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21 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å -
22 weak
wi:k1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) svak(elig), skrøpelig2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) (karakter)svak, pyset3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) svak, tynn4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) svak, ikke overbevisende5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) flau (vits)•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness foravfeldig--------svak--------veikadj. \/wiːk\/1) svak, kraftløs, slapp2) svak, fåtallig, dårlig, elendig3) ( også overført) dårlig, skrøpelig, skjør4) svak, veik5) matt, svak, blek6) svak, tynn7) ( økonomi) svak8) ( grammatikk) svak9) ( språkvitenskap) trykklett, trykksvak, ubetontweak at the knees ( overført) matt i knærne, mo i knærne, hengiventhe weak(er) sex det svake kjønnweak in the head dum i hodetweak point ømt punkt, svak side, svakhet -
23 why
1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) hvorfor2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) hvorforIsubst. ( whys) \/waɪ\/grunn, årsakthe whys and wherefores grunnen, årsakenIIadj. og konj. \/waɪ\/1) ( i spørsmål) hvorfor• why was he late?• why didn't I think of that?• why don't I come and pick you up?2) fordi, derfor, grunnen til atthe reason why... grunnen til at...grunnen til at det blir begått innbrudd i stadig flere hus, er at eierne er uforsiktigeIIIinterj. \/waɪ\/1) (overraskelse, indignasjon) men... jo, men, hva• don't you know? why, it's in today's paper• why, that's absurd!• why, a child knows that!• why, didn't I tell you?• why, there he is!• why, what's the harm?2) ( tvilende) ja, tja• is it true? - why, yes, I think soer det sant? - ja, jeg tror da det• why, you know, I am not quite suretja, jeg vet ikke riktig jeg3) (forsterkende, bekreftende) ja, jo• isn't he a bore? - why, yes, he certainly is!er han ikke kjedelig? - ja, det skal jeg hilse og si!4) ja da (... naturligvis)• if that won't do, why (then) we must try something elseom det ikke er nok, ja da må vi prøve noe annet -
24 wretchedness
noun elendighet, jammerlighetsubst. \/ˈretʃɪdnəs\/1) ulykke, fortvilelse2) elendighet3) usselhet, sjofelhet4) forferdelig kvalitet -
25 account for
(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) gjøre greie for, forklare -
26 fall for
1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) la seg narre/lure2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) falle for, forelske seg -
27 none the wiser
(not knowing any more than before: He tried to explain the rules to me, but I'm none the wiser.) (være) like klok -
28 rough out
(to draw or explain roughly: I roughed out a diagram; He roughed out his plan.) lage en grov skisse, forklare i grove trekk
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