tenke- og fatteevne

subst. [ tenke- og fatteevne] intellect (f.eks.

the human intellect is a limited instrument

) subst. [ fornuft] reason (f.eks.

the Utilitarians believed that human conduct was solely guided by reason

) subst. [ klokskap] intelligence, (dagligtale:) brains (f.eks.

he has brains

) subst. [ betydning] meaning, sense (of the word) subst. [motsatt av gal, vett] sanity (bruke din forstand) use your intelligence (el. your head) (det går over min forstand) it is beyond me, it passes my comprehension (i bokstavelig forstand) literally, in a literal sense (i dobbelt forstand) in both senses of the word, in a twofold sense (i enhver forstand) in every sense (of the word) (i juridisk forstand) in a legal sense, from the legal point of view (i lovens forstand) in the legal sense, within the meaning of the law, (om en bestemt lov) within the meaning of the Act (f.eks.

he is not insane ??

) (i mere enn en forstand) in more senses than one (i ordets beste forstand) in the best sense of the word (i dobbelt forstand) in a double sense (i lovens forstand) in a legal sense (over min forstand) it's beyond me (sunn forstand) common sense