Norwegian English Dictionary

Norsk - English

valg in English:

1. choice choice


Good choice!
English is quite often the language of choice when speaking to an international audience.
One of her choice parlor tricks was to crack walnuts with her quadriceps, to the amazement of even the most seasoned bodybuilders.
They arrived in Southern Rhodesia, and there was a choice of an immigrants' camp, consisting of mud huts with a communal water supply, or a hotel; and they chose the hotel, being what are known as people of means.
A seller's market is a market in which goods are relatively scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice, and prices are high.
The "People's Choice" award, by public polling, was announced again this year and Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts were selected as the most popular male, and female, film actors.
They are able to retire while fairly young and enjoy the lifestyle of their choice in good health.
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
Anybody with at least a two-digit IQ knows this was a politically biased choice.
The mythical Kraken, thick as a ship and three times as wide, once made an attack on Christopher Columbus's fleet... giving Columbus no choice but to eat him.
If I had a choice, I'd give up work. He had no choice but to accept their offer. I'm single by choice (= because I want to be). We offer a wide choice of Italian wines.
Over seven years ago, the United States pursued al Qaeda and the Taliban with broad international support. We did not go by choice, we went because of necessity.
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
Well... sighed Dima, then turned to the shopkeeper and cast her a murderous glance. "I guess I have no choice now..."
I can't say I much like that choice, Dima sighed. "To be honest, my head's been all blurry ever since I woke up in a dumpster this morning..."

2. election


She won the election.
Winning the election was a great victory for the candidate's political party.
He's thought long and hard for this election. Very long and hard for the country he loves.
She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
In countries with electoral colleges, citizens vote for representatives to pick heads of state for them, adding an extra layer to what would otherwise be a direct election.
With the first election of a woman into the seat of chancellor, the feminine complement of the word, "chancelière," was chosen as the Word of the Year in 2005 by the Academy of German Language.
And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote; because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.
Every Tibetan above 25 has the right to stand for election to the Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies.
After eight years of Bush the election of Obama was, for many, a breath of fresh air.
During the US presidential election of 2004, the candidate John Kerry had to hide that he spoke French.
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
In the next election, the Democratic Party is expected to get the better of the Republican Party.
Beyond the Right's populism and the dispersion of the Left which have made this situation possible, I take full responsibility for this defeat and draw the necessary conclusions by retiring from political life after the end of the presidential election.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations.