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41 query
'kwiəri 1. plural - queries; noun1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) forespørsel, spørsmål2) (a question mark: You have omitted the query.) spørsmålstegn2. verb1) (to question (a statement etc): I think the waiter has added up the bill wrongly - you should query it.) spørre om, sette spørsmålstegn ved2) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) spørrespørsmålIsubst. (flertall: queries) \/ˈkwɪərɪ\/1) spørsmål, forespørsel2) fundering, tvil3) ( i manuskripter e.l.) forklaring: spørsmålstegn som settes i margen4) ( EDB) spørring, forespørselReader's Queries spørrespalte i avis\/tidsskriftIIverb \/ˈkwɪərɪ\/1) spørre om, undersøke2) tvile på, betvile3) ( i manuskripter e.l.) sette spørsmålstegn (i margen)4) (amer.) utspørre, forhøre seg hosquery whether\/if stille spørsmål om, settte et spørsmålstegn ved, være i tvil om -
42 rightly
1) (justly, justifiably; it is right, good or just that (something is the case): He was punished for his stupidity and rightly: Rightly or wrongly she refused to speak to him.) med god grunn, med rette2) (correctly; accurately: They rightly assumed that he would refuse to help.) riktigadv. \/ˈraɪtlɪ\/1) rett, riktig• if I remember rightly, I saw you last summerhvis jeg ikke tar helt feil, så møtte jeg deg sist sommerhan kom klokken fem, hvis jeg husker riktig2) med rette, som seg hør og børrightly or wrongly med rette eller urette, det være seg riktig eller galt -
43 scan
skæn 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) granske, studere2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) fare over med en harelabb3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) skanne, (av)søke4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) skanne5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) skanne, gjennomlyse6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) skandere2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) ultralyd(bilde); raskt blikk- scannergranskeIsubst. \/skæn\/1) raskt gjennomblikk, skumlesing2) forskende blikk, prøvende blikk3) ( teknikk) skanning, avsøkingIIverb \/skæn\/1) granske, studere, undersøke nøye2) kikke igjennom, kaste et raskt blikk på, skumme3) ( matematikk) analysere metrisk, skandere, kunne skanderes4) ( teknikk) skanne, (av)lese, (av)søke5) ( om røntgenbilde) avlesescan through kikke gjennom, skumlese -
44 soul
səul1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) sjel, ånd2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) menneske; en vennlig sjel3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) primus motor4) (soul music.) soulmusikk, svart musikk•- soulful- soulfully
- soulless
- soul-destroying
- soul musicindivid--------menneske--------person--------sjelsubst. \/səʊl\/1) sjel2) sjel, person, menneske3) essens, personifisering, sjel4) soul(musikk)bare one's soul ( gammeldags) tømme sitt hjertebe a good soul and... ( hverdagslig) vær så vennlig å...call one's soul one's own være sin egen herregod bless his soul (gud) velsigne hamhave no soul for music ikke ha sans for musikkheart and soul med liv og sjelthe immortality of the soul sjelens udødelighetkeep body and soul together holde liv i segthe life and soul of midtpunktet i, essensen avthe soul of the party festens midtpunktthrow one's soul into something legge hele sin sjel i noeupon my soul! i all verden!with my whole soul av hele mitt hjerte, inderlig -
45 spirit level
(a tool consisting of a bar containing a glass tube of liquid, for testing whether a surface is level.) vatersubst. \/ˈspɪrɪtˌlevl\/( teknikk) libelle, vaterpasstrue to spirit level i vater -
46 test
test 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) prøve2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) prøve, undersøkelse, kontroll3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prøve; prøvelse4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) prøve5) (a test match.)2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) gi en prøve, teste- test pilot
- test-tubeeksamen--------forsøk--------forsøke--------prøveIsubst. \/test\/1) prøvehun fikk prøvefilme\/-synge\/-spille2) ( psykologi) test3) undersøkelse, forsøk4) bedømmelsesgrunnlag, kriterium5) ( kjemi) reagens, reagensprøve6) ( metallurgi) kapell, smelteskålIIsubst. \/test\/( zoologi) (hardt) skallIIIverb \/ˈtest\/1) prøve, undersøke2) sette på prøve3) være en prøve på4) ( psykologi) teste5) høre, avhøre• will you test me on my homework?6) prøve ut, prøvekjøre7) kontrollere, sjekke8) ( kjemi) prøve (med reagens)9) ( metallurgi) affinere, avdrive (i kapell)test one's ground prøve seg fremtest out teste ut -
47 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) prøve, forsøke2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) prøver (ut); smake på3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) stille for retten4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) sette på prøve, ta på, anstrenge2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) forsøk, prøve2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) forsøk•- trier- trying
- try on
- try outforsøk--------forsøke--------prøve--------strev--------undersøkeIsubst. \/traɪ\/1) forsøk2) ( rugby) forsøk, try (tre poeng)give something a try forsøke, prøvehave another try prøv igjen, forsøk en gang tilhave a try (at something) gjøre et forsøk (med noe), forsøke (noe), prøve (noe)nice try godt forsøk, bra forsøkthis try denne gangenII1) forsøke, prøve2) forsøke med, prøve på3) prøve, teste4) prøve, smake på• try this wine!5) gjøre (et) forsøk med, gjøre (et) eksperiment med, prøve6) ( teater) prøvekjøre (en forestilling)7) undersøke (eksperimentelt), prøve ut8) sette på prøve, stille på prøve9) anstrenge, ta på10) plage, sjenere, irritere• which judge will try the case?try a case (amer., om advokat) føre en sak, bringe en sak inn for rettentry a fall with someone måle sine krefter med noentry and ( hverdagslig) prøve å, forsøke åtry as one would hvor mye man enn prøver, hva man enn gjørtry at forsøke med forsøke påtry back forsøke å trekke seg ut av spillet, forsøke å trekke seg tilbake forsøke en gang til, prøve igjentry for forsøke å (opp)nå, forsøke å komme frem tilsøke (på), søke seg inn vedsøke om, forsøke å fåtry hard prøve hardt, anstrenge segtry it on with somebody eller try one's tricks with somebody (britisk, hverdagslig) forsøke seg overfor noen, prøve å lure en• don't try it on with me!try me! bare vent! (og se!) (brukes til å antyde at man er villig til å gjøre noe uventet)try not to do something forsøke å ikke gjøre noe, fortsette å la være å gjøre noetry on prøve (på seg)try one's best forsøke å gjøre sitt bestetry one's hand at something forsøke seg på noetry out (gjennom)prøve, prøve ut prøvekjøre utforske smake på• try out this sherry!smelte utlutre, rensetry out for something (amer.) forsøke å kvalifisere seg til noetry over gå gjennom, lese gjennom, spille gjennom prøvetry something out in battle ( gammeldags) avgjøre noe ved kamptry the impossible forsøke (å gjøre) det umulige -
48 undecided
1) ((of a person) unable to make a decision about something.) ubesluttsom, ubestemt2) ((of a matter) not settled: The date of the meeting is still undecided.) usikker, ikke bestemtuavgjortadj. \/ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd\/1) uavgjort, ikke bestemt, i det blå2) ( om person) i tvil, som ikke har bestemt segleave undecided la stå åpent -
49 vote of confidence
(a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.) tillitsvotumsubst.tillitsvotumdemand a vote of confidence stille kabinettspørsmål -
50 word
wə:d 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) ord2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) ord, prat3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) beskjed; nytt, nyhet4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) (lov)ord, løfte2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) ordlegge, formulere- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for worddiskusjon--------formulere--------løfte--------ordIsubst. \/wɜːd\/1) ord, glose• can you spell the word «rose»?kan du stave ordet «rose»?2) bud, beskjed, nyheter, underretning, meddelelse3) nøkkelord, passord4) parole, motto, slagord, maksime5) æresord, løfte6) befaling, ordre, signal, kommandoat the (given) word på (gitt) kommandoa word to the wise et lite hintbe as good as one's word(s) eller be better than one's word(s) holde ordbe at words (about something) krangle (om noe)be too... for words være ubeskrivelig...be worse than one's words ikke holde ordbeyond words ubeskriveligbig words store ord, skrytbreak one's word bryte løftet sittby word and deed med råd og dåd, i ord og gjerning• although he sometimes claimed to be radical he was always conservative by word and deedselv om han av og til påstod at han var radikal var han alltid konservativ i ord og gjerningcome to words about something komme i krangel om noe, havne i en disputt om noe, ryke i tottene på hverandre for noedirty word stygt ordfew words, many deeds handling er bedre enn ordfrom the word go fra første stund, fra første dag (av), fra begynnelsenget a word in få et ord med i lagetget a word in (edgeways) få inn et ord (på tvers), få inn et ord på høykantgive the word to do something gi ordre om, kommanderegive words to something sette ord på noe, gi uttrykk for noegive\/pledge\/pass one's word gi sitt (æres)ord, lovego back on one's word gå tilbake på et løfte, bryte et løftehang on somebody's word lytte åndeløst til noenhave a word with somebody ta en prat med noensi noen et sannhetsordhave no words mangle ord, ikke finne ordhave the last word ha\/få det siste ordetin a word med ett ord, kort sagtin so many words klart og tydelig• he told me in so many words that...kort og godtin the words of for å sitere, som... uttrykker det• in the words of the comittee, the plan will failsom komiteen uttrykker det, vil planen mislykkesjust say the word bare si frakeep one's words holde ordknow the last word about something vite alt om noethe last word on a matter siste ord i en saka man\/woman of his\/her words en mann\/kvinne som holder sitt ordof few words av få ord, fåmæltone word brings the other det ene ordet følger det andre(up)on my word på mitt ord, på min ære• my word upon it!det kan du stole på!, æresord!( forbauset) min santen, ser man det, har du sett\/hørt på maken(up)on one's word på sitt ord, på æresordpass the word gi ordre, si ifrabare si ifra, så skal jeg gjøre detpass word to somebody sende bud\/beskjed til noenplain words rene ord, klartekstput in a word få et ord med (i laget)put in \/ say a good word for somebody legge inn et godt ord for noenput something into words uttrykke noe med ord, sette ord på noeput words into somebody's mouth legge ord i munnen på noensay the word si ifrastand by one's word stå ved sine ordtake somebody at their word ta noen på ordet ta noens ord for god fisktake somebody's word for it stole på noentake the words out of somebody's mouth ta ordene ut av munnen på noentake words for things forveksle ord\/løfter og\/med faktathat's a long word ( hverdagslig) det var da sværtuse big words bruke store ordwith\/on the word straks, med en gang, umiddelbartword by\/for word ordrett, ord for ordword for befaling om, ordre om signal tilthe word got round that... det gikk rykte om at...the word has it that... det ryktes at..., det sies at...word of mouth muntligword of warning advarende ordwords ordelagordlyd, formuleringytring, uttalelsetekst, sangtekst, visetekst(teater e.l.) replikkerwords fail me jeg finner ikke ordwrite word skrive og snakke omIIverb \/wɜːd\/1) uttrykke2) formulere, forfattescantily worded knapp, kortfattet -
51 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) smakssak -
52 at that rate
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) i så fall, i dette tempoet -
53 at this
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) i så fall, i dette tempoet -
54 be beside the point
(to be irrelevant: You will have to go. Whether you want to go is beside the point.) uvedkommende -
55 even if
(no matter whether: Even if I leave now, I'll be too late.) selv/enda om -
56 kill time
(to find something to do to use up spare time: I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.) slå i hjel tid -
57 take a bet
( often with on) (to bet: Are you willing to take a bet on whether he'll come or not?) vedde på -
58 toss up
(to toss a coin to decide a matter: We tossed up (to decide) whether to go to the play or the ballet.) kaste krone og mynt -
59 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) hva med?; hva om?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) hvordan går det med?; hva med?
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whether — 1. For the choice between if and whether, see if 2. 2. When the alternative to the whether clause is a simple negative, this can take several forms, but whether or not is now more usual than whether or no: • I brooded all the way whether or not I … Modern English usage
Whether — Wheth er, conj. In case; if; used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whether or no — Whether Wheth er, conj. In case; if; used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whether — [hweth′ər, weth′ər] conj. [ME < OE hwæther (akin to Ger weder, neither) < IE * kwotero , which (of two) < base * kwo , who (> WHAT) + compar. suffix] 1. if it be the case or fact that: used to introduce an indirect question [ask… … English World dictionary
Whether — Wheth er, pron. [OE. whether, AS. hw[ae]?er; akin to OS. hwe?ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder, conj., neither, Icel. hv[=a]rr whether, Goth. hwa?ar, Lith. katras, L. uter, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. katara, from the interrogatively pronoun,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whether\ ---\ or — • whether or • whether or whether 1. coord. conj. Used to introduce an indirect question. You must decide whether you should go or stay. I don t know whether Jack or Bill is a better player. Compare: either or 2. Used to show a choice of things,… … Словарь американских идиом
whether — O.E. hwæðer, hweðer which of two, whether, from P.Gmc. *khwatharaz (Cf. O.S. hwedar, O.N. hvarr, Goth. huaþar, O.H.G. hwedar which of the two, Ger. weder neither ), from interrogative base *khwa who (see WHO (Cf … Etymology dictionary
whether — ► CONJUNCTION 1) expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives. 2) expressing an enquiry or investigation. 3) indicating that a statement applies whichever of the alternatives mentioned is the case. USAGE Whether and if are more or less… … English terms dictionary
whether */*/*/ — UK [ˈweðə(r)] / US [ˈweðər] / US [ˈhweðər] conjunction Collocations: Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect questions of the type that expect a yes/no answer: She asked if/whether I liked jazz. Use whether, but not if, before an… … English dictionary
whether — conjunction 1 used when talking about a choice you have to make or about two different possibilities: He asked me whether she was coming. | The decision whether to see her was mine alone. | whether or not: I coudn t decide whether or not to go to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whether — wheth|er [ weðər, hweðər ] conjunction *** 1. ) used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true: They asked us whether we were married. There is some doubt as to whether the illness is infectious. whether...or: She doesn t even … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English