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61 surveyor
noun (a person whose job is to survey buildings or land.) bygningsinspektør, landmålertakstmannsubst. \/səˈveɪə\/1) inspektør, kontrollør2) landmålersurveyor's map landmålingskart -
62 tolerance
1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) toleranse, overbærenhet2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) toleranse, motstandskrafttoleransesubst. \/ˈtɒlər(ə)ns\/1) toleranse2) vidsyn(thet), frisinn(ethet), liberalitet3) toleranse(område), slingringsmonn, feilmargin4) overbærenhet, tålsomhet5) ( mynting) feilgrense, tillatt avvik6) ( biologi) hardførhet, overlevelsesevne7) ( medisin) motstandskraft, toleranse8) (hagebruk, om vekster) evne til å tåle skyggetolerance for eller tolerance to ( medisin) toleranse for, toleranse mot, toleranse overfor motstandskraft mot tilvenning til -
63 tuner
1) ((also piano-tuner) a person whose profession is tuning pianos.) pianostemmer2) (the dial on a radio etc used to tune in to the different stations.) innstillingsknapp3) (a radio which is part of a stereo system.) tunersubst. \/ˈtjuːnə\/1) stemmer2) ( radio e.l.) tuner, mottaker (uten utgangsforsterker)3) (TV) kanalvelger -
64 typist
noun (a person whose job is to type: She works as a typist; She is a typist in a publishing firm.) maskinskriver, sekretærmaskinskriversubst. \/ˈtaɪpɪst\/maskinskriver -
65 walnut
1) (a type of tree whose wood is used for making furniture etc.) valnøtt(tre)2) (the nut produced by this tree.) valnøtt3) (( also adjective) (of) the wood of the tree: a walnut table.) valnøtt-valnøttsubst. \/ˈwɔːlnʌt\/, \/ˈwɔːlnət\/valnøttre, valnøtt2) ( nøtt) valnøtt -
66 who
hu: 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) hvem2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) som2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) som•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) hvem som enn, samme hvem2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) hvem i all verden•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) som2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) som•somI1) hvem• who is he?• who are they?• who do you think she is?• who do you mean?• who do you think?• who did you give the book to?• to whom did you give the glass?• you met who?2) ( som subjekt i indirekte spørsmål) hvem som3) ( spesielt litterært) den (som)4) ( hverdagslig) hvem (enn)all of whom alle (av dem)as who should say som for å si• he smiled, as who should say thank youmany of whom av hvilke(t) mange, mange (av dem\/disse)• the students, many of whom were in their third year,...studentene, mange av dem i sitt tredje år,...who goes there? hvem der?who is somebody to do something hvilken rett har en til å• who are you to deny me access?IIsubjunksjon (objektsform: whom) \/huː\/, trykksvak: \/hʊ\/somturisten som kan språket, vil snart føle seg hjemme -
67 widow
'widəu 1. noun(a woman whose husband is dead: My brother's widow has married again.) enke2. verb(to cause to become a widow or widower: She/He was widowed in 1943.) bli enke, miste mannen sin- widowerenkeIsubst. \/ˈwɪdəʊ\/1) enke2) ( typografi) horungewidow's peak ( spesielt hos menn) hårfeste som går ned i en spiss i pannenwidow's weeds enkedrakt, sørgeklærIIverb \/ˈwɪdəʊ\/1) gjøre til enke2) ( litterært) berøve -
68 widower
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69 wood
wud1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) tre, ved2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) skog3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) trekølle•- wooded- wooden
- woody
- wood carving
- woodcut
- woodcutter
- woodland
- woodlouse
- woodpecker
- wood pulp
- woodwind
- woodwork
- woodworm
- out of the woods
- out of the woodskog--------tre--------trevirke--------vedIsubst. \/wʊd\/1) (liten) skog2) tre, tre-3) ( botanikk) ved4) virke, tømmer5) ( til lagring av alkohol) fat6) ( musikk) treblåseinstrument7) ( typografi) trekloss8) ( golf) trekølle, slag med trekølle9) ( racket) rammehave (got) the wood on (austr., slang) ha overtaket på, ha noe til gode påin the wood (om vin, øl, brennevin) på fatknock on wood (amer.) bank i bordetnot see the wood for the trees ikke se skogen for bare trærout of the wood(s) ( overført) i sikkerhet, over det verstetake to the woods rømme til skogs, stikke avtouch wood eller knock on wood bank i bordetwoods (liten) skogIIadj. \/wʊd\/( gammeldags) vill, gal -
70 woodcutter
noun (a person whose job is felling trees.) tømmerhoggersubst. \/ˈwʊdˌkʌtə\/1) tømmerhugger, vedhugger2) treskjærer3) person som lager tresnitt -
71 an unknown quantity
(a person or thing whose characteristics, abilities etc cannot be predicted.) ukjent størrelse -
72 caregiver
noun ( someone whose job is to look after a sick or disabled person) hjemmehjelp(er); hjemmesykepleier -
73 clothes moth
(a type of moth whose larva feeds on cloth and makes holes.) møll -
74 cubic centimetre
(abbreviation cc), metre etc (the volume of, or the volume equivalent to, a cube whose sides measure one centimetre, metre etc: This jug holds 500 cubic centimetres.) kubikkcentimeter; kubikkmeter -
75 estate agent
(a person whose job is to sell houses and land.) eiendomsmekler -
76 oil palm
(a palm tree whose fruit and seeds yield oil.) oljepalme -
77 rule the roost
(to be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed.) dominere, herske over -
78 ship-broker
1) (an agent whose job is to buy or sell ships.) skipsmekler2) (an insurance agent for ships.) -
79 sugar-cane
noun (a type of tall grass from whose juice sugar is obtained.) sukkerrør -
80 witch-doctor
noun (in some African tribes, a person whose profession is to cure illness and keep away evil magical influences.) heksedoktor
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whose — [ huz ] function word *** Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian player, whose name I have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whose — 1. Despite a long established folk belief (which Fowler deplored) that whose, when used as a relative, should only mean of whom and not of which, usage over several centuries from the time of Shakespeare and Milton supports its use with reference … Modern English usage
whose — W1S2 [hu:z] determiner, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAs, from hwa; WHO] 1.) used to ask which person or people a particular thing belongs to ▪ Whose is this? ▪ Whose keys are on the kitchen counter? 2.) used to show the relationship between a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whose — [ho͞oz] pron. [ME whos, hwas < OE hwæs, gen. of hwa, WHO] that or those belonging to whom: used without a following noun [whose is this? whose will look best?] possessive pronominal adj. of, belonging to, made by, or done by whom or which… … English World dictionary
Whose — (h[=oo]z), pron. [OE. whos, whas, AS. hw[ae]s, gen. of hw[=a]. See {Who}.] The possessive case of who or which. See {Who}, and {Which}. [1913 Webster] Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. [1913 Webster] The question whose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whose|so|ev|er — «HOOZ soh EHV uhr», pronoun. Archaic. of any person whatsoever; whose … Useful english dictionary
whose — gen. of WHO (Cf. who); from O.E. hwæs, gen. of hwa (see WHO (Cf. who)) … Etymology dictionary
whose — ► POSSESSIVE DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) belonging to or associated with which person. 2) (as possessive determiner ) of whom or which. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
whose — [[t]huːz[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t]hu͟ːz[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) PRON REL You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the… … English dictionary
whose */*/*/ — UK [huːz] / US [huz] determiner, pronoun Summary: Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian… … English dictionary
whose*/*/*/ — [huːz] determiner, pronoun summary: Whose can be: ■ a determiner: Whose idea was it to come here? ■ a question pronoun: Whose is this jacket? ■ a relative pronoun: I asked whose it was. 1) used for showing that someone or something belongs to or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
