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1 upwards
oppe--------oppoveradv. \/ˈʌpwədz\/ eller upward1) oppover, opp• the boat was on the beach, bottom upwards2) mot strømmen, opp strømmenand upwards og mer, og oppover, og derover• it costs £100 and upwardsupwards of mer enn, over -
2 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) øke, stige, heve seg2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stige opp3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) stå opp4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) reise seg5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) gå/stige opp6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) skråne oppover7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) gjøre opprør, reise seg mot8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) bli forfremmet, komme seg fram/opp9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) ha sitt utspring10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) stige11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) sprette opp som paddehatter12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) stå opp fra de døde2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) stigning, oppgang, økning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) lønnspålegg3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) skråning, bakke4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) oppgang, begynnelse•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) stigende, oppgående, kommende- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasionsti--------stigningIsubst. \/raɪz\/1) stigning, bakke, trapp2) oppgang, stigning, bevegelse oppover3) ( om penger e.l.) økning, forhøyelse, stigning4) ( britisk) lønnsforhøyelse, lønnsøkning5) høyde, forhøyning6) fremgang, økende status7) økning i høyde, økning i lydvolum, stigning8) begynnelse, opphav, utspring9) ( slang) ståpikk, reisning, stå10) oppstandelse (fra sykeleie, fra de døde e.l.)at sun rise ved soloppgangget a rise få lønnsforhøyelse ( slang) få stå(pikk)get a rise out of someone erte noen til det kommer en reaksjon, få noen til å bli sintgive rise to forårsake, fremkallehave\/take its rise in ha sin opprinnelse, springe ut fra, ha sitt utspring ibe on the rise være i fremmarsjII1) reise seg, reise seg opp, stå opp, stå rett opp (f.eks. om hår)2) stige (opp), stige i været, bevege seg oppover3) stige, øke, tilta4) stige i gradene, avansere5) gjøre opprør, reise seg6) skyte frem, spire7) oppstå, ha sitt utspring8) ese, heve (seg)9) (formelt, om møte e.l.) avslutte, heve10) oppstå (fra de døde)11) (om fugl, fisk e.l.) lokke frem, lokke til seg, (få til å) stige mot agnet (om fisk)look as though one has risen from the grave se ut som en har stått opp fra gravenmake one's gorge rise få en til bli kvalm, få innvollene til å gjøre opprørrise above doing something bli for viktig til å gjøre noerise above mediocrity heve seg over det middelmådigerise above something heve seg over noerise and shine! opp og hopp!, på tide å stå opp!rise from oppstå frarise from the dead stå opp fra de døderise from the table gå fra bordet, reise seg fra bordetrise in the world komme seg frem her i verdenrise to a\/the worm se ➢ worm, 1rise to one's responsibilities vokse med ansvaretrise to the bait ( om dyr og mennesker) bite på krokenrise to the occasion være situasjonen voksen, beherske situasjonen -
3 upward(s)
adverb ((facing) towards a higher place or level: He was lying on the floor face upwards; The path led upwards.) opp(over), i været -
4 ascent
-t1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) oppstigning, bestigning2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) motbakke, stigningsubst. \/əˈsent\/1) ( også overført) oppstigning (til toppen), bestigning2) stigning, oppoverbakke3) oppstigning (i luften)in direct line of ascent ( om slektsledd) i rett oppadstigende linje -
5 hitch
hi 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) tjore, hekte, binde fast2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) haike2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) vanske, knute, hindring2) (a kind of knot.) stikk(knute)3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) rykk, trekk•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch uphindring--------stikkIsubst. \/hɪtʃ\/1) vanske(lighet), problem, hinder, hindring, hake, aberdet ligger en hindring et sted \/ det har floket seg til et sted2) rykk, hiv, trekk3) halting, humping, hinking4) ( sjøfart) stikk, knute5) festing, tjoring, kobling6) (amer., militærvesen, slang) tjenesteperiode7) ( hverdagslig) gratis skyss, haik(ing)technical hitch teknisk problemwithout a hitch perfekt, uten problemerIIverb \/hɪtʃ\/1) dra, heise, rykke, hale2) binde fast, knytte fast, tjore, hefte fast, koble, feste3) ( hverdagslig) haike4) ( også hitch on) hekte seg fast, henge seg fast5) ( hverdagslig) halte, humpe, bevege seg rykkvis6) ( om hest) stryke, slå skankget hitched (up) bli gift, gifte seg, slå sine pjalter sammenhitch a lift eller hitch a ride haike, få skysshitched (up) ( hverdagslig) gifthitch one's wagon to a star sette seg høye mål, sikte mot stjernene ( hverdagslig) skaffe seg innflytelsesrike forbindelserhitch up dra opp, heise opp, spenne for -
6 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppe2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) sprette, springe, hoppe3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hoppe, fare (i været)4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) hoppe/springe over2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) hopp, sprang2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) hinder3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) (lengde-/høyde)hopp4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) støkk5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) hopp, økning•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to ithopp--------hoppe--------sprang--------sprette--------springeIsubst. \/dʒʌmp\/1) hopp, sprang, byks2) ( om priser e.l.) (plutselig) stigning3) ( sport) hopp (i bakke), hinder (ved løping e.l.)4) ( overført) (plutselig) overgang, hopp5) ( EDB) hopp, programavgrening6) ( geologi) forkastningfrom the jump ( hverdagslig) fra begynnelsenget\/have the jump on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) ha forsprang pågive a jump fare sammen, skvettebe one jump ahead være ett skritt foranIIverb \/dʒʌmp\/1) hoppe, få til å hoppe2) skvette, rykke til3) ( om sted) være full av aktivitet4) ( om pris e.l.) plutselig stige, hoppe5) skremme, skremme opp6) angripe, overfalle (fra bakhold)7) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) stikke av frajump a child on one's knee la et barn ride rankejump another man's claim (amer., hverdagslig) legge beslag på land som tilhører\/tilhørte en annenjump at something gripe noe med begge hender, akseptere noe med det sammejump a train snike på toget, gå på toget uten å betale (amer.) hoppe på et tog i fart (amer.) ta toget (i all hast)jump for joy hoppe høyt av gledejump into a boat hoppe om bord i en båtjump on somebody ( overført) slå ned på noen ( overført) hoppe på noen ( overført) lekse opp for noen gi noen en omgangjump out of one's skin ( hverdagslig) miste fatningen, få seg en kraftig støkkjump ship hoppe av, rømme (fra fartøy)jump the gun ( hverdagslig) tyvstarte forhaste segjump the queue ( hverdagslig) snike i køenjump the rails ( jernbane) spore avjump the traffic lights ( hverdagslig) kjøre mot rødt lysjump to conclusions trekke forhastede slutningerjump to it! ( hverdagslig) skynd deg!, få opp farten!jump to one's feet se ➢ foot, 1 -
7 mortar
I 'mo:tə noun(a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place.) mørtelII 'mo:tə noun(a type of short gun for firing shells upwards, in close-range attacks.) bombekasterIII 'mo:tə noun(a dish in which to grind substances, especially with a pestle.) mortermorter--------mørtelIsubst. \/ˈmɔːtə\/1) ( militærvesen) bombekaster, mortér, mørser (gammeldags)2) morterIIsubst. \/ˈmɔːtə\/mørtelfinishing mortar ( murerfag) pussmørtelIIIverb \/ˈmɔːtə\/binde (ved hjelp av mørtel), mure -
8 mudguard
noun (a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards.) skvettlapp; skjermsubst. \/ˈmʌdɡɑːd\/(på bil, sykkel e.l.) skjerm, skvettskjerm -
9 peer
I piə noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) adelsmann2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) jevnaldrende, likemann•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II piə verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) myse/stirre pålikeIsubst. \/pɪə\/1) likemann, likestilt2) ( medlem av den britiske høyadel) peer, adelsmannwithout peer se ➢ peerlesspeer of the realm eller hereditary peer adelsmann med rett til sete (og stemme) i OverhusetIIverb \/pɪə\/1) kikke, speide, myse2) titte frem3) ( poetisk) vise seg, bli synlig, tre frempeer at kikke (nysgjerrig) på -
10 perpendicular
pə:pən'dikjulə(standing, rising etc straight upwards; vertical: a perpendicular cliff.) loddrettloddrettIsubst. \/ˌpɜːp(ə)nˈdɪkjʊlə\/1) ( geometri) normal, perpendikulær2) ( kart) loddlinje3) loddrett plan, loddrett flate4) loddrett stilling, oppreist stilling5) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) stående måltid6) ( bygg) perpendikularstilIIadj. \/ˌpɜːp(ə)nˈdɪkjʊlə\/1) loddrett, vertikal2) ( geometri) perpendikulær, vinkelrett, normal3) (spøkefullt, om person) oppreist, stående rett opp og nedPerpendicular style ( bygg) perpendikularstil (sengotikk)perpendicular to i rett vinkel mot -
11 pop
I 1. pop noun1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) smell, knall2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) brus2. verb1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) smelle2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) sprette ut, gå i lufta3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) stikke ut/innom4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) stikke•- popcorn- pop-gun
- pop up II pop adjective1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) popmusikk2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) pop-pappa--------smelleIsubst. \/pɒp\/1) knall, smell2) skudd3) (gammeldags eller amer., hverdagslig) brus (leskedrikk med kullsyre)a pop (amer., hverdagslig) per stykk• the jackets cost 50$ a pophave\/take a pop at skyte etter ( overført) gjøre et forsøk påin pop (slang, britisk) stampet, pantsattIIsubst. \/pɒp\/ ( hverdagslig)1) pop, popmusikk2) poplåttop of the pops ( hverdagslig) kjempepopulærIIIsubst. \/pɒp\/(spesielt amer., hverdagslig) forkortelse for poppaIVverb \/pɒp\/1) smelle (med), knalle2) stikke3) ( hverdagslig) skyte4) ( om skytevåpen) fyre av5) åpne seg med et smell6) (britisk, slang) stampe, pantsette7) ( slang) stappe i seg, spise, sluke8) (om ristede kastanjer, popcorn e.l.) sprette opp med et smell9) riste (kastanjer e.l.), poppe (mais e.l.)10) (slang, om sprøyte eller stoff) ta, sette, injiserepop a question at someone plutselig stille noen et spørsmål, slenge frem et spørsmål til noenpop (away) at ( hverdagslig) skyte på\/etterpop down skrive nedpop home ( hverdagslig) stikke hjempop in ( hverdagslig) stikke inn(om)pop in and out ( hverdagslig) pile inn og utpop off skyte (på)rydde av veien, gjøre slutt på( slang) stryke med, krepere ( slang) stikke, gi seg i vei, forsvinne i all stillhet ( om sinneutbrudd) skrike utpop on slenge seg påpop one's clogs (britisk, hverdagslig) stryke med, vandre hedenpop on someone\/something treffe på noen\/noe uventetpop out titte frem, titte ut, dukke frem sprette utpop the question (gammeldags, hverdagslig) fripop up ( hverdagslig) dukke oppVadj. \/pɒp\/ (forkortelse for) popular ( hverdagslig) pop, populær-VIadv. \/pɒp\/pang, vips, svuppden sa bang\/den smaltVIIinterj. \/pɒp\/pang, vips, svupp -
12 project
1. 'pro‹ekt noun1) (a plan or scheme: a building project.) prosjekt, plan, utkast2) (a piece of study or research: I am doing a project on Italian art.) prosjekt2. prə'‹ekt verb1) (to throw outwards, forwards or upwards: The missile was projected into space.) skyte ut; vise på lerret, projisere2) (to stick out: A sharp rock projected from the sea.) stikke fram3) (to plan or propose.) planlegge, foreslå4) (to make a picture or a film appear on a screen.) projisere•- projection
- projectorprosjekt--------prosjektere--------utkastIsubst. \/ˈprɒdʒekt\/1) prosjekt2) plan, utkast, forslag3) ( skolevesen) prosjektarbeid, særoppgaveIIverb \/prəˈdʒekt\/1) prosjektere, planlegge, lage utkast til2) foreslå, fremsette, legge frem3) (film, geometri e.l.) projisere, kaste4) slynge ut, skyte ut5) ( psykologi) projisere6) skyte frem, skyte ut, stikke frem, springe frem7) beregne, regne ut8) ( om skuespiller) kommunisere, få kontakt (med publikum)9) retteprojected påtenkt, tiltenktprojecting fremskutt, utstående, uthengende, fremspringende utbygdproject oneself into ( overført) sette seg inn i -
13 spring
spriŋ 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) metallfjær2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) vår3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) sprang, hopp4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) fjæring, spenstighet5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) kilde•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring upfjær--------vårIsubst. \/sprɪŋ\/1) vår2) begynnelse, tidlig stadium, vår (overført)3) sprang, hopp4) kilde, opphav, utspring5) ( teknikk) fjær6) ( i flertall) fjæring7) fjæring, elastisitet, spennkraft, svikt, spenst, spenstighet8) ( overført) drivkraft, motor9) ( overført) kilde, utspring10) sprekke, revne, kast, skjevhet, sprekking, revning12) ( arkitektur) kempfer, pilhøyde, pilhøydens vinkelmedicinal spring helbredende kildeset a spring spenne en fjærspring equinox eller vernal equinox vårjevndøgnspring flight ( fugler) vårtrekkthe spring of day dagens frembruddthe spring of life livets vårII1) hoppe, springe, sprette, fly opp (om småvilt), fare opp2) hoppe over3) renne, sprute, velle opp4) ( om planter) spire, skyte opp5) ( overført) dukke opp (plutselig), vokse frem6) sprekke, revne, gjøre vindskjev, bøye, få til å slå seg7) sprekke, revne, bli bøyd, slå seg, bli vindskjev8) ( om mine) sprenge, utløse9) avfjære, forsyne med fjærer10) plutselig åpne seg, fly opp, slå igjen, klappe sammen11) få til å åpne seg, få til å fly opp, få til å slå igjen, få til å klappe sammen12) overraske noen, overrumple noen, kaste frem, slenge ut, komme medspring a leak ( sjøfart) springe lekkspring from oppstå i, ha sitt utspring i, komme fra• where did you spring from?stamme fra, nedstamme fraspring into life våkne til livspring out of skyldes, ha sitt opphav i, komme avspring something on somebody overraske noen med noespring up sprette opp, komme seg på bena i en fart -
14 trend
trend(a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) tendens, utviklingslinje, trend- trendymote--------retning--------tendens--------trendIsubst. \/trend\/1) retning2) ( overført) trend, tendens, utviklingslinje, strømning3) moteset the trend skape en trend, diktere motenIIverb \/trend\/1) (spesielt amer.) tendere, gå, bevege seg2) strekke seg (i en bestemt retning), gå, renne3) bøye (av), gjøre en bue, dreie -
15 twist
twist 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) sno/bukte/slynge seg, vri2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) tvinne, flette3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) forvrenge, fordreie2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) forvrenging, fordreiing2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) noe som er vridd/presset3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) vridning, snuing, vending4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) (overraskende) vending; poeng•- twisted- twisterflette--------knepIsubst. \/twɪst\/1) vridning, snoing2) tvinning, (sammen)fletning3) (tvunnet) tråd, snøre, snor4) pussegarn, tvist5) (krapp) sving, dreining6) vrikking, forvridning, forstuing7) grimase, forvridning, forvrengning, rykning8) forvrengning, fordreining, feiltolkning9) tobakksrull10) forklaring: spiralformet stykke sitronskall e.l. i drink12) ende, stump, tamp13) forvirring, forstyrrelse, abnormitet14) særhet, særegenhet, egenartethet15) lune, hang, drag, tilbøyelighethan trekkes mot det kriminelle miljøet, han er litt småkriminell16) uventet retning, uventet vending, dreining20) (sport, om ball) skru, skruing21) ( militærvesen) riflestigning, rifling (i geværløp)get one's knickers in a twist miste fatningen, bli forvirret, bli vippet av pinnengive a twist (to) vri (på), vri omround the twist ( slang) gal, sprø, skruddtwist bread flettet bakverka twist of fortune skjebnens ironitwist of the tongue forsnakkelsetwist of the wrist godt håndlagtwists and turns ( også overført) kroker og svinger, krokveier, irrgangerIIverb \/twɪst\/1) vri2) sno, tvinne, vikle3) bøye (til), vri (til)4) dreie, vri5) vri over, vri i stykker• if you use too much force, you'll twist the keyhvis du vrir for hardt, vrir du nøkkelen i stykker6) vri ut av ledd, vrikke, forstue7) sno seg, bukte seg8) bukte seg, slynge seg, gå i svinger9) vri seg10) forvri, vri11) forvrenge, fordreie, feiltolke (med hensikt), forvanskepolitiet forsøkte å forvrenge forklaringen hans til (å innebære) en innrømmelse• this is one of those political slogans which can be twisted to mean anythingdette er et av disse politiske slagordene som kan tolkes i hvilken som helst retning12) binde sammen14) (sport, om ball) skru (seg), sette skru på, endre retning (på)15) (britisk, hverdagslig, overført) sno seg, være uærlig, jukse, lure16) twiste, danse twist17) revolvere, dreie rundttwist about in vri seg itwist and turn vri og vende seg, snu og vende (på) seg vri og vende påtwist into tvinne (sammen), flette (sammen), vikle inn itwist off vri av, skru avtwist out of joint vri ut av leddtwist round vikle rundttwist somebody's arm se ➢ arm, 1twist tobacco spinne tobakktwist up vikle inn, slå rundt -
16 uppercut
(in boxing etc, a blow aimed upwards, eg to the chin.) uppercutsubst. \/ˈʌpəkʌt\/( boksing) uppercut -
17 upward
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18 youth
ju:Ɵplural - youths; noun1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) ungdomstid2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) ungdom3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) ungdom, unge mennesker•- youthful- youthfully
- youthfulness
- youth hostel
- youth mentorungdomsubst. \/juːθ\/ i flertall: \/juːħz\/1) ungdom(men), ungdomstid(en)2) ( med verb vanligvis i flertall) ungdom(men)3) yngling, ung mann4) ungdommelighet5) barndom, begynnelseas a youth som ung, som ynglingfrom youth onwards\/upwards helt siden ungdommenin someone's youth i noens ungdom, da noen var ungrenew one's youth få tilbake sin ungdom
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upwards — adv. upwards of (upwards of an hour) ( somewhat more than an hour ) * * * [ ʌpwədz] upwards of ( somewhat more than an hour ; upwards of an hour) … Combinatory dictionary
upwards */*/ — UK [ˈʌpwə(r)dz] / US [ˈʌpwərdz] adverb 1) towards a higher position She glanced upwards at the screen. 2) towards a higher or more important level The initial estimate has been revised upwards. 3) more than a particular number or amount upwards… … English dictionary
upwards — I upwards [ˈʌpwədz] or upward [ˈʌpwəd] adv 1) towards a higher position Ant: downwards She glanced upwards at the screen.[/ex] 2) towards a higher or more important level Ant: downwards The initial estimate has been revised upwards.[/ex] 3) more… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English