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1 but
1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) men, derimot2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) unntatt, utenbare--------menIsubst. \/bʌt\/ ( litterært) men, aber, innvendingIIsubst. \/bʌt\/( skotsk) forklaring: det ytterste rommet i et to-roms husIIIverb \/bʌt\/bare i uttrykkbut me no buts! det nytter ikke å protestere!, her er det ikke noe 'men'!IVadv. \/bʌt\/bareVprep. \/bʌt\/1) unntatt, unntagen, utenom, bortsett fra, uten2) om ikke, hvis ikkeom ikke du hadde hjulpet meg, hadde jeg ikke kunnet gjøre det3) annet enn, bare, enn• who else but he could have done it?be nothing but a fool være en stor toskthe first but one den andrethe last but one den nest sistethe last but two den tredje sistethe next but one den andrethe next but two den tredjeno man is so old but that he may learn ingen er for gammel til å lære, man blir aldri for gammel til å læreVIkonj. \/bʌt\/, \/bət\/men, dog• it hurt, but he didn't cry• not only rain, but also snow -
2 circumstance
'sə:kəmstæns(a condition (time, place etc) connected with an event: In the circumstances, I don't see what else I could have done.) omstendighet, forhold; momentsubst. \/ˈsɜːkəmstəns\/, \/ˈsɜːkəmstæns\/1) omstendighet, forhold• he has plenty of money, which is a fortunate circumstancehan har mange penger, hvilket er en lykkelig omstendighet2) moment, faktum, detalj3) seremoniell, stas, prakt4) hendelse, forekomstbe in indigent circumstances leve i trange kårcircumstances ( særlig materielle eller økonomiske) forhold, omstendigheter betingelser, vilkår levekårcircumstances alter cases det avhenger helt av omstendighetene, alt er relativtforce of circumstance se ➢ force, 1in easy circumstances ha gode kår, sitte godt i detin these circumstances under disse omstendigheternot a circumstance to (amer., hverdagslig) ingenting sammenlignet medpomp and circumstance pomp og praktunder no circumstances eller in no circumstances ikke under noen omstendigheter, ikke på vilkårunder the circumstances eller in the circumstances under slike omstendigheter, slik omstendighetene er -
3 for
fo: 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) til, for2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til, i retning av3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) i4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) om5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) for6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) til7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) for8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) for9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) for10) (because of: for this reason.) av, på grunn av11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) for, til12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) for13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) for14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) til å være15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trass i, (til) tross (for)2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) forav--------for--------tilIprep. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/1) for2) (om destinasjon, retning) til, i retning av• where is the train for London?3) til4) (beregnet) for, til (å), for5) mot, (i stedet) for, for6) på grunn av, som en følge av, for... skyld, av, for• when she saw her home town, she cried for joyda hun så hjembyen sin, gråt hun av gledespaserturen gjorde deg godt \/ du ser bedre ut etter turen din7) for, for å få, for å hente, etter, om, på8) (som representant) for, som i9) for, til forsvar for, til fordel for• are you for the plan or against it?10) for, til... å være, som... betraktet11) tross, trass i, til tross (for)til tross for alle pengene, var han likevel ulykkelig12) med tanke på, angående, med hensyn til, når det gjelder, i spørsmål om, ihan kunne like gjerne gått opp i røyk, så sporløst som han forsvant13) for, mot14) som, for, til• what did you do that for?15) på, på noens vegne, på noens regning, for16) til• for sale17) pålydende, på• a bill for £100• put my name down for £5018) ( om tidsrom) på, i, for, til19) ( om avstand) ii flere kilometer, på flere kilometers avstandact for oneself handle på egen hånd, handle selvstendigas for når det gjelder, med tanke på, hva... angårbe (all) for være (helt) for, stemme for, gå inn for, være stemt forfor all så vidt, for detfor as much as ettersom, i betraktning av atfor instance\/example for eksempelfor now for øyeblikket, foreløpig, for denne gang, i denne omgangfor one for min\/din\/sin delfor one thing for det første, for eksempelfor someone\/something to for noe(n) (til) åfor at noe skal...det er vanlig at menn gjør sånt \/ menn pleier å gjøre sånt• it is a mistake for children to be allowed to...det er galt at barn for lov til å...for to ( gammeldags eller dialekt) for åknow for certain vite med sikkerhet, være sikker påleave someone for dead forlate noen i troen på at vedkommende er død, forlate noen som dødlook\/judge for oneself dømme selv, se selvnot for me ingenting for meg• not for me a life in poverty!now for it! nå gjelder det!, til saken!now you're for it! ( hverdagslig) nå skal du få!, nå har jeg deg!oh for... jeg har så lyst på...be one for something like noe, være glad i noeso much for that det var det!, nok av\/om det!there's\/that's... for you (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) snakk om..., da kan man snakke om...there's nothing for it but to... det er ikke annet å gjøre enn å..., det er ingen annen råd enn å...what did... do that for? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor gjorde... det?what's this for? ( hverdagslig) hva brukes dette til? hva skal dette være godt for?IIkonj. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/for• I asked her to stay, for I had something to tell herjeg ba henne om å bli, for jeg hadde noe å si henne
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