spirit

spirit
'spirit
noun
1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) ånd, kraft
2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; (also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) ånd, sjel
3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) mot, kraft, liv
- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level
spøkelse
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ånd
I
subst. \/ˈspɪrɪt\/
1) (om indre styrke) ånd, sjel, kraft
one of the greatest spirits of his day
en av sin tids største menn
the leading spirit
den inspirerende kraften
they are congenial spirits
de er beslektede sjeler\/åndsvenner
the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak
ånden er villig, men kjødet er svakt
2) (om død person) ånd, spøkelse, gjenferd
what's the matter with you, you look like you have seen a spirit
hva er i veien med deg, du ser ut som om du har sett et spøkelse
3) holdning, innstilling, sinnstemning, sinnelag, ånd
when the spirit moves him
når ånden er over ham
he did it in a spirit of mischief
han gjorde det av ondskapsfullhet
4) mot, kraft, liv, fart, energi
he had the spirit to fight
han hadde mot nok til å kjempe
put a little more spirit to it!
sett litt (mer) fart på det hele!
a young man of spirit
en oppvakt ung mann
that's the spirit!
sånn skal det låte!
when his spirit was up
da han var ved godt mot
5) den egentlige mening, grunntone, ånd
the spirit of the law
lovens ånd
6) (kjemi) sprit, alkohol
7) (i flertall spirits) alkohol, brennevin, sprit, alkoholholdige drikker, spritvarer
competitive spirit konkurransementalitet, konkurranseånd, kappelyst
enter into the spirit of forstå rekkevidden av, leve\/sette seg inn i
evil spirit eller spirit of evil ond ånd
full of spirit(s) full av liv, livfull
good spirit god ånd
good spirits godt humør
high spirit mot, stolthet, hedersfølelse
high spirits godt humør, god stemning
in low\/poor spirits eller out of spirits langt nede, nedslått, i dårlig humør, nedstemt, nedtrykt
in spirit i ånden, inne i seg, i sitt indre
in the spirit sjelelig, åndelig den egentlige meningen
keep up one's spirits holde motet\/humøret oppe
the poor in spirit (bibelsk) de fattige i ånden
recover one's spirit kjenne seg bedre til mote, bli i bedre humør
spirit of contradiction opposisjonslyst
the spirits of the dead de dødes sjeler
throw one's spirit into something eller throw one's soul into something eller throw one's heart into something legge hele sin sjel i noe
wines and spirit vin og brennevin
with spirit med kraft, med liv og lyst
II
verb \/ˈspɪrɪt\/
live (opp), animere, stramme opp, oppmuntre, stimulere
spirit away\/off trylle bort, få til å forsvinne, fjerne med list, bortføre med list, lokke bort
spirit up (også) live opp, sprite opp (stemningen)

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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