Angol | Norvég |
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a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) phrase | (Bokmål) en kvinne uten mann er som en fisk uten sykkelphrase |
appetite comes with eating (starting something increases your desire to continue it) phrase [UK: ˈæ.pɪ.taɪt kʌmz wɪð ˈiːt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈæ.pə.ˌtaɪt ˈkəmz wɪθ ˈiːt.ɪŋ] | |
bar-tailed godwit [bar-tailed godwits] noun [UK: bɑː(r) teɪld] [US: ˈbɑːr ˈteɪld] | lappspovenoun |
bear with (be patient with) verb [UK: beə(r) wɪð] [US: ˈber wɪθ] | |
bewitch [bewitched, bewitching, bewitches] (to cast a spell upon) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈwɪtʃ] [US: bə.ˈwɪtʃ] | |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | |
crown witness noun [UK: kraʊn ˈwɪt.nəs] [US: ˈkraʊn ˈwɪt.nəs] | (Bokmål) kronvitnenoun |
date with destiny (inevitable or anticipated event) noun | (Bokmål) skjebnemøtenoun (Nynorsk) skjebnemøtenoun |
deal with (handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression) verb [UK: diːl wɪð] [US: ˈdiːl wɪθ] | handle omverb |
dimwit (person who is deficient in intelligence) noun [UK: ˈdɪm.wɪt] [US: ˈdɪm.wɪt] | tosknoun |
down with (away with) interjection | ned medinterjection |
eyewitness [eyewitnesses] (person who has seen and can testify about an event) noun [UK: ˈaɪ.wɪt.nəs] [US: aɪ.ˈwɪt.nəs] | (Bokmål) øyenvitnenoun (Nynorsk) augevitnenoun |
fight fire with fire (respond to an attack with a counter-attack) verb | |
forthwith (without delay, see also: immediately; right away) adverb [UK: ˌfɔːθ.ˈwɪθ] [US: ˌfɔːr.ˈθwɪθ] | straksadverb |
friend with benefits (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) noun | pulevennnoun |
go to bed with ((euphemistic) to have sex) verb [UK: ɡəʊ tuː bed wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈtuː ˈbed wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | |
go without saying (to be obvious, apparent or clear) verb [UK: ɡəʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡoʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | |
howitzer [howitzers] (a cannon) noun [UK: ˈhaʊɪt.sə(r)] [US: ˈhaʊət.sər] | (Bokmål) haubitsnoun |
Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) noun [UK: hʌdsˈəʊniən ɡˈɒdwɪt] [US: hʌdsˈoʊniən ɡˈɑːdwɪt] | svartvingespovenoun |
I'm in love with you (declaration of romantic feeling) phrase [UK: aɪm ɪn ˈlʌv wɪð juː] [US: ˈaɪm ɪn ˈlʌv wɪθ ˈjuː] | jeg er forelsket i degphrase |
Jehovah's Witness [Jehovah's Witnesses] (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses) noun [UK: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs] [US: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs] | Jehovas vitnenoun |
Jehovah's Witnesses (denomination) proper noun [UK: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪz] [US: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪz] | (Bokmål) Jehovas vitnerproper noun (Nynorsk) Jehovas vitneproper noun |
kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | (Bokmål) slå to fluer i ett smekk (to hit two flies in one slap)verb (Nynorsk) slå to fluger i eit smekk (to hit two flies in one slap)verb |
lie with (to have sex) verb | |
light switch (switch used to turn the light on or off) noun [UK: laɪt swɪtʃ] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈswɪtʃ] | (Bokmål) lysbryternoun |
long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) noun | |
may the Force be with you (wish someone luck) phrase [UK: meɪ ðə fɔːs bi wɪð juː] [US: ˈmeɪ ðə ˈfɔːrs bi wɪθ ˈjuː] | (Nynorsk) må Krafta vere med degphrase må Kraften være med degphrase |
mess with (to diss) verb | søle medverb |
minister without portfolio (minister without permanent area of responsibility) noun [UK: ˈmɪ.nɪ.stə(r) wɪð.ˈaʊt pɔːt.ˈfəʊ.lɪəʊ] [US: ˈmɪ.nə.stər wɪð.ˈaʊt pɔːrtˈfo.liˌo.ʊ] | |
no smoke without fire (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) phrase [UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər] |