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1 kaleidoscope
(a tube-shaped toy in which loose coloured pieces of glass etc reflected in two mirrors form changing patterns.) kalejdoskop* * *(a tube-shaped toy in which loose coloured pieces of glass etc reflected in two mirrors form changing patterns.) kalejdoskop -
2 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest; mest2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) mest2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) allermest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) yderst; særdeles4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næsten3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest; flest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) det meste; de fleste•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest; mest2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) mest2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) allermest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) yderst; særdeles4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næsten3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest; flest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) det meste; de fleste•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
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3 corrupt
1. verb(to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) fordærve; ødelægge2. adjective1) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) korrupt2) (impure: a corrupt form of English.) forvansket•- corruptibility
- corruption* * *1. verb(to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) fordærve; ødelægge2. adjective1) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) korrupt2) (impure: a corrupt form of English.) forvansket•- corruptibility
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4 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) skønne; vurdere2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) skønne; vurdere2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) skøn; vurdering* * *1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) skønne; vurdere2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) skønne; vurdere2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) skøn; vurdering -
5 goalpost
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6 informal
[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) uformel; afslappet2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) uformel form•- informally* * *[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) uformel; afslappet2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) uformel form•- informally -
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.) kvart; kvarter; kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter; bydel4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) stykke; -stykke7) (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.) ny; næ8) (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.) semester2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fjerdedele2) (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.) reducere til en fjerdedel3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) indkvartere•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kvartalsvis4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalsskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *['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.) kvart; kvarter; kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter; bydel4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) stykke; -stykke7) (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.) ny; næ8) (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.) semester2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fjerdedele2) (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.) reducere til en fjerdedel3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) indkvartere•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kvartalsvis4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalsskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
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