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1 certainty
plural - certainties; noun1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) sikkerhet, visshet2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) sikkerhet, visshetsubst. \/ˈsɜːt(ə)ntɪ\/sikkerhet, visshet• I can't say with any certainty where...jeg kan ikke med sikkerhet si hvor...bet on a certainty vedde på noe sikkert, holde på en sikker vinnera certainty noe sikkert, noe opplagt, noe selvskrevetfor a certainty med sikkerhetit is a moral certainty det er så godt som sikkert -
2 amount
1. verb( with to)1) (to add up to: The bill amounted to $15.) beløpe seg til, komme på2) (to be equal to: Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.) være jevngodt med/det samme som, bety2. noun(a quantity, especially of money: a large amount of money in the bank.) sum, beløpbeløp--------mengde--------sumIsubst. \/əˈmaʊnt\/1) beløp, (slutt)sum• she bought furniture to the amount of £20002) mengde, masse, kvantitetdet (ekstra) bryderiet dette medfører\/medførte3) omfang, innhold, verdi• the amount of her remarks was that...budskapet hennes var egentlig at...any amount hvor lenge som helst, så mye som muligany amount of en mengde, en masse (med), massevis, haugevisno amount of uansett hvor mye, ingentingIIverb \/əˈmaʊnt\/bare i uttrykkamount to beløpe seg til, bli (til sammen)• the bill amounted to £100komme opp i, dreie seg om( overført) være det samme som, innebære, betyvære verdbli -
3 certain
'sə:tn 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) sikker, viss2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) sikker, viss (på), overbevist om3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) viss(e), bestemt(e)4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) viss•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') klart (det)!; så gjerne!; selvfølgelig!; ja visst!- for certain
- make certainsikker--------trygg--------vissadj. \/ˈsɜːt(ə)n\/1) sikker• this much is certain that...så mye er sikkert at...2) avgjort, gitt3) viss, bestemtjeg føler en viss usikkerhet med hensyn til om jeg skal gifte meg eller ikke• a certain Mr. Jones4) sikker, overbevistbe certain that vær viss på, vær sikker på(be) certain of eller certain about (være) sikker på at, (være) overbevist om atfind out for certain whether forvisse seg om, forsikre seg omfor certain med sikkerhet, sikkertknow for certain være helt sikkermake certain of something forvisse seg om noe, forsikre seg om noe -
4 cinch
sin1) (a certainty: It's a cinch!) noe som er brennsikkert2) (something easy.) ingen sak, så lett som ingentingIsubst. \/sɪntʃ\/1) (amer.) (sal)gjord2) (amer.) fast grep, sikkert tak, klemme3) ( slang) lett oppgave, smal sak, blåbær4) ( slang) forklaring: noe som er helt sikkertbe a cinch to win vinne garantertit's a cinch det er en smal sak, det er lett match det er brennsikkertIIverb \/sɪntʃ\/ (spesielt amer.)1) ( også cinch up) feste med salgjord, gjorde, legge gjord om2) snøre (inn), stramme3) ( slang) få fast grep om, få tak på, få i klemme4) sikre, gjøre sikkercinch the victory sikre seieren -
5 moral
'morəl 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) moralsk, moral-2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) moral, lære- morally- morality
- moralsmoral--------moralsk--------sedeligIsubst. \/ˈmɒr(ə)l\/1) moral, lære2) etikk3) kampmoral, kampånd4) (hverdagslig, spesielt austr.) sikkerhet, visshetdraw\/point the moral peke på hva moralen består imorals moral( ofte) seksualmoral, vandelmoralsk habitus, sedelighet, moralske prinsipperIIadj. \/ˈmɒr(ə)l\/1) moralsk, moral-, sedelig, dydig2) åndelig, moralskmoralsk\/åndelig styrkemoral certainty en så godt som sikker tingmoral fibre (moralsk) karakterstyrkemoral law morallovmoral lecture moralprekenmoral majority (amer. politikk)forklaring: majoriteten av folket (som underforstått er for strenge moralske regler) -
6 certainties
plural; see certainty
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