ease

ease
i:z 1. noun
1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) komfort, behagelighet, velvære
2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) letthet
3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) utvungenhet
2. verb
1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lette, redusere, lindre
2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) minske(s), senke(s), sette ned
3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) flytte/skyve forsiktig
•
- easiness
- easy 3. interjection
(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) Forsiktig!; Rolig!; Pass på!
- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease
lette
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ro
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velbehag
I
subst. \/iːz\/
1) velvære, velbehag
2) ro, hvile
3) sorgløshet
4) ledighet, naturlighet
5) bekvemmelighet, makelighet
6) letthet
at (one's) ease bekvemt, behagelig rolig, trygg ubesværet, veltilpass, hjemmevant makelig, i ro og mak
(stand) at ease! (militærvesen) på stedet hvil! , hvil!
ease of manner utvungen opptreden, ledighet, naturlighet
ill at ease ille til mote, urolig, utrygg
a life of ease en bekymringsfri (eller behagelig) tilværelse
live at ease ha en bekymringsfri tilværelse, ha det bra
put\/set a person at ease få noen til å føle seg vel, få noen til å falle til ro, gjøre noen trygg
take one's ease hvile seg, ta det rolig
with ease med letthet, lett og ledig, lekende lett, uten vanskeligheter
II
verb \/iːz\/
1) (om smerter, plager) lindre
2) berolige, roe ned
3) lette, minske
4) (om tempo) sette ned, senke gradvis
5) forenkle
6) (teknikk, også i sjøfart) løsne, slakke, lirke, få til å gå lettere
• ease the clutch in slowly
slippe clutchen langsomt
• ease the helm
lette på roret
7) (om priser, rente) sette ned, senke
8) (om søm) tilpasse, legge ut
9) (om aksjer) synke i verdi
ease away (om seil) fire forsiktig
ease down (om maskin, motor) sette ned farten\/turtallet
• ease down the car to 20 miles an hour
sette ned kjørehastigheten til 20 miles i timen
ease in lirke på, få til å gå lettere
ease into gi en innføring i
• she was eased into the job
hun ble opplært i jobben
ease off (om seil, skjøte) gjøre mindre stram, slakke på bli mindre spent, bli mindre trykkende
• the situation has eased off
situasjonen er mindre spent
ta det (litt mer) med ro
ease oneself gjøre sitt fornødne
ease one's mind roe seg
ease out gradvis presse ut
• ease somebody out of his job
presse noen ut av jobben
ease somebody of something (også spøkefullt) befri noen for noe
• ease somebody of his\/her money
lette noen for penger
ease the engines! (sjøfart) sakte (forover)!
ease up ta det (litt mer) med ro
ease up on ta det (litt mer) med ro med
• ease up on the work
arbeide mindre
• ease up on the boy!
ikke vær så streng mot gutten!

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