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interest-free (not charging interest) adjective [UK: ˈɪn.trəst friː] [US: ˈɪn.trəst ˈfriː] | (Bokmål) rentefriadjective (Nynorsk) rentefriadjective |
interest rate [interest rates] (percentage of money charged for its use per some period) noun [UK: ˈɪn.trəst reɪt] [US: ˈɪn.trəst ˈreɪt] | (Bokmål) rentesatsnoun (Nynorsk) rentesatsnoun |
interested (having or showing interest) adjective [UK: ˈɪn.trə.stɪd] [US: ˈɪn.trə.stəd] | interessertadjective |
interesting (arousing or holding the attention) adjective [UK: ˈɪn.trəst.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɪn.trə.stɪŋ] | (Bokmål) interessantadjective (Nynorsk) interessantadjective |
interestingly (in an interesting way) adverb [UK: ˈɪn.trə.stɪŋ.li] [US: ˈɪn.tə.ˌre.stɪŋ.li] | (Bokmål) interessantadverb |
mature [maturer, maturest] (fully developed) adjective [UK: mə.ˈtjʊə(r)] [US: mə.ˈtʃʊr] | voksen, modenadjective |
near [nearer, nearest] (physically close) adjective [UK: nɪə(r)] [US: ˈnɪr] | (Bokmål) næradjective (Nynorsk) næradjective |
Norwegian forest cat (domestic cat breed) noun | norsk skogkattnoun |
overestimate [overestimated, overestimating, overestimates] (to judge too highly) verb [UK: ˌəʊv.ər.ˈest.ɪ.meɪt] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈre.stɪ.meɪt] | |
perestroika (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s) noun [UK: ˌpe.rə.ˌstrɔɪk.ə] [US: ˌpe.rə.ˌstrɔɪk.ə] | perestrojkanoun |
poor [poorer, poorest] (of low quality) adjective [UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr] | dårlig, elendigadjective |
poor [poorer, poorest] (used to express pity) adjective [UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr] | stakkarsadjective |
poor [poorer, poorest] (with few or no possessions or money) adjective [UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr] | (Bokmål) fattig, blakk (colloquial)adjective |
prestige (dignity, status, or esteem) noun [UK: pre.ˈstiːʒ] [US: pre.ˈstiːʒ] | (Bokmål) prestisjenoun |
primeval forest (large forest unaffected by humans) noun [UK: praɪ.ˈmiːv.l̩ ˈfɒ.rɪst] [US: praɪ.ˈmiːv.l̩ ˈfɔː.rəst] | (Bokmål) urskognoun (Nynorsk) urskognoun |
pure [purer, purest] (free of flaws or imperfections) adjective [UK: pjʊə(r)] [US: ˈpjʊr] | pur, renadjective |
pure [purer, purest] (free of foreign material or pollutants) adjective [UK: pjʊə(r)] [US: ˈpjʊr] | (Bokmål) ren, rein, ublandetadjective (Nynorsk) rein, ublandaadjective |
queer [queerer, queerest] (pertaining to non-normative sexuality) adjective [UK: kwɪə(r)] [US: ˈkwɪr] | skeivadjective |
queer [queerer, queerest] (slang: homosexual) adjective [UK: kwɪə(r)] [US: ˈkwɪr] | skeiv, homseadjective |
rainforest [rainforests] (type of forest) noun [UK: ˈreɪn.fɒ.rɪst] [US: ˈraɪn.ˌfɔː.rəst] | (Bokmål) regnskognoun (Nynorsk) regnskognoun |
rare [rarer, rarest] (very uncommon) adjective [UK: reə(r)] [US: ˈrer] | skjeldenadjective |
secure [securer, securest] (free from attack or danger; protected) adjective [UK: sɪ.ˈkjʊə(r)] [US: sɪ.ˈkjʊr] | sikkeradjective |
see the forest for the trees (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) verb | |
self-interest [self-interests] (personal interest) noun [UK: self ˈɪn.trəst] [US: ˈself ˈɪn.trəst] | (Bokmål) egeninteressenoun (Nynorsk) eigeninteressenoun |
severe [severer, severest] (very bad or intense) adjective [UK: sɪ.ˈvɪə(r)] [US: sə.ˈvɪr] | (Bokmål) hard, krass, brysk, ublid, voldsomadjective (Nynorsk) hard, krass, brysk, ublidadjective |
sheer [sheerer, sheerest] (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular) adjective [UK: ʃɪə(r)] [US: ˈʃɪr] | (Bokmål) rett, vertikal, brattadjective |
sheer [sheerer, sheerest] (very thin or transparent) adjective [UK: ʃɪə(r)] [US: ˈʃɪr] | (Bokmål) gjennomskinneligadjective |
sincere [sincerer, sincerest] (earnest) adjective [UK: sɪn.ˈsɪə(r)] [US: ˌsɪn.ˈsɪr] | (Bokmål) oppriktigadjective |
slender [slenderer, slenderest] (thin) adjective [UK: ˈslen.də(r)] [US: sˈlen.dər] | (Bokmål) slankadjective |