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1 root
I 1. ru:t noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rot2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rot3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rot, årsak4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) røtter, opprinnelse2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rot, feste seg- root crop
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- take root II ru:t verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rote i2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) roteknoll--------opphav--------oppkomme--------rotIsubst. \/ruːt\/1) (botanikk, anatomi) rot2) rot, kilde, opphav, årsak3) bunn, kjerne4) (i flertall, roots) rotfrukter5) (lingvistikk, teknikk, matematikk) rot6) (austr., newzealandsk, slang, vulgært, om samleie) knull, nummer, nyp7) ( musikk) grunntone8) ( slang) (et) spark bak9) (austr., vulgært) støkke• Emma is nothing but a good root!10) (mekanikk, på tannhjul) fot, tannfotbe shaken to its roots bli rystet i sine grunnvollerblush to the roots of one's hair rødme helt opp til hårrøttenedaisy roots ( rimslang for boots) støvlerhave its roots in bunne ipull up by the roots rive opp med røttene ( overført også) utryddepull up one's roots bryte opp, bryte med det gamleput down the roots ( overført) slå rotroot and branch fullstendig, helt og holdent, totaltstrike at the root of evil ta ondet ved rotenstrike at the root(s) of something eller strike at the foundation of something prøve å undergrave noestrike at the root of the matter gå radikalt til verksstrike\/take root ( botanikk) slå rot, få røtterIIverb \/ruːt\/1) slå rot (også overført), få røtter2) rote rundt etter, grave frem, snuse opp, rote i, endevende3) ( jordbruk) stikke, sette4) ( jordbruk) la feste rot5) ( om dyr) lete etter mat på bakken6) (austr.) sparke bakut7) (austr., newzealandsk, vulgært) knulle• oh, go and get rooted!å, dra til helvete8) (amer., slang.) robbe, plyndrebe rooted (to the ground\/spot) stå som naglet fast (til jorden\/stedet)(go and) get rooted dra til helveteroot for (amer.) heie påroot out rote frem ( også overført) ta\/rykke opp med roten utrydderoot something out utrydde noe grave frem noe, snuse opp noe rive opp med røtteneroot up rive opp med røttene -
2 foundation
1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) grunnlegging, stiftelse, opprettelse2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) grunnmur3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) fond, legatgrunnlag--------legat--------stiftelsesubst. \/faʊnˈdeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) ( ofte i flertall) fundament, grunnvoll, underlag, bunn2) grunnlag, basis3) stiftelse, fond, legat, donasjonseiendom4) grunnlegging, stifting, oppretting5) ( hekling og strikking) oppleggingshaken to its (very) foundations rystet i sine grunnvollerstrike at the foundation of something eller strike at the root(s) of something prøve å undergrave noe
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