heaven

heaven
'hevn
noun
1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) himmelen, himmerike
2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) himmelen, himmelhvelvingen
3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) salighet, den sjuende himmel
•
- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
- thank heavens
himmel
subst. \/ˈhevn\/
1) himmel, himmelvelv
• not a cloud in the heavens
ikke en sky på himmelen
• every wind of heaven
alle himmelens vinder
2) (hverdagslig, i utrop) himmel, himmelen
3) (religion) himmelrike, himmelriket, Gud, himmelen
• Heaven's will
Guds vilje
by Heaven(s)! ved Gud!
good Heavens! eller good gracious! du store himmel! , jøss! , (du) gode Gud! , du store tid!
go to heaven komme til himmelen
Heaven forbid! Gud forby! , måtte Gud forby det!
in the seventh heaven i den sjuende himmel
move heaven and earth sette himmel og jord i bevegelse
smell to (high) heaven eller stink to (high) heaven (hverdagslig) stinke
• that guy smells to high heaven, and so does the deal you've cut with him
den fyren stinker, og det gjør opplegget du har med ham også
thank Heaven! gudskjelov! , takk og pris!
would to Heaven... om bare...

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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