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1 insufficient
insə'fiʃənt(not enough: The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt.) utilstrekkelig- insufficiencyutilstrekkeligadj. \/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃ(ə)nt\/1) utilstrekkelig, manglende, mangelfull2) ( medisin) insuffisient -
2 direction
- ʃən1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) retning2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) ledelse, styring3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) (vei)forklaring, bruksanvisning, veiledning4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) direktiv, instruksjon, iscenesetting, regiadministrasjon--------forvaltning--------instruksjon--------retning--------rådsubst. \/dɪˈrekʃ(ə)n\/, \/dəˈrekʃ(ə)n\/, \/daɪˈrekʃ(ə)n\/1) retning, hold, lei, kant• in which direction did he go?2) retning, tendens3) veiledning, instruksjon4) overoppsyn, styring, kontroll, forvaltning5) ordre, befaling6) ( på brev) adresse7) (film, teater) regi, iscenesettelse, sceneanvisning8) ( musikk) anvisning (om tempo e.l.)by direction etter oppdragdirections (bruks)anvisning, forskrifter, ordre, direktiver, retningslinjerin that direction ( også overført) i den retningen -
3 evidence
'evidəns1) (information etc that gives reason for believing something; proof (eg in a law case): Have you enough evidence (of his guilt) to arrest him?) bevismateriale, beviser, prov2) ((an) indication; a sign: Her bag on the table was the only evidence of her presence.) tegn, spor, vitnesbyrdbevis--------bevise--------godtgjøreIsubst. \/ˈevɪd(ə)ns\/1) bevis, belegg, støtte2) ( jus) bevis, bevismateriale3) ( jus) forklaring, vitneutsagn, vitnesbyrd4) ( gammeldags) tydelighet, klarhet, påtagelighetbear\/give evidence ( jus) avlegge vitnemål, vitne (i retten), avgi (vitne)forklaringbear\/give evidence of ( stivt) vitne om, tyde på, bevisebe in evidence synes, merkes, vise seg, gjøre seg gjeldende, forekommecall in evidence ( jus) innkalle vitnercall somebody in evidence ( jus) innkalle noen som vitnecircumstantial evidence ( jus) indisium, indisiebevisconsidering all the evidence ( jus) ut fra en samlet vurderingevidence for belegg for, bevis som støtter• have you any evidence for this statement?evidence of bevis på, tegn på vitnesbyrd om spor av, merke etterhard evidence håndfast(e) bevisthe hearing\/taking of evidence bevisopptak, vitneavhøringin evidence ( jus) som bevislack of evidence ( jus) manglende bevis, bevismangel, mangel på bevison account of insufficient evidence ( jus) på grunn av bevisets stillingon account of lack of evidence ( jus) på grunn av manglende bevisproduce evidence føre bevis, fremlegge bevissubmission of evidence ( jus) bevisførseltake evidence avhøre vitnertamper with evidence ( jus) forspille bevisIIverb \/ˈevɪd(ə)ns\/bevise, vise, bevitne, godtgjørebe evidenced vise seg -
4 fail
feil 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) mislykkes, slå feil, ikke klare2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) svikte, ikke virke/fungere3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svikte, svinne4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) (la) stryke, dumpe5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) svikte, skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel av- failure- without failstryke--------svikteIsubst. \/feɪl\/1) stryk2) stryk(e)kandidat, elev som har strøketwithout fail absolutt, helt sikkert, bestemt, uansett, uten unntakIIverb \/feɪl\/1) mislykkes, ikke lykkes, komme til kort2) strande, ikke føre til noe resultat, bryte sammen3) ( om innhøstning e.l.) slå feil, ikke slå til4) unnlate, forsømme5) stryke, ikke bestå, dumpe, la stryke6) falle gjennom7) streike, stoppe, svikte, ikke strekke til8) gi etter, svikte, ikke holde9) ( handel) gå konkurs, gå over ende, gå fallitt10) skorte, slippe opp, ta slutt11) avta, svinne, forsvinne, dø bort, dø ut12) forringe(s), forverre(s), skrante, svekke(s)13) svikte, late i stikkenfail in mangle, savnesvikte, ikke fullførefail in one's hopes ikke leve opp til sine egne forventningerfail of forfeilemangle, være uten, ikke ha, ikke eiefail to unnlate å, ikke bry seg om åmislykkes med å, mislykkes i å, ikke lykkes å, ikke kunnefail to come utebli, la være å komme, ikke kommefail to see something ikke begripe noe, ikke innse noe -
5 support
sə'po:t 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) støtte, holde (oppe), bære2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) gi støtte til3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) støtte, underbygge4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) forsørge2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) støtte; underhold2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) stolpe, støtte•- supportinglevebrød--------støtte--------tåleIsubst. \/səˈpɔːt\/1) ( overført) støtte, hjelp, oppmuntring2) støtte, stativ3) ( økonomisk) understøttelse, hjelp4) (familie)forsørger, hjelper5) ( teater) innehaver av birolle6) ( tømrerfag) stender7) støttebandasje, støttebind8) ( EDB) brukerstøtte, systemstøttegive support to gi støtte til, støttein support of til støtte formeans of support se ➢ meanssupport hose støttestrømpe(r)IIverb \/səˈpɔːt\/1) ( om tyngde) støtte, holde oppe, bære2) ( overført) opprettholde3) (om oppgave, rolle) utføre, fylle4) utholde, tåle5) gi økonomisk støtte, bekoste6) forsørge, underholde, hjelpe, støtte7) (om forslag, krav e.l.) støtte8) underbygge, bekrefte, bestyrke9) ( om sportslag e.l.) støtte, være tilhenger av• the new version of the programme did not support all the functions they needed11) (ved pop-, rockekonserter) fungere som oppvarmingsbandsupport oneself forsørge seg selv, livnære seg holde seg oppreist -
6 run short
1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) ikke strekke til2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) slippe opp for
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insufficient — I adjective bereft of, defective, deficient, denuded of, destitute of, devoid of, drained, failing, faint, feeble, haud sufficiens, impar, imperfect, in default, inadequate, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, inconsiderable,… … Law dictionary
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insufficient — UK US /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ adjective ► not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose: »Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages. »This would leave insufficient time to release any new information… … Financial and business terms
insufficient — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. insufficient (14c.), from L. insufficientem (nom. insufficiens) insufficient, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sufficientem (see SUFFICIENT (Cf. sufficient)). Originally of persons, inadequate,… … Etymology dictionary
insufficient — is a useful word because enough has no corresponding negative form, but not enough is often more natural and usually less formal sounding. Another alternative in some contexts is inadequate, which can refer to quantity as well as quality … Modern English usage
insufficient — [adj] not enough; lacking bereft, defective, deficient, destitute, devoid, drained, dry, failing, faulty, imperfect, inadequate, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, infrequent, meager, minus, out of, poor, rare, scant, scarce,… … New thesaurus
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insufficient — [in΄sə fish′ənt] adj. [LL insufficiens] not sufficient; not enough; inadequate insufficiently adv … English World dictionary
insufficient — adj. 1) insufficient for; in 2) insufficient to + inf. (it s insufficient to cite only one example) * * * [ˌɪnsə fɪʃ(ə)nt] in insufficient for insufficient to + inf. (it s insufficient to cite only one example) … Combinatory dictionary
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insufficient — adjective not enough: insufficient supplies (+ for): There were insufficient funds for a research project. | insufficient to do sth: The evidence is quite insufficient to convict him. insufficiently adverb insufficiency noun (singular,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English