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1 decency
noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) anstendighet, sømmelighetsubst. \/ˈdiːsnsɪ\/1) anstendighet, sømmelighet2) ærbarhet3) det passende, det tilbørligein (common) decency ( in all decency) for anstendighets skyld, for skams skyldobserve the decencies oppføre seg sømmelig, holde på formene -
2 propriety
(correctness of behaviour; decency; rightness.) sømmelighet, anstendighetsubst. \/prəˈpraɪətɪ\/1) anstendighet, dekorum, sømmelighet2) konveniens, kutyme3) riktighet, berettigelse, hensiktsmessighetobserve (the) proprieties holde på formene, følge sømmelighetsregleneoverstep the bounds of propriety overskride sømmelighetens grensersense of propriety følelse av hva som passer\/sømmer seg, anstendighetsfølelsethe propriety of det riktige i, det berettigete i -
3 name
neim 1. noun1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) navn2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) ry, ord (på seg)2. verb1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) gi navn; døpe2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) nevne•- nameless- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after Isubst. \/neɪm\/1) navnmitt navn er Tom \/ jeg heter Tom• what is the name of it?2) benevnelse3) skjellsord4) rykte, ry, navn5) navn, kjent navn, kjent personas the name implies som navnet antyderbad name dårlig rykte, beryktetcall names bruke skjellsordcall somebody names skjelle ut noen, slenge dritt til noen, kaste spydigheter\/skjellsord etter noenenter one's name for melde seg (på eller opp) til• he has entered himself\/his name for the high jumpgive\/send in one's name (an)melde seggo by a false name opptre under falsk navngo by\/under the name of gå under navnet, kalles, være kjent somin name and in fact i navnet og i gavnet, både i ord og handlingin name (only), not in fact (bare) i navnet, ikke i gavnetin one's own name i eget navn, på eget ansvarin the name of somebody i noens sted, på noens vegnein the name of the law eller in the name of decency i lovens navn, i anstendighetens navnkeep one's name on the books fortsatt stå oppført som medlemknow somebody by name kjenne noen ved navn vite navnet på noen, kunne navnet på noen, vite hva noen hetermake\/gain a name for oneself eller make\/gain oneself a name eller make one's name skape seg et navn, slå igjennommention\/address somebody by name nevne noen ved navn, tiltale noen med navndet vesentlige nå for tiden, det er det å tjene pengerslik er det bare \/ det er det det handler omput a name to uttrykke, forklare, beskriveput one's name down melde seg (på)put one's name down for melde seg på tilput one's name to skrive sitt navn under, skrive under, skrive på (veksel e.l.)rejoice in the name of ( spøkefullt) være velsignet med navnetto have a penny\/cent to one's name å ha et rødt øreIIverb \/neɪm\/1) gi navn (til)• what are you going to name the baby?2) døpe (til)3) kalle (for)4) navngi, nevne (ved navn)5) si navnet på• can you name this flower?6) benevne7) oppgi8) si, bestemme, angi9) utse, utnevne10) sette navn på, merke, navnename after eller name for oppkalle ettername as utnevne til (å være)name for\/to utnevne tilyou name it ( hverdagslig) alt man kan tenke seg, alt mellom himmel og jord• he's been a teacher, a taxi-driver - you name ithan har vært lærer, drosjesjåfør - alt mellom himmel og jordIIIadj. \/neɪm\/1) navne-2) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) kjent, berømt, svært populær
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