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121 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) annen, annet2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) (de) andre3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) forleden•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) ellers- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or otherandre--------annenIadv. \/ˈʌħə\/bare i uttrykkother than annet enn, bortsett fra annen enn, andre enn annerledes enn unntatt, bortsett fraIIdeterm. (som selvstendig flertall: others) \/ˈʌħə\/1) annen, annet, andre2) ytterligere,... tilamong others blant andreamong other things blant annetevery other annenhverno other ( gammeldags) ikke noe annetsomehow or other på en eller annen måte, på den ene eller den andre måtensomeone or other en eller annensome time or other en eller annen gang, på et eller annet tidspunktthe other day\/night her om dagen\/kveldenthe other thing (britisk, foreldet slang) verst for deg• I'll let you go if you're good, otherwise I'll do the other thingjeg lar deg gå hvis du er snill, hvis ikke er det verst for deg -
122 peep
I 1. pi:p verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) kikke, titte2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) kikke (på)2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) kikk, tittII 1. pi:p verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) pipe, tute2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) piping, tutingkikke--------titteIsubst. \/piːp\/1) piping, kvitring2) pip• don't let me hear another peep out of you!IIsubst. \/piːp\/1) titt, (stjålent) blikk2) første glimt3) kikkhull4) ( på gevær) siktethe peep of dawn den første morgengryIIIverb \/piːp\/1) pipe, kvitre2) si et pipIVverb \/piːp\/1) kikke, titte2) ( også peep out) begynne å bli synlig, titte frem, skinne gjennompeep at kikke påpeep into kikke inn i -
123 possession
- ʃən1) (something which is owned by a person, country etc: She lost all her possessions in the fire.) eiendel, eie(ndom), besittelse2) (the state of possessing.) eie, besittelseeiesubst. \/pəˈzeʃ(ə)n\/1) ( konkret) eiendom, eiendel2) eie, eiendom, eierskap, besittelse3) overtakelse (av eiendom)4) ( politisk) besittelse, koloni5) ( militærvesen) besettelse• the guerilla troops retained possession of the village throughout the conflict6) besettelse, det å være besatt7) ( sport) besittelse av spillet, besittelse av ballen\/pucken, kontroll over ballen\/pucken8) selvbeherskelse9) ( hverdagslig) narkotikabesittelsebe in possession ( sport) ha spillet, ha (kontroll over) ballencome into possession of komme i besittelse avcome into the possession of someone havne i noens eie, havne i noens besittelseconstructive possession ( jus) indirekte besittelse, juridisk besittelseget in(to) possession of komme i besittelse avin possession of i besittelse avin possession of one's senses ved sine fulle femkeep\/retain possession of ( militærvesen) holde besatt beholde, forbli i besittelse avpossessions eiendeler ( politikk) besittelsertake possession ( sport) ta over spillet, vinne ballentake possession of ta i besittelse ( militærvesen) ta, bemektige seg, besette -
124 pray
prei1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) be2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) håpe på•- prayerbeverb \/preɪ\/1) be, bønnfalle2) ( litterært) be om3) vær vennlig (å\/og)• pray don't speak so loud!å, det er ingenting å snakke ombe past praying for ( religion) være fortapt( hverdagslig) være uforbederligpray for someone be for noenpray for something be om noepray to be til -
125 proceed
prə'si:d, 'prousi:d1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) fortsette (med), gå/kjøre videre2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) komme videre, fortsette3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) begynne (med), gå til verks4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) komme av5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) anlegge sak (mot)•- proceedsfortsetteverb \/prəˈsiːd\/1) gå fremover, kjøre fremover, dra fremover, reise videre, reise fremover, fortsette, skride fremover2) fortsette, gå videre, holde frem3) foregå4) gå til verks, bære seg at, gå frem5) utgå, stamme, komme6) ( ved universitet) ta eksamengå videre og ta M.A-gradenproceed against ( jus) anlegge sak mot, foreta rettslige skritt mot, reise tiltale motproceed from komme av, ha sin opprinnelse i, være resultat av gå over fraproceed on handle etterproceed to gå til, sette i gangbegynnegå over til å, gi seg til åhun lo, og gjorde det jeg bad henne omproceed with bære seg ad med, gå frem med -
126 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) stille, lydløs, rolig2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) stille, rolig, sorgløs3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) rolig, avslappet4) ((of colours) not bright.) dus, rolig2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) ro, fred, stillhet3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) dempe, berolige- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quietblid--------fredelig--------rolig--------stilleIsubst. \/ˈkwaɪət\/1) stillhet, fred, ro2) taushetin peace and quiet i fred og roon the quiet i smugIIverb \/ˈkwaɪət\/1) roe, berolige, dempe2) bli stille, stilnequiet down roe nedIIIadj. \/ˈkwaɪət\/1) ( om lyd) rolig, stille2) ( om person) stillferdig, fåmælt, lavmælt3) taktfull, hensynsfull• don't feel so bad, after all it was a quiet remarkikke ta det så ille opp, det var tross alt en taktfull bemerkning4) ( om handling) stillferdig, i stillhet, i fred og ro5) rolig, diskret, dempet6) hemmelig, skjultdu må ikke si noe om hemmeligheten \/ du må holde det hemmeligas quiet as the grave stille som i gravenbe quiet! vær stille!, hold munn!do anything for a quiet life gjøre alt for å bevare husfredenkeep quiet holde hemmeligtie -
127 rain check
subst. \/ˈreɪntʃek\/ (spesielt amer.)1) erstatningsbillett (for idrettsstevne e.l. som er innstilt på grunn av regn), tilgodelapp2) (hverdagslig, overført) noe man har til godelet's take a rain check on it! det får bli en annen gang!take a rain check on something ha noe til godejeg trenger det ikke nå, men jeg får kanskje ha den til gode \/ men jeg kan kanskje få komme tilbake til det -
128 red-letter day
(a day which will always be remembered because of something especially good that happened on it.) merkedag, festdagsubst. \/ˌredˈletədeɪ\/helligdag, merkedag, festdag, høytidsdag
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