Advertisement
 Translation for 'to take the bull by the horns' from English to Norwegian
uttrykk
å ta tyren ved hornene
to take the bull by the horns
Partial Matches
transp.
å ta bussen
to take the bus
å ta fergeto take the ferry
forresten {adv}by the way <BTW>
(i) metervis {adv}by the meter [Am.]
(i) metervis {adv}by the metre [Br.]
å trikketo take the streetcar / tram
transp.
å ta trikken
to take the tram [Br.]
unverified å ta knekken på noen [uform.]to take the blow on
å ta en for laget [uttrykk]to take one for the team
å avløse noen/noeto take the place of sb./sth.
unverified
iktyo.uttrykk
å bite på (kroken)
to take the bait [fish] [also fig.] [respond to an offer]
etter boka {adv} [idiom] [forskriftsmessig] by the book [idiom] [by following the official rules very strictly]
unverified å posisjonere seg to take the position [especially in a hierarchy, in a power struggle etc]
den siste {m} {m/f}the last
det siste {n}the last
de siste {pl}the last
geogr.
tropene {pl} [best.]
the tropics
unverified det skumlestethe scariest
astron.
jorden {m} [best.]
(the) Earth
astron.
jorda {f} [best.]
(the) Earth
21 translations
To translate another word just start typing!

Advertisement
© dict.cc Norwegian-English dictionary 2024
Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
Links to this dictionary or to individual translations are very welcome!