rank

rank
I 1. ræŋk noun
1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) linje, rekke
2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) grad, rang
3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) sosialgruppe/-klasse, stand
2. verb
(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) stille, regne, rangere
II ræŋk adjective
1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) totalt, regelrett
2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) stram, ekkel
rad
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rang
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rangere
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rekke
I
subst. \/ræŋk\/
1) rekke
a rank of taxis
en rekke med drosjer
2) (overført) rekke
the ranks of the unemployed
de arbeidsløses rekker
3) (militærvesen) (ge)ledd, rekke
4) (militærvesen) rang, grad
military ranks
5) (sosial) rang, (samfunns)klasse, stand
people of all ranks and classes
folk fra alle samfunnslag
6) (overført) rang
women take the same rank as their husbands
they're painters of the first rank
de er malere i toppklasse
7) (EDB) nivåtall
8) (sjakk) rad
break rank(s) (også overført) bryte ut av rekken
they broke ranks with the Allies
close ranks about somebody slutte opp om noen
they closed their ranks about their leader
de sluttet opp om lederen sin
front rank (militærvesen) forreste rekke, fremste ledd
hold the rank of something ha rang som noe
he holds the rank of a colonel
han har rang som oberst
the inferior ranks (militærvesen) de lavere gradene
in the front rank (overført) i forreste rekke, førsteklasses, blant de fremste
keep rank(s) holde rekken
other ranks (britisk, militærvesen) korporaler og menige
persons of rank standpersoner, fornemt folk
pull (one's) rank (on somebody) (hverdagslig) utnytte sin stilling (for å kommandere noen), bruke sin innflytelse
the ranks are thinning det tynnes i rekkene
rear rank (militærvesen) bakre rekke
reduce somebody to the ranks (militærvesen) degradere noen til menig
rise from\/through the ranks (militærvesen) forfremmes fra de meniges rekker (overført) arbeide seg frem
superior ranks (militærvesen) høyere grader
take rank of ha høyere rang enn
take rank with være i klasse med, stille seg i klasse med
taxi rank drosjeholdeplass
the rank and file vanlige mennesker
the ranks (militærvesen) de menige
II
verb \/ræŋk\/
1) stille i\/på rekke, stille på geledd
2) ordne
3) gradere, klassifisere, vurdere, plassere, sette, rangere, rangordne
I rank him among the best
jeg regner ham blant de beste
rank somebody as a great poet
rank an act as a crime
vurdere en handling som en forbrytelse
4) (amer.) ha høyere grad\/rang enn, rangere høyere enn
he ranks the others
han står over de andre (i rang)
5) ligge som, være rangert som
she ranks third on the list
hun ligger som nummer tre på listen
III
adj. \/ræŋk\/
1) altfor yppig, altfor frodig, overgrodd, tettvoksende, overvokst
rank grass
overgrodd gress
rank with thistles
overvokst med tistel
2) ram, stram, illeluktende, stinkende
rank taste
rank smell
a rank pipe
3) (om språk) vulgært, motbydelig
4) regelrett, ren, fullstendig
a rank outsider
rank lunacy\/nonsense
rank poison
rene giften
5) åpenbar, tydelig
rank injustice
grov urettferdighet

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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