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1 estimate
1. 'estimeit verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) beregne, anslå, kalkulere2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) vurdere, bedømme2. -mət noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) beregning, (kostnads)overslag, kalkyletaksere--------vurderingIsubst. \/ˈestɪmət\/, \/ˈestɪmeɪt\/1) verdsetting, vurdering, kalkyle, overslag2) anbud3) ( parlamentarisk) budsjettforslag4) omdømme, oppfatning, meningat a rough estimate anslagsvis, cirkaestimate of mening om, oppfatning omestimate of costs kostnadsberegning, kostnadsoverslagIIverb \/ˈestɪmeɪt\/1) vurdere, beregne, anslå, verdsette• the cost will be an estimated £2 million2) bedømme, gjetteestimate at verdsette til, beregne til• the amount was estimated at £1000estimate for regne på, kalkulere kostnadene for, gjøre et kostnadsoverslag -
2 conservative
- tiv1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservativ, konserverende, bevarende2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservativkonservativIsubst. \/kənˈsɜːvətɪv\/konservativ personConservative konservativ, medlem av det konservative partiIIadj. \/kənˈsɜːvətɪv\/1) ( politikk) konservativ, samfunnsbevarende2) moderat, forsiktig3) bevarende, konserverendeat a conservative estimate i følge en forsiktig beregning, lavt regnet
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