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1 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) tvilende, uviss, usikker2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) tvilsom, uviss, uklar3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) tvilsom4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) tvilsom, problematiskadj. \/ˈdaʊtf(ʊ)l\/1) tvilsom, uviss, usikker2) problematisk3) ( om person) tvilrådig, tvilende, usikkerbe doubtful about\/of tvile på -
2 borderline
adjective (doubtful; on the border between one thing and another: He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.) grense-subst. \/ˈbɔːdəlaɪn\/( også overført) grenselinje -
3 debatable
adjective (doubtful; able to be argued about: a debatable point.) tvilsom, diskutabeladj. \/dɪˈbeɪtəbl\/1) diskutabel, omtvistelig2) omstridt, tvilsom3) omdiskutert -
4 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) tvile på, (be)tvile2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) tvile på, ha sine tvil2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) tvil, usikkerhet, frykt- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubttvil--------tvileIsubst. \/daʊt\/tvil, uvisshet, usikkerhet, betenkelighetall reasonable doubt ( jus) all rimelig tvilbeyond\/past (all) doubt hevet over (enhver) tvil, hevet over (all) tvilgive somebody the benefit of the doubt la tvilen komme noen til godehave doubts about \/ as to ha tvil om, ha tvil når det gjelder, ha mistanker om, ha mistanker når det gjelder, ha betenkeligheter når det gjelderbe in doubt være i tvil, tvile, være usikker, være uvissmake no doubt vær du sikker• make no doubt, he will winvær du sikker, han kommer til å vinneno doubt uten tvil, utvilsomt, (helt) sikkert, nok• you won, no doubtdet hersker\/er ingen tvil om detnaturligvis, selvfølgelig• he wanted to help, no doubtthrow doubt (up)on trekke noe i tvil, tvile på, betvile, sette spørsmålstegn vedwhen in doubt om man er i tvil, om man er usikkerwithout (a) doubt uten tvil, utvilsomtwithout\/beyond a shadow of doubt eller without\/beyond the shadow of a doubt uten skygge av tvilIIverb \/daʊt\/1) tvile, betvile, tvile på, være uviss, ikke tro på, mistro• I doubt whether\/ifjeg tviler på om\/hvorvidt2) ( gammeldags eller dialekt) frykte, ane, mistenkedoubting Thomas ( bibelsk) tvileren Tomas, skeptiker (overført)doubt of tvile på -
5 dubious
'dju:biəs1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) tvilende, i tvil, tvilsom2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) tvilsom, problematisk•- dubiety- dubiousnessadj. \/ˈdjuːbjəs\/1) tvilsom2) tvetydig, suspekt3) problematisk4) usikker, uviss, vag5) tvilrådig, tvilendefeel dubious about være usikker på, ha sine tvil om, være i tvil omin a dubious light i et mistenkelig lys -
6 moral
'morəl 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) moralsk, moral-2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) moral, lære- morally- morality
- moralsmoral--------moralsk--------sedeligIsubst. \/ˈmɒr(ə)l\/1) moral, lære2) etikk3) kampmoral, kampånd4) (hverdagslig, spesielt austr.) sikkerhet, visshetdraw\/point the moral peke på hva moralen består imorals moral( ofte) seksualmoral, vandelmoralsk habitus, sedelighet, moralske prinsipperIIadj. \/ˈmɒr(ə)l\/1) moralsk, moral-, sedelig, dydig2) åndelig, moralskmoralsk\/åndelig styrkemoral certainty en så godt som sikker tingmoral fibre (moralsk) karakterstyrkemoral law morallovmoral lecture moralprekenmoral majority (amer. politikk)forklaring: majoriteten av folket (som underforstått er for strenge moralske regler) -
7 myself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) meg (selv)2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) jeg/meg selv, selvmegpron. \/maɪˈself\/, trykksvak også: \/mɪˈself\/1) meg, meg selv2) jeg selv, selv(all) by myself alene, (helt) for meg selv(helt) selv, (helt) på egen håndfor myself selv, på egen håndlike myself som jeg -
8 pleasure
'pleʒə(something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) glede, fornøyelse- pleasurably
- pleasure-boat / pleasure-craft
- take pleasure infornøyelse--------glede--------lystIsubst. \/ˈpleʒə\/1) glede, fornøyelse• it is a great pleasure for me to...det er meg en stor glede å...\/ det er en stor glede for meg å...• oh, do come - it would give me such pleasure2) nytelse, lyst, lystfølelseet liv i nytelse, et liv viet til nytelse3) seksuell tilfredsstillelse, seksuell nytelse4) ønske, vilje, valg, forgodtbefinnendeafford\/give pleasure to someone glede noen, skjenke noen gledeat one's pleasure etter eget ønske, etter behag, etter eget forgodtbefinnendederive pleasure from eller find pleasure in ha glede av, finne glede iduring His\/Her Majesty's pleasure (britisk, jus) på ubestemt tid, så lenge kongen\/dronningen finner det for godtgive someone pleasure tilfredsstille noen seksuelthave pleasure in ha glede av, finne glede ihave the pleasure of ha gleden av å, ha fornøyelsen av å• may I have the pleasure of the next dance with you?man of pleasure levemann, livsnytermy pleasure! ( som svar på takk) ingen årsak!, ingenting å takke for!, gleden er på min side!pleasure resort forlystelsesstedtake no pleasure in mislike å, ikke like åtake pleasure in ha glede av (å gjøre)with pleasure med glede, gjerne, mer enn gjerneIIverb \/ˈpleʒə\/glede, tilfredsstille (spesielt seksuelt)pleasure in ( hverdagslig) finne glede i, nyteIIIadj. \/ˈpleʒə\/lyst- -
9 provenance
subst. \/ˈprɒvənəns\/ eller provenience1) opprinnelse, opphav, kilde, herkomst, opphavssted2) proveniensdet er usikkert hvor manuskriptet kommer fra \/ hvem som har skrevet det -
10 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 -
11 questionable
1) (doubtful; uncertain.) tvilsom, problematisk2) (probably not true, honest, respectable: questionable behaviour.) tvilsomadj. \/ˈkwestʃ(ə)nəbl\/1) tvilsom, diskutabel2) usikker, uviss -
12 umpire
1. noun(in cricket, tennis etc, a person who supervises a game, makes sure that it is played according to the rules, and decides doubtful points: Tennis players usually have to accept the umpire's decision.) dommer2. verb(to act as umpire: Have you umpired a tennis match before?) være dommer, dømmeIsubst. \/ˈʌmpaɪə\/1) ( sport) dommer (i f. eks. baseball, cricket og tennis)2) ( slang) forliksmann, megler3) ( militærvesen) kampdommerIIverb \/ˈʌmpaɪə\/1) dømme, være dommer for2) megle, avgjøre (gjennom forlik)
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