ring

I 1. riŋ noun

1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) ring

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) ring

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) ring, krets

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (bokse)ring, manesje, arena

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (-)ring

2. verb

(verb)

1) (to form a ring round.) omgi; lage en ring rundt

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) sette/tegne en ring rundt

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) ringmerke

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- ring binder

- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. riŋ past tense - rang; verb

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) ringe, kime

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) ringe, telefonere

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) ringe etter

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) lyde, klinge, ringe

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) gjenlyde

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) ringe ut, lyde

2. noun

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) ringing, klang

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) oppringing

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) preg, tone, låt

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- ring a bell

- ring back
- ring off
- ring true

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ring

I

subst. \/rɪŋ\/

1) ring, sirkel

2) (sport) bane, arena, manesje

3) (byggfag) bøyle

4) liga, ring, klikk

• the police arrested the members of the spy ring

politiet arresterte medlemmene av spionligaen

the Ring (musikk, operasyklus av Richard Wagner) Nibelungenringen

the ring boksekunsten bookmakerne bookmakernes plass

run\/make rings round someone eller run\/make rings around someone være noen helt overlegen, slå noen med den største selvfølge

throw one's hat in(to) the ring stille som kandidat (i konkurranse), være med i en konkurranse

II

subst. \/rɪŋ\/

1) ringing, ringesignal, rungende lyd

• there's a ring at the door

det ringer på døren

2) tonefall, preg, klang, lyd

• his voice had an aristocratic ring to it

stemmen hans hadde et aristokratisk preg

3) klokkespill

give (someone) a ring slå på tråden (til noen)

• give me a ring sometime

slå på tråden en gang da!

have a ring of sincerity høres ekte ut

• your argument has a ring of sincerity

argumentet ditt høres ekte ut

have a ring of truth høres sant ut

III

verb (rang - rung) \/rɪŋ\/

1) ringe, klinge, lyde, kime, runge

• the telephone is ringing

det ringer

• the trumpet rang

det runget fra trompeten

• ring the door bell

ringe på døren

2) telefonere, ringe til, ringe

3) fylles med lyd

• my ears are ringing

det ringer i ørene mine

4) låte, virke

• his story rings true

det virker som han snakker sant

5) slå

• the bell rings the hours

klokken slår hver time

ring a bell se ➢ bell, 1

ring a coin se ➢ coin, 1

ring back ringe opp igjen, ringe tilbake

ring false høres usant ut

ring for a taxi se ➢ taxi, 1

ring for church se ➢ church

ring in ringe inn

• let's ring in the New Year

la oss ringe inn det nye året

(austr., newzealandsk, slang, om en ansatt) ringe (hoved)kontoret forklaring: bytte ut noe på ulovlig vis

ring in someone's ears se ➢ ear, 1

ring off (om telefon) legge på, avslutte samtalen

ring one's glass for silence slå på glasset for å be om stillhet

ring out ringe ut, lyde

• a shot rang out

det lød et skudd

ring someone in ringe på noen, få noen til å komme inn

ring someone up ringe opp noen, ringe til noen

ring the bell se ➢ bell, 1

ring true virke sant, høres fornuftig ut, høres troverdig ut

• his story rings true

det virker som om han snakker sant

ring up\/down the curtain se ➢ curtain

ring up the sale (on the cash register)

se ➢ sale

IV

verb (ringed - ringed) \/rɪŋ\/

1) sette ring rundt, ringmerke (fugler e.l.)

2) omringe, lage ring rundt noe\/noen

3) kaste ring rundt noe (i spill e.l.)

4) ringle, lage ringer, forme til ringer

5) løpe i ring (om dyr), stige i ringer (om fugler)

6) (om trær) ringe, ringbarke

7) sette ring i nesen (særlig om dyr)