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1 apple of discord
(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.) stridens æble- upset the apple cart* * *(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.) stridens æble- upset the apple cart -
2 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) konkubine2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) medhustru* * *1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) konkubine2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) medhustru -
3 jaywalker
['‹eiwo:kə](a person who walks carelessly among traffic: She never looks to see if there's a car coming before she crosses the road - she's a jaywalker.) fumlegænger* * *['‹eiwo:kə](a person who walks carelessly among traffic: She never looks to see if there's a car coming before she crosses the road - she's a jaywalker.) fumlegænger -
4 settler
noun (a person who settles in a country that is being newly populated: They were among the early settlers on the east coast of America.) nybygger; bosætter* * *noun (a person who settles in a country that is being newly populated: They were among the early settlers on the east coast of America.) nybygger; bosætter
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