enough

enough
1. adjective
(in the number or quantity etc needed: Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone.) nok, tilstrekkelig
2. pronoun
(the amount needed: He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness.) nok, tilstrekkelig
3. adverb
1) (to the degree needed: Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test.) nok, tilstrekkelig
2) (one must admit; you must agree: She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining.) nok
nok
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sømmelig
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adj. og adv. \/ɪˈnʌf\/, \/eˈnʌf\/
1) nok, tilstrekkelig
• old enough to understand
• a rope strong enough
• a strong enough rope
• enough money
nok\/tilstrekkelig med penger
• money enough
nok\/tilstrekkelig med penger
• I was fool enough to ...
jeg var dum nok til å \/ jeg var så dum å ...
• it isn't good enough
det er ikke godt nok \/ det holder ikke
2) ganske, riktig, nok
• a good enough man in his way
en bra (nok) mann på sitt vis
• he is clever enough
han er slett ikke dum
cry 'enough' se ➢ cry, 2
it's enough to drive one mad se ➢ drive, 2
just enough akkurat nok
oddly enough pussig nok, underlig nok
quite enough mer enn nok
sure enough ganske riktig, sannelig
• it was Mr. A., sure enough
• sure enough, there it was
well enough bra nok, ganske bra
• she sings well enough
hun synger ganske bra
• you know well enough that ...
du vet godt at ...
will you be kind enough to se ➢ kind, 2
II
determ. \/ɪˈnʌf\/, \/eˈnʌf\/
nok
• they bought enough for six
de kjøpte nok til seks
• they've got enough problems as it is
de har nok problemer som det er
enough and to spare se ➢ spare, 2
enough is as good as a feast se ➢ feast, 1
enough is enough nok er nok
enough of nok av
enough of that nå kan det være nok, nå holder det
have had enough of somebody\/something ha fått nok av noen\/noe, være lei av noen\/noe
more than enough mer enn nok

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