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1 whereabouts
adverb (near or in what place(?): Whereabouts is it?; I don't know whereabouts it is.) hvor (omtrent)Isubst. \/ˈweərəbaʊts\/( tar verb i entall eller flertall) oppholdssted, tilholdsstedIIadv. \/ˌweərəˈbaʊts\/1) hvor (omtrent)• whereabouts did you find it?2) ( gammeldags) om hva -
2 tip
I 1. tip noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) tupp, spiss2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) forsyne med spiss- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. tip past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) søppelplass- tip overIII 1. tip noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) tips, drikkepenger2. verb(to give such a gift to.) gi tips/drikkepengerIV tip noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) råd, vink, tips- tip offavfallsplass--------spiss--------tipp--------topp--------toppunktIsubst. \/tɪp\/1) spiss, tipp, tupp, tå, topp, ende2) holk, hylse3) brodd, pigg, odd4) ( på sigarett) munnstykke, tipp, filter5) tåhette, tåbeskytter, tåbeslag6) hælbeslag, hæljern7) ( på tebusk) bladknoppbe something to the tips of one's fingers være noe til fingerspissenefrom tip to toe fra topp til tåhave something at the tip of one's tongue eller have something on the tip of one's tongue ( overført) ha noe på tungenknow something at the tip of one's fingers kunne noe på fingreneIIsubst. \/tɪp\/1) ( britisk) (søppel)fylling, tipp, tømmeplass2) tipping, bikking, vipping, velting3) tippevognrampe4) ( hverdagslig) skittent sted, rotete sted• his room is an absolute tip!IIIsubst. \/tɪp\/1) drikkepenger, driks• no tips!2) ( hverdagslig) hint, råd, vink, tips• take my tip!3) (spes. sport) tipp, tips4) lett slag, lett rapp, prikkinga straight tip et sikkert tips, en pålitelig opplysning en åpenlys advarsela tip from the horse's mouth et stalltipsIVverb \/tɪp\/1) forsyne med spiss, pryde med spiss, sette spiss på, sette tupp på, beslå, sko2) ( om solen) belyse toppen på (et fjell e.l.)3) ( om fyrstikk) dyppe i sats4) ( bokinnbinding) klebe innsidene ble klebet inn, én etter én5) ( hagebruk) knipe av utløpereVverb \/tɪp\/1) vippe, tippe, bikke2) ( om båt) legge seg over, krenge3) velte over ende, tippe over ende4) helle (ut), hvelve ut (av), tippe (ut), tømme (ut)5) laste (ut) av, lesse av, lossetip one's hand (amer., hverdagslig) (komme til å) avsløre sine hensiktertip one's hat lette på hatten, hilsetip out helle (ut), hvelve ut (av), tippe (ut), tømme (ut)tip over velte over ende, tippe over ende, kantretip the balance eller tip the scales være tungen på vektskålen, være den avgjørende faktor, være utslagsgivendetip up vippe opp, slå oppvelte, vippe over endeVIverb \/tɪp\/1) banke lett, klappe, prikke, røre ved, streife ved, sneie2) ( hverdagslig) gi, rekke• tip me your hand!3) ( hverdagslig) gi drikkepenger, tipse4) ( hverdagslig) tippe, gjette, anslå5) ( hverdagslig) gi et vink, tipse, varsku, advare, varsletip someone off ( hverdagslig) advare noen (i forveien), gi noen et hint\/vink, tipse noentip someone the wink (britisk, hverdagslig) gi noen privat informasjon -
3 keep/lose track of
((not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I've lost track of what is happening.) ha/miste oversikt
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