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1 unnecessary
1) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.) unødvendig2) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.) unødvendig, overflødig•unødvendig -
2 prune
I pru:n verb(to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches: He pruned the roses.) beskjæreII pru:n noun(a dried plum.) sviskeIsubst. \/pruːn\/1) sviske2) tørket sviskeplomme3) mørkerød purpur(farge)4) tosk, idiot, pappskallebe full of prunes (amer., slang) være dum være munter, være livligprunes and prism(s) tilgjorthetIIsubst. \/pruːn\/beskjæringIIIverb \/pruːn\/1) beskjære, kviste (trær e.l.), renske opp2) ( overført) skjære ned (på), kutte3) ( overført) renseprune (down) ( om trær e.l.) beskjære, kvisteprune away stryke, fjerneprune away\/back\/off ( om grener e.l., også overført) skjære av, skjære bort, stryke, fjerne -
3 anarchist
1) (a person who believes that governments are unnecessary or undesirable.) anarkist2) (a person who tries to overturn the government by violence.) anarkistsubst. \/ˈænəkɪst\/anarkist -
4 austere
o:'stiə(severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) barsk, strengadj. \/ɒˈstɪə\/, \/ɔːstɪə\/1) streng, alvorlig, bister2) spartansk, asketisk, nøysom3) nøktern, alvorlig, seriøs4) enkel5) ( om smak) bitter, sur -
5 frill
fril1) (a decorative edging to a piece of cloth, made of a strip of cloth gathered along one side and sewn on: She sewed a frill along the bottom of the skirt.) rysjekant, rynkekappe2) ((often in plural) something unnecessary added as decoration: the frills of business (= having expensive dinners etc).) unyttig stas, krimskrams, kruseduller•- frilled- frilly Isubst. \/frɪl\/1) rynkekappe, plissert krage, volang, rysj2) (zoologi, på hals) krage (av hår eller fjær)3) (amer., hverdagslig) skjørt (annet navn på kvinne)frills ( hverdagslig) kruseduller, dikkedarerput on frills gjøre seg viktig, skape segIIverb \/frɪl\/1) pynte med rysjer2) sette rysjer på3) rynke, plissere -
6 fuss
1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) oppstyr, ståhei, blest2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) dulle/klusse med, gjøre et stort nummer av- fussy- fussily
- make a fuss ofbråk--------larm--------oppstuss--------oppstyr--------ståkIsubst. \/fʌs\/1) bråk, vesen, oppstyr, oppstandelse, ståhei2) tåpelighet, tull3) nervøs oppstandelse, uro4) protest, innsigelser, innvendinger5) masekopp, petimeterfuss and feathers (amer.) billig stas, (tom) praktmake a fuss gjøre vesen, stelle i stand bråk, bråke, skape segmake a fuss about something gjøre vesen av noe, bråke for noe, sette himmel og jord i bevegelse for noemake a fuss of somebody eller make a fuss over somebody ( spesielt britisk) gjøre et stort nummer av noen pusle om noen, skjemme noen bort gjøre seg til for noenwithout any fuss uten å gjøre mye av det, uten omsvøp, uten videreIIverb \/fʌs\/1) gjøre et stort vesen, bråke, tulle, prate tull2) vimse (omkring), fare (omkring)3) ( britisk) plage, irritere, forstyrre4) bli forfjamset, bli nervøs5) gjøre forfjamset, gjøre nervøsfuss over stelle med, dulle med, pusle medfuss over something gjøre mye ut av noe, gjøre stort vesen av noefussed up (amer.) forvirret, forfjamset utspjåket -
7 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) ledig, ubeskjeftiget2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lat, doven3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tom, innholdsløs4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) grunnløs2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) drive omkring2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) gå på tomgang•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle awaydovenIsubst. \/ˈaɪdl\/ eller idle speed( teknikk) tomgangchange the idle (speed) justere tomgangenrun at idle (speed) (la) gå på tomgangset the correct idle (speed) justere tomgangenIIverb \/ˈaɪdl\/1) sløse bort tiden, late seg, sløve, dovne seg, drive dank2) drive omkring, reke3) ( teknikk) gå på tomgang, få til å gå på tomgang4) (amer.) ta ut av arbeid, permittere5) sette ut av spillidle (away) sløse bortidle about gå og late seg, drive omkringIIIadj. \/ˈaɪdl\/1) sysselløs, uvirksom, ledig, ubeskjeftiget, ute av drift2) uanvendt, ubrukt, ledig3) ( om person) lat, doven, giddesløs, arbeidssky4) arbeidsløs5) (mekanikk, teknikk) stillestående6) ( teknikk) på tomgang7) ( om handling) meningsløs, nytteløs, fånyttes, unyttig, uten mening, ufruktbar, resultatløs, forgjeves8) (om snakk, trussel e.l.) tom, overflatiskbe idle ligge på latsidenbe\/lie idle stå stille, være ute av driftligge ubruktbe thrown idle se ➢ throw, 2sit idle sitte med hendene i fanget -
8 involve
in'volv1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) kreve, medføre2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) bli trukket/blandet inn i•- involved- involvementbehøve--------fordre--------forlange--------involvere--------medføre--------trengeverb \/ɪnˈvɒlv\/1) innvikle, trekke inn2) involvere, innblandede som er berørt, vil få erstatning3) medføre, innebære, involvere4) omfatte, innebære, gjelde5) knyte sammen, forene uoppløselig6) gjøre innviklet7) innhylle, svøpe inn8) vikle sammen, svøpe inn, rulle sammenbe involved with ha maskepi med, være i kompaniskap med• there was a suspicion that Mr. Smith was involved with the enemydet var mistanke om at Mr. Smith var i kompaniskap med fiendenvære sammen med, omgåsha forhold tilinvolved in ( også) engasjert i, implisert iinvolved in debt forgjeldet -
9 needless
adjective, adverb (unnecessary: You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it.) unødig, unødvendig; selvfølgeligunødvendigadj. \/ˈniːdləs\/unødig, unødvendig, overflødig• needless to say, he did it -
10 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) svak, subtil, spissfindig2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) skarp(sindig)•- subtlety- subtlyfin--------subtiladj. \/ˈsʌtl\/1) subtil, hårfin2) udefinerbar, ubestemmelig3) svak, diskré4) fin, lett, delikat5) underfundig, vanskelig å forstå6) utstudert, raffinert7) oppfinnsom, flink, dyktig, behendig8) spissfindig, subtil, skarpsindig, kløktig9) skarp, våken10) snikende, langsomt virkende11) ( gammeldags) slu, smart, utspekulert, durkdreven, listig, lumsk12) nyanserik -
11 uncalled-for
((of actions, remarks etc) unnecessary and usually rude: Some of his comments are a bit uncalled-for.) malplassert, uhøfligadj. \/ˌʌnˈkɔːldfɔː\/uvelkommen, malplassert• who suggested these uncalled-for measures? -
12 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) renske ut, feie bort -
13 red tape
(annoying and unnecessary rules and regulations.) byråkrati, formalisme
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