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1 unreasonable
1) (not guided by good sense or reason: It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.) urimelig, ufornuftig2) (excessive, or too great: That butcher charges unreasonable prices.) urimelig, overdrevenufornuftig--------umåteligadj. \/ˌʌnˈriː(zə)nəbl\/1) ufornuftig, irrasjonell2) ( om person) umedgjørlig, urimelig3) ugrunnet, urimelig -
2 perverse
pə'və:s1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) trassig, gjenstridig2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) pervers, fordervet•- perverseness
- perversitybakvendt--------pervers--------uriktig--------vrangadj. \/pəˈvɜːs\/1) fordervet, forvillet, villfaren2) gjenstridig, forstokket, trassig3) pervers, avvikende, fordreid4) urimelig, kontrær, vrangvilligperverse verdict ( jus) som går imot\/bevisst tilsidesetter dommerens rettsbelæring eller vitneutsagnene -
3 absurd
əb'sə:d(unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) meningsløs, urimelig- absurdly- absurdity
- absurdnessabsurd--------latterligIsubst. \/əbˈsɜːd\/det absurdetheatre of the absurd absurd teaterIIadj. \/əbˈsɜːd\/1) urimelig, absurd, meningsløs2) (om person, oppførsel) tåpelig, latterlig -
4 caprice
kə'pri:s1) (an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim: I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.) innfall, påfunn; lune2) (a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.) capriccio, kaprise•- capriciously
- capriciousnesslune--------nykkesubst. \/kəˈpriːs\/1) kaprise, lune, innfall, lunefullhet2) ( musikk) kaprise, capriccio -
5 contrary
I 1. 'kontrəri adjective((often with to) opposite (to) or in disagreement (with): That decision was contrary to my wishes; Contrary to popular belief he is an able politician.) motsatt, i strid med, stikk imot2. noun((with the) the opposite.) det motsatteII kən'treəri adjective(obstinate; unreasonable.) vrang(villig), obsternasig, motvillig, tverrmotsatt--------motsetningIsubst. \/ˈkɒntrərɪ\/motsetningby contraries ( gammeldags) tvert imot, i strid med det man venteton the contrary derimot, tvert imot, tvert omrather the contrary snarere tvert imotto the contrary det motsatte, noe annetIIadj. \/ˈkɒntrərɪ\/, i betydning 3: \/kənˈtreərɪ\/1) motsatt, i strid med, stridende mot2) ugunstig, uheldig, mot-, motgåendemotvind\/uheldig vindretning3) vrangvillig, vanskelig, obsternasig4) ( botanikk) rettvinkletcontrary to imot, tvert imot, i strid med, stikk i strid med, i motsetning til, stridende mot -
6 exorbitant
iɡ'zo:bitənt((of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable.) ublu, urimelig- exorbitanceurimeligadj. \/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪt(ə)nt\/, \/eɡˈzɔːbɪt(ə)nt\/overdreven, urimelig, ublu, stiv -
7 mania
'meiniə1) (a form of mental illness in which the sufferer is over-active, over-excited, and unreasonably happy.) vanvidd, mani2) (an unreasonable enthusiasm for something: He has a mania for fast cars.) mani•- maniac- manicmanisubst. \/ˈmeɪnjə\/, \/ˈmeɪnɪə\/1) ( psykiatri) mani, vanvidd2) mani, dilla3) -hysteri, -vanviddhave a mania for ha dilla på, være manisk opptatt av -
8 paranoia
pærə'noiə(a type of mental illness in which a person has fixed and unreasonable ideas that he is very important, or that other people are being unfair or unfreindly to him.) paranoiasubst. \/ˌpærəˈnɔɪə\/1) ( medisin) paranoia2) ( hverdagslig) forfølgelsesvanvidd -
9 scarcely
1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) nesten ikke, knapt2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) neppe, knaptknapt--------neppeadv. \/ˈskeəslɪ\/1) nesten ikke, bare så vidt2) knapt (nok), snaut (nok)3) neppe, så visst ikkescarcely anybody nesten ingen, knapt noenscarcely ever nesten aldri -
10 steep
I sti:p adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) bratt, steil2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) stiv, ublu, drøy•- steeply II sti:p(to soak thoroughly.) la ligge i bløtbratt--------dyppe--------stivIsubst. \/stiːp\/1) bløt, bløtlegging2) bad, bløtleggingsvæske3) ( bryggeri) støpekar (til maling)put in steep legge i bløtIIsubst. \/stiːp\/( spesielt poetisk) stup, bratt skrentIIIverb \/stiːp\/1) legge i bløt2) (la) stå og trekke3) trekke (ut), vanne ut4) ( om lutefisk) lute (ut)5) dyppe, fukte, bløte (ut)6) ( bryggeri) støpe, støpsette7) ( overført) gjennombløte, gjennomsyresteeped in full av, gjennomsyret avIVadj. \/stiːp\/1) bratt2) ( overført) voldsom, brå, rask3) ( hverdagslig) drøy, urimelig, utrolig, fantastisk• she is telling some steep stories! -
11 unearthly
1) (supernatural, mysterious or frightening: an unearthly sight.) overnaturlig, mystisk, uhyggelig2) (outrageous or unreasonable: He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m.) ukristelig, urimeligovernaturligadj. \/ˌʌnˈɜːθlɪ\/1) overjordisk, ikke av denne verden, ujordisk2) overnaturlig, mystisk, nifs, uhyggelig3) ( hverdagslig) urimelig4) ( hverdagslig) selsomat an unearthly hour på et ukristelig (dvs. upassende) tidspunkt, før fanden får sko på bena -
12 unholy
1) (disrespectful or irreverent: shrieks of unholy laughter.) ugudelig2) (outrageous or unreasonable: an unholy din.) skrekkelig, infernalskadj. \/ˌʌnˈhəʊlɪ\/1) uhellig, uinnviet2) ond, syndig, ugudelig3) ( hverdagslig) redselsfull, skrekkelig
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