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41 decide
1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) decidir2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) decidirdecide vb decidirtr[dɪ'saɪd]1 (person) decidir■ have you decided what to do? ¿has decidido qué hacer?2 (cause to reach a decision) decidir■ what decided you to study philosophy? ¿qué es lo que te decidió a estudiar filosofía?3 (settle, determine - of event, action) decidir, determinar1 decidirse, tomar una decisión1) conclude: decidir, llegar a la conclusión dehe decided what to do: decidió qué iba a hacer2) determine: decidir, determinarone blow decided the fight: un solo golpe determinó la pelea3) convince: decidirher pleas decided me to help: sus súplicas me decidieron a ayudarla4) resolve: resolverdecide vi: decidirsev.• acordar v.• decidir v.• desempatar v.• despachar v.• determinar v.• quedar v.• sentenciar v.• trinchar v.dɪ'saɪd
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1) ( make up one's mind) decidirI can't decide which I prefer — no puedo decidir cuál prefiero, no sé por cuál decidirme
to decide to + inf — decidir or resolver + inf
what finally decided me was the price — lo que me decidió or me hizo decidir fue el precio
2) ( settle) \<\<question/issue\>\> decidir; \<\<outcome\>\> determinar
2.
vi decidirseto decide in favor of/against something/somebody: we decided in favor of the cheaper one nos decidimos por el más barato; the judge decided in favor of/against the plaintiff el juez resolvió a favor/en contra del demandante; she decided against buying — decidió no comprarlo
Phrasal Verbs:[dɪ'saɪd]1.VT (gen) decidirto decide where to go/what to do — decidir adónde ir/qué hacer
2.VI decidir, decidirseto decide against doing sth — decidirse en contra de hacer algo, decidir no hacer algo
to decide for or in favour of sb — decidirse por algn, decidir a favor de algn
to decide in favour of doing sth — determinar or resolver hacer algo
the judge decided in his favour — el juez decidió or resolvió a su favor
* * *[dɪ'saɪd]
1.
1) ( make up one's mind) decidirI can't decide which I prefer — no puedo decidir cuál prefiero, no sé por cuál decidirme
to decide to + inf — decidir or resolver + inf
what finally decided me was the price — lo que me decidió or me hizo decidir fue el precio
2) ( settle) \<\<question/issue\>\> decidir; \<\<outcome\>\> determinar
2.
vi decidirseto decide in favor of/against something/somebody: we decided in favor of the cheaper one nos decidimos por el más barato; the judge decided in favor of/against the plaintiff el juez resolvió a favor/en contra del demandante; she decided against buying — decidió no comprarlo
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42 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) preguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir; preguntar por3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitar•- ask for
- for the asking
ask vb1. preguntarwhy don't you ask the teacher? ¿por qué no se lo preguntas al profesor?2. pedir3. invitartr[ɑːsk]1 (inquire) preguntar2 (request) pedir3 (invite) invitar, convidar1 (inquire) preguntar■ if you don't know, ask si no lo sabes, pregúntalo2 (request) pedir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto ask for it buscárseloto be asking for trouble estarse buscando problemasask ['æsk] vt1) : preguntarask him if he's coming: pregúntale si viene2) request: pedir, solicitarto ask a favor: pedir un favor3) invite: invitarask vi1) inquire: preguntarI asked about her children: pregunté por sus niños2) request: pedirwe asked for help: pedimos ayudav.• invitar v.• pedir v.• preguntar v.• rogar v.æsk, ɑːsk
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1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle ato ask a question — hacer* una pregunta
don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)
honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?
I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...
to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras
2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?
is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?
to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien
to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada
3) ( invite) invitarask him along — invítalo or dile que venga
haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?
4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo
how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?
2.
vi1) ( inquire) preguntarhow are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!
to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti
2) ( request)to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien
•Phrasal Verbs:- ask back[ɑːsk]1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=inquire) preguntar"how is Frank?" he asked — -¿cómo está Frank? -preguntó
I asked him his name/the time — le pregunté su nombre/la hora
to ask o.s. sth — preguntarse algo
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did you ask him about the job? — ¿le has preguntado por el trabajo?; (in more detail) ¿le has preguntado acerca del trabajo?I've been meaning to ask you about that — llevo tiempo queriendo or hace tiempo que quiero preguntarte acerca de eso
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ask me another! — ¡no tengo ni idea!•
don't ask me! * — ¡yo qué sé! *, ¡qué sé yo! (esp LAm) *•
I ask you! * — (despairing) ¿te lo puedes creer?•
ask him if he has seen her — pregúntale si la ha vistoif you ask me, I think she's crazy — para mí que está loca
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and where have you been, may I ask? — ¿y dónde has estado, si se puede saber?•
I asked the teacher what to do next — le pregunté al profesor lo que tenía que hacer después•
who asked you? * — ¿quién te ha preguntado a ti?•
ask her why she didn't come — pregúntale por qué no vino2) (=request) pedir•
to ask sb a favour, ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn•
how much are they asking for the car? — ¿cuánto piden por el coche?they are asking £200,000 for the house — piden 200.000 libras por la casa
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it's not a lot to ask — no es mucho pedir•
what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?•
to ask sth of sb, he did everything asked of him — hizo todo lo que se le pidióall he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight — solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba
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to ask that sth be done — pedir que se haga algoall I'm asking is that you keep an open mind — solo te pido que or lo único que pido es que mantengas una actitud abierta
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to ask to do sth: I asked to see the director — pedí ver al directorpermissionwe had to ask him to leave — tuvimos que decirle or pedirle que se marchara
3) (=invite) invitarhave you been asked? — ¿te han invitado?
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to ask sb to dinner — invitar a algn a cenar2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=inquire) preguntar•
ask about our reduced rates for students — pregunta por or infórmate sobre nuestros descuentos para estudianteshe was asking about the Vikings — preguntaba acerca de or sobre los vikingos
I asked about the possibility of staying on — pregunté acerca de or sobre la posibilidad de quedarme más tiempo, pregunté si era posible que me quedara más tiempo
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"what's the matter?" - " don't ask" — -¿qué pasa? -más te vale no saberlo•
now you're asking! * — (=what a difficult question) ¡vaya con la preguntita! *; (=who knows) ¡quién sabe!; (=wouldn't we all like to know) ¡eso quisiera saber yo! *•
I was only asking — era solo una pregunta•
"what has he gone and done now?" - "you may well ask!" — -¿qué es lo que ha hecho ahora? -¡buena pregunta!2) (=make request) pedirif you need anything, just ask — si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo
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the asking price — el precio que se pide/pedía etcI offered £5,000 below the asking price — les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían
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it's yours for the asking — no tienes más que pedirlo y es tuyo- ask back- ask for- ask in- ask out- ask overASK ► Translate ask by preguntar only in contexts where information is being sought:
I'll ask him Voy a preguntárselo
Ask her what she thinks Pregúntale qué le parece
We asked everywhere Preguntamos en todas partes ► Use pedir when ask means "request" or "demand":
No one asked to see my passport Nadie me pidió el pasaporte
We asked them to be here before five Les pedimos que estuviesen or estuvieran aquí antes de las cinco
He was asked to explain his behaviour Le pidieron que explicara su comportamiento NOTE: P edir que is followed by the subjunctive. For further uses and examples, see ask, ask about, ask for etc* * *[æsk, ɑːsk]
1.
1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle ato ask a question — hacer* una pregunta
don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)
honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?
I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...
to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras
2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?
is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?
to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien
to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada
3) ( invite) invitarask him along — invítalo or dile que venga
haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?
4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo
how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?
2.
vi1) ( inquire) preguntarhow are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!
to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti
2) ( request)to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien
•Phrasal Verbs:- ask back -
43 oblige
1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) obligar2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) hacer un favor, ayudar•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obligingly
oblige vb obligartr[ə'blaɪʤ]1 (compel) obligar2 (do a favour) hacer un favor a, ayudar a■ could you oblige me by closing the window? ¿me haría el favor de cerrar la ventana?1 (do a favour) hacer un favor, ayudar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmuch obliged! ¡muy agradecido,-a!1) compel: obligar2) : hacerle un favor (a alguien), complacerto oblige a friend: hacerle un favor a un amigo3)to be much obliged : estar muy agradecidov.• astringir v.• compeler v.• complacer v.• empeñar v.• hacer un favor a v.• obligar v.ə'blaɪdʒ
1.
1) (require, compel)to oblige somebody to + INF — obligar* a alguien a + inf
to be obliged to + INF: you're not obliged to attend — no estás obligado a asistir, no tienes obligación de asistir
2) ( do favor for)much obliged! — muchas gracias, le agradezco mucho
2.
vianything to oblige — (colloq) con mucho gusto
[ǝ'blaɪdʒ]VT1) (=compel) obligar, forzarto be obliged to do sth — estar or verse obligado a hacer algo
2) (=gratify) complacer, hacer un favor ahe did it to oblige us — lo hizo como favor or para complacernos
anything to oblige! * — ¡cualquier cosa!, ¡con mucho gusto!
to be obliged to sb for sth — (=grateful) estarle agradecido a algn por algo; (=under obligation) deber un favor a algn por algo
much obliged! — ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!
I should be much obliged if... — agradecería que + subjun
* * *[ə'blaɪdʒ]
1.
1) (require, compel)to oblige somebody to + INF — obligar* a alguien a + inf
to be obliged to + INF: you're not obliged to attend — no estás obligado a asistir, no tienes obligación de asistir
2) ( do favor for)much obliged! — muchas gracias, le agradezco mucho
2.
vianything to oblige — (colloq) con mucho gusto
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44 decide
1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) avgjøre, beslutte, bestemme (seg)2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) avgjøreavgjøre--------bestemmeverb \/dɪˈsaɪd\/1) avgjøre2) bestemme (seg for), beslutte (seg til)3) innse, komme frem til, komme til den slutning4) avgjøre, dømmedecide against bestemme seg for ikke ådecide between velge mellomdecide for\/in favour of ( jus) dømme til fordel forveien\/banen man slo inn på -
45 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) spørge2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) bede om3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitere•- ask for
- for the asking* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) spørge2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) bede om3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitere•- ask for
- for the asking -
46 oblige
1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) tvinge2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) gøre én en tjeneste•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obligingly* * *1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) tvinge2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) gøre én en tjeneste•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
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47 pronounce
1) (to speak (words or sounds, especially in a certain way): He pronounced my name wrongly; The `b' in `lamb' and the `k' in `knob' are not pronounced.) pronunciar2) (to announce officially or formally: He pronounced judgement on the prisoner.) pronunciar•- pronounced
- pronouncement
- pronunciation
pronounce vb pronunciartr[prə'naʊns]1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pronunciar2 (declare) declarar1 pronunciarse (on, sobre)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto pronounce sentence SMALLLAW/SMALL dictar sentencia, pronunciar un fallo1) : pronunciarhow do you pronounce your name?: ¿cómo se pronuncia su nombre?2) declare: declarar3)to pronounce sentence : dictar sentencia, pronunciar un fallov.• declarar v.• pronunciar v.• sonar v.prə'naʊns
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a) \<\<sound/word/syllable\>\> pronunciarthe `e' is not pronounced — la `e' no se pronuncia or es muda
b) \<\<judgment/sentence\>\> pronunciar, dictarc) ( declare) (frml)
2.
vi ( deliver verdict) (frml)[prǝ'naʊns]1. VT1) [+ letter, word] pronunciarhow do you pronounce it? — ¿cómo se pronuncia?
the "k" in "knee" is not pronounced — la "k" de "knee" no se pronuncia
2) (=declare) declarar"I now pronounce you man and wife" — -y ahora os declaro marido y mujer
to pronounce o.s. for/against sth — declararse a favor de/en contra de algo
to pronounce sentence — (Jur) pronunciar or dictar sentencia
2.VIto pronounce in favour of/against sth — pronunciarse a favor de/en contra de algo
* * *[prə'naʊns]
1.
a) \<\<sound/word/syllable\>\> pronunciarthe `e' is not pronounced — la `e' no se pronuncia or es muda
b) \<\<judgment/sentence\>\> pronunciar, dictarc) ( declare) (frml)
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48 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) dimitir2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignarse•- resigned
resign vb dimitirtr[rɪ'zaɪn]1 dimitir ( from, de), presentar la dimisión1 dimitir de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto resign oneself to something resignarse a algoresign [ri'zaɪn] vt1) quit: dimitir, renunciar2)to resign oneself : aguantarse, resignarsev.• dimitir v.• renunciar v.• resignar v.• separar v.rɪ'zaɪn
1.
intransitive verb renunciar, dimitirto resign from something — renunciar a algo, dimitir algo
I resigned from the committee — renuncié a or dimití mi cargo en la comisión
2.
vt \<\<position\>\> renunciar a, dimitir
3.
v refl[rɪ'zaɪn]to resign oneself (TO something/-ING) — resignarse (a algo/+ inf)
1.VT [+ office, post] dimitir de, renunciar a; [+ claim, task] renunciar awhen he resigned the leadership — cuando dimitió de or renunció a la jefatura
to resign o.s. to (doing) sth — resignarse a (hacer) algo
2. VI1) dimitir, renunciar2) (Chess) abandonar* * *[rɪ'zaɪn]
1.
intransitive verb renunciar, dimitirto resign from something — renunciar a algo, dimitir algo
I resigned from the committee — renuncié a or dimití mi cargo en la comisión
2.
vt \<\<position\>\> renunciar a, dimitir
3.
v reflto resign oneself (TO something/-ING) — resignarse (a algo/+ inf)
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49 bask
(to lie (especially in warmth or sunshine): The seals basked in the warm sun.) estar tumbado al soltr[bɑːsk]1 tumbarse al sol\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bask in the sun tomar el solto bask in reflected glory participar del éxito ajenobask ['bæsk] vi: disfrutar, deleitarseto bask in the sun: disfrutar del solv.• asolearse v.• tomar el sol v.bæsk, bɑːskshe basked in their adulation — se deleitaba or se regodeaba con su adulación
[bɑːsk]VI reflect 1., 2)* * *[bæsk, bɑːsk]she basked in their adulation — se deleitaba or se regodeaba con su adulación
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50 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) perguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) convidar•- ask for
- for the asking* * *[a:sk; æsk] vt+vi 1 perguntar, inquirir, indagar. may I ask? / posso perguntar? she asked after my father / ela perguntou como meu pai estava passando. 2 requerer, solicitar, pedir. I asked his advice, permission / pedi seu conselho, sua permissão. may I ask you to pass me the salt / queira passar-me o sal, por favor. ask, and it shall be given you / pedi e dar-se-vos-á (Mateus, VII, 7). you asked for it! / você é que criou esta situação! she asked for a drink / ela pediu uma bebida. 3 reclamar, demandar, exigir. this work asks great care / este serviço exige cuidado especial. 4 convidar. I asked him to lunch / convidei-o para o almoço. ask him upstairs / convide-o para subir, peça-lhe que suba. 5 necessitar, precisar. 6 publicar proclamas (na igreja), apregoar. I ask you o que eu queria saber é, diga-me. to ask a favour pedir um favor. to ask a question fazer ou formular uma pergunta. to ask for trouble procurar confusão, dificuldades. to ask one’s way perguntar pelo caminho. to ask the time indagar as horas. to ask too much exigir demais. -
51 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) pričkati se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) zavzemati se3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) prepričati4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) zagovarjati•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *[á:gju:]1.transitive verb(for, against) dokazovati, pobijati; pretresati; kazati;2.intransitive verbto argue against s.th. — nastopiti proti čemuit argues him to be an honest man — to dokazuje, da je poštenjakto argue s.o. into — pregovoriti koga (da kaj stori)to argue s.o. out of — odvrniti koga od česa -
52 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) vprašati2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) prositi3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) povabiti•- ask for
- for the asking* * *[a:sk], American [æsk]1.transitive verbvprašati, spraševati; povabiti; (from, of) zahtevati, zaprositi; objaviti (oklice);2.intransitive verbpopraševati, poizvedovati; prositito ask the time — vprašati, koliko je uraask me another! — ne vem, ne sprašuj(te) me! -
53 decide
1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) odločiti (se)2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) odločiti* * *[disáid]1.transitive verbodločiti, odrediti, zaključiti;2.intransitive verb(on, upon) odločiti se -
54 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) spørre2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) be om3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitere, be•- ask for
- for the askingbe--------behøve--------fordre--------forlange--------trengeverb \/ɑːsk\/1) spørre2) be, be om3) invitere, by opp4) ( om sak) kreve, trengeask after spørre etter, spørre hvordan det står til (med noen)ask for be om, spørre etterask for trouble eller ask for it være ute etter bråk utfordre skjebnenask me another ( hverdagslig) ikke vet jeg (som svar på spørsmål)ask somebody about something\/somebody spørre noen om\/etter noe, spørre noen om\/etter noenask somebody in invitere noen innask somebody round be noen stikke innom, invitere noen hjemdon't ask! ( hverdagslig) ikke spør!, ikke nevn det!, glem det!don't ask me! ( hverdagslig) ikke vet jeg!I ask you! ( hverdagslig) hva gir du meg!, har du sett på maken! -
55 bask
(to lie (especially in warmth or sunshine): The seals basked in the warm sun.) sole segverb \/bɑːsk\/1) varme seg, sole seghan vil bare sole seg \/ slikke sol2) nyte (en situasjon) -
56 oblige
1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) tvinge2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) gjøre (noen) en tjeneste•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obliginglyverb \/əˈblaɪdʒ\/1) forplikte2) tvinge3) imøtekomme, gjøre til lags, gjøre en tjeneste, stå til tjeneste• could you oblige me with a match?• the hotel obliged by serving...hotellet stod til tjeneste med å servere...• would you oblige at the piano?much obliged! ( også spøkefullt) tusen takk!, takk skal du ha!be obliged to være forpliktet til være tvunget til, være nødt tilbe obliged to somebody stå i takknemlighetsgjeld til noenoblige oneself forplikte seg -
57 pronounce
1) (to speak (words or sounds, especially in a certain way): He pronounced my name wrongly; The `b' in `lamb' and the `k' in `knob' are not pronounced.) uttale2) (to announce officially or formally: He pronounced judgement on the prisoner.) felle dom over; erklære•- pronounced
- pronouncement
- pronunciationuttaleverb \/prəˈnaʊns\/1) uttale• how do you pronounce it?2) avsi, uttale, felle3) erklære, deklarere, kunngjøre4) uttale (seg), fremsipronounce against uttale seg motpronounce badly ha dårlig uttalepronounce for\/in favour of uttale seg forpronounce judgement\/sentence avsi\/felle dompronounce oneself uttale segpronounce (up)on uttale seg om -
58 testify
1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) vitne2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) bevitne, bekreftebevise--------godtgjøreverb \/ˈtestɪfaɪ\/1) vitne, avlegge vitnemål, avlegge vitnesbyrd2) bevitne, attestere, forsikre3) vitne omtestify against someone\/something vitne mot noen\/noetestify in favour of someone\/something vitne til fordel for noen\/noetestify to something vitne om noe bevitne noe, attestere noe, forsikre noe, bekrefte noe bære vitnesbyrd om noe -
59 oblige
1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) prisiliti2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) ustreči•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obligingly* * *[əbláidž]transitive verbprisiliti; juridically obvezati (to), naložiti (delo); ustreči ( with s, z); biti zaželento oblige o.s. — obvezati seto be obliged to (do s.th.) — morati (kaj narediti)to be obliged to s.o. for s.th. — biti komu hvaležen za kajmuch obliged! — najlepša hvala! -
60 predetermine
verb \/ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn\/1) bestemme\/avgjøre på forhånd, forutbestemme2) forutinntapredetermine a person to (do) something få noen til gjøre noe på forhåndpredetermine someone in a person's favour gjøre noen positivt innstilt til en person på forhånd
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