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1 means
I mi:nz noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) middel, måte- by means of
- by no means II mi:nz noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) (penge)midler, pengermiddelsubst. flt. \/miːnz\/1) middel, midler, måte, verktøy (overført)2) utvei, mulighet• there is\/are no means of learning what has happened3) midler, pengemidler, formue, ressursermin private formue var\/ble kraftig redusertby all means eller by all manner of means for all del, selvsagt, selvfølgelig, naturligvis på alle mulige måter til enhver prisby any means på noen måte, på noen som helst måte• can it be done by any means?• is he by any means educated?by fair means or foul med det gode eller det ondeby means of ved hjelp av, gjennomby means of doing something gjennom å gjøre noe, ved å gjøre noeby no means ikke i det hele tattdisse varene er på ingen måte tilfredsstillende for all del, slett ikke, overhodet ikke, langt ifra• am I in the way? By no means!by some means or other på en eller annen måteby someone's means med noens hjelp, takket være noenby this means på denne måtenfind (the) means to do something finne en mulighet for å gjøre noe, lykkes med å gjøre noefoul means ulovlige midler, uhederligindependent means privatformue, egne pengerlive beyond one's means leve over evnelive within one's means sette tæring etter næringthe means of grace nådemidlenemeans of living\/subsistence eksistensmiddel, eksistensmidlermeans of production produksjonsmiddelmeans of support forsørgelsesmuligheter, eksistensgrunnlaga means to an end middel for å nå måleta person of means en formuende person, en person med formueuse underhand means\/methods gå bakveier, bruke uærlige midlerways and means midler og veier utvei, løsningwithout means uten midler, ubemidlet -
2 fair
I feə adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) lys, blond; skjær2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) rettferdig, rettskaffen3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) pen; lettskyet4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) noenlunde, middels5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) anselig, temmelig (stor)6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) pen, fager, skjønn•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II feə noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) marked, tivoli2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) marked, basar3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) messe, utstillingfager--------fin--------messe--------rettferdig--------rimelig--------skjønnIsubst. \/feə\/1) marked2) ( handel) messe, varemesse3) ( også funfair) tivoli, fornøyelsespark4) utstillingIIsubst. \/feə\/( gammeldags) vakker dameIIIverb \/feə\/1) jevne, gjøre jevn, gi en jevn form2) ( om vær) bli pent, klarneIVadj. \/feə\/1) rettferdig, rettskaffen, real, fair2) ærlig, renhårig, hederlig3) ( sport) reglementert, fair4) skjellig, rimelig5) temmelig god, temmelig stor, ganske stor, anseelig, ganske god, tilfredsstillende6) hyggelig, rimelig7) ( meteorologi) lettskyetdet blir lettskyet vær i dag \/ det blir oppholdsvær i dag8) lovende, god, gunstig9) lys, blond, skjær10) smigrende, fager, vakker, som låter bra11) ren, tydelig, leselig• can you write a fair copy of this?12) ren, plettfri13) (gammeldags, poetisk) fager, skjønn, vakker14) fri, åpen, uhindret15) jevn, ren16) markeds-, messe-17) (austr., newzealandsk) fullstendig, ubestrideligall's fair in love and war i krig og kjærlighet er alt tillattfair and square åpent og ærligfair average quality (handel, forkortes f.a.q.) gjennomsnittskvalitetfair copy renskrift, renskrevet eksemplarfair dealing real behandling, ærlig opptredenfair enough det er greit, for all del, bra, greit nok, riktig nok, javel, la gå• fair enough, you can have itfor all del, du kan få den• it's a lot, fair enough, but...det er riktignok mye, men...fair impression rentrykkfair on rettferdig motfair's fair rett skal være rettfair to rettferdig motfair to middling ( hverdagslig) noenlunde, akseptabel, brukbarbe fair with somebody være ærlig mot noengive somebody a fair warning varsle noen i tide, forberede noen (på hva som skal komme)have one's fair share of something få sin rettmessige del av noeif that is a fair question om man får lov til å spørrebe in a fair way to succeed (være) på god vei til å lykkesthrough fair and foul i tykt og tynt, i gode og onde dagerto be fair for å være ærligVadv. \/feə\/1) realt, ærlig, hederlig, rettferdig, fairspille realt \/ spille ærlig spill2) tydelig, rent3) (dialekt, hverdagslig) fullstendig, aldelesfair (and square) ( hverdagslig) rett, direkte( hverdagslig) åpent (og ærlig), rett og rimelig -
3 foul
1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) illeluktende, stinkende2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) ekkel, motbydelig2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) ureglementert spill, straffespark, juks3. verb1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) bryte spillereglene2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) grise/skitne til•heslig--------motbydelig--------skitten--------stygg--------ubehagelig--------vulgærIsubst. \/faʊl\/1) ( sport e.l.) ikke tillatt spill, fusk, feil ball (baseball)2) ( seiling og fisking) kollisjon, sammenfiltring3) noe som er fælt, noe som er galt, noe som er ufyselig4) fotsykdom hos dyrcommit a foul ( sport) bryte en regelIIverb \/faʊl\/1) skitne til, forurense2) ( om dyr) skitne til med avføring3) vanære(s), besudle(s), bringe skam over4) tette til, tette seg, blokkere(s)5) ( sjøfart) kollidere med, komme i veien for6) ( sjøfart) floke (seg) til, sette seg fast7) ( sport) spille galt, bryte reglenefoul oneself gjøre i buksafoul one's own nest se ➢ nest, 1foul up ( hverdagslig) feile, tabbe seg ut, drite seg utIIIadj. \/faʊl\/1) ( om lukt og smak) avskyelig, fæl, ekkel2) ( om humør e.l.) dårlig, elendig3) moralsk avskyelig, skjendig4) ( sport) regelstridig, ugyldig, utenfor, gal, uærlighan kastet ballen utenfor \/ han kastet ballen galt5) (om vær, vei, sjø e.l.) vanskelig, farlig6) tilskitnet, forurenset7) tilstoppet, tilgrodd8) ( om mat) råtten9) ( om manuskript e.l.) full av feil, full av rettelserfall\/run foul of se ➢ fallfoul dealings se ➢ dealingfoul means se ➢ meansfoul papers se ➢ paperfoul weather se ➢ weatherhave a foul mouth se ➢ mouthIVadv. \/faʊl\/feil, ureglementert, på uærlig vis -
4 mean
mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) gjerrig, gnien2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemen; dårlig gjort3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ondskapsfull4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) simpel, ussel, tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) middel-, gjennomsnitts-2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) middel(tall)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) bety; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha i tankene, akte•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) megetsigende- meaningless
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- mean wellbety--------gjennomsnittlig--------gjerrig--------lav--------middelIsubst. \/miːn\/1) ( gammeldags) middel2) middelvei3) ( matematikk eller statistikk) middeltall, gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittstall• the mean of 3,5 and 7 is 5middeltallet av 3,5 og 7 er 5by fair means or foul med det onde eller det gode, for enhver pristhe golden mean den gylne middelveistrike the golden mean gå den gylne middelveithere is a mean in all things måtehold er en dydways and means se ➢ way, 1II1) bety2) innebære, være ensbetydende med• it means that...det betyr at \/ det innebærer at• does the name mean anything to you?• what is meant by that word?hva menes med det ordet? \/ hva betyr det ordet?• what does all this mean?hva er meningen med alt dette?\/hva skal alt dette bety?3) mene, villehan gjør alt i beste hensikt \/ han mener alt godt4) akte, ha i sinne, ha til hensikt5) være beregnet på, være myntet på, gjeldedet var tenkt som garasje\/(det var meningen) det skulle bli garasje• what is this meant to be?6) mene, sikte til, tilsikte• you don't mean it!det mener du ikke!\/det kan du ikke mene!• you don't mean to say that...du mener vel ikke å si at...• do you mean me?er det meg du mener?\/sikter du til meg?I mean to say! ( hverdagslig) det er jo det jeg mener! jo, jeg mener det!mean by mene med• what do you mean by that?meant for forutbestemt forsay one thing and mean another si en ting og mene noe annetIIIadj. \/miːn\/1) ( spesielt vitenskapelig) middel-, gjennomsnitts-, gjennomsnittlig2) ( gammeldags) mellom-, middelmådig, måteligIVadj. \/miːn\/1) gjerrig, påholden, smålig2) ussel, lav, simpel, ond, gemen, nedrig, lumpen, ufin3) ringe, simpel, vulgær4) lurvet, tarvelig, vemmelig5) (amer.) ondskapsfull, slem, ekkel6) (amer., slang) besværlig, vanskelig, vrangfeel mean ( hverdagslig) føle seg elendig føle seg liten, være flau
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