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1 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) håpefull, forhåpningsfull2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) lovende, oppmuntrende3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) håpefull, fortrøstningsfullaspirant--------forventningsfull--------håpefullIsubst. \/ˈhəʊpf(ʊ)l\/håpefull personIIadj. \/ˈhəʊpf(ʊ)l\/1) håpefull2) forhåpningsfull, fortrøstningsfull, forventningsfull3) lovende, oppmuntrende4) ( spøkefullt) håpefullbe hopeful of ha godt håp om, håpe på -
2 bleak
bli:k1) (cold and unsheltered: a bleak landscape.) kald og forblåst2) (not hopeful: a bleak outlook for the future.) stusselig, tristguffen--------kaldIsubst. \/bliːk\/( fiskearten Alburnus alburnus) laue, løye, pritIIadj. \/bliːk\/1) bar, åpen og forblåst2) kjølig, utrivelig, råkald3) trist, dyster -
3 hope
həup 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) håpe2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) håp2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) håp, utvei, redning3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håp, forhåpning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopeshåp--------håpeIsubst. \/həʊp\/1) håp2) forhåpning, forventning3) ( gammeldags) tillitbe beyond hope være håpløsdet er ikke håp for ham lenger \/ han er helt håpløsforlorn hope meget svakt håp, fåfengt håp halsløst foretagende forklaring: frontsoldater med liten sjanse til å overleve, selvmordspatrulje siste fortvilet forsøkgreat with hope ( om person) lovendehave a hope to do something ha håp om å gjøre noehave hope in sette sin lit tilhope of håp omhope springs eternal in the human breast ( ordspråk) så lenge det er liv er det håplive in hope leve i håpetlive in hopes of ha håp om, håpe pånot a hope ( hverdagslig) null tjangs, aldri i verdenraise somebody's hopes vekke forhåpninger hos noen, vekke forventninger hos noenset one's hopes on somebody sette sitt håp til noensome hope (uttrykk for vantro, pessimisme) null tjangs, aldri i verdenhvis det er det han tror, lurer han seg selva youth of great hopes en ung og lovende personIIverb \/həʊp\/håpejeg håper jeg får gjøre det snart \/ jeg håper jeg får gjort det snartjeg håper å få se det \/ jeg har håp om å få se dethope against hope håpe tross alt, klamre seg til håpethope for the best håpe det bestehope in God sette sitt håp til Gud, sette sin lit til Gud, fortrøste seg til Gudhoping to hear from you i forventning om å få høre fra deg, jeg håper å høre fra deg (hilsen i brev)I hope not det håper jeg ikke, jeg håper ikke detI hope so jeg håper det, det håper jeg -
4 hopefully
1) (in a hopeful way: The dog looked hopefully at the joint of meat.) håpefullt, forhåpningsfullt2) (it is to be hoped that: Hopefully, that will never happen.) forhåpentlig(vis)håpefulltadv. \/ˈhəʊpfʊlɪ\/1) håpefullt, forhåpningsfullt2) forhåpentlig, forhåpentligvis -
5 rosy
1) (rose-coloured; pink: rosy cheeks.) rosa, rosenrød2) (bright; hopeful: His future looks rosy.) lys, blomstrendeadj. \/ˈrəʊzɪ\/1) rosenrød, rød, rosa, rosen-2) ( overført) rosenrød, lys, strålende• she faced a rosy future, being a recently educated barristerhun gikk en lys fremtid i møte, som nyutdannet skrankeadvokat3) ( om kinn) blomstrende, rød• she loved his looks, the green eyes, the rosy cheekshun elsket utseendet hans, de grønne øynene, de blomstrende kinnene4) roseprydet, dekorert med roserin full Rosy Lee ( rimslang for tea) tepaint something in rosy colours gi et rosenrødt bilde av noetake a rosy view of se lyst på -
6 sink
siŋk 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) synke, gå ned2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) gå ned, falle, synke3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) trenge/bore inn, synke4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) miste motet5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) satse penger på2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) vask, oppvaskkum- sunken- be sunk
- sink insenkeIsubst. \/sɪŋk\/1) oppvaskkum, (utslags)vask2) (amer.) vaskevannsfat3) avløps(rør), sluk4) avløpsrenne, kloakk5) septiktank6) ( geologi) synkehull, jordfallshull7) ( om terreng) fordypning8) ( edb) datamottaker9) ( overført) pøl, sumpa sink of iniquity en lastens huleII1) ( også overført) synke, senke seg (ned), gå ned2) senke, få til å synke, la synke• sink your voice!3) avta, minske, falle4) legge seg, løye5) synke, forfalle6) skråne, helle7) seile i senk, skyte i senk, styrte, senke8) ignorere, la ligge, glemme, se bort fra9) grave (ned), legge ned, bore12) miste13) gjemme, hemmeligholde, fortie15) undertrykke, dempe16) tilsidesettebe left to sink or swim måtte klare seg på egen håndsink (a put) ( golf) sette (putten)sink in styrte sammen, svikte, gi etter( overført) gå opp for, fatte, synke innsink into synke ned ifalle isink on synke ned i\/påsink oneself sette til side egne interessersink oneself in fordype seg isink one's own interests sette til side egne interessersink one's teeth into sette tennene isink or swim bære eller bristesink something in\/into investere, legge noe isunk fortapt• if we get no help, we're sunkhvis vi ikke får hjelp, er det ute med osssunk in thought hensunket i tanker
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