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1 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) tvilende, uviss, usikker2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) tvilsom, uviss, uklar3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) tvilsom4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) tvilsom, problematiskadj. \/ˈdaʊtf(ʊ)l\/1) tvilsom, uviss, usikker2) problematisk3) ( om person) tvilrådig, tvilende, usikkerbe doubtful about\/of tvile på -
2 question
'kwes ən 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørsmål, debattemne, sak3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) oppgave, spørsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) tvil5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) spørsmål, mulighet2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) stille spørsmål, spørre (ut)2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) sette spørsmålstegn ved•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the questionforhør--------spørsmålIsubst. \/ˈkwestʃ(ə)n\/1) spørsmål2) problem3) ( jus) tvistesak4) sak, anliggende5) parlamentarisk interpellasjon, undersøkelse6) ( historisk) tortur, (smertefullt) forhøra question about something et spørsmål om noea question if\/whether et spørsmål oma question of something et spørsmål om noe• when it's a question of money, his attitude changes completelyer det spørsmål om penger, endrer holdningen hans seg totaltask a question stille et spørsmål, spørrebeside the question på siden (av saken)beyond (all) question hevet over enhver tvil, uten tvilcall in\/into question sette spørsmålstegn ved, bestride, reise tvil omindirect question ( språkvitenskap) indirekte spørsmål, indirekte spørresetningin question angjeldende, aktuelldiskutabel, under debattno question but ikke spørsmål om annet enn, ingen tvil om annet, helt sikkert atno question of ikke spørsmål omopen to question tvilsomt, usikkertout of the question ikke tale om, helt uaktueltpop the question fripress a question energisk kreve svar på et spørsmålput a question stille et spørsmålput the question ( om ordstyrer) ta en avstemning, stemme overput to the question ( historisk) utsette for torturQuestion! ( i parlamentet) hold dere til saken!throw a question at someone rette et spørsmål til noenwithout question uten tvil uten videreIIverb \/ˈkwestʃ(ə)n\/1) spørre, stille spørsmål (til), undersøke2) avhøre, forhøre, ta opp forklaring3) sette spørsmålstegn ved, betvile, bestride4) spørre seg, undrequestion whether\/if spørre om -
3 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) tvile på, (be)tvile2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) tvile på, ha sine tvil2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) tvil, usikkerhet, frykt- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubttvil--------tvileIsubst. \/daʊt\/tvil, uvisshet, usikkerhet, betenkelighetall reasonable doubt ( jus) all rimelig tvilbeyond\/past (all) doubt hevet over (enhver) tvil, hevet over (all) tvilgive somebody the benefit of the doubt la tvilen komme noen til godehave doubts about \/ as to ha tvil om, ha tvil når det gjelder, ha mistanker om, ha mistanker når det gjelder, ha betenkeligheter når det gjelderbe in doubt være i tvil, tvile, være usikker, være uvissmake no doubt vær du sikker• make no doubt, he will winvær du sikker, han kommer til å vinneno doubt uten tvil, utvilsomt, (helt) sikkert, nok• you won, no doubtdet hersker\/er ingen tvil om detnaturligvis, selvfølgelig• he wanted to help, no doubtthrow doubt (up)on trekke noe i tvil, tvile på, betvile, sette spørsmålstegn vedwhen in doubt om man er i tvil, om man er usikkerwithout (a) doubt uten tvil, utvilsomtwithout\/beyond a shadow of doubt eller without\/beyond the shadow of a doubt uten skygge av tvilIIverb \/daʊt\/1) tvile, betvile, tvile på, være uviss, ikke tro på, mistro• I doubt whether\/ifjeg tviler på om\/hvorvidt2) ( gammeldags eller dialekt) frykte, ane, mistenkedoubting Thomas ( bibelsk) tvileren Tomas, skeptiker (overført)doubt of tvile på
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