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1 superiority
- 'o-noun overlegenhetsubst. \/sʊˌpɪərɪˈɒrətɪ\/, \/sjʊˌpɪərɪˈɒrətɪ\/1) overlegenhet, overmakt2) arrogansesuperiority in something overlegenhet med hensyn til noesuperiority over overlegenhet i forhold til -
2 superiority complex
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3 numerical superiority
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4 condescend
kondi'send(to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) nedlate seg- condescendingly
- condescensionverb \/ˌkɒndɪˈsend\/1) ( ofte ironisk) nedverdige seg, nådigst finne for godt2) opptre nedlatendecondescend to nedverdige seg til å, (nådigst) finne det for godt åopptre nedlatende overfor -
5 something
1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) noe (sånt), et eller annet2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) et godt poengnoeIsubst. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/1) ( hverdagslig) ekstraordinær ting eller person2) ( i kombinasjon) noen-og-...-åringIIadv. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/1) noe, litthun er litt\/noe over førti2) ( hverdagslig) noe (så), rent, rett og slett3) ( gammeldags) temmelig, til en viss grad, noesomething like noe sånt somIIIpron. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/noe, et eller annet• it is something at any rate that...det er jo alltids noe\/en trøst at...• would you like a drop of something?a certain something noe vissta little something litt, noepå tide å spise noe\/littor something ( hverdagslig) eller noe sånt, i den stilen, i den dur, i den retningsee something of someone se noe til noen (få) treffe noen, komme i berøring med noensomething like ( hverdagslig) omtrent, cirkanoe lignende, noe i stil med, noenlundesomething of noe av, med en visssomething of everything litt av hvert\/altsomething of the kind\/sort eller something to that effect noe(nting) i den retningen, noe(nting) i den stilen, noe sånt\/slikt, noe i den durensomething or other et eller annet (hva det nå enn er\/var)stand for something bety noetell me something fortell meg (noe), fortell noe for meg si meg noe\/en sakthat's something! det er sikkert, det!think something of oneself eller think oneself something ha høye tanker om seg selv -
6 superior
su'piəriə 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) overordnet; overlegen2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) høy(ere), overlegen, ekstra god3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) overlegen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) overordnetIsubst. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/1) overordnet, formann2) ( overført) overmann3) abbed4) ( typografi) hevet tegnbe one's superior være bedre enn noen, være noen overlegenMother Superior se ➢ motherIIadj. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/1) overordnet, høyere i rang2) ( om egenskap) overlegen3) bedre, større4) ( om kvalitet) utmerket, utsøkt, førsteklasses5) (om holdning, mine) overlegen, hovmodig6) (spes. naturvitenskap) øvre, over-, høyere7) ( typografi) hevet8) ( om planeters bane i forhold til jordens) utenom-rise superior to all obstacles overvinne alle hindringersuperior numbers se ➢ number, 1superior to hevet over, bedre enn
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