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1 hesitate
'heziteit1) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) nøle, betenke seg, vakle2) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) betenke seg på, nøle med•- hesitant
- hesitantly
- hesitationnøleverb \/ˈhezɪteɪt\/1) nøle, nære betenkeligheter, være tvilrådig, være ubesluttsom, vakle, betenke segbetenke seg på \/ nøle med å gjøre noe2) hakke, stamme, stotrehesitate at nothing ikke nøle, ikke betenke seghesitate for words lete etter ordenehe who hesitates is lost den som intet våger, intet vinner -
2 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) snuble2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) tumle av gårde3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) snuble over ordene•- stumble across/onsnubleIsubst. \/ˈstʌmbl\/1) snubling, snublende gange2) ( overført) feiltrinn3) feiltakelse, mistakIIverb \/ˈstʌmbl\/1) snuble, miste balansen, trå feil2) snuble av gårde, snuble i vei3) ( om tale) stamme, hakke, gå i stå4) ( overført) feile, mislykkes, begå et feiltrinn, trå feilstumble across eller stumble (up)on snuble over ( overført) snuble over, finne tilfeldig, komme over (helt tilfeldig)stumble against\/into støte påstumble along tumle av sted, snuble av stedstumble and fall snuble og falle (overende)stumble at snuble istumble over snuble overstumble over one's words snuble i ordene sinestumble through something stotre seg gjennom noe -
3 scale
I skeil noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) (lønns)stige, -skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala, oktav4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) målestokk5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) (i stor) målestokk/skalaII skeil verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klatre opp/over, bestigeIII skeil noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) skjell- scalymåle--------målestokk--------skala--------skjellIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) ( også overført) vektskål2) ( også scales) vekthold the scales even være en upartisk dommerin the scale på spillthrow into the scales legge i vektskålenturn the scale(s) eller tip the scales være tungen på vektskålen, gjøre utslaget, være utslagsgivendeveieIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skala, målestokk2) ( gradert system) skala, trinn, regulativ, tariff3) ( musikk) toneskala, skala4) ( gammeldags) stige, trapp, rangstige (overført)be high in the social scale stå høyt på den sosiale rangstigeon a large scale i stor målestokkon the scale of i målestokk, i skala• this map is on the scale of 1 to 50,000dette kartet er i målestokk 1: 50 000out of scale uproporsjonaltpractise scales øve (seg på) skalaenrun up the scale spille en oktavsink in the social scale synke på de sosiale rangstigeto scale skalatro, i riktig målestokkIIIsubst. \/skeɪl\/1) skjell2) flak, (tynn) skive, blad (av metall e.l.)3) tynt skall, belegg4) ( teknikk) slagg, glødeskall5) ( også boiler scale) kjelestein6) tannstein7) ( også scale insect) forklaring: en av flere arter i insektunderordenen plantesugere, Homoptera, særlig i overfamilien skjoldlus, Coccidaeremove the scales from someone's eyes åpne noens øyne, fjerne skjellene fra noens øynethe scales fell from someone's eyes ( om å forstå eller bli bevisst noe) skjell falt fra noens øyne• when I heard what she had to say, scales fell from my eyesda jeg hørte hva hun hadde å si, falt skjell fra mine øyneIVverb \/skeɪl\/veie, måleVverb \/skeɪl\/1) bestige, klatre opp langs, klatre opp i, klatre opp på, storme2) ( militærvesen) storme3) gradere, tegne i riktig målestokk, ordne etter en skala4) ha samme skala, ha samme målestokk5) ( EDB) skalerescale down nedjustere, sette gradvis ned ( om tegning e.l.) forminske (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe nedscale new heights nå nye høyderscale something back redusere noescale up oppjustere, sette gradvis opp ( om tegning e.l.) forstørre (proporsjonalt) ( overført) trappe oppVIverb \/skeɪl\/1) skrape skjell av2) falle av (som skjell), flasse, smuldre i flak3) dekkes av skjell4) ( om fyrkjele) banke kjelestein av, rense5) ( om tannstein) skrape bort, rense6) (amer.) kaste smutt med -
4 falter
'fo:ltə1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) vakle, famle, nøle2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) famle, nøle•- falteringlysnuble--------svikteverb \/ˈfɔːltə\/, \/ˈfɒltə\/1) snuble, vakle, gå ustødig2) skjelve, nøle, snakke usikkert, stamme, famle etter ordene3) være usikker, bli usikker, vakle, være i tvil, sviktefalter out stamme frem -
5 seem
si:m(to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) synes, virke, forekomme- seeming- seemingly
- seemlyverb \/siːm\/1) synes, forekomme, forefallejeg synes nok at vi burde\/bør dra2) late til, virke, se ut tildet virker ikke som om jeg klarer det \/ jeg later ikke til å klare detit would seem that det virker som om\/atme seems\/seemeth ( gammeldags) det synes meg, det tykkes megseem as if virke som om
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hesitate — ► VERB 1) pause in indecision. 2) be reluctant to do something. ● he who hesitates is lost Cf. ↑he who hesitates is lost DERIVATIVES hesitation noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
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