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1 deserving
1) (worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc): I only give money to deserving causes.) verdig; trengende2) ((with of) worthy of: He is deserving of better treatment than this.) (være) verdig, fortjenstfulladj. \/dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ\/fortjenstfull, fortjent, verdiga deserving cause et godt formål, en god sakbe deserving of fortjene, gjøre seg fortjent til -
2 worthy
- ði1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) verdig, god2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) verdig (til), som fortjener noe3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) som passer for, verdig4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) betydelig, verdigaktverdig--------verdigIsubst. \/ˈwɜːħɪ\/1) stormann, storkar, storhet2) ( spøkefullt) hedersmann• gamblers, racketeers, and other worthiesgamblere, svindlere og andre hedersmennIIadj. \/ˈwɜːħɪ\/1) ( om personer e.l.) verdig2) verdt3) ( om personer e.l.) aktverdig, hederlig4) ( gammeldags) verdifull, utmerketnothing worthy of mention ingenting å snakke omthe worthy man hedersmannworthy of verdt verdigsom fortjener• do you think this is a cause worthy of support? -
3 cause
ko:z 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) årsak2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) grunn3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) sak2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) forårsake, få til å, bringe til, påføreforårsake--------grunn--------kampanje--------årsakIsubst. \/kɔːz\/1) årsak, grunn, foranledning2) sak3) ( jus) sak, rettsspørsmålbe the original cause of gi støtet tilcause and effect årsak og virkningcause of action ( jus) søksmålsgrunnlag, saksgrunnlagcause of death ( jus) dødsårsakefficient cause bevirkende årsak, grunnenlist in a cause arbeide ivrig for en sak, engasjere seg i en sakenlist somebody in a cause vinne noen for en (god) sakfight a just cause kjempe for en rettferdig sakjust cause ( jus) skjellig grunn, rimelig grunnmake common cause with gjøre felles sak med• they used to be adversaries but now they made common cause with each otherfør var de motstandere, men nå gjorde de felles sakplead a cause føre en sak, prosedereplead somebody's cause ( også jus) snakke for noen, tale noens saksmall cause for something liten grunn til noeshow cause ( jus) anføre skjellig grunnwithout cause uten foranledning, umotivert, ubegrunnetIIverb \/kɔːz\/1) forårsake, foranledige, være årsak til, fremkalle, volde, medføre, føre til, skape, bevirke, bringe, avstedkomme2) tilføre, påføre3) få til åcause something to be done sørge for at noe blir gjortcause trouble to somebody skape vanskeligheter for noen -
4 contemptible
adjective (deserving contempt: His behaviour was contemptible.) foraktelig, ynkelig, usseladj. \/kənˈtem(p)təbl\/foraktelig, ussel, ynkelig -
5 culpable
(deserving blame; guilty: She was the one who committed the crime but he was culpable also.) straffskyldig, (med)skyldigadj. \/ˈkʌlpəbl\/(straff)skyldig, straffbar -
6 derisive
- siv1) (mocking; showing scorn: derisive laughter.) spotsk, hånlig, latterlig2) (causing or deserving scorn: The salary they offered me was derisive.) latterlig, useriøsadj. \/dɪˈraɪsɪv\/, \/dɪˈraɪzɪv\/, \/dɪˈrɪzɪv\/ eller derisory1) hånende, spottende, spotsk, hånlig2) latterlig, lattervekkendepoint a derisive finger at peke nese av -
7 deserve
di'zə:v(to have earned as a right by one's actions; to be worthy of: He deserves recognition of his achievements.) fortjeneverb \/dɪˈzɜːv\/1) fortjene, gjøre seg fortjent til2) være verdt, ha krav pådeserve well of one's country gjøre seg vel fortjent av sitt land -
8 despicable
adjective (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) foraktelig, usselgemen--------sjofeladj. \/dɪˈspɪkəbl\/foraktelig, ynkelig, ussel -
9 glorious
1) (splendid; deserving great praise: a glorious career/victory.) strålende, ærefull2) (very pleasant; delightful: glorious weather; Isn't the sunshine glorious?) deilig, strålende, praktfullherlig--------prektigadj. \/ˈɡlɔːrɪəs\/1) strålende, vidunderlig, deilig, praktfull, herlig, prektig, fantastisk fin2) ( hverdagslig) fantastisk, overdådig, flott3) ( høytidelig) ærerik, ærefull, strålende, herlig4) ( spøkefullt) skikkelig, forferdelig5) ( hverdagslig) salig (beruset) -
10 honourable
adjective (having, showing, bringing or deserving honour: an honourable man.) hederlig, rettskaffenIsubst. \/ˈɒn(ə)rəbl\/(britisk, hverdagslig) person med tittelen HonourableIIadj. \/ˈɒn(ə)rəbl\/ eller honorable1) hederlig2) rettskaffen, rettsindig3) ærefull, æres-, ærlig4) fornem, høyaktet5) (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) med ekteskap i tankene (om mann som kurtiserer kvinne)the Honourable ( også Hon.) velbårne (tittel som brukes overfor yngre sønner av earls, barn av viscounts og barons, samt hoffdamer og visse høyere embedsmenn)the honourable member forklaring: titulering av medlemmer av Storbritannias underhus og kongressrepresentanter i USAthe Most Honourable høyvelbårne (tittel som brukes overfor markier)the Right Honourable ( også Rt.Hon.) høyvelbårne (britisk tittel som brukes overfor earls, viscounts og barons, medlemmer av regjeringen, ordføreren i London m.fl.) -
11 laughable
1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) latterlig2) (amusing; comical.) lattervekkende, komisklatterligadj. \/ˈlɑːfəbl\/1) lattervekkende, morsom2) latterlig, fjollet -
12 meritorious
-'to:-adjective (deserving reward or praise: a meritorious performance.) fortjenstfull, hederligadj. \/ˌmerɪˈtɔːrɪəs\/1) fortjenstfull2) aktverdig, prisverdig, respektabel, solid -
13 poor
puə 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fattig2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) dårlig, elendig, skral3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) stakkars•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) dårlig, skraldårlig--------fattig--------stakkars--------usseladj. \/pɔː\/, \/pʊə\/1) fattig, arm2) knapp, mager, elendig, dårlig, ussel, ynkelig3) stakkars• poor fellow!• poor me!4) (hverdagslig, om avdød) saligbe poor at something være dårlig i noepoor in something som mangler noe, som er dårlig utstyrt med noe -
14 praiseworthy
adjective (deserving praise: a praiseworthy attempt.) prisverdig, rosverdigadj. \/ˈpreɪzˌwɜːħɪ\/prisverdig, rosverdig -
15 reprehensible
repri'hensəbl(deserving blame: a reprehensible act.) forkastelig, kritikkverdigadj. \/ˌreprɪˈhensəbl\/klanderverdig, kritikkverdig, lastverdig -
16 ridiculous
rə'dikjuləs 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) latterlig, meningsløs- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) latterliggjøringabsurd--------latterligadj. \/rɪˈdɪkjʊləs\/tåpelig, latterlig, tullete, meningsløsmake oneself ridiculous gjøre seg til latter -
17 unworthy
1) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) uverdig, skammelig2) (not deserving: Such a remark is unworthy of notice; He's unworthy to have the same name as his father.) uverdig3) (less good than should be expected from (eg a person): Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him.) uverdig•- unworthinessuverdigadj. \/ˌʌnˈwɜːħɪ\/1) uverdig, ufortjent• their rendering of the violin concerto is unworthy of such a fine piece of artderes gjengivelse av fiolinkonserten er ikke verdig et så fint stykke kunst2) verdiløs• the professor hoped that philosphy would never be seen as unworthy knowledgeprofessoren håpet at filosofi aldri ville bli sett på som verdiløs kunnskap -
18 worthwhile
adjective (deserving attention, time and effort etc: a worthwhile cause; It isn't worthwhile to ask him - he'll only refuse.) som er umaken verd, lønner seg; godadj. \/ˈwɜːθwaɪl\/givende, verdifull -
19 -worthy
1) (deserving; fit for: a blameworthy act.) -verdig2) (fit for its appropriate use: a seaworthy ship.) -dyktig -
20 laugh at
(to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) le av
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