corner

corner
'ko:nə 1. noun
1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) hjørne, krok; gatehjørne
2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) (av)krok
3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hjørnespark
2. verb
1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) trenge opp i et hjørne
2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) sneie/ta et hjørne
•
- cut corners
- turn the corner
hjørne
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krok
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nisje
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vinkel
I
subst. \/ˈkɔːnə\/
1) hjørne, gatehjørne, krok
• there is a shop on the corner
det er en butikk på hjørnet
• in a corner of the room
i en krok av rommet
• there was a smile in the corners of her mouth
hun hadde et smil i munnvikene
2) kant, vinkel
3) hjørnebeslag, vinkelbeslag
4) skammekrok
• put a boy in the corner
sende en gutt i skammekroken
5) (på tøy) flik
6) (overført) avkrok, hjørne, kant, vrå
7) (overført) vanskelig situasjon, knipe
8) (handel) corner (spekulasjonskjøp av aksjer\/varer i et omfang som gjør det mulig å beherske markedet)
9) (sport) corner, hjørnespark, hjørnkast
10) (boksing) hjørne (av boksering)
be in a tight corner ligge dårlig an, være i knipe
be in someone's corner (boksing) være sekundant for noen
be round the corner (overført) ha klart seg, være utenfor fare
cut (off) a corner ta en snarvei, kutte en sving
cut corners (overført) ta snarveier rasjonalisere omgå vanlig prosedyre \/ vanlige kanaler
drive someone into a corner trenge noen opp i et hjørne, sette noen i en knipe
in a corner i hemmelighet, i smug
knock\/round\/rub off somebody's corners (overført) slipe kantene av noen
look at someone\/something out of the corner of one's eye smugtitte på noen\/noe, skule bort på noen\/noe
make a corner (handel) foreta et spekulasjonskjøp
round the corner eller just around the corner rett rundt hjørnet, like i nærheten (overført, om tidsperspektiv) umiddelbart forestående, like om hjørnet, rett rundt hjørnet
take a corner (fotball) ta et hjørnespark
turn the corner runde hjørnet (overført) passere vendepunktet, komme over det verste, klare det verste
• he has turned the corner
han er over det verste
warm corner sted der det går hett for seg
II
verb \/ˈkɔːnə\/
1) utstyre med hjørnebeslag, utstyre med vinkelbeslag
2) trenge opp i et hjørne
3) (overført) sette i en knipe, sette fast, sette i forlegenhet
• the question cornered me
spørsmålet satte meg fast
4) (handel) foreta en corner, foreta et spekulasjonskjøp
5) (handel) beherske, få kontroll over, ha kontroll over (gjennom en corner)
• corner the market
kontrollere markedet
• corner cotton
få kontroll over markedet for bomull
6) ta svingen, ta svingene
• the car can corner very fast
bilen kan ta svingene i høy hastighet

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