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121 prostrate
1. 'prostreit adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) nesegrus, utstrakt2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) helt utmattet, sønderknust2. prə'streit verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) kaste seg i støvet2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) utmatte•Iverb \/prɒˈstreɪt\/1) slå i bakken, legge i bakken, slå ned2) velte over ende, rive over ende, kullkaste3) utmatte4) lamme, bryte ned5) ødelegge, velte, omstyrteprostrate oneself bøye seg dypt (som tegn på ærbødighet), bøye seg i støvet falle ned, gjøre knefallIIadj. \/ˈprɒstreɪt\/, \/ˈprɒstrɪt\/1) nesegrus, utstrakt (på magen)2) ( også botanikk) liggende3) kullkastet, revet over ende4) ( overført) slått (i bakken), beseiret, knust5) veltet, omstyrtet6) lammet, utmattet, nedbrutt, sønderknust -
122 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 -
123 relief
rə'li:f1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) lindring; lettelse; befrielse2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) nødhjelp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) avløsning, avlastning4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieffarbeid•- relieve- relievedhjelp--------lindring--------servitutt--------unnsetningIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/1) lettelse, befrielse, lindring2) bistand, stønad, sosialhjelp (amer.)3) unnsetning, befrielse (av en beleiret by e.l.)4) avlastning, vaktskifte, avløsning(smannskap)5) ( historisk) lensavgift, betaling fra vasall til godseier6) ( golf) fritakafford\/bring\/give relief lindre, gi lindringangle of relief ( mekanikk) frivinkel, klaringsvinkel, ryggvinkelbe on relief (amer.) motta sosialhjelp, gå på sosialen (hverdagslig)by way of (light) relief som avveksling, som underholdningtax relief skattelettelse, skattefradragIIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/(kunst, typografi eller overført) relieffbring\/throw something into relief sette noe i relieff, skape en kontrast til noehigh relief hautreliefflow relief basrelieffstand out in strong\/sharp\/bold relief against something stå skarpt avtegnet mot noe, danne en skarp kontrast til noeIIIadj. \/rɪˈliːf\/avløser-, ekstra-, avlastnings- -
124 restraint
subst. \/rɪˈstreɪnt\/1) tilbakeholdenhet, (selv)beherskelse2) tvang, bånd, hinder3) innskrenkning, begrensning4) (om fanger, pasienter e.l.) sikring, innesperring5) bundethet, ufrihet, frihetsberøvelsebe under restraint eller be kept in restraint bli holdt innesperret, bli sikret( om psykiatrisk pasient) være tvangsinnlagtexercise\/show restraint beherske seg, vise selvebeherskelse, legge bånd på seg, vise tilbakeholdenhetlay\/put a restraint (up)on legge bånd på, beherske, tøylethrow off all restraint kaste alle hemningerwithout restraint uhemmet, fritt, uten hemninger -
125 ring
I 1. riŋ noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) ring2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) ring3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) ring, krets4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (bokse)ring, manesje, arena5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (-)ring2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) omgi; lage en ring rundt2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) sette/tegne en ring rundt3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) ringmerke•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. riŋ past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) ringe, kime2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) ringe, telefonere3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) ringe etter4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) lyde, klinge, ringe5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) gjenlyde6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) ringe ut, lyde2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) ringing, klang2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) oppringing3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) preg, tone, låt•- ring back
- ring off
- ring truebande--------gjeng--------manesje--------ringIsubst. \/rɪŋ\/1) ring, sirkel2) ( sport) bane, arena, manesje3) ( byggfag) bøyle4) liga, ring, klikkrun\/make rings round someone eller run\/make rings around someone være noen helt overlegen, slå noen med den største selvfølgethrow one's hat in(to) the ring stille som kandidat (i konkurranse), være med i en konkurranseIIsubst. \/rɪŋ\/1) ringing, ringesignal, rungende lyd2) tonefall, preg, klang, lyd3) klokkespillgive (someone) a ring slå på tråden (til noen)have a ring of sincerity høres ekte uthave a ring of truth høres sant utIII1) ringe, klinge, lyde, kime, runge2) telefonere, ringe til, ringe3) fylles med lyd4) låte, virke5) slåring a bell se ➢ bell, 1ring a coin se ➢ coin, 1ring back ringe opp igjen, ringe tilbakering false høres usant utring for a taxi se ➢ taxi, 1ring for church se ➢ churchring in ringe inn(austr., newzealandsk, slang, om en ansatt) ringe (hoved)kontoret forklaring: bytte ut noe på ulovlig visring in someone's ears se ➢ ear, 1ring off ( om telefon) legge på, avslutte samtalenring one's glass for silence slå på glasset for å be om stillhetring out ringe ut, lydering someone in ringe på noen, få noen til å komme innring someone up ringe opp noen, ringe til noenring the bell se ➢ bell, 1ring true virke sant, høres fornuftig ut, høres troverdig utring up\/down the curtain se ➢ curtainse ➢ saleIV1) sette ring rundt, ringmerke (fugler e.l.)2) omringe, lage ring rundt noe\/noen3) kaste ring rundt noe (i spill e.l.)4) ringle, lage ringer, forme til ringer5) løpe i ring (om dyr), stige i ringer (om fugler)6) ( om trær) ringe, ringbarke7) sette ring i nesen (særlig om dyr) -
126 rock
I rok noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) stein(masse), klippe, skjær, fjell2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) stein3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) peppermyntestang•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II rok verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) gynge, vogge2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) lulle, vogge3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ryste, skake•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III rok((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock(emusikk); rocke-bergart--------fjell--------klippe--------stein--------steinmaterialeIsubst. \/rɒk\/1) ( også overført) klippe, fjell2) fjellgrunn3) kampestein, småstein (amer. og austr.)4) ( geologi) stein, bergart5) skjær6) ( britisk) sukkerstang, polkagris7) (amer., slang) diamant, edelsten8) ( slang) gryn, spenn9) ( narkotika) crackas firm as (a) rock stø som fjell, klippefastbe on the rocks være ødelagt, ha havarert, være mislykket, ha gått i stykkerekteskapet deres har gått i stykker stå på bar bakke, være helt ribbetbetween a rock and a hard place mellom barken og vedenget one's rocks off (vulgært, om menn) få tømt seg, få orgasmego on the rocks havarere, gå i stykkerhave rocks in one's head være stokk dumon the rocks ( om drink) med is• I'd like a whisky on the rocks, pleasejeg tar en whisky med is, takkpile up the rocks tjene rått med penger, håve inn pengerrun upon the rocks ( også overført) gå på grunn, lide skipbruddsee rocks ahead oppdage\/ane skjulte farersolid as a rock klippefast, stø som fjellIIsubst. \/rɒk\/se ➢ rock 'n' roll, 1IIIsubst. \/rɒk\/1) gynging, vugging2) ( historisk) håndrokk, teinIVverb \/rɒk\/1) gynge, vugge, bysse2) ( også overført) ryste, sjokkere, sette i bevegelse3) rocke, spille rock, danse til rockemusikk4) lulle5) ( gruvedrift) riste, vaskerock along (amer., hverdagslig) stå pårock the boat ødelegge alt sammen, forstyrre freden\/balansenrock with laughter riste av latter -
127 scatter
'skætə1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) spre (seg)2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) strø•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained Isubst. \/ˈskætə\/spredningIIverb \/ˈskætə\/1) spre (ut), spre seg2) spre, splitte, sprenge3) strø -
128 scene
si:n1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) åsted, skueplass2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) scene, hendelse3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) oppvask, krangel, scene4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) syn, bilde, scene5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) scene6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) kulisser, scene7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) område•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the sceneopptrinn--------scene--------utsiktsubst. \/siːn\/1) (teater, film e.l., ikke teaterscene = stage) scene, scenebilde2) handlingssted3) ( film) scene, klipp4) sted, skueplass (dvs. hvor noe foregår)5) scene, bilde, syn6) ( overført) opptrinn, scene, krangel, trette7) ( hverdagslig) miljø, krets8) ( gammeldags) scene, teaterbehind the scenes bak\/i kulissenechange of scene ( overført) sceneskifte, miljøforandringmake a scene eller create a scene lage scener, gjøre\/lage skandalenot one's scene ikke noe en liker, ikke ens stilon the scene på stedetmoteriktigthrow a scene lage en scene\/oppstyr, stelle til en scene\/oppstyrquit the scene forlate scenen, forsvinne ut av bildet
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