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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]

(Bokmål) én fugl i hånden er bedre enn ti på taketphrase

(Nynorsk) ein fugl i handa er betre enn ti på taketphrase

A-bomb [A-bombs] (atomic bomb)
noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.bɒm]
[US: ˈeɪ.bɒm]

(Bokmål) a-bombenoun
{f}, atombombe {f}

a burnt child dreads the fire (a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it)
phrase

(Bokmål) brent barn skyr ildenphrase

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]

(Bokmål) à la mode, a la modeadverb

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
{m}

(Nynorsk) a-mollnoun
{m}

A-minor (minor key with A as its tonic)
noun

(Bokmål) a-mollnoun
{m}

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]

(Bokmål) nye koster feier bestphrase

a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description)
phrase

(Bokmål) et bilde sier mer enn tusen ordphrase

(Nynorsk) eit bilde seier meir enn tusen ordphrase

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
{n}

aardwolf (the mammal Proteles cristatus)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.dwʊlf]
[US: ˈɑːr.dwʊlf]

(Bokmål) jordulvnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) jordulvnoun
{m}

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
{m}

abaca [abacas] (plant)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.bək.ə]
[US: ɑː.bɑːˈk.ɑː]

(Bokmål) abacanoun
{m}

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