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1 whether
'weðə(if: I don't know whether it's possible.) om, hvorvidtsubjunksjon \/ˈweħə\/om, hvorvidtwhether or no ( som adverb) under alle omstendigheter, i alle tilfeller• you can rely on my help, whether or nowhether... or not enten... eller ikke• whether we go or not, the result will be the sameenten vi går eller ikke, så blir resultatet det samme• you must, whether you want it or notdu må, enten du vil det eller ikke -
2 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) tvile på, (be)tvile2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) tvile på, ha sine tvil2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) tvil, usikkerhet, frykt- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubttvil--------tvileIsubst. \/daʊt\/tvil, uvisshet, usikkerhet, betenkelighetall reasonable doubt ( jus) all rimelig tvilbeyond\/past (all) doubt hevet over (enhver) tvil, hevet over (all) tvilgive somebody the benefit of the doubt la tvilen komme noen til godehave doubts about \/ as to ha tvil om, ha tvil når det gjelder, ha mistanker om, ha mistanker når det gjelder, ha betenkeligheter når det gjelderbe in doubt være i tvil, tvile, være usikker, være uvissmake no doubt vær du sikker• make no doubt, he will winvær du sikker, han kommer til å vinneno doubt uten tvil, utvilsomt, (helt) sikkert, nok• you won, no doubtdet hersker\/er ingen tvil om detnaturligvis, selvfølgelig• he wanted to help, no doubtthrow doubt (up)on trekke noe i tvil, tvile på, betvile, sette spørsmålstegn vedwhen in doubt om man er i tvil, om man er usikkerwithout (a) doubt uten tvil, utvilsomtwithout\/beyond a shadow of doubt eller without\/beyond the shadow of a doubt uten skygge av tvilIIverb \/daʊt\/1) tvile, betvile, tvile på, være uviss, ikke tro på, mistro• I doubt whether\/ifjeg tviler på om\/hvorvidt2) ( gammeldags eller dialekt) frykte, ane, mistenkedoubting Thomas ( bibelsk) tvileren Tomas, skeptiker (overført)doubt of tvile på -
3 if
if1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) hvis, dersom2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) hvis, dersom3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) når, hver gang4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) skjønt5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) om•- if onlydersomIsubst. \/ɪf\/men, vilkår, forbehold, usikkerhetsmomentifs and buts om og menwithout ifs or ands uten om og menIIsubjunksjon \/ɪf\/1) hvis, om, dersom, ifall, hvorvidt, såfremt2) om, hvorvidt3) selv om, om... så, om enn• if he is little, he is strongselv om han er liten, er han sterk• if it had not been for him...om det ikke hadde vært for ham, så...4) når, alltid når• if I smoke, I coughand if tror du ikke• and if he didn't try to knock me down!as if som om• as if that was correct!( spøkefullt) særlig (det), du kan du tro• A: snails are edible, you should really try B: yeah right, as if!A: snegler er spiselige, du burde virkelig prøve B: ja akkurat, særlig!if a day minsthan er minst femti \/ han er i hvert fall femtiif any hvis (det er) noe(n), om noen• the difference, if any, is not visibleforskjellen, hvis det er noen, er ikke synlig• few, if any, will be invitedfå, om noen, blir invitertif anything om mulig, snarere• conditions had if anything, worsenedif not om ikke• if not perfect, at any rate satisfactoryhvis ikke perfekt, så iallfall tilfredsstillende( ofte truende) ellers, i motsatt fall• leave him alone, if not I'll tell your motherla ham være i fred, ellers sier jeg det til moren dinif only om bareif only because om ikke annet så fordiif only to om ikke annet så for å• I'll do it, if only to annoy himjeg skal gjøre det, om ikke annet så for å irritere hamif so om så er, i så fall, i så tilfelle, hvis så er tilfelleif so be ( hverdagslig) om det er såif that opptil, sannsynligvis mindre, toppen• it will take three hours, if thatdet vil ta tre timer, toppenif you ask me hvis du spør meg, hvis du vil vite min mening, hvis du vil vite hva jeg menerwell, if it isn't... ser man det, er det ikke...?• well, if it isn't John!ser man det, er det ikke John?
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