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1 uncomfortable
1) (not relaxed: He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage.) pinlig berørt, ille til mote2) (producing a bad physical feeling: That's a very uncomfortable chair.) ubehagelig, ubekvem, ukomfortabel•adj. \/ˌʌnˈkʌmf(ə)təbl\/1) ubekvem, ukomfortabel, ubehagelig2) ( om person) ille til mote, ulysten, sjenertbe uncomfortable ha det ubehagelig være ubehageligfeel uncomfortable vantrives, ha det ubehagelig, føle seg ille til mote -
2 discomfort
1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) ubehag; smerte2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) ubehag, besværlighet; smerteubehagIsubst. \/dɪˈskʌmfət\/1) ubehag, mistrivsel2) besvær, ubekvemhet• can you imagine the discomforts endured by travellers in former times?feel discomfort at something føle ubehag ved noeIIverb \/dɪˈskʌmfət\/1) forårsake\/volde ubehag, volde besvær, bry2) uroe, gjøre motløs -
3 extreme
ik'stri:m 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) ekstrem, ytterlig(gående), ytterst2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) ytterlig; ytterst3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) ytterlig(gående), ekstrem2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) ytterlighet2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) ytterpunkt•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremesekstremIsubst. \/ɪkˈstriːm\/, \/ekˈstriːm\/1) ytterlighet, ekstrem2) ( matematikk) ytterledd3) høyeste grad4) ( gammeldags) ytterpunkt, ytterste punkt, ytterste ende, ytterste grensecarry\/push something to an extreme sette noe på spissenextremes meet ( ordtak) motsetninger tiltrekker hverandrethe extreme(s) of misery den ytterste nødfrom one extreme to the other fra den ene ytterlighet til den andrego to extremes gå til ytterlighetergo to the extreme of gå så langt som tilgo to the other extreme gå til den motsatte ytterlighetin the extreme eller to an extreme i høyeste grad, ytterstIIadj. \/ɪkˈstriːm\/, \/ekˈstriːm\/1) ytterst, lengst bort, lengst frem2) ytterst (stor), ekstrem, intensiv, ytterligst, ytter-, den største, den ytterste3) ekstrem, ytterliggående, som går til ytterligheter, drastiskthe extreme unction den siste olje -
4 maroon
I mə'ru:n noun(a dark brownish-red colour: a deep shade of maroon; ( also adjective) a large maroon car.) rødbrunII mə'ru:n verb1) (to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape.) etterlate på en øde øy2) (to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position: I was marooned on a lonely country road.) la i stikkenIsubst. \/məˈruːn\/1) rødbrun farge, rødbrunt2) ( fyrverkeri) kanonslag, signalrakettIIsubst. \/məˈruːn\/vestindier (på øde sted), rømt slave (gammeldags)IIIverb \/məˈruːn\/1) etterlate på en øde øy2) svikte, late i stikkenIVadj. \/məˈruːn\/rødbrun -
5 position
ə'ziʃən 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) stilling, posisjon2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) sted, beliggenhet3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) stilling, arbeid4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) syn, standpunkt2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) sette, plassere- be in- out of positionholdning--------legge--------perspektiv--------plass--------posisjon--------stillingIsubst. \/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n\/1) ( også overført) posisjon, plass, leie2) standpunkt, synspunkt• what's your position on this controversy?3) stilling, jobb4) (sosial) posisjon, (sosial) stilling, anseelse i samfunnetærlighet og hardt arbeid hadde sikret ham en fremskutt posisjon i samfunnet5) fordelaktig posisjon, overtak6) situasjon7) ( militærvesen) stilling8) (sjakk, musikk, ballett) posisjon9) ( logikk) påstand, tese10) ( på postkontor e.l.) lukeapply for a position søke en stilling\/jobbbe in a position to være i stand til, ha forutsetninger for, ha mulighet forin position på (rett) plassjockey for position forsøke å manøvrere seg inn i en god stilling ( hesteveddeløp) ri for å få en fordelaktig posisjonmove into position ( militærvesen) gå i stillingout of position ute av stilling, ikke på plassplace somebody in a false position stille noen i falskt lysplay for position forsøke å skaffe seg en posisjonIIverb \/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n\/1) plassere, anbringe2) lokalisere, angi posisjonen til, angi beliggenheten til -
6 posture
'pos ə1) (the way in which a person places or holds his body when standing, sitting, walking etc: Good posture is important for a dancer.) kroppsholdning2) (a position or pose: He knelt in an uncomfortable posture.) stillingholdning--------positur--------stillingIsubst. \/ˈpɒstʃə\/, \/ˈpɒstjʊə\/1) (kropps)holdning, stilling2) forhold, tilstand3) sinnstilstand, stemning4) ( gammeldags) holdning, innstillingIIverb \/ˈpɒstʃə\/, \/ˈpɒstjuə\/1) være i en viss stilling2) stille i posisjon, plassere (i en viss stilling)3) ( gammeldags) posere, innta (tilgjort) positur4) ( hverdagslig) gjøre seg til -
7 feel like a fish out of water
(to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.) føle seg som en fisk på landEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > feel like a fish out of water
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8 ill-at-ease
adjective (uncomfortable; embarrassed: She feels ill-at-ease at parties.) ille til mote -
9 thanks to
(because of: Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable.) takket være
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