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1 circumstance
'sə:kəmstæns(a condition (time, place etc) connected with an event: In the circumstances, I don't see what else I could have done.) omstendighet, forhold; momentsubst. \/ˈsɜːkəmstəns\/, \/ˈsɜːkəmstæns\/1) omstendighet, forhold• he has plenty of money, which is a fortunate circumstancehan har mange penger, hvilket er en lykkelig omstendighet2) moment, faktum, detalj3) seremoniell, stas, prakt4) hendelse, forekomstbe in indigent circumstances leve i trange kårcircumstances ( særlig materielle eller økonomiske) forhold, omstendigheter betingelser, vilkår levekårcircumstances alter cases det avhenger helt av omstendighetene, alt er relativtforce of circumstance se ➢ force, 1in easy circumstances ha gode kår, sitte godt i detin these circumstances under disse omstendigheternot a circumstance to (amer., hverdagslig) ingenting sammenlignet medpomp and circumstance pomp og praktunder no circumstances eller in no circumstances ikke under noen omstendigheter, ikke på vilkårunder the circumstances eller in the circumstances under slike omstendigheter, slik omstendighetene er -
2 collateral
Isubst. \/kəˈlæt(ə)r(ə)l\/, \/kɒˈlæt(ə)r(ə)l\/1) slektning (i sidegren)2) ( jus) aksessorisk sikkerhetsstillelse, sidesikkerhet3) ( jus) kausjon, (ytterligere) sikkerhetIIadj. \/kəˈlæt(ə)r(ə)l\/, \/kɒˈlæt(ə)r(ə)l\/1) kollateral, parallell, sideordnet, som løper jamsides med2) indirekte, bi-3) på sidelinjen4) ( jus) aksessorisk, tilleggs-, side-collateral to something sideordnet noe, underordnet noe -
3 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) ulempe, mangel, minus- at a disadvantageulempesubst. \/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ\/1) ulempe, bakside2) tap3) skadeat a disadvantage ugunstig stilt, underlegensette noen i en ugunstig situasjon, behandle noen stemoderligdra fordel av noens underlegenhet, overrumple noensell to disadvantage selge med tapshow oneself to disadvantage vise seg fra en ufordelaktig sideto somebody's disadvantage til skade for noen, til ulempe for noen, uheldig for noenunder every disadvantage under svært ugunstige forhold -
4 incidental
- 'den-1) (occurring etc by chance in connection with something else: an incidental remark.) tilfeldig2) (accompanying (something) but not forming part of it: He wrote the incidental music for the play.) ledsagendetilfeldigadj. \/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl\/1) tilfeldig, utilsiktet2) av underordnet betydning, uvesentlig3) episodisk4) bi-, side-incidental music se ➢ musicincidental to\/upon som følger\/er forbundet med, som pleier å følge med -
5 indigent
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6 instance
'instəns(an example, especially of a condition or circumstance: As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.) eksempel, tilfelleeksempel--------fall--------tilfelleIsubst. \/ˈɪnstəns\/1) eksempel2) belegg3) tilfelle• in your instance, I would do it4) (spes. jus) instans5) ( EDB) forekomstat the instance of someone på noens anmodningfor instance for eksempelinstance of eksempel på belegg forinstance to the contrary ( jus) eksempel på det motsattein the first instance i første rekke, først og fremstIIverb \/ˈɪnstəns\/1) anføre som eksempel2) eksemplifisereas instanced by som det fremgår av• as instanced by the enclosed documents, the case is a fraudsom det fremgår av vedlagte dokumenter, dreier det seg om svindel -
7 opportunist
noun (a person who takes advantage of any circumstance which will help him personally: a political opportunist.) opportunist, en som ser sitt snittsubst. \/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst\/, \/ˈɒpətjuːnɪst\/opportunist -
8 pomp
pomp(solemn stateliness and magnificence, eg at a ceremonial occasion: The Queen arrived with great pomp and ceremony.) pomp (og prakt), glans- pompous- pompously
- pompousness
- pompositysubst. \/pɒmp\/1) prakt, glans2) jåleri, fjas3) ( i flertall) noe som er pompøst, tom prakt4) ( gammeldags) festopptogpomp and circumstance pomp og prakt -
9 source
so:s1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) kilde, opprinnelse2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) kilde, utspringopphav--------oppkommeIsubst. \/sɔːs\/1) kilde, utspring2) ( overført) kilde, opphav, opprinnelse, utspringdraw from a source hente fra en kildehistorical sources historiske kildersource material kildematerialesource of energy energikildesource of information ( overført) kilde, informasjonskildesource of inspiration inspirasjonskildesource of light lyskildesource of livelihood inntektsmulighetthe source of the river elvens utspringIIverb \/sɔːs\/hente (fra en viss kilde\/et visst hold), angi som kilde -
10 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) underlagt, uselvstendig2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) statsborger, undersått2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) emne, tema3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) fag; disiplin4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) emne, gjenstand5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) subjekt3. səb'‹ekt verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) underkaste2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) utsette for•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject todisiplin--------emne--------sak--------tema--------underståttIsubst. \/ˈsʌbdʒekt\/, \/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt\/1) statsborger, undersått2) emne, tema, sak3) ( skole) fag4) (kunst, musikk eller litteratur) motiv5) (grammatikk, psykologi eller filosofi) subjekt6) ( medisin) pasient7) ( også subject for experiment) forsøksobjekt, forsøksperson8) ( også subject for dissection) lik (til disseksjon)be the subject of ridicule være gjenstand for spott og spehave something to say on the subject ha noe å si i sakens anledningon the subject of angående, omi anledning (av)optional subject (amer.) valgfritt fagstrike out of the subject avvike fra emnetsubject for kilde til, årsak til, grunn tilsubject of eller subject for gjenstand for, skyteskive fora tender subject et ømtålig emnewander from the subject komme bort fra emnetIIverb \/səbˈdʒekt\/1) underkue, undertrykke, betvinge2) underkaste, underlegge, undergi3) gjøre til gjenstand, utsettebe subjected to være gjenstand for, utsettes for, rammes avsubject oneself underkaste seg (noen)subject to utsette for, prisgi underkaste, la gjennomgå gjøre til gjenstand for, utsette for idømmesubject to one's rule skaffe seg herredømme overIIIadj. \/ˈsʌbdʒekt\/, \/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt\/1) underkuet, undertrykt, betvunget, kuet2) underlagt, undergitt, underkastet3) underdanig4) avhengigbe subject to være underlagtutsettes for, være utsatt for, være gjenstand fortogene kan lett bli forsinket når det er tåke ha anlegg for, ha lett for å få, lide avavhenge av, bero påsubject to (som lyder) undermed anlegg for, som er utsatt forsubject to duty tollpliktig, tollbelagtsubject to notice oppsigeligIVadv. \/ˈsʌbdʒekt\/, \/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt\/bare i uttrykksubject to under forutsetning av, avhengig av med forbehold omsubject to certain restrictions med visse begrensningersubject to contract ( jus) under forutsetning av at kontrakt opprettessubject to correction med forbehold om eventuelle feilsubject to such conditions as på (slike) betingelser somsubject to your consent,... forutsatt at du går med på det,...• subject to your consent, I propose to try againforutsatt at du går med på det, foreslår jeg at vi prøver igjen -
11 whence
adverb (from what place or circumstance (?); from where (?).) hvorfra?; hvor/hva... fra?adv. \/wens\/(gammeldags, litterært) hvorfra, hvor... fra, hvorav, hva... av• do you know whence she comes?• whence comes it that...?hva kommer det av at...?• whence it follows that...hvorav det følger at...from whence hvorfra, hvor... fra
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