istedenfor

instead of, in lieu of

prep. [ om vederlag] for, (om den gjeldende pris for noget) at (f.eks. what did you pay for it?, what will you price me for it?, I work for 200 dollars prep. [ fremfor] to (f.eks.

I prefer tea to coffee

) prep. [i de fleste sammenhenger:] for prep. [ formål] for, to (She works for equal wages for men and women) prep. [ til fordel for] for, to (She has talked a lot for my propsals for a better sales strategy) prep. [ på grunn av] for (f.eks. he is famous for his courage, I cannot see for the smoke, he cannot see the wood for trees, marry somebody for his money prep. [ vedrørende støtte] for, in favour of, in favor of (amer.) prep. [i forhold til, i betraktning av] for (f.eks.

the coat is too warm for this time of the year

) prep. [ istedenfor] for, to (She prefers tea to wine) prep. [ bestemt el. beregnet for etc.] for (f.eks.

America for the Americans, a trio for violin, cello, and piano, boots for soldiers, a calendar for ??

) prep. [ til beste for] for (f.eks. work for him, fight for a cause, the public he writes for, die for one's country, what can I do prep. [ om tidsrom] for (I am going on a holiday for three weeks) prep. [ til gjengjeld for] for (f.eks.

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, reward him for his trouble, blame, praise, punish, thank him for it

) prep. [ for å oppnå] for (f.eks.

work for one's living, the children pestered me for sweets

) prep. [ angående] for (he's big for his age, but this film is not suitable for him) prep. [ om tallmessige forhold] for, to (f.eks.

for every person who died two were born, there are two women to every man

) prep. [ omfang] for (The contract said that you had to pay the rent for three months in advance) prep. [ hver enkelt for seg selv] for, by (f.eks.

man for man, word for word, bit by bit, day by day, one by one, step by step

) prep. [beskyttet, til forsvar] from, to, for (f.eks. seek shelter from the storm, God save me from my friends!, will you hide me from my prep. [ med hensyn til] to, from, about (f.eks.

blind to one's own interest, deaf to reason, sensitive to pain, a stranger to this way of thinking, common ??

) konj. [ fordi] because (f.eks.

don't call me Sir, because I won't have it, he ran, for he was afraid

) adv. in front, before adv. [ alt for] too (f.eks.

the work is too hard for me

), unduly (f.eks.

unduly expensive

)

= istedenfor instead of, in lieu of