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41 the
ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...den--------det--------joIdeterm. foran konsonant, ubetont: \/ħə\/, \/ħ\/, vokallyd, betont: \/ħɪ\/, i betydning 10: \/ħiː\/1) ( svarer til bestemt form) -en (hankjønn), -a (hunkjønn), -et (intetkjønn), -ene (flertall)2) ( med bestemt form av substantiv) den, det, de• can you see the old man?3) ( med substantivert adjektiv) den, det, dede holdt en gudstjeneste til minne om den\/de døde• which river is the deepest?4) ( som eiendomspronomen) min5) ( i of-setninger)6) ( i retningsuttrykk)7) (the foran egennavn)8) en, et• he bought a car to the amount of £20009) per• they cost £10 the piecede koster £10 per stykk \/ de koster £10 stykket• are you the Mary Lewis?er du den kjente\/berømte Mary Lewis?han forklarete årsaken, men ikke den virkelige årsaken• the wretch!• the idiots!IIadv. foraonsonantlyd: \/ħə\/ eller \/ħ\/, foran vokallyd: \/ħɪ\/1) jo..., desto, jo..., jojo før du går til sengs, jo bedre vil du føle deg2) destoall the better desto bedrenone the wiser ikke (stort) klokerethe sooner the better jo før, jo bedre -
42 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 -
43 worsen
verb (to (cause to) grow worse: The situation has worsened.) forverre seg, bli dårligereverb \/ˈwɜːsn\/1) forverre(s), bli dårligere2) gjøre dårligere3) (om pris, valutakurs e.l.) falle -
44 at all events / at any event
(in any case: At all events, we can't make things worse than they already are.) i alle tilfeller -
45 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) la det være som det er -
46 not to be in the same street as
(to be completely different, usually worse, in quality than.) ikke være på bølgelengde medEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > not to be in the same street as
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47 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) (komme) fra asken til ilden, fra vondt til verreEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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48 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) stramme beltet
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