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1 for the best
(intended to have the best results possible: We don't want to send the child away to school but we're doing it for the best.) til det beste; til ens beste -
2 do one's best
(to try as hard as possible: He'll do his best to be here on time.) gjøre sitt beste -
3 question
'kwes ən 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørsmål, debattemne, sak3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) oppgave, spørsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) tvil5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) spørsmål, mulighet2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) stille spørsmål, spørre (ut)2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) sette spørsmålstegn ved•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the questionforhør--------spørsmålIsubst. \/ˈkwestʃ(ə)n\/1) spørsmål2) problem3) ( jus) tvistesak4) sak, anliggende5) parlamentarisk interpellasjon, undersøkelse6) ( historisk) tortur, (smertefullt) forhøra question about something et spørsmål om noea question if\/whether et spørsmål oma question of something et spørsmål om noe• when it's a question of money, his attitude changes completelyer det spørsmål om penger, endrer holdningen hans seg totaltask a question stille et spørsmål, spørrebeside the question på siden (av saken)beyond (all) question hevet over enhver tvil, uten tvilcall in\/into question sette spørsmålstegn ved, bestride, reise tvil omindirect question ( språkvitenskap) indirekte spørsmål, indirekte spørresetningin question angjeldende, aktuelldiskutabel, under debattno question but ikke spørsmål om annet enn, ingen tvil om annet, helt sikkert atno question of ikke spørsmål omopen to question tvilsomt, usikkertout of the question ikke tale om, helt uaktueltpop the question fripress a question energisk kreve svar på et spørsmålput a question stille et spørsmålput the question ( om ordstyrer) ta en avstemning, stemme overput to the question ( historisk) utsette for torturQuestion! ( i parlamentet) hold dere til saken!throw a question at someone rette et spørsmål til noenwithout question uten tvil uten videreIIverb \/ˈkwestʃ(ə)n\/1) spørre, stille spørsmål (til), undersøke2) avhøre, forhøre, ta opp forklaring3) sette spørsmålstegn ved, betvile, bestride4) spørre seg, undrequestion whether\/if spørre om -
4 world
wə:ld1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) jorda2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) folk, alle, (hele) verden3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) planet, verden4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) verden, tilværelse5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) verden, rike6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) meget (godt), alt7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) hverdagslivet, den vanlige verden•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the worldunivers--------verdensubst. \/wɜːld\/1) verden2) jord3) masse, mengdeall over the world over hele verden, i hele verden, verden overall the world eller the whole world hele verden alle menneskerthe animal world dyreriketas the world goes som det nå er i verden, som forholdene er nå, etter omstendighetenebe all the world to someone bety alt for noenbeat the world slå alle rekorder, stå i verdensklassenbe not long for his world ikke ha lenge igjen (å leve)be thrown\/turned (up)on the world kastes ut i verden være ensom i verdenbe the world for være i verdensklasse når det gjelderbe worlds apart være svært forskjelligebring someone into the world sette noen til verdencarry the world before oneself slå seg fram i verdencitizen of the world verdensborgercome down in the world bli fattigerecome into the world komme til verden, bli fødtcome up in the world komme seg frem i livetfor all the world as if akkurat som omfor all the world like på en prikk lik, akkurat somthe Fourth World den fjerde verden (urbefolkningene i den industrialiserte verden)from all over the world fra hele verdenget into the world komme ut i verdengive to the world offentliggjøre, publiserehow goes the world? hvordan står det til med deg?how\/what\/where in the world hvordan\/hva\/hvor i all verdenignorant of the world verdensfjernin the whole world i hele verden, på hele jordenin the world i all verden• why in the world did you not start earlier?a man of the world en verdensmannnot for the world ikke for alt i verdenout of this world ( hverdagslig) av en annen verdenround the world jorden rundtsee the world se seg omkring i verdenso goes the world slik går det her i verdenstart in\/begin the world begynne sin bane, begynne sin karrieretake the world as one finds it ta ting som de erthe best of both \/ all possible worlds det beste fra to verdener(all) the world and his wife Gud og hvermann, alle og enhverthink the world of somebody sette svært stor pris på noen, forgude noenthe wide world hele verdena world of en masse, uendelig mengde, himmelvidthe world, the flesh and the devil djevelen, verden og vårt eget kjødthe world to come\/be livet etter dettea world too wide alldeles for vid, alldeles for bredworld without end i evighetens evighetthe world's commerce verdenshandelenthe world's end verdens endeworld's fair eller world fair verdensutstilling -
5 utmost
1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) ytterste2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) ytterst, så mye som mulig•Isubst. \/ˈʌtməʊst\/, \/ˈʌtməst\/ eller uttermostbare i uttrykkat the utmost høyst, i beste falldo one's utmost gjøre sitt besteto the utmost til det ytterste, i størst mulig utstrekningIIadj. \/ˈʌtməʊst\/, \/ˈʌtməst\/ eller uttermost1) ytterst2) ( overført) ytterst, størst, høyestutmost farthing siste slant
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