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1 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ydmyk, underdanig, beskjeden2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) beskjeden, enkel, tarvelig2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ydmyke (seg)- humbly- humbleness See also:- humilitybeskjedenIverb \/ˈhʌmbl\/1) ydmyke, fornedre2) senke i aktelse eller statushumble oneself ydmyke seghumble oneself before God fornedre seg for Gud, krype til korsetIIadj. \/ˈhʌmbl\/1) ydmyk, ærbødigen ydmyk\/ærbødig holdning2) underdanig, ydmyk, beskjeden, smålåten3) enkel, beskjeden, lav, liten, fattigslig, ringe (i uttrykk og litterært)hun har en lav inntekt, hun har en beskjeden inntekt4) tarveligdo one's humble best gjøre sitt beste etter fattig evneeat humble pie (måtte) krype til korsetin my humble opinion etter min ringe meninglive in humble conditions leve i enkle omgivelser, leve i trange kårmy humble home min ringe bolig, min enkle boligof humble origin fra enkle kåryour humble servant Din ydmyke tjener, ærbødigst (i skrift) -
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3 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) bakgrunn2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) bakgrunn, forhistorie3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) bakgrunn, opphavbakgrunnsubst. \/ˈbækɡraʊnd\/1) bakgrunn, bunn2) ( overført) bakgrunn, miljø, erfaring -
4 bumblebee
humlesubst. \/ˈbʌmblbiː\/ eller humble-bee1) ( insekt i slekten Bombus) humle2) ( insekt i slekten Psithyrus) snyltehumle -
5 chasten
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6 drudge
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7 drudgery
noun (hard or humble work.) slit og strev, slavearbeidsubst. \/ˈdrʌdʒ(ə)rɪ\/slit (og strev), slavearbeid, hardt arbeidpure drudgery rene slavearbeidet -
8 fawn
I fo:n noun1) (a young deer.) dåkalv2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) lysebrunII fo:n verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) logre2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) krype for, logre forIsubst. \/fɔːn\/1) ( zoologi) dåkalv, dålam2) lys gulbrun fargeIIverb \/fɔːn\/1) ( overført) logre, krype, smiske, innynde seg2) ( om hund) vise hengivenhet, være vennlig, pipe, knistre, logre, krype3) ( om hjortedyr) kalve, fødefawn on eller fawn upon smiske for, innynde seg hos ( om hund) være vennlig mot, vise hengivenhet forin fawn ( om hjortedyr) drektigIIIadj. \/fɔːn\/lys gulbrun -
9 grovel
'ɡrovlpast tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.)verb \/ˈɡrɒvl\/1) krype, krype sammen, huke seg sammen2) ( overført) fornedre seg, velte seggrovel for somebody krype for noengrovel in the dust krype i støvet -
10 humility
hju'miləti(modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) ydmykhetSee also:- humblesubst. \/hjʊˈmɪlətɪ\/1) ydmykhet, underdanighet2) forklaring: ydmyk eller underdanig tilstand -
11 IMHO
skriftlig, på elektronisk oppslagstavle, e-post e.l., forkortelse for in my humble opinion) etter min ringe oppfatning• IMHO, he's overstepped the mark this time -
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13 mean
mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) gjerrig, gnien2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemen; dårlig gjort3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ondskapsfull4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) simpel, ussel, tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) middel-, gjennomsnitts-2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) middel(tall)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) bety; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha i tankene, akte•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) megetsigende- meaningless
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- mean wellbety--------gjennomsnittlig--------gjerrig--------lav--------middelIsubst. \/miːn\/1) ( gammeldags) middel2) middelvei3) ( matematikk eller statistikk) middeltall, gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittstall• the mean of 3,5 and 7 is 5middeltallet av 3,5 og 7 er 5by fair means or foul med det onde eller det gode, for enhver pristhe golden mean den gylne middelveistrike the golden mean gå den gylne middelveithere is a mean in all things måtehold er en dydways and means se ➢ way, 1II1) bety2) innebære, være ensbetydende med• it means that...det betyr at \/ det innebærer at• does the name mean anything to you?• what is meant by that word?hva menes med det ordet? \/ hva betyr det ordet?• what does all this mean?hva er meningen med alt dette?\/hva skal alt dette bety?3) mene, villehan gjør alt i beste hensikt \/ han mener alt godt4) akte, ha i sinne, ha til hensikt5) være beregnet på, være myntet på, gjeldedet var tenkt som garasje\/(det var meningen) det skulle bli garasje• what is this meant to be?6) mene, sikte til, tilsikte• you don't mean it!det mener du ikke!\/det kan du ikke mene!• you don't mean to say that...du mener vel ikke å si at...• do you mean me?er det meg du mener?\/sikter du til meg?I mean to say! ( hverdagslig) det er jo det jeg mener! jo, jeg mener det!mean by mene med• what do you mean by that?meant for forutbestemt forsay one thing and mean another si en ting og mene noe annetIIIadj. \/miːn\/1) ( spesielt vitenskapelig) middel-, gjennomsnitts-, gjennomsnittlig2) ( gammeldags) mellom-, middelmådig, måteligIVadj. \/miːn\/1) gjerrig, påholden, smålig2) ussel, lav, simpel, ond, gemen, nedrig, lumpen, ufin3) ringe, simpel, vulgær4) lurvet, tarvelig, vemmelig5) (amer.) ondskapsfull, slem, ekkel6) (amer., slang) besværlig, vanskelig, vrangfeel mean ( hverdagslig) føle seg elendig føle seg liten, være flau -
14 meek
mi:k(humble and not likely to complain, argue, react strongly etc: a meek little man.) ydmyk; forsagt, forknytt- meekly- meeknessadj. \/miːk\/1) ydmyk, saktmodig, føyelig, forsagt, spak, spakferdig, underdanig2) from, mildmeek as a lamb from som et lam, myk som voks -
15 obsequious
əb'si:kwiəs(too humble or too ready to agree with someone: He bowed in an obsequious manner.) servil, krypende- obsequiousnessadj. \/əbˈsiːkwɪəs\/krypende, servil, underdanig -
16 origin
'ori‹in 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) opphav, kilde, opprinnelse- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) original2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) original, modell•- originally
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- originsopphav--------oppkommesubst. \/ˈɒrɪdʒɪn\/1) ( geografisk tilhørighet) opprinnelse, opphav, tilblivelsemitt hjemsted er Oslo\/jeg er opprinnelig fra Oslo2) ( familie) herkomst, opprinnelse, bakgrunn, avstamning, opphav (spøkefullt)3) ( om utgangspunkt) kilde, opphav, tilblivelse, opprinnelse, begynnelse4) (anatomi, om muskel) utspringin\/by origin av opprinnelse, av opphavorigin of coordinates ( matematikk) origothe origin of species artenes opprinnelseorigins opprinnelse, herkomst, opphav, tilblivelse, utgangspunkt, kilde• what are his origins?hvor er han fra?, hvor kommer han fra?take\/derive\/have one's origin from\/in ha sitt utspring i, ha sin opprinnelse i, ha sitt opphav i, utgå fra -
17 servant
'sə:vənt1) (a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house.) tjener, hushjelp2) (a person employed by the government, or in the administration of a country etc: a public servant; civil servants.) tjeneste-/embetsmannsubst. \/ˈsɜːv(ə)nt\/1) tjener, tjenerinne2) hushjelp, tjenestejente3) person som er i tjenesteyour humble\/obediant servant din trofaste tjener -
18 station
'steiʃən 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) stasjon2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) stasjon; post3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) (vakt)post2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) stasjonere, plasserepost--------stasjon--------stillingIsubst. \/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n\/1) stasjon2) (samfunns)stilling, stand, rang3) (anvist) plass, post4) (austr.) kvegfarm, sauefarm5) ( militærvesen) post, base, stasjon6) ( biologi) naturlig hjemsted, forekomststed, funnsted7) ( romersk-katolsk) stasjon (på Jesu vei til Golgata)8) (historisk, i India) garnisonsplass (for engelske soldater), forlegningsplass (for engelske soldater)9) ( jakt) post, standabove one's station over sin standall stations of life alle samfunnsklasserout of station (sjøfart, luftfart) ute av posisjontake up one's station ( også overført) innta sin plassIIverb \/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n\/( spesielt militærvesen) stasjonere, forlegge, plassere, posterestation oneself plassere seg -
19 stooge
stu:‹1) (a comedian's assistant who is made the object of all his jokes.) komikerassistent, syndebukk2) (a person who is used by another to do humble or unpleasant jobs.) løpegutt, mellommannIsubst. \/stuːdʒ\/1) forklaring: skyteskive for morsomheter, komikers medspiller2) ( nedsettende) forklaring: person som opptrer på vegne av andre, spesielt på en korrupt eller lyssky måte3) (slang, nedsettende) spion, tysterIIverb \/stuːdʒ\/1) forklaring: opptre som skyteskive for f.eks. komikers morsomheter2) drive rundt, vandre omkring -
20 suppliant
Isubst. \/ˈsʌplɪənt\/( gammeldags) supplikantbe a (humble) suppliant for something be (ydmykt) om noe, bønnfalle om noeIIadj. \/ˈsʌplɪənt\/bedende, bønnfallende, ydmyk
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