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mei(the fifth month of the year, the month following April.) mai- May Day- maypolekanIsubst. \/meɪ\/1) ( plante i slekten Crataegus) hagtorn2) ( også may bloom) hagtornblomst, hagtornblomsterIIsubst. \/meɪ\/( gammeldags eller poetisk) jomfru, møyIIIverb ( might - might) \/meɪ\/1) ( om mulighet) kunne, villekanskje han gjør det, kanskje ikkedet er mulig jeg kommer\/kanskje jeg kommerdet er mulig jeg tar feil\/jeg tar kanskje feil• it may be mentioned that...det kan nevnes at...• who may that be, I wonder?hvem kan det være, mon tro?• well, and who may you be?2) ( om tillatelse) (kunne) få lov• may I interrupt you?• may I come in?• yes, you mayja, det kan du• no, you may notnei, det kan du ikke• I may remark that...jeg kan kanskje nevne at... \/ jeg tillater meg å nevne at...• you may be sure that...du kan være sikker på at...3) ( uttrykker ønske) må, måtte• may he succeed!jeg håper det vil lykkes for ham\/jeg håper han lykkesuansett hva han måtte si\/uansett hva han kommer til å sibe that as it may det får være som det vil
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