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1 unwilling
(not willing; reluctant: He's unwilling to accept the money.) uvillig, motvillig- unwillinglyuvilligadj. \/ˌʌnˈwɪlɪŋ\/uvillig, motvillig, motstrebende -
2 grudge
1. verb1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.) ha imot; ikke unne2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) ikke unne, bære nag til, misunne2. noun(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) et horn i siden (til), nag (til), uvilje (mot)- grudging- grudginglymisunne--------nag--------uviljeIsubst. \/ɡrʌdʒ\/1) misunnelse, skinnsyke2) uvilje, nagbear\/owe a grudge against somebody eller bear\/owe somebody a grudge bære nag til noen, ha et horn i siden til noenIIverb \/ɡrʌdʒ\/ eller begrudge1) klage på, være misfornøyd med, mislike, reagere med uvilje2) misunne, ikke unnegrudge having to do something gjøre noe motvilliggrudge somebody their success misunne noen deres suksessgrudge the cost se på pengene, kvie seg for å betale -
3 hesitate
'heziteit1) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) nøle, betenke seg, vakle2) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) betenke seg på, nøle med•- hesitant
- hesitantly
- hesitationnøleverb \/ˈhezɪteɪt\/1) nøle, nære betenkeligheter, være tvilrådig, være ubesluttsom, vakle, betenke segbetenke seg på \/ nøle med å gjøre noe2) hakke, stamme, stotrehesitate at nothing ikke nøle, ikke betenke seghesitate for words lete etter ordenehe who hesitates is lost den som intet våger, intet vinner -
4 incredulous
in'kredjuləs, ]( American) -‹u-(unwilling to believe: She listened to him with an incredulous expression.) vantro, skeptiskadj. \/ɪnˈkredjʊləs\/vantro, skeptisk, mistroisk, i tvilincredulous of something skeptisk angående noe, ikke tilbøyelig til å tro noe, i tvil om noe -
5 intolerant
adjective ((often with of) unwilling to endure or accept eg people whose ideas etc are different from one's own, members of a different race or religion etc: an intolerant attitude; He is intolerant of others' faults.) intolerantintolerantadj. \/ɪnˈtɒlər(ə)nt\/1) intolerant2) uten evne til å holde utbe intolerant of være intolerant overfor ikke tåle -
6 narrow-minded
adjective (unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own.) snever-/trangsyntadj. \/ˌnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd\/trangsynt, sneversynt, innskrenket, fordomsfull -
7 niggardly
'niɡədli(not generous; unwilling to give or spend money: He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift.) gjerrig, gnienknusleteIadj. \/ˈnɪɡədlɪ\/1) knuslet, gjerrig, knipen2) knapp, sparsom, kortfattet, magerIIadv. \/ˈnɪɡədlɪ\/1) knapt, gnieraktig, gjerrig2) karrig -
8 recognize
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) gjenkjenne2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) anerkjenne, vedkjenne seg3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) anerkjenne4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) anerkjenne•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognitionanerkjenne--------innrømmeverb \/ˈrekəɡnaɪz\/ eller recognise1) kjenne igjen2) anerkjenne, kjennes ved, vedkjenne seg3) erkjenne (for seg selv), medgi, innse, være klar over4) påskjønne, anerkjenne, verdsette -
9 reluctant
(unwilling: He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery.) mot-/uvillig, nølende- reluctancemotvilligadj. \/rɪˈlʌktənt\/motvillig, uvillig, nølende -
10 sceptic
'skeptik(American also skeptic) noun(a person who is unwilling to believe: Most people now accept this theory, but there are a few sceptics.) skeptiker- sceptically
- scepticism Isubst. \/ˈskeptɪk\/ eller skeptic1) ( også filosofi) skeptiker2) tvilerIIadj. \/ˈskeptɪk\/se ➢ sceptical -
11 sceptical
adjective ((often with about) unwilling to believe: They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself.) skeptisk, mistroiskskeptisk1) ( også filosofisk) skeptisk2) mistroisk, tvilendebe sceptical of tvile på -
12 stubborn
(obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc: He's as stubborn as a donkey.) sta, gjenstridig, umedgjørligsta--------striadj. \/ˈstʌbən\/1) ( også overført) gjenstridig, hardnakket, hard, seig2) egen(rådig), stri, sta, halsstarrig, umedgjørlig, gjenstridig, vanskelig3) besværlig, vanskelig, vanskelig å bearbeide, hard -
13 willing
villigIsubst. \/ˈwɪlɪŋ\/1) det å villeå ønske er en ting, å ville er noe annet2) ( sjelden) det å testamentere noeshow willing vise viljeIIadj. \/ˈwɪlɪŋ\/villig, frivilligwilling or unwilling eller willing or not willing med eller mot sin viljewilling to villig til å, med på å -
14 disinclined
adjective (unwilling (to do something): I am disinclined to help.) uvillig, motvillig, utilbøyeligutilbøyelig -
15 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) gi noen en kald skulder, avviseEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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16 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) gi noen en kald skulder, avviseEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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17 hang back
(to hesitate or be unwilling: The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.) nøle, betenke seg -
18 recognise
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) gjenkjenne2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) anerkjenne, vedkjenne seg3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) anerkjenne4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) anerkjenne•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
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19 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) bli hvor en er, ikke vike fra stedet -
20 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) den siste (personen)
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