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1 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne, ville2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne, burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) makt, styrke, kraft- mighty- mightily
- mightinessmaktIsubst. \/maɪt\/ ( litterært)1) styrke, kraft2) makt, veldemight makes\/is right makt er rettwith all one's might eller (with) might and main av alle krefter, av all kraftIIverb (pretritum av may) \/maɪt\/ ( hjelpeverb)1) ( uttrykk for mulighet eller tillatelse i indirekte tale) kunne, hadde2) ( i uttrykk for mulighet basert på en betingelse som ikke er oppfylt) ville, hadde (kanskje)• we might have been there now, had we taken the new roadvi hadde kanskje vært der nå, hvis vi hadde tatt den nye veien3) ( i uttrykk for misnøye med at noe ikke ble gjort) kunne, burde• you might have done that for me!• she might at least have waited!4) ( i uttrykk for oppfordring eller anmodning) kunne, ville5) (hverdagslig, uttrykk for mulighet) kan, kunne6) (hverdagslig, om tillatelse) kan, kunne• might I ask a question?7) ville, skulle, måtte, kunnejeg håpet han skulle\/ville lykkes• I changed my seat, so that I might hear betteras quickly as might be så fort som muligas the case might be alt etter omstendighetenewho might you be? og hvem er så du? -
2 may
mei(the fifth month of the year, the month following April.) mai- May Day- maypolekanIsubst. \/meɪ\/1) ( plante i slekten Crataegus) hagtorn2) ( også may bloom) hagtornblomst, hagtornblomsterIIsubst. \/meɪ\/( gammeldags eller poetisk) jomfru, møyIIIverb ( might - might) \/meɪ\/1) ( om mulighet) kunne, villekanskje han gjør det, kanskje ikkedet er mulig jeg kommer\/kanskje jeg kommerdet er mulig jeg tar feil\/jeg tar kanskje feil• it may be mentioned that...det kan nevnes at...• who may that be, I wonder?hvem kan det være, mon tro?• well, and who may you be?2) ( om tillatelse) (kunne) få lov• may I interrupt you?• may I come in?• yes, you mayja, det kan du• no, you may notnei, det kan du ikke• I may remark that...jeg kan kanskje nevne at... \/ jeg tillater meg å nevne at...• you may be sure that...du kan være sikker på at...3) ( uttrykker ønske) må, måtte• may he succeed!jeg håper det vil lykkes for ham\/jeg håper han lykkesuansett hva han måtte si\/uansett hva han kommer til å sibe that as it may det får være som det vil
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