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I 1. kən'tent adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) tilfreds, fornøyd2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) tilfredshet; (av) hjertens lyst3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) nøye seg med- contentedly
- contentment II 'kontent noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) innhold2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) innhold; rominnhold, volum, areal•- contentskapasitet--------tilfredsIsubst. \/ˈkɒntent\/1) innhold (ofte i motsetning til form)2) areal, flateinnhold3) rominnhold, volumIIsubst. \/kənˈtent\/1) tilfredshet2) (britisk, Overhuset) ja(stemme), person som stemmer jato one's heart's content av hjertens lyst, så mye man vilIIIverb \/kənˈtent\/tilfredsstillecontent oneself with something nøye seg med noe, slå seg til tåls med noeIVadj. \/kənˈtent\/fornøyd, tilfredsbe content with nøye seg med, slå seg til tåls med, være fornøyd med -
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'hæpi1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) lykkelig, glad2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) glad, ville gjerne3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) lykkelig, heldig•- happily
- happy-go-lucky
- happy mediumglad--------heldig--------lykkeligadj. \/ˈhæpɪ\/1) glad, lykkelig2) heldig, gunstig, fremgangsrik, gledelig3) heldig, velvalgt, treffende, slagferdig, velturnert, elegantgod tanke\/idé4) -galas happy as the day is long så glad som dagen er langbe happy trives ( hverdagslig) være pussa, være småfullhappy about glad for, trygg på(as) happy as a sandboy eller (as) happy as Larry eller (as) happy as a clam svært glad, (over)lykkelig(here's) happy days! skål!happy dispatch ( slang) harakiri (selvmord)happy hour (hverdagslig, på bar e.l.) happy hourhappy hunting-grounds ( overført) gode jaktmarkerhappy medium den gylne middelveia Happy New Year! Godt nytt år!happy with fornøyd (med) -
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- 'fækʃən1) (the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied: the satisfaction of desires.) tilfredsstillelse2) (pleasure or contentment: Your success gives me great satisfaction.) tilfredshetsubst. \/ˌsætɪsˈfækʃ(ə)n\/1) tilfredsstillelse2) tilfredshet3) oppfyllelse4) ( handel eller jus) oppgjør (av gjeld)5) ( handel eller jus) godtgjørelse, erstatning, kompensasjon, vederlag6) oppreisning, revansje7) ( teologi) soningdemand satisfaction of someone for something kreve oppreisning av noen for noegive satisfaction vekke tilfredshet gjøre fyllest, være tilstrekkeliggive satisfaction to tilfredsstillegive someone satisfaction gi noen oppreisninghave the satisfaction of ha\/føle tilfredsstillelsen ved å, ha tilfredstillelsen av åin satisfaction for ( teologi) til soning avin satisfaction of ( handel eller jus) som godtgjørelse formake satisfaction ( handel eller jus) gi godtgjørelse, gi vederlagsatisfaction at eller satisfaction with fornøyelse ved åto someone's satisfaction til noens tilfredsstillelse, så noen blir fornøyd
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