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1 swear
sweəpast tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) sverge (på)2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) banne•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear tobanneIsubst. \/sweə\/( hverdagslig) sverging, banning, ederhave a good swear banne så det lyserII1) banne, sverge2) sverge på, avlegge ed på, beedige, bekrefte med ed• will you swear to it?3) love høyt og hellig, bedyrebe sworn avlegge ed• I'll be sworn \/ I dare be sworncurse and swear banne og svergeI swear jeg sverger, kors på halsenswear a solemn oath sverge dyrt og helligswear at someone forbanne noen, la det regne eder og forbannelser over noenswear blind banne påswear false sverge falskt, begå menedswear in ta i ededfestepresidenten ble edfestet \/ presidenten avla embetsedenswear like a trooper banne så det lyserswear off someone\/something avsverge noe(n), love å holde seg unna noe(n)swear (up)on the Bible sverge med hånden på Bibelenswear someone to secrecy la noen avlegge taushetsløfteswear the oath avlegge ed(en) -
2 oath
əuƟplural - oaths; noun1) (a solemn promise: He swore an oath to support the king.) ed2) (a word or phrase used when swearing: curses and oaths.) banneord, banning•banningsubst. \/əʊθ\/, i flertall: \/əʊħz\/, eller \/əʊθs\/1) ed2) banningby oath ved edoath of allegiance troskapsedoath of office embetsed, embetsløfteon my oath ( hverdagslig) jeg sverger• I didn't say so, on my oathjeg sa ikke det, jeg svergeron oath ved ed, beediget, under edpass an oath avlegge ed, svergeput somebody on oath la noen avlegge ed, sette noen under edswear a false oath begå menedswear an oath avlegge ed, sverge påtake (an) oath avlegge ed, svergetake one's oath on something sverge påtake the oath ( jus) avlegge edunder oath under ed, edsvorenwith an oath ved ed -
3 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) halv(del), halv-2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) omgang, periode2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halvparten/-delen3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv-3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) nesten, halvveis, så smått•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not halfhalv--------halvdelIsubst. (flertall: halves) \/hɑːf\/1) halv, halvdel, halvpart2) ( sport) omgang, periode3) (amer. fotball, basketball) pause, halvspilt kamp, to omganger4) (britisk, hverdagslig, spesielt om øl) en kvartliter øl (en halv pint, ca. 2,5 dl)• half a Guinnes, please5) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: billett til halv pris, spesielt for et barndo something by halves gjøre noe halvhjertetgo halves with someone dele likt med noenhow the other half lives hvordan de fattige eller de rike (den andre delen av befolkningen) leverjobben hennes ved Ascot gav henne et godt innblikk i hvordan de rike leverone half of halvparten av, den ene halvparten, halvetoo clever by half ( spøkefullt) litt for smart• I don't trust Jimmy, he's too clever by halfjeg stoler ikke på Jimmy, han er litt for smartIIadj. \/hɑːf\/halvhalf a crown ( historisk) 2 1\/2 shilling (1\/8 pund)half an hour en halvtime, en halv timehalf of halvparten avhalf title (typografi, også half-title)smusstittelIIIadv. \/hɑːf\/1) halvt, halveis, halv-• you haven't half got a cheek!2) halvt om halvt, nestennot half ( hverdagslig) ikke i det hele tatt, langt ifranot half! ( hverdagslig eller spøkefullt) det kan du banne på!• he was not half good! -
4 chronic
'kronik((especially of a disease) lasting a long time: a chronic illness.) kronisk, stadig, evigkroniskadj. \/ˈkrɒnɪk\/1) kronisk, varig, evig2) ( hverdagslig) grusom, fælswear something chronic banne så det lyser -
5 curse
kə:s 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) forbanne2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) banne; skjelle ut/huden full2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) forbannelse2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) plage, forbannelse•forbanneIsubst. \/kɜːs\/1) forbannelse, ed2) plage, forbannelse3) ed, banning, kraftuttrykk4) ( kirkelig) bannput\/call down a curse on somebody nedkalle forbannelse over noen• he put a curse on them!IIverb \/kɜːs\/1) forbanne, nedkalle forbannelse over2) banne, sverge3) ( historisk) lyse i bannbe cursed with something være plaget med noecurse out (amer.) banne over, skjelle utcurse someone up and down skjelle noen ut etter noter, skjelle noen huden fullcurse you! ( slang) pokker ta deg! -
6 on one's honour
(an expression used to emphasize the truth and solemnity of something which is said: Do you swear, on your honour, never to reveal what you see here?) på æresord
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