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1 faithful
1) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) trofast, tro (mot), pålitelig2) (true or exact: a faithful account of what had happened.) tro, nøyaktig, korrektadj. \/ˈfeɪθf(ʊ)l\/1) tro, trofast, lojal2) troverdig, pålitelig, virkelighetstro3) eksakt, nøyaktigbe faithful to one's promise eller be faithful to one's word holde sitt løfte, holde ordfaithful to somebody trofast mot noen -
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3 true
tru:1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) sann, riktig2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) riktig, tro3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) trofast4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) ekte, egentlig•- trueness- trulypålitelig--------rett--------riktig--------sannIsubst. \/truː\/( teknikk) nøyaktighet, nøyaktig tilpasningout of true unøyaktig innstilt, unøyaktig tilpasset skjev, skakk ute av planIIverb \/truː\/1) ( teknikk) avpasse, tilpasse, innstille, justere2) rette inn, rette oppIIIadj. \/truː\/1) sann, sannferdig, i overensstemmelse med sannheten2) riktig, nøyaktig, eksakt, tro3) ( biologi) egentlig, ekte4) ekte5) virkelig, oppriktig, sann, faktisk6) ( ofte nedsettende) veritabel, ordentlig, sann7) trofast, lojal8) tilbørlig, rettmessig9) ( spesielt teknikk) rett, jevn, plan10) ( spesielt teknikk) nøyaktig tilpasset, riktig justert13) ( gammeldags) hederlig, ærlig, redeligcome true eller prove true bli til virkelighet, slå til, gå i oppfyllelsefind a true bill (amer., jus) anse en tiltale for å være berettigetgood men and true (om ansette\/respektable menn) gode mennhold true of gjelde forhow true! eller quite true! aldeles korrekt!, det er så sant som det er sagt!make true sanne, bekreftesing on true pitch synge rentthat's true! det stemmer!(it is) true ( innrømmende) ganske riktig, riktig nok, visselig, sant nok, veltrue as steel tro som gulltrue copy (certified) rett kopi bekreftestrue north sant nordtrue of holde stikk når det gjelder, være tilfelle fortrue story sann historietrue to facts i overensstemmelse med faktabe true to form\/type eller run true to form\/type være karakteristisk, være normaltrue to life virkelighetstrotrue to nature naturtrotrue to oneself tro mot sin overbevisning karakterfastbe true to one's word\/promise holde sitt løfte, stå ved sitt ordtrue to seed ( botanikk) frøektebe true to someone\/something være noe(n) tro, være trofast mot noe(n)true to the letter bokstavtrotrue to time til avtalt tid, til fastsatt tidtrue to type raseren ( overført) ikke fornekte seg• take him to the pub, and he is true to typeta ham med på puben, og han fornekter seg ikkeIVadv. \/truː\/1) sant, oppriktig2) presist, eksakt, nøyaktig3) riktig• aim true4) raseren, av ren rasebreed true ( biologi) være i fast kulturspeak\/tell true (amer.) si sannheten, snakke sant -
4 mate
meit 1. verb1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) pare (seg)2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) gjøre sjakk matt2. noun1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) make2) (a husband or wife.) ektefelle3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) kompis, kamerat4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) arbeidskamerat, assistent5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) (første)styrmann6) (in chess, checkmate.) sjakkmattmakeIsubst. \/meɪt\/1) ( hverdagslig) kompis, kamerat, du (i tiltale)• hello, mate! where are you going?2) ( sjøfart) styrmann3) assistent, håndlanger4) ( den ene av et par) make, ektemake, ektefelle• have you seen the mate to this glove?5) (om dyr, spesielt fugler) make6) ( gammeldags) likemanngo mates with være kompis medIIsubst. \/meɪt\/( sjakk) mattfool's mate matt i to trekk, nybegynner mattgive mate sette matt, gjøre mattmate! (sjakk og) matt!scholar's mate matt i fire trekkIIIverb \/meɪt\/1) sette sammen (i par)2) gifte bort, gifte seg (med)3) likestille4) ( om dyr) pare seg, leke5) være sammen medmate with omgås medIVverb \/meɪt\/( sjakk) gjøre matt, sette mattbe mated bli matt, satt matt
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