Angol | Norvég |
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practice makes perfect (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) phrase [UK: ˈpræk.tɪs ˈmeɪks pə.ˈfekt] [US: ˈpræk.ˌtɪs ˈmeɪks pər.ˈfekt] | |
shoemaker [shoemakers] (a person who makes shoes) noun [UK: ˈʃuː.meɪkə(r)] [US: ˈʃuː.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) skomakernoun (Nynorsk) skomakarnoun |
troublemaker [troublemakers] (complainer) noun [UK: ˈtrʌbl.meɪkə(r)] [US: ˈtrʌ.bəl.ˌmekər] | masekoppnoun |
troublemaker [troublemakers] (one who causes trouble, especially deliberately) noun [UK: ˈtrʌbl.meɪkə(r)] [US: ˈtrʌ.bəl.ˌmekər] | (Bokmål) bråkmakernoun (Nynorsk) bråkmakarnoun |
watchmaker [watchmakers] (person who repairs (and originally made) watches) noun [UK: ˈwɒt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈwɒt.ʃmeɪkər] | (Bokmål) urmakernoun (Nynorsk) urmakarnoun |
wigmaker (person who makes wigs) noun | (Bokmål) parykkmakernoun (Nynorsk) parykkmakarnoun |
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) phrase | (Bokmål) du kan lede en hest til vannet, men du kan ikke tvinge den til å drikkephrase |
you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette (phrase) phrase |