ASAP 1

Question 1

å forsvare

Answer 1

to defend

Question 2

å trenge igjennom

Answer 2

to penetrate / to break through

Question 3

å sette i gang (et angrep)

Answer 3

to launch/start/mount (an attack)

Question 4

å finne sted

Answer 4

to take place

Question 5

å delta

Answer 5

to take part / to participate

Question 6

å drive en kile mellom / inn i

Answer 6

to drive a wedge between/into

Question 7

å trekke seg tilbake

Answer 7

a) to withdraw (i.e. voluntarily) / to fall back
b) to retreat (i.e. forced to do it)
c) to pull out / to pull back

Question 8

å rykke fram mot

Answer 8

to advance towards / to charge against

Question 9

å gjøre framgang

Answer 9

to make progress

Question 10

å nærme seg

Answer 10

to approach

Question 11

å sende ut (melding etc.)

Answer 11

to send out / to issue (a report)

Question 12

å forskanse seg

Answer 12

to entrench / to ensconce (oneself) / to dig in

Question 13

å ta (noen) til fange

Answer 13

to take (somebody) prisoner

Question 14

å ta fanger

Answer 14

to take prisoners

Question 15

å lide store tap

Answer 15

to suffer heavy losses

Question 16

å utgjøre

Answer 16

to make up / to form

Question 17

å utgjøre en trussel mot

Answer 17

to pose a threat to

Question 18

å bestå av

Answer 18

to consist of

Question 19

å inneholde

Answer 19

to contain

Question 20

å nå

Answer 20

to reach (a destination/goal)

Question 21

å erobre

Answer 21

to capture / to conquer / to take

Question 22

å omringe

Answer 22

to surround / to encircle / to envelop

Question 23

å overgi seg

Answer 23

to surrender

Question 24

å innrømme / å vedgå

Answer 24

to admit / to concede

Question 25

å overbevise

Answer 25

to convince

Question 26

å overtale

Answer 26

to persuade / to talk (somebody) into

Question 27

å bekrefte

Answer 27

to confirm / to affirm / to verify

Question 28

å hevde / å gjøre krav på

Answer 28

to claim / to lay claim to (a territory)

Question 29

å anmode

Answer 29

to request

Question 30

å bringe til taushet

Answer 30

to silence

Question 31

å være overlegen (i antall)

Answer 31

to outnumber

Question 32

å være underlegen (i antall)

Answer 32

to be outnumbered

Question 33

å forårsake store skader

Answer 33

to cause/inflict heavy damage

Question 34

å påføre (fienden) store tap

Answer 34

to inflict heavy losses (on the enemy)

Question 35

å slippe opp for

Answer 35

to run out of / to run short of

Question 36

å mangle

Answer 36

to lack / to be short of

Question 37

å avskjære

Answer 37

to cut off / to intercept

Question 38

å løse (et problem)

Answer 38

to solve (a problem) / to find a solution to (a problem)

Question 39

å løse et oppdrag

Answer 39

to accomplish a mission

Question 40

å forhandle

Answer 40

to negotiate

Question 41

å trappe opp

Answer 41

to escalate / to step up

Question 42

å føre en politikk

Answer 42

to pursue/conduct a policy

Question 43

å føre krig

Answer 43

to wage war

Question 44

å være overlegen (i styrke)

Answer 44

to be superior to/ to out-gun