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1 wanting
mangelfullIadj. \/ˈwɒntɪŋ\/1) som mangler, manglende, som lar vente på seg2) ikke eksisterende3) ( hverdagslig) enkel, lite intelligentbe wanting være borte, manglebe wanting in something mangle noefound wanting komme til kort, ikke strekke til, ikke være bra nokIIprep. \/ˈwɒntɪŋ\/1) uten• have you seen a book wanting a cover?2) minus• it took a century, wanting three yearsdet tok et århundre, minus tre år -
2 blame
bleim 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) gi noe/noen skylden (for)2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) klandre, bebreide2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) skylddaddel--------dadle--------skyldIsubst. \/bleɪm\/1) skyld2) kritikk, klanderbear the blame eller take the blame bære ta på seg skyldenincur blame pådra seg kritikklay\/fix\/put\/throw\/cast the blame (up)on somebody legge skylden på noen, gi noen skyldenno blame attaches to him\/her det faller ingen skyld på ham\/henne, han\/hun er uskyldigIIverb \/bleɪm\/klandre, dadle, dømmebe to blame ha skylden, være skyldig, være ansvarligblame somebody for something eller blame something (up)on somebody legge skylden på noen for noe, laste noen for noehave only oneself to blame ha seg selv å takke, ha selv skyld i det som har hendtI can't blame eller I don't blame jeg vil ikke klandre..., jeg støtter...,... har min fulle sympati• she said she'll never ring him again, and I don't blame herhun sa at hun aldri vil ringe ham igjen, og det holder jeg med henne i -
3 purpose
'pə:pəs1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) formål, hensikt, mening2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål, funksjon3) (determination: a man of purpose.) målbevissthet, besluttsomhet•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purposeformål--------funksjon--------hensiktIsubst. \/ˈpɜːpəs\/1) formål, hensikt2) mål, oppgave, grunnhun er her av forretningsmessige grunner \/ i forretningsøyemed3) besluttsomhet4) nytte, bruk, formålaside from the purpose eller wide of the purpose som ikke hører til sakenfor all practical purpose i praksisinfirm of purpose vankelmodig, viljesvaklack of purpose manglende besluttsomhetmade for the purpose of something spesiallaget for noeon purpose med hensikton the purpose to for å, med den hensikt åpurposes -bruk, -hensyn, -grunnera sense of purpose livsinnhold, mening med tilværelsenstrength of purpose viljestyrke, besluttsomhetsuit\/serve\/answer its purpose tjene sin hensikttenacity of purpose målbevissthetto little purpose eller to no purpose forgjevesto the purpose hensiktsmessigto what purpose? hva nytter det?use something to good purpose få noe ut av noe, ha glede av noewanting of purpose uten mål og mening, meningsløswith the purpose of i den hensikt åwork with a purpose arbeide målbevisstIIverb \/ˈpɜːpəs\/ha til hensikt, akte, planlegge• they purpose making\/to make a further attemptpurposed tilsiktet forsettligpurpose something planlegge noe -
4 serious
'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) (er det) alvor...3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriouslyalvorligadj. \/ˈsɪərɪəs\/1) alvorlig, seriøs2) viktig, betenkelig, nevneverdig3) troende, religiøs4) ( hverdagslig) i stor skala, stor, i stor gradbe serious about something ta noe på alvor• are you serious about this?• to be serious, I wish to leave nowhave a serious word with somebody si noen et alvorsordtake something under serious consideration overveie noe alvorlig, ta noe under nøye overveielse -
5 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sjenert, blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) skvetten, sky, engstelig3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skvetten, lettskremt, sky2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skvette, bli sky for- shyly- shynessblyg--------skvetten--------skyIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/( om hest) plutselig sprang, plutselig kast, plutselig rykkIIsubst. \/ʃaɪ\/1) kast2) ( overført) forsøkhave a shy at someone håne noen, drive gjøn med noenhave a shy at something prøve å treffe noe (spesielt med ball eller stein) ( overført) forsøke seg på noeIIIverb \/ʃaɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) kaste, slenge2) ( spesielt om hest) skvette, bli skremt3) unnvike, rygge (tilbake)shy away flykte, trekke seg unnashy away from doing something vike tilbake for å gjøre noeshy away from the thought\/idea of steile ved tanken påshy from vike tilbake forIVadj. \/ʃaɪ\/1) (folke)sky, tilbaketrukket2) blyg, sjenert, unnselig3) lettskremt, skvetten, engstelig (av seg), mistenksom, redd4) (amer. hverdagslig) lysskyfight shy of forsøke å unngå, gå utenomshy of sky for mistenksom mot forsiktig medbe shy of doing something være redd for å gjøre noe, være motvillig til å gjøre noeshy with blyg overfor -
6 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) (for)undring2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) under(verk), vidunder3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) under, mirakel2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) være forundret (over)2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undres, undre seg, spekulere på3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) lure på, skulle gjerne vite•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonderforundring--------underIsubst. \/ˈwʌndə\/1) underverk, vidunder, under2) (om person, gjenstand, hendelse) fenomen, mirakel, under(verk), vidunder3) vidunder-, mirakel-4) (for)undringby a wonder ved et underfor a wonder merkelig nok, underlig nokhan var presis, merkelig nokin the name of wonder i all verden• why in the name of wonder?in\/with wonder undrende• look at somebody in\/with wonderno\/little wonder eller small wonder ikke rart, intet under• she refused, and no wonderhun nektet, og det er ikke så rartpromise wonders love gull og grønne skogerwonder of wonders under over alle underewonders will never cease ( spøkefullt) undrenes tid er ikke forbiwork\/do wonders eller perform wonders gjøre underverkerIIverb \/ˈwʌndə\/1) forundre seg, bli forbauset2) undre (på), lure (på)I shouldn't wonder det ville ikke forundre meg -
7 anxious
'æŋkʃəs1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) bekymret, engstelig, urolig2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) urovekkende, angstfylt3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) ivrig, oppsatt (på)•- anxietyengstelig--------ivrig--------nervøsadj. \/ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs\/1) engstelig, bekymret, urolig, redd2) ivrig, spent, utålmodig3) bekymringsverdiganxious about bekymret foranxious for bekymret for ivrig etter, oppsatt påanxious to ivrig etter, oppsatt på, utålmodig etter -
8 enterprise
1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) foretak, virksomhet, bedrift2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) initiativ, framdrift, virketrang•strevsubst. \/ˈentəpraɪz\/1) dristig foretagende (eller tiltak), vågestykke2) (forretnings)foretagende, foretak, bedrift, virksomhet3) initiativ, foretaksomhet, driftighet, virketranghan mangler initiativ\/fremdrifthan er en veldig foretaksom mann \/ en mann med fremdrift -
9 intent
-t1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) oppsatt på2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) ivrig opptatt av, fordypet ihensiktIsubst. \/ɪnˈtent\/( spesielt jus) formål, hensikt, intensjon, forsettto all intents and purposes praktisk talt, faktisk, i alt vesentlig, så godt somwith felonious intent ( jus) med forbrytersk hensiktwith good\/evil intent i god\/ond hensiktIIadj. \/ɪnˈtent\/spent oppmerksom, spentintent on\/upon helt innstilt på, ivrig opptatt av\/fordypet i -
10 radical
'rædikəl 1. adjective1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) grunnleggende2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) dyptgående, radikal3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) radikal2. noun(a person who wants radical political changes.) radikal, venstreorientert personradikalIsubst. \/ˈrædɪk(ə)l\/1) ( politikk) radikaler, ekstremist, venstreradikaler (oftest), sosialist (spesielt amer.), kommunist (spesielt amer.)2) ( matematikk) radikal, rot(tegn)3) ( kjemi) radikal4) ( språkvitenskap) rot, ordstamme, rotordIIadj. \/ˈrædɪk(ə)l\/1) ( politikk) radikal, venstreorientert, sosialistisk2) radikal, grundig, dyptgripende, gjennomgripendegjennomgripende endringer \/ radikale forandringer3) grunn-, grunnleggende, fundamental4) (matematikk, språkvitenskap) rot-5) ( botanikk) grunnstilt, basal
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