Norwegian | English |
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(Nynorsk) gje brød til bakaren sine born (give bread to the baker's children) verb | carry coals to Newcastle(do something unneeded or redundant) |
(Nynorsk) halde attende, halde tilbake verb | hold out(withhold something) |
(Nynorsk) handbak noun {m} | arm wrestling(a sport) |
(Nynorsk) hoppbakke noun {m} | ski jump(ramp) |
(Nynorsk) innbaka system noun {n} | embedded system(computer system) |
(Nynorsk) skibakke noun {m} | ski slope(slope for skiing) |
(Nynorsk) tilbakeblikk noun {n} | flashback [flashbacks](a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative) |
(Nynorsk) tilbakeslag noun {n} | setback [setbacks](adverse event, obstacle) |
(Nynorsk) tilbaketrekking noun {f} | withdrawal [withdrawals](act of withdrawing) |
(Nynorsk) tobakk noun {m} | tobacco [tobaccos](any plant of the genus Nicotiana) |
brase bakk verb | brace aback(bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails) |
elle melle, elle melle deg fortelle, akka bakka bonka rakka noun | eeny, meeny, miny, moe(similar children's counting-out games in other languages) |
etter, bak preposition | after(behind) |
Habakuk proper noun | Habakkuk(book of the Bible) |
holde tilbake verb | keep back(restrict or restrain) refrain [refrained, refraining, refrains](to hold back) |
rekylere, spenne tilbake, sprette tilbake, springe tilbake, trekke seg tilbake, gyse tilbake verb | recoil [recoiled, recoiling, recoils](to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment) |
returnere, komme tilbake verb | come back((intransitive) To return to a place) |
stå bak preposition | behind(responsible for) |
tilbake adverb | back(in a manner that impedes) |
tilbakestående adjective | retarded(having mental retardation) |
tobakk noun | tobacco [tobaccos](leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) |
trekke, trekke tilbake verb | pull [pulled, pulling, pulls](remove (something) from circulation) |
trekke seg tilbake verb | recede [receded, receding, recedes](move back, move away) |
våt bak ørene adjective | wet behind the ears(inexperienced, not seasoned) |