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1 lady
'leidi1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dame, frue2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dame3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybirddameIsubst. \/ˈleɪdɪ\/1) ( høytidelig eller gammeldags) dame2) ( også lady friend) venninne (kvinnelig kjæreste), elskerinne, dame3) (gammeldags, om ektefelle) frue, hustru, kone4) (særlig amer., hverdagslig)forklaring: tiltaleform, ofte nedlatende eller irritert• listen, lady, I think you should mind your own business5) ( britisk) adelskvinne, kvinne av fornem familieit isn't over until the fat lady sings ( hverdagslig) det er fremdeles tid igjen, det er ikke slutt ennå• sit still, we can`t go till the fat lady singssitt stille, vi kan ikke gå før det er sluttLadies (tar verb i entall, hverdagslig) dametoalett, damer (på skilt)ladies and gentlemen ( tiltale) mine damer og herrerladies who lunch ( hverdagslig) forklaring: velstående kvinner som bruker tiden til å spise lunsjLady ( gammeldags) fru( tittel på adelig kvinne) ladyLady Bountiful (hverdagslig, ofte nedsettende) velgjørerinne, god fe, forklaring: kvinne som driver veldedighetlady of the house fruen i husetlady of the manor slottsfruenlady's\/ladies' dame-, kvinne-My Lady ( i tiltale) fru(e), forklaring: høflig måte å tiltale kvinnelige dommere og enkelte adelige kvinner påOur Lady Vår Frue, Jomfru MariaIIadj. \/ˈleɪdɪ\/( gammeldags) kvinnelig• surprisingly, the novel was written by a lady author -
2 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne, ville2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne, burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) makt, styrke, kraft- mighty- mightily
- mightinessmaktIsubst. \/maɪt\/ ( litterært)1) styrke, kraft2) makt, veldemight makes\/is right makt er rettwith all one's might eller (with) might and main av alle krefter, av all kraftIIverb (pretritum av may) \/maɪt\/ ( hjelpeverb)1) ( uttrykk for mulighet eller tillatelse i indirekte tale) kunne, hadde2) ( i uttrykk for mulighet basert på en betingelse som ikke er oppfylt) ville, hadde (kanskje)• we might have been there now, had we taken the new roadvi hadde kanskje vært der nå, hvis vi hadde tatt den nye veien3) ( i uttrykk for misnøye med at noe ikke ble gjort) kunne, burde• you might have done that for me!• she might at least have waited!4) ( i uttrykk for oppfordring eller anmodning) kunne, ville5) (hverdagslig, uttrykk for mulighet) kan, kunne6) (hverdagslig, om tillatelse) kan, kunne• might I ask a question?7) ville, skulle, måtte, kunnejeg håpet han skulle\/ville lykkes• I changed my seat, so that I might hear betteras quickly as might be så fort som muligas the case might be alt etter omstendighetenewho might you be? og hvem er så du? -
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4 please
pli:z 1. verb1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)2. adverb(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) vær så snill- pleased- pleasing
- pleasingly
- if you please
- please yourselfgledeIverb \/pliːz\/1) behage, glede, tiltale2) ha lyst til, ville, ønske3) gjøre til lags, tilfredsstille• do it just to please me!as you please som man kan ønske seg, som bare detcool as you please ( hverdagslig) så rolig som bare dethard to please vanskelig å gjøre til lags, vanskelig å tilfredsstilleif you please om du vil, vær så god ( som svar på et spørsmål med tilbud) ja takk om du tillater, om jeg må be ( som innledning til spørsmål) kan jeg spørre..., tør jeg spørre..., unnskyld, men... ( spøkefullt) tenk det!, hva gir du meg!, har du hørt på maken!• he wanted me to work more for lower pay, if you please!han ville ha meg til å jobbe mer for mindre lønn, hva gir du meg!please God om Gud vilplease oneself gjøre som en vil, gjøre som det passer en• please yourself!you will please to... ( høytidelig) vær så vennlig å..., De bes herved om å...IIadv. \/pliːz\/vær så snill, vær så vennlig, takk• coffee, pleasekaffe, takk; kan jeg få kaffe, takk• please, daddy!vær så snill, pappa!• come in, please!• may I come in, please?kan jeg komme inn, vær så snill?• please don't forget the key!ikke glem nøkkelen, er du snill!• will you please give it to me!please do! ja visst!, vær så god!, gjør det (for all del)!(yes) please ja takk ja, vær så god
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