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fire numeral

four(the cardinal number 4)
numeral
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

firedobbelt, kvadruppelt adjective

quadruple(being four times as long, as big or as many of something)
adjective
[UK: kwɒ.ˈdruːp.l̩] [US: kwaˈdruːp.l̩]

firedoble, kvadruple verb

quadruple [quadrupled, quadrupling, quadruples](to multiply by four)
verb
[UK: kwɒ.ˈdruːp.l̩] [US: kwaˈdruːp.l̩]

firehjulsvogn noun
{c}

four-wheeler(vehicle with four wheels)
noun
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈwiː.lə(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈwiː.lər]

firerbanden proper noun
{m}

Gang of Four(leftist political faction)
proper noun
[UK: ɡæŋ əv fɔː(r)] [US: ˈɡæŋ əv ˈfɔːr]

firetaktsmotor noun

four-stroke enginenoun
[UK: fɔː(r) strəʊk ˈen.dʒɪn] [US: ˈfɔːr stroʊk ˈen.dʒən]

(Bokmål) ansikt til ansikt, under fire øyne adverb

face to face(in person)
adverb
[UK: feɪs tuː feɪs] [US: ˈfeɪs ˈtuː ˈfeɪs]

(Bokmål) firedel noun
{m}, fjerdedel {m}

quarter [quarters](one of four equal parts)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈkwɔːr.tər]

(Bokmål) firehjulsdrift noun
{m} {f}, firehjulStrekk {n}

four-wheel drive [four-wheel drives](transmission system)
noun
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈwiːl̩ draɪv] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈhwiːl̩ ˈdraɪv]

(Bokmål) på alle fire adverb

on all fours(on hands and knees)
adverb
[UK: ɒn ɔːl fɔːz] [US: ɑːn ɔːl ˈfɔːrz]

(Bokmål) tjuefire numeral

twenty-four(cardinal number)
numeral
[UK: ˈtwen.ti fɔː(r)] [US: ˈtwen.ti ˈfɔːr]

(Bokmål) under fire øyne, i enerom preposition

in private(privately)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈpraɪ.vɪt] [US: ɪn ˈpraɪ.vət]

(campfire) noun

fire [fires](instance of this chemical reaction)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈfaɪər]

(Nynorsk) firedel noun
{m}, fjerdedel {m}

quarter [quarters](one of four equal parts)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈkwɔːr.tər]

(Nynorsk) firehjulsdrift noun
{f}

four-wheel drive [four-wheel drives](transmission system)
noun
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈwiːl̩ draɪv] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈhwiːl̩ ˈdraɪv]

(Nynorsk) på alle fire adverb

on all fours(on hands and knees)
adverb
[UK: ɒn ɔːl fɔːz] [US: ɑːn ɔːl ˈfɔːrz]

(Nynorsk) tjuefire numeral

twenty-four(cardinal number)
numeral
[UK: ˈtwen.ti fɔː(r)] [US: ˈtwen.ti ˈfɔːr]

(Nynorsk) under fire auge, i einrom preposition

in private(privately)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈpraɪ.vɪt] [US: ɪn ˈpraɪ.vət]

(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)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ pæn ˈɪn.tə ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ˈpæn ˌɪn.ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

bål (campfire) noun
{n}, leirbål {n}

campfire [campfires](fire at a campground)
noun
[UK: ˈkæmp.faɪə(r)] [US: ˈkæmp.ˌfaɪər]

førtifire numeral

fifty-four(cardinal number)
numeral
[UK: ˈfɪf.ti fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɪf.ti ˈfɔːr]

helle bensin på bålet, (to blow in the fire) puste til ilden verb

add fuel to the fire(worsen a conflict)
verb
[UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

trettifire, fireogtredve numeral

thirty-four(34)
numeral
[UK: ˈθɜːt.i fɔː(r)] [US: ˈθɝːt.i ˈfɔːr]