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1 polish
'poliʃ 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) pusse, polere, bone2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfeksjonere2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) glans2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) pussemiddel/-krem•- polished- polish offpoleringsmiddel--------polskIsubst. \/ˈpɒlɪʃ\/1) polering, pussing, politur• your shoes need a polish!2) glans, politurblank\/pussetblankpolert\/skinnende blank3) ( overført) belevenhet, ytre dannelse, forfinet ytre4) polermiddel, pussemiddel, polishIIverb \/ˈpɒlɪʃ\/1) polere, pusse, bone2) ( overført) finpusse, file på, slipe av, polere3) la seg pusse, la seg polere, bli blankpolish off (hverdagslig, om mat eller drikke) sette til livs fort( hverdagslig) gjøre ferdig fort, avslutte raskt, ekspedere raskt(hverdagslig, overført) drepe, ekspedere, kvitte seg medpolish up ( hverdagslig) forbedre -
2 Polish
'poliʃ 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) pusse, polere, bone2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfeksjonere2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) glans2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) pussemiddel/-krem•- polished- polish offpoleringsmiddel--------polskIsubst. \/ˈpəʊlɪʃ\/( språk) polskIIadj. \/ˈpəʊlɪʃ\/polsk -
3 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) skinne, stråle2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) skinne, stråle3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) pusse4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) briljere2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) glans, skinn2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) pussing•- shining- shiny
- shininessskinn--------skinne--------stråleIsubst. \/ʃaɪn\/1) lysskjær, skinn2) glans, blankhet3) ( hverdagslig) solskinn4) ( slang) forklaring: nedsettende betegnelse på svart persongive a good shine to pusse riktig fin\/blankput a good shine on pusse riktig fin\/blankshine down stille i skyggenshine round (amer., slang) flørte med, legge an påshine up to ( slang) flørte med, legge an påtake a shine to ( hverdagslig) få sansen fortake the shine out of ta glansen av, skade glansen på ( overført) ta glansen av, overgå, stille i skyggenII1) skinne, lyse, glinse, stråle2) ( overført) briljere, glimre, være lysende3) ( hverdagslig) pusse, polere4) lyse medshine shoes pusse skoshine through ( mest overført) skinne gjennom -
4 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) berøre, røre (ved), ta på2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre (ved), berøre3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) røre4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre, ha med å gjøre2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring, anstrøk2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) berøringssans3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøk, siste finpuss4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) grep, håndlag5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) utenfor banen•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch woodberøringIsubst. \/tʌtʃ\/1) berøring, streifing, lett støt, lett slag2) forbindelse, kontakt, føling3) berøringssansdet føles kaldt \/ det er kaldt å ta på4) ( kunst) penselstrøk, pennestrøk5) ( overført) (karakteristisk) drag, (typisk) trekk, moment, detalj6) anelse, anstrøk, antydning, drag, skjær, spor, snev, tanke, smule, glimt, streif, stenk, snert7) (om maskinskriving, musikk e.l.) anslag, måte å slå an på8) ( musikk) (finger)grep9) ( om piano e.l.) anslag10) ( også overført) grep, hånd, håndlag, manér, stil13) ( også overført) sisten17) ( om gull eller sølv) prøving av lødighet18) ( om gull eller sølv) kontrollmerke (som garanti for ekthet), prøvemerke19) ( hverdagslig) kostnad, pengebeløp• the dinner was a £50 touch20) (amer., slang) lån21) (amer., slang) forklaring: forsøk på å bomme penger22) (amer., slang) tyveri23) (amer., slang) bestikkelse24) (amer., slang) lyssky forretninga near\/close touch nære på, på hengende håretat a touch ved den minste berøringbe in touch of eller be within touch of være innen rekkevidde avbe in touch with eller keep in touch with ha føling med, være i kontakt med, ha forbindelse med la høre fra segbe out of touch with eller keep out of touch with ikke ha kontakt med, ikke ha forbindelse med, stå utenforcut up touches (amer.) snakke sammen (spesielt om gamle dager), utveksle gamle minnerget a touch of the sun få lett solstikkget in touch with eller get into touch with få kontakt med, sette seg i forbindelse medgive a touch to røre ved, streife vedgive the finishing touch legge siste hånd på verkethave a light touch være lett på håndenkeep touch with holde kontakten med, være i stadig kontakt medlose touch with miste kontakten med, miste forbindelsen medput in touch with føre sammen med, sette i forbindelse medput to the touch prøve, undersøke (verdi e.l.) ( overført) sette på prøvewin by a touch vinne knapt, vinne hårfintIIverb \/tʌtʃ\/1) berøre, ta på, streife, røre ved, komme borti, kjenne på, røre• I never touched him!2) ( overført) berøre, streife, røre ved, komme inn på3) ( musikk) slå an4) grense til, støte sammen, ligge inntil, berøre hverandre, grense (opp) til hverandre, tangere hverandre5) nå, nå frem til, nå opp til, stige til, synke til, komme opp i, være oppe i• he touches £20,000 a year6) ( overført) måle seg med, komme opp på siden av, komme på høyde med7) smake, røre8) ( overført) bevege, røre (dypt), berøre, gjøre et dypt inntrykk på, gripe9) ha noe å gjøre med, ha befatning med11) angripe, skade lett12) såre lett, skade lett13) såre, krenke, støte14) (i nektende setn.) ta på, bite på15) skissere, markere (med lett strek), trekke opp (en kontur e.l.) -
5 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) brun2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) (sol)brun2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brunt2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brunfarge3. verb(to make or become brown.) brune, (brun)stekebrunIsubst. \/braʊn\/1) brunt, brune klær2) brun farge3) ( fuglejakt) flokk (ville fugler i flukt)fire into the brown ( fuglejakt) forklaring: skyte midt i flokken på måfå\/slumpIIverb \/braʊn\/1) brune, brunsteke, brunes2) ( jakt) skyte på måfå inn i en flokk med fuglerbe browned off at someone være sint på noenIIIadj. \/braʊn\/1) brun2) mørkhudet, brun, mørk (poetisk)Brown Bess (historisk, våpen) muskettbrown bread fullkornbrød, mørkt brød, grovbrødbrown coal brunkulldo someone brown ( slang) lure noendo it up brown gjøre noe helt fullendthave a brown thumb være dårlig anlagt for hagearbeidin a brown study i dype tanker, langt borte, langt inne i sin egen lille verden -
6 finish
'finiʃ 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) bli ferdig med, fullføre, (av)slutte2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) bruke opp, spise opp, drikke ut2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) overflatebehandling, siste finpuss2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) innspurt•- finished- finish off
- finish upavslutte--------ende--------oppløp--------slutteIsubst. \/ˈfɪnɪʃ\/1) slutt, avslutning, mål2) ( sport) sluttspurt, finish, oppløp, sluttspill3) ( teknikk) overflatebehandling, finish, siste avpussing, finpuss (også overført), polering, appretur (av tekstil e.l.)4) utsmykking, dekorering, innredning, snekkerarbeid (i bygning), garnering (til klesplagg)5) avsluttende utdannelse6) fullkommenhet, perfeksjon7) ynde, rafinnement, eleganse, glansbe in at the finish være med til slutten (sport, også overført) være med i innspurtenbring to a finish avslutte, gjøre ferdigcarry something to a finish gjennomføre noe, bringe noe vel i havnfight to a finish kjempe til siste åndedraga fight to the finish en kamp på liv og dødIIverb \/ˈfɪnɪʃ\/1) slutte, avslutte, fullføre, fullbyrde, legge siste hånd på, gjøre ferdig, få ferdig, bli ferdig med• have you finished reading now?2) konsumere, spise opp, drikke opp3) ( teknikk) overflatebehandle, pusse, polere, glatte (papir), etterbehandle, appretere (tekstil), finpusse4) ( hverdagslig) gjøre av med5) slutte, opphøre, bli ferdig6) ( sport) fullføre konkurransen, fullføre løpet, komme i målfinish first vinnefinish off fullføre, gjøre ferdig konsumere, bruke resten av drepe, ødelegge gjøre noen målløsfinish up ( spesielt britisk) konsumere, bruke opp fullstendig komme frem, ende oppfinish with ikke ha noe å gjøre med, være ferdig med -
7 quarter
'kwo:tə 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjerde-/firedel, kvart, kvarter2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar, 25 cent3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bydel, kvarter, strøk4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning, kant, hold, hjørne5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde, grid6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kvart (bakpart av) gris/okse, osv.7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) måne i ny eller ne8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fire2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dele på/med fire3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) innkvartere•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) hvert kvartal4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidsskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quartersfjerdedel--------kvarter--------strøkIsubst. \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) fjerdedel, en kvart2) ( tid) kvarter, kvartal, termin3) ( sted) kvarter, kvartal, bydel4) forklaring: rommål for tørrvarer som tilsvarer 8 bushels forklaring: (290,9 l)5) forklaring: britisk vektmål som tilsvarer 1\/4 hundredweight forklaring: eller 28 poundsforklaring: (britisk) eller 25 pounds forklaring: (amer.)6) (amer.) 25 cent7) ( av slaktet dyr) fjerding8) ( astronomi) kvarter, månefase9) ( også overført) side, kant, hold10) verdenshjørne, kompassretning12) ( spesielt militærvesen) nåde14) (amer., fotball, basketball) omgangat close quarters på nært holdby the quarter kvartalsvisin all quarters eller in every quarter på alle hold, overaltnot a quarter as ikke på langt næra quarter of en kvart, en fjerdedelsa quarter past\/to eller (a) quarter after\/of kvart over\/påtake up one's quarters with slå seg ned hostake up one's quarters\/abode\/lodgings slå seg ned\/til, innkvartere seg, flytte inn ( sjøfart) stille seg på postIIverb \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) dele i fire deler2) ( militærvesen) innkvartere, forlegge3) være innkvartert, bli innkvartert4) ta inn, innkvartere seg5) ( historisk) partere6) ( heraldikk) kvadrere, firedele7) ( heraldikk) anbringe\/bære i kvadrert skjold8) ( om jakthund) gjennomsøke9) ( sjøfart) seile for låringsvind, seile med vinden på låringen, sløre10) virre hit og ditgive no quarter ikke vise nådequarter somebody on dytte noen over på
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