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1 wanting
mangelfullIadj. \/ˈwɒntɪŋ\/1) som mangler, manglende, som lar vente på seg2) ikke eksisterende3) ( hverdagslig) enkel, lite intelligentbe wanting være borte, manglebe wanting in something mangle noefound wanting komme til kort, ikke strekke til, ikke være bra nokIIprep. \/ˈwɒntɪŋ\/1) uten• have you seen a book wanting a cover?2) minus• it took a century, wanting three yearsdet tok et århundre, minus tre år -
2 antisocial
ænti'səuʃəl1) (against the welfare of the community etc: It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street.) samfunnsfiendtlig2) (not wanting the company of others: Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial.) usosial, innesluttetadj. \/ˌæntɪˈsəʊʃ(ə)l\/1) asosial, usosial, lite omgjengelig2) antisosial, samfunnsfiendtlig3) ( psykologi) sosiopatisk -
3 anxious
'æŋkʃəs1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) bekymret, engstelig, urolig2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) urovekkende, angstfylt3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) ivrig, oppsatt (på)•- anxietyengstelig--------ivrig--------nervøsadj. \/ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs\/1) engstelig, bekymret, urolig, redd2) ivrig, spent, utålmodig3) bekymringsverdiganxious about bekymret foranxious for bekymret for ivrig etter, oppsatt påanxious to ivrig etter, oppsatt på, utålmodig etter -
4 blame
bleim 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) gi noe/noen skylden (for)2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) klandre, bebreide2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) skylddaddel--------dadle--------skyldIsubst. \/bleɪm\/1) skyld2) kritikk, klanderbear the blame eller take the blame bære ta på seg skyldenincur blame pådra seg kritikklay\/fix\/put\/throw\/cast the blame (up)on somebody legge skylden på noen, gi noen skyldenno blame attaches to him\/her det faller ingen skyld på ham\/henne, han\/hun er uskyldigIIverb \/bleɪm\/klandre, dadle, dømmebe to blame ha skylden, være skyldig, være ansvarligblame somebody for something eller blame something (up)on somebody legge skylden på noen for noe, laste noen for noehave only oneself to blame ha seg selv å takke, ha selv skyld i det som har hendtI can't blame eller I don't blame jeg vil ikke klandre..., jeg støtter...,... har min fulle sympati• she said she'll never ring him again, and I don't blame herhun sa at hun aldri vil ringe ham igjen, og det holder jeg med henne i -
5 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) ved siden av, hos, (like) ved2) (past: going by the house.) forbi3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) gjennom, langs, over, om4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) av (ble truffet av en stein)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) med, i6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) ved7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) seinest, innen8) (during the time of.) i, ved9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) med10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) ganger11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) per/pr., (bunt)vis12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) av2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) (like) ved2) (past: A dog ran by.) forbi3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til side•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) kjøre om, lede/føre om- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the wayetter--------ifølgeIsubst. \/baɪ\/ eller bye( kortspill) passby the by eller by the bye apropos, forrestenIIverb \/baɪ\/( kortspill) passe, melde passIIIadv. \/baɪ\/1) i nærheten, ved siden av, inntil2) forbi3) vekk, til side, i reserveby and by snart, senere, om en stundby and large i det store og hele, stort settIVprep. \/baɪ\/, \/bɪ\/, \/bə\/1) ( i passiv) av2) ( i uttrykk om middel eller årsak) av, ved, med, gjennom, i, på• what do you mean by that?3) ( i tidsuttrykk) i, ved, senest, før, til, innen, da, på4) ( om sted og person) ved, ved siden av, hos5) per• you must pay £100 by the daydu må betale 100 £ per dag6) om• by dayom dagen \/ på dagtid7) langs (med), forbi, om, over, via, gjennom8) ( i uttrykk som innebærer bevegelse) inntil, til9) medprisen steg med 10 %10) i, per, etter11) ganger, og12) for, etter, om13) ( i uttrykk som innebærer overensstemmelse) i følge, etter (å dømme)14) ( i uttrykk som innebærer forhold) mot, overfor15) av, ved, underby and by litt etter litt, etter hvertby no means se ➢ meansby the by eller by the way apropos, forrestenby this på den måten -
6 conservative
- tiv1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservativ, konserverende, bevarende2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservativkonservativIsubst. \/kənˈsɜːvətɪv\/konservativ personConservative konservativ, medlem av det konservative partiIIadj. \/kənˈsɜːvətɪv\/1) ( politikk) konservativ, samfunnsbevarende2) moderat, forsiktig3) bevarende, konserverendeat a conservative estimate i følge en forsiktig beregning, lavt regnet -
7 enterprise
1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) foretak, virksomhet, bedrift2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) initiativ, framdrift, virketrang•strevsubst. \/ˈentəpraɪz\/1) dristig foretagende (eller tiltak), vågestykke2) (forretnings)foretagende, foretak, bedrift, virksomhet3) initiativ, foretaksomhet, driftighet, virketranghan mangler initiativ\/fremdrifthan er en veldig foretaksom mann \/ en mann med fremdrift -
8 headstrong
adjective ((of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want: a headstrong, obstinate child.) egenrådig, stastriadj. \/ˈhedstrɒŋ\/1) sta, stivsinnet, halsstarrig2) egensindig, egenrådig, ubøyelig -
9 hungry
adjective (wanting or needing food etc: a hungry baby; I'm hungry - I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure.) sulten, hungrendeadj. \/ˈhʌŋɡrɪ\/1) sulten, hungrig2) som er kjennetegnet av matmangel3) ( overført) hungrende, tørstende, lengtende4) ( overført) grådig5) mager, skrinn, næringsfattig6) som gir appetitt, som gjør en sulten7) (austr.) gjerrig, knuslete, gnieraktigbe hungry for hungre etter, tørste etter, lengte etterthe Hungry Forties «de sultne førtiårene» (1840-årene som i England var preget av stor nød) -
10 inert
i'nə:t1) (without the power to move: A stone is an inert object.) død, inaktiv2) ((of people) not wanting to move, act or think: lazy, inert people.) treg, slapp•- inertiatregadj. \/ɪˈnɜːt\/1) ( om person eller dyr) treg, sløv, dorsk, inaktiv2) ( om ting) ubevegelig, livløs3) ( kjemi) inert, som ikke reagerer med andre stoffer -
11 intent
-t1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) oppsatt på2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) ivrig opptatt av, fordypet ihensiktIsubst. \/ɪnˈtent\/( spesielt jus) formål, hensikt, intensjon, forsettto all intents and purposes praktisk talt, faktisk, i alt vesentlig, så godt somwith felonious intent ( jus) med forbrytersk hensiktwith good\/evil intent i god\/ond hensiktIIadj. \/ɪnˈtent\/spent oppmerksom, spentintent on\/upon helt innstilt på, ivrig opptatt av\/fordypet i -
12 interested
1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) interessert, opptatt av2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) interessert i3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) interessert, deltakendeadj. \/ˈɪntrəstɪd\/, \/ˈɪnt(ə)restɪd\/1) interessert, engasjert2) partisk3) egoistisk, selviskbe interested in interessere seg for, være interessert i ha interesse i, ha satset penger i være engasjert i, være innblandet ithose interested eller the interested parties interessentene vedkommende, de berørte parter -
13 lonely
1) (lacking or wanting companionship: Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?) enslig, ene og forlatt2) ((of a place) far away from busy places, having few people: a lonely island.) ensomadj. \/ˈləʊnlɪ\/1) ensom, alene, uten selskap2) ( om sted) enslig, ensom, øde, avsidesliggende, forlatt -
14 puritan
'pjuəritən1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) puritaner2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) puritaner•Isubst. \/ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n\/( historisk Puritan) puritanerIIadj. \/ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n\/( historisk Puritan) puritansk -
15 purpose
'pə:pəs1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) formål, hensikt, mening2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål, funksjon3) (determination: a man of purpose.) målbevissthet, besluttsomhet•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purposeformål--------funksjon--------hensiktIsubst. \/ˈpɜːpəs\/1) formål, hensikt2) mål, oppgave, grunnhun er her av forretningsmessige grunner \/ i forretningsøyemed3) besluttsomhet4) nytte, bruk, formålaside from the purpose eller wide of the purpose som ikke hører til sakenfor all practical purpose i praksisinfirm of purpose vankelmodig, viljesvaklack of purpose manglende besluttsomhetmade for the purpose of something spesiallaget for noeon purpose med hensikton the purpose to for å, med den hensikt åpurposes -bruk, -hensyn, -grunnera sense of purpose livsinnhold, mening med tilværelsenstrength of purpose viljestyrke, besluttsomhetsuit\/serve\/answer its purpose tjene sin hensikttenacity of purpose målbevissthetto little purpose eller to no purpose forgjevesto the purpose hensiktsmessigto what purpose? hva nytter det?use something to good purpose få noe ut av noe, ha glede av noewanting of purpose uten mål og mening, meningsløswith the purpose of i den hensikt åwork with a purpose arbeide målbevisstIIverb \/ˈpɜːpəs\/ha til hensikt, akte, planlegge• they purpose making\/to make a further attemptpurposed tilsiktet forsettligpurpose something planlegge noe -
16 radical
'rædikəl 1. adjective1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) grunnleggende2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) dyptgående, radikal3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) radikal2. noun(a person who wants radical political changes.) radikal, venstreorientert personradikalIsubst. \/ˈrædɪk(ə)l\/1) ( politikk) radikaler, ekstremist, venstreradikaler (oftest), sosialist (spesielt amer.), kommunist (spesielt amer.)2) ( matematikk) radikal, rot(tegn)3) ( kjemi) radikal4) ( språkvitenskap) rot, ordstamme, rotordIIadj. \/ˈrædɪk(ə)l\/1) ( politikk) radikal, venstreorientert, sosialistisk2) radikal, grundig, dyptgripende, gjennomgripendegjennomgripende endringer \/ radikale forandringer3) grunn-, grunnleggende, fundamental4) (matematikk, språkvitenskap) rot-5) ( botanikk) grunnstilt, basal -
17 serious
'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) (er det) alvor...3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriouslyalvorligadj. \/ˈsɪərɪəs\/1) alvorlig, seriøs2) viktig, betenkelig, nevneverdig3) troende, religiøs4) ( hverdagslig) i stor skala, stor, i stor gradbe serious about something ta noe på alvor• are you serious about this?• to be serious, I wish to leave nowhave a serious word with somebody si noen et alvorsordtake something under serious consideration overveie noe alvorlig, ta noe under nøye overveielse -
18 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sjenert, blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) skvetten, sky, engstelig3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skvetten, lettskremt, sky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skvette, bli sky for- shyly- shynessblyg--------skvetten--------skyIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/( om hest) plutselig sprang, plutselig kast, plutselig rykkIIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/1) kast2) ( overført) forsøkhave a shy at someone håne noen, drive gjøn med noenhave a shy at something prøve å treffe noe (spesielt med ball eller stein) ( overført) forsøke seg på noeIIIverb \/ʃaɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) kaste, slenge2) ( spesielt om hest) skvette, bli skremt3) unnvike, rygge (tilbake)shy away flykte, trekke seg unnashy away from doing something vike tilbake for å gjøre noeshy away from the thought\/idea of steile ved tanken påshy from vike tilbake forIVadj. \/ʃaɪ\/1) (folke)sky, tilbaketrukket2) blyg, sjenert, unnselig3) lettskremt, skvetten, engstelig (av seg), mistenksom, redd4) (amer. hverdagslig) lysskyfight shy of forsøke å unngå, gå utenomshy of sky for mistenksom mot forsiktig medbe shy of doing something være redd for å gjøre noe, være motvillig til å gjøre noeshy with blyg overfor -
19 slink
sliŋkpast tense, past participle - slunk; verb(to move as if wanting to avoid attention: He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake.) luske, liste segIsubst. \/slɪŋk\/for tidlig født kalv (eller annet dyr)II1) liste seg, luske2) ( om dyr) kaste for tidlig, føde for tidlig -
20 weight
1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) vekt, tyngde2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) lodd3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) byrde4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) tyngde, vekt5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) vektbyrde--------lodd--------tyngde--------vektIsubst. \/weɪt\/1) vekt, tyngde, vektmengde• how can you lose a ten-ton weight of coal?• have you experienced any loss of weight?2) byrde3) lodd4) brevpresse5) ( overført) tyngde, byrde, trykk6) vekt, betydning, innflytelse• do you attach weight to what he's saying?7) tyngdepunkt hos, den samlede kraft (til)8) ( sport) vekt(klasse) (boksing), vektbelastning (hesteveddeløp)9) ( teknikk) trykk, belastning, last10) ( statistikk) vekta matter of weight en viktig sakbe a weight off one's mind være en lettelse for enbe over weight være overvektigbe under weight være undervektigby weight i løsvekt, etter vektgive a light weight ( ved salg) gi for lav vekthave a weight lifted from one's heart\/chest få en sten løftet fra brystet sittin weight på (vekten)lose weight gå ned i vekt, ta avnet weight nettovektof full weight med hele sin tyngdepull one's weight ro av alle krefter ta sin del av ansvaret, dra sin del av lasset, gjøre sittom alle legger seg i selen, kommer vi til å vinneput on weight gå opp i vekt, legge på segput the weight ( sport) støte kuleputting the weight ( sport) kulestøtset of weights loddsetttake the weight off one's feet ( hverdagslig) hvile bena, sette seg nedthrow one's weight about\/around ( hverdagslig) blære seg, gjøre seg viktig, vise seg• don't mind him, he's just throwing his weight aboutikke bry deg om ham, han bare viser segthrow one's weight (behind) (hverdagslig, overført) gjøre sin innflytelse gjeldendethrow the weight of one's influences into the scales anvende all sin innflytelseunit of weight vektenhetweights and measures mål og vektworth one's weight in gold ( overført) verdt sin vekt i gullIIverb \/weɪt\/1) gjøre tyngre, utstyre med tyngde2) ( også overført) belaste, tynge (ned)3) ( overført) tilrettelegge, tilpasse, vinkle• interests which weight policy in the direction of...interesser som styrer politikken i retningen av...4) ( teknikk) fortynge, fylle• is this weighted silk?5) ( statistikk) veieweight an argument legge frem et argument (på en god måte)weight down overlasteweighted average (matematikk, statistikk) veiet middeltall
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