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121 drown
1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) drukne2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) drukne, bli overdøvetverb \/draʊn\/1) drukne2) gjennombløte, gjennomvæte3) oversvømme, sette under vann4) ( overført) overdøve, druknedrowned druknedrowned out bli hjemløs på grunn av oversvømmelsedrown one's sorrows drukne sorgenlike a drowned rat (våt) som en druknet katt -
122 dry-clean
verb (to clean (clothes etc) with chemicals, not with water.) rense kjemisk, tørrenseverb \/ˌdraɪˈkliːn\/tørrense, rense kjemisk -
123 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) sprelle, kaste seg fram og tilbakeflyndreIsubst. \/ˈflaʊndə\/( zoologi) flyndreflounders flyndrearterIIsubst. \/ˈflaʊndə\/kavingIIIverb \/ˈflaʊndə\/1) kaste seg frem, vasse, stampe, tumle frem2) ( overført) tulle, rote, fomle3) ( overført) stusse, bli forvirretflounder about gå hit og dit, famle omkring, rote rundt -
124 invite
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) innby, invitere2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) be om3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) oppfordre til, anmode om•- invitingbe--------innby--------invitereIsubst. \/ˈɪnvaɪt\/( hverdagslig) innbydelseIIverb \/ɪnˈvaɪt\/1) innby, invitere2) be, oppfordre, innby3) anmode, begjære4) lokke, friste5) fremkalle, gi anledning til, trekke til seg, innby til6) be ominvite subscriptions for a loan legge ut et lån -
125 isolate
(to separate, cut off or keep apart from others: Several houses have been isolated by the flood water; A child with an infectious disease should be isolated.) isolere, avskjære fra (omverdenen)- isolated- isolationisolereIsubst. \/ˈaɪsəleɪt\/isolatIIverb \/ˈaɪsəleɪt\/1) isolere, avskjære fra omverdenen, avsondre fra omverdenen2) ( overført) isolere, skille ut, sirkle inn3) ( bakteriologi) rendyrke, isolere4) ( kjemi) isolere, renfremstille5) ( elektronikk) isolere6) ( skogbruk) lysstille -
126 revive
1) (to come, or bring, back to consciousness, strength, health etc: They attempted to revive the woman who had fainted; She soon revived; The flowers revived in water; to revive someone's hopes.) komme til bevissthet; gjenopplive2) (to come or bring back to use etc: This old custom has recently (been) revived.) vekke til live, gjenoppta•- revivalgjenoppliveverb \/rɪˈvaɪv\/1) gjenopplive, få liv i, kvikne til, livne til2) ( overført) blåse nytt liv i, friske opp, gjenopplive, live opp, våkne til live igjen, vekke til live igjen3) sende i reprise, ha nypremiere på• the amateur actors revived «The Tempest»amatørskuespillerne hadde nypremiere på «Stormen»4) ( om klær og hår) farge, friske opp farge5) ( kjemi) tilbakeføre til naturlig tilstand\/formrevive someone's hopes gi noen nytt håp -
127 roughen
verb (to make or become rough: The sea roughened as the wind rose.) gjøre ru; gå høy, piskes oppverb \/ˈrʌf(ə)n\/gjøre grov, gjøre ru, bli grov, bli rurøyk og whiskey hadde gjort stemmen hans rusten\/grov -
128 ruffle
(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) rufse opp; bruse med fjærenebuste--------slagsmålIsubst. \/ˈrʌfl\/1) rysj, rynkekappe, volang2) ( zoologi) fjærkrage (på fugl), hårkrage (på pattedyr), fjærpryd3) ( anatomi) kryss4) krusning5) irritasjon, ergrelse6) bråk, opptøyer, tumult7) oppstyr, røre, oppstandelse8) vibrerende trommevirvelIIverb \/ˈrʌfl\/1) ( om hår e.l.) rufse opp\/til, ruske i, pjuske\/buste til, bringe i uorden2) bruse med fjærene, puste\/blåse opp3) (om vann, sjø) kruse (seg), lage krusninger4) opprøre, sette i bevegelse, gjøre urolig5) ( kortspill) stokke, blande6) bla raskt igjennom7) ( overført) irritere, ergre, forarge8) bringe ut av fatning9) lage rysjer\/folder, rynke, forsyne med rysjer10) slå en vibrerende trommevirvelbe ruffled bli støtt, bli bragt ut av fatning komme i harnisk, bruse oppruffle someone's temper ergre\/forarge noen, irritere noenruffle someone's feathers ( hverdagslig) ergre noen, forarge noen, irritere noenruffle up fare opp, bruse opp bli støtt
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