evil

evil
'i:vl 1. adjective
(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) ond; syndig
2. noun
1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) onde, ondskap
2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) onde, ulykke
- evilly
- evilness
- evil-doer
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subst. \/ˈiːvl\/, \/ˈiːvɪl\/
1) ondskap, onde
it's a necessary evil
det er et nødvendig onde
I swear he's the origin of evil
jeg sverger på at han er ondskapens opprinnelse
2) ulykke, onde
tobacco is considered to be an evil
3) (gammeldags) sykdom, onde
4) (gammeldags) synd
be evil incarnate være den personifiserte ondskap, være det onde selv
deliver us from evil (religion) frels oss fra det onde
of two evils one must choose the least eller one must choose the lesser of two evils av to onder velger man det minste
return good for evil gjengjelde ondt med godt
speak evil of tale ille om
wish somebody evil ønske noen ondt
II
adj. \/ˈiːvəl\/, \/ˈiːvɪl\/
1) ond, ondskapsfull
that's a result of evil deeds
she has an evil countenance
hun har et ondskapsfullt oppsyn
2) syndig
she lived an evil life?
3) heslig, motbydelig
did you notice the evil smell?
4) skadelig
he's an evil influence on us all
han er en skadelig innflytelse på oss alle
5) ulykkelig, ulykkesbringende
those were evil days
det var ulykkelige dager\/tider
be of evil repute ha dårlig rykte
have an evil tongue ha en ond tunge
put off the evil day forklaring: utsette noe ubehagelig så lenge som mulig

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