so

səu 1. adverb

1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) slik, sånn

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; slik; så

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det

2. conjunction

((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor, så

- so-called

- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

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så

I

subst. \/səʊ\/

(musikk) sol

II

adv. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

1) så, i slik (en) grad

• it is not so cold as yesterday

det er ikke så kaldt som i går

• I was so tired that...

jeg var så trøtt at...

2) så, mye, meget, veldig

• it is impossible to say after so short a period

det er umulig å avgjøre etter så kort tid

• it is so kind of you

det er svært vennlig av deg

• why do you irritate me so?

hvorfor irriterer du meg så forferdelig?

• I so wanted to go to the party

jeg ville så (veldig) gjerne gå på festen

• be so fortunate as to get away

være så heldige å komme seg unna

• would you be so kind as to help him?

vil du være så snill og hjelpe ham?

3) så, slik, således, sånn, som, på den måten, på en slik måte

• so, and so only, can it be done

sånn, og bare sånn, kan det gjøres

• it was better so

det var bedre slik

• don't behave so!

oppfør deg ikke på den måten!

• we have so arranged matters that...

vi har ordnet det slik at...

• as you treat me, so I'll treat you

som du behandler meg, vil jeg behandle deg

4) (med pronominell funksjon) det

• I'm afraid so

jeg er redd for det

• I believe so

jeg tror det

• you did so!

det gjorde du visst!

• you don't say so

nei, du sier ikke det

• I told you so!

det var jo det jeg sa!

• I could scarcely believe it, but it was so

jeg kunne nesten ikke tro det, men det var slik

• this was especially so with him

dette gjaldt særskilt ham

5) derfor, følgelig

• she is ill, and so cannot come to the party

6) (som svar) (ja) det

• it was cold yesterday. - So it was

det var kaldt i går. - Ja, det var det

7) det...også, det ... med, på samme måte

• he is old and so am I

han er gammel og det er jeg også

• he says I'm poor, and so I am

han sier jeg er fattig, og det er jeg også

8) (gammeldags) så

• if you are content, so

hvis du er fornøyd, så (la det være så)

9) (amer., slang) bare så innmari, så utrolig, så veldig

• I so don't want to go to this party!

jeg har bare så innmari lite lyst til å gå på den festen!

and so on\/forth og så videre

and so on and so forth og så videre i all evighet

even so enda, likevel

ever so (hverdagslig) veldig, utrolig, mye, kjempe-, fantastisk

• we were ever so happy

vi var hoppende glade

how so? hvordan det (da)?, hvordan har det seg?

if so i så fall, om så er, om så var

it so happens that... se ➢ happen

is that so? er det slik det har seg?, virkelig?, er det sant?

just so nettopp slik, akkurat på den måten

just so! akkurat det (ja)! , helt riktig! , nemlig!

not so! så visst ikke!

or so eller så, eller deromkring, omtrent

• a mile or so

en mil eller så

quite so! helt riktig! , javisst!

so? jasså?, sier du det?, virkelig? ; nei, men hva er det du sier?

so as to for (på den måten) å

so be it så la det skje, slik får det bli

so far så langt, hittil, så vidt, til nå, til da

so late as så sent som

• so late as 1980

så sent som 1980

so long morn så lenge! , ha det!

so many så og så mange

so much så og så mye

so much as så mye som

• he sat down without so much as a word

so much for det var det\/den, over og ut med, ferdig med

• so much for charity!

det var den nestekjærligheten!

(rather) so so (hverdagslig) sånn passe

so that for at

• he died so that we might live

slik at

• he tied me up so that I couldn't move

that's so! det stemmmer! , just det! , akkurat!, nettopp!

the more so så mye mer som

why so? hvorfor det?, hvordan det?

III

konj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

1) slik (at)

• check carefully so any mistakes will be found

2) så (derfor), og derfor, hvorfor

• she asked me to go, so I went

3) (i utrop) så, jasså, altså

• so you're back again!

jasså, du er tilbake igjen!

4) (gammeldags, høytidelig) hvis bare, forutsatt at, såfremt, så sant, så lenge som

• let it be any place you choose, so it is not too far

so please you om du tillater uttrykket

so that's that! (hverdagslig) sånn er\/var det\/den saken!

so there! så det så! , slik er\/var det med det\/den saken! se så!

so what? og så da? hva så?

IV

interj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

bare i uttrykk

so! så! , såja! , stopp!