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1 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) forkjæle, føye, skjemme bort2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) gi etter for3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) unne seg•- indulgent
- indulge inføyeverb \/ɪnˈdʌldʒ\/1) gi etter for, være ettergivende mot, skjemme bort2) ( om tilbøyelighet) gi fritt utløp for, tilfredsstille3) ( om ønske) huse, romme, nære, bære påindulged bortskjemtindulge in something ( om nytelse) hengi seg til noe, tillate seg noe, tilfredsstille sitt begjær etter noe, unne seg noeindulge oneself ( om tilbøyelighet) hengi seg, slå seg løsindulge too much drikke for mye -
2 indulge in
(to give way to (an inclination, emotion etc): She indulged in tears / in a fit of temper.) tillate seg, hengi seg -
3 fancy
'fænsi 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) pyntet, dekorert, meget kunstferdig3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) (kunne) like, ha lyst på2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) forestille/innbille/tenke seg3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) forelske seg i, legge sin elsk på•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy Isubst. \/ˈfænsɪ\/1) fantasi, innbilningskraft, forestillingsevne2) fantasi(bilde), forestilling, drøm, innbilninghørte jeg noen, eller var det bare en innbilning?• I have a fancy that...jeg kjenner det på meg at...3) innfall, (flyktig) idé, nykke, lune, grille• don't take him too seriously, it's only a passing fancy4) lyst, tilbøyelighet, forkjærlighet, hang, smak5) forelskelse, svermeri6) sans, smak7) oppdrett (av rasedyr)8) ( også fancy cake) forklaring: liten kake eller kjeks med glasur, pyntet kakeas the fancy takes one eller where the fancy takes one alt etter ens eget forgodtbefinnendecatch someone's fancy eller strike someone's fancy eller take someone's fancy eller tickle someone's fancy tiltrekke noen, falle noen i smak, gi noen lyst tilcatch the fancy of eller strike the fancy of eller take the fancy of eller tickle the fancy of slå an hos, tiltalehave a fancy for something synes om noe, være svak for noe, sverme for noepassing fancies småforelskelsersuit somebody's fancy falle i noens smaktake a fancy to bli forelsket i, fatte interesse for, få lyst til å ha, legge sin elsk påtea fancies konditorkakerthe fancy kjennerne, vennene(spesielt bokseinteresserte)sporten (spesielt boksing)IIverb \/ˈfænsɪ\/1) forestille seg, tenke seg, danne seg et bilde av, tenke seg til at, se for seg• can you fancy me as an actor?2) innbille seg, tro, være tilbøyelig til å tro, formode, anta3) ( hverdagslig) være stolt av4) (britisk, hverdagslig) like, være forelsket i, synes om, ha lyst på5) (kunne) like, ha lyst til, være med på, fatte interesse for6) ønske seg, ville ha• what do you fancy for your dinner? Is there anything you fancy?7) drive frem, ale opp (for å få frem visse egenskaper)fancy oneself ha høye tanker om seg selv, tro at man er noejust fancy! eller fancy that! tenke seg til!, tenk bare!, nei, tenk det!• fancy his believing it!IIIadj.1) pyntet, dekorert, (ut)smykket, pynte-2) kunstnerlig fremstilt, sirlig utformet, kunstferdig, kunst-3) ( om tøy) mønstret, broket, kulørt4) ( om blomst) mangefarget, flerfarget5) fin, pen, stilig, moteriktig, mote-hun hadde på seg en kort, moteriktig kjole6) forklaring: noe som er ment å gjøre inntrykk7) fantastisk, lunefull, vilkårlig8) av høyeste kvalitet, spesielt utvalgt, luksus9) ( gammeldags) fantasi-, laget etter fantasien10) favoritt-11) rase-, oppalt-, oppdrettet, oppdretts-fancy ball maskerade(ball), kostymeball, karnevalfancy cake kake med pynt, konditorkakefancy dog rasehundfancy farm gård for oppdrett av rasedyr (hunder, duer e.l.)fancy material mønstret tøy, fint tøyfancy paper luksuspapirfancy price fantasipris, ublu prisfancy rent enorm leiefancy stocks (amer.) (usikre) spekulasjonspapirer -
4 luxury
plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) luksus(tilværelse)2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) luksusvare•- luxuriously
- luxuriousnessluksusIsubst. \/ˈlʌkʃ(ə)rɪ\/1) luksus, overflod, overdådighethan er vant til et liv i luksus, han er vant til et luksusliv2) luksusartikkel, luksusvare, luksus3) velbehag, nytelse, velvære• what a luxury it is to be alone!the luxuries of the table bordets glederIIadj. \/ˈlʌkʃ(e)rɪ\/luksus- -
5 orgy
'o:‹iplural - orgies; noun(a wild party or celebration: a drunken orgy.) orgieorgiesubst. \/ˈɔːdʒɪ\/1) orgie (fest med ville utskeielser)2) forklaring: overdreven aktivitet på et område3) ( historisk) orgie (offerfest i det gamle Hellas)indulge in an orgy of something fråtse i noe -
6 personality
plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.)2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.)3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).)subst. \/ˌpɜːsəˈnælətɪ\/1) ( psykologi) personlighet• he has a dual\/split personality2) personlighet, vesen, personlig utstråling3) (kjent) person(lighet), kjendiscult of personality eller personality cult persondyrkingpersonalities personligheter, personlige bemerkninger, nærgående bemerkninger -
7 reverie
'revəri1) (a state of pleasant dreamy thought: He was lost in reverie.) (dag)drøm2) ((usually in plural) a day-dream: pleasant reveries.) drømmerierdagdrømsubst. \/ˈrevərɪ\/1) dagdrøm(mer), drømmerier2) drømmebildebe lost\/sunk in (a) reverie være i sin egen lille drømmeverden, være langt borte, være hensunket i drømmerfall\/lapse\/slip into a reverie drømme seg bort, fortape seg i drømmerindulge in reveries about something drømme\/fantasere om noe
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