Norvég | Angol |
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(Nynorsk) fleire determiner | more(comparative of many) |
(Nynorsk) fleire adjective | multiple(having more than one element, part, component or function) |
(Nynorsk) generaldirektør noun {m} | director general [directors general](executive officer) |
(Nynorsk) indirekte, passiv, annanhands adjective | secondhand(indirect, passive) |
(Nynorsk) ire noun {m}, irlendar {m}, irlending {m} | Irishman [Irishmen](man from Ireland) |
(Nynorsk) leire noun {f} | clay [clays](mineral substance) |
(Nynorsk) lirekasse noun {m} {f} | barrel organ(pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel) |
(Nynorsk) myse, plire, glire verb | squint [squinted, squinting, squints](to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight) |
(Nynorsk) omleire verb | beleaguer [beleaguered, beleaguering, beleaguers](to besiege; to surround with troops) besiege [besieged, besieging, besieges](to surround with armed forces) |
(Nynorsk) på alle fire adverb | on all fours(on hands and knees) |
(Nynorsk) på papiret preposition | on paper(in theory) |
(Nynorsk) stire, glo, glane verb | stare [stared, staring, stares](to look fixedly) |
(Nynorsk) tjuefire numeral | twenty-four(cardinal number) |
(Nynorsk) under fire auge, i einrom preposition | in private(privately) |
adm.dir, administrerende direktør noun | CEO(chief executive officer) |
aspirere verb | aspirate [aspirated, aspirating, aspirates](linguistics: to produce an audible puff of breath) |
aspirering noun | aspiration [aspirations](burst of air that follows the release of some consonants) |
bål (campfire) noun {n}, leirbål {n} | campfire [campfires](fire at a campground) |
beleire verb | beleaguer [beleaguered, beleaguering, beleaguers](to besiege; to surround with troops) |
bidireksjonal, toretnings- adjective | bidirectional(moving in two directions (usually opposite)) |
(Bokmål) fra asken til ilden (out of the ashes into the fire) preposition | out of the frying pan, into the fire(get from an already bad situation to a worse one) |
(Bokmål) (from opposite direction) motgående adjective | oncoming(approaching) |
(Bokmål) ønskelig (also: desired) adjective | desirable(suitable to be desired) |
direkt adjective | direct(straight, constant, without interruption) |
direkte adjective | forward(without customary restraint) |
direktør noun | director [directors](supervisor, manager, see also: film director) |
feire verb | celebrate [celebrated, celebrating, celebrates]verb |
fengselsdirektør noun {m} | warden [wardens](a chief administrative officer of a prison) |
fire numeral | four(the cardinal number 4) |
firedobbelt, kvadruppelt adjective | quadruple(being four times as long, as big or as many of something) |
firedoble, kvadruple verb | quadruple [quadrupled, quadrupling, quadruples](to multiply by four) |
firehjulsvogn noun {c} | four-wheeler(vehicle with four wheels) |
firerbanden proper noun {m} | Gang of Four(leftist political faction) |
firetaktsmotor noun | four-stroke enginenoun |
førtifire numeral | fifty-four(cardinal number) |
hånflire verb | sneer [sneered, sneering, sneers](raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) |
hegre, heire noun {m} | heron [herons](bird) |
helle bensin på bålet, (to blow in the fire) puste til ilden verb | add fuel to the fire(worsen a conflict) |
lite inspirerende, uinspirerende adjective | uninspiring(not inspiring) |