| Engelsk substantiv: earthquake | 
| 1. | earthquake (om begivenhet) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | quake, seism, temblor | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | geological phenomenon | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | earth tremor, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shock, submarine earthquake, tremor | 
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| 2. | earthquake (om tilstand) a disturbance that is extremely disruptive | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees. 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | 
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