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1 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) la tvilen komme noen til godeEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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2 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) la tvilen komme noen til godeEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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3 benefit
'benəfit 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) gode, fordel, nytte, gagn2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) ha fordel av2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) gagne, gjøre godt•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubtgodeIsubst. \/ˈbenɪfɪt\/1) fordel, nytte, gagn2) ( også overført) gevinst, utbytte, fortjeneste3) trygd, bidrag, understøttelse4) gode, privilegium5) ( forsikring) ytelse, utbetalt forsikringssumfor the benefit of somebody til fordel for noen, til noens beste, for noens skyldgive somebody the benefit of the doubt la tvilen komme noen til godeIIverb \/ˈbenɪfɪt\/gagne, vært til nytte for, dra nytte (av)få deg en utdannelse, det vil du alltid ha nytte avbenefit by\/from dra nytte av, ha utbytte av, tjene på -
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
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give the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
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give the benefit of the doubt — {v. phr.} To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. * /The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./ * /George s grade was higher… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the benefit of the doubt — {v. phr.} To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. * /The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./ * /George s grade was higher… … Dictionary of American idioms
give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
give something the benefit of the doubt — give (someone/something) the benefit of the doubt to decide you will believe someone or something. People tell me I shouldn t trust him, but I m willing to give Simon the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what he actually offers. The American … New idioms dictionary
give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary
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give someone the benefit of the doubt — phrase to treat someone as if their behaviour is honest or correct, even though you are not certain that it is Thesaurus: to depend on or trust someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: benefit … Useful english dictionary
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