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1 prefer
pri'fə:past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) foretrekke- preferably
- preferenceverb \/prɪˈfɜː\/1) foretrekke, like bedre, heller ville ha• ...is to be preferred...er å foretrekke2) helst\/heller ville gjøre\/ha• which would you prefer, tea or coffee?hva vil du helst ha, te eller kaffe?3) legge frem, sette frem, fremføre4) ( gammeldags) forfremmeprefer a charge against a person ( jus) rette en beskyldning\/anklage mot noen, politianmelde noenprefer before\/to legge frem forprefer to foretrekke fremforsynes bedre om enn, heller ville -
2 would
wudshort forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) ville, skulle2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) ville3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) ville4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) typisk!; selvsagt (ville det skje)!•- would-be- would youvilleverb (preteritum av will) \/wʊd\/, \/wəd\/, \/əd\/, \/d\/1) (om frykt, håp eller forventning) ville, skulle, komme til å2) ( uttrykker hensikt) ville3) (uttrykker misnøye, irritasjon e.l.) skulle (absolutt), måtte (absolutt)4) ( i høflige spørresetninger) ville• would you do me a favour?• would you like to come to my party?• shut the door, would you?lukk døren, er du snill5) ( om vane) pleide, kunne6) ( uttrykker antagelse) kan, kunne• he would be your uncle, I supposehan er vel onkelen din, antar jeg -
3 euthanasia
ju:Ɵə'neiziə(the painless killing of someone who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness: Many old people would prefer euthanasia to the suffering they have to endure.) barmhjertighetsdrap, eutanasi, dødshjelpsubst. \/ˌjuːθəˈneɪzjə\/, \/ˌjuːθəˈneɪʒjə\/eutanasi, barmhjertighetsdrap -
4 as opposed to
(separate or distinct from; in contrast with: I would prefer it if we met in the morning, as opposed to the evening.) i motsetning til -
5 before
bi'fo: 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) før, tidligere; om ikke lenge2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) foran3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) før, heller enn2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) før, tidligere3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) før (enn), innenførIadv. \/bɪˈfɔː\/før, tidligere, før i tidenat no time before or after verken før eller sidenIIprep. \/bɪˈfɔː\/1) før, innen2) foran, fremfor, for3) ( om preferanse) fremfor, hellerbe\/sail before the mast ( sjøfart) seile som vanlig sjømann, seile foran mastenbefore long innen kort tidbefore the wind ( sjøfart) for vindenIIIkonj. \/bɪˈfɔː\/snarere enn, heller enn -
6 this
ðis 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) denne, dette, disse; den, det, de2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) en, ei, et2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) denne, dette, disse3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) såden--------det--------disseIadv. \/ħɪs\/( hverdagslig) såthis much så mye, så høytIIdeterm. (flertall: these) \/ħɪs\/1) denne, dette, den(ne) her, det(te) her, de her, disse her• this way, please• they had this in common, that they liked horses2) (hverdagslig, muntlig) denne, dette• I was talking to this nurse and then I saw you!jeg stod og snakket med denne sykepleiersken, og så så jeg deg!• I've got this problem, you seejeg har dette problemet, skjønner duat this ved dette, av dettebefore this før dette, tidligereby this... på dette tidspunktet, nålike this på den(ne) måtenone of these days en av de nærmeste dagene, en vakker dag, snartthese days eller in these days nå for tiden, nå om dagenthis... eller this coming... førstkommende, kommende, den kommende, nåthis and that dette og hint, ditt og dattthis, that and the other litt av hvert, dette og hintthis here denne herthis way and that til alle kanter -
7 type
I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) typeII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) skrifttype2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) skrift2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) skrive på maskin, taste inn- typing- typewriting
- typist
- typewriterskrift--------slagIsubst. \/taɪp\/1) type, art, slag, sort2) -type, -lignende3) (typisk) representant, (ur)type4) ( hverdagslig) individ, type, fyr5) symbol, sinnbilde6) ( typografi) type, skrift(type), stil7) ( typografi) trykk8) ( typografi) satsdesignation of type typebetegnelseextra bold type ( typografi) fet skriftin large type ( typografi) med store typer, med stor skriftmovable types ( typografi) løse typerrun true to type være typeektesize of type ( typografi) skriftgradIIverb \/taɪp\/1) skrive på maskin2) være et typisk eksempel på, eksemplifisere3) symbolisere4) ( medisin) typebestemme5) forklaring: stadig gi skuespiller samme type rollertype out skrive ut (på maskin e.l.)type up renskrive (på maskin e.l.)
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