kind

kind: I noun
(a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) slags, type, art, sort
II 1. adjective
(ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.) snill, god, vennlig

- kindly
2. adjective
(having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) vennlig, mild, godhjertet

- kindliness
- kindness
- kind-hearted

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subst. \/kaɪnd\/

1) slags, sort, type

2) rase, slag, art

• of a different kind

av et annet slag

• a very good story of its kind

en veldig god historie i sin sjanger

3) klasse, kategori

4) (gammeldags) natur, karakter, naturlig, tilbøyelighet, naturlig inklinasjon

• differ in degree but not in kind

være forskjellig i grad men ikke i karakter

5) (kirkelig) forklaring: en av nattverdens skikkelser (brød eller vin)

6) (gammeldags) kjønn

act after one's kind handle etter sin natur

after his\/her\/its\/their kind etter sitt slag, på sin måte, på sitt vis

• she is beautiful after her kind

hun er vakker på sin måte

benefits in kind godtgjørelser i naturalia

in kind in natura, i naturalier med samme mynt, i samme form i karakter, i natur, i kvalitet

a kind of en slags (som adv., hverdagslig) liksom, på en måte, nesten

• I had a kind of feeling

jeg hadde liksom på følelsen

• it is meant to be a kind of surprise

det skal liksom være en overraskelse

• I kind of expected it

jeg var nesten forberedt på det

kind of til en viss grad, litt slags, sort, type

• what kind of trees are those?

hvilken sort er de trærne?

• what kind of weather is it?

hvordan er været?

• he is not the kind of man to do such a thing

han er ikke typen som gjør den slags

• this kind of apples is best

denne eplesorten er best

the law of kind (gammeldags) naturens lov

nothing of the kind slett ikke, ikke tale om

of a kind en slags

• we had coffee of a kind

vi fikk noe som skulle forestille kaffe

samme slag, like

• they are two of a kind

de er like (gode), de er av samme ulla

of an opposite kind from\/to helt forskjellig fra, det motsatte av

one of a kind unik, enestående, sjelden

repay in kind (spesielt overført) gi igjen med samme mynt

• repay insolence in kind

være like uforskammet tilbake

something of the kind noe slikt, noe i den retning
II
adj. \/kaɪnd\/

1) vennlig, snill, god

• kind to animals

snill mot dyrene

• how very kind of you to say so!

så snilt av deg å si det!

2) elskverdig, velvillig

3) hjelpsom, omsorgsfull, hensynsfull

4) mild

5) (gammeldags) kjærlig, øm

• kind people

be kind enough to eller be so kind to være så vennlig å, være så snill å

with kind regards med vennlig hilsen

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Synonyms:

Benevolent, beneficent, benignant, humane, gracious, friendly, kindly, complacent, complaisant, bland, generous, obliging, bounteous, accommodating, philanthropic, compassionate, mind, benign, clement, good, amiable, charitable, gentle, lenient, indulgent, forbearing, tender, sympathetic, affectionate, loving, good-natured, tender-hearted, kind-hearted / Race, genus, family, breed, species, set, class / Sort, nature, character, manner, description, style

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