shoulder

'ʃəuldə 1. noun

1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) skulder

2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) bryst, skråning; veikant

3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) skulder

4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) bog(parti)

2. verb

1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) ta på (ryggen)

2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) legge på sine skuldre, ta på seg skylden

3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) trenge seg fram, bane seg vei

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- shoulder-blade

- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder

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skulder

I

subst. \/ˈʃəʊldə\/

1) skulder, aksel

• I used to ride on my brother's shoulders

jeg pleide å ri på skuldrene til broren min

2) (matlaging) bog

3) (langs veibane) skulder, veikant, bankett

4) (fjell)utspring, avsats, brystning

5) (typografi, bildekk) skulder

6) (murerfag) vederlag

give someone the cold shoulder gi noen en kald skulder

have broad shoulders være bredskuldret

rub shoulders with omgås, ha (mye) å gjøre med

shoulder to shoulder skulder ved skulder

speak straight from the shoulder si ting rett ut

square one's shoulder trekke skuldrene tilbake, aksle seg vise standhaftighet, vise kampvilje

take something on one's shoulders ta ansvar for noe, ta noe på sin kappe

II

verb \/ˈʃəʊldə\/

1) (også overført) legge på skuldrene, legge over skuldrene

• he was small, but shouldered the backpack without complaint

han var liten, men bar ryggsekken på skuldrene uten å klage

2) dytte (med skuldrene), albue

• she knew how to shoulder her way through a crowd

hun visste hvordan hun skulle albue seg gjennom en folkemengde

3) (også overført) ta på seg, påta seg

• he should shoulder the responsibility

han burde ta på seg ansvaret

shoulder arms (militærvesen) på aksel gevær