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1 contact
'kontækt 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kontakt, berøring, nærhet2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) kontakt, forbindelse3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) forbindelse, kontakt(person)4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) (stikk)kontakt, strømslutning5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) smittebærer/-kilde6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) forbindelse, kontakt2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) komme i kontakt/forbindelse med, kontakteberøring--------kontaktIsubst. \/ˈkɒntækt\/1) kontakt, berøring2) forbindelse, nærhet3) ( elektronikk) kontakt4) ( geometri) berøring5) kontaktperson, kontakt, bekjentskap, forretningsforbindelse6) ( medisin) mulig smittebærercome in(to) contact with komme i berøring medmake a lot of useful contacts knytte mange verdifulle kontakter, knytte mange verdifulle forbindelser, gjøre mange nyttige bekjentskapermake\/break contact ( elektronikk) koble til \/ bryte strømmenmake contact with få kontakt med, komme i kontakt med ( militærvesen) få føling med (fienden)IIverb \/ˈkɒntækt\/, \/kənˈtækt\/1) ta kontakt med, kontakte2) være i berøring med, stå i forbindelse med, være i kontakt med3) sette i kontakt med, sette i forbindelse med, bringe i berøring med, bringe i kontakt medIIIadj. \/ˈkɒntækt\/som etablerer kontakt, som skjer i nærhet med noe, som skjer i berøring med noe -
2 old
əuld1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) gammel2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) gammel3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) gammel4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) avlagt, gammel5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) tidligere, gammel, forhenværende•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old Isubst. \/əʊld\/bare i uttrykkfrom of old fra gammelt av, fra gammel tid(in days\/times) of old i gamle dager, før i tiden, fra gammelt avthe men of old menneskene i gamle dagerIIeldest) \/əʊld\/1) gammel, aldrende2) ( hverdagslig) gammel, god3) gammel, tidligere, forhenværende4) gammel, erfaren5) gammel, utslitt, foreldet, brukt6) gammel-any old how på noen som helst måte på måfå, sjusketany old thing ( hverdagslig) hva som helstas old as the hills så gammel som alle haugergood old...! ( hverdagslig) gode, gamle...!in the old days eller in the days of old i gamle dagerold flame gammel flamme (person man tidligere har vært forelsket i) -
3 practical
'præktikəl1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktisk2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) praktisk, anvendelig3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktisk•- practically
- practical jokefaktisk--------praktiskadj. \/ˈpræktɪk(ə)l\/1) praktisk, anvendelig2) praktisk gjennomførbar3) faktisk4) praktiserende, utøvende, arbeidende5) ( teater) praktikabel -
4 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) nøye seg med siste sort; skrape bunnenEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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