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1 the end
(the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated): His behaviour is the end!) slutten, grensen, ende-/sluttpunktet -
2 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) kjerne, hovedpoeng -
3 the upshot
(the result or end (of a matter): What was the final upshot of that affair?) resultat, utfall, enden på visa -
4 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) samme hvem/hva/hvorIadv. \/wɒt\/1) hva, hvor, hvilken, i hvilken grad• what does it matter?2) skal vi si, sånn, rundt, ca., ved• see you, what, about five3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) ikke sant, eller hva• pretty bad song, what?ganske dårlig sang, eller hva?IIdeterm. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hvilke(n), hvilket• what country do you come from?• what are your reasons?• what colour is your house?• what size is he?• what day is it today?2) hva slags, hvilken type• what books do you read?• what answer is that?3) ( i utbrudd) for en, for et, hvilke(n), hvilket, så• what a fool!• what beautiful weather!• what an excuse!• what a pity!4) (all) den, (alt) det, (alle) de• you can wear what clothes you like!5) (hverdagslig, i relativsetninger) somIIIpron. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hva, hva som• what does it mean?• what's her name?• do you know what?2) hva (som), det (som), alt (hva)det denne byen trenger, er flere biler3) hvor, hvor mye, hvor mange, hvor høy• what age is he?• what money is there?• what salary do you get?• what time is it?4) ( i relativsetninger) hva, det, det som, noe som• but, what even you must see, he was lyingmen noe som du selv må innse, er at han løy• he told me what I knew already, that he was gayhan fortalte meg hva jeg visste fra før, at han var homse• what is interesting about this is...det som er interessant med dette, er...and\/or what have you ( hverdagslig) eller noe slikt, og jeg vet ikke hvaand what not ( hverdagslig) og jeg vet ikke hvabut what ( gammeldags) annet enn at, uten at, som ikkeor what? eller (hva)?• shall we go or what?skal vi gå, eller?so what? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what? ( hverdagslig) hva?, hva sa du?, hva for noe? (hverdagslig, sist i setningen) eller hva?, ikke sant?• your late, what?du er sen, ikke sant?• you saw a what?• you did what?what about hva med• what about Kimberley?what-d'you-call-it ( hverdagslig) hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat for av hvilken grunn, hvorfor• what did you do that for?• I shall give you what for!what ho! (spøkefullt, gammeldags) hallo!, hei du! hva står på?, hva skjer?what if hva om, tenk om, anta atwhat now? hva nå?what of it? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what say ( hverdagslig) hva om, hva synes du om• what say we take a couple of days off?what's-her\/his-name hva var det nå hun\/han het igjen, hva hun\/han nå heter• why don't you invite what's-her-name to your party?what's-its-name hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat's up? ( hverdagslig) hvordan går det?, står til?, hva skjer?what's what ( hverdagslig) hva som er hvawhat then? eller then what? hva gjør vi da?, og så?what though ( poetisk) hva gjør det omwhat with på grunn av• we can't go, what with the cats that must be fed and the garden that needs looking aftervi kan ikke dra på grunn av kattene som må ha mat og hagen som må passes på -
5 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) hva med?; hva om?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) hvordan går det med?; hva med? -
6 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?)2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) -
7 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) -
8 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) hva gjør vel det? -
9 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) hva i all verden -
10 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) hva i all verden -
11 the rest
1) (what is left when part of something is taken away, finished etc: the rest of the meal.) resten2) (all the other people, things etc: Jack went home, but the rest of us went to the cinema.) de andre, resten -
12 tell the time
(to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means: He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please?) si hva klokka er -
13 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) være (noe) i veien med, feile -
14 put (someone) / be in the picture
(to give or have all the necessary information (about something): He put me in the picture about what had happened.) sette inn i situasjonenEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > put (someone) / be in the picture
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15 put (someone) / be in the picture
(to give or have all the necessary information (about something): He put me in the picture about what had happened.) sette inn i situasjonenEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > put (someone) / be in the picture
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16 do the trick
(to do or be what is necessary: I need a piece of paper. This old envelope will do the trick!) gjøre nytten, duge -
17 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) være for forsiktig/mild -
18 fill the bill
(to be suitable; to be exactly what is required: We are looking for a new car and this will fill the bill.) egne seg, høve -
19 for all the world
(exactly, quite etc: What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.) akkurat som -
20 out of the way
(unusual: There was nothing out of the way about what she said.) uvanlig
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