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En sprø fiskegryte
Kapittel 1 – Gjøre seg klar
Ordliste
dele to split or share
en del a part or area
språk language
utvekslingsstudent exchange student
elektriker electrician
forretning business
oppmuntre to encourage
forbauset astonished
påkledd dressed
dusj shower
flyplass airport
pakke med sedler a pile of paper money
overasket surprised
dra av gårde to go away, leave
engstelig worried, concerned, anxious
bekymre to worry
sjekke inn to check in (for a flight)
avslappet relaxed
klem to hug
vinke to wave
ta av to take off
Kapittel 1 – Gjøre seg klar 3
Kapittel 2 – Norge
Ordliste
sjenert shy
stille calm, quiet
drosje taxi, (Am. English) cab
leilighet flat, (Am. English) apartment
fiskegryte fish stew
stappfull packed, crammed
hyggelig pleasant, nice, enjoyable
mobil mobile (phone), (Am. English) cell (phone)
trøtt tired
våkne to wake up
sjåfør driver; chauffer
batteriet er tomt the battery has died
telefonkiosk phone box, (Am. English) phone booth
kelner the waiter in a restaurant
ivrig in an excited way
flau to be embarrased
det blir litt mye it’s all too much
merkelig strange; unusual
virkeligheten synker inn reality sinks in
sprø crazy, silly or stupid
4 En sprø fiskegryte
Kapittel 3 – Motorveien
Ordliste
nyte to enjoy
inngang entrance
løsning solution
lastebil lorry, (Am. English) truck
anta to assume
motor motor
blant among
stillhet silence
gjemme (seg) to hide
bekymringsfullt with concern
heldig lucky
tilfeldighet coincidence; chance; accident
strekke på beina to strech (one’s) legs
Kapittel 3 – Motorveien 5
Kapittel 4 — Hjemkomsten
Ordliste
middag dinner, supper
vaktmester caretaker, janitor
heis lift, (Am. English) elevator
skjebne destiny
sjokkert shocked
umulig impossible
innse to realize
klosset clumsy, awkwardly
feiring celebration
briste ut i latter to burst out laughing
6 En sprø fiskegryte
En svært uvanlig utflukt
Kapittel 1 — Skapningen
Ordliste
innsjø lake
mildt vær mild weather
turgåer hiker
ryggsekk backpack
skog woods
utflukt excursion
rope to shout
sti path
dele to split or share
rykte rumour
skapning creature
antar to assume
merkelig strange or unusual
trygg safe
tre- wood(-en)
redd scared, frightened
stygg ugly
båt boat
strand shore/beach
Tuller du? Are you kidding?
ro to row
utforske explore
støv dust
fotavtrykk footprint
forsvinne to disappear
8 En svært uvanlig utflukt
Kapittel 2 – Letingen
Ordliste
Aldri i livet! No way!
skille lag to split up
sprø crazy, silly or stupid
innbille seg to imagine
skogkratt thicket
vinke to wave
dekning (mobile/cell phone) service
spøk joke
våkne to wake up
beskjed message
tenke seg grundig om to think things through
strøk neighbourhood
banke to knock
Kapittel 2 – Letingen 9
Kapittel 3 – Overraskelsen
Ordliste
helt sikkert certainly, definitely
forsiktig cautiously
skru av to turn off
lommelykt torch, (Am. English) flashlight
det er noe som ikke stemmer something just doesn’t add up
forferdelig terrible, awful
panikk panic
sparke to kick
stearinlys candle
drakt costume
spille et knep to play a trick
pusse opp to renovate
lettelse relief
forestilling performance
10 En svært uvanlig utflukt
Ridderen
11
Kapittel 1 – Gull
Ordliste
kongerike kingdom
dyr (n.) animal
ridder knight
bytorg market square
kjøpmann trader
trylledrikk potion
dyr expensive
gull gold
nikke to nod
steinbro stone bridge
slott castle
vakt (n.) guard
sekk bag
skriftrull scroll
mistenksomt suspiciously
beskjed message
frakte to transport
lass load
stole på to trust
bedra to betray
fare danger
reise journey; travel; trip
våpen weapon
vogn wagon; cart
bevege seg to move, stir, move about
12 Ridderen
Kapittel 2 – Reisen
Ordliste
farlig unpleasent or dangerous
lignende similar
stille silent; quiet
slag battle
kilde fountain or source
innsjø lake
magisk magic
sjeldne krefter special powers
soldat soldier
bade to bathe or swim
ekkel disgusting or unusable
hemmelighet secret
avgift tax
fred peace
Kapittel 2 – Reisen 13
Kapittel 3 – Hemmeligheten
Ordliste
merkelig unusual or strange
bonde farmer
hviske to whisper
skremt frightened; scared
representere to represent
forvirret confused
lik identical
kontakt contact
Deres Majestet Your Majesty
gå tom for to run out of
angripe to attack
ren pure
forsvinne to dissapear
14 Ridderen
Klokken
15
Kapittel 1 – Eventyret
Ordliste
urmaker watchmaker
rolig quiet; calm
verksted workshop
strand beach
strekke på beina to strech (one’s) legs
sikkerhetsvakt security guard
båt boat
sjørøver pirate
spesiell particular
merkelige evner strange powers
eventyr legend, fairytale
skrike to shout
fotavtrykk footprint
sand sand
kraftig stout
ikke ta hensyn to disregard; ignore
forlange to demand
gammeldags old-fashioned
dialekt dialect; regional accent
16 Klokken
Kapittel 2 – Norskehavet
Ordliste
forutsette to presuppose
betingelser conditions
sprø silly, crazy; stupid
skynde seg to hurry
frakte to transport
leir camp
hud skin
kaptein captain
gjest guest
følge med på to focus or concentrate on something
skip ship
telt tent
angripe to attack
skuffet to be disappointed
farlig dangerous
Kapittel 2 – Norskehavet 17
Kapittel 3 – Slaget
Ordliste
kanon cannon
nestkommanderende second in command
ror helm
utrolig incredible
bevege seg to move; stir; move about
gi opp to give up
late som to pretend
skyte to fire; shoot
fast tightly
balanse balance
gripe to grab
sette i gang to activate; start up
sint angry, upset
ødelegge to destroy
tvinge to force; compel
18 Klokken
Kisten
19
Kapittel 1 – Bergen
Ordliste
oppdrag mission
skjegg beard
merkelig strange; unusual
rolig quiet; calm
forsiktig carefully
peiling idea
skade to harm; damage; hurt
lomme pocket
kiste chest
verdi of value
lås lock
gjenstand object
ivrig excitedly
ryddig neat
garasje garage
pakke opp to unwrap
gullkjede gold necklace
anheng pendant
flyplass airport
20 Kisten
Kapittel 2 – Trondheim
Ordliste
dyr expensive
banke to knock
jakke jacket
solbriller sunglasses
knapp button
hushjelp domestic worker
forretning business
tre(dør) wooden (door)
klassisk traditional, classic
smak taste
ettermiddagsmat afternoon tea or meal
bestemt specific
utålmodig impatient
museum museum
Kapittel 2 – Trondheim 21
Kapittel 3 – Oslo
Ordliste
moderne modern
båt boat
utleie rental
begivenhet event
vurdere to consider
ring ring
stole på to trust
adoptere to adopt
byrå agency; office
skjelve to shake
søsken siblings
ulykke accident
bli født to be born
forferdelig terrible; awful
22 Kisten
Ukjente landområder
23
Kapittel 1 – Et nytt land
Ordliste
landområde territory
fjell mountain
jakt hunt
oppdager explorer
vinke to wave
høvding chief of a group of Vikings
muskel muscle
streng strict
ekspedisjon expedition
innsjø lake
elv river
mangel shortage
kjøtt meat
gud god
kone wife
24 Ukjente landområder
Kapittel 2 – Mot vest
Ordliste
strategi strategy
umiddelbart immediately
skip ship
fremgang progress
seile to sail
kriger warrior
jakte to hunt
fugl bird
sint angry
skrike to shout
å bevise to prove; demonstrate
bevis evidence
merkelig unusual; strange
stille quiet
voldsom great; intense
storm storm
himmel sky
kurs (på et skip) course (of a ship)
våkne to wake up
strand beach
forsyninger resource, supply
ikke ta hensyn to disregard; ignore
soloppgang sunrise
Kapittel 2 – Mot vest 25
Kapittel 3 – Avgjørelsen
Ordliste
tvil doubt
tidligere former; previous
utmattelse exhaustion
føle det på seg to have a feeling
ta sjansen to take a risk
tilgi to forgive
forstyrre to distract
våpen weapon
samfunn society
språk language
rolig calmly
(lokal)befolkning (the local) population; locals
sykdom disease
skadet damaged
opprette to establish
26 Ukjente landområder
Lise, den usynlige kvinnen
27
Kapittel 1 – Hendelsen
Ordliste
hendelse incident, event
administrasjonsassistent administrative assistant
(salgs)avdeling (sales) department
rolig quiet; calm
(teater)forestilling (theatre) performance
rolig calm; easy
grille to barbecue; grill
matlaging cooking
sjef director, chief
merkelig unusual; strange
blant among
metallball metal ball
slappe av to relax
ignorere to ignore
vinke to wave
engstelig worried; concerned; anxious
usynlig invisible
tonefall tone
i mellomtiden meanwhile
gå ut to go out
28 Lise, den usynlige kvinnen
Kapittel 2 – Løgnen
Ordliste
forsiktig careful
stjele to steal
kamera camera
heis lift, (Am. English) elevator
bonus bonus
aksjer stock
fortjeneste profit
lønnsøkning raise
kvartal quarter
teknologi technology
potensial potential
investering investment
avansert advanced
konkurrent competitor
teoretisk sett according to usual practice, theoretically speaking
vurdere to consider
Kapittel 2 – Løgnen 29
Kapittel 3 – Gjenstanden
Ordliste
flokk crowd
frivillig volunteer
å såre to hurt; offend
forvirret confused
riste to shake
komme til syne to appear
lyse to light up
sannhet truth
klem hug
kyss kiss
støtte support
sprø crazy; silly; stupid
gå seg vill to get lost
30 Lise, den usynlige kvinnen
Kapselen
31
Kapittel 1 – Kapselen
Ordliste
planet planet
koloni colony
fred peace
befolkning population
forsyninger resources; supplies
våpen weapon
keiserdømme empire
regjering government
keiser emperor
statsråd minister
ha tillit til to trust; have faith in
angripe to attack
vakt guard
nervøs nervous
Deres Majestet Your Majesty
kapsel capsule
gård farm
verdensrom space
kjøretøy vehicle
bonde farmer
ille til mote uncomfortable
sannhet truth
32 Kapselen
bevisstløs unconscious
forsiktig carefully, cautiously
romfartøy spaceship
våkne to wake up
Kapittel 1 – Kapselen 33
Kapittel 2 – Jenten
Ordliste
skremt frightened, scared
å roe seg to calm down
skade to hurt
redd frightened
merkelig unusual or strange
ignorere to ignore
ensom lonely
pleier caregiver
rømme to run away
det er noe som ikke stemmer something just doesn’t add up
rolig calmly
sukke to sigh
overleve to survive
beskjed message
spion spy
34 Kapselen
Kapittel 3 – Sannheten
Ordliste
kaos chaos
ansvar responsibility
nekte to deny; bar; refuse
ordre orders
dum stupid; silly
politikk policy
godkjenne to approve
gjette to guess
være i noens hender to be in someone’s hands/ power
avsky disgust
banke to knock
forvirret confused
stasjon station
hemmelig secret
radio radio
advarsel warning
betingelse condition
Kapittel 3 – Sannheten 35
Norwegian–English Glossary
A betingelse (m.) condition
administrasjonsassistent bevege seg to move, stir,
(m.) administrative assistant move about
adoptere to adopt bevis (n.) evidence
advarsel (m.) warning bevise (v.) to prove,
aksje (m.) stock demonstrate
aldri i livet! no way! bevisstløs unconscious
angripe to attack blant among
anheng (n.) pendant bli født to be born
ansvar (n.) responsibility bonde (m.) farmer
anta to assume bonus (m.) bonus
avansert advanced briste ut i latter to burst out
avdeling (m/f.) department laughing
avgift (m/f.) tax byrå (n.) agency, office
avsky (m.) disgust bytorg (n.) market square
avslappet relaxed båt (m.) boat
B D
bade to bathe or swim dekning (m/f.) (mobile) service
balanse (m.) balance dele to split or share
banke to knock del (m.) part or area
batteriet er tomt the battery Deres Majestet Your Majesty
has died det blir litt mye it’s all too
bedra to betray much
befolkning (m/f.) population det er noe som ikke
begivenhet (m/f.) event stemmer something just
beskymre to worry doesn’t add up
bekymringsfullt with dialekt (m.) dialect, regional
concern accent
beskjed (m.) message dra av gårde to go away,
bestemt specific leave
36 Norwegian–English Glossary
drakt (m/f.) costume forretning (m/f.) business
drosje (m/f.) taxi, (Am. English) forsiktig careful, carefully,
cab cautiously
dum stupid, silly forstyrre to distract, confuse
dusj (m.) shower forsvinne to disappear
dyr expensive forsyning (m/f.) resource,
dyr (n.) animal supply
fortjeneste(m/f.) profit
E forutsette to presuppose
ekkel disgusting or unusable forvirret confused
ekspedisjon (m.) expedition fotavtrykk (n.) footprint
elektriker (m.) electrician frakte to transport
elv (m/f.) river fred (m.) peace
engstelig worried, concerned, fremgang (m.) progress
anxious frivillig (m.) volunteer
ensom lonely fugl (m.) bird
ettermiddagsmat (m.) føle det på seg to have a
afternoon tea or meal feeling
eventyr (n.) legend, fairytale følge med på to focus or
concentrate on something
F
fare (m.) danger G
farlig unpleasant or gammeldags old-fashioned
dangerous garasje (m.) garage
fast tightly gi opp to give up
feiring (m/f.) celebration gjemme (seg) to hide
fellesskap (n.) social, jointly gjenstand (m.) object
fiskegryte (m/f.) fish stew gjest (m.) guest
fjell (n.) mountain gjette to guess
flau embarrased godkjenne to approve
flokk (m.) crowd grille to barbecue, grill
flyplass (n.) airport gripe to grab
forbauset astonished gud (m.) god
forestilling (m/f.) gull (n.) gold
performance gullkjede (m.) gold necklace
forferdelig terrible, awful gå seg vill to get lost
forlange to demand gå tom for to run out of
Norwegian–English Glossary 37
gå ut to go out J
gård (m.) farm jakke (m/f.) jacket
jakt (m/f.) hunt
H jakte to hunt
ha tillit til to trust, have
faith in K
heis (m.) lift, (Am. English) kamera (n.) camera
elevator kanon (m.) cannon
heldig lucky kaos (n.) chaos
helt sikkert certainly, kapsel (m.) capsule
definitely kaptein (m.) captain
hemmelig secret keiser (m.) emperor
hemmelighet (m/f.) secret keiserdømme (n.) empire
hendelse (m.) incident, event kelner (m.) the waiter in a
himmel (m.) sky restaurant
hud (m/f.) skin kilde (m.) fountain or source
hushjelp (m/f.) domestic kiste (m/f.) chest
worker kjøpmann (m.) trader
hviske to whisper kjøretøy (n.) vehicle
hyggelig pleasant, nice, kjøtt (n.) meat
enjoyable klassisk traditional, classic
høvding (m.) chief of a group klem (m.) hug
of Vikings klosset clumsy, awkwardly
knapp (m.) button
I koloni (m.) colony
i mellomtiden meanwhile komme til syne to appear
ignorere to ignore kone (m/f.) wife
ikke ta hensyn to disregard, kongerike (n.) kingdom
ignore konkurrent (m.) competitor
ille til mote uncomfortable kontakt contact
innbille seg to imagine kraftig stout
inngang (m.) entrance kriger (m.) warrior
innse to realize kurs (på et skip) (m.) course
innsjø (m.) lake (of a ship)
investering (m/f.) investment kvartal (n.) quarter
ivrig excitedly kyss (n.) kiss
L N
landområde (n.) territory nekte to deny; bar; refuse
lass (n.) load nervøs nervous
lastebil (m.) lorry, nestkommanderende
(Am. English) truck second in command
late som to pretend nikke to nod
leilighet (m/f.) flat, nyte to enjoy
(Am. English) apartment
leir (m.) camp O
lettelse (m.) relief oppdager explorer
lignende similar oppdrag (n.) mission
lik identical oppmuntre to encourage
lomme (m/f.) pocket opprette to establish
lommelykt (m/f.) torch, ordre (m.) orders
(Am. English) flashlight overasket surprised
lyse to light up overleve to survive
lønnsøkning (m/f.) raise
løsning (m/f.) solution P
lås (m.) lock pakke med sedler (m/f.) a
pile of paper money
M pakke opp to unwrap
magisk magic panikk (m.) panic
mangel (m.) shortage peiling idea
matlaging (m/f.) cooking planet (m.) planet
merkelig unusual pleier (m.) caregiver
merkelige evner strange politikk (m.) policy
powers potensial (n.) potential
metallball (m.) metal ball pusse opp to renovate
middag (m.) dinner, supper påkledd dressed
mildt vær (n.) mild weather
mistenksomt suspiciously R
mobil (m.) mobile (phone), radio (m.) radio
(Am. English) cell (phone) redd scared, frightened
moderne modern regjering (m/f.) government
motor (m.) motor reise (m/f.) journey
museum (n.) museum ren pure
muskel (m.) muscle representere to represent
ridder (m.) knight skip (n.) ship
ring (m.) ring skjebne (m.) destiny
rister to shake skjegg (n.) beard
ro to row skjelve to shake
roe seg to calm down skog (m.) woods
rolig quiet, calm skogkratt (n.) thicket
romfartøy (n.) spaceship skremt frightened, scared
rope to shout skriftrull (n.) scroll
ror (n.) helm skrike to shout
ryddig neat skru av to turn off
ryggsekk (m.) backpack skuffet disappointed
rykte rumour skynde seg hurry
rømme to run away skyte to fire, shoot
slag (n.) battle
S slappe av to relax
samfunn (n.) society slott (n.) castle
sand (m.) sand smak (m.) taste
sannhet (m/f.) truth solbrille (m/f.) sunglasses
seile to sail soldat (m.) soldier
sekk (m.) bag soloppgang (m.) sunrise
sette i gang to activate sparke to kick
sikkerhetsvakt (m/f.) security spesiell particular
guard spille et knep (n.) to play a trick
sint angry, upset spion (m.) spy
sjef (m.) director, chief sprø crazy, silly or stupid
sjekke inn to check in språk (n.) language
(for a flight) spøk (m.) joke
sjeldne krefter (m/f.) special stappfull packed, crammed
powers stasjon (m.) station
sjenert shy statsråd (m.) minister
sjokkert shocked stearinlys (n.) candle
sjåfør driver; chaffeur steinbro (m/f.) stone bridge
sjørøver (m.) pirate sti (m.) path
skade to harm; damage; hurt stille calm; quiet
skadet damaged stillhet (m/f.) silence
skapning (m.) creature stjele to steal
skille lag to split up stole på to trust
storm (m.) storm tvil (m.) doubt
strand (m/f.) beach tvinge to force, compel
strategi (m.) strategy
strekke på beina to strech U
one’s legs ulykke (m/f.) accident
streng strict umiddelbart immediately
strøk (n.) neighbourhood umulig impossible
stygg ugly urmaker (m.) watchmaker
støtte support usynlig invisible
støv (n.) dust utflukt (m/f.) excursion
sukke to sigh utforske to explore
sykdom (m.) disease utleie (m/f.) rental
søsken (n.) siblings utmattelse (m.) exhaustion
såre to hurt; offend utrolig incredible
utvekslingsstudent (m.)
T exchange student
ta av to take off utålmodig impatient
ta sjansen to take risk
teknologi (m.) technology V
telefonkiosk (m.) phone box, vakt (m/f.) guard
(Am. English) phone booth vaktmester caretaker, janitor
telt (n.) tent verdensrom (n.) space
tenke seg grundig om to verdi of value
think things through verksted (n.) workshop
teoretisk sett theoretically vinke to wave
speaking virkeligheten synker inn
tidligere former or previous reality sinks in
tilfeldighet (m/f.) vogn (m/f.) wagon
coincidence, chance, accident voldsom great, intense
tilgi to forgive vurdere to consider
tonefall (n.) tone være i noens hender to be
tre- wood(-en) in someone’s hands/power
trygg safe våkne to wake up
trylledrikk (m.) potion våpen (n.) weapon
trøtt tired
tuller du? are you kidding? Ø
turgåer (m.) hiker ødelegge to destroy
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