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1 unfortunate
1) (unlucky: He has been very unfortunate.) uheldig2) (regrettable: He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.) beklagelig, kjedelig•uheldigIsubst. \/ˌʌnˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nət\/stakkar, uheldig menneske, ulykkelig menneskeIIadj. \/ˌʌnˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nət\/1) ( om person) uheldig, stakkars, elendig, ulykkelig2) ( om omstendighet) uheldig, beklagelig, kjedelig, ulykksalig -
2 too bad
(unfortunate: It's too bad that he has left.) så synd/leitt, for galt, ergerlig -
3 tragedy
'træ‹ədiplural - tragedies; noun1) ((a) drama about unfortunate events with a sad outcome: `Hamlet' is one of Shakespeare's tragedies.)2) (an unfortunate or sad event: His early death was a great tragedy for his family.)•- tragictragediesubst. \/ˈtrædʒədɪ\/1) ( teater) tragedie, sørgespill2) tragikk3) tragedie, ulykke, forferdelig hendelsethe tragedy of det tragiske i, det sørgelige i, tragikken i -
4 devil
'devl1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) djevel2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) ond ånd/person, djevel3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) djevel4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) djevel, krokdjevelIsubst. \/ˈdevl\/1) djevel2) ( overført) djevel, satan, faen, fanden3) ond ånd, demon4) håndlanger (til advokat eller forfatter), usynlig medarbeider5) forklaring: spesielt grusom eller ondskapsfull person6) ( mekanikk) volfemaskin, oppdelingsmaskin7) bærbar ovn8) ( hverdagslig) stridshumør, fart, futtas if the devil was after someone som om djevelen var i hælene på noenbe a devil! ( som oppmuntring til nølende person) kom igjen!, sett i gang!better the devil you know, than the devil you don't know man vet hva man har, men ikke hva man fårbetween the devil and the deep (blue) sea mellom barken og veden, mellom to leirerthe devil! dæven!, pokker også!the devil and his dam fanden og hans oldemorthe devil can quote\/cite scripture for his purpose faen selv kan tyde bibelen til sin fordel, lese noe som fanden leser bibelena devil incarnate en djevel i menneskeskikkelse, en erkeskurka devil of a... pokker til..., en jævla, (et) jævla, et helvetesthe devil of a time et helvete forferdelig lang tidjævlig morsomt, fantastisk morsomtfor the devil of it ( hverdagslig) på (pur) jævelskap, for moro skyldgive the devil his due rett skal være rett, i rettferdighetens navngo to the devil forfalle ( også) dra til helvetehave the devil's own time ha det jævlig (vanskelig), ha et helvetehe that sups with the devil must have a long spoon man må være forsiktig i omgang med ondskapenit's the devil det er forbasket vanskelig\/utrivelig, det er jævlig vanskelig\/utriveliglet the devil take the hindmost redde seg den som redde seg kanplay the devil with kullkaste, ødelegge, gjøre kål påprinter's devil boktrykkerlærlingraise the devil lage bråk, lage helveterun like the devil løpe som bare pokkertalk of the devil (and he will appear) når man snakker om sola, så skinner denthe devil finds work for idle hands to do lediggang er roten til alt ondtthe devil looks after his own ukrutt forgår ikke så lettthere will be the devil to pay det kommer til å bli et helvetes leven, da kommer helvete til å bryte løsthis is the devil and all det er det helewhat the devil...? hva faen...?, hva i helvete...?who the devil...? hvem faen...?, hvem i helvete...?why the devil...? hvorfor i helsike...?IIverb \/ˈdevl\/1) ( for advokat eller forfatter) være håndlanger, slite og streve (uten lønn)2) ( på trykkeri) være visergutt3) forklaring: krydre sterkt og steke eller grillejeg elsker krydrede, stekte egg4) (amer.) plage, pine, irritere, uroe5) ( mekanikk) rive opp med volfemaskindevil for utføre slavearbeid for -
5 land
lænd 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land, rike3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land-/jordeiendom2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lande2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) gå i land, landsette3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) ende, bringe•- rouvə
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land liesgrunn--------jord--------jordsmonn--------land--------lande--------nasjonIsubst. \/lænd\/1) (i motsetning til hav, vann) land, fastland2) ( litterært) land, rike3) jord, dyrket mark4) terreng, distrikt, avgrenset område5) teig, jordteig6) ( mest i sammensetninger) -land, -område, -trakt7) ( jus) område, territorium8) ( overført) område, territorium, eiermerker9) (teknikk, skytevåpen) felt, flate mellom løpeneback to the land tilbake til jordenfind out\/see how the land lies finne ut \/ se hvor landet liggerland ho! ( sjøfart) land i sikte!land of milk and honey ( bibelsk) landet som flyter av melk og honningthe land of the living jordelivet, de levendes landhun var i livet, hun tilhørte de levendelay the land ( sjøfart) miste landkjenning, miste land av synemake land få landkjenning, få land i sikteon\/by land and sea til lands og til vanns, på land og til sjøson land på landa piece of land jordstykkesee how the land lies ( også overført) se hvor landet ligger, orientere segtilled land dyrket jord\/mark, åker(jord)touch land nå land, landeIIverb \/lænd\/1) landsette, sette i land, sette av2) gå i land, ilandstige (fra fartøy)3) ( fly) lande, ta bakken, komme ned, slå ned4) ( om fangst) dra i land, dra opp, fange5) (overført, hverdagslig) dra i land, vinne, fange, få tak i, dra av sted med6) ( overført) komme i land, komme vel i havn, få til noe7) havne8) la noen havne et sted, sørge for at noen kommer et sted9) ( hverdagslig) gi inn, dra til10) (hverdagslig, om slag) sende, treffe, gå inn11) belemreland a job få en jobbland an aeroplane gå ned med et fly, landebe landed with være belemret medland in the mud ( også overført) havne i gjørmen få store problemerland on one's feet komme ned på bena, lande på bena ( overført) lande på bena, klare segland on somebody ( hverdagslig) krangle med noen, angripe noen (verbalt)land somebody one ( hverdagslig) dra til noenland the prize få en pris, stikke av med en prisland up havneland up in havne i, ende opp iland up with ( hverdagslig) ende opp med, plutselig sitte der med -
6 luckless
adjective (unfortunate: luckless children.) uheldig, forfulgt av uhelladj. \/ˈlʌkləs\/uheldig, mislykket, forfulgt av uhell -
7 predicament
pri'dikəmənt(an unfortunate or difficult situation.) knipe, vanskelig situasjonknipesubst. \/prɪˈdɪkəmənt\/1) predikament, ubehagelig stilling\/tilstand\/situasjon, forlegenhet, knipe2) ( filosofi) kategori -
8 sink
siŋk 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) synke, gå ned2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) gå ned, falle, synke3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) trenge/bore inn, synke4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) miste motet5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) satse penger på2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) vask, oppvaskkum- sunken- be sunk
- sink insenkeIsubst. \/sɪŋk\/1) oppvaskkum, (utslags)vask2) (amer.) vaskevannsfat3) avløps(rør), sluk4) avløpsrenne, kloakk5) septiktank6) ( geologi) synkehull, jordfallshull7) ( om terreng) fordypning8) ( edb) datamottaker9) ( overført) pøl, sumpa sink of iniquity en lastens huleII1) ( også overført) synke, senke seg (ned), gå ned2) senke, få til å synke, la synke• sink your voice!3) avta, minske, falle4) legge seg, løye5) synke, forfalle6) skråne, helle7) seile i senk, skyte i senk, styrte, senke8) ignorere, la ligge, glemme, se bort fra9) grave (ned), legge ned, bore12) miste13) gjemme, hemmeligholde, fortie15) undertrykke, dempe16) tilsidesettebe left to sink or swim måtte klare seg på egen håndsink (a put) ( golf) sette (putten)sink in styrte sammen, svikte, gi etter( overført) gå opp for, fatte, synke innsink into synke ned ifalle isink on synke ned i\/påsink oneself sette til side egne interessersink oneself in fordype seg isink one's own interests sette til side egne interessersink one's teeth into sette tennene isink or swim bære eller bristesink something in\/into investere, legge noe isunk fortapt• if we get no help, we're sunkhvis vi ikke får hjelp, er det ute med osssunk in thought hensunket i tanker -
9 stroke
strəuk I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag, hogg2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lyn(nedslag); skjebnens ironi; lykketreff3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (klokke)slag4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) (penne)strøk; blyantstrek5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) åretak; slag6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) (svømme)tak7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) slag, tak8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag(tilfelle)•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) stryke, klappe2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) kjærtegn, stryking, klappingslagIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) stryking (med hånden), klapp2) kjærtegn, kosdifferent strokes for different folks ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst\/smak, noen liker mora og noen liker dattera• well, I don't share your taste, but different strokes for different folksvel, jeg deler ikke din smak, men hver sin lystIIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) slag, rapp2) hogg3) støt4) ( sport) slag5) (golf, også penalty stroke) straffeslag6) (klokke)slag7) (puls)slag, (hjerte)slag8) (vinge)slag9) ( teknikk) (stempel)slag10) (teknikk, i forbrenningsmotor) takt16) (roing, også stroke oar) stroke (bakerste roer i kapproingsbåt)17) anslag på skrivemaskin18) (skrå)strek19) brøkstrek20) strøkat a stroke eller at one stroke med ett (eneste) slag med ett slag, i ett slag, med ett, på en gangbe off one's stroke være i utakt være ute av slagdo a (good) stroke of business gjøre en god forretningkeep stroke ro i taktlittle strokes fell great oaks ( ordtak) liten tue kan velte stort lassnot do a stroke of work ikke gjøre et arbeidsslag ( overført) ikke legge to pinner i korson the stroke of på slagetpull\/row stroke ( roing) være strokeput someone off one's stroke forstyrre noen, distrahere noen bringe noen ut av fatningstroke of genius genistrek, genialt trekkstroke of luck lykketreff, kjempeflaksIIIverb \/strəʊk\/1) stryke, klappe2) stryke (med hånden) over3) kjærtegne, strykestroke down someone berolige noen, roe noen nedstroke someone the wrong way ( overført) stryke noen mot hårene, irritere noenIVverb \/strəʊk\/1) ( roing) ro taktåren, være stroke2) trekke en strek gjennom3) slå ned, trykke ned4) ( sport) slå (til) (en ball)stroke out stryke over, stryke ut (med en strek) -
10 tragic
1) (sad; unfortunate: I heard of the tragic death of her son.) tragisk, uheldig2) (of tragedy or tragedies: a tragic hero.) tragisk, tragedie-tragiskadj. \/ˈtrædʒɪk\/tragisk, sørgelig -
11 a blessing in disguise
(something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate.) hell i uhell -
12 land up
(to get into a particular, usually unfortunate, situation, especially through one's own fault: If you go on like that, you'll land up in jail.) ende (opp), havne -
13 the worst of it is (that)
(the most unfortunate etc aspect of the situation is (that).) det verste (av alt) er at -
14 the worst of it is (that)
(the most unfortunate etc aspect of the situation is (that).) det verste (av alt) er at
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