Angol | Norvég |
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dance to someone's tune (to do what someone expects) verb | |
fortysomething (A person between 40 and 49 years in age) noun | |
get on someone's nerves (annoy or irritate) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz] | |
give someone the creeps (give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright) verb | gi noen gåsehudverb |
gruesome (repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly) adjective [UK: ˈɡruː.səm] [US: ˈɡruː.səm] | grusomadjective |
handsome [handsomer, handsomest] (of man: attractive) adjective [UK: ˈhæn.səm] [US: ˈhæn.səm] | (Bokmål) kjekkadjective (Nynorsk) kjekkadjective |
in someone's debt (very grateful for something) preposition | (Bokmål) i gjeld tilpreposition (Nynorsk) i gjeld tilpreposition |
in something's way (impeding the movement or line of sight) preposition | (Bokmål) i veien for noenpreposition |
isometric (exhibiting equality in dimensions) adjective [UK: ˌaɪ.sə.ˈme.trɪk] [US: ˌaɪ.sə.ˈme.trɪk] | isometriskadjective |
keep someone posted (inform of latest developments) verb | |
leave someone in the lurch (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) verb | la i stikkenverb |
leave someone on read (read someone's message and not give any response) verb | (Bokmål) readeverb |
lonesome (unhappy due to being alone) adjective [UK: ˈləʊn.səm] [US: ˈloʊn.səm] | (Bokmål) ensomadjective |
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (do someone's difficult work) verb [UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər] | |
quarrelsome (given to quarreling) adjective [UK: ˈkwɒ.rəl.səm] [US: ˈkwɔː.rəl.səm] | (Bokmål) trettekjær, kranglevorenadjective (Nynorsk) trettekjær, kranglevorenadjective |
seventysomething (a person between the ages of 70 and 79) noun | (Bokmål) syttiåringnoun |
sixtysomething (a person between the ages of 60 and 69) noun | (Bokmål) sekstiåringnoun (Nynorsk) sekstiåringnoun |
talk someone's ear off (talk to someone excessively) verb | |
threesome [threesomes] (a sexual activity involving three people) noun [UK: ˈθriː.səm] [US: ˈθriː.səm] | (Bokmål) trekantnoun (Nynorsk) trekantnoun |
troublesome (giving trouble) adjective [UK: ˈtrʌbl.səm] [US: ˈtrʌ.bəl.səm] | (Bokmål) sjenerendeadjective |
unbosom [unbosomed, unbosoming, unbosoms] (to tell about one's troubles) verb [UK: ʌn.ˈbʊ.zəm] [US: ʌn.ˈbʊ.zəm] | |
worrisome (causing worry; perturbing or vexing) adjective [UK: ˈwʌ.rɪ.səm] [US: ˈwɜː.ri.səm] | (Bokmål) bekymringsfulladjective |