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1 most
məust 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest, mest2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de fleste, mesteparten av, det meste2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) meget, svært4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nesten3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) flest, mest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) mesteparten av, de fleste•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most offlest--------nestenIadv. \/məʊst\/1) mest2) ( danner superlativ) mest3) høyst, i høy grad, meget, svært, særs, særdeles, ytterst4) (amer., dialekt) nestenmost certainly (ja) absolutt, javisst, helt sikkertmost of all aller mest, mest av altIIdeterm. \/məʊst\/mest, flest, det meste, de flestejeg har mange bøker, men han har flestha mest\/flest pengerdet meste av min tid\/størstedelen av min tidat (the) most høyst, i høyden, toppenat the very most i beste fallfor the most part for det meste, hovedsakelig, overveiendemake the most of something dra størst mulig fordel av noe, gjøre mest mulig ut av noe, utnytte noe til fulle -
2 in general
(usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc): People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.) som regel, i det store og hele -
3 as a general rule
(usually; in most cases: As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers.) som oftest/regel, vanligvis -
4 general
'‹enərəl 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) alminnelig, generell2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) alminnelig, hoved-3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) generell, helhets-4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) general-, hoved-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general publicallmenn--------alminnelig--------general--------generellIsubst. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/1) ( militærvesen) general, hærfører, feltherre• good\/bad general2) ( kirkelig) (religiøst) overhode3) (hverdagslig, medisin) narkose, totalbedøvelse4) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) tjenestepikegenerals allmenne begreper, allmenne prinsipperIIadj. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/1) generell, allmenn, utbredt, vanlig2) omtrentlig3) helhets-, total-4) general-, hoved-5) general-, over-6) ( militærvesen) general(s)as a general rule generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjerneas a general thing i allmennhet, i det store og det helegeneral economic conditions generelle økonomiske betingelsergeneral expenses generelle utgifter, administrasjonsutgiftergeneral post (delivery) morgenpostthe general public den store allmennheten, folk flestthe general reader den vanlige leser, de fleste leseregeneral reserves hovedreserve(speaking) in a general way i allmennhet, i det store og det helein general generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjernein general terms med generelle begreperin general use i vanlig bruk, i normal brukin the general interest av generell interesse
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