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1 hard-pressed
adj. \/ˌhɑːdˈprest\/hardt presset, i knipebe hard-pressed for money være i pengeknipe, ha lite penger -
2 be hard pressed
(to be in difficulties: He's hard pressed financially.) ha det vanskelig -
3 press
pres 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) trykke2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) presse, klemme3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) presse; be innstendig; framskynde4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistere, presse på5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) stryke2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) trykk; stryking2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) boktrykkerpresse3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) presse4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) pressen, journalister5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) (-)presse•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/onklesskap--------presse--------pressing--------trykkeIsubst. \/pres\/1) trykk, press (også overført)2) jag, stress3) folkemasse, mengde, trengsel4) ( gammeldags) håndgemeng5) ( teknikk) presse6) ( om klær) press, pressing7) (boktrykker)presse, trykkeri8) forlag9) (avis)presse, presseomtale10) presse11) (for klær, bøker e.l.) (innebygd) skap12) ( vektløfting) pressbe out of press ( om klær) være upressetcarry a press of sail eller carry a press of canvas ( sjøfart) føre stort seilpress, prange eller forsere seilcorrect the press lese korrekturfreedom of the press trykkefrihetgo to press gå i trykkenpass a proof for press godkjenne at en korrektur sendes til trykkingthe Press Association forklaring: navn på de britiske avisenes telegrambyråput in the press ( om klær) legge i pressready for (the) press trykkeferdig, klar til å trykkessee something through the press stå for utgivelsen av noesend to the press sende i trykken, la gå i trykkenIIsubst. \/pres\/( historisk) pressing, tvangsvervingIIIverb \/pres\/1) trykke på, presse, trykke• suddenly, he felt a coin being pressed into his hand2) presse, legge i press3) klemme, knuge4) mase, trenge (på), dytte, skubbe, trenge seg frem, bane seg vei, skynde på5) true, hisse, egge, gå hardt på, presse, (forsøke å) tvinge6) ( i sport e.l.) presse, angripe7) be inntrengende eller innstendig, forsøke å overtale8) drive opp, fremskynde, forsere, påskynde9) (litterært, overført) tynge, trykke10) haste, være presserendebe pressed for ha dårlig\/knapt med• most of the time, we were pressed for moneypress a point se ➢ pointpress for something energisk kreve noe, forlange noe, presse på for (å oppnå) noeivre for, streve ivrig etterpress (down) heavily on hvile tungt påpress on eller press forward presse på presse\/trenge seg frem, bane seg vei, skynde på, fortsettepress on with fortsette energisk med, gå videre medpress someone to one's bosom trykke noen til sitt brystpress something (up)on someone true\/tvinge\/nøde noe på noenpress upon someone angripe noen hardtpress up to someone eller press up close against someone trykke\/presse seg inntil noenIVverb \/pres\/1) ( historisk) presse (til krigstjeneste), tvangsverve2) ( historisk) rekvirerepress into service ta i bruk, rekvirere -
4 cake
keik 1. noun1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) kake2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) -kake, -bolle3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) stykke, blokk2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) dekke, klumpe segkakeIsubst. \/keɪk\/1) kake2) stykke, blokk3) skorpecakes and ale ( gammeldags) vellevned, gode dagerdemand one's slice\/share of the cake ( overført) kreve sin del av kaka tohave one's cake and eat it (too) få både i pose og sekksell like hot cakes gå som varmt hvetebrødtake the cake ( hverdagslig) ta kaka, slå alt, ta prisenIIverb \/keɪk\/sette skorpe, skorpe seg, størknebe caked with something forklaring: være full av\/dekket med noe som er størknet -
5 cheese
i:z((any type of) a food prepared from the curd of milk and usually pressed into a mass or shape: Cheese is full of protein.) ost- cheesed offostIsubst. \/tʃiːz\/1) ost2) osteformet gjenstand, ostelignende masse3) bowlingball4) kattostens frukthard cheese ( gammeldags) uflakssay cheese! ( ved fotografering) smil!the big cheese ( slang) sjefenIIverb \/tʃiːz\/bare i utrykkcheese it! (gammeldags, slang) hold opp!, kutt ut! -
6 snowball
noun (a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game.) snøballIsubst. \/ˈsnəʊbɔːl\/1) snøball3) ( mat) kokosbolle, negerbolle (kan oppfattes støtende), forklaring: dessert med iskremkule4) ( drink) snowball (eggelikør og limonade)a snowball's chance in hell ( hverdagslig) ikke nubbsjanse, ikke et fnugg av sjansesnowball effect ( hverdagslig) snøballeffektIIverb \/ˈsnəʊbɔːl\/1) kaste snøball (på)2) ( overført) balle på seg, tilta i rask takt3) ( overført) la balle på seg, la tilta i rask takt4) (amer., slang) narre, forvirre, luresnowballing effect (hverdagslig, også snowball effect) snøballeffekt -
7 soft
soft1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) myk, bløt2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) myk, bløt3) (not loud: a soft voice.) dempet, lav, svak4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) svak, myk, dempet5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) mild6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) alkoholfri; brus7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) feig•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot formild--------mykIsubst. \/sɒft\/1) noe som er mykt, noe(n) som er ettergivende2) myk del, bløt del3) mykhet, bløthet, ettergivenhetIIadj. \/sɒft\/1) myk, bløt2) dempet, svak, myk3) mild, behagelig, lun, blid4) (om språklyd, ikke vitenskapelig term) bløt, stemt5) ( hverdagslig) lett, makelig, behagelig6) ( overført) svak, veik, slapp, pyset, bløt(hjertet), ettergivendehan begynner å bli bløthjertet \/ har har mistet grepetas soft as velvet myk\/bløt som fløyel, fløyelsmyka soft touch (hverdagslig, om person) dumsnill, lettlurt, lett å håndterebe soft on\/about someone være småforelsket i noen, sverme for noen være ettergivende overfor noenhave a soft spot for være glad i, være svak forsoft focus ( fotografi) softfokusbilde, myk\/lett\/sløret (skarphets)innstillingsoft in the head ( hverdagslig) bløt på pæra, sprø, galsoft radiation ( fysikk) bløtstrålet, ikke gjennomtrengende strålingsoft voice dempet stemmesoft weather godvær, mildværsoft winter mild vintersoft words milde ordIIIadv. \/sɒft\/1) mykt, dempet, mildt, stille2) sakteIVinterj. \/sɒft\/ ( gammeldags)1) stille, tyst, hysj2) sakte
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