-
1 threat
Ɵret1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) trussel2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) overhengende fare, trussel3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) trussel, fare•- threatentrusselsubst. \/θret\/1) trussel2) (overhengende) farebe under the threat of trues avan idle threat en tom trusselmake\/utter threats against someone true noen, komme med trusler mot noenthreat to trussel mot fare for -
2 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) ledig, ubeskjeftiget2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lat, doven3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tom, innholdsløs4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) grunnløs2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) drive omkring2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) gå på tomgang•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle awaydovenIsubst. \/ˈaɪdl\/ eller idle speed( teknikk) tomgangchange the idle (speed) justere tomgangenrun at idle (speed) (la) gå på tomgangset the correct idle (speed) justere tomgangenIIverb \/ˈaɪdl\/1) sløse bort tiden, late seg, sløve, dovne seg, drive dank2) drive omkring, reke3) ( teknikk) gå på tomgang, få til å gå på tomgang4) (amer.) ta ut av arbeid, permittere5) sette ut av spillidle (away) sløse bortidle about gå og late seg, drive omkringIIIadj. \/ˈaɪdl\/1) sysselløs, uvirksom, ledig, ubeskjeftiget, ute av drift2) uanvendt, ubrukt, ledig3) ( om person) lat, doven, giddesløs, arbeidssky4) arbeidsløs5) (mekanikk, teknikk) stillestående6) ( teknikk) på tomgang7) ( om handling) meningsløs, nytteløs, fånyttes, unyttig, uten mening, ufruktbar, resultatløs, forgjeves8) (om snakk, trussel e.l.) tom, overflatiskbe idle ligge på latsidenbe\/lie idle stå stille, være ute av driftligge ubruktbe thrown idle se ➢ throw, 2sit idle sitte med hendene i fanget -
3 bomb scare
subst. eller bomb threatbombetrussel -
4 covert
deksel--------konvolutt--------lokk--------omslag--------perm--------skjultIsubst. \/ˈkʌvət\/, \/ˈkʌvə\/1) skjul, gjemmested2) skogsnar, kratt, tykning (som beskyttelse for vilt)3) ( jakt) standplass4) ( zoologi) dekkfjærbreak covert eller break cover forlate gjemmestedet, komme frem fra gjemmestedet, fly opp (om fugl)IIadj. \/ˈkʌvət\/, \/ˈkəʊvɜːt\/1) gjemt, skjult, hemmelig, i smug, som foregår i det skjulte2) fordekt, skjult, maskert3) (jus, om kvinne) gift -
5 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) trives, vokse godt, florere2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blomstre, gå strykende3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) vifte/svinge med2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) krusedull, snirkel, sving2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) feiende bevegelse, flott gestus3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfare•fanfare--------snirkelIsubst. \/ˈflʌrɪʃ\/1) snirkel, løkke (på bokstav), krusedull2) floskel, store ord3) feiende bevegelse4) ( musikk) fanfareflourish of trumpets trompetfanfarein full flourish ( gammeldags) i full vigørsound a flourish blåse fanfare, blåse touchewith a flourish med en feiende bevegelsewith a (great) flourish of trumpets med (kraftig) trompetfanfareIIverb \/ˈflʌrɪʃ\/1) ( overført) blomstre, gå godt, gå strykende2) (om planter, levende vesener) trives3) virke, være på topp, være på høydenhan virket rundt år 400 f.Kr.4) skryte, vise frem, vifte med5) ( musikk) gi touche, lage fanfare, preludere6) svinge, vifte7) pynte med snirkler, skjære ut -
6 galvanise
1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanisere2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) vekke til handling, oppildneverb \/ˈɡælvənaɪz\/se ➢ galvanize -
7 galvanize
1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanisere2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) vekke til handling, oppildneverb \/ˈɡælvənaɪz\/ eller galvanise1) galvanisere2) ( overført) egge, oppildne3) ( overført) vekke, opplivegalvanize someone into doing something oppildne noen til å gjøre noe -
8 menace
'menəs 1. noun1) (something likely to cause injury, damage etc: Traffic is a menace on narrow roads.) fare, trussel2) (a threat or show of hostility: His voice was full of menace.) trussel2. verb(to threaten: menaced by danger.) true- menacing- menacinglytrusselIsubst. \/ˈmenəs\/1) trussel2) fareen samfunnsfare, en fare for samfunnet3) ( spøkefullt) plageånd, plageIIverb \/ˈmenəs\/true, true med -
9 naked
'neikid1) (without clothes: a naked child.) naken, bar2) (openly seen, not hidden: the naked truth.) naken, utilslørt3) ((of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected: Naked lights are dangerous.) ubeskyttet, åpen (flamme)•- nakedly- nakedness
- the naked eyebar--------bare--------naken--------snauadj. \/ˈneɪkɪd\/1) naken2) bar, blottet3) snau, bar, naken4) åpen5) ubevæpnet, forsvarsløs, hjelpeløs6) utsatt, ubeskyttetas naked as when he was born (så naken) som Gud skapte hamnaked facts nakne faktanaked of utennaked to utsatt forthe naked truth den usminkede sannheten -
10 pose
I 1. pəuz noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) stilling, positur2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) påtatt spill2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posere, stå modell2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) utgi seg for, late som omII pəuz verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) sette fram, reiselegge--------posere--------stillingIsubst. \/pəʊz\/1) (fysisk eller mental) positur, stilling, attityde2) påtatt egenskap, affektert holdningIIverb \/pəʊz\/1) fremsette, postulere, stille opp2) anta, supponere3) ( om fare eller problem) utgjøre, innebære4) ( om modell) plassere (i ønsket stilling eller positur)5) sitte modell, stå modell, poserepose a question stille et spørsmålpose as gi seg ut for å være, opptre somhan fikk adgang til husene til folk ved å gi seg ut for å være fra gassverketIIIverb \/pəʊz\/(med spørsmål eller problemer, gammeldags) gjøre forlegen, sette fast, målbinde, gjøre rådvill -
11 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 -
12 read
redpast tense, past participle; = readleseIsubst. \/riːd\/1) lesestund2) lesestoff, lesningII1) lese, lese i, lese opp, resitere2) ( mentalt) tolke, lese (i), tyde3) (for)tolke, oppfatte, forstå, lese4) lese, studere• read law5) ( radio- eller telekommunikasjon) forstå, oppfatte, høre• do you read me?6) lese, avlese7) kunne leses, kunne tydes, stå (å lese)8) lyde, låte, høres9) viseread a bill behandle et lovforslagread aloud to somebody lese høyt for noenread a paper lese en avis holde (et) foredragread a person's hand spå noen i håndenread for something lese til noeread off (om instrument, resultat e.l.) lese avread over\/through lese gjennomread out lese opp, lese høytlese\/rope opp navnread up (on) a subject sette seg inn i et emneread up one's lesson lese på leksene sinesee to read se å leseIIIadj. \/red\/belesttake something as read ( overført) godta noe (som det er)take the minutes as read godkjenne protokollen uten opplesning -
13 threaten
verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) true (med)ИСТИНАverb \/ˈθretn\/1) true, true med2) se truende ut3) varslebe threatened by\/with trues av, være truet avthreaten someone's life true noen på livetthreaten someone to do something true noen til å gjøre noethreaten someone with something true noen med noethreaten suicide true med å ta livet av seg, true med å begå selvmordthreaten to true med å -
14 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å -
15 ultimatum
plural - ultimatums; noun(a final demand made by one person, nation etc to another, with a threat to stop peaceful discussion and declare war etc if the demand is ignored: An ultimatum has been issued to him to withdraw his troops from our territory.) ultimatumultimatum -
16 veiled
1) (wearing, or covered by, a veil: a veiled lady; The bride was veiled.) (som går) med slør2) ((only slightly) disguised: a veiled threat.) tilslørtadj. \/veɪld\/1) med slør, som har slør2) ( overført) tilsløret, skjult -
17 in the nature of
(having the qualities of: His words were in the nature of a threat.) (noe) i retning av
См. также в других словарях:
threat — W2S2 [θret] n [: Old English;] 1.) [U and C] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you want ▪ Your threats don t scare me. threat of ▪ the threat of military invasion threat from ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
threat — [ θret ] noun *** 1. ) count an occasion when someone says that they will cause you harm or problems, especially if you do not do what they tell you to do: threat of: After threats of legal action they stopped the construction. make/issue a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
threat — n: an expression of an intention to injure another: menace (1) criminal laws against making terroristic threat s Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
threat´en|er — threat|en «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give… … Useful english dictionary
threat|en — «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give warning of… … Useful english dictionary
Threat — may refer to: *behaviour that emphasizes one s aggressive potential, see threat display *An act of coercion wherein a negative consequence is proposed to elicit response (in the case of an empty threat there is no real negative consequence).… … Wikipedia
threat — threat·en; threat·en·er; threat·en·ing·ly; threat·ful; threat; threat·ful·ly; … English syllables
Threat — Threat, v. t. & i. [OE. [thorn]reten, AS. [thorn]re[ a]tian. See {Threat}, n.] To threaten. [Obs. or Poetic] Shak. [1913 Webster] Of all his threating reck not a mite. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Our dreaded admiral from far they threat. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threat — [thret] n. [ME threte < OE threat, a throng, painful pressure, akin to Ger (ver)driessen, to grieve, annoy < IE * treud , to push, press (prob. < base * ter , to rub) > L trudere, to THRUST] 1. an expression of intention to hurt,… … English World dictionary
Threat — (thr[e^]t), n. [AS. [thorn]re[ a]t, akin to [=a][thorn]re[ o]tan to vex, G. verdriessen, OHG. irdriozan, Icel. [thorn]rj[=o]ta to fail, want, lack, Goth. us[thorn]riutan to vex, to trouble, Russ. trudite to impose a task, irritate, vex, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threat — O.E. þreat crowd, troop, also oppression, menace, related to þreotan to trouble, weary, from P.Gmc. *threutanan (Cf. Ger. verdrießen to vex ), from PIE *trud push, press (Cf. L. trudere to press, thrust, O.C.S. trudu oppression, M.Ir … Etymology dictionary