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a- (not, without, opposite of) adjective [UK: ə] [US: ə] | (Bokmål) a-adjective (Nynorsk) a-adjective |
a battuta (with the beat of the music) adjective | (Bokmål) a battutaadjective |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
A-bomb [A-bombs] (atomic bomb) noun [UK: ˈeɪ.bɒm] [US: ˈeɪ.bɒm] | (Bokmål) a-bombenoun |
a burnt child dreads the fire (a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it) phrase | |
a cappella (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) adverb | (Bokmål) a cappellaadverb |
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 fortiori adverb | (Bokmål) a fortioriadverb |
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 la mode adverb [UK: ə lɑː məʊd] [US: ə ˈlɑː moʊd] | |
a little (to a small extent or degree) adverb [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩] | (Bokmål) littadverb |
a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | en liten fugl hvisket meg i øret, en liten fugl sa detphrase |
a lot (a large amount) pronoun [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | (Bokmål) massevispronoun (Nynorsk) massevispronoun |
a lot (often) adverb [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | ofteadverb |
a lot (very much) adverb [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | mangeadverb |
A minor (minor key) noun [UK: ə ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ə ˈmaɪ.nər] | (Bokmål) a-mollnoun (Nynorsk) a-mollnoun |
A-minor (minor key with A as its tonic) noun | (Bokmål) a-mollnoun |
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 picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
a posteriori (in a manner that deduces theories from facts) adverb [UK: ˈeɪ.pɒs.ˌte.rɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] [US: ˈeɪ.pɒs.ˌte.rɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] | (Bokmål) a posterioriadverb |
a posteriori (involving deduction of theories from facts) adjective [UK: ˈeɪ.pɒs.ˌte.rɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] [US: ˈeɪ.pɒs.ˌte.rɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] | (Bokmål) a posterioriadjective |
a priori ((logic) based on hypothesis rather than experiment.) adjective [UK: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] [US: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] | (Bokmål) a prioriadjective |
a priori (derived by logic) adverb [UK: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] [US: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ] | (Bokmål) a prioriadverb |
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 |
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 |
Aachen (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) proper noun [UK: ˈɑː.kən] [US: ˈɑː.kən] | Aachenproper noun |
Aagaard proper noun | Aagaardproper noun |
aardvark [aardvarks] (mammal) noun [UK: ˈɑːd.vɑːk] [US: ˈɑːrd.vɑːrk] | jordsvinnoun |
aardwolf (the mammal Proteles cristatus) noun [UK: ˈɑː.dwʊlf] [US: ˈɑːr.dwʊlf] | (Bokmål) jordulvnoun (Nynorsk) jordulvnoun |
Aaron (biblical brother of Moses) proper noun [UK: ˈeə.rən] [US: ˈe.rən] | Aronproper noun |
ab ovo adverb | (Bokmål) ab ovoadverb |
aba (loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk) noun [UK: əbˈa] [US: əbˈæ] | (Bokmål) abayanoun |
abaca [abacas] (plant) noun [UK: ˈæ.bək.ə] [US: ɑː.bɑːˈk.ɑː] | (Bokmål) abacanoun |