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1 swim
swim 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) svømme, dra ut og svømme, bade2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) svømme3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) svimle/gå rundt for en2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) svømming; svømmetur, bad- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costumeflyteIsubst. \/swɪm\/1) svømming, svømmetur, bad2) (god) fiskeplass3) glidende gange, glidende bevegelsebe in the swim være i begivenhetenes sentrum, være med der det skjerbe out of the swim ikke være med på notene lenger, stå på sidelinjengo for a swim gå og badehave\/take a swim svømme, ta en svømmeturput someone in the swim innvie noen i sakenII1) svømme, svømme over, svømme gjennom2) ( også overført) (få til å) flyte3) bli oversvømt, flomme over4) ( også overført) svømme, velte seg5) ( også overført) gli, sveve, seilego swimming gå og bade, ta en svømmeturone's eyes swim det flimrer for øynene (på en)one's head swims det svimler for ensink or swim (la det) bære eller briste -
2 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) hele året -
3 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) hele året -
4 sink
siŋk 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) synke, gå ned2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) gå ned, falle, synke3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) trenge/bore inn, synke4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) miste motet5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) satse penger på2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) vask, oppvaskkum- sunken- be sunk
- sink insenkeIsubst. \/sɪŋk\/1) oppvaskkum, (utslags)vask2) (amer.) vaskevannsfat3) avløps(rør), sluk4) avløpsrenne, kloakk5) septiktank6) ( geologi) synkehull, jordfallshull7) ( om terreng) fordypning8) ( edb) datamottaker9) ( overført) pøl, sumpa sink of iniquity en lastens huleII1) ( også overført) synke, senke seg (ned), gå ned2) senke, få til å synke, la synke• sink your voice!3) avta, minske, falle4) legge seg, løye5) synke, forfalle6) skråne, helle7) seile i senk, skyte i senk, styrte, senke8) ignorere, la ligge, glemme, se bort fra9) grave (ned), legge ned, bore12) miste13) gjemme, hemmeligholde, fortie15) undertrykke, dempe16) tilsidesettebe left to sink or swim måtte klare seg på egen håndsink (a put) ( golf) sette (putten)sink in styrte sammen, svikte, gi etter( overført) gå opp for, fatte, synke innsink into synke ned ifalle isink on synke ned i\/påsink oneself sette til side egne interessersink oneself in fordype seg isink one's own interests sette til side egne interessersink one's teeth into sette tennene isink or swim bære eller bristesink something in\/into investere, legge noe isunk fortapt• if we get no help, we're sunkhvis vi ikke får hjelp, er det ute med osssunk in thought hensunket i tanker -
5 learn
lə:npast tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) få vite, høre, erfare2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) lære•- learned- learner
- learning
- learner-friendlylære1) lære, lære seg, skaffe seg kunnskaper2) høre, vite, få høre, erfarejeg har fått beskjed om at han har reist \/ jeg har hørt at han har reist3) (feilaktig bruk eller dialekt, i stedet for teach) lære bort• this will learn you!learn a lesson lære en lekse, få seg en lærepengelearn by\/from experience lære av erfaring, få erfarelearn by heart lære utenatlearn for oneself gjøre sine egne erfaringerlearn from something lære av noe -
6 dip
dip 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) dyppe, senke (ned i)2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) helle/skråne nedover3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) blende (ned)4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) hilse med flagget2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) forsenkning, søkk2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) dip3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) dukkert•- dip intodukke--------dukkertIsubst. \/dɪp\/1) dypping, dykking, (ned)senking2) ( hverdagslig) dukkert, bad• have you had a dip?3) dykk, dypp4) ( matlaging) dip, dipmix5) ( til vask av sau) vaskemiddel, vannbasseng6) (hånd)dyppet talglys, (hånd)dyppet stearinlys7) ( i bok e.l.) titt8) ( i terreng) skråning9) ( i vei) fordypning, renne, dump15) (amer.) dumskalleat the dip (sjøfart, om flagg) på halv stanga dip in the polls nedgang i stemmetalletthe dip of the horizon ( sjøfart) kimmingdalingen, forklaring: vinkelen mellom horisonten og himmelrandenIIverb \/dɪp\/1) dyppe, senke ned, stikke ned (hånden)2) dykke (ned), dyppe seg3) ( hverdagslig) døpe4) ( om solen e.l.) senke seg, synke, dale5) ( overført) synke, dale6) ( om lys) støpe, dyppe7) ( om sau) vaske (i desinfiserende bad)8) øse (opp\/ut av)• could you please go and dip up some water?9) ( om terreng e.l.) skråne nedover, helle10) ( om magnetnål e.l.) peke nedover11) (hverdagslig, om lommetyv) nappe, rappedip in! ta for deg\/dere!, forsyn deg\/dere!dip into dukke ned i, gripe\/grave ned i( i bok e.l.) bla i, titte i se inn idip the flag\/colours hilse med flaggetdip the (head)lights ( på bil) blende ned -
7 stroke
strəuk I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag, hogg2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lyn(nedslag); skjebnens ironi; lykketreff3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (klokke)slag4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) (penne)strøk; blyantstrek5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) åretak; slag6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) (svømme)tak7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) slag, tak8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag(tilfelle)•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) stryke, klappe2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) kjærtegn, stryking, klappingslagIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) stryking (med hånden), klapp2) kjærtegn, kosdifferent strokes for different folks ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst\/smak, noen liker mora og noen liker dattera• well, I don't share your taste, but different strokes for different folksvel, jeg deler ikke din smak, men hver sin lystIIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) slag, rapp2) hogg3) støt4) ( sport) slag5) (golf, også penalty stroke) straffeslag6) (klokke)slag7) (puls)slag, (hjerte)slag8) (vinge)slag9) ( teknikk) (stempel)slag10) (teknikk, i forbrenningsmotor) takt16) (roing, også stroke oar) stroke (bakerste roer i kapproingsbåt)17) anslag på skrivemaskin18) (skrå)strek19) brøkstrek20) strøkat a stroke eller at one stroke med ett (eneste) slag med ett slag, i ett slag, med ett, på en gangbe off one's stroke være i utakt være ute av slagdo a (good) stroke of business gjøre en god forretningkeep stroke ro i taktlittle strokes fell great oaks ( ordtak) liten tue kan velte stort lassnot do a stroke of work ikke gjøre et arbeidsslag ( overført) ikke legge to pinner i korson the stroke of på slagetpull\/row stroke ( roing) være strokeput someone off one's stroke forstyrre noen, distrahere noen bringe noen ut av fatningstroke of genius genistrek, genialt trekkstroke of luck lykketreff, kjempeflaksIIIverb \/strəʊk\/1) stryke, klappe2) stryke (med hånden) over3) kjærtegne, strykestroke down someone berolige noen, roe noen nedstroke someone the wrong way ( overført) stryke noen mot hårene, irritere noenIVverb \/strəʊk\/1) ( roing) ro taktåren, være stroke2) trekke en strek gjennom3) slå ned, trykke ned4) ( sport) slå (til) (en ball)stroke out stryke over, stryke ut (med en strek) -
8 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) tidevann- tidal- tidal waveretning--------strømIsubst. \/taɪd\/1) tidevann, flo og fjære2) ( overført) strømning, tendens, strøm, bevegelse3) (høytidelig, poetisk) tidat high\/low tide ved høy-\/lavvannfloat with the tide ( også overført) flyte med strømmenflowing tide flo ( overført) stigende tendensgo with the tide følge\/drive med strømmenhigh\/low tide høy-\/lavvannincoming tide floin the full tide of the battle i kampens hetestem the tide of something demme opp for noe, stå i mot presset fra noe, stoppe utviklingen av noeswim with the tide svømme\/drive med strømmenthe tide is at the flood det er flo\/høyvannthe tide is falling\/going out\/ebbing det ebber, det blir lavvannthe tide is in\/up det er flo\/høyvannthe tide is out\/down det er fjære\/lavvannthe tide is rising\/coming in\/flowing det flør, det blir høyvannthe tide of events hendelsesforløpetturn the tide snu trenden, endre noeIIverb \/taɪd\/1) ( gammeldags) drive med tidevannet, følge med tidevannet, utnytte tidevannet (ved navigering)2) føre med seg, dra med segtide over klare seg, holde ut, komme over\/gjennom• surprisingly, they tided over the difficultiestide somebody over hjelpe\/bringe noen gjennom (vanskeligheter) -
9 know
nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vite2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunne3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kjenne4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) kjenne igjen•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropeskunneIsubst. \/nəʊ\/vitenbe in the know vite om, være informertII1) vite, være klar overhan ville ikke vite det \/ han var døv på det øret2) kunne, forstå, ha greie påkunne et språk \/ beherske et språk3) kjenne, kjenne igjen4) vite om, kjenne til5) være med på, oppleve6) (bibelsk, juridisk, gammeldags) kjenne, ha seksuell omgang med, ha kroppslig omgang medas far as I know eller for all I know så vidt jeg vetbefore you know where you are før man vet ordet av detcome\/get to know få vite, erfaredon't I know it ( hverdagslig) det skal være visst, ja visst er det det• A: it sure is hot today! B: yeah, don't I know it!A: det er jammen varmt i dag! B: ja, det skal være sikkert!don't know about that er ikke så sikker på det, vet ikke heltdon't you know vet du, ikke sant• she is very sweet, don't you knowhun er veldig søt, ikke sant?give somebody to know la noen få vite, meddele noennot know somebody to speak to (litterært, gammeldags) ikke kjenne en personlig (men vite hvem det er)jeg kjenner ham ikke personlig, men vet hvem han erI don't know that I agree with you jeg er ikke så sikker på om jeg er enig med degI know (amer., hverdagslig) ja, ikke sant?I wouldn't know ( hverdagslig) jeg har ingen anelse, jeg vet ikkeknow about kjenne til, vite om• oh yes, I know all about thatjo, det kjenner jeg godt tilfå vite omknow a good thing when one sees it kunne skille mellom bra og dårlig, vite hva som er braknow how to do something vite hvordan noe skal gjøresknow it from oneself vite det av egen erfaringknow no fear ikke vite hva frykt vil siknow of kjenne til, vite om, vitejeg kjenner til ham \/ jeg har hørt om hamknow one's business kunne sine ting, vite hva man snakker omknow oneself kjenne seg selvknow one's own mind vite hva man vil, ikke vingle eller vakleknow someone by name kjenne noen ved navnknow someone by sight kjenne noen av utseendeknow someone for what he\/she is vite hva noen (egentlig) står for, kjenne noens sanne ansiktknow someone to be a friend vite at en er en vennknow something by heart kunne noe utenat, kunne noe på ramsknow what one is about vite hva man gjørknow what's what ( hverdagslig) ikke være tapt bak en vogn, ha god greie på tinglet somebody know si fra, gi noen beskjedsi fra når du er klar, gi beskjed når du er klarnot if I know it ( hverdagslig) ikke så lenge jeg har noe jeg skulle ha sagtone never knows man kan aldri vitethat's all you know about it ( spøkefullt) det er hva du tror, du skulle bare visst du snakker som du har vett tilwhat do you know about that ( hverdagslig) det må jeg si, ser man detwho knows hvem vet, si detyou know (som) du vet, vet du, skjønner du, forstår du• he's a bit stupid, you know...han er litt dum, skjønner du• I was ill, you know -
10 invite
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) innby, invitere2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) be om3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) oppfordre til, anmode om•- invitingbe--------innby--------invitereIsubst. \/ˈɪnvaɪt\/( hverdagslig) innbydelseIIverb \/ɪnˈvaɪt\/1) innby, invitere2) be, oppfordre, innby3) anmode, begjære4) lokke, friste5) fremkalle, gi anledning til, trekke til seg, innby til6) be ominvite subscriptions for a loan legge ut et lån -
11 daisy
'deiziplural - daisies; noun(a type of small common flower with a yellow centre and usually white petals: The field was full of daisies.)tusenfrydsubst. \/ˈdeɪzɪ\/1) ( plantearten Bellis perennis) tusenfryd2) forklaring: tusenfrydlignende blomst3) ( plantearten Leucanthemum vulgare) prestekrage4) ( slang) forklaring: noe som er førsteklasses, forklaring: noe som er helt topp(as) fresh as a daisy i toppform, forfrisketpushing up (the) daisies ( slang) ligge under torven, være død og begravet -
12 relay race
(a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc.) stafett(løp)subst. eller relaystafett(løp) -
13 tandem
'tændəm 1. noun(a long bicycle with two seats and two sets of pedals, one behind the other.) tandemsykkel2. adverb((usually of two people on a tandem) one behind the other: They rode tandem.) etter hverandreIsubst. \/ˈtændəm\/, \/ˈtændem\/1) ( også tandem bicycle) tandem(sykkel)2) tandem(spann)3) vogn dratt av tandemspannin tandem i rekke (etter hverandre), i tandem( overført) felles, side ved sideIIadv. \/ˈtændəm\/, \/ˈtændem\/i tandem, etter hverandre -
14 sponsor
'sponsə 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) sponse, støtte2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) støtte, være sponsor for2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) sponsor; fadderfadder--------støtteIsubst. \/ˈspɒnsə\/1) sponsor, garantist2) person som står ansvarlig for noen3) ( politisk) sponsor (for parti eller valgkandidat)4) ( radio eller tv) sponsor, annonsør5) ( sport) sponsor6) ( parlamentarisk e.l.) forslagsstiller, initiativtaker7) (amer.) instruktør, rådgiver8) ( ved dåp og ferming) fadderstand sponsor to være sponsor for stå fadder tilIIverb \/ˈspɒnsə\/1) være sponsor for, være garantist for, støtte2) stå fadder for3) ( TV eller sport) sponse, finansiere -
15 swift
I swift adjective(fast or quick: a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal.) rask, kjapp, snar i vendingen- swiftly- swiftness II swift noun(a type of bird rather like a swallow.) tårnseilerhurtig--------rask--------tårnsvaleIsubst. \/swɪft\/1) ( fugl i familien Apodidae) seilertårnseiler, tårnsvale (gammeldags)3) ( tekstil) garnvinde4) ( hverdagslig) firfisleIIadj. \/swɪft\/1) fort, kvikk, kjapp, hastig, rask2) ( om elv) striIIIadv. \/swɪft\/( poetisk) raskt, hurtig -
16 tepid
'tepid1) (slightly or only just warm; lukewarm: tepid water.) lunken2) (not very enthusiastic: a tepid welcome.) lunken, halvhjertet•- tepidly- tepidness
- tepiditylunkenadj. \/ˈtepɪd\/( også overført) lunken -
17 towel
1. noun(a piece of any of several types of absorbent cloth or paper for drying oneself, dishes etc after washing etc: After her swim she dried herself with a towel; a roll of paper kitchen towels.) håndkle2. verb(to rub with a towel.) frottere, tørke med håndkleIsubst. \/ˈtaʊəl\/, \/taʊl\/1) håndkle, håndduk2) (barber)serviettIIverb \/ˈtaʊəl\/, \/taʊl\/1) tørke seg, frottere seg2) ( slang) banke, denge, jule opp -
18 upstream
adverb (towards the upper part or source of a stream, river etc: Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs.) opp(over) elva, mot strømmenadj. \/ˌʌpˈstriːm\/, \/ˈʌpstriːm\/1) motstrøms, som ligger lenger opp ved elven2) ( oljeindustri) oppstrøms (før foredling)3) ( som adverb) motstrøms, mot strømmen -
19 vicarious
adj. \/vɪˈkeərɪəs\/, \/vaɪˈkeərɪəs\/stedfortredende, som gjøres på vegne av en annen, vikarierende, delegert -
20 used to
'ju:stu- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to 'ju:sntu (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) pleie å, bruke å, (var) i sin tid, tidligere
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