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1 seeming
adjective (existing in appearance, though not usually in reality: her seeming indifference.) tilsynelatende, øyensynligIsubst. \/ˈsiːmɪŋ\/ytre, utseendein\/to all seeming etter alt å dømmeto outward seeming i det ytre, utvendig sett, på overflatenIIadj. \/ˈsiːmɪŋ\/tilsynelatende, øyensynlig, skinn- -
2 apparent
ə'pærənt1) (easy to see; evident: It is quite apparent to all of us that you haven't done your work properly.) innlysende, tydelig, åpenbar2) (seeming but perhaps not real: his apparent unwillingness.) tilsynelatende•enkel--------klaradj. \/əˈpær(ə)nt\/, \/əˈpeər(ə)nt\/1) tydelig, (klart) synlig, åpenbar, opplagt, innlysende2) tilsynelatende3) ( astronomi) som sett fra Jorden, tilsynelatendeapparent to klar for, åpenbar for -
3 ding-dong
'diŋdoŋ 1. adjective((of an argument, fight etc) vigorous, with first one side then the other seeming to win.) energisk, livlig2. noun(a noisy argument.) krangelIsubst. \/ˌdɪŋˈdɒŋ\/, \/ˈdɪŋdɒŋ\/1) ding-dang2) høylytt krangel3) ( gammeldags) stor fest, kjempekalas4) (amer.) dumskalleIIadj. \/ˈdɪŋdɒŋ\/1) kraftig, hissig2) ( om lyd) kimende, ringendego ding-dong ( som adverb) løpe løpsk -
4 gruff
1) (deep and rough: a gruff voice.) grov, barsk, hes2) ((seeming to be) unfriendly: a gruff old man.) brysk, kort•- gruffly- gruffnessgrov--------hesadj. \/ɡrʌf\/1) brysk, morsk, bøs, kort, avvisende2) grov, barskhave a gruff voice være grov i målet, ha en grov stemme -
5 inhospitable
inhə'spitəbl(not welcoming guests; not friendly towards strangers: She could not refuse to invite them in without seeming inhospitable.) ugjestfri, uvennligugjestfriadj. \/ɪnhɒˈspɪtəbl\/, \/ɪnˈhɒspɪtəbl\/ eller unhospitableugjestfri, ugjestmild -
6 inhuman
in'hju:mən(extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human: His treatment of his children was quite inhuman.) umenneskelig, barbariskumenneskeligadj. \/ɪnˈhjuːmən\/1) umenneskelig, grusom, brutal, inhuman2) ikke menneskelig, overmenneskelig -
7 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.)2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.)•- ironical- ironic
- ironicallyironiIsubst. \/ˈaɪərənɪ\/ironione of life's ironies en skjebnens ironiSocratic irony sokratisk ironiIIadj. \/ˈaɪənɪ\/jern-, jernholdig -
8 outward
1) (on or towards the outside; able to be seen: Judging by his outward appearance, he's not very rich; no outward sign of unhappiness.) ytre, utvendig2) ((of a journey) away from: The outward journey will be by sea, but they will return home by air.) ut-utvendig--------ytreIsubst. \/ˈaʊtwəd\/1) ( gammeldags) ytre, utseende2) forklaring: det som er utenfor, forklaring: den eksterne eller materielle verdenoutwards ytre tingto outward seeming tilsynelatendeIIadj. \/ˈaʊtwəd\/1) utgående, ut-2) ytre, ut-hans ytre\/utseende3) utvendig, utvortes4) ( om retning) utadrettet, utadvendt5) kroppslig, materiell6) ( teologi) kjødelig, legemligIIIadv. \/ˈaʊtwəd\/ eller outwardsut, utad, utetter, utover -
9 plausible
'plo:zəbl1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) sannsynlig, tilforlatelig2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) som virker tilforlateligrimelig--------sannsynligadj. \/ˈplɔːzəbl\/1) plausibel, rimelig, gyldig, troverdig2) bestikkende, besnærende3) ( om person) forledende, bedragersk -
10 seem
si:m(to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) synes, virke, forekomme- seeming- seemingly
- seemlyverb \/siːm\/1) synes, forekomme, forefallejeg synes nok at vi burde\/bør dra2) late til, virke, se ut tildet virker ikke som om jeg klarer det \/ jeg later ikke til å klare detit would seem that det virker som om\/atme seems\/seemeth ( gammeldags) det synes meg, det tykkes megseem as if virke som om -
11 sleepy
1) (inclined to sleep; drowsy: I feel very sleepy after that long walk.) søvnig, døsig2) (not (seeming to be) alert: She always has a sleepy expression.) søvnig, ørsken3) ((of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement: a sleepy town.) død, søvnigsøvnigadj. \/ˈsliːpɪ\/1) søvnig, trett2) ( overført) død, glansløs, søvnig3) søvndyssende, søvnfremkallende4) stille, søvnig, rolig -
12 a blessing in disguise
(something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate.) hell i uhell
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seeming — /ˈsimɪŋ/ (say seeming) adjective 1. apparent; appearing to be such (whether truly or falsely): a seeming advantage. –noun 2. appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance. –seemingly, adverb …
