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1 gentle
'‹entl1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) mild, blid, forsiktig2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) lett, svak3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) svak, jevn•- gently- gentlenessblid--------søtIsubst. \/ˈdʒentl\/1) ( fisking) forklaring: mark brukt som agn, særlig spyfluelarve2) forklaring: dressert falkgentles ( gammeldags) fint folkIIverb \/ˈdʒentl\/1) gjøre adelig, adle2) ( om person) mildne, bli mildereIIIadj. \/ˈdʒentl\/1) mild, myk, behagelig, lett2) forsiktig, varsom, skånsom, rolig3) ( om persons temperament) mild, vennlig, godlynt4) ( om dyr) snill, lydig, godlynt5) ( gammeldags) edel, fornem, av fin familie6) ( om terreng) jevnt skrånende7) ( gammeldags) edelmodigbe gentle with (somebody) behandle (noen) varsomt, være forsiktig med (noen)gentle craft sportsfiske ( gammeldags) håndverk, skomakerfagetgentle means lempe, varsomhetthe gentle reader den velvillige leser -
2 dab
dæb 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.)2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) klatt, klump2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) lett berøring, lite daskIsubst. \/dæb\/1) puff, dask2) lett berøring3) liten porsjon, liten smule, klatt4) ( om fugl) hakking, plukking5) ( hverdagslig) mester, kløpperIIsubst. \/dæb\/forklaring: fisk i slekten Limanda, særlig sandflyndre, Limanda limandaIIIverb \/dæb\/1) daske, puffe (til)2) ( med noe mykt eller fuktig) berøre lett, klappe lett3) tørke4) fukte5) trykke lett (gjentatte ganger), pumpe på\/med -
3 nudge
1. noun(a gentle push usually with the elbow: He gave her a nudge.) dult, dytt2. verb(to hit gently, usually with the elbow: She nudged him in the ribs.) dulte, skubbeIsubst. \/nʌdʒ\/(lett) dytt, puff, støt, dultIIverb \/nʌdʒ\/1) dytte til (med albuen), gi (noen) en dult (med albuen)2) dytte forsiktig, skubbe (til)3) ( overført) oppmuntre (noen til å gjøre noe) -
4 Pat
pæt 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) klatt2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappe3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) parat, på rede håndklappsubst. \/pæt\/1) forkortelse for Patricia, Patrick2) ire, irlending -
5 pat
pæt 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) klatt2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappe3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) parat, på rede håndklappIsubst. \/pæt\/1) klapp, lett slag2) klatt, klump3) ( også cowpat) kuruke4) ( om lyd) tripping, tassing, lett tromming5) (amer.) dansemelodi, danserytmea pat on the back ( overført) en klapp på skulderen, en liten oppmuntringIIverb \/pæt\/1) slå lett på2) klappe3) glatte (på)4) slå lett, tromme5) trippe, gå lettpat a ball stusse en ball (med håndflaten)pat down glatte, sletteIIIadj. \/pæt\/1) fiks og ferdig2) beleilig, akkurat i rette øyeblikk3) passende4) treffende5) (altfor) lettvintIVadv. \/pæt\/1) parat, på rede hånd2) omgående, prompte• the story came pat, but wasn't convincinghistorien kom prompte, men var ikke overbevisendehave a thing (off) pat kunne noe på fingrene, kunne noe utenat, kunne noe på rams -
6 slope
sləup 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) fall, helling2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) skråning, skrent2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) skråne- slopingbakke--------helling--------skråne--------skråningIsubst. \/sləʊp\/1) skråning, helling, stigning, fall2) ( tak) reisning, valm, takfall3) skjevhet, skråhet4) skrent, skråning, bakke5) ( ofte slopes) skibakke6) (amer., nedsettende, spesielt om vietnameser) guling7) ( militærvesen) (gevær) i hvilestilling8) ( teknikk) dossering, fall9) ( matematikk) retningskoeffisientdo a slope ( hverdagslig) stikke avon the slope skrånende, på sneislope up stigningwith the rifle at the slope ( militærvesen) med geværet på akselenIIverb \/sləʊp\/1) skråne, helle2) sette på skrå, la helle, la skråne3) ( hverdagslig) gi seg i vei4) ( militærvesen) hvile på akselen, ta i hvilestilling5) ( hverdagslig) subbe6) ( teknikk) dossereslope about subbe omkringslope arms! ( tidligere) på aksel gevær!slope off stikke av, snike seg unna -
7 tone
təun 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) klang, tone(fall)2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) nyanse, fargetone3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) (muskel)tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) heltone2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) stå til, passe/harmonisere med- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone downklang--------note--------tone--------tonefallIsubst. \/təʊn\/1) tone, tonefall, klang• don't speak to me in that tone!2) (musikk, også whole tone) heltone3) ( gregoriansk) melodi4) ( språkvitenskap) intonasjon, tonefall, toneleie5) (maleri, fotografi e.l.) (farge)tone, nyanse, valør6) karakter, stil7) atmosfære, stemning, tone, preg, ånd8) god kondisjon, spenst, form9) (fysiologi, også muscle tone) (muskel)tonus, tonisitet (spenning)falling tone ( språkvitenskap) falltonefundamental tone ( musikk) grunntonemental tone god psykisk helserising tone ( språkvitenskap) stigtoneset the tone ( også overført) slå an tonen, angi tonensharpen the tone skjerpe tonenforklaring: ringetone som angir meldingen «ikke tilgjengelig»IIverb \/təʊn\/1) ( om fotografi) tone2) ( musikk) stemme3) (om maleri, fotografi e.l.) endre fargetonetone down ( også overført) tone ned, dempe, moderere, (av)svekke, mildne, formilde• can you tone down the pitch?dempes, modereres, tones ned, stemmes nedtone in with harmonere med, stå godt tiltone up forsterke tonen, tone oppstemme opp styrkeforsterkes ( overført) få nye krefter -
8 kind
I noun(a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) slags, type, art, sortII 1. adjective(ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.) snill, god, vennlig- kindly2. adjective(having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) vennlig, mild, godhjertet- kindness
- kind-heartedart--------slag--------snill--------sortIsubst. \/kaɪnd\/1) slags, sort, type2) rase, slag, art3) klasse, kategori4) ( gammeldags) natur, karakter, naturlig, tilbøyelighet, naturlig inklinasjon5) ( kirkelig) forklaring: en av nattverdens skikkelser (brød eller vin)6) ( gammeldags) kjønnact after one's kind handle etter sin naturafter his\/her\/its\/their kind etter sitt slag, på sin måte, på sitt visbenefits in kind godtgjørelser i naturaliain kind in natura, i naturalier med samme mynt, i samme form i karakter, i natur, i kvalitetkind of til en viss grad, litt slags, sort, type• what kind of trees are those?• what kind of weather is it?nothing of the kind slett ikke, ikke tale omof a kind en slagssamme slag, likede er like (gode), de er av samme ullaof an opposite kind from\/to helt forskjellig fra, det motsatte avone of a kind unik, enestående, sjeldenrepay in kind ( spesielt overført) gi igjen med samme myntsomething of the kind noe slikt, noe i den retningIIadj. \/kaɪnd\/1) vennlig, snill, god• how very kind of you to say so!2) elskverdig, velvillig3) hjelpsom, omsorgsfull, hensynsfull4) mild5) ( gammeldags) kjærlig, ømbe kind enough to eller be so kind to være så vennlig å, være så snill åwith kind regards med vennlig hilsen -
9 soft-spoken
adjective (having a gentle voice or manner: She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile.) som har mild stemme/vesenadj. \/ˈsɒftˌspəʊk(ə)n\/, \/ˌsɒftˈspəʊk(ə)n\/ (som adverb:) softly-spoken bare i uttrykkbe soft-spoken ( om personer) snakke med mild stemme, ha en behagelig stemme, snakke på en vennlig måte ( om personer) være forekommende, være vennlig, være elskverdig ( om ord) vennlig, mild, overtalende
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