quit

quit
kwit
past tense, past participles - quitted, quit; verb
(to leave, stop, or resign from etc: I'm going to quit teaching; They have been ordered to quit the house by next week.) forlate, slutte med, si opp
slutte
I
verb (quitted - quitted eller quit - quit) \/kwɪt\/
1) forlate, slutte, si opp
I hear you're quitting your job
jeg hører at du skal slutte i jobben din
I quit because of poor pay
jeg sluttet på grunn av den dårlige lønnen
2) flytte fra, forlate (et sted), dra bort
I had to quit my house in the countryside
jeg måtte flytte fra huset mitt på landet
3) stikke av
4) slutte med, avbryte, gi seg med
5) avstå fra, oppgi
he decided to quit his claim
han bestemte seg for å avstå fra kravet sitt
6) (om gjeld) kvitte seg med, betale
she quit her debt
hun betalte gjelden sin
7) gjengjelde, lønne, kvitte
he quit love with hate
han gjengjeldte kjærlighet med hat
give\/get notice to quit si opp \/ bli oppsagt
we had to give her notice to quit
vi var nødt til å si henne opp
he got notice to quit
han ble oppsagt
quit hold of slippe taket i
quit doing something slutte med å gjøre noe, holde opp med noe
quit oneself (gammeldags) oppføre seg
he quit himself like a man
han oppførte seg som en mann
quit oneself of (gammeldags) kvitte seg med, fri seg fra
quit that! slutt med det der! , hold opp!
quit the game trekke seg fra leken\/spillet
quit the scene (også overført) forlate arenaen, dø
II
adj. \/kwɪt\/
fri, befridd, fritatt
quit of fri fra, kvitt
we are well quit of him
vi er heldigvis kvitt ham

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