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1 to a certain extent / to some extent
(partly but not completely.) til en viss gradEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > to a certain extent / to some extent
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2 extent
-t1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) størrelse, areal, omfang, utstrekning2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) omfang, grad, rekkevidde, utstrekning•omfang--------størrelse--------utstrekningsubst. \/ɪkˈstent\/, \/ekˈstent\/1) ( også overført) utstrekning, omfang, vidde, grad, størrelse2) strekning, overflate, areal, område3) (jus, historisk) vurdering (av jordeiendom), utleggto a great extent i stor utstrekning, i høy grad, for en stor delto some extent til en viss grad, i noen gradto such an extent that i en slik grad atto the extent of opp til, til et beløp avto the extent that i den grad atto the full extent i full utstrekningså mye han klarer\/makterto what extent i hvilken grad, i hvor høy grad -
3 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) noen, litt, noe2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) noe, noen, en del3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) en eller annen, noe, litt4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) (på) mange/visse (måter), (i en) viss utstrekning2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) en god del, betydelig2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) viss, en eller annen3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cirka, om lag, omtrent3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) litt, et stykke på vei, noe- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells menoen--------omkring--------omtrent--------somme--------vedIadv. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/1) ( foran regneord e.l.) om lag, omtrent, rundt regnet, cirka2) ( hverdagslig) ganske (så), noe til• that's going some!some dozen people et dusintalls menneskersome few noen fåIIdeterm. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/1) noe, noen, litt, en eller annen, et eller annet, en del, somme, viss, et visst, visse, enkelte• would you like some more?2) atskillig, en hel del, en god (del), ikke så lite3) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, skikkelig, litt av• that was some party!det var litt av en fest, det!for some reason or other av en eller annen grunnfor some time yet på en god stund ennåof some size ganske storsome (people) somme, enkelte, en delsome bread litt brød, noe brødsome day (or other) en eller annen dag, før eller senere -
4 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) helt, fullstendig, absolutt2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) ganske, temmelig, nokså2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) akkurat!; (helt) riktig!ganske--------heltadv. \/kwaɪt\/1) helt (og holdent), absolutt2) nøyaktig, eksakt, akkurat3) svært, temmelig, ikke så lite4) ganske, nokså5) faktisk, egentlignot quite ikke helt, knaptquite a litt av enquite a bit \/ a lot \/ a few ganske mye, en (god) delquite a little ikke så lite, en hel delquite another thing eller quite a different thing en helt annen sakquite as much (nøyaktig) like myequite enough se ➢ enoughquite (so)! akkurat det, ja!, helt riktig!quite so, but... ja visst, men...quite some time ganske lengevi har ikke sett ham på ganske lenge \/ på en god stundquite something! virkelig noe• that's quite something!det var ikke verst! \/ det var bra!quite the absolutt, virkeligquite the contrary\/reverse nøyaktig det motsatte, helt motsatt, tvert imotquite the thing ( gammeldags) i god formgod takt og tone, god oppførsel, høfligdet ville ikke være helt god oppførsel å dukke opp uten å si fra på forhåndwhen quite a child allerede som barn -
5 degree
di'ɡri:1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) grad2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) grad3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) grad4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) grad, eksamen•- to a degreegrad--------nivå--------plansubst. \/dɪˈɡriː\/1) grad2) ledd, slektledd3) rang, verdighet, stilling4) (matematikk, grammatikk, universitet) grad5) (universitet, også) avsluttende eksamen6) ( gammeldags) trinn, trappetrinnby degrees gradvis, trinnvisa degree better en smule bedredegree of comparison ( grammatikk) komparasjonsgraddegree of frost minusgraddegree of latitude breddegraddegree of longitude lengdegraddifference of\/in degree gradsforskjellforbidden degrees ( jus) forbudte grader (om slektsledd som ikke kan inngå ekteskap)honours degree spesiell universitetseksamenbyimperceptible degrees umerkeliga London degree en eksamen fra Londons universitetmurder in the first degree (spesielt amer.) overlagt drapto a certain\/to some degree i en viss utstrekningto\/in a degree til en viss gradto a degree ( hverdagslig) i høy\/høyeste gradto a high degree i høy gradto the last degree i høyeste gradto what degree i hvilken grad
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