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1 virtue
'və: u:1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) dyd2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) fortrinn3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) karakterstyrke•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousnessdydsubst. \/ˈvɜːtjuː\/, \/ˈvɜːtʃuː\/1) ( moral) dyd2) fordel, fortrinn3) iboende kraft, effekt, evne, yteevne4) ( religion) forklaring: klasse av englerby virtue of eller in virtue of i kraft av, på grunn av, fordithe cardinal virtues kardinaldydenemake a virtue of gjøre til en dydmake a virtue of necessity gjøre en dyd av nødvendighetof easy virtue lett på tråden -
2 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) tålmodighet2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) kabalsubst. \/ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns\/1) tålmod(ighet)2) utholdenhet3) ( kortspill) kabalhave patience with ha tålmodighet medlose one's patience miste tålmodighetenput out of patience gjøre utålmodigbe out of patience with miste tålmodigheten med, være utålmodig mot -
3 paragon
'pærəɡən, ]( American) -ɡon(a perfect example of a good quality etc: She is a paragon of virtue.) mønstersubst. \/ˈpærəɡən\/1) mønster, forbilde2) ( boktrykking) paragon, tekst3) diamant (på 100 karat eller mer), (uvanlig stor) perle -
4 slip
I 1. slip past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) skli, gli, miste fotfeste2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) glippe3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) forverre, skli ut, miste fotfeste4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) slippe ubemerket bort5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) unnslippe, slippe bort fra6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) stikke, liste2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) skliing2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) feiltrinn, lapsus3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) underkjole4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) slipp, bedding•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II slip noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) papirstrimmel/-lappfeil--------gli--------skli--------skrense--------sluringIsubst. \/slɪp\/1) gliding, skliing, snubling2) fall, nedgang3) feil(trinn), lapsus4) putevar, putetrekk5) underkjole, underskjørt, løstsittende plagg6) remse, strimmel, bit• could you give me the slip of wood?7) blankett, seddel, slipp, lapp8) ( cricket) slip (utespiller rett bak slagmannen på off-siden)9) ( sjøfart) slipp, bedding, slippanordning16) ( elektronikk) sakking, slippgive somebody the slip ( hverdagslig) unngå noen, stikke av fra noenslip of the pen skrivefeilslip of the tongue forsnakkelseslip proof spaltekorrektur(the) lip man skal ikke selge skinnet før bjørnen er skutt, ingen kjenner dagen før sola har gått nedIIverb \/slɪp\/1) gli, skli, snuble• mind you don't slip!2) smette, glippe, smyge3) liste seg, snike, smette• how time slips by!4) stikke (til), liste, smugle5) ( om kvalitet) bli verre, gå ned6) begå en (mindre) feil, feile7) miste grepet, glippe• Vincent used to be good at tennis, but has been slipping latelyVincent pleide å være god i tennis, men han har mistet grepet i det siste8) (mekanikk, om clutch) slure9) slippe (løs), rømme10) ( om strikking) hente (over)11) unnslippe, glippe, unngålet slip gå glipp av, la gå fra seg la glippe ut (av munnen)slip into ( om rask påkledning) ta fort på seg, slenge på seg, smette på seg, hive seg islip off liste seg bort kle av seg, ta (fort) av seg, vrenge av segslip out smette ut, smyge seg utsive ut, lekke utslip over something fare lett over noe, gli lett over noeslip something over on someone lure noen, bedra noenslip up skli (og miste fotfestet) ( hverdagslig) tabbe seg ut -
5 office
'ofis1) (the room or building in which the business of a firm is done: The firm's head offices are in New York; ( also adjective) office furniture.) kontor2) (the room in which a particular person works: the bank manager's office.) kontor3) (a room or building used for a particular purpose: Train tickets are bought at the ticket-office.) kontor, luke4) (a position of authority, especially in or as a government: Our party has not been in office for years; the office of mayor.) embete; (i makt)posisjon•- officerbyrå--------embete--------kall--------kontorsubst. \/ˈɒfɪs\/1) kontor2) ( spesielt som sisteledd i sammensetninger) -kontor3) (medisin, amer.) konsultasjonsværelse4) (offentlig) embete, tjeneste, post, -stilling5) tjeneste6) arbeid, oppgave, plikt, funksjon7) ( kirkelig) officium, gudstjeneste, messe8) ( slang) tips, vink• give her the office that...tips henne om at...9) (slang, britisk) do, dassat\/in the office på kontoretby\/in virtue of one's office i kraft av sitt embete, i embets medførdivine office ( kirkelig) officium divinumdo\/perform the office of tjenestegjøre som, fungere som, utøve sin plikt somenter (upon) office tre i tjeneste, bekle en stillinggood office vennetjenestethe Government in office den sittende regjeringthe last offices den siste ære begravelsesritualetOffice departement direktorat, etat ( i sammensetninger) -vesen, -verkoffice boy\/girl kontorbudoffice equipment kontormøblerthe Office for the Dead forbønn for de dødeoffice hours kontortid, ekspedisjonstid, tjenestetid(medisin, amer.) konsultasjonstidoffice landscape eller landscaped office kontorlandskap(an) office of trust (et) tillitsvervhun innehar et offentlig embete \/ hun bekler en offentlig stillingoffice party firmafestoffices byrå, ekspedisjon, redaksjon driftsbygning, uthus kjøkken, vaskeri, verkstedresign\/leave office eller retire from office fratre et embete, gå avrun of office se ➢ run, 1take office eller come\/get into office tiltre et embete overta statrådsembete ( om parti eller regjering) komme til maktenterm of office se ➢ term, 1while in office i sin embetstid, i sin funksjonstid ( om parti eller regjering) mens man har makten -
6 parent
'peərənt1) (one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth.) forelder, far eller mor2) (a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption.) foresatt, adoptivfar/-mor•- parental
- parenthoodmorsubst. \/ˈpeər(ə)nt\/1) en av foreldrene, forelder (dvs. mor eller far)2) ( overført) opphav, mo(de)r, (også) rot3) verge, formynder4) stamfar5) ( zoologi) morsindividthe parent birds foreldrene (dvs. fuglepar)our first parents våre eldste forfedre, vårt opprinnelige opphav (dvs. Adam og Eva) -
7 path
plural - paths; noun1) (a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals: There is a path through the fields; a mountain path.) sti, gang2) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) vei, bane•- pathwaygangsti--------stisubst. \/pɑːθ\/, i flertall: \/pɑːħz\/1) gangsti2) gang3) bane4) ( overført) vei, sti• the path of glory\/virtueærens\/dydens vei5) ( EDB) vei6) (for sykling, løping e.l.) banealways be crossing one's path stadig støte på en, ens veier krysses stadigput difficulties in someone's path legge hindringer i veien for noensmooth the path for bane veien forstrike out a path\/line for oneself gå sine egne veier, stake ut sin egen kurs -
8 reward
rə'wo:d 1. noun1) (something given in return for or got from work done, good behaviour etc: He was given a gold watch as a reward for his services to the firm; Apart from the salary, teaching children has its own particular rewards.) belønning, vederlag; tilfredsstillelse2) (a sum of money offered for finding a criminal, lost or stolen property etc: A reward of $100 has been offered to the person who finds the diamond brooch.) belønning2. verb(to give a reward to someone for something: He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded.) godtgjøre, gi belønning/dusør, belønnedusør--------fordelIsubst. \/rɪˈwɔːd\/belønning, lønn, finnerlønn, dusør, erstatning, vederlag• he offered a reward of £100 for the best ideaas a reward for eller in reward for som belønning for, som takk forvirtue is its own reward dyden er belønning i seg selvIIverb \/rɪˈwɔːd\/belønne, påskjønne, premiere -
9 woman
'wumənplural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) kvinne; kvinnelig2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) hushjelp•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolkkvinneIsubst. (flertall: women) \/ˈwʊmən\/, i flertall: \/ˈwɪmɪn\/1) kvinne(skikkelse), dame, kvinnfolk2) ( i alminnelighet) kvinnen, kvinner3) kone, (kvinnelig) kjæreste, elskerinne, dame4) ( hverdagslig) rengjøringshjelp, hushjelp5) ( gammeldags) kammerjomfru, hoffdame6) kvinnelig arbeider, kvinnelig ansattbe one's own woman stå på egne ben, være sin egen kvinnebe twice the woman one was ( om moral eller fysisk form) være et nytt og bedre menneskeborn of woman av kvinne født, født av en kvinne, dødeligget a woman with child ( hverdagslig) gjøre en kvinne gravidgovernment by a woman eller government by women kvinnestyre, kvinnevelde, kvinneregimea kept woman elskerinnemake an honest woman of someone gjøre en ærbar kvinne av noenmy good woman (britisk, gammeldags, nedlatende) min gode frue, lille fruemy\/the old woman (hverdagslig, om ens mor eller kone) mor, kjerringold woman ( også om menn) gammel kjerringthe other woman den andre kvinnenwoman of all work ( gammeldags) enepikewoman of easy virtue kvinne som er lett på trådenwoman of letters lærd kvinne, kvinnelig forsker kvinnelig forfatter, forfatterinnewoman of the streets ( gammeldags) gatepike, prostituert(a) woman of the world verdensdameIIadj. \/ˈwʊmən\/1) ( foran yrkesbetegnelse) kvinnelig2) kvinne-, kvinnfolk-, -inne
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