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ABDOMINALMUSKEL (subst m) (flertall) abdominals (fx your abdominals, commonly called abs, consist of several muscle groups, all located in the midsection); T abs; (magemuskler)
T tummy muscles;
S six-packs.
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ABORTSMOTSTANDER (subst m) T lifer.
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ABSOLUTT (adv) T sure; T
sure enough; most definitely; (iron.) T most definitiously; (iron.) T absolutely
positively; (Brit.) T jolly well; S so (fx
we are so there!); S totally; (alle
grovt) S sure as shit; S sure
as shitfire (fx well,
it sure as shitfire ain't
grey); det tror
jeg ~! that's what I
say! T exactly my thinking! vi må ~ gjøre det S we must totally do it; (ja,) ~! absolutely! S
totally! S hundred percent! T sure! T sure enough! T
sure thing! T that's for sure! T you can count on that! T
you got it! T you said it! T that's an affirmative! T
that's a big affirmative! T you bet! S you bet you (var. you
betcha)! S you (can) bet your boots! T
bet! T you can say that again! T you better believe it! S right
on! S smack on! S bang on! S damn right! S damn
straight! S amen (to that)! T I'll say! ~ ikke not by a long shot; T
no way and no how (fx I don't want a loyal lackey
like him, no way and no how!) (>aldri:
~ i livet).
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ADJØ (subst
n) good day; si ~ til noe (iron.) T
kiss sth good-bye.
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ADJØSS (int)
S adios; S hasta; S
sayonara; (du kan) si ~ til den T you can
kiss it goodby! T you can
kiss that baby goodby
(>ha: ~ det).
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ADRENALIN (subst
m) S juice; -et flommer for fullt S the juice is really pumping wild.
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ADRESSE (subst
m) ... har du -n
til X? Т you got an address
on X? T how about an address for X? du er kommet til
feil ~ T you've come to the wrong
address/person/place/shop; T you're knocking on the wrong door; S
you're barking up the wrong tree; S you're whistling up the wrong
neck of the woods; T you're on the wrong track (>villspor); hvis
du tror..., er du kommet
til feil ~ S if you
think..., you('ve) got another think coming (=
you'd better think again) (>nummer: du har slått
feil ~).
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ADVARE (vb)
put (sby) on notice.
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ADVARSEL (subst
m) T heads-up (fx the ministers backed
the idea of sending a diplomatic heads-up to Libya in the wake of the
incident) (>cf varsku);
bare en liten ~ T just a little heads-up; rette en ~ til noen T send sby a
heads-up; T give sby a heads-up.
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ADVOKAT (subst
m) (smart) S hot-shot lawyer; S legal eagle; S
legal beagle; (særlig korrupt) S shyster; S shyster lawyer;
få seg en ~
S lawyer up.
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AGENT (subst
m) operative; T op (= operative); S spook (>spion); hemmelig
~ T covert op; passiv ~ S sleeper
agent (>cf sms dobbeltagent).
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AGGRESSIV (adj)
pushy; T take-charge (fx he's a
take-charge kind of guy); S go-go.
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AGN (subst
n) lure; -et henger på
kroken the bait is on the hook (>cf krok; bite: han bet på); bite på -et take the bait; swallow the bait; T
fall for it; T tumble for it; T go for it; T buy it;
be taken in (>cf svelge);
han tar ikke noe ~ T he's not gonna go
for a decoy; T he's not gonna fall for it.
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À JOUR (adv) up to date; abreast;
updated (fx keep sby
updated); T posted; S in the know; S in the picture; S
up to speed; S in the loop; S in the game; helt ~ right up to date; S right up to speed
(>informere: informert);
bringe noen ~
(med noe) bring sby
up to date (on sth); T fill sby in (on sth); S
bring/get sby up to speed (on sth);
S put sby in the picture; S smarten
sby up (on sth); S
catch sby up (on sth); S
get sby lined up; S string sby (out on sth); holde noen ~ keep sby up to date/updated; T keep sby posted; S keep sby
up to speed (>informere: holde noen informert); komme
~ med noe get the latest on sth; T catch up on sth;
S get in sync with sth; S get a
jump on sth; holde seg ~ med noe keep
abreast of sth; keep ahead of sth.
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AKKURAT (adv) absolutely; that's it; T
that's the one; T you got it; T you got that right; S
right on; S dead on; S bang on; S smack on; S
right on the money; T affirmative; T exactly my thinking; T
you said it; T tell me about it; T you can say that again;
T figures; S righteous, righteous (>presis)
(>cf absolutt);
om ~ 30 sekunder T in
30 seconds flat; T 30 seconds flat from now; ~ passe T just alrighty; ~
det samme T the
exact same thing; T the same exact thing; dette
er noe ~ for meg T that's
right up my alley; ~ i midten
S bang in the middle (fx he stopped bang in
the middle); S slam-bang in the middle; S smack in the
middle; (midt i
blinken) S bang in the middle; S smack
in the middle; T dead center (>blink: midt
i -en); ~ nå T right
about now; ~ ved midnatt
on the stroke of midnight; jeg
husker henne ~ som han gjør T I remember her
same way he does.
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AKSELERERE (vb)
(også fig.) move up a gear; go into
high gear; T swing/shift/kick into high gear; (fig.) pick up the
tempo/the pace (>tempo: øke -et); (øke hastigheten av) T (fig.) ratchet up; T rev up (fx rev up the economy).
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AKSJE (subst m) (som spriker) (flertall) S
yo-yos.
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AKTIV (adj)
S go-go (>cf energisk);
bli mer ~
move up a gear; shift/swing/go into high gear; T kick into high
gear; T turn up (the) heat (fx I think
it's time we turned up the heat); en ~ person T a live wire; T
a live one; T a take-charge (kind of) guy; T a get-it-done
guy (fx you're all upstanding get-it-done boys); S
a go-go guy.
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AKTIVERE (vb)
... -s T go active.
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AKTØR (subst
m) T player (fx a major player); T
operator; S dancer.
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AKUTT (subst m) ... -en (talespråk)
ER (>akuttmottak).
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AKUTTMOTTAK (subst n) ER; T Emergency;
-et ER; T Emergency.
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AKUTTSTUE (subst f) ... akuttstua ER (>akuttmottak).
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ALARM (subst
m) alarm bell; wake-up alarm; wake-up call; red flag; warning shot; slå ~ sound a wake-up call; raise a
caution flag/a red flag; falsk ~
(fig.) S wild-goose chase;
slå falsk ~ cry wolf.
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ALARMKNAPP (subst m) T panic-button.
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ALDER (subst
m) ... han er (omtrent) på min ~ he's in
my age bracket; he's my age-mate; over ens beste ~ T over the hill.
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ALDERSFORSKJELL (subst
m) Т age-thing (fx
it's the age-thing that bothers me); -en spiller ingen
rolle Т the age-thing doesn't make a
difference.
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ALDERSHJEM (subst
n) old folks' home; (US) (spøkefullt) S
raising ranch.
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ALDERSMESSIG (adv) chronologically.
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ALDRI (adv) ... ~ i livet not ever;
not/never in a million (years); not in this lifetime; Т not on your life; T over my dead body; T over my
rotting corpse; T not till I'm carried out feet first; Т not a chance/a possibility; T no chance (in hell); Т no way; T no way and no
how; T (that's) not an option; T (that's) not gonna happen; (substand.) T
not happen; S (it's) no deal; (US) S no way, Jose; S
fat chance; S that's tough; T hell, no; T heck, no; (grovt) S shit, no; T like
fun/hell; (vulg.) T like fuck; S if pigs could fly; S
in a/the pig's eye; (vulg.) S in the pig's ass; S when
the dogs get wings.
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ALENE (adv) (all) by oneself; T
all on one's own; S solo; gjøre det ~ T go it alone; S go solo; (på en dramatisk måte) T put on a one-man show; en ulykke kommer sjelden ~ when it rains, it pours; T trouble
comes in bunches.
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ALFABET (subst n) T ABC.
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ALFONS (subst
m) pimp (>hallik).
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ALIAS (subst m) alias; S A.K.A.;
S handle; hva bruker du som ~? S what's your handle? (>pseudonym).
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ALIBI (subst
n) S cover story; -et hans
er vanntett he's
got an iron-clad alibi; T his alibi holds up (>vanntett); -et holder ikke
T the alibi (just) doesn't wash; T the alibi doesn't hold water;
T the alibi doesn't hold up; T the alibi doesn't check out.
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ALKE (subst
m) ... full som en ~ drunk as a lord;
drunk as a fiddler; drunk as a piper; drunk as an owl; T drunk as a
skunk; T drunk as hell; drunk as Chloe; drunk as David's sow; drunk
as a wheelbarrow; (grovt) T drunk
like an ass; (grovt) T drunk off
one's ass; S tight as a tick; S lit up like a Christmas tree
(>full: pære ~).
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ALKIS (subst m) S wino; S
lush; S alky
(>fyllebøtte).
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ALKOHOL (subst m) T booze; S
hooch (>børst).
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ALKOHOLFLASKE (subst
mf) ... tom ~ T empty; S M.T.; S
dead soldier; S dead marine; S dead man; S dead one; S
dummy.
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ALKOHOLIKER (subst
m) S wino; S alky (>fyllebøtte).
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ALL (adj pron) ... hva i ~ verden skal jeg gjøre? what in God's name shall I do? T what for Christ's sake(s) shall I do?
(>cf verden:
hva i all ~?).
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ALT
(subst pron) T
it all (fx Pentax -
the camera that sees it all); T it; T the whole deal; T
the whole business; T the whole show; S the works (fx I want the works); S the whole (kit and)
caboodle; S the whole schmear; S
the whole shebang; ~ sammen S the whole
deal; S the whole works; S the whole kit and caboodle; ~ dette T this whole deal/thing/business (fx this whole deal smells fishy to me); det var nesten ~ that's pretty much it; that was
just about all; det var
vel ~ T (I guess) that just about does it; S
I guess that's a wrap (>nok: det var ~); det var ~ for denne gangen that does it
for now; det er
~ T (that's) end of story (>cf punktum); gjøre ~
(for noen) S knock oneself out (for sby) (>alt: gjøre ~ en kan); gjøre ~
en kan T give it one's all; T go out
of one's way; S knock oneself out; S bust a gut; jeg arbeider ~ jeg kan S I'm busting my
hump working; S I'm busting my chops working; (grovt)
S I'm working my ass/butt off; T I'm working my behind out;
~
eller ingenting all or nothing (fx then
he decided to go all or nothing); do or die; ~ annet
enn det anything
but.
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ALLE (subst
pron) ... ~ og enhver T every man Jack (of them); T the
whole world; ~ sammen one and all; ~ tiders smashing; T super; T the
greatest; (US) T swell; S top-notch; T top of the
world; S awesome; S huge; S neat; S mega; T
out of this world; T way out; S the bomb; S dynamite; S
toast; S tits; ~ snakker om det T it's the talk of
the town.
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ALLEMANNSEIE (subst
m) (common) slut; S easy lay; S pushover; T town
tramp; S town pump; (vulg.) S cheap piece of ass; S
cheap floozy; S cheap bimbo; S sex-job; S chippie; S
free-for-all; S punchboard; (Brit.) (vulg.) S shag
bag; (Brit.) (vulg.) S shag job; S cuddle bunny; (vulg.)
S cock socket; S helium heels
(>cf løs: være ~ på tråden).
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ALLIANSE (subst
m) T hook-up; T tie-up; T link-up.
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ALLIGATOR (subst m) T gator.
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ALLSIDIG (adj) ... en ~ type (Brit.) an all-rounder.
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ALLVITER (subst
m) S smart-ass; S smart-aleck; S know-it-all (>smarting).
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ALMISSE (subst
m) (flertall) hand-outs.
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ALPINIST (subst
m) S rock-jock.
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ALRUNE (subst m) devil's testicle; Satan's apple.
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ALTERNATIV (subst n) ... som ~ T as a fall-back
(>cf reserve: ha noe i ~).
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ALTFOR (adv) way too.
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ALTMULIGMANN (subst
m) handyman; S Mr Fix-it.
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ALVOR (subst
n) ... dette er
~ this is for real; this is no joke; this is not a joke; T this
is serious (stuff); (alle grovt) S this is serious shit; S this
is heavy (shit); nå er
det ~ T it's crunch time; T this is
the real thing/deal; (grovt) T this
is the real shit; T this is it; jeg mener ~ I mean business; T this is serious
(stuff); this is no joke; this is not a joke; T you heard me; T no
kidding; T I'm not playing around; T I'm not playing games;
T I'm not kidding/fooling (around); S I 'm not jerking (around);
(grovt) S this is serious shit; S
this is serious jelly (>cf tulle); han mener virkelig ~ T he's dead serious; T he ain't no joke; S he's playing no punches; S
he's playing for real; S he's playing hardball; T he's not
playing around; T he's not kidding (around); S he's not
jerking (around); he will stick at nothing; når
det (virkelig) blir ~ S when it comes to the crunch; S when
it comes to the clinch; S when crunch time comes; S at
crunch-time; T when the going gets tough; T when the heat is
on; S when push comes to shove (fx when
push comes to shove, he doesn't have the guts); S when the chips are
down; S when the fat's in the fire; (grovt)
S when the shit hits the fan; (eufem.)
S when the stuff/the poo hits the fan; det ble virkelig alvor (grovt) S shit got funky; i dag er det ~ S today is
crunch day.
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ALVORLIG (adj)
(humørløs) straight-faced; with a straight
face; (skjebnesvanger) T major; S
heavy; T hefty; (viktig) S big-time;
S big-deal; T major; S heavy-duty; S hardcore; dødsens ~ dead serious; han er dødsens ~ he's as serious as a heart attack; dette er ~ (dette er alvorlige saker!) this is
for real; this is no joke; this is not a joke; T this is serious
(stuff); S this is heavy; S this is big time; S this
is hardcore stuff; S this is serious shit/jelly; ingenting
~ T no big deal; ~ talt seriously; ~
talt...! come on...! T please...! (>cf ærlig: ~ talt)
(>cf sms døsalvorlig).
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ALVORSPRAT (subst
m) T man-to-man talk/chat.
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AMATØR (subst
m) (flertall) S amats.
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AMBISIØS (adj)
T hungry; T go-ahead; T full of go; T full of
pep; T spunky; T pushy; T hard-charging; S on
the make; S out for a rep; S ambish
(>cf streber).
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AMBULANSE (subst
m) S meat wagon; S ambo (fx ambo's on its way up).
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AMBULANSEHELIKOPTER (subst
n) (US) medevac helicopter (>cf helikopter; ambulanse).
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AMEN (int)
amen (to that).
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A-MENNESKE (subst n)
morning person; T early riser.
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AMERIKANER (subst
m) S Yankee; S Yank; S Americano; (neds.) S gringo.
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AMERIKANSK (adj)
S Yankee; S Stateside (>cf stat:
Statene); 10 -e dollar T 10 bucks
American; T 10 American (>dollar); det
-e flagg the Star-Spangled Banner; the Stars
and Stripes; Old Glory; T the Red, White and Blue.
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AMFETAMINPILLE (subst
m) S upper; S pep pill; (som
er ofte grønn) S greenie.
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AMFIBIEKJØRETØY (subst m) (mil.) AAV
(= amphibious assault vehicle).
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AMMUNISJON (subst m) T ammo (fx it's a fucking
waste of ammo); S confetti; skarp
~ T live ammo.
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AMMUNISJONSLAGER (subst n) T ammo
dump.
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AMOK
(adv)
... gå ~ S freak (out); S go haywire; S
go ape; S go apy; S go apeshit; S wig (out); S go psycho; T lose
it (totally); publikum gikk nesten fullstendig ~ T the audience almost totally lost
it.
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AMPERE (subst
m) S amp (>cf
forsterker).
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AMPULLE (subst
m) (særlig med narkotika) S amp.
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AMULETT (subst m) S juju;
S mojo (>lykkeamulett).
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AMØBE (subst
m) (alle fig.) a lower form of
life; the lowest form of life on the planet; low-life; maggot; piece of
vermin; S (low-life) creep (>kryp).
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