med...?, hva skal gjøres med...? er det noe nytt om...?how are you? hei, god dag hvordan står det til?, hvordan står det til med deg?, hvordan har du det?how come (...)? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor (...)?, hva kommer det av (at...)?, hvordan kan det ha seg (at...)? hvordan (...)?, hvordan skjedde det (...)? hvorfor det?how do you do? ( ved presentasjon) god dag!( sjelden) hvordan står det til?how ever hvordan i all verden, hvordan i alle dager• how will you ever manage?hvordan i all verden skal du klare deg?, hvordan i all verden skal du takle det?how is it that...? hvordan kan det ha seg at...?how much (is it)? hva koster det?how now? ( gammeldags) hva nå? hva skal det bety?how so? hvordan det? hvordan viser du det?, hvordan forklarer du det?how's that? hva kommer det av?, hvorfor det? hva synes du om det?, hva sier du? hvordan forklarer du det? (sport, cricket, til dommeren, også howzat?) hvordan er det, er slagmannen ute?how's that for...? kaller du det...?, skal det liksom være...?• how's that for justice?how true! det er så sant som det er sagt! -
23 malign
(to say unpleasant things about (someone or something), especially without reason: He's always maligning his wife when she isn't there.) rakke ned på, snakke stygt om- malignantly Iverb \/məˈlaɪn\/baksnakke, sverteIIadj. \/məˈlaɪn\/1) skadelig2) ( medisin) ondartet3) ondskapsfull, ondsinnet -
24 objection
əb'‹ekʃən1) (an expression of disapproval: He raised no objection to the idea.) protest, motmæle2) (a reason for disapproving: My objection is that he is too young.) innvending, innsigelseinnvendingsubst. \/əbˈdʒekʃ(ə)n\/1) innvending, protest• the chief objection to the book is...hovedinnvendingen mot boken er...jeg har ingenting å innvende \/ gjerne for megdet har jeg ingenting imot å gjøre \/ det gjør jeg gjerne2) motviljeobjection! ( jus) protest!objection against protest mot, innvending motobjection in point of law ( jus) innsigelse på rettslig grunnobjection overruled ( jus) protesten tas ikke til følgeobjection sustained ( jus) protesten tas til følgeobjection to protest mot, innvending motput in an objection komme med en innvending, legge inn en protestraise objections gjøre innvendinger, komme med innvendinger• she raised the objection that...hun innvendte at... -
25 particular
pə'tikjulə1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) bestemt, særlig, spesiell2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) særlig, spesiell3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) kresen, vanskelig å gjøre til lags, nøye•- particulars
- in particulardetalj--------spesiell--------særlig--------særskiltIsubst. \/pəˈtɪkjʊlə\/, \/pəˈtɪkjələ\/1) detalj2) (hverdagslig, noe gammeldags) forklaring: noe som har en spesiell karakter, særegenhet e.l.3) ( spesielt jus) fremstillingfor further particulars apply to... nærmere opplysninger kan fås hos..., ytterligere opplysninger kan fås ved henvendelse til...go into particulars gå i detaljer, gå i enkeltheterin particular især, i særdeleshet, særlig, spesielt, særskiltnothing in particular ikke noe spesieltnowhere in particular ikke noe spesielt stedparticulars detaljerte opplysninger, detaljer, enkeltheter, nærmere opplysningerpersonaliaIIadj. \/pəˈtɪkjʊlə\/, \/pəˈtɪkjələ\/1) spesiell, enkel, enkeltstående, særlig2) bestemt• why did he want that particular book?3) karakteristisk, særegen4) ( om person) vanskelig å gjøre til lags, nøye, fordringsfull, kresen, kritiskhun er kresen med hva hun spiser, hun er vanskelig å tilfredsstille når det gjelder mat• do you want tea or coffee? I'm not particular5) detaljert, nøyaktig, utførlig6) ( logikk) partikulærbe particular about eller be particular over være nøye, være kresen medfor a particular purpose med et bestemt formål, i en bestemt hensiktnothing particular ikke noe spesielt, ikke noe særligrender particular thanks to uttrykke en spesiell takk tiltake particular trouble gjøre seg stor umak, anstrenge seg mye -
26 ruddy
1) ((of the face) rosy and showing good health: ruddy cheeks.) rødmusset/-lett2) (red: The sky was filled with a ruddy glow.) rød(lig)rødIverb \/ˈrʌdɪ\/farge rødIIadj. \/ˈrʌdɪ\/1) rødmusset, rødlett• the farmer had a large, ruddy facebonden hadde et stort, rødmusset ansikt2) rød, rødligin ruddy health i strålende formIIIadv. \/ˈrʌdɪ\/1) (slang, forskjønnende for bloody) forbannet, forbasketdet er søren meg best at han er der, det er jammen best for ham at han er der2) (slang, forskjønnende av bloody) forbannet, forbasket -
27 small
smo:l1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) liten, i småbiter2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) i liten målestokk, mindre betydelig3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) liten, ikke mye4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) liten (bokstav), små (bokstaver)•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look smallliten--------ubetydeligIsubst. \/smɔːl\/bare i uttrykkin small i liten skalathe small of the back korsryggenthe small of the leg smalleggenIIadj. \/smɔːl\/1) liten, små, små-2) spinkel, sped, tynn, smal3) ubetydelig, uvesentlig, bagatellmessig4) ( om antall) lavt, lite5) beskjeden, enkel6) smålig, småskåren7) liten, ynkelig, stakkarslig, skamfull8) svak, utvannet, kraftløs9) ( om lyd eller stemme) tynn, svak, forsiktig, lavfeel small kjenne seg ubetydelig være skamfulllook small se ynkelig uta small matter en fillesak, en bagatellsmall natured smålig, lumpensmall people små(kårs)folksmall potatoes ( hverdagslig) småtterier, bagateller, blåbærsmall print liten skrift, fint trykksmall rain lett regnsmall screen ( hverdagslig) TVsmall wonder intet under, ikke (så) rartIIIadv. \/smɔːl\/1) lite, smått2) i små biter3) ( om stemme) lavt, lavmælt, spaktcut something small skjære noe i småstykkersing small ( overført) dempe seg, endre tonen opptre beskjedent -
28 superstition
su:pə'stiʃən1) ((the state of fear and ignorance resulting from) the belief in magic, witchcraft and other things that cannot he explained by reason.) overtro2) (an example of this type of belief: There is an old superstition that those who marry in May will have bad luck.) overtro•- superstitiouslysubst. \/ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃ(ə)n\/, \/ˌsjuːpəˈstɪʃ(ə)n\/overtro -
29 hope against hope
(to continue hoping when there is no (longer any) reason for hope.) holde på håpet, ikke gi opp -
30 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) kunne like godt -
31 raise someone's hopes
(to cause someone to hope, usually when there is no good reason to.) gi for store forhåpninger
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