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1 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) finne feil ved, kritisere -
2 fault
fo:lt 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) feil, skyld2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) feil, lyte, mangel3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning, sprekk2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) kritisere, bebreide- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a faultfeil--------mangel--------mistak--------skyldIsubst. \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) feil, brist, skavank, lyte, mangel2) feiltrinn, forseelse3) skyld, feil• whose fault is it?4) ( tennis e.l.) feil(serve)5) ( geologi) forkastning6) ( elektronikk) isolasjonsfeilbe at (a) fault være skyldig, ha gjort seg skyldig, ta skylden være feil, være uriktig være på villspor, ta feil, være i villrede (jakt, om hunder) ha mistet sporet, ha mistet fertenbe at fault for not having eller be at fault in not having ha gjort seg skyldig i en feil ved ikke åbe in fault ha skyld(en)find fault eller find fault with klage (på), klandre, kritisere, finne feil (hos)the fault lies with someone eller the fault is with someone feilen\/skylden ligger hos noenthrough no fault of one's own uforskyldt, uten å være skyld i noe selvto a fault overdrevent, aldeles forwho is at fault? hvem har skylden?, hvem sin feil er det?with all faults ( handel) med manglerIIverb \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) kritisere, klandre, finne noe å utsette på2) ( sport) dømme for feilserve3) ( geologi) forkaste (seg)4) ( tennis e.l.) serve feil5) ( gammeldags) feile, begå en feil -
3 ready
'redi1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) klar, ferdig2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) klar, parat, rede3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) snar, rede4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) klar, i ferd med å•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readinessferdig--------klar--------villigIthe subst. \/ħəˈredɪ\/ ( hverdagslig)1) kontanter, rede penger2) (penge)kasse3) ferdigstilling, skytestillingcome to the ready ( militærvesen) innta skytestillingIIverb \/ˈredɪ\/1) ha parat, holde klar2) gjøre i stand, ordne, forberede3) (slang, gammeldags) holde igjenready about ( sjøfart) klar til å vendeready up fikse, ordne (til) på forhånd (ofte for å svindle)IIIadj. \/ˈredɪ\/1) ferdig, klar, rede, parat, beredtjeg\/vi venter bare på deg\/dere• he has always got a ready excuse\/answer2) (bered)villig3) snar, rask, ivrig, på nippet, snar-4) bekvem, grei, lett, enkelget ready eller get\/make oneself ready gjøre seg klarget ready, get set, go! eller ready, steady, go! klar, ferdig, gå!have a ready pen ha en effektiv skrivestil, skrive brahave a ready example ha et eksempel for håndenready assets likvider, likvide midlerready cash rede penger, kontanter, cashready for action\/battle ( også overført) kampklar, stridsklarready for dispatch ( om leveranse) avgangsklar, utleveringsklarready for sail eller ready to sail seilklar, klar for avgangready for something klar for noe, beredt til noeready money rede penger, kontanter, cashready to leave ( om transportmiddel) klar for avgang, avgangsklarready with\/at excuses snar til å komme med bortforklaringerIVadv. \/ˈredɪ\/ferdig- -
4 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 -
5 criticize
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) kritisere, finne feil ved, klandre2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) skrive en tekstkritikk, anmeldeverb \/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz\/ eller criticise1) bedømme, granske, gi kritikk (av)2) kritisere, klandre, bemerke, påtale -
6 criticise
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) kritisere, finne feil ved, klandre2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) skrive en tekstkritikk, anmelde
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