listen

listen
'lisn
verb
1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) lytte, høre på/etter
2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) høre etter/på
•
høre
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lytte
I
subst. \/ˈlɪsn\/
det å lytte, det å høre på, lytting
have a listen eller (be) on the listen (hverdagslig) høre på, lytte (til)
• he told them to have a listen to him
han ba dem høre på ham
II
verb \/ˈlɪsn\/
1) lytte, høre på, høre etter
• now listen carefully!
lytt! \/ hør etter! \/ hør her!
• he just wouldn't listen
han ville ganske enkelt ikke høre etter
2) (poetisk) lytte på
listen in (også listen in to the radio) høre på radio tyvlytte (på), avlytte
listen in on avlytte, tyvlytte på
listen in to (om radio) høre (på), lytte til
• listen in to the Prime Minister
høre på statsministeren på radioen
avlytte
• listen in to a telephone conversation
avlytte en telefonsamtale
listen out for lytte etter
• listen out for her footsteps
lytte etter skrittene hennes
listen to lytte på, lytte til, høre på, høre etter
• listen to music
lytte til musikk
• listen to how somebody pronounces a sound
høre hvordan noen uttaler en lyd
(overført) høre på, lyde, gi etter for, følge
• don't listen to him!
ikke hør på ham!
• he would not listen to reason
han ville ikke høre på fornuft

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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