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1 great-aunt
subst. \/ˈɡreɪtɑːnt\/grandtante -
2 grand-aunt
subst. \/ˈɡrændɑːnt\/ eller great-auntgrandtante -
3 legacy
'leɡəsiplural - legacies; noun(something left in a will by someone who has died: He was left a legacy by his great-aunt.) arvsubst. \/ˈleɡəsɪ\/1) legat, testamentarisk gave, donasjon2) ( overført) arv -
4 self-sacrifice
(the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others: With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.) selvoppofrelsesubst. \/ˌselfˈsækrɪfaɪs\/selvoppofrelse -
5 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å
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