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Newton's third law (Newton's observation) proper noun | (Bokmål) Newtons tredje lovproper noun |
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] | |
anew (again) adverb [UK: ə.ˈnjuː] [US: ə.ˈnuː] | (Bokmål) på nyttadverb (Nynorsk) på ny, på nyttadverb |
brand new (utterly new) adjective [UK: brænd njuː] [US: ˈbrænd nuː] | splitter nyadjective |
carry coals to Newcastle (do something unneeded or redundant) verb | (Nynorsk) gje brød til bakaren sine born (give bread to the baker's children)verb |
Chinese New Year noun | (Bokmål) kinesisk nyttårnoun |
happy New Year (Happy New Year) phrase [UK: ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩] | |
know [knew, known, knowing, knows] (be informed about) verb [UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ] | viteverb |
know [knew, known, knowing, knows] (have knowledge of) verb [UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ] | kunneverb |
know [knew, known, knowing, knows] (have sexual relations with) verb [UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ] | kjenneverb |
know [knew, known, knowing, knows] (understand (a subject)) verb [UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ] | forståverb |
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) phrase [UK: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ənd ə ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ænd ə ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩] | god jul og godt nytt årphrase |
no news is good news (lack of information suggests nothing bad) phrase | |
online newspaper (newspaper on the Internet) noun | (Bokmål) nettavisnoun (Nynorsk) nettavisnoun |
Papua New Guinea (country in Oceania) proper noun [UK: ˈpæ.pjʊə njuː ˈɡɪ.ni] [US: ˈpæ.pjuːə nuː ˈɡɪ.ni] | Papua Ny-Guineaproper noun |
renewal [renewals] (act of renewing) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈnjuːəl] [US: rə.ˈnuːəl] | (Bokmål) fornyelsenoun |
stonework [stoneworks] (made of stone) noun [UK: ˈstəʊn.wɜːk] [US: ˈstoʊn.wɝːk] | (Bokmål) steinarbeidnoun (Nynorsk) steinarbeidnoun |
there is nothing new under the sun (there is nothing new) phrase | |
urban renewal (redevelopment of urban areas) noun | (Bokmål) byfornyelsenoun (Nynorsk) byfornyingnoun |
you can't teach an old dog new tricks (too old to change) phrase |