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'hevn1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) himmelen, himmerike2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) himmelen, himmelhvelvingen3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) salighet, den sjuende himmel•- heavenly- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
- thank heavenshimmelsubst. \/ˈhevn\/1) himmel, himmelvelv2) (hverdagslig, i utrop) himmel, himmelen3) ( religion) himmelrike, himmelriket, Gud, himmelenby Heaven(s)! ved Gud!good Heavens! eller good gracious! du store himmel!, jøss!, (du) gode Gud!, du store tid!go to heaven komme til himmelenHeaven forbid! Gud forby!, måtte Gud forby det!in the seventh heaven i den sjuende himmelmove heaven and earth sette himmel og jord i bevegelse• that guy smells to high heaven, and so does the deal you've cut with himden fyren stinker, og det gjør opplegget du har med ham ogsåthank Heaven! gudskjelov!, takk og pris!would to Heaven... om bare...
См. также в других словарях:
for heaven's sake — 1. An expression of entreaty 2. An interjection expressing exasperation or disgust, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑heaven * * * for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken … Useful english dictionary
for heaven's sake — for God s sake, for goodness sake (expression of exasperation or anger) … English contemporary dictionary
for God's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, disgust, or indignation * * * for God s sake 1. An expression of urgent entreaty 2. An interjection expressing eg annoyance or disgust • • • Main Entry: ↑god * * * for… … Useful english dictionary
for Heaven's sake! — interj. for God s sake!, for Pete s sake!, in the name of God! … English contemporary dictionary
for God's sake! — interj. for crying out loud!, for heaven s sake! (expression of exasperation or anger) … English contemporary dictionary
Heaven — • In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes, in the first place, the blue firmament, or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen., i, 20, speaks of the birds under the firmament of heaven . In other passages it denotes the region of… … Catholic encyclopedia
for goodness' sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
for Christ's sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
sake — [ seık ] noun count usually singular ** 1. ) the benefit or good of someone or something: for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: The regulation is not just for the protection of the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
for Pete's sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
heaven — [hev′ən] n. [ME heven < OE heofon < IE base * k̑em , to cover (> LL camisia, shirt): akin to OHG himil and to OS hevan, ON, himinn (dat. hifne), with fn, v n < mn by dissimilation] 1. [usually pl.] the space surrounding or seeming to… … English World dictionary