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1 foolish
1) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) fjollet, tosket, skrullet, dum2) (ridiculous: He looked very foolish.) latterligdum--------narraktig--------tåpeligadj. \/fuːlɪʃ\/tåpelig, dum, idiotisk -
2 pound-foolish
adj. \/ˈpaʊndˌfuːlɪʃ\/se ➢ penny-wise -
3 dissuade
di'sweid(to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) fraråde, overtale til å la væreverb \/dɪˈsweɪd\/fraråde, overtale til å la væredissuade somebody from (doing) something fraråde noen (å gjøre) noe, overtale noen til ikke å gjøre noe -
4 esteem
i'sti:m 1. verb(to value or respect.) verdsette, ha stor respekt/aktelse for2. noun(favourable opinion; respect: His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues.) aktelse, respektbeundringIsubst. \/ɪˈstiːm\/, \/esˈtiːm\/aktelsehold somebody in high esteem høyakte noen, ha stor aktelse for noenIIverb \/ɪˈstiːm\/, \/esˈtiːm\/1) akte, ha aktelse for, verdsette, skatte2) anse som, betrakte somesteem it a favour sette pris påhighly esteemed høyt aktet -
5 fool
fu:l 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) fjols, idiot, tosk, narr2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) narre, lure, bedra2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) tøyse, fjolle, tulle•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the foolbedra--------narre--------toskIsubst. \/fuːl\/1) tosk, tåpe, dust2) ( historisk) hoffnarr, gjøgler3) narr, fjols, dåre4) (spesielt amer.) kløpper, mestera fool and his money are soon parted når dåren kommer til markedet, får kremmeren pengerbe a fool være dumbe a fool for one's pains anstrenge seg til ingen nytte, gjøre noe forgjevesbe no(body's) fool ikke være født i gårfeel a fool føle seg dum, føle at man har dummet seg utfools rush in where angels fear to tread tosker tramper inn der engler er redde for å trålive in a fool's paradise leve i lykkelig uvitenhetmake a fool of gjøre narr av, tulle med, latterliggjøremake a fool of oneself dumme seg ut, oppføre seg dumt, tabbe seg utmore fool så dumt av, så dum• if you want to marry that cheater, more fool youom du vil gifte deg med den bedrageren, er du dumplay\/act the fool spille bajas, tulle, klovne gjøre en tabbe, tråkke i salaten, trampe i klaveret late som en ikke forstårIIsubst. \/fuːl\/(spes. britisk) forklaring: kald dessert av moset frukt blandet med krem eller vaniljesausIIIverb \/fuːl\/1) lure, narre• you can't fool me!2) tulle, tøyse, fjollefool about\/around tulle, tøyse, fleipe, fjolle, klovne (amer.) rote med noen, stå i med noen gå og slenge, drive dankfool about\/around with something fomle med noe, klusse med noefool along (amer.) slentre, subbe av gårdefool away sløsefool (someone) into lure (noen) til åIVadj. \/fuːl\/(amer., hverdagslig) dum, tåpelig, idiotisk -
6 foolhardy
adjective (taking foolish risks; rash: He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter.) dumdristigdumdristigadj. \/ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪ\/dumdristig -
7 for
fo: 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) til, for2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til, i retning av3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) i4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) om5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) for6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) til7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) for8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) for9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) for10) (because of: for this reason.) av, på grunn av11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) for, til12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) for13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) for14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) til å være15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trass i, (til) tross (for)2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) forav--------for--------tilIprep. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/1) for2) (om destinasjon, retning) til, i retning av• where is the train for London?3) til4) (beregnet) for, til (å), for5) mot, (i stedet) for, for6) på grunn av, som en følge av, for... skyld, av, for• when she saw her home town, she cried for joyda hun så hjembyen sin, gråt hun av gledespaserturen gjorde deg godt \/ du ser bedre ut etter turen din7) for, for å få, for å hente, etter, om, på8) (som representant) for, som i9) for, til forsvar for, til fordel for• are you for the plan or against it?10) for, til... å være, som... betraktet11) tross, trass i, til tross (for)til tross for alle pengene, var han likevel ulykkelig12) med tanke på, angående, med hensyn til, når det gjelder, i spørsmål om, ihan kunne like gjerne gått opp i røyk, så sporløst som han forsvant13) for, mot14) som, for, til• what did you do that for?15) på, på noens vegne, på noens regning, for16) til• for sale17) pålydende, på• a bill for £100• put my name down for £5018) ( om tidsrom) på, i, for, til19) ( om avstand) ii flere kilometer, på flere kilometers avstandact for oneself handle på egen hånd, handle selvstendigas for når det gjelder, med tanke på, hva... angårbe (all) for være (helt) for, stemme for, gå inn for, være stemt forfor all så vidt, for detfor as much as ettersom, i betraktning av atfor instance\/example for eksempelfor now for øyeblikket, foreløpig, for denne gang, i denne omgangfor one for min\/din\/sin delfor one thing for det første, for eksempelfor someone\/something to for noe(n) (til) åfor at noe skal...det er vanlig at menn gjør sånt \/ menn pleier å gjøre sånt• it is a mistake for children to be allowed to...det er galt at barn for lov til å...for to ( gammeldags eller dialekt) for åknow for certain vite med sikkerhet, være sikker påleave someone for dead forlate noen i troen på at vedkommende er død, forlate noen som dødlook\/judge for oneself dømme selv, se selvnot for me ingenting for meg• not for me a life in poverty!now for it! nå gjelder det!, til saken!now you're for it! ( hverdagslig) nå skal du få!, nå har jeg deg!oh for... jeg har så lyst på...be one for something like noe, være glad i noeso much for that det var det!, nok av\/om det!there's\/that's... for you (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) snakk om..., da kan man snakke om...there's nothing for it but to... det er ikke annet å gjøre enn å..., det er ingen annen råd enn å...what did... do that for? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor gjorde... det?what's this for? ( hverdagslig) hva brukes dette til? hva skal dette være godt for?IIkonj. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/for• I asked her to stay, for I had something to tell herjeg ba henne om å bli, for jeg hadde noe å si henne -
8 grandiose
'ɡrændiəus(impressive to an excessive or foolish degree: He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.) pompøs, grandiosadj. \/ˈɡrændɪəʊs\/1) storslagen, storslått, storstilt, grandios, høytflygende2) bombastisk, svulstig, pompøs -
9 half-witted
adjective (foolish or idiotic.) halvskrulletadj. \/ˌhɑːfˈwɪtɪd\/( hverdagslig) tåpelig, dum, tosket, fjollet, halvtullet, åndssvak -
10 idiot
'idiət1) (a foolish person: She was an idiot to give up such a good job.) idiot, tosk, fjols2) (a person with very low intelligence.) idiot, lite intelligent person•- idiocy- idiotic
- idioticallyidiotsubst. \/ˈɪdɪət\/, \/ˈɪdjət\/1) idiot, tosk, dumrian, naut, fjols, dåre, tulling2) (gammeldags, medisin, psykologi) idiot, åndssvak person, tomsing -
11 insane
in'sein1) (mad; mentally ill.) sinnssyk2) (extremely foolish: It was insane to think he would give you the money.) vanvittig, sprø•- insanityvanvittigadj. \/ɪnˈseɪn\/1) sinnssyk2) vanvittig, gal -
12 nonsense
'nons'ns, ]( American) -sens(foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) sludder, vås, pjattsludder--------tøv--------tøys--------våssubst. \/ˈnɒns(ə)ns\/1) tull, tøys, tøv, vrøvl, meningsløshet, sludder• it's all nonsense!• no more of your nonsense!2) dumhet(er), narrestrek(er)make a nonsense of ( overført) vende opp ned på gjøre meningsløsstand no nonsense ikke ville vite av noe tull, ikke være til å spøke medtalk nonsense prate tøv, tøve, vrøvle -
13 penny
'peniplurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny, cent2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) skilling, øre3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, cent•subst. (: om mynt pennies, om verdipence) \/ˈpenɪ\/1) penny (engelsk mynt = 1\/100 pund (før 1971= 1\/12 shilling))2) (amer. hverdagslig) cent (1\/100 dollar)a penny for your thoughts hva er det du tenker på?he hasn't got a penny to his name han eier ikke nåla i veggenin for a penny, in for a pound har man sagt A får man si B, den som vil være med på leken, må også tåle stekenlook at every penny snu (og vende) på skillingenpenny plain enkel, kjedelig, prosaiskpretty penny en pen skillingspend a penny ( hverdagslig) gå på et visst sted, gå på dotake care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves ( svarer omtrent til) mange bekker små gjør en stor å(at last) the penny dropped nå gikk det endelig et lys oppthey are ten\/two a penny det går tretten av dem på dusinetturn an honest penny tjene til sitt levebrød på en ærlig måte -
14 penny-wise
adj. \/ˈpenɪwaɪz\/, \/ˌpenɪˈwaɪz\/smågjerrigbe penny wise and pound foolish spare på skillingen og la daleren gå -
15 petty
'peti1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) ubetydelig, triviell2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) smålig•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cashliten--------småligIsubst. \/ˈpetɪ\/( hverdagslig) se ➢ petticoatIIadj. \/ˈpetɪ\/1) liten, ubetydelig, triviell2) smålig, pedantisk, som gjør bagatellmessige problemer store3) mindreverdig, i liten skala, små- -
16 preposterous
pri'postərəs(very foolish; ridiculous.) sinnssvak, absurdabsurd--------latterligadj. \/prɪˈpɒst(ə)rəs\/1) urimelig, vanvittig, latterlig, meningsløs, absurd2) gyselig, grotesk -
17 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) ganske, nokså, temmelig2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) heller, snarere3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) (eller) snarereheller--------temmeligadv. \/ˈrɑːħə\/, i betydning 4 også: \/ˌrɑːˈħɜː\/1) heller, helst• which would you rather have?nei, helst ikke\/jeg ser helst at jeg slipper2) snarere, snarest, rettere sagt3) ganske, nokså, temmelig, nesten, nærmest• I rather think that...jeg tror nesten at...4) (hverdagslig, som svar) ja visst, jo visst, absolutt, uten tvil, gjernerather than mer... enn, heller... enn -
18 regret
rə'ɡret 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.)2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) beklagelse, anger; sorg- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettablyanger--------angre--------beklage--------sorgIsubst. \/rɪˈɡret\/1) beklagelse2) savn, sorg3) angerbe a matter of\/for regret være beklageligmuch to one's regret til ens store sorgregret for savn etterto one's regret dessverrewith regret med sorgIIverb \/rɪˈɡret\/1) beklage, være lei for2) angre3) ( spesielt i fortid) savne, sørge over tapet av, kjenne savn etterregret to inform somebody beklage å måtte meddele noen -
19 repair
ri'peə 1. verb1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) sette i stand, reparere2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) rette opp, bøte på2. noun1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) istandsetting, reparasjon2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) stand, forfatning•- reparable
- reparation
- repairmanreparasjon--------reparereIsubst. \/rɪˈpeə\/1) reparasjon, istandsetting, gjenoppretting2) vedlikeholdstilstand, stand3) (bil)del som er ny eller reparertbeyond\/past repair irreparabel, ubotelig, umulig å reparereduring repairs mens reparasjon pågår, under reparasjonenindoor repairs reparasjoner inne i husetin good\/bad repair eller in a good\/bad state of repair i god\/dårlig stand, godt\/dårlig vedlikeholdtout of repair i ustand, i dårlig stand, forfallenput something in(to) repair reparereunder repair(s) til reparasjonIIsubst. \/rɪˈpeə\/( litterært) tilhold, tilfluktsstedhave repair to ta sin tilflukt tila place of little repair et lite besøkt stedIIIverb \/rɪˈpeə\/1) reparere, sette\/gjøre i stand, fornye2) lege, hele3) ( overført) rette (opp), avhjelpe, erstatteIVverb \/rɪˈpeə\/( litterært) gå, begi seg (til et sted)repair to begi seg til, søke\/ty til, frekventere -
20 satire
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