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1 thin
Ɵin 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tynn; spinkel2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tynn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tynn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tynn, glissen5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) tynn, dårlig, flau2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tynne(s), bli tynn(ere)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin outfortynne--------mager--------ringe--------skrinn--------tynn--------ubetydeligIsubst. \/θɪn\/bare i uttrykkthrough thick and thin se ➢ thick, 2IIverb \/θɪn\/1) tynne, tynnes, bli tynn(ere)2) ( om tåke) lette3) fortynne, spe (ut), tynne (ut)4) redusere sterkt, desimere5) ( skogbruk) hugge ut, tynnethin down gjøre tynn(ere), spe (ut), fortynnedu må tynne ut malingen før du begynner å male redusere sterkt, desimereslanke seg, miste vekt, bli tynnerethin out tynne utbli glissenIIIadj. \/θɪn\/1) tynn2) mager, tynn, smal3) sparsom, tynn, spredt4) fåtallig, glissen5) tyntflytende, tynn6) (om tøy, gass, væske, luft e.l.) lett, tynn7) ( om stemme) tynn, spinkel8) spinkel, dårlig, tynn• that's a thin excuse!9) gjennomsiktig, lett å gjennomskue10) ( hverdagslig) ubehagelig, ukomfortabel, forferdelighan har ikke hatt det særlig morsomt\/godtappear out of thin air se ➢ air, 1as thin as a rake så tynn som en spikeron thin ice ( også overført) på tynn isthin end of the wedge skråplan, begynnelsebe thin on the ground være få av, være fåtalligthin on top ( hverdagslig) skallet, som begynner å bli skalletvanish into thin air se ➢ air, 1IVadv. \/θɪn\/tynt -
2 thick
Ɵik 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) tykk2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) tykk3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) tykk4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) tett, tykk5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) tett, tykk6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) tett med, fylt av7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) dum, teit2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) midt i det tykkeste; tykke skogen; kampens hete- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thintett--------tykk--------uklarIsubst. \/θɪk\/1) den tykke, det tykke2) ( hverdagslig) kjøtthuecome right into the very thick of it eller come right into the very thick of things havne midt i begivenhetenes sentrumin the thick of the crowd midt i trengselen, der trengselen er som størstin the thick of the fight eller in the thick of the battle midt (oppe) i striden, i kampens hetestick together through thick and thin holde sammen i tykt og tyntstick to somebody through thick and thin følge noen gjennom tykt og tyntthrough thick and thin gjennom tykt og tyntIIadj. \/θɪk\/1) tykk, grov2) (om f.eks. skog eller tåke) tett, tettpakket3) tykk, fyldig4) tallrik, hyppig forekommende5) ( om væske) tykk, tyktflytende, jevn6) ( om væske) grumset, uklar7) ( om luft) tett, tykk, tung8) tåket9) ( om stemme) grøtet, tykk, snøvlet, utydelig12) ( hverdagslig) tykkskallet, dum, treg13) ( hverdagslig) på god fot, uatskillelige14) ( hverdagslig) mye, drøythave a thick head være tykk i hodet være tung i hodetbe thick as thieves henge sammen som erterisbe thick as two short planks være dum som et brødthick with ( også overført) tykk av, full av, fylt medmed et tykt lag av( hverdagslig) god venn med, bestevenn medthis is a bit (too) thick! eller that is a bit (too) thick! nå går det for langt!, det er det verste!, det er i drøyeste laget!IIIadv. \/θɪk\/1) tykt2) tett, rikelig, fyldiglay it on thick ( overført) smøre tykt på, overdrivethick (and fast) tett i tett, tett etter hverandre, tett på hverandre, slag i slag -
3 air
eə 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) luft2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) luft3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) preg, utseende, mine4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodi2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) lufte2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) lufte, slå frampå•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airsbris--------luft--------lufte--------låt--------melodiIsubst. \/eə\/1) luft, atmosfære2) luftning, vindpust, trekk, bris3) fly-, luft-4) ( gammeldags) pust5) ( skisport) svevappear out of thin air dukke opp fra intet, dukke opp som lyn fra klar himmelas light as air så lett som en fjærby air med flycastles in the air luftslottfree as air fri som fuglengive air to ( overført) utbre, luftegive somebody the air (slang, spesielt amer.) gi noen sparken, gi noen reisepass, behandle noen som luft, gi noen på båtenhave some fresh air trekke frisk luft, lufte segimpermeable to air lufttettusikkert, i det blåin the open air i friluft, i det fri, utendørs, under åpen himmellighter than air lettere enn luftenon the air (radio, TV) på luftentake the air trekke frisk luftvanish into thin air forsvinne som dugg for solen, gå opp i røykwalk\/tread on air sveve (av lykke\/begeistring)IIsubst. \/eə\/1) utseende, preg2) mine, holdningairs fornem mine, viktig mineairs and graces ( nedsettende) tilgjorthet, jålerioverlegenhetgive oneself airs eller put on airs skape seg, gjøre seg til, spille fornem, være fin på detIIIsubst. \/eə\/1) melodi2) arieIVverb \/eə\/1) ( i frisk luft) lufte, ventilere2) ( i varm luft) tørke (ved ovnen)3) ( om meninger) lufteair oneself gå ut og lufte seg, få litt frisk luftair out lufte -
4 pin
pin 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) knappenål, stift2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) nål2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) feste, hefte2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) bli klemt mellom, klemme fast•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needlesbolt--------knappenål--------nål--------stift--------tappIsubst. \/pɪn\/1) nål, knappenål2) ( teknikk) pinne, tapp, plugg3) stift, tegnestift4) (f.eks. på jakkeslag) nål, pins5) (elektronikk, på støpsel) plugg, pinne6) ( tømrerfag) trenagle, sinke (i svalehaleskjøt)7) (musikk, på strengeinstrumenter) skrue8) (hverdagslig, i flertall) bein9) ( sport) kjegle10) hårnål, hattenålneat as a pin i skjønneste ordennot worth a pin ikke verdt en døyt(be) on pins and needles (sitte) som på nåler, vente i spenningpin alley kjeglebane, bowlingbanepins and needles prikking og stikking (i lem som sover)IIverb \/pɪn\/1) feste opp med tegnestifter2) holde fast, klemme fast, binde fast3) spidde på nål, feste på nålpin oneself down binde segpin one's faith on sette sin lit tilpin one's hopes on sette sitt håp tilpin somebody down (om hensikt, mening e.l.) tvinge noen til å uttale seg klart og utvetydig holde noen nede med makt ( militærvesen) innskrenke noens bevegelsesfrihet ved å beskyte dempin something down ( ofte om følelser) sette fingeren på noe, definere noe nøyaktigpin something on someone få noe på noen, knytte noen til f.eks. en forbrytelse -
5 sheet
ʃi:t1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) laken2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) ark, (-)plate•ark--------laken--------plate--------seilIsubst. \/ʃiːt\/1) laken2) liksvøp3) ( poetisk) seil4) (tynn) plate, skive5) ( matlaging) stekeplate6) ark, blad7) ( slang) rulleblad8) avis, tabloidavis9) (vidstrakt) flate, vidde, speil, dekkebetween the sheets under dynena blank sheet et blankt arkcome down in sheets øse neda flash of sheet lightning en kornmokeep a clean sheet ( sport) holde nullenthree sheets in the wind ( slang) fullwith flowing sheets ( sjøfart) med avfirte skjøterIIverb \/ʃiːt\/1) dekke til (med laken e.l.)2) svøpe inn (i laken e.l.)3) legge laken på4) produsere i plater, valse til plater5) ( byggfag) stemple -
6 PIN
pin 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) knappenål, stift2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) nål2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) feste, hefte2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) bli klemt mellom, klemme fast•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needlesbolt--------knappenål--------nål--------stift--------tappsubst. \/pɪn\/(forkortelse for personal identification number)PIN, personlig kode (til f.eks. kredittkort) -
7 reed
ri:d1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) siv, (tak)rør2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) rørbladsivIsubst. \/riːd\/forklaring: takrørlignende plante3) ( musikk) hyrdefløyte, rørfløyte4) ( i blåseinstrument) rørblad, tungebreak a bruised reed ( bibelsk) knuse et knekket rør(weaver's) reed vevskje, vevkamIIverb \/riːd\/1) tekke med strå, tekke med halm, tekke med siv2) ( tekstil) skjestikke
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