Engelsk | Norsk |
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-ty (multiples of ten) | |
-wise (in the manner of) | |
-yl (radical or functional group) | |
-yne (hydrocarbon with triple bonds) | |
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 |
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step phrase [UK: ə ˈdʒɜː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d maɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪð ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ step] [US: ə ˈdʒɝː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈmaɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ ˈstep] | en vandring på tusen mil starter med ett enkelt skrittphrase |
a new broom sweeps clean (new management will often make radical changes) phrase [UK: ə njuː bruːm swiːps kliːn] [US: ə nuː ˈbruːm ˈswiːps ˈkliːn] | |
a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) phrase [UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn] | (Bokmål) utsett ikke til i morgen, det du kan gjøre i dagphrase |
absolute superlative noun | (Bokmål) absolutt superlativnoun |
ace of spades (playing card) noun | (Bokmål) sparessnoun (Nynorsk) sparessnoun |
ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware) noun | ess i ermetnoun |
adjustable spanner (adjustable hand tool) noun [UK: ə.ˈdʒʌ.stəb.l̩ ˈspæ.nə(r)] [US: ə.ˈdʒə.stəb.l̩ ˈspæ.nər] | (Bokmål) skiftenøkkelnoun |
Aegean Sea (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) proper noun [UK: ɪ.ˈdʒiːən siː] [US: ɪ.ˈdʒiːən ˈsiː] | (Bokmål) Egeerhavetproper noun (Nynorsk) Egearhavetproper noun |
air-raid shelter (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids) noun [UK: eə(r) reɪd ˈʃel.tə(r)] [US: ˈer ˈreɪd ˈʃel.tər] | (Bokmål) tilfluktsromnoun |
air strike (attack by aircraft) noun [UK: eə(r) straɪk] [US: ˈer ˈstraɪk] | (Bokmål) luftangrepnoun |
air support (use of aircraft to assist ground forces) noun [UK: eə(r) sə.ˈpɔːt] [US: ˈer sə.ˈpɔːrt] | (Bokmål) luftstøttenoun (Nynorsk) luftstøttenoun |
algebraic structure (formal structure of a carrier set, operations and identities) noun [UK: ˌæl.dʒɪ.ˈbreɪk ˈstrʌk.tʃə(r)] [US: ˌæl.dʒə.ˈbreɪɪk ˈstrʌk.tʃər] | (Bokmål) algebraisk strukturnoun |
all and sundry (all; everyone) pronoun [UK: ɔːl ənd ˈsʌn.dri] [US: ɔːl ænd ˈsʌn.dri] | |
all and sundry (each one) pronoun [UK: ɔːl ənd ˈsʌn.dri] [US: ɔːl ænd ˈsʌn.dri] | (Bokmål) alle, alle isærpronoun |
all of a sudden (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) adverb [UK: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩] [US: ɔːl əv ə ˈsʌd.n̩] | plutseligadverb |
All Saints' Day (feast day) proper noun [UK: ɔːl ˈseɪnts deɪ] [US: ɔːl ˈseɪnts ˈdeɪ] | (Bokmål) allehelgensdagproper noun (Nynorsk) allehelgensdagproper noun |
all the same (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə seɪm] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈseɪm] | likevel, tross altadverb |
American Samoa (US overseas territory in Oceania) proper noun | Amerikansk Samoaproper noun |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (disease) noun | |
and so forth (indicates that a list continues in a similar manner) phrase [UK: ənd ˈsəʊ fɔːθ] [US: ænd ˈsoʊ ˈfɔːrθ] | |
Andaman Sea (part of the Indian Sea east of the Andaman Islands and west of Thailand) proper noun | (Bokmål) Andamanhavetproper noun (Nynorsk) Andamanhavetproper noun |
Anglo-Saxon (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century) noun [UK: ˌæŋ.ɡləʊ ˈsæk.sən] [US: ˌæŋɡlo.ʊ ˈsæk.sən] | (Bokmål) angelsaksernoun (Nynorsk) angelsaksarnoun |
Anglo-Saxon (related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language) adjective [UK: ˌæŋ.ɡləʊ ˈsæk.sən] [US: ˌæŋɡlo.ʊ ˈsæk.sən] | (Bokmål) angelsaksiskadjective (Nynorsk) angelsaksiskadjective |
anti-Semite noun [UK: ˌæn.ti.ˈsiː.maɪt] [US: ˌæn.ti.ˈsiː.maɪt] | (Bokmål) antisemittnoun (Nynorsk) antisemittnoun |