Engelsk | Norsk |
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-on ((physics) subatomic particles) | |
-one (ketone) | |
-onym (word) | |
-ness (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") [UK: nes] [US: ˈnes] | |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | (Bokmål) en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste leddphrase (Nynorsk) ei kjede er aldri sterkare enn det svakaste leddphrase |
ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware) noun | ess i ermetnoun |
ahead of one's time (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) preposition [UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | (Bokmål) forut for sin tidpreposition (Nynorsk) forut for si tidpreposition |
all hands on deck (order) interjection | (Bokmål) alle mann på dekkinterjection |
as far as one knows (to the best of my knowledge) adverb | |
at once (at the same time) adverb [UK: ət wʌns] [US: ət ˈwəns] | på en gang, samtidigadverb |
at once (immediately) adverb [UK: ət wʌns] [US: ət ˈwəns] | (Bokmål) med én gang, med en gangadverb straksadverb |
at the top of one's voice preposition [UK: ət ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs] [US: ət ðə ˈtɑːp əv wʌnz ˌvɔɪs] | (Bokmål) av full halspreposition |
believe one's eyes (to believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case) verb | |
bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | |
bite one's tongue (prevent oneself from uttering a word) verb | |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | |
burn one's bridges verb | |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | |
butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time) verb | |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | (Bokmål) på hengende håretpreposition |
carry on (to continue, maintain or pursue an activity or enterprise (transitive), see also: continue; maintain; pursue) verb [UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn] [US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn] | |
carry on verb [UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn] [US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn] | |
change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | (Bokmål) skifte mening, endre oppfatning, ombestemme segverb |
clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | kremte, rømmeverb |
conspicuous by one's absence phrase | |
corn on the cob (cooked ears of corn) noun | (Bokmål) maiskolbenoun (Nynorsk) maiskolbenoun |
count one's blessings verb | |
err on the side of caution (to act in the least risky manner) verb | (Bokmål) ta sine forholdsregler, prekavere seg (archaic)verb |
feather in one's cap (recognized accomplishment) noun [UK: ˈfe.ðə(r) ɪn wʌnz kæp] [US: ˈfe.ðər ɪn wʌnz ˈkæp] | |
find oneself (to be in a particular state of mind) verb [UK: faɪnd wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfaɪnd wʌn.ˈself] | |
find oneself (to find (something) for oneself) verb [UK: faɪnd wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfaɪnd wʌn.ˈself] |