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1 guess
ɡes 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) gjette (seg til), anta2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) gå ut fra, anta2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) antakelse, formodning- anybody's guessspekulasjonIsubst. \/ɡes\/1) gjetning, antakelse2) teorianybody's guess eller anyone's guess umulig å si, (bare) gudene vetja, si deta random guess ( overført) et skudd i blindeat a (rough) guess eller by (way of) a guess anslagsvis, skjønnsmessig, etter skjønngive\/have\/make a guess gjette på noe, gjetteone man's guess is as good as another's ingen kan vite det med sikkerhet, det blir ren gjetningrough guess ren gjetningyour guess is as good as mine jeg har ikke peiling, jeg vet ikke noe mer om dette enn degIIverb \/ɡes\/1) gjette, tippe2) tro, anta, regne medguess at something gjette på noeguess what vet du hva, har du hørt at, hør herkeep somebody guessing holde noen på pinebenken -
2 inner
'inə1) (placed etc on the inside or further in: The inner tube of his tyre was punctured.) indre, innvendig, inner-2) ((of feelings etc) secret or hidden: I could not guess what his inner thoughts might be.) indre•- inner tubeindreadj. \/ˈɪnə\/1) indre, innvendig, inner-2) ( overført også) dunkel, hemmeliginner bar forklaring: indre krets av The King's\/Queen's Counsel -
3 say
sei 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) si, erklære, uttrykke2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) si, uttale; sies3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) si fram, be4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) si, anslå, tippe2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) ha noe å si; si sin mening- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to saybefale--------siIsubst. \/seɪ\/utsagn, replikk, ordhave a say ha noe man skulle ha sagthave one's say eller say one's say si sin mening, si hva man har på hjertet, synge uthave the last say ha siste ord i sakenhear say høre (at det sies), høre rykte omII1) si sin mening• well said!2) forklare, påstå, erklære, oppgi3) si sin mening, mene, synes4) si, vite5) stå• what does the letter say?6) uttale, si• how do you say that in Norwegian?7) lese, be8) ( om anslag) omtrent, sånn cirka, la oss si• a few of them, say a dozen, agreednoen få av dem, la oss si et dusin, var enige• he is, say, fifty9) si meg, hør her• say, do you want one of these?hør her, vil du ha en av disse?10) (amer., i utrop) det får en si!, maken!, nei men!• say, that's a pretty dress!all said and done eller when\/after all is said and done når alt kommer til alt, til sjuende og sistbe free to say innrømmeeasier said than done eller sooner said than done lettere sagt enn gjortgo without saying si seg selv, være selvsagtI'll say! det skal være sikkert og visst! jammen, sannelig, gjett om• I'll say she was furious!I say sier du det?, det kan du ikke mene! ( gammeldags) hør nå her, si meg• I say, have you ever seen this animal before?si meg, har du noen gang sett dette dyret før?(gammeldags, noe overraskende eller gledelig) jammen!, nei men!, det får en si!, sannelig!no saying ikke godt å sino sooner said than done som sagt, så gjortnothing to say ikke noe å si, ikke noe å snakke omnot to say for ikke å si• he is chubby, not to say fathan er lubben, for ikke å si fetegentlig ikkesay about\/of si angående\/omsay against tale imotsay a good word for someone\/something legge inn et godt ord for noe\/noensay for oneself si til sitt forsvar• have you nothing to say for yourself?være stille, være ordknappsaying and doing are (two) different things eller saying is one thing and doing is another det er lettere sagt enn gjortsaying that eller so saying med disse ord(ene)say one's prayers be, lese sine bønner be aftenbønnsay over lese opp fra hukommelsen, si utenatsay something again si noe igjen, gjenta noe skrive opp noe• you can say that again!say something for tale for, tale til fordel forsi noe til fordel forsays who? ( slang) hvem sier det?, hvem har sagt det?say the word si ifra• you only have to say the word!say to si tilsay to oneself si til seg selvsay when! (hverdagslig, ved servering av mat eller drikke) si stoppsomething to say en høne å plukkeso saying med disse ordto say nothing of for ikke å snakke omto say the least i det minste, mildt sagtthat is to say det vil si, dvs., nemligyou said it! (amer.) nettopp!, der sa du det!, nemlig! -
4 riddle
I 'ridl noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) gåteII 'ridl verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) gjennomhulle/-bore, pepregåteIsubst. \/ˈrɪdl\/gåte (også om person), rebusIIsubst. \/ˈrɪdl\/sikt, såld, harpeIIIverb \/ˈrɪdl\/løse gåter, snakke i gåterIVverb \/ˈrɪdl\/1) sikte, sile2) ( også overført) pepre, bombardere, punktere, gjennomhullebe riddled with debts ha gjeld oppover øreneriddle an argument gjennomhulle et argumentriddled full av hull, gjennomhulletriddle with ( også overført) pepre med, bombardere med -
5 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) spekulering, gjetning2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) spekulasjonspekulasjonsubst. \/ˌspekjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n\/1) spekulasjon, spekulering, fundering2) ( handel) spekulasjon, spekuleringon speculation på spekulasjon
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