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1 up-and-down
adj. \/ˌʌpənˈdaʊn\/1) (som går) opp og ned2) ujevn, bakkete, kupert3) loddrett, bratt4) ( overført) ujevn, vekslende5) (amer.) regelrett, ordentlig, skikkelig -
2 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ned, nedover, nede2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) på bakken, ned3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned(over)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned til, nede2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned(over), ned gjennom, ned langs3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) (ned) langs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) helle i seg- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) komplett, fullkommen- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun- downie®- downydun--------ned--------nedeIsubst. \/daʊn\/( også botanikk) dun, fnokk, fnuggdown quilt dunteppeIIsubst. \/daʊn\/1) høydedrag2) ( gammeldags) sanddyneIIIsubst. \/daʊn\/(amer. fotball) down, forsøkIVsubst. \/daʊn\/nedgang, nedturhave a down on ( hverdagslig) ha et horn i siden tilVverb \/daʊn\/1) slå ned, felle, skyte ned2) beseire3) helle i seg, tømme4) slenge fra seg, legge fra segdown tools legge ned arbeidet, streikeVIadj. \/daʊn\/1) nedover, utfor, synkende2) ( i kryssord) loddrett3) ( i forhold til storby) utgående, bort fra, sør for4) ( i ulike betydninger) nede, nedfor5) ( kortspill) bet, minus, tapt• after an hour of poker I was £50 downvære nedrullet, være rullet nedbrukt opp, utbrent( om vind e.l.) ha lagt seg ( om oversvømmet elv e.l.) ha gått tilbake være slått, være beseiretbe down on one's luck ha motgang, være nedebe down on somebody hakke på noen, være etter noendown in spirits nedstemtdown in\/into the country ute på landetdown in the mouth ( hverdagslig) henge med nebbet, være nedslått, være molefonken, være slukøretVIIadv. \/daʊn\/1) ned2) ovenfra3) kontant• he paid £50 down4) nedskrevet, notert5) oppført på foredragslisten• is he (put) down on the list?6) bort, ned, i fra seg7) ned, over ende, til bakken8) igjen, til, fast9) av, overbe down for være beregnet for, ha i ventedet er meningen at han skal gjøre\/få jobben, han er satt på jobbencalm down roe seg, bli rolig, legge seg, stilnedown from helt siden, helt fradown to helt frem tildown to the last detail ned til (den) minste detaljdown under forklaring: til eller i Australia eller New Zealanddown with ned med• down with the tyrant!down you go! ned med deg!get something down være skikkelig god på noe, være skikkelig flink til noe, svelge noehave something down ha\/få noe nedskrevet, ha\/få noe oppført, ha\/få noe notertnote down eller write down skrive opp, notere, føre oppsend down ( universitet) relegere, utvisewear down slite ut, slite nedVIIIprep. \/daʊn\/1) ned, nedover2) utfor3) ned i4) ( om beliggenhet nærmere havet) nedover5) ned gjennom6) (der) borte i7) (lenger) nede i, langs med, langs etterhun gikk nedover\/bortover gatendown (the) wind med vinden -
3 down-and-out
noun, adjective ((a person) having no money and no means of earning a living: a hostel for down-and-outs.) uteligger, forkommen personadj. \/ˌdaʊnənˈaʊt \/1) på bar bakke, helt slått ut2) ( sport) (ut)slått -
4 down-and-dirty
adj. \/ˌdaʊnən(d)ˈdɜːtɪ\/ (spesielt amer., hverdagslig)1) hensynsløs2) avskyelig, motbydelig3) skitten, ufin -
5 down-at-heel
adjective (shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed.) forkommen, lurvetadj. \/ˌdaʊnətˈhiːl\/ eller down-at-heels1) utslitte, utgåtte2) forkommen, redusert -
6 down-to-earth
adjective (practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc: She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.) nøktern, jordnær, realistiskadj. \/ˌdaʊntʊˈɜːθ\/realistisk, jordnær, nøktern -
7 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) bortkastet -
8 down tools
(to stop working: When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.) legge ned arbeidet, streike -
9 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) falle til ro, komme i orden2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) sette seg til rette3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) komme i gang med -
10 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) bryte ned; slå inn2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) gå i stykker, bryte sammen3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) falle/bryte sammen4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) bryte sammen -
11 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) styre mot, bære ned mot2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) tynge hardt på, gå hardt inn på -
12 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) koke ned til, dreie seg om -
13 touch down
1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) lande2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) få mål, score; scoring -
14 lie-down
subst. \/laɪˈdaʊn\/1) kort hvillegg deg og hvil litt \/ legg deg nedpå litt2) ligg-ned-aksjon, forklaring: demonstrasjon hvor de streikende eller demonstrerende legger seg ned -
15 dust down
(to remove the dust from with a brushing action: She picked herself up and dusted herself down.) børste av seg -
16 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) komme til saken/det vesentlige -
17 put one's foot down
(to be firm about something: I put my foot down and refused.) slå i bordet, sette seg bestemt imot -
18 set down
((of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out: The bus set us down outside the post-office.) sette/slippe av -
19 take down
(to make a note or record of: He took down her name and address.) skrive ned, notere -
20 in black and white
(in writing or print: Would you put that down in black and white?) svart på hvitt; skriftlig
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