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1 stroke
strəuk I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag, hogg2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lyn(nedslag); skjebnens ironi; lykketreff3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (klokke)slag4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) (penne)strøk; blyantstrek5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) åretak; slag6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) (svømme)tak7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) slag, tak8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag(tilfelle)•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) stryke, klappe2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) kjærtegn, stryking, klappingslagIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) stryking (med hånden), klapp2) kjærtegn, kosdifferent strokes for different folks ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst\/smak, noen liker mora og noen liker dattera• well, I don't share your taste, but different strokes for different folksvel, jeg deler ikke din smak, men hver sin lystIIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) slag, rapp2) hogg3) støt4) ( sport) slag5) (golf, også penalty stroke) straffeslag6) (klokke)slag7) (puls)slag, (hjerte)slag8) (vinge)slag9) ( teknikk) (stempel)slag10) (teknikk, i forbrenningsmotor) takt16) (roing, også stroke oar) stroke (bakerste roer i kapproingsbåt)17) anslag på skrivemaskin18) (skrå)strek19) brøkstrek20) strøkat a stroke eller at one stroke med ett (eneste) slag med ett slag, i ett slag, med ett, på en gangbe off one's stroke være i utakt være ute av slagdo a (good) stroke of business gjøre en god forretningkeep stroke ro i taktlittle strokes fell great oaks ( ordtak) liten tue kan velte stort lassnot do a stroke of work ikke gjøre et arbeidsslag ( overført) ikke legge to pinner i korson the stroke of på slagetpull\/row stroke ( roing) være strokeput someone off one's stroke forstyrre noen, distrahere noen bringe noen ut av fatningstroke of genius genistrek, genialt trekkstroke of luck lykketreff, kjempeflaksIIIverb \/strəʊk\/1) stryke, klappe2) stryke (med hånden) over3) kjærtegne, strykestroke down someone berolige noen, roe noen nedstroke someone the wrong way ( overført) stryke noen mot hårene, irritere noenIVverb \/strəʊk\/1) ( roing) ro taktåren, være stroke2) trekke en strek gjennom3) slå ned, trykke ned4) ( sport) slå (til) (en ball)stroke out stryke over, stryke ut (med en strek) -
2 spare
speə 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) spare/skåne for2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) avse3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spare, skåne4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare på6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra, reserve-, til overs2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservedekk•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
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- to spareknapp--------overflødigIsubst. \/speə\/1) reservedel2) reservehjulIIverb \/speə\/1) avse, unnvære• can you spare a pound?• can you spare a few minutes?2) ( stivt) skåne, spare• spare me!3) spare for, skåne for, forskåne• spare me the details, please!4) spare på, bruke sparsomt5) reservere, sette\/legge til side6) være skånsom7) være sparsom, spareenough and to spare mer enn nokspare oneself spare\/skåne seg, spare sine krefterspare oneself the trouble spare seg bryet med å, ikke gjøre seg noe besvær med åspare someone's feelings være hensynsfull overfor noens følelserspare someone's life la være å drepe noenIIIadj. \/speə\/1) ekstra, ekstra-, reserve-, til overs, i reserve, ledig• I've lost my key, do you have a spare one?2) mager• he was a tall, spare man3) sparsom, knapp, enkel, magerspare cash penger man har til overs -
3 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) holde tilbake opplysninger2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) holde tilbake3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) forhindre
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