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1 wealth
welƟ1) (riches: He is a man of great wealth.) rikdom, velstand2) (a great quantity (of): a wealth of information.) vell, store mengder•- wealthyrikdom--------velstandsubst. \/welθ\/1) ( også overført) rikdom, velstand, overflod2) ( gammeldags) velstand, ve og vel, fremgang -
2 wealth tax
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3 resource
rə'zo:s, ]( American) 'ri:zo:rs1) ((usually in plural) something that gives help, support etc when needed; a supply; a means: We have used up all our resources; We haven't the resources at this school for teaching handicapped children.) (hjelpe)middel, ressurs2) ((usually in plural) the wealth of a country, or the supply of materials etc which bring this wealth: This country is rich in natural resources.) ressurser, naturrikdommer3) (the ability to find ways of solving difficulties: He is full of resource.) oppfinnsomhet, påfunn•- resourcefully
- resourcefulnessressurs--------resurssubst. \/rɪˈsɔːs\/, \/rɪˈzɔːs\/1) ( vanlig i flertall) ressurser, midler, evnerhun utnyttet sine evner\/ressurser maksimalt2) utvei, råd, hjelpemiddelbe at the end of one's resources stå på bar bakke, ikke vite sin arme rådbe full of resource alltid finne en løsning på noe, alltid finne en utveibe thrown upon one's resources bli\/være overlatt til seg selv, måtte klare seg selvleave a person to his\/her own resources overlate noen til seg selva man of resources en snarrådig\/oppfinnsom mann -
4 affluence
noun (wealth.) velstand, overflodsubst. \/ˈæflʊəns\/1) rikdom, velstand2) overflod3) innstrømming, tilstrømminglive in affluence leve i overflod -
5 before
bi'fo: 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) før, tidligere; om ikke lenge2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) foran3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) før, heller enn2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) før, tidligere3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) før (enn), innenførIadv. \/bɪˈfɔː\/før, tidligere, før i tidenat no time before or after verken før eller sidenIIprep. \/bɪˈfɔː\/1) før, innen2) foran, fremfor, for3) ( om preferanse) fremfor, hellerbe\/sail before the mast ( sjøfart) seile som vanlig sjømann, seile foran mastenbefore long innen kort tidbefore the wind ( sjøfart) for vindenIIIkonj. \/bɪˈfɔː\/snarere enn, heller enn -
6 bottomless
adjective (very deep: a bottomless pit.) bunnløsadj. \/ˈbɒtəmləs\/1) bunnløs, uten bunn, uten sete2) uutgrunnelig3) uuttømmelig, grenseløs -
7 considerable
adjective (great: considerable wealth; a considerable number of people.) betydelig, betraktelig, anselig, vesentligbetydeligIsubst. \/kənˈsɪd(ə)rəbl\/(amer., hverdagslig) mye, en hel delIIadj. \/kənˈsɪd(ə)rəbl\/1) betydningsfull, betydelig, som fortjener respekt, som fortjener oppmerksomhet2) anselig, vesentlig, atskillig, større -
8 consolation
1) (the act of consoling.) trøst2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) trøst; trøste-(premie)trøstsubst. \/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n\/trøsta poor consolation en fattig trøst, en mager trøst -
9 envy
'envi 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) misunnelse2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) misunne2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) misunne•- enviable- envious
- the envy ofmisunneIsubst. \/ˈenvɪ\/1) misunnelse2) gjenstand for misunnelseenvy of someone misunnelse overfor noenenvy of\/at something misunnelse over noeIIverb \/ˈenvɪ\/misunne, være misunnelig\/sjalu på -
10 fabulous
1) (wonderful: a fabulous idea.) fabelaktig, fantastisk, eventyrlig2) (existing (only) in a fable: The phoenix is a fabulous bird.) fabel-, sagn-, myte-fabelaktigadj. \/ˈfæbjʊləs\/1) fabelaktig, legendarisk2) eventyrlig, fantastisk, utrolig, kjempeflott• fabulous price\/wealth3) sagnaktig, fabel-, saga-, mytisk, diktet -
11 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) trives, vokse godt, florere2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blomstre, gå strykende3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) vifte/svinge med2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) krusedull, snirkel, sving2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) feiende bevegelse, flott gestus3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfare•fanfare--------snirkelIsubst. \/ˈflʌrɪʃ\/1) snirkel, løkke (på bokstav), krusedull2) floskel, store ord3) feiende bevegelse4) ( musikk) fanfareflourish of trumpets trompetfanfarein full flourish ( gammeldags) i full vigørsound a flourish blåse fanfare, blåse touchewith a flourish med en feiende bevegelsewith a (great) flourish of trumpets med (kraftig) trompetfanfareIIverb \/ˈflʌrɪʃ\/1) ( overført) blomstre, gå godt, gå strykende2) (om planter, levende vesener) trives3) virke, være på topp, være på høydenhan virket rundt år 400 f.Kr.4) skryte, vise frem, vifte med5) ( musikk) gi touche, lage fanfare, preludere6) svinge, vifte7) pynte med snirkler, skjære ut -
12 flow
fləu 1. verb1) (to move along in the way that water does: The river flowed into the sea.) renne, strømme, flyte2) ((of the tide) to rise: The boat left the harbour when the tide began to flow.) stige2. noun(the act of flowing: a flow of blood; the flow of traffic.) flyt(ing), (gjennom)strømmingelv--------flyte--------menstruasjon--------renne--------strøm--------strømmeIsubst. \/fləʊ\/1) ( også overført) flyt, strøm2) ( overført) tilstrømning3) gjennomstrømning, tilgang4) overflod5) (om klær, hår) bølger6) oversvømmelse7) ( om tidevann) stigning, flodet er flo \/ tidevannet stiger8) ( fysikk) strømning, strømningshastighet9) ( maling) flyteevne10) menstruasjonsblødning, mensebb and flow se ➢ ebb, 1(a) flow of -flom, -strømgo against the flow ( overført) gå mot strømmengo with the flow ( overført) flyte med strømmen, gjøre som alle andre ta det som det kommer, akseptere sin skjebnein full flow i full sving ( om tale) i en flom, i en strømmenstrual flow mens, menstruasjonsblødningIIverb \/fləʊ\/1) ( også overført) flyte, renne, strømme2) flomme over, strømme ut3) ( om tidevann) flø4) ( om vers e.l.) flyte lett, gli godt5) (om hår, klesplagg) bølge, falle, flomme6) ( også overført) renne over, flomme overebb and flow se ➢ ebb, 1flow freely renne i strie strømmer, flyte frittflow into renne ut i, munne ut iflow with flyte av, flyte over av -
13 gain
ɡein 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) få, vinne, nå, skaffe2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) tjene (på), høste fordel (av)3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) få, øke4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) fortne2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) økning, tilvekst2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) fortjeneste, gevinst•- gain onfå--------gagn--------gevinst--------nå--------rekke--------vinne--------vinningIsubst. \/ɡeɪn\/1) ( alminnelig) gevinst, fortjeneste, vinning, utbytte2) inntekt, profitt3) fremskritt, forbedring, fremgang4) økning5) ( elektronikk) forsterkning, vinningfraudulent gains penger tjent gjennom bedrageri, uærlige pengera gain in something en forbedring i noe, en fremgang i noeill-gotten gains urettmessig ervervet gevinst\/gods, ussel vinning ( spøkefullt) lettjente pengerill-gotten gains seldom prosper forbrytelser lønner seg ikkelove of gain profittbegjærIIverb \/ɡeɪn\/1) vinne, oppnå, høste2) skaffe seg, få• what gained him such a reputation?3) tjene, fortjene4) ( også gain over) vinne over på sin side, vinne over5) nå6) ( om klokke) fortne (seg)7) vinne, tjene på, øke, gå opp, tiltagain ground vinne terreng, få innpassgain (in) health få helsen tilbake, bli friskgain in somebody's opinion stige i noens aktelsegain kilos gå opp i vektgain (up) on hale inn på, øke forspranget( om havet) trenge inn på land få innpass hosgain one's end (point) nå sitt målgain somebody to do something få noen til å gjøre noegain strength samle kreftergain the wind ( sjøfart) skyte opp i vindengain weight legge på seg, gå opp i vekt -
14 heir
eəfeminine - heiress; noun(a person who by law receives wealth, property etc when the owner dies: A person's eldest son is usually his heir; A king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.) arving- heirloomarvingsubst. \/eə\/arving, arvtagergeneral\/sole heir enearving, universalarvingheir apparent rettmessig arving, nærmeste arvingheir in tail arving av fideikommissheir to someone eller heir of someone arving etter noenheir to something arvtager til noeheir to the throne tronarving -
15 honest
'onist 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) ærlig, hederlig, real2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) ærlig3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) ærlig, redelig•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) herlighet!- honestypålitelig--------ærligIadj. \/ˈɒnɪst\/1) ærlig, sannferdig2) hederlig, rettskaffen3) oppriktig, redelig, real4) (om person, ofte litt nedlatende) bra, god, anstendig, skikkeligen fattig, men skikkelig og ordentlig gutt5) ( om penger) tjent på ærlig vis, ervervet på en ærlig måte6) ( om varer) ekte, ren, uforfalsket, riktig7) ( gammeldags eller spøkefullt) ærbar, anstendig8) beskjeden, enkel• they were served good, honest home-cookingde fikk god, enkel hjemmelaget mat9) sannferdig, riktighonest Injun ( hverdagslig) kors på halsen, æresordan honest piece of work et ærlig stykke arbeid, et hederlig stykke arbeidhonest to God\/goodness kors på halsen, æresordbe honest with somebody være oppriktig mot noenmake an honest living tjene penger på ærlig vismake an honest woman of a girl ( gammeldags eller spøkefullt) gjøre en jente til en ærbar kvinne, gifte seg med en jente (man har forført)my honest man ( nedsettende) min gode mannthoroughly honest tvers igjennom ærligto be honest ærlig talt, oppriktig talt, for å være ærligtrust somebody's honest face tro noen på deres ærlige ansiktturn\/earn an honest penny tjene penger på ærlig visIIadv. \/ˈɒnɪst\/se ➢ honestly -
16 honestly
1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) på ærlig/redelig vis2) (used to stress the truth of what a person is saying: Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible.) ærlig/oppriktig taltadv. \/ˈɒnɪstlɪ\/1) rettskaffent, hederlig2) redelig, realt, oppriktig3) ærlig, på ærlig vis4) hånden på hjertet, oppriktig talt, ærlig talt, faktisk, æresord, tro du meg, helt sikkert• that's all I have, honestlydet er alt jeg har, hånden på hjertet• honestly, I don't know• that's what happened, honestlydet var det som skjedde, æresordhonestly! ærlig talt!, oppriktig talt!• honestly! what a silly thing to say! -
17 magnate
'mæɡneit(a man of wealth or power: He is a rich shipping magnate.) kakse, stormannsubst. \/ˈmæɡneɪt\/magnat, kakse, stormann, matador -
18 miser
(a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth: That old miser won't give you a cent!) gjerrigknark, gnier- miserly- miserlinesssubst. \/ˈmaɪzə\/gnier, gjerrigknark -
19 multimillionaire
(a person who has wealth valued at several million pounds, dollars etc.) mangemillionærsubst. \/ˌmʌltɪmɪljəˈneə\/mangemillionær, multimillionær -
20 mythical
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