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1 greatness
noun her greatness as an athlete.) storhet, formatstørrelsesubst. \/ˈɡreɪtnəs\/1) størrelse2) storhet3) storsinnethet -
2 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) strebe/trakte etterverb \/əˈspaɪə\/1) lengte, strebe, aspirere2) ( gammeldags) stige, heve segaspire to something aspirere til noe, ha ambisjoner om noe -
3 great
ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) stor, fremragende2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) stor, svær3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) svært god4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) storartet5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) kjempegod/-flink•- greatly- greatnessbegjærlig--------betydelig--------flott--------ivrig--------nidkjær--------stor--------sværtIsubst. \/ɡreɪt\/bare i uttrykkgreat and small store og små, høy og lavthe great(s) de store, storhetene, essenede rike og fornemme, de mektigeIIadj. \/ɡreɪt\/1) stor2) stor (og imponerende)3) stor, viktig, betydningsfull, vesentlig, hoved-4) stor, berømt, fremstående, fremragende, eminent, ledende, dyktig5) dyp, sterk, mektig, stor6) fornem, fin7) ( om tid) lang8) stor(-), skikkelig, ivrig, flittig9) herlig, flott, storartet, fantastisk, vidunderlig• that's great!(be) a great one for (være) entusiastisk opptatt av, -entusiastgreat at svær til, god til, flink tilgreat big veldig stor(a) great deal en hel del, temmelig mye(a) great many eller (a) great number en hel del, mangegreat on svært opptatt avIIIadv. \/ɡreɪt\/( hverdagslig) utmerket, godt, veldig bra -
4 majesty
'mæ‹əstiplural - majesties; noun1) (greatness; impressive dignity: the majesty of God.) majestet2) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title used when speaking to or of a king or queen: Her Majesty the Queen: Their Majesties: Your Majesty.) Hans/Hennes Majestet•- majestic- majesticallymajestetsubst. \/ˈmædʒɪstɪ\/majestet (i ulike betydninger), majestetisk storhet, majestetisk storslagenhetHer Majesty Hennes MajestetHis Majesty Hans MajestetYour Majesty Deres Majestet -
5 megalomania
meɡələ'meiniə(the idea, usually false, that one is great or powerful, combined with a passion for more greatness or power.) stormannsgalskapstormannsgalskapsubst. \/ˌmeɡələ(ʊ)ˈmeɪnjə\/( psykologi) megalomani, stormannsgalskap -
6 sublime
(of overwhelming greatness, grandeur, beauty etc.) storslått, sublim- sublimity Ithe subst. \/səˈblaɪm\/det sublimeIIverb \/səˈblaɪm\/1) ( kjemi og psykologi) sublimere(s)2) ( overført) foredle(s), opphøye(s)sublime into opphøye tilIIIadj. \/səˈblaɪm\/1) storslagen, storslått2) sublim3) edel4) opphøyd, enestående, makeløs• what sublime conceit!
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