prime

prime
I 1. adjective
1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) hoved-, viktigst, primær
2) (best: in prime condition.) av beste sort, førsteklasses
2. noun
(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) beste alder
- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjective
prime-time advertising.) i beste sendetid
II verb
(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) forsyne med tennladning; grunne
førsteklasses
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grunne
I
subst. \/praɪm\/
1) begynnelse
2) dagens første time
3) (katolsk) prim
4) (fekting) prim(hugg)
5) (matematikk) primtall
6) (matematikk) akuttegn, merke(tegn)
7) (musikk) prim
8) (om ting) det beste
in one's prime eller in the prime of life i sin beste alder, i sine velmaktsdager, i sine beste år
• he is past his prime
han er ikke lenger i sin beste alder
• it is past its prime
det har sett sine beste dager
the prime of life ungdommen, livets vår
the prime of the day daggry
the prime of the year våren
II
verb \/praɪm\/
1) (teknikk) fylle opp
• prime a carburettor
fylle opp en forgasser
2) (militærvesen) forsyne med tennladning
• prime a gun
• prime a charge
3) (om pumpe) fylle på, spe
4) instruere, preparere, påvirke
• the witness has been primed beforehand
vitnet har blitt instruert på forhånd
5) (hverdagslig) stappe full (med mat e.l.)
6) (hverdagslig) stive opp, sprite opp
• prime with liquor
fylle med sprit
7) (om maling) grunne
8) (matlaging) ese, gjære, heve, koke over
primed with proppfull av
• the paper was primed with news
avisen var proppfull av nyheter
prime the pump fylle vann i en pumpe (for å få den til å fungere) (overført) fremme statsstøtte til næringslivet (satse penger i foretak e.l.)
well primed godt påseilet, beruset
III
adj. \/praɪm\/
1) fremst, viktigst, hoved-
• prime motive
hovedmotiv
2) prima, førsteklasses, av beste sort
3) primær, opphavlig, opprinnelig, først
4) som ikke har noen fellesnevner
• 2 is prime to 9
2 og 9 har ingen fellesnevner

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