neutral

neutral
'nju:trəl 1. adjective
1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) nøytral, upartisk
2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) nøytral
3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) nøytral
2. noun
1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) nøytral person
2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) frigir, fristilling
- neutralize
- neutralise
nøytral
I
subst. \/ˈnjuːtr(ə)l\/
1) nøytral stat, nøytralt land
2) nøytral person, upartisk person
3) (motorteknikk) fri(gir)
he slipped the gear into neutral
han satte bilen i fri
she left the car in neutral
hun gikk fra bilen mens den stod i fri
II
adj. \/ˈnjuːtr(ə)l\/
1) nøytral, upartisk
Sweden was a neutral country during the war
2) nøytral, ubestemt
3) (kjemi, elektronikk) nøytral
4) (også overført) fargeløs, ufarget
he has a neutral personality
5) (motorteknikk) i fri(gir)

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