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Barnas store blå ordbok har mange av dei same perspektiva og vinklingane som skulen legg vekt på når dei underviser barn i engelsk. Oppslagsorda er omsette til nynorsk, medan definisjonar og døme er på engelsk. Dette gir ei pedagogisk, morosam og praktisk tilnærming til språket. Med Barnas store blå ordbok kan barna oppleve gleda og fordelen av å forstå og bruke eit anna språk enn norsk, samt lære å gjere seg nytte av ei ordbok. www.kunnskapsforlaget.no
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Tekst © Oxford University Press 2003 Illustrasjoner © Emma Chichester Clark 2003 This translation of THE OXFORD FIRST ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY originally published in English in 2003, is published by arrangement with Oxford University Press. Oxford First Illustrated Dicionary blei gitt ut første gang på engelsk i 2003. Denne utgåva er gitt ut i samarbeid med Oxford University Press. Prosjektet har motteke støtte til omsetjinga frå Norsk Kulturråd.
Nynorsk utgåve © Kunnskapsforlaget ANS H. Aschehoug & Co (W. Nygaard) A/S og Gyldendal ASA, 2009 1. Opplag 2009 Omsett av Janne Olden Omslagsdesign Union Design Revidert omslag: Capella Media AS Redaktør: Brita Engebakken Markedssjef: Anne Jorunn Skogøy Sats og repro: Capella Media AS Trykt i Singapore ISBN: 978-82-573-2062-1
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liquid – little
a b c d e f g h i j k
liquid substantiv (liquids) væske
litter substantiv (litters) søppel
list substantiv (lists) liste
little adjektiv (littler, littlest) 1 liten
listen verb (listens, listening, listened) lytte
2 litt A little means not very much. It only hurts a little.
A liquid is anything that pours easily, like water, milk, or oil.
A list is a group of things or names that you write down one after the other.
If something is little, it is smaller than other things like it.
When you listen, you pay attention so that you can hear something.
X
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The opposite of little is big.
If you mix up all the letters in the word listen, you can make the word silent. l. father’s tai s i h h w it ying a l sp bi
lit see light
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l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Litter is paper, empty wrappers, bottles, and other rubbish.
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live – loose
T
a b
he
nk mo
ey
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a long list.
lolly substantiv (lollies) slikkepinne
A lolly is a hard sweet on a stick.
long adjektiv (longer, longest) lang
Something that is long measures a lot from one end to the other or takes a lot of time.
live verb (lives, living, lived) 1 leve
X
If something is living, it is alive.
2 bu If you live in a place, that is where your home is.
look verb (looks, looking, looked) 1 sjå When you look, you use your eyes. Look at the fire engine.
lizard substantiv (lizards) firfisle
2 leite If you look for something, you try to find it. I've looked everywhere for my gloves.
A lizard is a reptile with a long body, four legs, and a long tail.
load substantiv (loads) last
X
A load is a lot of heavy things to carry.
lock substantiv (locks) lås
Some other words that end with the letters 'ook' are: book cook took
loose adjektiv (looser, loosest) laus
A lock is used to keep things like doors or cases shut. To open it you need a key.
If something is loose, it is not fixed firmly.
X
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The opposite of long is short.
The opposite of loose is tight.
f g h i j k
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lorr y – loud
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
lot substantiv (lots) mykje
A lorry is a big, open truck for taking heavy things by road.
X
A lot is a large number or amount. There are a lot of shells on this beach.
See how many times you can say this rhyme quickly: 'Red lorry, yellow lorry — red lorry, yellow lorry'.
loud adjektiv (louder, loudest) høg, kraftig (om lyd)
Something loud is easy to hear.
lose verb (loses, losing, lost) 1 misse
X
If you lose something, you cannot find it.
2 tape If you lose in a game or race, someone beats you. X
A word that means the same as loud is noisy. The opposite of loud is quiet.
The opposite of the first meaning of lose is find. The opposite of the second meaning of lose is win.
lost see lose lost adjektiv forsvunnen, kommen vekk
If you are lost, you do not know where you are.
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s.
l
lorry substantiv (lorries) lastebil
R ob bi
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love – lunch
a b c d e f g h i j k
love verb (loves, loving, loved) elske, vere glad i
If you love someone, you like them very much.
lovely adjektiv (lovelier, loveliest) vakker, herleg Something lovely is enjoyable or beautiful.
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low adjektiv (lower, lowest) låg
If something is low, it is close to the ground.
X
The opposite of low is high.
lucky adjektiv (luckier, luckiest) heldig
If someone is lucky, good things seem to happen to them.
lunch substantiv (lunches) lunsj
Lunch is the meal that people eat in the middle of the day.
hildren lov T he c e ly in g on t he flo or.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l
Mm
machine substantiv (machines) maskin
A machine has parts that work together to do a job. Many machines use electricity to make them work.
made see make magazine substantiv (magazines) blad, ukeblad
A magazine is a kind of thin book with stories and pictures in it.
magic substantiv 1 magi
In stories, people use magic to do impossible things.
2 trylling Magic is also doing clever tricks that seem to be impossible.
magnet substantiv (magnets) magnet
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A magnet is a piece of metal that can make pieces of iron or steel stick to it.
main adjektiv hovud-
Main means the most important or the biggest.
X
Mo n k ey
Some other words that end with the letters 'ain' are: brain chain grain pain rain train
make verb (makes, making, made) 1 lage
If you make something, you get something new by putting other things together.
2 f책 til (책) If you make a thing happen, it happens because of something you have said or done. Uncle Bernie's jokes always make us laugh. X
Some other words that end with the letters 'ake' are: bake cake lake take
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machine – match
male substantiv (males) mann, hankjønn
mark substantiv (marks) merke, flekk
A male is any person or animal that belongs to the sex that cannot have babies. Boys and men are males.
X
A mark is a spot or line in a different colour than the background.
X
The opposite of male is female.
marry verb (marries, marrying, married) gifte seg
mammal
When two people marry, they become husband and wife.
substantiv (mammals)
pattedyr
A mammal is an animal that can feed its babies with its own milk. Dogs, cows, whales, and people are all mammals.
mask substantiv (masks) maske
A mask is a cover that you can wear over your face. People wear masks to protect their faces or to change the way they look.
man substantiv (men) mann
A man is a fully grown male person.
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match substantiv (matches) 1 fyrstikk
Some other words that end with the letters 'an' are: can pan ran van
A match is a small, thin stick that makes a flame when it is rubbed on something rough.
manage verb (manages, managing, managed)
klare
2 kamp A match is also a game played between two people or teams.
If you can manage, you can do something although it is difficult.
many mange
match verb (matches,
Many means a lot of something.
matching, matched)
passe til
map substantiv (maps) kart
If one thing matches another, it is like it in some way. . ks s a m t en
A map is a drawing of part of the world.
A book of maps is called an atlas.
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Some other words that end with the letters 'ark' are: bark dark park
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material – meal
a b c d e f g h i j k l
material substantiv (materials) 1 materiale
may verb vil kanskje
A material is anything that can be used to make something else. Wood, stone, and plastic are materials.
If something may happen, it is possible it will happen. It may rain tomorrow.
2 stoff Material is something that you can use to make things like clothes and curtains.
X
Some other words that end with the letters 'ay' are: day hay lay pay play say stay way
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
The bears b ought some blue and ye llow material.
maths substantiv matematikk
Maths is learning about numbers, sizes, and shapes.
me meg
matter verb (matters, mattering,
Look at me.
mattered)
tyde noko, spele ei rolle
meal substantiv (meals) mĂĽltid
If something matters, it is important. It doesn't matter if we are a bit late.
A meal is the food that you eat at one go at breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper.
mattress substantiv (mattresses) madrass
X
A mattress is the thick, soft part of a bed that you sleep on.
A picnic is a meal you eat outdoors. A feast is a special meal for a lot of people.
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mean – meet
mean adjektiv (meaner, meanest) 1 slem
meat substantiv kjøtt
If something you do is mean, it is not kind to someone else.
Meat is food that comes from animals that have been killed.
2 gjerrig Someone who is mean does not like spending money or sharing things.
X
The word meat sounds just like meet. Some other words that end with the letters 'eat' are: beat eat heat neat seat wheat
is medicine. They ate a big meal, and then baby bear had to take h medicine substantiv (medicines) medisin mean verb (means, meaning, meant) Medicine is a liquid or pills that a sick 1 tyde person takes to help them get better. If someone tells you what a word means, they tell you how to use it. meet verb (meets, meeting, met) 2 meine 1 møte If you mean to do something, you plan to When you meet other people, you spend do it. time with them. I'm sorry — I didn't mean to hurt you. 2 møtast When people meet, they come together. meant see mean X
measure verb (measures, measuring, measured)
måle
When you measure something, you find out how big it is.
The word meet sounds just like meat. Some other words that end with the letters 'eet' are: feet greet sheet street sweet.
a b c d e f g h i j k l
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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melon – message
melon substantiv (melons) melon
A melon is a large, juicy fruit with a yellow or green skin.
X
If you mix up all the letters in the word melon, you can make the name of another fruit — lemon.
melt verb (melts, melting, melted) smelte
When snow melts, it turns into water.
mend verb (mends, mending, mended) reparere When you mend something that is damaged, you make it useful again.
X
Other words that mean the same as mend are repair and fix.
mess substantiv rot
If something is in a mess, it is untidy or dirty.
X
Some other words that end with the letters 'ess' are: dress guess less press
message substantiv (messages) beskjed
You send a message when you want to tell someone something and you cannot speak to them yourself. Th is r oom is in such a me ss.
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messy – mixture
messy adjektiv (messier, messiest) rotete
mind verb (minds, minding, minded) 1 ha noko imot
If something is messy, it is untidy or dirty.
X
If you mind about something, you are worried or bothered by it. Do you mind if I open the window?
The opposite of messy is tidy, neat, or clean.
mice see mouse
2 passe på If you mind something or somebody, you look after them for a short time. Please mind the baby while I go next door. 3 passe seg for If someone tells you to mind something, they want you to be careful. Mind that broken glass.
microwave substantiv (microwaves) mikrobølgeovn
mirror substantiv (mirrors) speil
middle substantiv midt
X
met see meet metal substantiv (metals) metall
Metal is a hard material that melts when it is very hot. Gold, silver, and iron are all kinds of metal.
A mirror is a piece of glass that you can see yourself in.
A microwave is a kind of oven that heats or cooks food very quickly.
miss verb (misses, missing, missed) 1 bomme
The middle of something is the part that is the same distance from all its sides.
You miss if you try to hit something and you fail.
midnight substantiv midnatt
2 sakne If you miss somebody, you feel sad because they are not there with you.
Midnight is twelve o'clock at night.
might verb vil kanskje
mistake substantiv (mistakes) feil, mistak
If something might happen, it is possible it will happen. It might rain tomorrow.
A mistake is something that you did not get right.
milk substantiv mjølk
mix verb (mixes, mixing, mixed) blande
Milk is usually a baby's first food. People often drink cow's milk. T he m ic e w ould like
The word mirror comes from a Latin word that means 'to look at'.
When you mix things, you stir or shake them until they become one thing.
mixture substantiv (mixtures) blanding
som em ilk.
A mixture is made of different things mixed together.
a b c d e f g h i j k l
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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mole – mouse
a b c d e f g h i j k l
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
mole adjektiv (moles) muldvarp
moon substantiv måne
moment substantiv (moments) augneblink
more meir, fleire
Monday substantiv (Mondays) måndag
X
A mole is a small, furry animal that digs tunnels under the ground.
You can often see the moon shining in the sky at night.
A moment is a very small amount of time.
More means a larger amount of something.
morning substantiv (mornings) morgon
For many people Monday is the first working day of the week.
The morning is the time from the beginning of the day until twelve o'clock noon.
money substantiv pengar
Money is the coins and paper notes that people use to buy things.
mother substantiv (mothers) mor
A mother is a woman who has a son or daughter.
monkey substantiv (monkeys) ape
A monkey is an animal that lives in the trees in hot countries. It swings and climbs using its hands, feet, and long tail.
motorbike substantiv (motorbikes) motorsykkel
A motorbike is a kind of heavy bicycle with an engine.
monster substantiv (monsters) monster
motorway substantiv (motorways) motorveg
In stories, a monster is a huge, horrible creature.
X
A motorway is a very wide road, made so that traffic can move fast.
What do sea monsters eat? Fish and ships.
mountain substantiv (mountains) fjell
month substantiv (months) månad
A month is part of a year. There are twelve months in a year.
X
A mountain is a very high hill.
mouse substantiv (mice) 1 mus
The twelve months of the year are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.
n e da r e ic e w T he m
n gi n i c
the
The opposite of more is less.
A mouse is a very small animal with a long tail and a pointed nose. 2 mus (til datamskin) A mouse is also a small box with buttons that you press to move things around on a computer screen.
ight. onl o m
X
The computer mouse got its name because it is small and looks like it has a long tail.
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mouth – myself
mouth substantiv (mouths) munn
muscle substantiv (muscles) muskel
move verb (moves, moving, moved) 1 røre seg
X
Your mouth is the part of your face that you open for speaking and eating.
Muscles are the parts inside your body that help you move.
If you move, you go from one place to another. Let's move under that tree. It's too hot here.
museum substantiv (museums) museum
2 flytte, røre If you move something, you take it from one place to another.
A museum is a place where a lot of interesting things are kept for people to go and see.
mushroom substantiv (mushrooms) sopp
much mye
A mushroom is a living thing that grows in the earth and looks like a little umbrella.
Much means a lot of something.
mud substantiv søle, gjørme
music substantiv musikk
Mud is wet earth.
X
The word muscle comes from a Latin word that means 'little mouse', because people thought that some muscles looked like mice.
Something that is covered in mud is muddy.
m
Music is the sounds that are made by someone singing, or playing a musical instrument.
mug substantiv (mugs) krus
X
A mug is a large cup.
multiply verb (multiplies, multiplying,
A person who plays a musical instrument is called a musician.
must må
multiplied)
gange, multiplisere
If you must do something, you have to do it. We must go now or we'll miss our bus.
When you multiply, you find the answer to a sum like 2 × 3 = 6.
mum substantiv (mums) mamma
my min, mi, mitt, mine
Mum or mummy is what you call your mother.
Do you like my new watch? Do you want to see my skis?
myself meg
I have hurt myself
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