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1 used
1) (employed or put to a purpose: This road is not used any more.) brukt, benyttet2) (not new: used cars.) bruktadj. \/juːzd\/brukt -
2 used to
'ju:stu- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to 'ju:sntu (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) pleie å, bruke å, (var) i sin tid, tidligere -
3 used-up
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4 be used to (something)
'ju:stu (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) -
5 be used to (something)
'ju:stu (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) -
6 each other
(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) hverandrepron.hverandre -
7 one another
(used as the object of a verb when an action takes place between people etc: They hit one another.) hverandrepron.hverandre -
8 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) bombesikkert, sikkert og visst -
9 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) tilfeldigvis -
10 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
11 do you mind!
(used to show annoyance, stop someone doing something etc: Do you mind! That's my foot you're standing on!) unnskyld!; kunne du... -
12 for a start
((used in argument etc) in the first place, or as the first point in an argument: You can't have a new bicycle because for a start we can't afford one.) til å begynne med -
13 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) krone eller mynt? -
14 may have
(used to express a possibility in the past: He may have been here, but we cannot be sure.) kunne ha vært -
15 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) kunne like godt -
16 must have
(used to state a probability about something in the past: She must have been very young when she got married.) måtte ha -
17 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) verken... eller -
18 not to mention
(used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant: He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome.) for ikke å nevne/snakke om -
19 on and on
(used with certain verbs to emphasize the length of an activity: She kept on and on asking questions.) i det uendelige, stadig vekk -
20 on earth
(used for emphasis: What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth.) på jord(a), i (all) verden
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