nature

'nei ə

noun

1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) natur(en)

2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) natur

3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) art, type, beskaffenhet

4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) slag, type

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- -natured

- in the nature of

natur

subst. \/ˈneɪtʃə\/

1) natur

• football is against my nature

fotball strider mot min natur

2) naturen

• nature will have its right

naturen vil hevde sin rett

3) (personlig holdning) vesen, karakter, natur, beskaffenhet

• I admire her kind nature

jeg beundrer hennes vennlige vesen

• he is of a cheerful nature

han har et muntert vesen

• it is not in my nature

det er ikke naturlig for meg

• it is in the nature of things

det ligger i sakens natur

4) art, slag, sort, type

• knives, forks and other things of this nature

kniver, gafler og andre ting av denne typen

5) lynne, legning

by nature av natur

• she is kind by nature

hun er vennlig av natur

ease nature gjøre sitt fornødne

from nature (kunst) etter naturen

• I have drawn it from nature

jeg har tegnet det etter naturen

in nature's garb i Adams\/Evas drakt, naken

be in the nature of ha karakter av, være liketydende med

• this trip is in the nature of work

denne turen har karakter av arbeid

something in the nature of noe i stil med, noe slags