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1 apology
plural - apologies; noun Please accept my apology for not arriving on time; He made his apologies for not attending the meeting.) unnskyldningunnskyldningsubst. \/əˈpɒlədʒɪ\/1) unnskyldning2) apologi, forsvar(stale)an apology for ( hverdagslig) en dårlig erstatning for, noe som liksom skal væremake an apology\/apologies to somebody for something be noen om unnskyldningwith apologies to fritt etter, bearbeidet etter -
2 abject
'æb‹ekt(miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) elendig, ynkelig- abjectlyussel--------ynke--------ynkeligadj. \/ˈæbdʒekt\/1) ussel, uverdig, elendig2) forkommen, forfallen3) ynkelig, nedverdigende, skammelig -
3 apologize
(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) be om unnskyldning- apologetically
- apologyverb \/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz\/ eller apologisebe om unnskyldning, unnskylde segapologize to somebody be noen om unnskyldningapologize for doing something be om unnskyldning for å ha gjort noe -
4 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) kreve, fordre2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) kreve2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krav, fordring2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) rift (om), sterk etterspørsel, krav3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) etterspørsel, behov•- on demandbehov--------behøve--------etterspørsel--------fordre--------forlange--------trengeIsubst. \/dɪˈmɑːnd\/1) begjæring, fordring, krav2) etterspørseldemand and supply tilgang og etterspørseldemand for etterspørsel etterin demand etterspurtmake demands on a person stille krav til noenon demand på forespørselIIverb \/dɪˈmɑːnd\/1) forlange, fordre, kreve2) påkreve3) kreve å få vite4) spørre (myndig) etter -
5 offer
'ofə 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) tilby, by2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) tilby seg2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) tilbud2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) tilbud, bud•- offering- on offertilby--------utloveIsubst. \/ˈɒfə\/1) tilbud, anbud, bud2) ( handel) offertegive\/make an offer legge inn et anbudoffer of tilbud om tilbud påon offer til salgssnap at an offer ( også) gripe begjærlig etter et tilbudIIverb \/ˈɒfə\/1) tilby• I offered him the house for £150,0002) by• I offered him £150,000 for the house3) tilby seg, by seg frem4) ( handel) offerere, utby5) ( om belønning) utlove, sette opp6) ( i forbindelse med vold eller motstand) yte7) ( religion) bringe (et offer), ofre, sende opp8) fremføre, legge frem, gi, komme med, fremsette9) by på10) innebære, bety11) (skolevesen, om pensum) legge oppas occasion offers når anledningen byr segoffer somebody one's hand rekke noen hånden gi noen sin hånd, fri til noenoffer to tilby seg åforsøke, gjøre mine til å( religion) sende opp -
6 placate
plə'keit, ]( American) 'pleikeit(to stop (an angry person) feeling angry: He placated her with an apology.) blidgjøre, formildeverb \/pləˈkeɪt\/1) blidgjøre, formilde2) berolige, roe ned -
7 polite
(having or showing good manners; courteous: a polite child; a polite apology.) høflig, dannet- politely- politenessfin--------fornem--------høfligadj. \/pəˈlaɪt\/1) høflig2) dannet, kultivertin polite society i dannede kretser, i dannet selskapa polite word for et penere ord for -
8 stammer
'stæmə 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) stamming2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) stamme; stotre framstammeIsubst. \/ˈstæmə\/1) stamming, stotring2) stotrende utsagnIIverb \/ˈstæmə\/1) stamme, stotre2) stotre frem -
9 tardy
tregadj. \/ˈtɑːdɪ\/1) langsom, sendrektig, sen, treg, dorsk2) motstrebende3) (amer.) forsinketbe tardy komme for senttardy in doing something treg med å gjøre noe -
10 unconditional
(complete and absolute, and not dependent on certain terms or conditions: The victorious side demanded unconditional surrender.) ubetinget, betingelsesløsadj. \/ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nl\/betingelsesløs, absolutt, uforbeholden, uten forbeholdunconditional surrender betingelsesløs kapitulasjon -
11 apologies
plural; see apology -
12 apologise
(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) be om unnskyldning- apologetically
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13 either ... or
(introducing alternatives: Either go to see him or send an apology.) enten...eller -
14 pardon me
interjection (expressing a polite apology, especially for not agreeing with someone: Pardon me for interrupting you.) unnskyld, (men...) -
15 swallow one's pride
(to behave humbly eg by making an apology.) bite hodet av all skam -
16 with (a) good/bad grace
((un)willingly: She accepted his apology with good grace.) med/uten sure miner, pent; vrangvillig -
17 with (a) good/bad grace
((un)willingly: She accepted his apology with good grace.) med/uten sure miner, pent; vrangvillig
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